Dr. Saied Jamshidi, MD

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Get to know Neurosurgeon Dr. Saied Jamshidi, who serves patients throughout the States of Maryland & Virginia.

A board-certified neurosurgeon with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Jamshidi tends to patients in both Maryland and Virginia, with office locations in Oxon Hill, Silver Spring, Vienna, and Alexandria. He is a dedicated, hardworking doctor whose patients hold him in the highest regard and consider themselves lucky to be in his care. 

Throughout his many years of practice, his compassion and patience shown for both his patients and their families have not only been greatly appreciated, but have been an inspiration to his medical colleagues. He has recently received the award of Certificate of Meritorious Service from the Medical Society of the District of Columbia. He was chosen by the numerous tributes received from both grateful patients and respectful colleagues.

Academically, Dr. Jamshidi earned his medical degree from the Tehran University School of Medicine in Iran, and completed his residency in cardiovascular surgery at the Queen Pahlavi Foundation Cardiovascular Medical Center. Upon relocating to the United States, he completed his internship at the Rochester University School of Medicine, and his residency in neurosurgery at the George Washington University Hospital.

Distinguished as a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS), the doctor is board-certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS). The broad aim of the ABNS is to encourage the study, improve the practice, elevate the standards and advance the science of neurological surgery and thereby serve the cause of public health.

Among his other roles, he is the Chief of Neurosurgery at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., and serves as an Assistant Professor at George Washington University and Georgetown University Hospital.

Neurosurgery is the medical specialty concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, surgical treatment, and rehabilitation of disorders which affect any portion of the nervous system including the brain, spinal cord, peripheral nerves, and extra-cranial cerebrovascular system. Neurosurgeons are doctors who diagnose and treat problems with the nervous system, often by performing surgery on the brain or spine. They treat strokes, tumors, cervical and lumbar disc disease, infections, and head or spinal cord injuries.

As a testament to his success, Dr. Jamshidi has been the recipient of the Patients’ Choice Award (2018), and Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018).

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