Michael Brendan Cloney, MD, MPH
Ambulatory Care Clinical Chief
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
Medical School
University of Michigan
Department of Neurosurgery
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Department of Neurosurgery
1500 E. Medical Center Drive
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
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Michael Brendan Cloney, MD, MPH
Clinical Assistant Professor
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About
I am a neurosurgeon who is fellowship trained in complex spinal deformity surgery as well as neurocritical care, and practices as both an intensivist and a neurosurgeon.
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Qualifications
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NeurosurgeryNorthwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, United States
Residency
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Neurocritical CareNorthwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, United States
Clinical Fellowship
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Complex Spine SurgeryUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Neurosurgery, Pittsburgh, United States
Clinical Fellowship
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MDColumbia University, New York, United States
2011 - 2016
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MPHColumbia University, New York, United States
2014 - 2015
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BAColumbia University, New York, United States
2006 - 2009
Research Overview
Neurotrauma, spine trauma, neuro-epidemiology, surgical outcomes
Recent Publications
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Saad JA, Goethe P, Albdewi M, Harake S, Ogunsola O, Cloney M, Kazemi N. Neurosurgery, 2026 Mar 17; 72 (Supplement_1): 62 - 63.Journal Article262 Does Stopping at the Cervicothoracic Junction in Multilevel Posterior Cervical Arthrodesis Impact Reoperation Rates for Adjacent Segment Disease? A Retrospective Analysis Based on the University of Michigan Hospital Experience
DOI:10.1227/neu.0000000000003964_262 -
Albdewi MJ, Joshi RS, Harake ES, Linzey J, Zaki M, Arhewoh R, Szerlip N, Cloney MB, Saadeh YS, Joseph JR, Kazemi NJ. World Neurosurgery, 2026 Apr 1; 208:Journal ArticleCharacterizing the Incidence and Management of Rotator Cuff Injuries in Patients with Postoperative C5 Palsy Following Cervical Spine Surgery
DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2026.124843 PMID: 41654218 -
Paul DA, Cloney MB, Anand SK, Fernández-de Thomas R, Puccio L, Okonkwo DO, Buell TJ. Operative Neurosurgery Hagerstown Md, 2026 Jan 1; 30 (1): 167 - 168.Journal ArticleMinimally Invasive Tubular Decompression for Ventral Cervical Epidural Abscess Using Stereotactic Navigation: 2-Dimensional Operative Video
DOI:10.1227/ons.0000000000001533 PMID: 40042296 -
Cloney MB, Paul DA, Nail TJ, Polavarapu H, Jawad-Makki MA, Adida S, Okonkwo DO, Buell TJ. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 2026 Jan 1; 44 (1): 1 - 9.Journal ArticleMortality after simultaneous fractures of the atlas and axis from ground-level falls
DOI:10.3171/2025.4.SPINE24957 PMID: 41043178 -
Paul DA, Shanahan RM, Cloney MB, Bhatia S, Nail TJ, Anand SK, Raymond O, Buell TJ, Okonkwo DO. Journal of Neurosurgery Spine, 2026 Jan 1; 44 (1): 137 - 143.Journal ArticlePostoperative administration of naloxegol after spinal deformity surgery: analysis of 234 patients
DOI:10.3171/2025.6.SPINE241465 PMID: 41072046 -
Lee J, Harake ES, Joshi RS, Holste KG, Bah M, Albdewi MJ, Zaki MM, Cloney MB, Kazemi NJ, Kashlan ON, Saadeh YS. World Neurosurgery, 2025 Dec 1; 204:Journal ArticleAssessing the Risk of Junctional Complications Following Undercorrection of Sagittal Vertebral Axis in Degenerative Scoliosis
DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2025.124558 PMID: 41077185 -
Texakalidis P, Matsoukas S, Cloney M, Krushelnytskyy M, Swong K, El Tecle N, Koski T, Dahdaleh NS. Journal of Craniovertebral Junction and Spine, 2025 Apr 1; 16 (2): 126 - 132.Journal ArticleA Comparison of different posterior arthrodesis techniques versus anterior dens screw for odontoid fractures: A systematic review and meta-analysis
DOI:10.4103/jcvjs.jcvjs_42_25 -
Cloney MB, Buell TJ, Paul DA, Nail TJ, Polavarapu H, Jawad-Makki MA, Adida S, Okonkwo DO. World Neurosurgery, 2025 Mar 1; 195:Journal ArticleSimultaneous Traumatic Fractures of the Atlas and Axis: Presentation, Management, and Outcomes from a Series of 103 Consecutive Patients
DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2024.123580 PMID: 39694137
