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Biography: Daniel Felbaum, MD, is an endovascular neurosurgeon and member of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS), the North American Skull Base Society (NASBS), and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). Dr. Felbaum is specialty trained and highly experienced in cerebrovascular, neuroendovascular, and general neurosurgery using both minimally invasive (percutaneous) methods and traditionally invasive operations for neurovascular diseases. As part of a team of neurosurgeons at MedStar Washington Hospital Center and Georgetown University Hospital, he is dedicated to creating individualized treatment plans for each patient that are delivered with collaborative care. He is passionate about providing stroke management and treatment as well as neuroendovascular surgery options to patients in the Washington, DC, region. Dr. Felbaum and his team are implementing an interventional treatment for strokes, called mechanical thrombolysis, focused on improving outcomes for stroke patients. Dr. Felbaum received his medical degree from Marshall University School of Medicine, where he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society. He then joined Georgetown University Hospital for a six-year residency in neurological surgery before completing specialty fellowship training in combined open cerebrovascular with endovascular neurosurgery and neurocritical care at the Global Neurosciences Institute in Philadelphia. He has presented nationally on numerous occasions and has been published in several peer-review publications and book chapters on cerebrovascular neurosurgery and trauma. Dr. Felbaum is fluent in Tagalog (the official language of the Philippines).Philosophy of CareMy philosophy of care is best defined as trying to embody the motto cura personalis, or care of the whole person. I recognize that each individual is a unique person and therefore will have distinct goals for his or her care. The care I provide is deeply rooted in compassion and patience, allowing me to fully understand the goals of my patients.I'm always available to collaborate with referring physicians in the care of a patient.

Care Philosophy: My goal in care is to ensure that each patient is fully educated about the nature of their condition and all available treatment options that may be appropriate for them. Being specialty trained both in open microsurgical cerebrovascular approaches and minimally invasive endovascular techniques affords me a unique perspective. I am able to provide my patients a balanced opinion regarding the relative advantages and disadvantages of each modality, enabling me to individualize treatment for each of them.

Biography: Rizwan Tahir, MD, joins MedStar Health as a neurosurgeon for the department of Neurosurgery. Dr. Tahir is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. His research interests include cerebral vascular and endovascular neurosurgery, specifically as it pertains to stroke and vascular malformations and aneurysms.Neurosurgery at MedStar Health is a highly sophisticated and experienced program comprised of subspecialists who are leaders in their respective fields of practice including brain tumor and blood vessel abnormalities, seizure disorders, spinal disease and injury, and stroke management. MedStar Health neurosurgeons pride themselves in offering patients the full array of available options for diagnosis and treatment and in customizing these to individual patients.