Dr. Saied Jamshidi, MD
Neurosurgeon
6228 Oxon Hill Rd Oxon Hill MD, 20745About
Dr. Saied Jamshidi practices Neurological Surgery in Oxon Hill, MD. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Jamshidi prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Teheran Univ, Fac of Med, Teheran, Iran 1974
Board Certification
Meritorious Service
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Assistant Professor George Washington University and Georgetown University Hospital -
Treatments
- Sciatica
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
Professional Memberships
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS)
Dr. Saied Jamshidi, MD's Practice location
Oxon Hill, MD 20745Get Direction
Dr. Saied Jamshidi, MD's reviews
Write ReviewPatient Experience with Dr. Jamshidi
Media Releases
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).
Recommended Articles
- What Are the Risks of Laminectomy?
Your doctor will first attempt to give you other alternative treatments before recommending surgery. If your back pain still persists after treatment, your doctor may suggest for surgery as one of the solutions. Laminectomy is the most probable surgical procedure that you will have to undergo.Facts...
- Are There Risks to a Spinal Stenosis Surgery?
Like any other surgical procedure, spinal stenosis surgery has its own risks and possible complications. However, if performed correctly by professional medical staff, the possibility of any complication after the surgery is low.The potential risks and possible complications following a spinal...
- The History of Lobotomy
Lobotomy is now considered an inhumane and obsolete procedure that no one would ever want to be subjected to. However, at the time of its advent, it was not the primitive and brutal surgery we view it as today. In a time where medications to treat psychological and emotional conditions were...
- What Is a Cervical Laminectomy?
A cervical laminectomy is performed to relieve the compression of the spinal cord and nerves around your neck. This is achieved by making the spinal canal wider, creating more space for your nerves. A part of the protruding bone or the lamina is either removed or trimmed during this procedure. The...
- Laminectomy: Reasons for Having One and the Risks It Involves
What Is a Laminectomy?A laminectomy is a kind of surgery whose aim is to decompress the spinal cord. The lamina (the bone that constitutes spinal‘s vertebral arch) and bone spurs are removed during the operation. Both the lamina and bone spurs can compress your spinal cord leading to:...
- What is a Transient Ischemic Attack?
Also considered as a mini stroke, a transient ischemic attack (TIA) has symptoms similar to that of a stroke, but lasting only for a short period of time, without causing any permanent damage. TIA is often caused by the interruption of blood flow to the brain by a blood clot. Once the blood flow is...