About me
Dr. Dorai is the Chief of Neurosurgery and Director of Neurosciences, MedStar Health, Central Maryland Region and Associate Professor, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. She is board certified in neurological surgery and completed a board-certified fellowship in brain and spinal tumors. Her special clinical interests include degenerative spine disease, brain tumors, cranial trauma, hydrocephalus, and radiosurgery.
Dr. Dorai has authored articles and chapters in spine reconstruction, brain tumors and cerebrovascular surgery. She has given numerous local and national presentations and served as faculty for surgical courses at national neurosurgical meetings. Dr. Dorai is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Dorai was named a 2023 “Top Doc” by Baltimore magazine for Neurosurgery and also recognized in 2015-2021.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Laminotomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Discectomy
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Lumbosacral Myelography
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Repair Spinal Meninges
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Stabilization
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Body Replacement
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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1838 Greene Tree Rd Woodholme Medical Center Ste 245 Pikesville, MD, 21208
410-554-2247Fax 443-676-9320
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- TRICARE East Prime
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Sentara Health
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Network OA
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- First Health PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-POS
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- HumanaChoice PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- IH-PPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Navigate
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Indemnity
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- CareFirst EPO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Choice POS
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- TRICARE East Select
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- IH-POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Beech Street PPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS II
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship: University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (2005)
Residency: Parkland Health & Hospital (2004)
Internship: Parkland Health & Hospital (1999)
Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University (1998)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doc - 2015-21, 2023