Samer Darwish Tabbal, MD
Affiliations
Specialties
About Samer Darwish Tabbal, MD
Samer D. Tabbal, M.D., is a board-certified neurologist, director of the movement disorders program and the Endowed Chair in Movement Disorders at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. He specializes in Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders, botulinum toxin (Botox) injections and deep brain stimulation programming for Parkinson’s disease, tremor and dystonia.
Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Tabbal was the professor of neurology and attending neurologist at Penn State College of Medicine, in Hershey, Penn. During his career, he held the position of director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program for Parkinson’s Disease and Other Movement Disorders at Washington University in St. Louis for 10 years and developed a movement disorder center at his alma mater, the American University of Beirut in Lebanon.
Dr. Tabbal earned his medical degree at American University of Beirut. He completed his neurology residency at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock and a two-year fellowship in movement disorders at Columbia University, College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City.
Widely published in peer-reviewed publications, Dr. Tabbal’s research focuses on the mechanisms of action of deep brain stimulation and its effects on brain imaging, movement control, cognition and mood.
Dr. Tabbal is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology. He is a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and a member of several other professional organizations.
Dr. Tabbal’s clinical philosophy is to treat patients as if they were family by providing compassionate, personalized care to enhance their well-being.
Dr. Tabbal is fluent in English and Arabic. When he is not researching, educating or treating patients, he enjoys spending time with family as well as hiking, biking, cultural travel, philosophical discussions, watching soccer, scuba diving and exploring marine animals.
Director of Movement Disorders Program, Endowed Chair in Movement Disorders
Male
English
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Fishermen's Community Hospital
Mariners Hospital
Education & Training
Columbia University
Fellowship Program, Movement Disorders, 1999
University of Arkansas
Residency Program, Neurology, 1997
Good Samaritan Hospital
Internship Program, Internal Medicine, 1994
American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine (Lebanon)
Medical School, 1993
Neurology
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, 1999
Locations
Accepted Insurance
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- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- POS
- PPO
- Railroad
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
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4.9 / 5
