Interventional Neurologist
Michigan Head & Spine Institute
Neuroendovascular Medical Director
Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital
Office Locations
Dalcoma Professional Building – Clinton Township Office
Dr. Whapham specializes in neuroendovascular procedures to treat complex vascular abnormalities of the brain and spinal cord. He also specializes in treating stroke and this expertise led the nation’s first integrated telemedicine / air transport stroke network among Michigan hospitals as well as similar programs in Chicago, Alabama and Ohio. Dr. Whapham is also the author of numerous national clinical articles on aneurysm, stroke and endovascular surgery and a surgical textbook section on arteriovenous malformations and their treatment.
After several years of practice at Loyola University Medical Center in Chicago, St. Vincent’s Hospital in Toledo and Southeastern Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Dr. Whapham rejoins MHSI, where he began his neurology practice.
Certifications
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology – General Neurology
American Board of Psychology and Neurology – Vascular Neurology
Society for Neuroendovascular Surgery - Named Diplomate
Board Eligible, Neuro critical care and Neuroradiology, sub-specialty board, American Academy of Neurology, ABPN
Endorsed, Society of Neurologic Surgery, Neuroendovascular Surgery, sub -specialty board certification, SNIS, ABPN, AAN
Named Diplomate – American Academy of Neurology
Education
Undergraduate: University of Notre Dame
Masters: Medical Science, Neurochemistry – Cellular and Clinical Neurobiology and Mechanisms of Ischemic Brain Injury, Wayne State University School of Medicine
Medical School: Wayne State University School of Medicine
Post Graduate Training
Cerebral Angiography / Endovascular Neurosurgery Fellowship, Ascension Providence Hospital
Fellowship Vascular Neurology / Neuro Critical Care, Fellowship, Michigan State University
General Neurology, emphasis on traumatic brain injury, Residency, Detroit Medical Center
Internal Medicine, Sinai Grace Hospital, Internship, Detroit Medical Center
Prior Appointments
HSHS Medical Group Neuroscience Quality and Outreach
Neurointerventional Surgery, HSHS Medical Group
Adjunct Assistant Professor, SIU School of Medicine – Neurology/Neurosurgery
HSHS Medical Group – St John’s Hospital. Illinois
Medical Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery Program/Stroke Director
Southeast Alabama Medical Center
Assistant Professor, Alabama College of Osteopathic Medicine
Medical Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery Program/Stroke Director
Mercy Health System, Ohio
Medical Director, Endovascular Neurosurgery Program, Assistant Professor
Loyola University Medical Center, Illinois
Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery/Neurology Loyola Stritch School of Medicine
Stroke Director, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital and Michigan Stroke Network
Memberships
American Academy of Neurological Surgery
Congress of Neurosurgery
American Academy of Neurology