Michael Karsy
Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery
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Michael Karsy
Clinical Assistant Professor
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  • About

    I am a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan. I completed my undergraduate degree with honors in Neuroscience at the University of California Los Angeles and a combined MD/PhD program at New York Medical College. I then completed residency in neurosurgery at the University of Utah under Dr. William Couldwell in 2020 with enfolded fellowship in Complex Spine Surgery with Dr. Andrew Dailey and Dr. Erica Bisson as well as a Masters of Bioengineering in Medical Device Development. I then completed a Skull Base fellowship at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital under Dr. James Evans in 2021.

    I practice at both the University of Michigan Health – Sparrow and University of Michigan Health – Ann Arbor. My primary focus is on neuro-oncology and skull base pathologies with specialization in endoscopic and minimally invasive approaches. I works as part of a large multi-disciplinary team managing neuro-oncology issues (e.g., pituitary adenomas, meningiomas, gliomas, vestibular schwannomas, metastatic disease). I also have an interest in spine management (e.g., minimally invasive spine surgery, cervical myelopathy, spine tumors, trauma, deformity). My role also involves serving as the Director of Clinical Operations and Quality at University of Michigan Health – Sparrow and previously served as faculty at the University of Utah and Drexel University College of Medicine.

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    Qualifications
    • Fellowship in Skull Base
      Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Neurosurgery, 2021
    • Neurosurgical Residency
      University of Utah Health Care, Neurosurgery, 2020
    • Fellowship in Spine
      University of Utah Health Care, Neurosurgery, 2019
    • MSc
      University of Utah, Salt Lake City, 2017
    • MD/PhD
      New York Medical College, Valhalla, 2013
    Research Overview

    My research interests are in molecular characterization and targeted therapy of skull base pathologies, multi-institutional collaboration to advance skull base research, improving healthcare outcomes, and reducing surgical complications through improved integration of techniques and technology in neurosurgery. I have proudly worked on over 190 publications, 11 book chapters, and a surgical textbook. I have participated as a co-investigator and principal investigator on multiple clinical trials in neurosurgical trauma, critical care, and neuro-oncology. I enjoy working with medical students, residents, and fellows both locally and nationally in a variety of research endeavors. I am currently active in the North American Skull Base Society among areas of organized neurosurgery and serve on the research committee I also serve on steering committee member of Registry on Pituitary Adenomas and Related Disorders (RAPID) which is a multi-center consortium involved in clinical and translational research of skull base pathologies.

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    • Journal Article
      Predictors of Durable Remission After Successful Surgery for Cushing Disease: Results From the Multicenter RAPID Registry.
      Findlay MC, Tenhoeve S, Alt J, Rennert RC, Couldwell WT, Evans J, Collopy S, Kim W, Delery W, Pacione D, Kim A, Silverstein JM, Chicoine MR, Gardner P, Rotman L, Yuen KCJ, Barkhoudarian G, Fernandez-Miranda J, Benjamin C, Kshettry VR, Zada G, Van Gompel J, Catalino MHS, Little AS, Karsy M. Neurosurgery, 2024 Jun 21; DOI:10.1227/neu.0000000000003042
      PMID: 38905223
    • Journal Article
      Predictors of Durable Remission After Successful Surgery for Cushing Disease: Results From the Multicenter RAPID Registry.
      Findlay MC, Tenhoeve S, Alt J, Rennert RC, Couldwell WT, Evans J, Collopy S, Kim W, Delery W, Pacione D, Kim A, Silverstein JM, Chicoine MR, Gardner P, Rotman L, Yuen KCJ, Barkhoudarian G, Fernandez-Miranda J, Benjamin C, Kshettry VR, Zada G, Van Gompel J, Catalino MP, Little AS, Karsy M. Neurosurgery, 2024 Oct 1; 95 (4): 761 - 769. DOI:10.1227/neu.0000000000003042
      PMID: 39293794
    • Journal Article
      Multicenter Registry of Adenomas of the Pituitary and Related Disorders: Initial Description of Cushing Disease Cohort, Surgical Outcomes, and Surgeon Characteristics.
      Little AS, Karsy M, Evans JJ, Kim W, Pacione DR, Kim AH, Gardner PA, Hendricks BK, Sarris CE, Torok IE, Low TM, Crocker TA, Valappil B, Kanga M, Abdallah H, Collopy S, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Vigo V, Ljubimov VA, Zada G, Garrett NE, Delery W, Yuen KCJ, Rennert RC, Couldwell WT, Silverstein JM, Kshettry VR, Chicoine MR, RAPID Consortium . Neurosurgery, 2024 Aug 1; 95 (2): 372 - 379. DOI:10.1227/neu.0000000000002888
      PMID: 39008545
    • Journal Article
      Impact of Frailty on Surgical Outcomes of Patients With Cushing Disease Using the Multicenter Registry of Adenomas of the Pituitary and Related Disorders Registry.
      Findlay MC, Rennert RC, Lucke-Wold B, Couldwell WT, Evans JJ, Collopy S, Kim W, Delery W, Pacione DR, Kim AH, Silverstein JM, Kanga M, Chicoine MR, Gardner PA, Valappil B, Abdallah H, Sarris CE, Hendricks BK, Torok IE, Low TM, Crocker TA, Yuen KCJ, Vigo V, Fernandez-Miranda JC, Kshettry VR, Little AS, Karsy M. Neurosurgery, 2024 Jul 10; DOI:10.1227/neu.0000000000003090
      PMID: 38985563
    • Journal Article
      Socioeconomic and Racial Disparities Affect Access to High-Volume Centers During Meningioma Treatment.
      Gautam D, Findlay MC, Karsy M. World Neurosurg, 2024 Jul; 187: e289 - e301. DOI:10.1016/j.wneu.2024.04.076
      PMID: 38642832
    • Journal Article
      Anterior Skull Base Outcomes and Complications: A Propensity Score-Matched Evaluation of Age and Frailty as Measured by mFI-5 from the ACS-NSQIP Database
      Bauer S, Findlay M, Khan M, Alexander H, Lucke-Wold B, Hamrick F, Hunsaker J, Karsy M. Indian Journal of Neurosurgery, 2024 Apr 16; 13 (1): 35 - 43. DOI:10.1055/s-0043-1770908
    • Journal Article
      1245 Malignant Meningioma Survival, Recurrence and Functional Outcomes in an International Multicenter Cohort
      Rebchuk A, Tosefsky K, Wang JZ, Ellenbogen Y, Drexler R, Ricklefs FL, Sauvigny T, Schüller U, Cutler C, Lucke-Wold B, Mehkri Y, Lama S, Sutherland GR, Karsy M, Hoh BL, Westphal M, Zadeh G, Yip S, Makarenko S. Neurosurgery, 2024 Apr; 70 (Supplement_1): 196 - 197. DOI:10.1227/neu.0000000000002809_1245
    • Journal Article
      Subclonal Cancer Driver Mutations Are Prevalent in the Unresected Peritumoral Edema of Adult Diffuse Gliomas.
      Underhill HR, Karsy M, Davidson CJ, Hellwig S, Stevenson S, Goold EA, Vincenti S, Sellers DL, Dean C, Harrison BE, Bronner MP, Colman H, Jensen RL. Cancer Res, 2024 Apr 1; 84 (7): 1149 - 1164. DOI:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-23-2557
      PMID: 38270917