Top Neurologists in Michigan
Specialists, such a neurologists can be difficult to find. Even if you find a Michigan area neurologist, are they a good fit for you? What questions do you ask? A lot of times when in need of a specialist, you do not have the luxury of time on your side. You need to know what your options are in Michigan and fast. Let us do the start of the work for you. Our list of neurologists in Michigan will give you a solid place on finding a doctor that is the right fit for you or your loved one.
Even if you have lived in the Michigan area for years, you have to research these things carefully. Fortunately with your feedback and help we craft our lists. Lists made to help you get the information you need fast. If you are not looking for a neurologist in Michigan, check out our locations page to narrow down your search. If you have a bad experience with a Michigan neurologist on our list, please let us know. Your feedback is how we craft our lists.
Dr. Stephen Burton
Lansing, MI
Dr. Burton is Board Certified in Neurology and Vascular Neurology from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He is currently an active member of the American Academy of Neurology. He is also Board Certified in Neurology from the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada.
Wendy Sherman, MD
Grand Rapids, MI
Dr. Sherman, is board certified in neurology and neuro-oncology. After earning her medical degree from Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, Dr. Sherman completed her neurology residency, serving as chief resident, and her fellowship in neuro-oncology, also at Northwestern University. As a member of the Spectrum Health Brain & Spine Tumor Center multidisciplinary team, she provides highly sub-specialized care for patients with brain and spine tumors, including the management of complex medical issues associated with central nervous system tumors and neurological complications as the result of systemic metastases. Dr. Sherman’s clinical and research interests include gliomas, meningiomas, brain metastases, leptomeningeal disease, and epilepsy secondary to brain tumors.
Timothy Thoits, MD
Grand Rapids, MI
Dr. Thoits, is a board certified neurologist. Dr. Thoits earned his medical degree from Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit. He completed his neurology residency at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, and completed his epilepsy fellowship at Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis.
Daniel Fain, MD
Grand Rapids, MI
Dr. Fain, is a board-certified pediatric neurologist. Dr. Fain earned his medical degree from Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis. He completed his pediatrics residency with Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis and completed his pediatric neurology fellowship with Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. Dr. Fain’s clinical interests include headache, congenital central nervous system malformations, neonatal neurology, status epilepticus, febrile seizures, treatment of epilepsy with vagus nerve stimulator and ketogenic diet, and tic disorders.
Muhammad Farooq, MD
Grand Rapids, MI
As a member of the Mercy Health Hauesntein Neurosciences stroke team, Dr. Farooq works closely with the emergency department physicians, making sure patients arriving with stroke symptoms are quickly diagnosed and treated. If a CT scan shows a patient is having an ischemic stroke – the most common type in which a vessel in the brain is block by a blood clot – a drug promptly is administered to dissolve it and minimize damage.
Gregory Barkley, MD
Detroit, MI
Dr. Barkley is board certified by American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Clinical Neurophysiology and American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – Neurology.
Michelle Kvalsund, DO
East Lansing, MI
Dr. Kvalsund is board certified in Clinical Neurophysiology and Neurology. She had her residency in Neurology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN.
Shan Abbas, MD
Grand Rapids, MI
Dr. Abbas, is a board-certified clinical neurologist and fellowship-trained epileptologist. After earning his medical degree from Dow Medical College, University of Karachi in Pakistan, Dr. Abbas completed his neurology internship and residency at University of Toledo Medical Center in Ohio, where he served as chief resident. He completed a fellowship in clinical neurophysiology (EEG/epilepsy) at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, ranked among the top programs in the country. Dr. Abbas’ clinical interests include the medical and surgical options for treatment of epilepsy, the use of medical devices in the management of epilepsy, and the management of psychogenic non-epileptic seizures. He also maintains a special interest in understanding the bio-psycho-social implications of seizure disorders.
Tyson Burghardt, MD
East Lansing, MI
Dr. Burghardt, is an epileptologist with Sparrow. He received his medical degree from the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, followed by an internship at Akron City Hospital in Akron, Ohio. Dr. Burghardt completed both his neurology residency and epilepsy and electroencephalography fellowship at Detroit Medical Center-Wayne State University in Detroit, Mich. During his fellowship, he received intensive training in electroencephalography, eletrocortiography and evoked potentials. He also trained to interrogate and adjust vagal nerve stimulators and regularly participated in treatment team decisions on epilepsy surgery, including zone of resection. He is board certified in neurology and a member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Neurology, Michigan Neurological Society and the American Epilepsy Society.