Our Physicians

RICHARD D. MURRAY, MD, FAANS

Dr. Richard D. Murray MD is a board-certified neurological surgeon with advanced training and specific expertise in the management of complex cranial and skull base disorders. Dr. Murray treats all intracranial conditions, such as primary and metastatic brain tumors, low grade and malignant gliomas, benign brain tumors.

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NIKHIL R. NAYAK, MD, FAANS

Dr. Nikhil Nayak, MD, FAANS is a board-certified neurological surgeon with advanced training and specific expertise in spinal disorders. He specializes in minimally invasive, complex, image-guided, motion-preserving, and robotic spinal surgery for a variety of degenerative, traumatic and oncologic conditions including cervical myelopathy, cervical and lumbar radiculopathy, spinal stenosis, spinal fractures, primary and metastatic spinal column and spinal cord tumors, adult degenerative scoliosis, and revision spinal surgery.

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MATTHEW PIAZZA, MD

Dr. Matthew Piazza, MD, is a board-eligible neurological surgeon specializing in the surgical treatment of neurologic conditions affecting the spine and brain. He treats the breadth of conditions of the spine including cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine degenerative disease, ankylosing spinal conditions, adult degenerative spinal deformity, spine trauma, and spinal tumors using the latest advances in surgical technology utilizing both minimally invasive and traditional open approaches.

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Retired from Practice

ABRAHAM KADER, MD

Dear Colleagues and Patients,
It is with great sadness that I am retiring from practicing neurosurgery after 27 years; the last two decades with Virginia Neurosurgeons.  I am grateful to my fellow physicians and staff for their support, and most important to the patients who entrusted their care to me.

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In Memory of Dr. Charles J. Riedel (1958 - 2016)

Dr. Riedel was the founding physician at Virginia Neurosurgeons and a leading neurosurgeon throughout his career in the greater Washington, DC region.

Consistently ranked among the Washington, DC area's best neurosurgeons.

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