Michael Waters, MD, PhD

Neurologist
Stroke

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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