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