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Dr. Christopher B. Michael

Neurosurgery
Baylor Scott & White Health
Texas Neurosurgery, P.A.
Dallas, TX 
31 Years of Experience

Experienced in Awake Craniotomy
Baylor Scott & White Health
Texas Neurosurgery, P.A.
Dallas, TX 
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Overview

Christopher Michael is a Neurosurgery provider in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Michael has been practicing medicine for over 31 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in Awake Craniotomy. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 1 peer reviewed article. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Baylor College Of Medicine, 1995.0
Residency
Neurosurgery, Baylor College of Medicine
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Specialist in TX
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Hospital Affiliations
Baylor Scott And White Medical Center Uptown
Methodist Hospital For Surgery
Baylor University Medical Center
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Aetna
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  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Anthem
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Baylor Scott & White Health
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cambia Health Solutions
  • EPO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • PPO
CareFirst
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Cigna
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • PPO
Friday Health

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Health Care Services Corporation
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
  • OTHER MEDICARE
  • OTHER MEDICARE PART D
  • PPO
Horizon Healthcare
  • EPO
  • POS
Humana
  • HMO
  • INDEMNITY
  • POS
  • PPO
Managed Medicaid
  • OTHER MANAGED MEDICAID
Medicaid
  • OTHER MEDICAID
  • STATE MEDICAID
Scott and White Health
  • HMO
  • POS
TeamCare
  • OTHER COMMERCIAL
Trustmark
  • PPO
UnitedHealthcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • POS
  • PPO
Wellcare
  • EPO
  • HMO
  • INSURANCE PLAN
  • MANAGED MEDICAID PLAN
  • MEDICARE MAPD
  • MEDICARE PDP
  • MEDICARE SNP
  • MEDICARE-MEDICAID PLAN
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Locations

Texas Neurosurgery, P.A.
Dallas, TX 75206
Call: 972-449-0540

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.


1 Total Publications

Textiloma Mimicking a Recurrent High-Grade Astrocytoma: A Case Report.
Textiloma Mimicking a Recurrent High-Grade Astrocytoma: A Case Report.
Journal: Journal of neurological surgery reports
Published: May 28, 2019
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      • Cervical Disc Surgery
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      • Microdiscectomy
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