Michael Y. Wang, MD, FACS

Associate Professor Neurological Surgery & Rehabilitation Medicine
Associate Professor of Clinical Neurological Surgery

tel: 305-243-6946
fax: 305-243-3337

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Board Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgery

Practice Locations
University of Miami Hospital/Sylvester

Languages Spoken
English

Education
University of Miami, Jackson Memorial Hospital
Miami, FL 		Neurosurgery Spine Fellowship 2002
LA County & University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 		Neurosurgery Residency 2001
LA County & University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA 		Surgical Internship 1997
Stanford University Medical School
Los Angeles, CA 		M.D. 1996
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 		B.S. Microbiology & Immunology 1990

Dr. Michael Wang joins the Department of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami after having served as the Spine Director at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California, and the Spine Fellowship Director at Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center .  Dr Wang specializes in the treatment of complex spinal disorders.  He graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University with an undergraduate degree in Microbiology and Immunology and then received his medical degree from the Stanford University School of Medicine.  Dr. Wang completed his residency training in Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California , and following his residency, he served as a fellow in spinal cord and spinal column surgery at the University of Miami Center for Complex Spine Surgery.  

Dr. Wang has been a prolific researcher and has published over one hundred peer reviewed papers, book chapters, abstracts, and oral presentations.  He has received both the distinguished Sanford Larson and Frank Mayfield Research Awards from the Joint Spine Section of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.  His research areas include the use of robotics in spinal surgery, resorbable spinal implants, the treatment of cervical myelopathy, and the development of new osteobiologic agents to promote spinal fusion.  He has innovated minimally invasive spine surgery techniques and, in particular, has been involved in the investigation and development of outcomes assessments in spinal surgery. 

Dr. Wang is Board Certified in Neurological Surgery and his specialty interests include minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal cord tumors, total disc replacement, spinal reconstruction, syringomyelia, spinal cord injury, and surgery for neuropathic pain.