About me
Samir Sur, MD, is a fellowship-trained neurosurgeon who serves as Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery, as part of the Comprehensive Stroke Center team at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center. MedStar Franklin Square was named a Comprehensive Stroke Center in 2023, the highest level of designation available by The Joint Commission and the Maryland Institute of EMS Systems (MIEMSS). Dr. Sur also practices at MedStar Washington Hospital Center. He utilizes a number of minimally invasive strategies including the transradial approach for Neuroendovascular surgery and minimally invasive craniotomies for treatment of brain tumors and aneurysms. In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Dr. Sur’s credentials include:
Undergraduate Degree: Yale University
Medical degree: Boston University School of Medicine
Fellowship and Residency: University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami Hospital, Jackson Memorial Hospital, Miami, FL
Dr. Sur’s main areas of clinical expertise include:
- Endovascular and microsurgical treatment of cerebral aneurysms
- Multi-modal treatment of brain arteriovenous malformations
- Endoscopic microsurgical resection of skull base tumors
- Microsurgical resection of brain and spine tumors
- Minimally invasive craniotomy for brain tumors and vascular disease
- Neurosurgical treatment of epilepsy and pain syndromes
Clinical areas of focus
- Aneurysm
- Brain Neoplasms
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Herniated Disc
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Pituitary Tumor
- Scoliosis
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Tumor
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Reflexes
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Acromegaly
- Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
- Aneurysm
- Arm Weakness
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM)
- Ataxia
- Basilar Skull Fracture
- Behcet Syndrome
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo
- Berry Aneurysm
- Brain Metastases
- Brain Neoplasms
- Burst Fracture
- Carotid Cavernous Fistula
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cauda Equina Syndrome
- Cavernous Hemangioma
- Central Nervous System Germ Cell Tumors
- Central Nervous System Infection
- Central Nervous System Lupus
- Central Venous Stenosis
- Cerebellar Ataxia
- Cerebellar Disease
- Cerebrovascular Accident (CVA)
- Cervical Compression Fracture
- Cervical Deformity
- Cervical Dystonia
- Cervical Plexopathy
- Cervical Spine Injury
- Cervical Spine Mass
- Cervical Spine Tumor
- Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
- CNS Vasculitis
- Cognitive Impairment
- Concussion
- Dejerine Sottas Disease
- Diabetic Lumbosacral Radiculoplexus Neuropathy
- Diabetic Neuropathy
- Diplopia
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
- Dystonia
- Elevated Growth Hormone
- Encephalopathies
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- Facial Droop
- Facial Nerve Palsy And Paresis
- Facial Spasm
- Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
- Femoral Neuropathy
- Glioma
- Glomus Jugulare Tumor
- Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS)
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- HIV Associated Neurocognitive Disorder
- HIV Myopathy
- Horner Syndrome
- Inclusion Body Myopathy
- Ischemic Stroke
- Lacunar Stroke
- Leg Weakness
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Lip Droop
- Lobar Atrophy Of Brain
- Lumbar Herniated Disc
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spine Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Injury
- Lumbar Spine Mass
- Lumbar Spine Stress Fracture
- Lumbar Spine Tumor
- Malignant Brain Neoplasm
- Malunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Medication Overuse Headache
- Memory Disorders
- Meningioma
- Metastatic Brain Cancer
- Movement Diseases And Disorders
- Moyamoya
- Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
- Multiple Sclerosis
- Muscle Weakness
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelitis
- Myelomalacia
- Myoclonic Epilepsy With Ragged Red Fibers
- Nerve Compression Of The Cervical Spine
- Nerve Injury
- Nerve Root Disorder
- Nervous System Disorders
- Neuralgia
- Neurofibromatosis Type 1
- Neurofibromatosis Type 2
- Neuromuscular Diseases
- Neuromyelitis Optica (NMO)
- Neuropathy
- Nonunion Fracture Of The Spine
- Occipital Neuralgia
- Orthostatic Hypotension
- Paramyotonia Congenita
- Paraplegia
- Paresthesia
- Parkinson's Disease (PD)
- Periodic Paralysis
- Peripheral Neuropathy
- Periventricular Leukomalacia
- Peroneal Nerve Injury
- Pituitary Cancer
- Pituitary Tumor
- Plexopathy
- Positional Vertigo
- Primary Brain Tumor
