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Michael Waters, MD, PhD, is the Dorrance Endowed Chair of Vascular Neurology, director of both the Neurovascular Division and the Petznick Stroke Center, and a professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with subspecialty board certification in vascular neurology.
Dr. Waters’ expertise includes stroke and neurovascular disease, including signs, symptoms, diagnostics, and treatments. He is a fellow of both the American Academy of Neurology and American Heart Association and a member of the American Neurological Association, American Society of Human Genetics, and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology.
Dr. Waters received his masters in genetics from Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, and his doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from The University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, where he also completed his MD. He completed his residency training at the University of California – Los Angeles Department of Neurology and completed his fellowship in clinical and molecular neurogenetics at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Dr. Waters’ research studies include genetic mechanisms of stroke, neuroprotection in stroke, stroke treatment, multiple clinical trials investigating stroke treatments, and neurogenetic mechanisms of neuroplasticity.
For more information or to request an appointment, please call (602) 406-6262.
Fax: (602) 406-6261
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- Fellowship, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Clinical and Molecular Neurogenetics, 2004-2005
- Residency, UCLA, Department of Neurology, 2001-2004
- Internship, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2000-2001
- MD, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2000
- PhD, University of Florida College of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1999
- MS, Pennsylvania State University, Genetics, 1989
- BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1985
- American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- AAN Section for Neurogenetics
- AAN Section for Movement Disorders
- AAN Section for Stroke
- American Society of Human Genetics
- American Neurological Association
- Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology
- Stroke Council, American Heart Association
- Best Doctors in America, 2011-2014
- David A. Paulus Award for Clinical Excellence, University of Florida, 2013
- Founders Award for Excellence in Translational Research, American Academy of Neurology, 2006
Editorial: Cerebrovascular disease
Date: 04/2023
Authors: Michael F. Waters
Complement C3a Receptor (C3aR) Mediates Vascular Dysfunction, Hippocampal Pathology, and Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of VCID.
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Kanchan Bhatia, Adam Kindelin, Muhammad Nadeem, Mohammad Badruzzaman Khan, Junxiang Yin, Alberto Fuentes, Karis Miller, Gregory H Turner, Mark C Preul, Abdullah S Ahmad, Elliott J Mufson, Michael F Waters, Saif Ahmad, S Ahmad, Andrew F Ducruet, A. F. Ducruet, Andrew F. Ducruet
Blood-spinal cord barrier leakage is independent of motor neuron pathology in ALS
Date: 08/2021
Authors: Sarah Waters, Molly E. Swanson, Birger V. Dieriks, Yibin B. Zhang, Natasha L. Grimsey, Helen C. Murray, Clinton Turner, Henry J. Waldvogel, Richard L. Faull, Jiyan An, Robert Bowser, R. Bowser, Maurice A. Curtis, Mike Dragunow, Emma Scotter
Comparison of aspiration-first versus stentriever-first techniques in performing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusions
Date: 07/2021
Authors: Vance L. Fredrickson, Phillip A. Bonney, Shivani D. Rangwala, Joshua S. Catapano, Tyler S. Cole, Daniel D. Cavalcanti, D. D. Cavalcanti, Neil Majmundar, D Andrew Wilkinson, Luis San Roman, Michael F. Waters, Felipe C. Albuquerque, F. Albuquerque, Andrew F. Ducruet, A. F. Ducruet
Trajectories of stroke recovery of impairment, function, and quality of life in response to 12-month mobility and fitness intervention
Date: 01/2021
Authors: Catherine Boissoneault, Dorian K. Rose, Tyler Grimes, Michael F. Waters, Anna Khanna, Somnath Datta, Janis J. Daly
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Michael Waters, MD, PhD, is the Dorrance Endowed Chair of Vascular Neurology, director of both the Neurovascular Division and the Petznick Stroke Center, and a professor in the Department of Neurology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He is board certified in neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology with subspecialty board certification in vascular neurology.
