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About Michael McDermott

Michael McDermott, M.D., is a neurosurgeon and the chief medical executive of Miami Neuroscience Institute. He is a world-renowned leader in neurosciences and has clinical expertise in the field of meningioma surgery and Gamma Knife radiosurgery. Dr. McDermott is widely known for advancing neurosurgical techniques and pioneered the surgical management of meningioma, a slow-growing tumor that affects the brain. He is an expert in the treatment of a wide variety of neurological disorders. Dr. McDermott joined Baptist Health South Florida from UCSF Medical Center, where he served as co-director of the Gamma Knife radiosurgery and skull base surgery programs, vice chairman of clinical programs from 2001-2012 and held the Wolfe Family Endowed Professor in Meningioma Research. Throughout his career, Dr. McDermott’s research has generated more than 400 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to his clinical and research leadership, he is an accomplished educator. As residency program director at UCSF Medical Center for seven years, he trained young surgeons from around the world. Dr. McDermott has been recognized with several professional awards and numerous visiting professor invitations.

Positions

March 2020 - Present Chief Medical Executive, Baptist Health South Florida ‐ Miami Neuroscience Institute
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March 2020 - Present Professor of Neurosurgery and Translational Medicine, Florida International University ‐ Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine
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November 1992 - Present Brain Tumor Research Center Associate - Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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July 1996 - July 1998 Assistant Professor In Residence - Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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September 1992 - June 1996 Assistant Clinical Professor - Neurological Surgery, University of California, San Francisco
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July 1990 - September 1992 Assistant Clinical Professor - Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia
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Professional Service and Affiliations

2020 - Present Member, Florida Neurological Society
2010 - Present Member, The American Academy of Neurological Surgery
2008 - Present Member, International Meningioma Society
2002 - Present Member, International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society
2000 - Present Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
1998 - Present Member, Society for Neuro-oncology
1994 - Present Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
1994 - Present Member, North American Skull Base Society
1990 - Present Member, AANS Joint Section on Tumors
1994 - 2020 Member, California Neurosurgical Society
1994 - 2020 Member, San Francisco Neurological Society
1994 - 2003 Member, AANS Joint Section on Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
1994 - 2003 Member, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
1994 - 2003 Member, International Society for Functional & Stereotactic Neurosurgery
1993 - 2003 Member, Foundation for International Education in Neurological Surgery
1989 - 1994 Member, Canadian Neurosurgical Society
1988 - 1994 Fellow, Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
1983 - 1994 Member, British Columbia Medical Association
1983 - 1994 Member, Canadian Medical Association
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Honors and Awards

  • 1991 Master Teacher in Surgery Award Department of Surgery, University of British Columbia
  • 1995 Harold Rosegay Resident Teaching Award University of California, San Francisco, Department of Neurological Surgery
  • 2003 Senior author on Mahaley Award winning paper by Dr. Ware AANS
  • 2004 Senior author Journal of Neuro-Oncology award winning paper by Dr. J. Smith AANS
  • 2004 Co-author, Bittner Award winning paper by Dr. A. Quniones AANS
  • 2018 Co-author Tumor Paper of the Year CNS, paper by Stephen Magill

Education

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1989 - 1990 Fellow - Research, University of California, San Francisco
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1988 - 1989 Clinical Instructor - Neuro-Oncology, University of California, San Francisco
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1983 - 1988 Residency Program - Neurosurgery, University of British Columbia
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1982 - 1983 Mixed Internship, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario
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1978 - 1982 Doctor of Medicine, M.D., University of Toronto
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1976 - 1978 Chemistry, B.S., University of Toronto
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Contact Information

Baptist Health Medical Group Neurosurgery
8950 North Kendall Drive, Suite 407W
Miami, FL 33176
(305) 271-6159

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