Daniel Vela-Duarte, MD

Daniel Vela-Duarte, MD, MSCR, is a neurointerventionalist with the Palm Beach Neuroscience Institute (PBNI) neurology practice in West Palm Beach, FL. Dr. Vela-Duarte specializes in the detection and endovascular treatment of aneurysms, acute ischemic stroke and mechanical thrombectomy, detection and treatment of arteriovenous malformations and dural arteriovenous fistula, tinnitus and increased intracranial hypertension and spinal angiography. Dr. Vela-Duarte is board-certified in general neurology and vascular neurology with the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. Dr. Vela-Duarte is on-staff at St. Mary’s Medical Center and Delray Medical Center. Prior to joining PBNI, Dr. Vela-Duarte completed a fellowship in Neuroendovascular Surgery and Interventional Neuroradiology from Miami Cardiac and Vascular Institute. Dr. Vela-Duarte earned a Master of Science degree in clinical research (MSCR) from the Medical University of South Carolina, American Academy of Neurology via the Training in Research for Academic Neurologists to Sustain Careers and Enhance the Numbers of Diverse Scholars (TRANSCENDS) program full scholarship. Dr. Vela-Duarte also completed a fellowship in Vascular Neurology from the Cerebrovascular Center at The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Vela-Duarte completed his neurology residency at the Loyola University Medical Center, Department of Neurology and an internship in internal medicine from the Loyola University Medical Center, located in Maywood, IL. Additionally, Dr. Vela-Duarte completed a postdoctoral research fellowship in electrophysiology at SUNY Downstate Medical Center, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology and New York University (NYU), Department of Physiology and Neuroscience, Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Vela-Duarte also trained in the Functional MRI program at New York-Presbyterian/Columbia University, Irving Medical Center, New York, NY. Dr. Vela-Duarte graduated medical school from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, School of Medicine, located in Bogotá, Colombia. Dr. Vela-Duarte is a Member of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN), American Heart Association-Stroke Council (AHA), Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN), and the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS). Dr. Vela-Duarte serves on the Social Media & Communication Strategy Committee at the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology (SVIN). Dr. Vela-Duarte has been practicing medicine since 2007. Dr. Vela Duarte is bilingual in Spanish and English.