Shekar N Kurpad MD
Associate Professor, Neurosurgery, Medical College of Wisconsin
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1155 N Mayfair RdSpine Care Clinic At Plank RoadMilwaukee, WI 53226
Phone+1 414-955-7188
Fax+1 414-955-0110
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Education & Training
Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1996 - 2001- Case Western Reserve University/University Hospitals Cleveland Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1995 - 1996
Bangalore Medical CollegeClass of 1991
Certifications & Licensure
WI State Medical License 2002 - 2025
OH State Medical License 2000 - 2001
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Back Pain Recognition Program National Committee for Quality Assurance, 2011-2013
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Cervical Spondylotic Myelopathy Surgical Trial Start of enrollment: 2014 Apr 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Targeted neuromodulation of spinal interneurons enhances breathing in chronic spinal cord injury.Allison Brezinski, Nicholas Popp, Katherine Konkel, Shekar Kurpad, Kajana Satkunendrarajah
Neurobiology of Disease. 2025-09-01 - The sodium-glutamate antagonist riluzole improves outcome after acute spinal cord injury: results from the RISCIS randomised controlled trial analysed using a global s...Michael G Fehlings, Karlo M Pedro, Mohammed Ali Alvi, Ali Moghaddamjou, James S Harrop
Ebiomedicine. 2025-07-24 - AO Spine Knowledge Forums Promote Collaboration and Elevate the Impact of Research: A Bibliometric Analysis.Daniel N de Souza, David B Kurland, Luiz Vialle, Klaus J Schnake, Shekar N Kurpad
Global Spine Journal. 2025-06-13
Press Mentions
From “Hopeless” to “A Miracle:” How He Got His Life Back After a Crash Left Him ParalyzedMay 18th, 2017
Medical College of Wisconsin Appoints Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, to Chair of NeurosurgeryMarch 27th, 2017- “I Want to Do Something Different:” 7th Grader Experiences His Dream Profession — a Neurosurgeon!March 7th, 2017
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Grant Support
- Stimulation of Cervical Excitatory Interneurons to Restore Breathing After Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord InjuryCLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI VA MEDICAL CENTER2022–2025
- Stimulation of Cervical Excitatory Interneurons to Restore Breathing After Chronic Cervical Spinal Cord InjuryCLEMENT J. ZABLOCKI VA MEDICAL CENTER2022–2025
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