Daniel M. Hafez, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Associate Program Director, Neurosurgery Residency
Specialities
- Minimally invasive spine surgery (Degenerative and deformity spine)
- Minimally invasive endoscopic spine surgery
- Rapid recovery spine surgery
- Robotic / Augmented Reality – assisted spine surgery
- Endoscopic spine surgery
- Artificial disc replacement
- Spinal stenosis
Call 314-362-3577 for Patient Appointments
Education
BS, Molecular and Cellular Biology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, Illinois
2004-2007
MD, Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
2014
PhD, Neuroscience, Rosalind Franklin University, Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Illinois
2012
Residency
Resident, Neurological Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine
St. Louis, Missouri
2014-2021
Fellowship
Complex Deformity and Minimally Invasive Spine, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
2021-2022
Research focus
- Neuroprotection for traumatic spinal injuries
- Axonal degeneration following spine or nerve injury
- Degenerative cervical myelopathy
Honors and leadership roles
- Department of Neurosurgery Quality Improvement Project Award, Washington University, 2019
- Department of Neurosurgery Resident Mentor Award, Washington University, 2018
- Neurosurgical Resident Clinical Excellence Award, Washington University, 2017
- AOA, Delta Chapter, Junior year, 2013
- National MD/PhD Student Conference Travel Award, 2010
- Poster Presentation, First place, RFUMS All-School Research Consortium, 2010
- Distinction in MCB, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, 2007
- Alpha Lambda Delta Honor Society, 2004
- Dean’s List, University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign, 2004-2007
Hospital appointments
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
Missouri Baptist Medical Center
St. Louis Children’s Hospital