
Byron G Thompson MD
Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, Skull Base
University of Michigan Dept of Neurosurgery
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1500 East Medical Center Dr2nd Floor Taubman Ctr Recp GAnn Arbor, MI 48109
Phone+1 734-936-7493
Fax+1 734-936-9294
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Summary
- Dr. Byron Gregory Thompson, MD. is the JE McGillicuddy Professor and Neurosurgery Clinical Service Chief at the University of Michigan. He specializes in microsurgical cerebrovascular neurosurgery, endovascular neurosurgery, and skull base surgery. Dr. Thompson completed his Neurosurgery Residency at the University of Pittsburgh under Dr Peter Jannetta, a Cerebrovascular Research Fellowship under Dr Edward Oldfield at the National Institutes of Health, a Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Fellowship under Dr Robert Spetzler at the Barrow Neurological Institute and an Endovascular Neurosurgery and Interventional Neuroradiology Fellowship under Dr Robert Rosenwasser in 2004 at Thomas Jefferson University. His expertise includes treatment of brain aneurysms and skull base tumors such as Vestibular Schwannomas and Meningiomas, He has served as the Chairman of the American Board of Neurological Surgery as well as the Cerebrovascular Section of the AANS/CNS. He has over 150 medical publications and has spoken as an Honored Visiting Professor at over 20 Universities and tertiary Medical Centers.
He currently resides in Ann Arbor, Michigan
Education & Training
Sidney Kimmel Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University/TJUHFellowship, Vascular and Interventional Radiology, 2004 - 2005
Barrow Neurological Institute at St Joseph's Hospital and Medical CenterFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 1993 - 1994
UPMC Medical EducationResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1987 - 1993
Clinical Center at the National Institutes of Health/National Capital ConsortiumFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 1990 - 1992
UPMC Medical EducationInternship, Transitional Year, 1986 - 1987
Certifications & Licensure
MI State Medical License 1998 - 2029
PA State Medical License 1988 - 2008
AZ State Medical License 1993 - 2004
UT State Medical License 1994 - 2000
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Chairman, American Board of Neurological Surgery American Board of Neurological Surgery
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
- CMS Meaningful Use Stage 2 Certification OpTime Surgical 2014 Certified Module, Epic Systems Corporation, 2013-2014, 2016-2017
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 1 citationsMinimizing the risks of stereotactic brain biopsy in suspected central nervous system lymphoma: a retrospective database study.Anran Li, Sara Saleh, Nora Sharba, Elnaz Guivatchian, Oren Sagher
Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology. 2026-03-26 - 5 citationsNeuroendovascular Procedures in Patients with Ehlers-Danlos Type IV: Multicenter Case Series and Systematic Review.Varun Padmanaban, Patricia P Yee, Sravanthi Koduri, Bashar Zaidat, Badih J Daou
World Neurosurgery. 2023-02-01 - 7 citationsUnifying theory of carotid plaque disruption based on structural phenotypes and forces expressed at the lumen/wall interface.Luis Savastano, Hossein Mousavi, Yang Liu, Siri Sahib S Khalsa, Yihao Zheng
Stroke and Vascular Neurology. 2022-12-01
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