Overview
Michael Mcdowell is a Neurosurgery provider in Hershey, Pennsylvania. Dr. Mcdowell is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bone Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Chiari Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Hydrocephalus, Posterior Fossa Decompression, and Thrombectomy. Dr. Mcdowell is currently accepting new patients.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 116 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 3 articles in the study of Bone Tumor.
Insurance
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Accepted insurance plans:
- EPO
- HMO
- PPO
- EPO
- PPO
Locations
30 Hope Dr, Suite 1200, Hershey, PA 17033
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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UPMC Neurological Institute
Vinayak Narayan, MD, FACS, FRCS (Ed), IFAANS, is a neurosurgeon at the UPMC Neurological Institute, specializing in cerebrovascular and cranial base neurosurgery, interventional neuroradiology, and stereotactic and functional neurosurgery. Dr. Narayan graduated with honors from Government Medical College, Trichur, India, and completed the neurosurgery residency program at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India, followed by postdoctoral fellowship in cerebrovascular and skull base surgery and neurointerventional surgery at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center - Shreveport, Shreveport, LA, and Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ. He completed three prestigious clinical fellowships: Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery (The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, OH), Interventional Neuroradiology (NYU Langone Health and Bellevue Hospital Center, New York, NY), and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery (Northwell Health Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY), which are accredited by the Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training (CAST). Dr. Narayan is a clinical assistant professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Pittsburgh and has authored numerous neurosurgical publications, book chapters, and abstracts. He has been on the editorial board of various neurosurgical journals and medical book publishers. He is also an invited faculty in many neurosurgical conferences and is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons, North American Skull Base Society, Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh, American College of Surgeons, and American Heart Association. Dr. Narayan is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Bone Tumor. His top areas of expertise are Meningioma, Arteriovenous Malformation, Pica, Thrombectomy, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
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Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Elite
- Chiari MalformationDr. Mcdowell isElite. Learn about Chiari Malformation.
- Chiari Malformation Type 2Dr. Mcdowell isElite. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 2.
- Distinguished
- Cerebrospinal Fluid LeakDr. Mcdowell isDistinguished. Learn about Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak.
- Chiari Malformation Type 1Dr. Mcdowell isDistinguished. Learn about Chiari Malformation Type 1.
- HydrocephalusDr. Mcdowell isDistinguished. Learn about Hydrocephalus.
- Posterior Fossa DecompressionDr. Mcdowell isDistinguished. Learn about Posterior Fossa Decompression.
- Advanced
- MyelomeningoceleDr. Mcdowell isAdvanced. Learn about Myelomeningocele.
- Olfactory NeuroblastomaDr. Mcdowell isAdvanced. Learn about Olfactory Neuroblastoma.
- Experienced
- Absence SeizureDr. Mcdowell isExperienced. Learn about Absence Seizure.
- Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Mcdowell isExperienced. Learn about Arteriovenous Malformation.
- Bone TumorDr. Mcdowell isExperienced. Learn about Bone Tumor.
- Brain AneurysmDr. Mcdowell isExperienced. Learn about Brain Aneurysm.
- Brain TumorDr. Mcdowell isExperienced. Learn about Brain Tumor.
- Cerebral Arteriovenous MalformationDr. Mcdowell isExperienced. Learn about Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation.
