Dr. Michael W McDermott, MD | Baptist Health
Michael W McDermott, MD
- Baptist Health Medical Group
- Baptist Health Quality Network
- Miami Cancer Institute
- Miami Neuroscience Institute
4.9 / 5 46 Ratings
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Clinical Focus
- Brain and CNS
About Michael W McDermott
Provider Gender
Male
Biography
Michael McDermott, M.D., is a neurosurgeon, the Irma & Kalman Bass Endowed Chair in Clinical Neuroscience and the chief medical executive of Baptist Health Miami Neuroscience Institute. He is a world-renowned leader in neurosciences and has clinical expertise in the field of meningioma surgery and Gamma Knife radiosurgery.
Dr. McDermott is widely known for advancing neurosurgical techniques and is an expert in the treatment of a wide variety of neurological disorders. He is the world’s leading expert in meningioma, the most common primary brain tumor in adults.*
Dr. McDermott joined Baptist Health from UCSF Medical Center, where he served as co-director of the Gamma Knife radiosurgery and skull base surgery programs, vice chairman of clinical programs from 2001-2012 and held the Wolfe Family Endowed Professor in Meningioma Research.
Throughout his career, Dr. McDermott’s research has generated more than 400 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to his clinical and research leadership, he is an accomplished educator. As residency program director at UCSF Medical Center for seven years, he trained young surgeons from around the world.
Dr. McDermott has been recognized with several professional awards and numerous visiting professor invitations.
When he is not treating patients, Dr. McDermott enjoys exploring Florida with his wife, Coralee, and their English bulldog, Bella, and visiting their grown sons, Brendan and Christopher, in San Francisco. He also has his own wine label and is a vintage Formula Ford race car enthusiast.
*From 2010 to present, according to Expertscape.com.
Dr. McDermott is widely known for advancing neurosurgical techniques and is an expert in the treatment of a wide variety of neurological disorders. He is the world’s leading expert in meningioma, the most common primary brain tumor in adults.*
Dr. McDermott joined Baptist Health from UCSF Medical Center, where he served as co-director of the Gamma Knife radiosurgery and skull base surgery programs, vice chairman of clinical programs from 2001-2012 and held the Wolfe Family Endowed Professor in Meningioma Research.
Throughout his career, Dr. McDermott’s research has generated more than 400 peer-reviewed publications. In addition to his clinical and research leadership, he is an accomplished educator. As residency program director at UCSF Medical Center for seven years, he trained young surgeons from around the world.
Dr. McDermott has been recognized with several professional awards and numerous visiting professor invitations.
When he is not treating patients, Dr. McDermott enjoys exploring Florida with his wife, Coralee, and their English bulldog, Bella, and visiting their grown sons, Brendan and Christopher, in San Francisco. He also has his own wine label and is a vintage Formula Ford race car enthusiast.
*From 2010 to present, according to Expertscape.com.
Language
English
Age Groups Seen
Adults (18+)
Adults (65+)
Hospital Affiliations
Baptist Hospital of Miami
Doctors Hospital
South Miami Hospital
Publications
Education & Training
Education
Vancouver General Hospital
Residency Program, Neurological Surgery, 1988
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
Internship Program, Transitional Year, 1983
University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine (Canada)
Medical School, 1982
Certifications
Neurological Surgery
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 2003
Locations
Accepted Insurance
Note: Health plans that are currently contracted with Baptist Health are listed below. However, please check with our insurance provider to verify that Baptist Health is part of your provider network.
- Medicare
- HMO
- Medicare - Med Adv PPO
- POS
- PPO
- Entrust
- HMO
- Medicare
- POS
CarePlus Health Plans
- Great West
- HMO
- POS
- PPO
Devoted Health
Dimension Health
Dimension International
Doctors HealthCare Plans
First Health Network
- BlueCare
- Medicare HMO
- MyBlue
- Options
- POS
- PPO
- Select
Florida Community Care
Global Excel
Global Medical Mgmt/Europ Assist
HAA Preferred Partners
- Medicaid UK Only
- All LOB
Medicaid
Medicare
Miami Childrens Health Plan
- Marketplace Exch
- Medicaid
Multiplan/Beechstreet
Preferred Care Network fka Medica
Quality Health Management
- HMO
- NHP
- POS
- PPO
Ratings & Reviews
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4.9 / 5
