Overview
Omar Tanweer, MD, is dedicated to delivering high-quality, compassionate care to Houston and nearby communities. Omar Tanweer specializes in Neurosurgery and works at BCM Neurosurgery. To make an appointment, please call (713) 798-4696. To review all accepted insurance carriers, please visit: https://www.stlukeshealth.org/patients-visitors/patients/billing-insurance/insurances-accepted.
Dr. Tanweer is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Craniectomy. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Stroke, Thrombectomy, and Stent Placement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 142 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Craniectomy.
Insurance
Accepted insurance can change. Please verify directly with the provider.
Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
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- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
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- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE MAPD
- OTHER MEDICARE
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
- PPO
- HMO
- INDEMNITY
- POS
- PPO
- HMO
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER COMMERCIAL
- EPO
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
- EPO
- HMO
- INSURANCE PLAN
- MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
- MEDICARE MAPD
- MEDICARE PDP
- MEDICARE SNP
- MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
- OTHER MEDICARE
- OTHER MEDICARE PART D
Locations
7200 Cambridge St, Fl 9B MS BCM650, Houston, TX 77030
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
Baylor College Of Medicine
Shankar Gopinath is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Gopinath is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Craniectomy. His top areas of expertise are Traumatic Brain Injury, Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Craniectomy, and Awake Craniotomy. Dr. Gopinath is currently accepting new patients.
Baylor McNair - Spine Center
Dr. Alexander Ropper is an Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine and the Director of Spinal Neurosurgery at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center. Dr. Ropper’s clinical interests include minimally invasive and complex spine surgery, adult spinal deformity, scoliosis surgery, artificial disc replacement, spine tumor surgery, and spinal surgery.Dr. Ropper received a B.A. in Neuroscience and Classical Studies from the University of Pennsylvania and his medical degree from Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts. He completed his Internship at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and his Residency at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School in Boston. He also held a Clinical Fellowship in Complex Spine Surgery at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona.Dr. Ropper has received numerous awards and professional accolades, and was included in SpineLine's Top 20 Under 40 in 2019, presented by the North American Spine Society to showcase bright, young physicians under the age of 40.Conditions treated include minimally invasive spine surgery, complex spine surgery, adult spinal deformity, artificial disc replacement, and spine tumor surgery. Dr. Ropper is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in Craniectomy. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Klippel-Feil Syndrome, Laminectomy, and Bone Graft.
UT Physicians
John Williams is a Neurosurgery provider in Houston, Texas. Dr. Williams is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in Craniectomy. His top areas of expertise are Dysembryoplastic Neuroepithelial Tumors (DNET), Subdural Hematoma, Epidural Hematoma, Craniectomy, and Spinal Fusion. Dr. Williams is currently accepting new patients.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- ThrombectomyDr. Tanweer isElite. Learn about Thrombectomy.
- Distinguished
- Brain AneurysmDr. Tanweer isDistinguished. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Chronic Subdural HematomaDr. Tanweer isDistinguished. Learn about Chronic Subdural Hematoma.
- Stent PlacementDr. Tanweer isDistinguished. Learn about Stent Placement.
- StrokeDr. Tanweer isDistinguished. Learn about Stroke.
- Subdural HematomaDr. Tanweer isDistinguished. Learn about Subdural Hematoma.
- Advanced
- AngioplastyDr. Tanweer isAdvanced. Learn about Angioplasty.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Tanweer isAdvanced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Tanweer isAdvanced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
- CraniectomyDr. Tanweer isAdvanced. Learn about Craniectomy.
- EmbolectomyDr. Tanweer isAdvanced. Learn about Embolectomy.
- Transmyocardial RevascularizationDr. Tanweer isAdvanced. Learn about Transmyocardial Revascularization.
- Experienced
- Aplasia Cutis CongenitaDr. Tanweer isExperienced. Learn about Aplasia Cutis Congenita.
- ApoplexyDr. Tanweer isExperienced. Learn about Apoplexy.
- Arterial Calcification of InfancyDr. Tanweer isExperienced. Learn about Arterial Calcification of Infancy.
- Awake CraniotomyDr. Tanweer isExperienced. Learn about Awake Craniotomy.
- Carotid Artery SurgeryDr. Tanweer isExperienced. Learn about Carotid Artery Surgery.
- Cerebral Artery Bypass SurgeryDr. Tanweer isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Artery Bypass Surgery.