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Michael A. Amaral M.D. FACS
Neurosurgeon
Curriculum Vitae
Office
550 Peachtree Street
Suite 1770
Atlanta, GA 30308
404.577.5455 |
Birthplace: Paris, France
Citizenship: United States
Languages: French and English
EDUCATION
High School: Lycee DE Drancy, France
Degree - "Baccalaureate" in Experimental Sciences - 1967
College: Boston University 1967-1969
Degree - Bachelor of Arts - 1969
Medical School: Free University of Brussels
School of Medicine (Belgium)
Degree - Doctor of Medicine
Honors - Cum Laude
Residency: General Surgery - University of Chicago Medical Center (1980 - 1981)
Neurosurgery - University of Chicago Medical Center (1981 - 1986)
WORK HISTORY
07/86 - 07/91 Ramsey Clinic
640 Jackson St.
St. Paul, MN 55101
08/91 - 02/98 St. Cloud Neurosurgical, PA
(Later named St. Cloud Neurosurgical Institute, PA)
48 29th Ave., N.
St. Cloud, MN 56303
(No longer in existence)
03/98 - 06/03 Central Illinois NeuroHealth Sciences
1015 A. Mercer Ave.
Bloomington, IL 61701
07/03 - present: Spine & Sacroiliac Specialists
550 Peachtree NE, Suite 1770
Atlanta, GA, 30308
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
Instructor of Neurosurgery
University of Minnesota, 1986-1991
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Surgery
Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine
Northwestern University, 2002-2003
LICENSES
Georgia
Illinois
BOARD CERTIFICATION
American Board of Neurological Surgery November 1990
SOCIETIES
American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons, Joint Section AANS/CNS on Spine and Peripheral Nerves, Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, North American Spine Society
ORAL PRESENTATIONS
"Color Doppler Imaging in Sacroiliac Surgery", presented at the World Congress on Pelvic and Low Back Pain, Melbourne, Australia, November 2004
"How Well Does Lumbar Fusion Preserve Physiological Lordosis" - Joint Section
Spine & Peripheral Nerve, AANS/CNS - Phoenix, AZ - February 2001
Fusion v. Non-Fusion - Contemporary Management of Low Back Pain Symposium
Bloomington, IL - September 1998
Treatment of Thoracolumbar Fracture - 2nd Annual Trauma Care Conference - St. Cloud, MN - May 1997
Brain Death Determination - St. Cloud Hospital - April 1996
Advances in Spine Surgery - Rice Memorial Hospital - February 1996
Cervical Spine Injuries - Douglas County Hospital - January 1996
Low Back Pain - Glacial Ridge Hospital - January 1996
Low Back Pain and Lumbar Fusion - St. Michael's Hospital - March 1995
Low Back Pain and Spinal Fusion - Chiropractic Forum - February 1995
Low Back Pain - Heartland Family Practice - April 1994
Low Back Pain - Central Minnesota Group Health Plan - March 1994
Neurosurgery Update - St. Joseph's Medical Center - December 1993
Surgical; Low Back - St. Cloud State University - March 1993
Low Back Pain and Sciatica - St. Cloud Hospital Forum - March 1992
Recognition and Referral in the Surgical Back - 10th Annual Occupational Medical Update - March 1989
Initial Management of Head Injury - Continuing Medical Education - March 1988
Differential Diagnostic of Face Pain - Continuing Medical Education - March 1988
Advances in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - Cerebrovascular Conference,
Veterans Administration Hospital - August 1987
Surgical Treatment of Trigeminal Neuralgia - Neurology Grand Rounds - Ramsey Medical Center - May 1987
GRANTS
Evolution of Lumbar Disc Disease in Non-Operative Patients - Ramsey Research Foundation - granted May 1989
PUBLICATIONS
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Management of Acute Peripheral Nerve Injuries - Critical Care Bulletin - April 1990
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Treatment of High-grade Gliomas of the Brain - Critical Care Bulletin - August 1990
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Thoracolumbar Spine Fracture - Neurosurgical News - Winter 1996
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Golfers and Low Back Injuries - Neurosurgical News - Spring 1996
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