Fernando G. Diaz, M.D., Ph.D.
OFFICE LOCATION Southfield-Northwestern Royal Oak RELATED ITEMS See All Doctors PARTICIPATING INSURANCES Alliance Health and Life Auto Beaumont Employee HP Blue Cross (trad) BCBS PPO/ Community Blue Blue Preferred Plus (Ford, GM, Daimler Chrysler) Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Plus Blue/Adv Blue Care Network Advantage Blue Care Network Chandler Group CIGNA Great West HAP HMO HAP POS HAP Preferred EPA/PPO HAP Senior Plus HAP Medicare Advantage PPO Health Plus HMO McLaren HMO Commercial McLaren PPO Medicare Medicare-Railroad Multi-plan NPPN One Health Plan Physicians Health Plan Priority Health PPO Priority Health Medicare HMO Priority Health HMO PHCS Tricare Trinity United Health Care Worker's Comp Worker's Comp-OHIO FACILITY AFFILIATIONS Beaumont-Royal Oak		Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University Chairman Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospitals Dr. Diaz is recognized world wide for his treatment of brain aneurysms and vascular disease of the head and neck. He is one of only several neurosurgeons in Michigan skilled in radiosurgery using the advanced technology AGamma Knife@ for the treatment of tumors and other abnormalities. Dr. Diaz was recently listed among the best surgeons in the United States. He is a frequent speaker to audiences around the world on advanced neurosurgical procedures and treatments. *Specialties* Aneurysms Strokes Microsurgery Cervical spine reconstruction Cerebrovascular surgery AGamma Knife@ radiosurgery Artificial disc replacement *Prior Appointments* Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instructor, Anatomy University of Kansas, Instructor, Neuroanatomy Henry Ford Hospital, Staff Neurosurgeon University of Michigan, Clinical Associate Professor Neuroscience Institute of Santa Fe, Gainesville, Florida, Chairman Wayne State University, Chairman Department of Neurological Surgery Detroit Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer *Military Service* US Air Force, National Neurosurgical Consultant Lackland Air Force Base, Operation Desert Storm, Wilford Hall Medical Center Neurosurgery US Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel Wilford Hall Medical Center, IMA *Education* M.D.: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Ph.D.: University of Minnesota (Neurophysiology/Neurosurgery) M.A.: University of Kansas (Anatomy) M.S.A.: Central Michigan University J. D.: Wayne State University *Certifications* Diplomate, American Board of Neurological Surgery Fellow, American College of Surgeons Michigan Bar Association Fellow, American College of Spine Surgery *Personal* Fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese

Fernando G. Diaz, M.D., Ph.D.

OFFICE LOCATION

Royal Oak

RELATED ITEMS

PARTICIPATING INSURANCES
Alliance Health and Life
Auto
Beaumont Employee HP
Blue Cross (trad)
BCBS PPO/
Community Blue
Blue Preferred Plus (Ford, GM, Daimler Chrysler)
Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Plus Blue/Adv
Blue Care Network Advantage
Blue Care Network
Chandler Group
CIGNA
Great West
HAP HMO
HAP POS
HAP Preferred EPA/PPO
HAP Senior Plus
HAP Medicare Advantage PPO
Health Plus HMO
McLaren HMO Commercial
McLaren PPO
Medicare
Medicare-Railroad
Multi-plan
NPPN
One Health Plan
Physicians Health Plan
Priority Health PPO
Priority Health Medicare HMO
Priority Health HMO
PHCS
Tricare
Trinity
United Health Care
Worker's Comp
Worker's Comp-OHIO

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS
Beaumont-Royal Oak

Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC
Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State
University Chairman Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospitals

Dr. Diaz is recognized world wide for his treatment of brain aneurysms and vascular disease of the head and neck. He is one of only several neurosurgeons in Michigan skilled in radiosurgery using the advanced technology AGamma Knife@ for the treatment of tumors and other abnormalities. Dr. Diaz was recently listed among the best surgeons in the United States. He is a frequent speaker to audiences around the world on advanced neurosurgical procedures and treatments.

Specialties
Aneurysms
Strokes
Microsurgery
Cervical spine reconstruction
Cerebrovascular surgery
AGamma Knife@ radiosurgery
Artificial disc replacement

Prior Appointments
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Instructor, Anatomy
University of Kansas, Instructor, Neuroanatomy
Henry Ford Hospital, Staff Neurosurgeon
University of Michigan, Clinical Associate Professor Neuroscience Institute of Santa Fe, Gainesville, Florida, Chairman
Wayne State University, Chairman Department of Neurological Surgery
Detroit Medical Center, Chief Medical Officer

Military Service
US Air Force, National Neurosurgical Consultant
Lackland Air Force Base, Operation Desert Storm, Wilford Hall Medical Center Neurosurgery
US Air Force, Lieutenant Colonel
Wilford Hall Medical Center, IMA

Education
M.D.: Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico
Ph.D.: University of Minnesota (Neurophysiology/Neurosurgery)
M.A.: University of Kansas (Anatomy)
M.S.A.: Central Michigan University
J. D.: Wayne State University

Certifications
Diplomate, American Board of Neurological Surgery
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Michigan Bar Association
Fellow, American College of Spine Surgery

Personal
Fluent in Spanish, French and Portuguese