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Office
2700 Quarry Lake Drive
Suite 360
Baltimore, MD 21209Phone+1 410-601-4417Fax+1 410-486-0230- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Dr. Neal Naff is a native of southwest Virginia. He completed his undergraduate education at the Virginia Military Institute where he was a distinguished military graduate, class president, and valedictorian. He obtained his medical degree and completed his neurosurgical residency at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, MD.
After completing his residency he became a staff neurosurgeon at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. He returned to practice neurosurgery in Baltimore in 2000. He was appointed Chief of Neurosurgery at Sinai Hospital of Baltimore and surgical director of the CyberKnife Radiosurgery Center in 2003. He was appointed Chief of Neurosurgery at St. Joseph Medical Center in 2006. He was the first surgeon in Maryland to perform robotic guided radiosurgery on the brain and spine.
Dr. Naff is active in resident teaching at Johns Hopkins University Department of Neurosurgey. In 2001 he was awarded the faculty teaching award by the resident neurosurgeons at Johns Hopkins Hospital “In Recognition of Excellence in Teaching and Commitment to Resident Education” and in 2011 was awarded the Neurosurgery Chairman’s “Award of Excellence in Teaching”. Based on surveys of Baltimore area physicians, Dr. Naff was named “Top Doctor” by Baltimore Magazine for the field of neurosurgery in 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020 and 2021. He has been recognized as a Maryland/DC/Virginia “Super Doc” in the Washington Post based on a survey of doctors in the mid-Atlantic region. Dr. Naff has been listed in U.S. News listing of Tops Doctors in America and was designated as “among the top 1% in the nation in his or her specialty”.
He has authored over 50 peer reviewed articles, book chapters, and abstracts. He has been awarded nine federally funded and peer reviewed research grants and one clinical use patent. He has served on the executive committee of the Maryland Neurosurgical Society since 2002.
Education & Training
- Johns Hopkins UniversityChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 1998
- Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1992 - 1997
- Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1991 - 1992
- Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1991, MD
- Virginia Military InstituteBS, Biology, Valedictorian, 1983 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
- MD State Medical License 1995 - 2025
- FL State Medical License 2014 - 2022
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- "Top Doctor" Baltimore Magazine 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
- America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2011-2014
- America's Top Doctors for Cancer Castle Connolly, 2011-2013
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 8 citationsPreventing Distal Catheter Obstruction in Laparoscopic Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Placement in Adults: The "Falciform Technique".Shane M. Svoboda, Habeeba Park, Neal J. Naff, Zeena Dorai, Michael A. Williams, Yassar Youssef> ;Journal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced Surgical Techniques. Part A. 2015 Aug 10
- 3 citationsGold fiducials are a unique marker for localization in the thoracic spine: a cost comparison with percutaneous vertebroplasty.Mohamed Macki, Mohamad Bydon, Kelly McGovern, Nicholas B. Abt, Rafael De la Garza-Ramos, Neal J. Naff, Ali Bydon> ;Neurological Research. 2014 Aug 20
- 75 citationsPredictors of outcome in civilian gunshot wounds to the headBizhan Aarabi, Babak Tofighi, Joseph A. Kufera, Jeffrey Hadley, Edward S. Ahn, Carnell Cooper, Jacek M. Malik, Neal J. Naff, Louis Chang, Michael Radley, Ashker Kheder...> ;Journal of Neurosurgery. 2014 May 1
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Journal Articles
- Mangagement of Obstetrical Brachial Plexus Palsy. Contemporary Management of Peripheral Nerve Problems.Rosner, M.K. and Naff, N.J, Seminars in Neurosurgery. (1): 5-13
- Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Release In Contemporary Management of Peripheral Nerve Problems.Moran, E. and Naff, N.J, Seminars in Neurosurgery. (1):13-19
- Intracranial hemorhage: Time for an intervention.Hanley, D.F., Williams, M.A., Naff,N.J, Critical Care Medicine. 27 (3): 477-478
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Venous malformations presenting with intracerebral hemorrhage.Naff,N.J., Rigamonti, D.R, 21st International Joint Conference on Stroke and Cerebral Circulation, American Heart Association, San Antonio, TX
- A longitudinal study of 53 patients with venous malformations: Documentation of a benign natural history.Naff,N.J., Rigamonti, D.R, Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery, Annual Meeting, San Antonio, TX
- The spectrum of vascular formations and features in cavernous angiomata resected at the Johns Hopkins Hospital from 1984-1994.Wills, M.L., Becher, M.W., Rigamonti, D.R., Naff,N.J., Lee, R., Burger, P.C, American Academy of Neuropathology Annual Meeting
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Lectures
- Anatomy of the Brachial Plexus.Grand Rounds, Division of Neurosurgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Surgical Management of Brachial Plexus Injuries.Grand Rounds, Division of Orthopedic Surgery, Walter Reed Army Medical Center
- Surgical Anatomy of the Brachial Plexus.Division of Orthopedics, Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Anatomical Teaching Lab Prosectorship
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Press Mentions
- Maryland Historical Society Appoints Dr. Neal Naff to Board of Trustees — 3 Things to KnowSeptember 27th, 2019
- U.S. News & World Report Ranks Sinai Hospital’s Neurology/Neurosurgery Dept. Among the Best in the NationAugust 2nd, 2016
Committees
- Executive Committe, Maryland Neurosurgical Society 2002 - Present
Professional Memberships
- Fellow
- Fellow
- Member
- MedChiMember
- Member
Hospital Affiliations
- MedStar Union Memorial HospitalBaltimore, Maryland
- Northwest HospitalRandallstown, Maryland
- Carroll HospitalWestminster, Maryland
- MedStar Franklin Square Medical CenterRosedale, Maryland
- Greater Baltimore Medical CenterTowson, Maryland
- MedStar Good Samaritan HospitalBaltimore, Maryland
- University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical CenterTowson, Maryland
- Sinai Hospital of BaltimoreBaltimore, Maryland
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