Michael Gordon Muhonen MD

Pediatric Neurosurgery

Physician

1010 W La Veta AveSte 710Orange, CA 92868
Phone+1 714-835-2724
Fax+1 714-835-2751

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Education & Training

University of Iowa Health Care Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1987 - 1993
Oral Roberts University School of MedicineClass of 1987

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Certifications & Licensure

CA State Medical License 1995 - 2027
IA State Medical License 1987 - 1996
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Top Doctors:LA Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:San Diego Area Castle Connolly, 2013
Top Doctors:Southern California Castle Connolly, 2012

Clinical Trials

Neurological Surgery & Affiliated Services De-Identified Clinical Outcomes Database Start of enrollment: 2005 Aug 04
COMPLETED

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

EXPRESS: Beyond structural fragility in germinal matrix hemorrhage: a protease-threshold model of developmental cerebral microvascular failure.
Leandro Castaneyra-Ruiz, Alexandra Latini, Brian W Hanak, Michael Muhonen
Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism. 2026-08-21
A stereotactic injection method to establish a clinically relevant germinal matrix hemorrhage murine model.
Gio Jison, Noah Ramos, Celine Thao-Quyen Tran, Sydney Milo, Amirhossein Shahriari
Journal of Neuroscience Methods. 2026-07-01
Clinical evaluation of ThecaFlex DRx, a novel implantable catheter-port for intrathecal nusinersen delivery in spinal muscular atrophy: Initial results from the PIERRE...
Ignacio Mesina-Estarrón, Michael Abruzzo, Fernando Cotrim Gomes, Melina Thaxton, Aaron Yengo-Kahn
Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases. 2026-03-13

Press Mentions

Myrtelle Announces Presentation of Encouraging Interim Results from Its Phase 1/2 Gene Therapy Trial for Canavan Disease at the 2025 Cell & Gene Meeting on the MesaOctober 6th, 2025
Obstetric Device Doubles as Effective Way to Correct Infant ‘Ping Pong’ Skull FracturesSeptember 18th, 2024
YOUR HEALTH: A Better Way to Get Much-Needed Help to Spinal PatientsAugust 14th, 2019