MichaelFinkelMD

Neurology • Naples, FL

Headache

Neurologist.

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Office
6101 Pine Ridge Rd
Naples, FL 34119
Phone+1 239-348-4000
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Summary

Dr. Michael Finkel is a neurologist in Naples, FL and is affiliated with Physicians Regional - Pine Ridge. He received his medical degree from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and has been in practice 44 years. He also speaks multiple languages, including French, German, and Spanish. He specializes in headache and is experienced in sleep medicine, electroencephalography, movement disorders, headache medicine, and multiple sclerosis.

Education & Training

University of RochesterResidency, Neurology, 1974 - 1977
Rush University Medical CenterInternship, Internal Medicine, 1973 - 1974
Washington University in St. Louis School of MedicineClass of 1973

Certifications & Licensure

FL State Medical License 1998 - 2015
WI State Medical License 1979 - 2014
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification NextGen Ambulatory EHR, NextGen Healthcare, 2012
Kenneth M. Viste Jr. MD Patient Advocate of the Year American Academy of Neurology, 2011
President Florida Society of Neurology, 2005, 2007
America's Best Doctors, Top 1% for Neurology 2000, 2013
President Wisconsin Neurology Society
Fellow American Academy of Neurology
America's Best Doctors (Neurology) for Women
Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

6 citations
Machado–Joseph disease in a Nigerian family: mutational origin and review of the literature
S. A. Ogun, Sandra Martins, Philip Adebayo, Clara O Dawodu, Jorge Sequeiros, Michael F Finkel> ;European Journal of Human Genetics. 2015 Feb 1
6 citations
Building foundations for improving health opportunities in sub-Saharan Africa
Biodun Ogungbo, Michael F. Finkel, Yomi Ogun> ;Neurology. 2013 Dec 10
31 citations
The neurological consequences of explosives
Michael F. Finkel> ;Journal of the Neurological Sciences. 2006 Nov 1
63 citations
A comparison of two treatment regimens of ceftriaxone in late Lyme disease.
Raymond J. Dattwyler, Gary P. Wormser, Thomas J. Rush, Michael F. Finkel, Robert T. Schoen, Edgar Grunwaldt, Michael Franklin, Eileen Hilton, Gary L. Bryant, William A...> ;Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift. 2005 Jun 1
23 citations
Population-Based Incidence of Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Northwestern Wisconsin, 1997–1999
Edward A. Belongia, Craig M. Gale, Kurt D. Reed, Paul D. Mitchell, Mary Vandermause, Michael F. Finkel, James J. Kazmierczak, Jeffrey P. Davis> ;The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2001 Dec 1
35 citations
Tickborne Infections as a Cause of Nonspecific Febrile Illness in Wisconsin
Edward A. Belongia, Kurt D. Reed, Paul D. Mitchell, Nancy Mueller-Rizner, Mary Vandermause, Michael F. Finkel, James J. Kazmierczak> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 2001 May 15
23 citations
Pramipexole is a possible effective treatment for primary orthostatic tremor (shaky leg syndrome).
Michael F. Finkel> ;Archives of Neurology. 2000 Oct 1
71 citations
Clinical and Epidemiological Features of Early Lyme Disease and Human Granulocytic Ehrlichiosis in Wisconsin
Edward A. Belongia, Kurt D. Reed, Paul D. Mitchell, Po-Huang Chyou, Nancy Mueller-Rizner, Michael F. Finkel, Martin E. Schriefer> ;Clinical Infectious Diseases. 1999 Dec 1
Comparison of paroxetine and nortriptyline in depressed patients with ischemic heart disease.
Roose SP, Laghrissi-Thode F, Kennedy JS, Nelson JC, Bigger JT, Pollock BG, Gaffney A, Narayan M, Finkel MS, McCafferty J, Gergel I> ;JAMA. 1998-01-28
113 citations
CEFTRIAXONE COMPARED WITH DOXYCYCLINE FOR THE TREATMENT OF ACUTE DISSEMINATED LYME DISEASE
Raymond J. Dattwyler, Benjamin J. Luft, Mark J. Kunkel, Michael F. Finkel, Gary P. Wormser, Thomas J. Rush, Edgar Grunwaldt, William A. Agger, Michael Franklin, Donald...> ;The New England Journal of Medicine. 1997 Jul 31
Practice parameters for the diagnosis of patients with nervous system Lyme borreliosis (Lyme disease). Quality Standards Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurol...
Halperin JJ Logigian EL Finkel MF Pearl RA> ;Neurology. 1996 Mar
Child sexual abuse continues to present many dilemmas for the practicing pediatrician.
Finkel MA> ;Child Abuse Negl. 1996-01-01
1 citations
The progressive paralytic disorders associated with Lyme disease.
Michael Finkel> ;Seminars in Neurology. 1993 Sep 1
142 citations
Invasion of the central nervous system by Borrelia burgdorferi in acute disseminated infection.
Benjamin J. Luft, Charles R. Steinman, Harold Neimark, Bethi Muralidhar, Thomas J. Rush, Michael F. Finkel, Mark J. Kunkel, Raymond J. Dattwyler> ;JAMA. 1992 Mar 11
30 citations
Nervous system Lyme borreliosis-revisited
Michael J. Finkel, John J. Halperin> ;Archives of Neurology. 1992 Jan 1
Borrelia lymphocytoma: a possible North American case.
Finkel MF Johnson RC> ;Wis Med J. 1990 Dec
65 citations
Lyme Disease and Its Neurologic Complications
Michael F. Finkel> ;Archives of Neurology. 1988 Jan 1
Lyme disease: its neurologic manifestations and its presentation in Wisconsin.
Finkel MF> ;Wis Med J. 1986 Jul
Adoption of orphan products by the pharmaceutical industry.
Finkel MJ> ;N. Engl. J. Med.. 1984-09-06
Munchausen syndrome.
Finkel MF> ;Neurology. 1982 Nov
The development of orphan products.
Finkel MJ> ;N. Engl. J. Med.. 1982-10-07
Medicaid second-opinion program in Massachusetts.
McCarthy EG, Finkel ML> ;N. Engl. J. Med.. 1980-10-09
Streamlining military medicine.
Finkel MF> ;N Engl J Med. 1980 Mar 13
Drugs of limited commercial value.
Finkel MJ> ;N. Engl. J. Med.. 1980-03-13
The FDA's classification system for new drugs. An evaluation of therapeutic gain.
Finkel MJ> ;N. Engl. J. Med.. 1980-01-17
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Professional Memberships

American Academy of Neurology - AAN
Member
Child Neurology Society
Member

Other Languages

French, German, Spanish

Hospital Affiliations

Physicians Regional - Pine RidgeNaples, Florida