- Primary Cerebellar Degeneration
- Primary Progressive Aphasia
- Prolactinoma
- Pseudotumor Cerebri
- Quadriplegia
- Schwannomatosis
- Scoliosis
- Sensory Impairment
- Sensory Neuronopathy
- Skull Base Tumor
- Skull Osteoma
- Small Fiber Neuropathy
- Spasticity
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Injury
- Spine Mass
- Spine Osteoarthritis
- Spine Tumor
- Spinocerebellar Ataxia
- Spinocerebellar Degeneration
- Spinocerebellar Diseases
- Sports Related Spinal Cord Injury
- Sports Related Spine Injury
- Sports Related Thoracic Spine Injury
- Statin Myopathy
- Syncope
- Tetraplegia
- Thoracic Herniated Disc
- Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
- Thoracic Spine Fracture
- Thoracic Spine Injury
- Thoracic Spine Mass
- Thoracic Spine Tumor
- Tic Disorders
- Tinnitus
- Torticollis
- Transient Ischaemic Attack (TIA)
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Unsteady Gait
- Vertebral Fracture
- Vertigo
- Vision Loss
- Visual Impairment
Procedures I perform
- Angiography
- Anterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Avm Embolization
- Awake Brain Surgery
- Awake Brain Tumor Surgery
- Awake Craniotomy
- Botox For Dystonia
- Botox For Hemifacial Spasm
- Botox For Spasticity
- Brain Injury Rehabilitation
- Carotid Cavernous Fistula Repair
- Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery
- Cerebral Revascularization
- Cerebrovascular Bypass Surgery
- Cervical Herniated Disc Surgery
- Cervical Laminotomy
- Cervical Spine Fracture Surgery
- Cervical Spine Surgery
- Compression Fracture Surgery
- Cranial Helmet Therapy
- Craniosynostosis Surgery
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Electrocorticography
- Endoscopic Cervical Spine Surgery
- Endoscopic Endonasal Approach
- Epilepsy Monitoring Unit Evaluation (EMU)
- Facet Surgery
- Focal Resection Surgery Brain
- Focused Ultrasound
- Headache Therapy
- Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lumbar Herniated Disc Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Fracture Surgery
- Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Microneurosurgery
- Microsurgery Of The Cervical Spine
- Microsurgery Of The Lumbar Spine
- Microsurgery Of The Thoracic Spine
- Microvascular Surgery
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
- Minimally Invasive Lumbar Fusion
- Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
- Mri Guided Focused Ultrasound
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Infusion Treatment
- Navigation Spine Surgery
- Occipito Cervical Fusion
- Posterior Cervical Laminectomy And Fusion
- Posterior Cervical Spine Surgery
- Posterior Lumbar Spine Surgery
- Posterior Spine Surgery
- Posterior Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Radiofrequency Ablation Of Benign Spine Tumors
- Robotic Spine Surgery
- Sinus Stenting
- Spina Bifida Surgery
- Spinal Cord Surgery
- Spinal Schwannoma Surgery
- Spinal Stenosis Surgery
- Spine Microsurgery
- Spine Surgery
- Spondylosis Surgery
- Stereotactic Eeg
- Subdural Hematoma Embolization
- Surgery For Sciatica
- Thalamotomy
- Thoracic Herniated Disc Surgery
- Thoracic Spine Fusion
- Thoracic Spine Surgery
- Transluminal Balloon Angioplasty In Neurosurgery
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
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO) |
- United MD IPA Preferred (POS)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Maryland Point of Service Plan (MPOS)
- Kaiser Select-Added Choice
- Traditional Medicare Fee for Service
- Cigna Network Open Access
- HumanaChoice Honor’s plan PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature-Added Choice
- Kaiser Signature
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna HMO
- Innovation Health: POS Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Aetna Choice POS & Choice POS II
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network (VA CCN)
- Cigna PPO and PPO Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst NASCO
- Kaiser Select
- Cigna Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Innovation Health: HMO & EPO Plus
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- United MD IPA (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PHCS) (PPO)
- Kaiser HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- United Golden Rule
- United Options (PPO) (includes Empire PPO)
- WellPoint Maryland
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem HMO - BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- Innovation Health: Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Carefirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- D-SNP)
- United Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Open HMO/Open HMO Option/Open EPO Plus
- United Erickson Advantage Plans
