Christopher B Michael, MD

Specialties

Dr. Michael is board certified in neurological surgery and performs surgery for a wide range of conditions of the brain and spine. «My practice is very personal in nature,» Dr. Michael says. «I tailor treatments that are as individual as my patients’ needs. I take a very patient-​centered, conservative approach so patients don’t waste time on treatments they don’t need and can focus on a faster, more efficient recovery.»

Minimally-​invasive spine surgery, such as outpatient treatment of lumbar and cervical herniated discs, is among Dr. Michael’s surgical specialties. His expertise also include complex spine reconstruction surgery, microsurgery for tumors of the brain and spine, trigeminal neuralgia, and endoscopic pituitary surgery. He has an active radiosurgery practice as well. Metastatic and primary brain tumors, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, and trigeminal neuralgia are among the conditions Dr. Michael can treat with radiosurgery.

History

Established in 2001.

Dr. Michael has been in private practice in Dallas at Baylor University Medical Center since 2001. In addition to surgical privileges at Baylor, he also performs specialty spine surgery at Methodist Hospital for Surgery in Addison. Dr. Michael currently serves as vice chairman of the board of managers of Methodist Hospital for Surgery and has served as the director for the neurosurgical operating facilities at Baylor.

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Dr. Michael is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, as well as the AANS/​CNS joint section on brain tumors. Dr. Michael is involved in investigational clinical trials for brain tumors and has published research in the leading neurosurgical journals.

Dr. Michael is proud to have been named among the Best Doctors in Dallas from 2003 to 2012.