About me
Daniel B. Spielman MD is a board-certified otolaryngologist at the MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery. He is a member of the American Rhinologic Society and the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF).
Dr. Spielman’s expertise lies in diagnosing and treating nasal and sinus conditions. He utilizes a comprehensive approach that includes both advanced medical and procedural options. Dr. Spielman specializes in performing endoscopic sinus and anterior skull base surgery. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Spielman’s research spans the otolaryngology field, involving smell disorders and patients with chronic rhinosinusitis.
After completing his undergraduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), Dr. Spielman graduated from medical school at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Bronx, NY) with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He completed residency training in Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery at the Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University Medical Center’s NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital. He then completed specialized fellowship training in Rhinology: Sinus and Skull Base Surgery at the Emory University School of Medicine.
Dr. Spielman’s clinical interests include: chronic sinusitis, nasal polyps, nasal obstruction, deviated nasal septum, nasal cavity masses, inverted papillomas, septal perforation repair, smell disorders, allergic rhinitis, nosebleeds, and cerebrospinal fluid leaks.
“As a physician, I focus on each individual’s quality of life. I work together with patients to develop a comprehensive treatment plan directly tailored to their condition to achieve the best outcomes.”
Clinical areas of focus
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Migraine
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Valve Collapse
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Tearing Disorders
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tonsil Cancer
- Tracheal Cancer
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Treatment
- Vestibular Disorders
- Vestibuloplasty
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Aphagia And Dysphagia
- Basal Cell Carcinoma Of Skin
- Benign Neoplasm Of Bone And Articular Cartilage
- Benign Neoplasm Of Middle Ear
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Malformations Of Ear Causing Hearing Impairment
- Coughing Up Blood
- Cysts Of Oral Region
- Dentofacial Abnormality
- Diseases Of Esophagus
- Diseases Of Lip And Oral Mucosa
- Diseases Of Salivary Glands
- Diseases Of Tongue
- Diseases Of Upper Respiratory Tract
- Diseases Of Vocal Cords
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disorders Of Trigeminal Nerve
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Facial Nerve Disorder
- Fungal Otitis Externa
- Inner Ear Diseases
- Jaw Diseases
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Larynx Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Mastoiditis
- Middle Ear Disorders
- Migraine
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Valve Collapse
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Superficial Mycoses
- Tearing Disorders
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tonsil Cancer
- Tracheal Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Vestibular Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Acoustic Neuroma Removal
- Adenoidectomy
- Aerodigestive Tract Foreign Body Removal
- Airway Dilation
- Arachnoid Cyst Treatment
- Basivertebral Nerve Ablation
- Central Sleep Apnea Treatment
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Cochlear Implantation
- Concha Bullosa Resection
- Congestion Relief
- Continuous Shortwave Diathermy
- Debridement Of Mastoidectomy Cavity
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Endoscopic Ethmoid Sinus Resection
- Endoscopic Left Ethmoid Sinus Resection
- Endoscopic Left Maxillary Sinus Drainage
- Endoscopic Maxillary Sinus Drainage
- Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
- Endoscopic Right Maxillary Sinus Drainage
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Endoscopic Sphenoidotomy
- Ethmoid Sinus Surgery
- Ethmoidectomy
- Eustachian Tube Dilation
- Excision Of Ethmoid Sinus
- Excision Of External Ear
- Excision Of Nasal Mass
- External Ear Drainage
- Facial Cosmetic Surgery
- Frontal Sinus Surgery
- Frontal Sinusotomy
- Fungal Sinusitis Treatment
- Headache Relief
- Hearing Aid Fitting
- Hemifacial Spasm Surgery
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intranasal Lesion Excision
- Lacrimal Sac Surgery
- Laryngeal Biopsy
- Laryngeal Cancer Treatment
- Loss Of Smell Treatment
- Mastoidectomy
- Maxillary Fracture Repair
- Maxillary Sinus Surgery
- Maxillary Sinusitis Treatment
- Maxillary Sinusotomy
- Micro-Laryngoscopy
- Nasal Biopsy
- Nasal Encephalocele Repair
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy
- Nasal Endoscopy With Biopsy, Polypectomy, Or Debridement
- Nasal Endoscopy With Concha Bullosa Resection
- Nasal Endoscopy With Nasal Hemorrhage Control
- Nasal Endoscopy With Sphenoidotomy
- Nasal Obstruction Surgery
- Nasal Passage Expansion
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Nasal Septal Repair
- Nasal Turbinate Reduction
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Nasoseptal Reconstruction
- Optic Nerve Surgery
- Oropharynx Biopsy
- Ostectomy
- Parotid Duct Repair
- Parotid Gland Surgery
- Parotid Tumor Surgery
- Petrous Apex Lesion Surgery
- Phonosurgery
- Pillar Implant
- Pineal Region Tumor Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Pulsatile Tinnitus Treatment
- Salivary Gland Stone Removal
- Salivary Gland Surgery
- Septoplasty For Sleep Apnea
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinus Tumor Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skull Base Tumor Surgery
- Speech Audiometry With Tympanometry
- Sphenoid Sinus Surgery
- Sphenoid Sinusitis Treatment
- Sphenoidotomy
- Sphenopalatine Ganglion Blocks
- Stapedotomy
- Stent Placement
- Thyroid Storm Surgery
- Tonsillectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Turbinate Ablation
- Turbinate Bone Reduction
- Turbinate Outfracture
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Turbinoplasty
- Tympanoplasty Without Mastoidectomy With Ossicular Chain Reconstruction
