Michigan Head & Spine Institute (MHSI) is pleased to announce its newest location at McLaren Oakland in Pontiac. As the largest neurosurgical practice in southeastern Michigan, MHSI’s neurosurgical team brings experience and expertise in treating all areas of brain, neck and spine for adults and children; from stroke, aneurysms, brain tumors, tremors, disc herniation, nerve damage, to spinal injury and many other neurosurgical conditions.

This expertise extends to creating, enhancing and teaching other doctors neurosurgical procedures like minimally invasive surgical techniques.  In addition to general and minimally invasive neurosurgical techniques, each brings a unique specialty:

• Holly Gilmer, M.D., specializes in pediatric neurosurgery and is nationally renowned for treating Chiari Malformation.
• Jeffrey Jacob, M.D., specializes in craniofacial and skull base procedures  for treating brain tumors and aneurysms.
• Robert Johnson, II, M.D., specializes in neurotrauma/traumatic brain injury and complex spine, including cervical and lumbar conditions.

Robert Johnson, II, M.D., president of Michigan Head & Spine Institute says, “Bringing Michigan Head & Spine Institute to McLaren Oakland patients in the northern Oakland County increases access to the best possible emergency neurosurgical care whether it be from a sudden onset situation like a stroke, an auto or home accident.”

“McLaren Oakland strives to provide its patients the best care possible; this high caliber group of neurosurgeons not only cover emergency cases, but expands our ability to provide elective neurosurgery care to patients in our community who suffer from neurological conditions, explains Margaret Dimond, president and CEO, McLaren Oakland.

Michigan Head & Spine Institute (MHSI) is the largest neurosurgical practice in southeast Michigan, on staff at nearly every health system, with 10 locations in Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties. MHSI currently has 34 physicians and advance practice clinicians, many of whom are nationally renowned for their research and expertise in minimally invasive surgical procedures, complex neck and spine conditions and Chiari malformation.

For more information about Michigan Head & Spine Institute visit MHSI.us

Congratulations to MHSI neurosurgeons and physiatrists named again in 2018 as leaders in their field.  Each year, HOUR Detroit magazine solicits opinions from area physicians about who should be selected for this list of  TOP DOCS to share with their readers.  Each year, MHSI neurosurgeons and physiatrists make the list.

Seated: Tejpaul Pannu, M.D.

Standing:  Fernando Diaz, M.D., Fredrick Junn, MD, Holly Gilmer, M.D.,  Robert Johnson, M.D., Henry Tong, M.D., and Richard Fessler, M.D.

Back Standing:  John Marshall, M.D.

To schedule an appointment with an MHSI TOP DOC, please call 248-784-3667.

Nicholas Lorenz is a certified physician assistant and specializes in neurosurgery. He has extensive clinical experience in trauma, medical and surgical care.

Working along side of  Dr. Pradeep Setty, D.O., Nicholas is trained to perform comprehensive physical exams, to order and interpret diagnostic testing, formulate patient diagnoses and create treatment plans, including medication management.

Nicholas also assists Dr. Setty in the operating room and sees patients in the Pontiac and Royal Oak offices.

Holly Gilmer, M.D. and Detroit Pistons Legend, Earl “The Twirl” Cureton spoke at the Conquer Chiari Walk America – Shelby Township fundraising event on Sept. 22, 2018. The annual Walk raises funds to provide awareness, research and education about Chairi.

Renowned for her work in raising awareness and treating Chairi Malformation, Dr. Gilmer is cheered on as she crossed the finish line!

On any given day in metro Detroit, a MHSI neurosurgeon can be found treating an ill and critically injured patient in a local emergency department.  It could be a serious injury that caused brain trauma, crushed vertebra in the neck or spine, a brain hemorrhage, a concussion from an injury while playing a sport or bike riding.  Even the weekend warrior can experience a herniated disk.

No one plans to end up in the emergency department, yet should that happen to you or a loved one, there’s no doubt you want the right doctor there to deliver the best and right care possible.

Because MHSI has one of the largest neurosurgical practices in the country, chances are that when someone suffers a brain or spine injury, or is at the brink of death, an MHSI neurosurgeon is on-call in nearly every emergency department in southeast Michigan, to help an injured person through the worst day of their life.

These patients shared their stories of injury and recovery :

Josh was riding his prized motorcycle when a minivan turned in front of him, laying in the street he wasn’t sure just how injured he was, then he met Dr. Tejpaul Pannu in the Emergency Department at Beaumont-Dearborn.

Holly Gilmer, M.D. was selected by Women Thrive Conference Program, a program of Michigan Business & Professional Association, as a distinguished leader in her profession and work place! Dr. Gilmer accepted her award on Monday, February 12, 2018, along with six other distinguished women leaders. These distinguished women leaders were chosen by an advisory committee of leading businesswomen and community leaders for excellence in their professions, place of employment and volunteerism.

Dr. Gilmer was asked: What has been your stand out greatest personal achievement that advanced your career? Watch this video clip to see what her answer is.

Holly Gilmer, M.D.

Every year, Conquer Chiari hosts a walk to raise awareness of Chiari Malformation. All funds raised helped support research, education and awareness of Chiari. If you’re not familiar with Chiari, Chiari is a disease of the brain causing brain tissue to be pushed into the spinal canal. It affects approximately 300,000 people in the United States.  While there is no cure, decompression surgery to improve cerebrospinal fluid flow is the common treatment.

The past few years, Holly Gilmer, M.D. has been a participant in this walk, supporting many of her patients, and also a guest speaker to educate those in attendance of Chiari.

To find out more information on Chiari, please visit our website at: http://www.mhsi.com/brain/chiari-malformation-2/

Congratulations to MHSI’s doctors named ‘Top Docs’ in the October 2017 issue of HOUR Detroit.  Each year the publishers of HOUR Detroit provide area doctors an opportunity to select the doctors they consider to be ‘Top Docs’. The doctors receiving the greatest number of nominations from their peers are then listed in the magazine as being the best among their colleagues.

For Neurosurgery, Doctors Fernando Diaz, Richard Fessler, Robert Johnson, Fredrick Junn, and Tejpaul Pannu were named, and for Pediatric-Neurosurgery is Holly Gilmer, M.D.

For Pain Management, Doctors John Marshall, and Henry Tong were named.

‘Top Docs’ is an honor and shares what their patients already know.