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Michael Y Wang, MD
Assistant Professor
Department of Neurological Surgery
Keck School of Medicine
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, California


Dr. Wang graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Stanford University
with an undergraduate degree in Microbiology and
Immunology and also received his medical degree from
Stanford University.  He then completed his residency training
in Neurological Surgery at the University of Southern California
and served as a fellow in spinal cord and spinal column
surgery at the University of Miami.  

Dr. Wang is currently on the faculty at the University of
Southern California Department of Neurological Surgery.  His
research interests include spine surgery outcomes studies,
lumbar facet disease, OPLL, and the use of artificial proteins
for the treatment of degenerative spinal disorders.

He has authored over 150 peer-reviewed manuscripts, book
chapters, scientific abstracts, and review articles.  He has
taught over 50 instructional courses to other surgeons and is
the innovator of several novel minimally invasive spine
surgeries.  He is also the recipient of the American Association
of Neurological Surgeons Mayfield Clinical Science Award
(2003) and the
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
L
arson Research Award (2005).


Contact Information:

Janet Galvan
1200 North State Street
Suite #5046
Department of Neurological Surgery
Los Angeles, CA 90033
(323) 226-7432
(323) 226-7833 FAX