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David L. Taragin, M.D.

David L. Taragin, M.D. Dr. David L. Taragin received his M.D. degree from the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He completed a residency in neurology at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and fellowship in Neuromuscular disease at the same institution. He later completed a fellowship in Neuro-Oncology at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Dr. Taragin is Board Certified in neurology and clinical neurophysiology. He is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Medical Association, Montgomery County Medical Society and is fluent in Hebrew. Dr. Taragin has been recognized as one of the region's top neurologists by Washingtonian Magazine.

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OFFICE ADDRESS:	The Neurology Center 3801 International Drive Suite 210 Silver Spring, MD 20906 1201 Seven Locks Road Suite 101 Rockville, MD 20854
BUSINESS TELEPHONE:	(301) 562-7200
CITIZENSHIP:	USA
LICENSURE:	Maryland District of Columbia
CERTIFICATION:	American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology, 1996 Clinical Neurophysiology, 1997
EDUCATION:
UNDERGRADUATE	B.A., Biology Yeshiva University New York, New York 1987
MEDICAL SCHOOL	M.D. University of Maryland School of Medicine Baltimore, Maryland 1991
INTERNSHIP	Intern in Internal Medicine Mount Sinai Medical Center Miami, Florida 1991-1992
RESIDENCY	Albert Einstein College of Medicine Bronx, New York Resident in Neurology, 1992-1994 Chief Resident in Neurology, 1994-1995
FELLOWSHIPS	Fellow in EMG/Neuromuscular Disease Albert Einstein/Montefiore Medical Center Bronx, New York 1995-1996 Fellow in Neuro-oncology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York, New York 1997-1998
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:	Group Practice, The Neurology Center, Silver Spring, MD October 1999 – present
	Neurologist, Drs., Mayle, London, and Einbinder, Bethesda, MD July 1998 – October 1999
	Consulting Neurologist, New York Medical Group, Hauppauge, New York July 1996 – May 1997
HONORS & AWARDS:	Mutual Benevolent Society of 1865 award for excellence in Biology, 1987 Dean’s List
PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES:	American Academy of Neurology American Medical Association Montgomery County Medical Society
HOSPITAL AFFILIATIONS:	Montgomery General Hospital, Olney, MD Shady Grove Adventist Hospital, Rockville, MD Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, MD Suburban Hospital, Bethesda, MD Sibley Memorial Hospital, Washington, DC
SCHOLARSHIP AND RESEARCH:	A. PUBLICATIONS: Taragin D, Scelsa 5, Pybum D. Bilateral Femoral Neuropathies Following Femoral Artery Puncture. Muscle and Nerve 1996; 19: 1641-1642. B. RESEARCH: Naval Medical Research Institute, Bethesda, MarylandNew method for measurement of carboxyhemoglobin levels in blood. 1981 Walter Reed Army Institute of Research Molecular Cloning of Rickettsia tsutsuganiushi genetic antigens in construction of vaccine against scrub typhus, 1985, 1986, 1987. Acknowledged in: Use of Conversion Adapters To Clone Antigen Genes in gt 11 Analytical Biochemistry 163, 3 98-407 (1987) Molecular Cloning and Expression of R.tsutsugamushi Genes for Two Major Protein Antigens in E.coli. Infection and Immunity May 1987, 1156-1162 University of Maryland School of Medicine Optic Nerve Sheath Decompression for Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy 1990-1991 Update: 01/06

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