- Innovation Health: Indemnity
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program (Out-of-area BCBS plans)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Open Access
- Aetna HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- United Student Resources
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Cigna Indemnity
- Carefirst BlueChoice HMO
- United AARP Medicare Complete
- Tricare East Prime
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Carefirst BlueChoice Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Flexible Choice
- Innovation Health: Open POS II
- Tricare East Select
- United Core Essential (HMO)
- Innovation Health: Network Only Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA
- I-SNP
- Anthem Plus BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Innovation Health: POS
- Cigna POS Open Access & Open Access Plus
- Kaiser Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Cigna HMO Open Access
- United Group Medicare Advantage Plans
- Tricare for Life East
- United Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Medicaid - Virginia
- Medicaid - District of Columbia
- United Navigate
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan (USFHP)
- Cigna Preferred Medicare
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Cigna POS/Network POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Innovation Health: PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs (HSCSN)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- United Choice
- CareFirst BC/BS Advantage Core/Enhanced
- United Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) & OCI Direct (HMO)
- United Nursing Home Plan (C-SNP
- Federal Employee Program (Std/Basic PPO/Blue Focus)
- United Mamsi Life & Health
- Carefirst BlueChoice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Employee Health Plan (EHP)
- United Optimum Choice
- Beech Street PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- United Choice Plus
- Medicaid - Maryland
- Innovation Health: Open POS Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Medicare Plus
- Cigna EPO
- United GEHA (for all other states) Compass Rose
- United Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Carefirst EPO
- Anthem (POS & Open Access POS) BCBS of VA HealthKeepers
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Virginia Premier
- Carefirst Healthy Blue (HMO/POS)
- Cigna HMO & Network (HMO)
- United Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- First Health PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Fellowship Program: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital (2020)
Residency Program: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital (2019)
Residency Program: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital (2018)
Fellowship Program: University of Miami - Jackson Memorial Hospital (2017)
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine (2012)
Awards
- Best Resident Teaching Award 2018-2019, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
- Sanjiv Bhatia, MD Distinction in Leadership and Service Award 2018-2019, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Neurosurgery
- Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine, 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Selected Publications:
Sur S, Menaker SA, Alvarez C, Chen S, Shah SS, Peterson EC, Elhammady MS, Starke RM. Multimodal Management of Carotid-Cavernous Fistulas. World Neurosurg. 2020 Jan;133:e796-e803. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2019.10.004. Epub 2019 Oct 9. PMID: 31605852.
Chen SH, Snelling BM, Shah SS, Sur S, Brunet MC, Starke RM, Yavagal DR, Osbun JW, Peterson EC. Transradial approach for flow diversion treatment of cerebral aneurysms: a multicenter study. J Neurointerv Surg. 2019 Aug;11(8):796-800. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2018-014620. Epub 2019 Jan 22. PMID: 30670622.
Snelling BM, Sur S, Shah SS, Caplan J, Khandelwal P, Yavagal DR, Starke RM, Peterson EC. Transradial Approach for Complex Anterior and Posterior Circulation Interventions: Technical Nuances and Feasibility of Using Current Devices. Oper Neurosurg (Hagerstown). 2019 Sep 1;17(3):293-302. doi: 10.1093/ons/opy352. PMID: 30496537.
Snelling BM, Sur S, Shah SS, Khandelwal P, Caplan J, Haniff R, Starke RM, Yavagal DR, Peterson EC. Transradial cerebral angiography: techniques and outcomes. J Neurointerv Surg. 2018 Sep;10(9):874-881. doi: 10.1136/neurintsurg-2017-013584. Epub 2018 Jan 8. PMID: 29311120.
Sur S, Snelling B, Khandelwal P, Caplan JM, Peterson EC, Starke RM, Yavagal DR. Transradial approach for mechanical thrombectomy in anterior circulation large-vessel occlusion. Neurosurg Focus. 2017 Apr;42(4):E13. doi: 10.3171/2017.1.FOCUS16525. PMID: 28366055.