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Daniel Vela Duarte, MD, Neurology, West Palm Beach, FL, St. Mary's Medical Center

DanielVela DuarteMD, MSCR

Neurology West Palm Beach, FL

Interventional Neurology, Vascular Neurology, Neurointerventional Surgery

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Summary

  • Interventional Neurologist | NeuroEndovascular Surgeon | Interventional Neuroradiologist | with expertise in transfemoral, transradial, and spinal diagnostic angiography.

    Passionate about the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms by balloon-remodeling, stent-assisted coiling, and flow diversion.

    Interested in endovascular treatment of stroke, and particularly on carotid occlusion, tandem occlusion, and rescue stenting after thrombectomy.

    I am a believer in the growing field of "Endovascular Neuro-oncology", therefore, the performance of
    Embolization of intracranial tumors (Meningiomas - Glioblastoma), Preoperative embolization of spinal tumors and cervical tumors are certainly within my scope and focus of practice.

    Vascular Neurologist with an emphasis on the management of critical neurological and cerebrovascular diseases such as Medical and endovascular treatment of stroke, Stroke in pregnancy and child, arterial dissection, cerebral sinus venous thrombosis, vasculitis, RCVS, PRES, FMD, and CADASIL among others.

Education & Training

  • Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute
    Miami Cardiac & Vascular InstituteInterventional Neuroradiologist / NeuroEndovascular Surgeon, 2019 - 2021
  • Medical University of South Carolina
    Medical University of South CarolinaMaster of Science and Clinical Research, 2017 - 2019
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2015 - 2016
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 2012 - 2015
  • Loyola University Medical Center
    Loyola University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 2011 - 2012
  • SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
    SUNY Downstate Health Sciences UniversityElectrophysiology, 2006 - 2007
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital
    New York-Presbyterian HospitalPost-Doctoral Fellowship, fMRI, 2006 - 2007
  • National University of Colombia
    National University of ColombiaClass of 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2019 - 2025
  • CO State Medical License
    CO State Medical License 2016 - 2021
  • WY State Medical License
    WY State Medical License 2018 - 2019
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 2015 - 2016
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2015 - 2016
  • Inactive
    Inactive, IL 2011 - 2015
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Vascular Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and NeurologyVascular Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • TRANSCENDS (Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars) Scholars program. (Master of science degree in clinical research through the Medical University of South Carolina) American Academy of Neurology / NIH / MUSC, 2017

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • How Chickenpox Virus Can Cause a Stroke in an HIV Patient
    How Chickenpox Virus Can Cause a Stroke in an HIV PatientMay 4th, 2015

Professional Memberships

  • Member
  • Member
  • Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery (SNIS)
    Member
  • Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN)
    Member
  • European Society of interventional neuroradiology, neurointerventional surgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and vascular neurology (ESMINT)
    Member
  • LINNC
    Member

Other Languages

  • Spanish

Hospital Affiliations