OmarTanweerMD
Neurosurgery • Houston, TXCerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology
Director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
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Office
7200 CAMBRIDGE STREET
Suite 9B
Houston, TX 77030Phone+1 713-798-4696- Is this information wrong?
Summary
- Omar Tanweer, M.D. is a neurosurgeon specializing in the treatment of cerebrovascular diseases. Dr. Tanweer’s clinical disciplines include open surgical, endovascular and radiosurgical treatment options. His interest in cerebrovascular approaches started while in medical school at the University of Buffalo. He completed his residency and fellowship training at New York University, where he later joined as faculty. Dr. Tanweer’s practice is now based at Baylor Medicine’s McNair Campus and Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center where he serves as Director of Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery.
The goal is to provide the cutting edge technology and techniques using a patient-centered approach and a focus on safety and efficacy to treat all cerebrovascular pathology.
Education & Training
NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2010 - 2017
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 2010
Certifications & Licensure
TX State Medical License 2021 - 2024
NY State Medical License 2014 - 2024- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Impact of Procedure Time on First Pass Effect in Mechanical Thrombectomy for Anterior Circulation Acute Ischemic Stroke.Andrew B Koo, Benjamin C Reeves, Daniela Renedo, Ilko L Maier, Sami Al Kasab, Pascal Jabbour, Joon-Tae Kim, Stacey Q Wolfe, Ansaar Rai, Robert M Starke, Marios-Nikos P...> ;Neurosurgery. 2024 Mar 14
- General Versus Nongeneral Anesthesia for Middle Meningeal Artery Embolization for Chronic Subdural Hematomas: Multicenter Propensity Score Matched Study.Salem, M., Sioutas, G., Khalife, J., Kuybu, O., Caroll, K., Nguyen Hoang, A., Baig, A., Salih, M., Khorasanizadeh, M., Baker, C., Mendez, A., Cortez, G., Abecassis, Z....> ;Neurosurgery. 2024 Feb 27
- Comparison between transradial and transfemoral mechanical thrombectomy for ICA and M1 occlusions: insights from the Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry (STAR).Silva, M., Elawady, S., Maier, I., Al Kasab, S., Jabbour, P., Kim, J., Wolfe, S., Rai, A., Psychogios, M., Samaniego, E., Goyal, N., Yoshimura, S., Cuellar, H., Grossb...> ;Journal of Neurointerventional Surgery. 2024 Feb 22
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Press Mentions
A New Option in Stroke Prevention: Understanding TCARJune 3rd, 2022- Imperative Care Announces 10,000 Patients Treated with Its Innovative Stroke TechnologiesMay 25th, 2022
Professional Memberships
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Hospital Affiliations
St. Luke's Health - Baylor St. Luke's Medical CenterHouston, Texas
Texas Children's HospitalHouston, Texas
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