Neurosurgery
Zachary T. Levine, MD
National Capital Neurosurgery / Washington Brain & Spine Institute
Dr. Zachary Levine is a board-certified neurosurgeon (ABNS) with National Capital Neurosurgery / Washington Brain & Spine Institute in Rockville. He completed medical school at NYU and his internship and residency at George Washington University.
Why patients choose Dr. Levine
A Washingtonian 2025 Top Doctor with a 5.0 rating across verified Zocdoc reviews, Dr. Levine is a strong option for complex brain, spine, and neuroscience issues. As with any surgical decision, confirming fit and seeking a second opinion is prudent.
Practice focus
Complex brain and spine surgery and neuroscience care.
Profile last fact-checked June 23, 2026. Information reflects publicly available sources and may change. Confirm details directly with the practice before booking.
How Dr. Levine compares
Context from the 139 providers we track across Bethesda and Montgomery County.
The only one we list in Rockville
The only neurosurgery provider in our registry serving Rockville.
The only provider we list offering brain surgery
1 of the 130 providers who list their focus areas name brain surgery.
The only NYU Grossman School of Medicine graduate we list
1 of the 107 doctors whose medical school we record studied at NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
Trained in the DC–Baltimore area
Completed residency locally, like 32% of the 87 doctors whose residency we record.
Medical school: NYU Grossman School of Medicine — New York, NY, United States.
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. How we build this list.
Where Dr. Levine sits by experience
Dr. Levine finished medical school in 1993, 33 years ago. Of the 135 providers in our registry whose graduation year we could verify, 39 finished earlier, 91 finished later, and 4 finished the same year.
1965–69
1 provider finished 1965–19691970–74
2 providers finished 1970–19741975–79
4 providers finished 1975–19791980–84
13 providers finished 1980–19841985–89
12 providers finished 1985–1989Dr. Levine1993
1990–94
14 providers finished 1990–19941995–99
27 providers finished 1995–19992000–04
20 providers finished 2000–20042005–09
19 providers finished 2005–20092010–14
17 providers finished 2010–20142015–19
4 providers finished 2015–20192020–24
2 providers finished 2020–2024Among the 110 physicians we list, 36 finished medical school earlier — the median for that group is 1998.
All 12 bands
| Graduated | Providers |
|---|---|
| 1965–1969 | 1 |
| 1970–1974 | 2 |
| 1975–1979 | 4 |
| 1980–1984 | 13 |
| 1985–1989 | 12 |
| 1990–1994 — Dr. Levine | 14 |
| 1995–1999 | 27 |
| 2000–2004 | 20 |
| 2005–2009 | 19 |
| 2010–2014 | 17 |
| 2015–2019 | 4 |
| 2020–2024 | 2 |
Figures describe the 139 providers currently in the MyBethesdaDoctor registry as of August 2026 — a curated directory, not a census of every doctor in Montgomery County. Based on the 135 of 139 profiles with a graduation year we could verify against a primary source; the remaining 4 are left out rather than estimated. How we build this list.
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