Fawad Yousuf, MD

Director of Neurosurgery at Marcus Neuroscience Institute

Elias Dakwar, M.D., is a board-certified neurosurgeon and the director of deformity spine surgery at Marcus Neuroscience Institute, a part of Baptist Health. He is skilled in complex spine reconstruction and treating degenerative spine conditions and spinal stenosis. Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Dakwar served as an associate professor at the Cleveland Clinic Florida in the Head, Spine section of the Neurosurgery department and as the director of the Center for Spine Health in Weston, Florida. He earned his medical degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine & Dentistry. Dr. Dakwar then completed his neurological surgery residency at the University of South Florida and his pediatric spinal deformity fellowship at the Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia. Dr. Dakwar is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the Join Spine Section AANS/CNS and the North American Spine Society. Dedicated to providing patients a better quality of life, he takes the time to listen to patients, answer all questions and provide individualized treatment plans to provide the best possible outcomes. In his free time, Dr. Dakwar enjoys diving, fishing, and traveling.

Marc Swerdloff, M.D., is a neurologist at Marcus Neuroscience Institute, a part of Baptist Health. Dr. Swerdloff specializes in general neurology with an emphasis on peripheral neuropathies, myasthenia, headaches and electromyography. Prior to joining Marcus Neuroscience Institute in 2017, Dr. Swerdloff was in private practice in Northern Broward County and Southern Palm Beach County. Dr. Swerdloff is passionate about advancing the field of neurology and educating the next generation of physicians. He has been involved as a principal or sub-investigator in more than 100 neurology studies. He is a clinical affiliate associate professor of neurology at Florida Atlantic University, where he also helped establish the Neurology Residency Program. Dr. Swerdloff works with his patients and neurology and neurosurgery colleagues to improve each patient’s quality of life. He is happiest when he can change a person’s life trajectory in a positive direction. When he is not treating patients, Dr. Swerdloff enjoys spending time with his family, attending synagogue, exercising, listening to podcasts and reading.