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Elias Dakwar is a Neurosurgery provider in Boca Raton, Florida. Dr. Dakwar is highly rated in 8 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Spondylolisthesis, Scoliosis, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy. Dr. Dakwar is currently accepting new patients.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 49 peer reviewed articles and participating in 6 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

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