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
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Excision Of Nasal Mass
- Nasal Obstruction Surgery
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Nasal Septal Repair
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Sinus Tumor Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Acute Sinusitis
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak
- Deviated Septum
- Disorders Of Nose And Nasal Sinuses
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Epistaxis (NOSEBLEED)
- Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasal Fracture
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Septal Deviation
- Nasal Valve Collapse
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Pituitary Adenoma
- Postnasal Drip
- Septoplasty
- Sinus Infection (SINUSITIS)
- Sinus Infections
- Sinus Tumor
- Skull Base Tumor
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Congestion Relief
- Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Ethmoid Sinus Surgery
- Ethmoidectomy
- Excision Of Nasal Mass
- External Ear Drainage
- Fungal Sinusitis Treatment
- Intranasal Lesion Excision
- Lacrimal Sac Surgery
- Loss Of Smell Treatment
- Maxillary Sinus Surgery
- Nasal Encephalocele Repair
- Nasal Obstruction Surgery
- Nasal Passage Expansion
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Nasal Septal Repair
- Nasal Turbinate Reduction
- Nasal Valve Repair
- Nasoseptal Reconstruction
- Optic Nerve Surgery
- Petrous Apex Lesion Surgery
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinus Tumor Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skull Base Surgery
- Skull Base Tumor Surgery
- Sphenoid Sinus Surgery
- Sphenoidotomy
- Turbinate Ablation
- Turbinoplasty
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
- First Health PPO
- IH-HMO
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Network OA
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Medicare FFS
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- Choice POS
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- IH-Open POS Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- HealthyBlue PPO
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- HumanaChoice PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Basic
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Employee Health Plan
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- Choice POS II Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna VA Exchange
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- CareFirst NASCO
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Aetna HMO
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- UHC Passport
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CareFirst EPO
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- POS OA
- IH-Indemnity
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- IH-Network Only Plus
- MultiPlan, Inc
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- HighMark
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- United Student Resources
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare Direct
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Navigate
- First Health PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- United Healthcare Choice
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- IH-POS Plus
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- BlueChoice Open Access
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Beech Street PPO
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Optimum Choice
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- TRICARE for Life East
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- OA Plus
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- Aetna Classic 5000
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Sentara Health
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Choice POS II
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Police and Fire Clinic
- CareFirst Administrators
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- IH-EPO Plus
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- IH-Open POS II
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- CIGNA PPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-POS
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Aetna Better Health of MD
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.