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Michael Park, MD, Neurosurgery, Minneapolis, MN, M Health Fairview University of Minnesota Medical Center

MichaelC.ParkMDPhD

Neurosurgery • Minneapolis, MN

Epilepsy Surgery, Pain, Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery

Associate Professor, Neurological Surgery, University of Minnesota School of Medicine

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Overview of Dr. Park

I am a board certified neurosurgeon, an Associate Professor, MnDRIVE Neuromodulation Scholar and Director of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery and Neurology at the University of Minnesota. I received dual Bachelors in Arts and Sciences in Economics and Electrical Engineering from Cornell University in Ithaca, NY in 1992, and received Bachelors in Arts in Biology from University of Kansas in Lawrence, KS in 1994. I then received my MD and PhD from the School of Medicine and Graduate Studies, Department of Molecular and Integrative Physiology, at the University of Kansas in Kansas City, KS in 2002. I then completed my neurosurgery residency at Brown University/Rhode Island Hospital in 2009. I was awarded the prestigious William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and completed my fellowship with Dr. Jean Régis at the Université de la Méditerranée Aix-Marseille II, Assistance Publique L’Hôpital d’Adulte de la Timone in Marseille, France, in 2010. I was an Assistant Professor and the Director of Functional Neurosurgery and Pain in the Department of Neurosurgery at University of Louisville until 2014 when I joined the Department of Neurosurgery at University of Minnesota. I have extensive experience with neuromodulation, deep brain stimulation, in treating brain conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and dystonia. I also use neuromodulation to stimulate the spinal cord and to deliver intrathecal drug therapy to treat cancer and chronic pain. I also perform procedures such as depth and grid electrode placement to identify abnormal brain areas that may cause epileptic seizures. I help treat epilepsy patients with surgical resection, responsive neurostimulator (NeuroPace RNS), vagus nerve stimulation and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.

Education & Training

  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
    American Association of Neurological SurgeonsThe William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship, Neurosurgery, 2009 - 2010
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2003 - 2009
  • Brown University
    Brown UniversityInternship, Transitional Year, 2002 - 2003
  • University of Kansas Graduate Studies
    University of Kansas Graduate StudiesPh.D., Molecular and Integrative Physiology, 1994 - 2002
  • University of Kansas School of Medicine
    University of Kansas School of MedicineClass of 2002, M.D.
  • University of Kansas
    University of KansasB.A., Biology, 1992 - 1994
  • Cornell University
    Cornell UniversityB.S. and B.A., Electrical Engineering and Economics, Dual Degree, 1986 - 1992

Certifications & Licensure

  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • KY State Medical License
    KY State Medical License 2010 - 2016
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, 2014
  • The William P. Van Wagenen Fellowship Award American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 2009

Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • A Simple Geometric Analysis Method for Measuring and Mitigating RF Induced Currents on Deep Brain Stimulations Leads by Multichannel transmission/reception  
    Jerrold Vitek, Michael C Park, Noam Harel, ScienceDirect
  • Management of levodopa-induced stereotypic gait disorder with pallidal stimulation.  
    1. Ferrara JM, Houghton DJ, Knoop C, Park MC, Neurology: Clinical Practice, 12/2014
  • A porcine model of hydrocephalus induced by gamma knife irradiation  
    Duncan J III, Caralopoulos I, Noren G, Stopa E, Silverberg G, Klinge P, Donahue J, Park M, Miller M, Johanson C, Cerebrospinal Fluid Research, 11/27/2009
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  • Korean

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