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 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 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
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst EPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- IH-HMO
- Aetna Classic 5000
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst Administrators
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- First Health PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Network Only Plus
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Sentara Health
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare Direct
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- POS OA
- CIGNA EPO
- IH-EPO Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- HighMark
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Medicare FFS
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CIGNA Indemnity
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- IH-POS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Basic
- HealthyBlue PPO
- IH-PPO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Student Resources
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- UHC Passport
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- First Health PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Core Essential (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Choice POS II Open Access
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS
- IH-Indemnity
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
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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