Zeena Dorai, MD| Spine Surgery, Neurosurgery | MedStar Health
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
- Flap Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Laminotomy
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylosis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Adrenal Tumor
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Bone Density Disorder
- Bone Disorders
- Bone Disorders In Diseases
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Cervical Herniated Disc
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Congenital Malformations Of Skull And Face Bones
- Congenital Malformations Of Spine And Bony Thorax
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Fractures Of The Neck
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Intracranial Hypertension
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Meningioma
- Muscle Disorders
- Musculoskeletal System Complications
- Neck Nerve And Spinal Cord Injury
- Neck Sprain
- Neoplasm Of Uncertain Behavior
- Nerve Root Disorders
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Parkinson's Disease
- Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Shoulder Burns
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Fractures
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylolisthesis
- Spondylopathies
- Spondylosis
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Anterior Cervical Discectomy
- Back Pain Treatment
- Bone Graft
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Cholecystectomy
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cryoablation Of Liver Tumors
- Discectomy
- Electromyography
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Fibula Osteotomy
- Flap Surgery
- Incision And Drainage Of Abscess
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Laminectomy
- Laminotomy
- Lumbar Corpectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy
- Lumbar Laminectomy And Fusion
- Lumbar Nerve Release
- Lumbar Vertebral Disc Excision
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)
- Matrixectomy
- Median Nerve Conduction Studies
- Median Nerve Decompression
- Metacarpal Joint Arthrodesis
- Microdiscectomy
- Microsurgical Procedures
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Removal Of Internal Fixation Device
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Cord Stimulation
- Spinal Cord Tumor Treatment
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Spinal Spondylolysis Treatment
- Spondylolysis Treatment
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Tumor Resection
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vertebral Corpectomy
Practice locations
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1838 Greene Tree Rd Woodholme Medical Center Ste 245 Pikesville, MD, 21208
410-554-2247Fax 410-554-2231
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
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Employee Health Plan
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Beech Street PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Student Resources
- Choice POS II Open Access
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Medicare Direct
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-Open POS II
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CIGNA EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice POS II
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open HMO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Medicare FFS
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- IH-POS
- IH-HMO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Choice POS
- CareFirst NASCO
- Navigate
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Network OA
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- UHC Passport
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna Basic
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- POS OA
- Optimum Choice
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- TRICARE for Life East
- IH-EPO Plus
- OA Plus
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Fund PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- First Health PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Indemnity
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- HighMark
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- MedStar Family Choice - 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