Michael Y Oh MD

Michael Y. Oh, MD, is a neurosurgeon specializing in spine disorders and stereotactic and functional neurosurgery for movement disorders, including Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative conditions. He is a Professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery at the UC Irvine School of Medicine, where he also serves as Vice Chair of Education, Director of the Comprehensive Spine Center, and Medical Director of the Ambulatory Neurological Surgery Clinics. Dr. Oh’s clinical interests include endoscopic spine surgery, spinal cord stimulation, deep brain stimulation, and the management of complex spinal conditions such as spine tumors and spinal deformities, including scoliosis and flatback syndrome. He is board certified in neurological surgery by the American Board of Neurological Surgery and is a Fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. His training includes medical education at the Keck School of Medicine of USC and New York Medical College, a surgery internship at Allegheny General Hospital, and neurosurgery residency at Allegheny General Hospital, where he served as chief resident. He completed a research fellowship in stereotactic and functional neurosurgery at the University of Toronto and Toronto Western Hospital–University Health Network. Dr. Oh’s research includes advances in robotics for neurosurgical procedures, and he holds a patent for a minimally invasive device designed to remove blood clots in the brain.