Skip to main content
Rabih Tawk, MD, Neurosurgery, Jacksonville, FL, Mayo Clinic Hospital in Florida

RabihGergesTawkMDFAANS

Neurosurgery • Jacksonville, FL

Interventional Neuroradiology, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery

Join to view full profile

Dr. Tawk is on Doximity

As a Doximity member you'll join over two million verified healthcare professionals in a private, secure network.

  • Connect with other colleagues in the same hospital or clinic
  • Search all U.S. specialist profiles and refer a patient
  • Read the latest clinical news and earn CME/CEU credits

See Dr. Tawk's full profile

Already have an account?

Summary

  • Dr. Tawk attended Bcharre’s Official School to attain his Pre-Medical Education in 1992. He obtained his M.D. from the Lebanese University Faculty of Medical Sciences in 2001. Dr. Tawk started his first residency with Staten Island University Hospital in the General Surgery Department in 2003, and started his Oncologic Neurosurgery and Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery fellowship in 2004. He then started another residency at State University of New York at Buffalo, which he completed in 2009. He then started an Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship, which he completed in 2010.
    Dr. Tawk’s clinical interests include:
    •    Cerebral aneursyms
    •    Cerebral arteriovenous malformations
    •    Cavernous malformations
    •    Arteriovenous fistulae
    •    Pituitary tumors
    •    Moyamoya disease
    •    Skull base endoscopic surgery
    •    Spine arteriovenous malformations
    •    Stroke
    •    Carotid artery disease
    Dr. Tawk treats the following conditions:
    •    Arteriovenous fistula
    •    Arteriovenous malformation
    •    Brain aneurysm
    •    Brain AVM
    •    Carotid artery disease
    •    Cavernous malformations
    •    Moyamoya disease
    •    Pituitary tumor
    •    Spinal arteriovenous malformation
    •    Stroke
    Dr. Tawk is also a member of American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (Cerebrovascular Section), World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons, Society of Neuro-Interventional Surgery and Southern Neurosurgical Society. He is also a CAST certified physician, Co-Director of the Mayo Clinic Stroke Center, and the Director of the Neuro-Endovascular Fellowship Program at Mayo Clinic as well.

    • Military Man Celebrates Independence...from Stroke

    Sean Bretz, machinery technician for the U.S. Coast Guard Sector Jacksonville suffered from a giant aneurysm in June 2011, causing a massive stroke. Nearly a ye

    #MayoClinicNeuroChat about Brain Aneurysms

    Dr. W. David Freeman, neurologist, and Dr. Rabih Tawk, endovascular neurosurgeon talk about brain aneurysms. Learn more about causes, risk factors, and treatmen

Education & Training

  • University at Buffalo School of Medicine
    University at Buffalo School of MedicineFellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery), 2009 - 2010
  • University at Buffalo
    University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2004 - 2009
  • Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University Hospital
    Zucker School of Medicine at Hofstra/Northwell at Staten Island University HospitalResidency, Surgery, 2002 - 2003
  • Lebanese University School of Medicine
    Lebanese University School of MedicineClass of 2000

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2010 - 2026
  • ND State Medical License
    ND State Medical License 2010 - 2012
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2009 - 2011
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 2010 - 2011
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • With Her Dance Career in the Balance, Patient Finds That Brain Surgery Can Wait
    With Her Dance Career in the Balance, Patient Finds That Brain Surgery Can WaitJanuary 12th, 2021
  • Eliminating a Complex Brain Tumor with Careful Planning and Expert Care
    Eliminating a Complex Brain Tumor with Careful Planning and Expert CareSeptember 18th, 2019
  • Despite a Rare Blood Vessel Abnormality, Allison Dances On
    Despite a Rare Blood Vessel Abnormality, Allison Dances OnAugust 7th, 2019
  • Join now to see all

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • French

Hospital Affiliations

External Links

  • Mayo Clinic Biohttps://www.mayoclinic.org/biographies/tawk-rabih-g-m-d/bio-20055333
  • Refer a Patienthttp://www.mayoclinic.org/medical-professionals/provider-relations/refer-a-patient

Dr. Rabih Tawk, Dr. Rabih Tawk, MD, Dr. R Tawk, Dr. Rabih Gerges Tawk