About me
Jugal Shah, MD, is a board certified neurosurgeon who sees patients at MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center, MedStar Harbor Hospital, and in Ellicott City.
Dr. Shah specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of disease of the brain and spine, with a particular interest in minimally invasive and robotic spinal surgery. He treats spinal degeneration, instability, spinal cord and nerve compression, trauma, and cancer. In addition, he treats cranial pathologies including pituitary tumors, malignant brain tumors, meningiomas, hematomas, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm, and hydrocephalus.
As a strong communicator, Dr. Shah’s philosophy is to provide care in a “360-degree” manner. He works collaboratively with his patients, their primary care providers, and other specialists to develop personalized treatment plans. He emphasizes compassionate and accessible communication to patients and their families.
Dr. Shah earned his medical degree at University of California, San Francisco, graduating with Distinction as a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Research Fellow. He then completed his training in Neurosurgery at NYU Langone Health and served as Chief Resident of the Neurosurgery Service at Bellevue Hospital Center in Manhattan. Currently, Dr. Shah is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
He has published multiple peer review studies and books chapter on topics of pituitary tumors, stereotactic radiosurgery, and neural stem cells.
Dr. Shah’s extensive research background, scientific knowledge, and technical expertise empower him to provide his patients with the latest advancements in neurosurgical care.
In 2023, he was named a Top Doctor by Baltimore magazine.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Hydrocephalus
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Bursopathy
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Nervous System
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Dorsopathies
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Kyphosis
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Endocrine Glands
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Meningioma
- Meningitis
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Brain Tumor Surgery
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebral Angioplasty
- Cerebral Internal Carotid Artery Ophthalmic Segment Aneurysm Coiling
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Corpectomy
- Cervical Epidural Steroid Injection
- Cervical Facet Joint Denervation
- Cervical Laminectomy
- Cervical Myelopathy Surgery
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebra Reposition
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Craniectomy For Abscess
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Craniectomy For Meningioma
- Cranioplasty
- Discectomy
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endoscopic Spine Surgery
- Enterectomy
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
- Interbody Biomechanical Device Insertion
- Kyphoplasty
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Matrixectomy
- Microdiscectomy
- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
- Neuroendovascular Surgery
- Open Brain Release
- Ostectomy
- Osteotomy
- Parotid Biopsy
- Percutaneous Discectomy
- Percutaneous Kyphoplasty
- Pituitary Adenoma Surgery
- Posterior Fossa Craniotomy
- Proton Beam Radiosurgery
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Scoliosis Deformity Correction
- Spinal Disc Replacement
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Infection Treatment
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Transplant Pediatric Surgery
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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9103 Franklin Square Dr
Ste 302
Baltimore, MD, 21237
2900 S Hanover St
Baltimore, MD, 21225
9501 Old Annapolis Rd
Ste 220
Ellicott City, MD, 21042
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 of Delaware HMO/PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- POS OA
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Beech Street PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Choice POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Choice POS
- MultiPlan, Inc
- HighMark
- Aetna Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Navigate
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- CareFirst Administrators
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Sentara Health
- HealthyBlue PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-POS
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-HMO
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Employee Health Plan
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Choice Fund PPO
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Medicare FFS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna HMO
- IH-PPO
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- First Health PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- IH-POS Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Blue Choice Advantage
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- BlueChoice Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CareFirst EPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- CIGNA Indemnity
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- CIGNA EPO
- TRICARE East Select
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- IH-Open HMO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Core Essential (HMO)
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- TRICARE East Prime
- OA Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CIGNA PPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CareFirst NASCO
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Medicare Direct
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurological Surgery
Residency: NYU Grossman School of Medicine (2021)
Medical School: University of California-San Francisco (2014)
Awards
- Baltimore magazine, Top Doc - 2022 & 2023
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
- Benjamin C, Shah JK, Kondziolka D. Radiation-induced meningiomas. Handb Clin Neurol. 2020;169:273-284. doi: 10.1016/B978-0-12-804280-9.00018-4. PMID: 32553295.
- Sughrue ME, Shah JK, Devin JK, Kunwar S, Blevins LS Jr. Utility of the immediate postoperative cortisol concentrations in patients with Cushing's disease. Neurosurgery. 2010 Sep;67(3):688-95; discussion 695. doi: 10.1227/01.NEU.0000374722.50042.FF. PMID: 20651632.
- Tong CK, Han YG, Shah JK, Obernier K, Guinto CD, Alvarez-Buylla A. Primary cilia are required in a unique subpopulation of neural progenitors. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2014 Aug 26;111(34):12438-43. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1321425111. Epub 2014 Aug 11. PMID: 25114218; PMCID: PMC4151724.
- Shah JK, Potts MB, Sneed PK, Aghi MK, McDermott MW. Surgical Cavity Constriction and Local Progression Between Resection and Adjuvant Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases. Cureus. 2016 Apr 19;8(4):e575. doi: 10.7759/cureus.575. PMID: 27226936; PMCID: PMC4873317.
- Ihrie RA, Shah JK, Harwell CC, Levine JH, Guinto CD, Lezameta M, Kriegstein AR, Alvarez-Buylla A. Persistent sonic hedgehog signaling in adult brain determines neural stem cell positional identity. Neuron. 2011 Jul 28;71(2):250-62. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2011.05.018. PMID: 21791285; PMCID: PMC3346180.
- Tong CK, Fuentealba LC, Shah JK, Lindquist RA, Ihrie RA, Guinto CD, Rodas-Rodriguez JL, Alvarez-Buylla A. A Dorsal SHH-Dependent Domain in the V-SVZ Produces Large Numbers of Oligodendroglial Lineage Cells in the Postnatal Brain. Stem Cell Reports. 2015 Oct 13;5(4):461-70. doi: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.08.013. Epub 2015 Sep 24. PMID: 26411905; PMCID: PMC4624995.'
- Potts MB, Shah JK, Molinaro AM, Blevins LS, Tyrrell JB, Kunwar S, Dowd CF, Hetts SW, Aghi MK. Cavernous and inferior petrosal sinus sampling and dynamic magnetic resonance imaging in the preoperative evaluation of Cushing's disease. J Neurooncol. 2014 Feb;116(3):593-600. doi: 10.1007/s11060-013-1342-9. Epub 2014 Jan 8. PMID: 24398617.