Michael Degeorgia

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About Michael Degeorgia

Michael De Georgia, MD, FACP, FAHA, FCCM, FNCS is Director of the Neurocritical Care Center and Co-Director of the Cerebrovascular Center at University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center, where he holds the Maxeen Stone and John Flower Endowed Chair in Neurology. Recognized as one of UH's "Distinguished Physicians," he is also Chief of Neurology at University Hospitals Ahuja Medical Center, Professor of Neurology and Associate Faculty Director of Connected Health at Case Western Reserve University.An internationally recognized expert in neurocritical care and cerebrovascular disease, Dr. De Georgia has authored more than 250 articles, abstracts, book chapters, and the book Neurocritical Care Informatics. He is Director of the Neurocritical Care Fellowship Program, has trained more than 60 neurocritical care and vascular neurology fellows, and is a recipient of the Joseph Foley teaching award. Nationally, he's been a member of the examination committees for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and American Board of Neurosurgery, responsible for writing board examination test questions for the nation’s neurologists and neurosurgeons.Dr. De Georgia was previously Director of the Neurological Intensive Care Program at the Cleveland Clinic and Director of the Neurocritical Care and Stroke Program at the State University of New York Upstate Medical University. He received his medical degree from the Northeast Ohio Medical University, followed by residencies in Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan Medical Center and Neurology at Tufts University-New England Medical Center and a Neurocritical Care fellowship at the University of Heidelberg in Germany. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine, Neurology, Vascular Neurology, and Neurocritical Care, and an honorary fellow of the American College of Physicians, American Heart Association, American College of Critical Care Medicine, and Neurocritical Care Society. He's a reviewer for multiple journals, including Annals of Neurology, Critical Care Medicine, Stroke, and Neurosurgery, is an Associate Editor for Neurological Research and Practice and an Editorial Board member of the British Medical Journal's Medical Humanities. Dr. De Georgia is the founding Director of UH’s Center for Music and Medicine and CWRU's Center for Connected Health Innovation. Annually listed as one of "America's Best Doctors," he is a frequent health commentator for ABC World News Tonight, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News, and other media outlets. In his spare time, he plays in a rock band called "The Codes."