3 Best Neurosurgeons in Toronto, ON

"Dr. Michael D. Cusimano completed his Neurosurgery Training Program at the University of Toronto and graduated from the University of Toronto School of Medicine. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1990. He completed a formal skull base surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, and his clinical practice is devoted to performing surgery on patients with complex skull base lesions. Dr. Cusimano's research has focused on developing novel skull base approaches to intracranial lesions, traumatic brain injury, and concussion, as well as on educational studies relating to health professionals and the general public. He is a strong advocate for prevention and good brain health. Dr. Cusimano is a Professor in the Department of Surgery with cross-appointments in Public Health and Education. He supervises fellowships in general neurosurgery, cranial base surgery, surgical education, and neurosurgical public health at St. Michael's Hospital. Dr. Michael D. Cusimano is fluent in English and Italian. He has hospital privileges at St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Toronto General Hospital, and Hospital for Sick Children in Toronto.

"Dr. Michael Fehlings completed his medical degree at the University of Toronto and his core training in general surgery at Queen's University. He completed his Ph.D. training, which examined spinal cord injury (SCI) post-injury mechanisms. He completed his neurosurgical training in 1990 and received a fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of Canada. Dr. Michael Fehlings completed a post-doctoral research fellowship at New York University Medical Center and a clinical fellowship in the Department of Orthopedics and Neurosurgery. He combines an active clinical practice in complex spinal surgery with a translationally oriented research program focused on discovering novel treatments to improve functional outcomes following SCI and other spinal cord disorders. Dr. Michael Fehlings has won various prestigious awards, including the Gold Medal in Surgery from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons. Dr. Michael Fehlings practices at Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Michael Fehlings won the Lister Award in Surgical Research (2006), the Leon Wiltse Award from the North American Spine Society for excellence in leadership and/or clinical research in spine care (2009), the Olivecrona Award (2009), the top award internationally for neurosurgeons and neuroscientists awarded by the Nobel Institute at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm for his important contributions in CNS injury repair and regeneration. He was also honoured with the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, the H. Richard Winn Prize from the Society of Neurological Surgeons, the Jonas Salk Award and the Henry Farfan Award from the North American Spine Society. He is fluent in English and German.