Richard D. Fessler, M.D.
OFFICE LOCATION Southfield-Northwestern Novi Keystone St. John Hospital Detroit 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 DMC Care Great West HAP HMO HAP POS HAP Preferred EPA/PPO HAP Senior Plus HAP Medicare Advantage PPO Humana Choice PPO (Medicare PPO) Medicare Medicare-Railroad Multi-plan NPPN OSHCare (Oakwood Emp) One Health Plan Physicians Health Plan Priority Health PPO Priority Health Medicare HMO Priority Health HMO PHCS St. John SmartPlan Total Health Care (comm) Tricare Trinity United Health Care Worker's Comp FACILITY AFFILIATIONS Providence Hospital Providence Park Hospital St. John Medical Center-Main		Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery, Wayne State University School of Medicine Chief of Surgery, St. John Hospital and Medical Center Director and Originator of the Michigan Stroke Network Dr. Fessler attended medical school at the University of Michigan and was trained in neurological surgery at Wayne State University. He obtained additional specialty training in cerebrovascular surgery in Japan and has completed a two year fellowship in neuroendovascular surgery. He is author of numerous book chapters and publications. Dr. Fessler is also the Director and Originator of the Michigan Stroke Network. Specialties Complex Vascular abnormalities of the brain, neck, and spinal cord Strokes Endovascular surgery Cerebrovascular surgery Minimally invasive surgery General neurosurgery Prior Appointment Neurosurgery, Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center Vice Chief Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospitals Co-Director of Beaumont Hospitals Stroke Program Education M.D.: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan Fellowship: Cerebrovascular surgery, Nagoya School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan Fellowship: Neuroendovascular surgery, State University of New York, at Buffalo, New York Certification American Board of Neurological Surgery

Richard D. Fessler, M.D.

OFFICE LOCATION

Southfield-Northwestern

Novi Keystone

St. John Hospital Detroit

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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
DMC Care
Great West
HAP HMO
HAP POS
HAP Preferred EPA/PPO
HAP Senior Plus
HAP Medicare Advantage PPO
Humana Choice PPO (Medicare PPO)
Medicare
Medicare-Railroad
Multi-plan
NPPN
OSHCare (Oakwood Emp)
One Health Plan
Physicians Health Plan
Priority Health PPO
Priority Health Medicare HMO
Priority Health HMO
PHCS
St. John SmartPlan
Total Health Care (comm)
Tricare
Trinity
United Health Care
Worker's Comp

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS
Providence Hospital
Providence Park Hospital
St. John Medical Center-Main

Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC
Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery,
Wayne State University School of Medicine
Chief of Surgery, St. John Hospital and Medical Center
Director and Originator of the Michigan Stroke Network

Dr. Fessler attended medical school at the University of Michigan and was trained in neurological surgery at Wayne State University. He obtained additional specialty training in cerebrovascular surgery in Japan
and has completed a two year fellowship in neuroendovascular surgery. He is author of numerous book chapters and publications.

Dr. Fessler is also the Director and Originator of the Michigan Stroke Network.

Specialties
Complex Vascular abnormalities of the brain, neck, and spinal cord
Strokes
Endovascular surgery
Cerebrovascular surgery
Minimally invasive surgery
General neurosurgery

Prior Appointment
Neurosurgery, Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center
Vice Chief Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospitals
Co-Director of Beaumont Hospitals Stroke Program

Education
M.D.: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Fellowship: Cerebrovascular surgery, Nagoya School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
Fellowship: Neuroendovascular surgery, State University of New York, at Buffalo, New York

Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery