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Neal Naff, MD, Neurosurgery, Baltimore, MD, MedStar Union Memorial Hospital

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Neurosurgery • Baltimore, MD

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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 University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityChief Residency, Neurological Surgery, 1997 - 1998
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1992 - 1997
  • Johns Hopkins University
    Johns Hopkins UniversityInternship, Surgery, 1991 - 1992
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
    Johns Hopkins University School of MedicineClass of 1991, MD
  • Virginia Military Institute
    Virginia Military InstituteBS, Biology, Valedictorian, 1983 - 1987

Certifications & Licensure

  • MD State Medical License
    MD State Medical License 1995 - 2025
  • FL State Medical License
    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

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

  • Current Therapy of Neurologic Diseases. 
    Chapter: Treatment of cerebral and spinal vascular malformations 
    Rigamonti, D.R., Naff,N.JMosby Year Book, St. LouisEdition 5,
  • The Breast. 
    Chapter: Management of Central Nervous System metastases in Breast Cancer 
    Zellars, R. and Naff, N.JEditors: Davidson, N.McGraw-Hill, New York, NYEdition 3,
  • Youman’s Neurological Surgery. 
    Chapter: Endovascular Techniques for Brain Tumors 
    Naff, N.J. and Noonan, P.TW.B. Saunders, New York, NYEdition 5,
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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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Other

  • Intraventricular Hemorrhage Thrombolysis. 
    Daniel Hanley, M.D. and Neal Naff, M.D, U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/368,846

Press Mentions

  • Maryland Historical Society Appoints Dr. Neal Naff to Board of Trustees — 3 Things to Know
    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 Nation
    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

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Neal Naff, Dr. Neal Naff, MD, Dr. N Naff, Dr. Neal J Naff