3 Best Neurosurgeons in Toronto

“Dr. Michael D. Cusimano completed his Neurosurgery Training Program at the University of Toronto in 1985 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 performed 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.”

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“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 finished a post-doctoral research fellowship at New York University Medical Center and a clinical fellowship in the Department of Orthopaedics 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.”

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“Dr. Taufik Valiante graduated from the MD/PhD program at the University of Toronto. He pursued an epilepsy neurosurgery fellowship at the University of Washington, Seattle, where he learned Dr. Ojemann's technique of language mapping for patients undergoing epilepsy surgery. Dr. Valiante is interested in understanding the building blocks of the human brain and the ultimate manifestation of their collective activity. He is the Director of the Surgical Epilepsy Program at the Krembil Neuroscience Center, the Center for Advancing Neurotechnological Innovation to Application (CRANIA), and a Scientist at the Krembil Research Institute. He has a cross-appointment at the Institute of Biomaterials and Biomedical Engineering. His neurosurgical staff appointment is at the Toronto Western Hospital.”

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