About me
Rizwan Ahmad Tahir, MD, joins MedStar Health as a neurosurgeon for the department of Neurosurgery. He is a specialist in cerebrovascular disorders and neurosurgery. Dr. Tahir is a compassionate and caring physician who works collaboratively with his patients to achieve the best outcomes.
As the recipient of several academic honors and awards, Dr. Tahir has published 20 peer-reviewed articles. He is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. His research interest includes cerebral vascular and endovascular neurosurgery–specifically as it pertains to stroke and vascular malformations and aneurysms.
Dr. Tahir earned his medical degree at Wayne State University in Detroit and completed his residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He completed his fellowship in Cerebrovascular at the University of Illinois in Chicago and his fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Philosophy of care
Dr. Tahir believes the surgeon and patient relationship should be built on a foundation of trust and transparency to achieve the best outcomes.
“I work closely with my patients and take a very personalized approach. I encourage my patients to ask as many questions as they need to understand their options and make decisions that are right for them—it is critical that they are actively involved in the decision-making process. Together, we collaborate on creating a treatment plan, making sure to incorporate the patient’s wishes and goals.”
When not practicing medicine, Dr. Tahir enjoys spending time with his wife, a headache neurologist at MedStar Health, and their two children. He enjoys playing basketball and football, exercising, good food, and travel. He is also committed to volunteering for global health and disaster relief efforts.
Dr. Tahir sees patients at MedStar Washington Hospital Center.
Clinical areas of focus
- Brain Tumor
- Hydrocephalus
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Aneurysm
- Ankylosing Spondylitis
- Benign Neoplasm Of Brain And Central Nervous System
- Benign Tumor
- Blindness And Low Vision
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Tumor
- Carotid Stenosis
- Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Complications Of Cardiac And Vascular Prosthetic Devices
- Congenital Hydrocephalus
- Congenital Malformations Of Peripheral Vascular System
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Deforming Dorsopathies
- Dorsalgia
- Epilepsy
- Head Injury
- Hemangioma
- Hydrocephalus
- Inflammatory Spondylopathies
- Intervertebral Disc Disorders
- Intraspinal Granuloma
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Meninges
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Spinal Cord
- Meningioma
- Nervous And Musculoskeletal Symptoms
- Nervous System Disorders
- Nontraumatic Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Omphalocele
- Paralytic Syndrome
- Parkinson's Disease
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignant Neoplasm Of Brain
- Spinal Cord Diseases
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Spine Tumor
- Spondylopathies
- Vascular Malformations Of The Brain
Procedures I perform
- Bifrontal Craniectomy
- Cerebellar Hemorrhage Evacuation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunt Revision
- Cervical Nerve Release
- Cervical Spinal Cord Release
- Cervical Vertebral Disc Excision
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Cranial Nerve Neurostimulator Electrode Array And Pulse Generator Implantation
- Craniectomy For Hematoma Evacuation
- Cranioplasty
- Deep Brain Stimulation
- Dura Mater Supplement
- Endovascular Intracranial Prolonged Administration Of Pharmacologic Agent
- Excision Of Cerebral Ventricle
- Lumboperitoneal Shunt
- Lumbosacral Disc Excision
- Occlusion Intracranial Artery
- Open Brain Release
- Parkinson's Disease
- Parotid Biopsy
- Removal Of Bone Flap
- Resection Of Thoracic Vertebral Disc
- Sacral Nerve Release
- Spinal Fusion
- Spinal Reconstruction Surgery
- Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy For Brain Tumors
- Stereotactic Spinal Procedure
- Subclavian Artery Extirpation
- Thoracic Aorta To Carotid Artery Bypass With Synthetic Substitute
- Thoracic Laminectomy
- Thoracic Nerve Release
- Upper Artery Synthetic Substitute Removal
- Venous Access Device Removal
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
Practice locations
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9000 Franklin Square Dr
2nd Fl
Baltimore, MD, 21237
3305 N Leisure World Blvd
Silver Spring, MD, 20906
110 Irving St NW
G019
Washington, DC, 20010
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- IH-Open POS II
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst EPO
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Choice Fund PPO
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Medicare Direct
- IH-POS Plus
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Optimum Choice
- Tricare Reserve Select
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Aetna HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- POS OA
- Beech Street PPO
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- IH-Open HMO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- CareFirst Administrators
- United Student Resources
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- TRICARE East Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- IH-EPO Plus
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- TRICARE for Life East
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- Choice POS II Open Access
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Aetna Basic
- Choice POS
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Choice
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- First Health PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Employee Health Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Navigate
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- OA Plus
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- IH-Indemnity
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HighMark
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Sentara Health
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Network OA
- IH-POS
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- First Health PPO
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- UHC Passport
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Neurological Surgery, Neurosurgery
Fellowship: University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medical (2022)
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Jefferson Health (2021)
Residency: Henry Ford Hospital (2020)
Medical School: Wayne State University (2013)