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
- Frontal Sinusotomy
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Nasal Passage Expansion
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Septal Perforation Repair
- Pituitary Tumor Surgery
- Sinus Infection Treatment
- Sinus Tumor Treatment
- Sinusitis Treatment
- Skull Base Tumor
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abnormal Breathing
- Accessory Sinuses Cancer
- Acute Laryngitis And Tracheitis
- Acute Sinusitis
- Alimentary Tract Foreign Body
- Benign Tumor
- Chronic Diseases Of Tonsils And Adenoids
- Conductive Hearing Loss
- Congenital Anomalies
- 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
- Disturbances Of Smell And Taste
- Eustachian Tube Disorders
- Eye And Adnexa Disorders
- Jaw Diseases
- Lacrimal Gland Disorders
- Larynx Cancer
- Malignant Neoplasm
- Malignant Neoplasm Of Lymph Nodes
- Nasal Polyps
- Nasal Valve Collapse
- Nasopharyngitis
- Nasopharynx Cancer
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Otalgia And Ear Effusion
- Skull Base Tumor
- Stomatitis And Related Lesions
- Submandibular Gland Cancer
- Tearing Disorders
- Throat Infection (TONSILLITIS)
- Tonsil Cancer
- Tympanic Membrane Perforation
- Vasomotor And Allergic Rhinitis
- Voice And Resonance Disorders
Procedures I perform
- Adenoidectomy
- Aerodigestive Tract Foreign Body Removal
- Arachnoid Cyst Treatment
- Balloon Dilation
- Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak Repair
- Cervical Lymph Node Dissection
- Concha Bullosa Resection
- Congestion Relief
- Diagnostic Laryngoscopy
- Ear Tube Insertion
- Endoscopic Ethmoid Sinus Resection
- Endoscopic Maxillary Sinus Drainage
- Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery
- Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
- Endoscopic Sphenoidotomy
- Ethmoid Sinus Surgery
- Ethmoidectomy
- Excision Of Ethmoid Sinus
- Excision Of Nasal Mass
- External Ear Drainage
- Frontal Sinus Surgery
- Frontal Sinusotomy
- Fungal Sinusitis Treatment
- Ganglion Cyst Excision
- Hoarseness Treatment
- Impacted Earwax Removal
- Intranasal Lesion Excision
- Lacrimal Sac Surgery
- Laryngeal Biopsy
- Laryngeal Cancer Treatment
- Loss Of Smell Treatment
- 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
- Parotid Duct Repair
- Parotid Gland Surgery
- Petrous Apex Lesion 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
- Tonsillectomy
- Tracheostomy
- Turbinate Ablation
- Turbinate Bone Reduction
- Turbinate Outfracture
- Turbinate Reduction With Radiofrequency
- Turbinate Submucous Resection
- Turbinoplasty
- Uvulopalatopharyngoplasty
- Velopharyngeal Insufficiency Treatment
- Venous Ulcer Treatment
- Vocal Cord Paralysis Treatment
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
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Aetna Basic
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- OA Plus
- IH-Open POS Plus
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- POS OA
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- First Health PPO
- Tricare Reserve Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- Optimum Choice
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- IH-PPO
- HealthyBlue PPO
- UHC Passport
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- Sentara Health
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Medicare FFS
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- Navigate
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- United Student Resources
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- MultiPlan, Inc
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Choice POS
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- Choice POS II
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- IH-POS Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- CareFirst Administrators
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- CareFirst NASCO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- IH-HMO
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- HighMark
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- IH-Open POS II
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- IH-EPO Plus
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice Fund PPO
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- United Healthcare Choice
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- IH-Open HMO
- Blue Choice Advantage
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Aetna Classic 3500
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- TRICARE East Select
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- CareFirst EPO
- IH-Indemnity
- IH-Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- Beech Street PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Core Essential (HMO)
- First Health PPO
- Medicare Direct
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- TRICARE East Prime
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- IH-POS
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- CIGNA PPO
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Choice POS II Open Access
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Police and Fire Clinic
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
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.