Ameet V Chitale, MD

Biography Dr. Ameet Chitale is a specialty care board-certified neurosurgeon at Inova Health System. Dr. Chitale joined Inova from Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, where he served as a neurosurgery instructor and completed a subspecialty fellowship in the minimally invasive/endovascular treatment of cerebrovascular disease. During the completion of his residency training at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, he learned the art of open neurosurgical management of vascular, spinal and brain tumor disorders. Dr. Chitale’s experience as a dual-trained open and minimally invasive/endovascular neurosurgeon enables him to provide patients with comprehensive and tailored treatment options for all vascular diseases of the central nervous system, including intracranial aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations/fistulae, stroke, carotid artery stenosis, moyamoya disease and cavernous malformations. Dr. Chitale treats the entire spectrum of neurosurgical conditions including neurovascular conflict conditions such as trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm, degenerative spine disease, and brain and spine tumors. He focuses on providing optimal treatment strategies that allow his patients to return to normal life as quickly and efficiently as possible. Dr. Chitale has a special interest in objective outcomes measurement in neurosurgical disease. A native of Philadelphia, Dr. Chitale currently resides in Arlington, VA. Blog Posts Quick Action and Comprehensive Care Save Sybil After Rare Stroke (May 2022) Joyce Survives and Thrives After Ruptured Brain Aneurysm (September 2022)