FernandoDiazMDPhD

Neurosurgery • Troy, MI

Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Neurosurgical Spine Surgery

Michigan Head and Spine Institute, Beaumont Royal Oak

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Office
1500 W Big Beaver Rd
Ste 150
Troy, MI 48084
Phone+1 248-784-3708

Fax+1 248-784-3743
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Summary

Dr. Fernando Diaz is a neurosurgeon in Troy, MI and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Ascension St. John Hospital, DMC Harper University Hospital, McLaren Oakland, McLaren Macomb, Ascension of Providence Hospital, Southfield Campus, Karmanos Cancer Center, and Beaumont Hospital - Royal Oak. He received his medical degree from Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico and has been in practice 47 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including Spanish, French, Italian, and Portuguese. He specializes in cerebrovascular neurosurgery and neurosurgical spine surgery and is experienced in neurosurgical spine surgery, skull base surgery, cerebrovascular disease, and thoracic spine surgery. He has 317 peer reviewed publications in multiple languages, and 133 book chapters in Neurosurgery. Established the Neuroscience Center at Beaumont Royal Oak, and implemented Robotic Spine Surgery at Royal Oak Beaumont

Education & Training

University of MinnesotaPhD, Neuroscience/Neurosurgery, 1975 - 1980
University of MinnesotaResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1973 - 1978
University of Kansas School of MedicineResidency, Surgery, 1971 - 1973
University of KansasMasters of Science, Anatomy/Neuro, 1971 - 1973
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de MexicoClass of 1970

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1974 - Present
MI State Medical License 1978 - 2024
FL State Medical License 1987 - 2015
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow American College of Physician Executives
Honor Graduate Payton Society, University of Minnesota, 2022
America's Top Doctors Castle Connolly, 2002-2014, 2017, 2019, 2021
Director Neuroscience Center Beaumont Hospitals, 2011-2020
Chief Medical Officer Detroit Medical Center, 1998-2002
National Neurosurgical Consultant to the US President United States Air Force, 1990-1992
Fellow (FACS) American College of Surgeons
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Three layer impact simulation for large cranioplasty using non-linear finite element model.
Park HK, Dujovny M, Lee JB, Diaz FG> ;Biomedical sciences instrumentation.
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[Short-term effectiveness of interlaminar lumbar instrumented fusion through a small incision for lumbar spinal stenosis].
Shaofei Wang, Jianhu Chao, Jianmin Wei, Fernando G Diaz> ;Chinese Journal of Reparative and Reconstructive Surgery. 2012 Jun 1
CNS child abuse: epidemiology and prevention.
Perez-Arjona E, Dujovny M, Viñas F, Park HK, Lizarraga S, Park T, Diaz FG> ;Neurological research.
Surgical management of cavernous malformations of the brainstem.
Viñas FC, Gordon V, Guthikonda M, Diaz FG> ;Neurological research.
A model of global forebrain ischemia/reperfusion in the awake rat.
Melgar MA, Park H, Rafols JA, Diaz FG> ;Neurological research.
Prereperfusion flushing of ischemic territory: a therapeutic study in which histological and behavioral assessments were used to measure ischemia-reperfusion injury in...
Ding Y, Yao B, Zhou Y, Park H, McAllister JP, Diaz FG> ;Journal of neurosurgery.
Impaired motor activity and motor learning function in rat with middle cerebral artery occlusion.
Ding Y, Zhou Y, Lai Q, Li J, Park H, Diaz FG> ;Behavioural brain research.
Inhibition of mitochondrial Na(+)/Ca(2+) exchange by 7-chloro-5-(2-chlorophenyl)-1,5-dihydro-4,1-benzothiazepin-2(3H)-one attenuates free fatty acid efflux in rat cere...
Pilitsis JG, Diaz FG, O'Regan MH, Phillis JW> ;Neuroscience letters.
Future of extracranial-intracranial bypass.
Guthikonda M, Guyot LL, Diaz FG> ;Neurological research.
Free fatty acids in human cerebrospinal fluid following subarachnoid hemorrhage and their potential role in vasospasm: a preliminary observation.
Pilitsis JG, Coplin WM, O'Regan MH, Wellwood JM, Diaz FG, Fairfax MR, Michael DB, Phillis JW> ;Journal of neurosurgery.
Prereperfusion saline infusion into ischemic territory reduces inflammatory injury after transient middle cerebral artery occlusion in rats.
Ding Y, Li J, Rafols JA, Phillis JW, Diaz FG> ;Stroke.
Biomechanical properties of high-density polyethylene for pterional prosthesis.
Park HK, Dujovny M, Diaz FG, Guthikonda M> ;Neurological research.
Functional improvement after motor training is correlated with synaptic plasticity in rat thalamus.
Ding Y, Li J, Lai Q, Azam S, Rafols JA, Diaz FG> ;Neurological research.
Stereolithography: neurosurgical and medical implications.
Perez-Arjona E, Dujovny M, Park H, Kulyanov D, Galaniuk A, Agner C, Michael D, Diaz FG> ;Neurological research.
Advances in ICP monitoring techniques.
Zhong J, Dujovny M, Park HK, Perez E, Perlin AR, Diaz FG> ;Neurological research.
Synaptic plasticity in thalamic nuclei enhanced by motor skill training in rat with transient middle cerebral artery occlusion.
Ding Y, Li J, Clark J, Diaz FG, Rafols JA> ;Neurological research.
Free fatty acids in cerebrospinal fluids from patients with traumatic brain injury.
Pilitsis JG, Coplin WM, O'Regan MH, Wellwood JM, Diaz FG, Fairfax MR, Michael DB, Phillis JW> ;Neuroscience letters.
Reduced inflammatory mediator expression by pre-reperfusion infusion into ischemic territory in rats: a real-time polymerase chain reaction analysis.
Ding Y, Young CN, Li J, Luan X, McAllister JP, Clark JD, Diaz FG> ;Neuroscience letters.
Intradural invasion of chordoma: two case reports.
Gonzalez-Martinez JA, Guthikonda M, Vellutini E, Zamorano L, Li Q, Kupski W, Diaz FG> ;Skull base : official journal of North American Skull Base Society ... [et al.].
Exercise-induced overexpression of angiogenic factors and reduction of ischemia/reperfusion injury in stroke.
Ding YH, Luan XD, Li J, Rafols JA, Guthinkonda M, Diaz FG, Ding Y> ;Current neurovascular research.
Brain retraction injury.
Zhong J, Dujovny M, Perlin AR, Perez-Arjona E, Park HK, Diaz FG> ;Neurological research.
Local saline infusion into ischemic territory induces regional brain cooling and neuroprotection in rats with transient middle cerebral artery occlusion.
Ding Y, Li J, Luan X, Lai Q, McAllister JP, Phillis JW, Clark JC, Guthikonda M, Diaz FG> ;Neurosurgery.
Long-term neuroprotection induced by regional brain cooling with saline infusion into ischemic territory in rats: a behavioral analysis.
Li J, Luan X, Lai Q, Clark JC, McAllister JP, Fessler R, Diaz FG, Ding Y> ;Neurological research.
Postischemic reperfusion: ultrastructural blood-brain barrier and hemodynamic correlative changes in an awake model of transient forebrain ischemia.
Melgar MA, Rafols J, Gloss D, Diaz FG> ;Neurosurgery.
Paraclinoid Carotid Aneurysms: Surgical Management, Complications, and Outcome Based on a New Classification Scheme.
Barami K, Hernandez VS, Diaz FG, Guthikonda M> ;Skull base : official journal of North American Skull Base Society ... [et al.].
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Press Mentions