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Uvulopalatoplasty
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Treatment
- Vestibular Nerve Tumor Surgery
- Vestibule Biopsy
- Vestibuloplasty
- Vocal Cord Paralysis Treatment
- Voice Therapy
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
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst EPO
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- IH-PPO
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- CareFirst Administrators
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- HealthyBlue PPO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- CIGNA EPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Optimum Choice
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- IH-POS
- Aetna HMO
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- First Health PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- OA Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-Open POS Plus
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Navigate
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Aetna Basic
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- IH-EPO Plus
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- POS OA
- IH-Indemnity
- Aetna Classic 5000
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Blue Choice Advantage
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Network OA
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Medicare FFS
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- TRICARE East Prime
- Choice POS II
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- United Student Resources
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- First Health PPO
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Beech Street PPO
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
Education
Board Certification: American Board of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Fellowship: Emory University School of Medicine (2023)
Residency: NewYork Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center (2022)
Medical School: Yeshiva University Albert Einstein College of Medicine (2017)
Awards
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor 2025; Rising Star Distinction (2024)
- The W. Shain Schley Resident Teaching Award, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, 2022
- First Place Poster Award, 68th Annual Meeting, American Rhinologic Society, 2022
- Distinguished Housestaff Award, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital, 2021
- 2nd Prize, Annual Resident Research Competition, NewYork Presbyterian Hospital 2020
- Alpha Omega Alpha, Albert Einstein College of Medicine 2017
Hospital affiliations
News and publications
Media Appearances:
Academic Publications:
Spielman DB. Supporting left-handed trainees in sinus and skull base surgery: A call for inclusive ergonomics. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Oct;14(10):1664-1666. doi: 10.1002/alr.23396. Epub 2024 Jun 21. PMID: 39365520.
Axiotakis LG Jr, Spielman DB, Gudis DA, Yang N, Yan CH, Soler ZM, Levy JM, Rowan NR, Irace AL, Vilarello BJ, Jacobson PT, Overdevest JB. Accessing the Eustachian tube: Conventional nasal spray vs. exhalation delivery system and the impact of targeted endoscopic sinus surgery on topical distribution patterns. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Mar;14(3):660-667. doi: 10.1002/alr.23248. Epub 2023 Aug 17. PMID: 37533194.
Spielman DB, Beswick DM, Kimple AJ, Senior BA, Aanaes K, Woodworth BA, Schlosser RJ, Lee S, Cho DY, Adappa ND, DiMango E, *Gudis DA. The management of cystic fibrosis chronic rhinosinusitis: An evidenced-based review with recommendations. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2022 Sep;12(9):1148-1183. doi: 10.1002/alr.22953. Epub 2022 Jan 10. PMID: 34933415; PMCID: PMC10083096.
Spielman DB, Schlosser RJ, Liebowitz A, Sharma R, Overdevest J, Mattos J, *Gudis DA. Do Federal Regulations Affect Gender, Racial, and Ethnic Disparities in Chronic Rhinosinusitis Research? Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 Jun;166(6):1211-1218. doi: 10.1177/01945998211021011. Epub 2021 Jun 15. PMID: 34126802.
Spielman DB, Kim M, Overdevest J, *Gudis DA. Zero-Degree Endoscopic Visualization of the Frontal Sinus Predicts Improved Topical Irrigation Delivery. Laryngoscope. 2021 Feb;131(2):250-254. doi: 10.1002/lary.28654. Epub 2020 Apr 11. PMID: 32277702.
Spielman DB, *Gudis DA. Office-Based Sinus Surgery for Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Rhinosinusitis. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2021;83(2):93-96. doi: 10.1159/000512495. Epub 2020 Dec 17. PMID: 33333509.
Spielman DB, Liebowitz A, Kelebeyev S, Smith TL, McKinney K, Woodard T, Safi C, Overdevest JB, *Gudis DA. Race in Rhinology Clinical Trials: A Decade of Disparity. Laryngoscope. 2021 Aug;131(8):1722-1728. doi: 10.1002/lary.29371. Epub 2021 Jan 25. PMID: 33493376.
Spielman DB, *Gudis DA. Preoperative Sinus Computed Tomography Scan Review Checklist. Laryngoscope. 2020 Dec;130(12):E706-E708. doi: 10.1002/lary.28444. Epub 2019 Nov 28. PMID: 31778236.
DiMango E, Spielman DB, Overdevest J, Keating C, Francis SF, Dansky D, *Gudis DA. Effect of highly effective modulator therapy on quality of life in adults with cystic fibrosis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2021 Jan;11(1):75-78. doi: 10.1002/alr.22700. Epub 2020 Sep 28. PMID: 32985756.
Spielman DB, Kim M, Overdevest J, *Gudis DA. Locating and Preserving the Sphenopalatine Ganglion in Endoscopic Endonasal Pterygopalatine Fossa Surgery: An Anatomical Study. Am J Rhinol Allergy. 2020 May;34(3):348-351. doi: 10.1177/1945892419896543. Epub 2019 Dec 19. PMID: 31856586.
Spielman DB, Overdevest J, *Gudis DA. Olfactory outcomes in the management of aspirin exacerbated respiratory disease related chronic rhinosinusitis. World J Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2020 Aug 26;6(4):207-213. doi: 10.1016/j.wjorl.2020.07.001. PMID: 33336175; PMCID: PMC7729240.
Spielman DB, Kim M, Overdevest J, *Gudis DA. The Nasoseptal Chondromucosal Flap: A Rigid Reconstructive Technique for Skull Base and Orbital Defects. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 2020;82(5):268-273. doi: 10.1159/000508135. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 32659764.