Dr. Michael D. Cusimano graduated from the University of Toronto School of Medicine. He then did his Neurosurgery Training Program at the University of Toronto in 1985. He became a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada in 1990. He performed a formal skull base surgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh, and his clinical practice is devoted to patients' surgery with complex skull base lesions. Dr. Michael's research has focused on maintaining novel skull base approaches to intracranial lesions, traumatic brain injury and concussion and on educational studies relating to health professionals and the general public. Dr. Michael D. Cusimano is a strong advocate for prevention and good brain health. He is now a professor in the Department of Surgery with cross-appointments in Public Health and Education and supervises fellowships in general neurosurgery and more. He joined the Neurosurgical Staff at St. Michael's Hospital in 1992.
