
Michael N. Polinsky, M.D.
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About
Michael N. Polinsky, MD, is a board-certified neurosurgeon. He treats surgical conditions affecting the brain and spine, including disc disease, degenerative spine disease, spinal stenosis, tumors of the brain and spine, brain hemorrhage, hydrocephalus and epilepsy.
He earned his medical degree from the Washington University School of Medicine and completed his neurosurgery residency at the University of Michigan Hospitals.
He has been published in referenced journals, authored book chapters and garnered multiple awards for his clinical excellence.
Gender
- Male
Affiliations
- St. Luke's Hospital
Conditions Treated
- Acoustic neuroma
- Acoustic neuroma, surgery
- Acromegaly
- Adult hydrocephalus
- Artificial disc replacement
- Astrocytomas
- Benign tumors, brain
- Benign tumors, CNS
- Blunt trauma, head
- Brain bleed
- Brain infarct
- Brain protection, neuroanesthesia
- Cerebral hemorrhage
- Cerebrovascular disease, minimally invasive
- Cranial base surgery
- Craniopharyngiomas
- Deep brain stimulation
- Disc arthroplasty
- Disc diseases
- Disc excision
- Disc, endoscopic surgery
- Dorsal column stimulation
- Dystonia surgery
- Embolization, tumors
- Endoscopic spine surgery, minimally invasive
- Epidural catheters
- Epidural injections
- Epilepsy, surgery
- Essential tremor surgery
- Extended transsphenoidal surgery
- Functional neurosurgery
- Head trauma
- Hemangioblastoma
- Herniated disc
- Meningioma
- Minimally invasive spinal surgery
- Movement disorders surgery
- Multiple subpial transection
- Nerve repair
- Nerve surgery, peripheral
- Neuroanesthesia and interventional radiological procedure
- Neuroanesthesia, brain protection
- Neuroblastoma
- Neuromicrosurgery
- Neurosurgery
- Neurosurgery, general
- Neurosurgery, stereotactic
- Neurosurgical illnesses
- Neurosurgical pain management
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Optic neuropathy
- Peripheral nerve surgery
- Pre-surgical Epilepsy Evaluations
- Primary brain tumor
- Primary nervous system tumor
- Scoliosis
- Scoliosis surgery
- Screening
- Seizure focus resection
- Skull base surgery
- Spina bifida
- Spinal arthroplasty
- Spinal cord stimulation
- Spinal cord stimulation for pain management
- Spinal interventional procedures
- Spinal reconstruction
- Spinal rehabilitation
- Spinal stenosis
- Spinal Tap
- Spine surgery, complex
- Spondylolisthesis reduction surgery
- Stereotactic and functional neurosurgery
- Sterotactic Brain Surgery
- Surgery, extended transsphenoidal
- Surgical epilepsy
- Surgical neuropathology
- Surgical Placement of VNS Units
- Sympathetic nerve blocks
- Upper extremity nerve surgery
- Vertebral augmentation
- Vertebroplasty
- Acoustic tumor
- Arthroplasty, spinal
- Benign intracranial hypertension
- Brachial plexus injury
- Brain infarction
- Brain tumor
- Cerebellopontine angle tumor
- Cerebral infarction
- Conus Medullaris Syndrome
- Deep brain stimulation evaluation
- Degenerative disc disease
- Ear pinning
- Hemangiosarcoma
- Intervertebral disc displacement
- Intracranial hypertension, benign
- Lumbar puncture
- Nerve compressions
- NPH
- Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration
- Parkinson's disease, surgery for
- Pedophilia
- Photorefractive keratectomy
- Posterior ischemic optic neuropathy (PION)
- Spinal dysraphism
- Stenosis, spinal
- Stereotactic neurosurgery
- Stereotaxy
- Stroke
- Symptomatic hydrocephalus
- Tapeworms
- Total disc replacement
- Transsphenoidal surgery
- Vascular neoplasms
- Vestibular schwannoma
- VNS unit placement surgery
Education & Training
- Medical Education
- Washington University School of Medicine
- Residency
- University of Michigan School of Medicine
Insurances Accepted
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- United HealthCare Choice/Select Pls
- Medicare
- Cigna Health PPO
- Ambetter (Exchange)
- United HealthCare PPO
- Anthem Pathways
- Medicare Assignment
- Aetna PPO
- Gold Advantage (Coventry)
- Tricare
- Medicare Complete
- Coventry HMO
- Healthlink HMO
- Healthlink PPO
- Blue Access / Blue Access Choice
- Great West
- Private Health Care Systems POS/PPO
- Advantra PPO (Coventry)
- Aetna HMO
- Golden Rule
- Anthem Pathways X (Exchange)