Michael McDermott
Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care | Kendall (Suite 400W)
Office
(786) 596-3876
Fax (786) 533-9989 8950 North Kendall Drive Suite 400W Miami, FL 33176
About
Michael McDermott
Michael McDermott, M.D., is a neurosurgeon, the Chief Medical Executive and Irma & Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Clinical Neuroscience at Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute, as well as Chair of the Department of Neurosciences at Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine. 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 is an expert in the treatment of a wide variety of neurological disorders. He is one of the world’s leading experts in meningioma—the most common primary brain tumor in adults—and was named the most-published author of papers on meningioma research. Dr. McDermott joined Baptist Health from the University of California San Francisco (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 500 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to his clinical and research leadership, he is an accomplished educator and currently leads the neuroscience academic program at Florida International University. 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. When he is not treating patients, Dr. McDermott enjoys exploring Florida with his wife, Coralee, and their English bulldogs, Rocco and Bianca. He also has his own wine label and is a vintage Formula Ford race car enthusiast.
Primary Specialty
Neurosurgeon
Practice
Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care | Kendall (Suite 400W)
Gender
Male
Accepting New Patients
Insurances Accepted
Beech Street, Cigna, Aetna, Blue Cross Blue Shield (BC/BS), Cigna: HMO, PPO, POS, Great West, CarePlus Health Plans, Avmed, Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP), United HlthCare:HMO, NHP, FL Blue: PPO, Medicare HMO, Medicare: Railroad, FL Blue Medicare PPO, First Health Network, Prominence Health, Dimension Health, Humana Commercial/Medicare/HMO/PPO, Medicare, FL Blue: MyBlue, Multiplan, United Healthcare, Devoted Health, Oscar Health Plan
Degrees
Medical Doctor
Office Name
Baptist Health Brain & Spine Care | Kendall (Suite 400W)
Languages
English
Services
Michael McDermott provides neurosurgery in Miami, FL. A Neurosurgeon is trained to diagnose and treat disorders of the spinal cord, brain and nervous system such as Parkinson's disease and neurological disorders.
Please call Michael McDermott at (786) 596-3876 to schedule an appointment in Miami, FL or to get more information.
Please call Michael McDermott at (786) 596-3876 to schedule an appointment in Miami, FL or to get more information.
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