Heather Jane McCrea MD
Pediatric Neurosurgery
Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Holtz Children's Hospital/Jackson Health System
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1095 NW 14th TerMiami, FL 33136
Phone+1 305-243-6946
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Summary
- Dr. Heather McCrea is a neurosurgeon in Miami, FL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including University of Miami, Holtz Children's Hospital/Jackson Health System, and Nicklaus Children's Hospital. She received her medical degree from Yale School of Medicine and has been in practice 8 years. She specializes in pediatric neurosurgery. She has more than 20 publications and over 500 citings.
Education & Training
Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, 2016 - 2017
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Cornell Campus)Residency, Neurological Surgery, 2009 - 2016
Yale School of MedicineClass of 2009
Brown UniversityScB, Biochemistry, Honors
Certifications & Licensure
FL State Medical License 2017 - 2027
MA State Medical License 2016 - 2027
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Clinical Trials
- Intraarterial Infusion Of Erbitux and Bevacizumab For Relapsed/Refractory Intracranial Glioma In Patients Under 22 Start of enrollment: 2013 Jun 01
- Treatment of Relapsed/Refractory Intracranial Glioma in Patients Under 22 Years of Age Start of enrollment: 2025 Jun 19
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Large intracerebral hemorrhage in the setting of vitamin K prophylaxis refusal.Sima Vazquez, Emirose Thattil, Heather J McCrea
Child's Nervous System. 2026-01-09 - Potential Role of Serum Cytokines and Chemokines as Biomarkers of Injury Severity and Functional Outcomes Following Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury.Kathryn Swaby, Alexander J Skirvin, Natalie Machado, Maria Mateo Chavez, Julia Alexis Bernal
Cells. 2025-12-22 - Association of serum inflammasome proteins and pediatric traumatic brain injury severity.Jennifer C Munoz Pareja, Maria B Mateo Chavez, Julia Alexis Bernal, Kathryn Swaby, Natalie Machado
Pediatric Research. 2025-09-26
Press Mentions
Teen Flourishes After Life-Saving Brain SurgeryJanuary 8th, 2020
Holtz Children’s Hospital Doctors Perform Brain Surgery on 13-Year-Old Girl Deemed ‘Non-Treatable’December 23rd, 2019
How to Prevent and Treat Head and Traumatic Brain Injuries at Holtz Children’s HospitalMarch 14th, 2023
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