Dr. Heth joined the faculty at the University of Michigan Department of Neurosurgery in 2003. He was born in Iowa and primarily grew up in Iowa City. He attended the Johns Hopkins University and graduated with an undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering. He went to the University of Iowa for medical school and then residency. After spending a year in fellowship training with Osama Al-Mefty, MD, a pioneer in the field of skull base neurosurgery, Dr. Heth joined the faculty in 2003. He specializes in brain tumor surgery with particular interests in brain metastasis from systemic cancers, the effects of radiation treatment on the brain and brain metastasis, meningiomas, and skull base tumors. He has developed a strong interest in education and is very involved in medical student education, some specialized undergraduate programs, and residency training.

Brain metastasis and radiation necrosis/treatment effects on the CNS
Educational initiatives in medical students and undergraduate students, particularly "first in family" students