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Andre Machado, MD, Neurosurgery, Cleveland, OH

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Neurosurgery • Cleveland, OH

Pain, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Chairman, Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute and Director, Center for Neurological Restoration

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Summary

  • Andre Machado, M.D., Ph.D.
    Chairman, Neurological Institute

    Dr. Machado is the Chairman of the Neurological Institute and the Charles and Christine Carroll Family Endowed Chair in Functional Neurosurgery. Dr. Machado performs deep brain stimulation (DBS) surgery for patients with Parkinson’s disease, tremor, dystonia and obsessive-compulsive disorder as well as surgical procedures for patients with trigeminal neuralgia, intractable pain syndromes and spasticity.

    Dr. Andre Machado received his medical degree from the University of Sao Paulo in 1997. He completed his residency in the same institution in 2003 and obtained his Ph.D. in 2004. He came to the Cleveland Clinic in 2004, completed his fellowship in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery in 2006 and has been on the staff of the Cleveland Clinic since then.

    Dr. Machado is the program director for education in Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery and won the “Teacher of the year award” from the Department of Neurosurgery in 2009. Dr. Machado is Full Staff in the Department of Neurosurgery with Joint Appointments in the Department of Neuroscience and in the Department of Biomedical Engineering at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner Research Institute. He is the current Chairman for the Joint Pain Section of the CNS/AANS and he is a Board Member of the American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery.

    Dr. Machado leads several deep brain stimulation and neuromodulation clinical trials as well as laboratory research. His research in deep brain stimulation for thalamic pain syndrome was awarded the National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator’s Award. In addition, he conducts deep brain stimulation research for treatment refractory depression as well as obsessive compulsive disorder. His laboratory in the Lerner Research Institute is focused in developing new strategies for utilizing neuroprosthetic devices such as DBS to improve post-stroke rehabilitation. His current NIH funded research i

    • http://www.news5cleveland.com/news/cleveland-clinic-patient-is-first-in-the-worl

    Woman Can Move Again After a Breakthrough Stroke Treatment

    Judy Slater, the first person to undergo deep brain stimulation (DBS) for stroke recovery, is doing far better than doctors expected.

Education & Training

  • Cleveland Clinic Center for Neurological Restoration and Department of Neurosurgery
    Cleveland Clinic Center for Neurological Restoration and Department of NeurosurgeryFellowship, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, 2004 - 2006
  • Hospital das Clinicas of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School (Faculdade de Medicina da USP)
    Hospital das Clinicas of the University of Sao Paulo Medical School (Faculdade de Medicina da USP)Residency, Neurosurgery , 1998 - 2003
  • Univ Sao Paulo- Fac Med
    Univ Sao Paulo- Fac MedClass of 1997

Certifications & Licensure

  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2004 - 2026

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014-2019
  • New Innovator's Award National Institutes of Health, 2009
  • Gildenberg Award American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Section, 2006
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • The Safety and Efficacy of Using the O‐Arm Intraoperative Imaging System for Deep Brain Stimulation Lead Implantation  
    Darlene A Lobel, Hubert H Fernandez, Andre G Machado, Sean J Nagel, Neuromodulation: Technology at the Neural Interface

Lectures

  • Characterization of the Stimulus Waveforms Generated by Implantable Pulse Generators for Deep Brain Stimulation 
    Cleveland, OH - 2/13/2014

Press Mentions

  • AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section and American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Contribute to SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training Program
    AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section and American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Contribute to SNS Neurosurgeon-Scientist Training ProgramJanuary 24th, 2023
  • Cleveland Clinic Expands Landmark Brain Study After Receiving a $2 Million Grant from Ohio’s Department of Education
    Cleveland Clinic Expands Landmark Brain Study After Receiving a $2 Million Grant from Ohio’s Department of EducationMay 6th, 2022
  • Cleveland Clinic Launches Its Largest Brain Disease Study
    Cleveland Clinic Launches Its Largest Brain Disease StudyJanuary 19th, 2022
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Grant Support

  • Dentatothalamocortical Electrical Stimulation In Post-Stroke Motor RecoveryEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2010–2012
  • Deep Brain Stimulation Of The Ventral Anterior Limb Of The Internal Capsule For MOffice Of The Director, National Institutes Of Health2009
  • Cerebellar Stimulation For Motor Recovery From StrokeEunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute Of Child Health &Human Development2007–2008

Committees

  • Member, Guideline Task Force, Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2015 - Present
  • Board of Directors, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery 2015 - Present
  • Chairman, Joint Section for Pain Executive Committee, CNS/ AANS 2015 - Present

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Portuguese

External Links

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