About me
Vikram V. Nayar, MD, FAANS, is a board-certified neurosurgeon with advanced training and expertise in brain aneurysms, tumors, and spine surgery. He specializes in minimally disruptive microsurgical techniques. He has practiced at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital since 2010, and serves on the Georgetown University faculty as associate professor. He is the director of Cerebrovascular Surgery, and the surgical director of the Neuro ICU.
Dr. Nayar graduated from Harvard University in 1998. He attended medical school at the University of Maryland, followed by a surgical internship and neurosurgery residency at Baylor College of Medicine. He served as chief resident in neurosurgery at five hospitals in the Texas Medical Center: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center, Ben Taub General Hospital, St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, Michael E. Debakey VA Medical Center, and Texas Children's Hospital. He then completed a fellowship in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery at the Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School.
For several years, Dr. Nayar has been recognized as a Top Doctor in Neurosurgery by Washingtonian magazine. He has received multiple Caring Star Awards and SPIRIT Awards from MedStar Georgetown University Hospital. He received the John Carroll Society Pro Bono Health Care Award from the Archbishop of Washington, for his charitable work in neurosurgery. He directs the Cerebrovascular Conference, for multidisciplinary evaluation of patients for microsurgical, endovascular, and Cyberknife treatments. He developed the treatment paradigm at MGUH for aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage.
He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, Active Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. He has authored several publications in peer-reviewed journals and neurosurgery textbooks.
Dr. Nayar sees patients at the following location:
3800 Reservoir Road Northwest
Pasquerilla Healthcare Center
Washington, DC 20007
Phone: 202-444-4972
Fax: 202-444-7333
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Aneurysm Repair
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Tumor
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Intracranial Aneurysm Repair
- Meningioma
- Meningioma Surgery
- Microvascular Decompression
- Moyamoya Disease
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spinal Surgery
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Aneurysm
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Cervical Radiculopathy
- Disc Herniation Of The Spine
- Herniated Disc In Lower Back
- Herniated Disc In Neck
- Herniated Disc Pain
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracranial Aneurysm
- Lumbar Radiculopathy
- Malignant Brain Tumor
- Meningioma
- Moyamoya Disease
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Disc Herniation
- Spinal Meningioma
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Aneurysm Repair
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Brain Aneurysm Clipping
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Laminotomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cyberknife
- Extracranial-Intracranial Bypass
- Intracranial Aneurysm Repair
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Meningioma Surgery
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgery
- Microvascular Decompression
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Surgery
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Meningioma Surgery
- Spinal Surgery
- Suprasellar Meningioma Surgery
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Vestibular Schwannoma Surgery
- Vestibular Schwannoma Treatment
Practice locations
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3800 Reservoir Rd NW Pasquerilla Healthcare Center 7th Fl Neurosurgery Washington, DC, 20007
202-444-4972Fax 202-444-7333
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
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-EPO Plus
- Choice POS
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- IH-HMO
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- IH-POS
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Basic
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst NASCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-PPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Network OA
- Aetna HMO
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Beech Street PPO
- POS OA
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UHC Passport
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BlueChoice Open Access
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- IH-POS Plus
- First Health PPO
- IH-Open HMO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- First Health PPO
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Core Essential (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- IH-Open HMO Option
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Optimum Choice
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- TRICARE East Select
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA Indemnity
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- TRICARE for Life East
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurology
Fellowship: Harvard Medical School (2010)
Residency: Baylor College of Medicine (2009)
Internship: Baylor College of Medicine (2004)
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine (2003)
Awards
- Washingtonian Top Doc 2025