Dr. Waters’ expertise includes stroke and neurovascular disease, including signs, symptoms, diagnostics, and treatments. He is a fellow of both the American Academy of Neurology and American Heart Association and a member of the American Neurological Association, American Society of Human Genetics, and the Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology.
Dr. Waters received his masters in genetics from Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania, and his doctorate in biochemistry and molecular biology from The University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville, where he also completed his MD. He completed his residency training at the University of California – Los Angeles Department of Neurology and completed his fellowship in clinical and molecular neurogenetics at Cedars Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.
Dr. Waters’ research studies include genetic mechanisms of stroke, neuroprotection in stroke, stroke treatment, multiple clinical trials investigating stroke treatments, and neurogenetic mechanisms of neuroplasticity.
For more information or to request an appointment, please call (602) 406-6262.
Fax: (602) 406-6261
- (602) 406-6262
- Fax: (602) 406-6261
- Aetna
- Arizona Foundation
- Beech Street
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- First Health
- Great West
- Health Choice
- Healthnet
- Humana
- Indian Health Services
- Medicare
- Mercy Care (AHCCCS)
- Phoenix Health Plan
- Scan Healthcare
- Secure Horizon
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- Workman's Comp
- Fellowship, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Clinical and Molecular Neurogenetics, 2004-2005
- Residency, UCLA, Department of Neurology, 2001-2004
- Internship, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2000-2001
- MD, University of Florida College of Medicine, 2000
- PhD, University of Florida College of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1999
- MS, Pennsylvania State University, Genetics, 1989
- BS, Pennsylvania State University, 1985
- American Academy of Neurology (AAN)
- AAN Section for Neurogenetics
- AAN Section for Movement Disorders
- AAN Section for Stroke
- American Society of Human Genetics
- American Neurological Association
- Society of Vascular and Interventional Neurology
- Stroke Council, American Heart Association
- Best Doctors in America, 2011-2014
- David A. Paulus Award for Clinical Excellence, University of Florida, 2013
- Founders Award for Excellence in Translational Research, American Academy of Neurology, 2006
Editorial: Cerebrovascular disease
Date: 04/2023
Authors: Michael F. Waters
Complement C3a Receptor (C3aR) Mediates Vascular Dysfunction, Hippocampal Pathology, and Cognitive Impairment in a Mouse Model of VCID.
Date: 03/2022
Authors: Kanchan Bhatia, Adam Kindelin, Muhammad Nadeem, Mohammad Badruzzaman Khan, Junxiang Yin, Alberto Fuentes, Karis Miller, Gregory H Turner, Mark C Preul, Abdullah S Ahmad, Elliott J Mufson, Michael F Waters, Saif Ahmad, S Ahmad, Andrew F Ducruet, A. F. Ducruet, Andrew F. Ducruet
Blood-spinal cord barrier leakage is independent of motor neuron pathology in ALS
Date: 08/2021
Authors: Sarah Waters, Molly E. Swanson, Birger V. Dieriks, Yibin B. Zhang, Natasha L. Grimsey, Helen C. Murray, Clinton Turner, Henry J. Waldvogel, Richard L. Faull, Jiyan An, Robert Bowser, R. Bowser, Maurice A. Curtis, Mike Dragunow, Emma Scotter
Comparison of aspiration-first versus stentriever-first techniques in performing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusions
Date: 07/2021
Authors: Vance L. Fredrickson, Phillip A. Bonney, Shivani D. Rangwala, Joshua S. Catapano, Tyler S. Cole, Daniel D. Cavalcanti, D. D. Cavalcanti, Neil Majmundar, D Andrew Wilkinson, Luis San Roman, Michael F. Waters, Felipe C. Albuquerque, F. Albuquerque, Andrew F. Ducruet, A. F. Ducruet
Trajectories of stroke recovery of impairment, function, and quality of life in response to 12-month mobility and fitness intervention
Date: 01/2021
Authors: Catherine Boissoneault, Dorian K. Rose, Tyler Grimes, Michael F. Waters, Anna Khanna, Somnath Datta, Janis J. Daly
- English