Beaumont’s new Neuroscience Center minimizes obstacles for patientsSeptember 23rd, 2022
Different approaches to lumbar spine surgerySeptember 23rd, 2022
No Fault Motor Vehicle Accidents Medical Perspective September 23rd, 2022
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Grant Support

Transverse Lumbar Inter-body Fusion Minimally Invasive RetractorK2M Surgical2016–2019
Lateral Access Surgery for Lumbar Spinal FusionsK2M Surgical2015–2017
Carotid Occlusion StudyNational Institute of Health2003–2005
Frameless StereotaxyThe Jewish Fund1998–1999
Cerebrovascular Clinical ResearchNational Institute of Neurological Diseases1992–1994
Laser in Microvascular Reconstruction of the Abdominal AortaHenry Ford Foundation1984–1987
Dimethyl Sulfoxide, Barbiturates and Propranolol in Cerebral IshcemiaMichigan Heart Association1983–1985
Cerebral Ischemia ResearchHenry Ford Foundation1979–1982
Effect of low and Large Dose Dexamethasone and MPrednisolone on Ischemic StrokeMedical Education and Research Foundation1978–1980
Experimental Cerebral Revascularizaiton for Acute Stroke in DogsMinnesota Medical Foundation1975–1978

Committees

Editorial Board, World Surgical Neurology Journal 2011 - 2022
Continental Delegate US, World Federation of Neurological Surgery 2010 - 2013
Board of Directors, American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2005 - 2007
Chairman, Council State Neurosurgical Societies 2005 - 2007
Board of Directors, National Hispanic Medical Foundation 2003 - 2005
Chairman, Medico Legal Section, American Association of Neurological Surgeons 2000 - 2002
Editorial Board Member, Neurological Research 1999 - 2006
Treasurer, Latin American Federation of Neurosurgery 1999 - 2001
President US Chapter, Federation of Latin American Neurosurgeons 1998 - 2004
President, Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeosn 1997 - 1999
Committee on Licensure and Discipline, Michigan State Medical Society 1996 - 2000
Latin American Delegate, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies 1992 - 1996
Editorial Board, Concepts In Neurosurgery 1991 - 1993
Vice Regent, International College of Surgeons 1988 - 1992
Neurosurgery, Editorial Board 1985 - 1989