Todd Y. Nida, M.D., F.A.C.S.
OFFICE LOCATIONS Pontiac-Lexus RELATED ITEMS See All Doctors PARTICIPATING INSURANCES Alliance Health and Life Auto 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 Health Plus HMO Humana Choice PPO (Medicare PPO) Medicare Medicare-Railroad Multi-plan NPPN Physicians Health Plan Priority Health PPO Priority Health Medicare HMO Priority Health HMO PHCS St. John SmartPlan Trinity United Health Care Worker's Comp FACILITY AFFILIATIONS Crittenton Hospital St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland Beaumont-Royal Oak Beaumont-Troy		Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC Chief of Neurosurgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Dr. Nida is a board-certified, recently re-certified neurosurgeon, and has been treating patients in Southeast Michigan for 15 years and has a broad range of experience. He is active in the teaching of both general and neurosurgical residents. His expertise is in the management of complex spinal problems involving the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar-sacral areas. Evaluation always starts with a thorough history and examination, state-of-the-art imaging, and when necessary, the application of advanced spinal surgical techniques (microscopic and minimally-invasive). Pain from vertebral osteoporotic or pathological fractures has been successfully minimized with Kyphoplasty. Many problems can be managed non-surgically and Dr. Nida always places highest priority on improving patient quality of life and function. His research interests included traumatic brain injury, which resulted in many scientific presentations and publications. Specialties Adult neurological disorders Complex spinal problems Microscopic and minimally-invasive spinal surgical techniques Vertebral osteoporotic or pathological fractures Kyphoplasty Hospital Affiliations Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Michigan Henry Ford-Macomb, Clinton Twp, Michigan St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland, Pontiac, Michigan William Beaumont-Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan William Beaumont-Troy, Troy, Michigan Education MD: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota Residency: General surgery (trauma), Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C. BS: St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota Membership American College of Surgeons American Association of Neurological Surgeons Congress of Neurological Surgeons North American Spine Society Serves on several hospital quality assurance committees Personal A native of Minnesota Community Volunteer Interests: golf, gardening, and photography

Todd Y. Nida, M.D., F.A.C.S.

OFFICE LOCATIONS
Pontiac-Lexus

RELATED ITEMS

PARTICIPATING INSURANCES
Alliance Health and Life
Auto
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
Health Plus HMO
Humana Choice PPO (Medicare PPO)
Medicare
Medicare-Railroad
Multi-plan
NPPN
Physicians Health Plan
Priority Health PPO
Priority Health Medicare HMO
Priority Health HMO
PHCS
St. John SmartPlan
Trinity
United Health Care
Worker's Comp

FACILITY AFFILIATIONS
Crittenton Hospital
St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland
Beaumont-Royal Oak
Beaumont-Troy

Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC
Chief of Neurosurgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital

Dr. Nida is a board-certified, recently re-certified neurosurgeon, and has been treating patients in Southeast Michigan for 15 years and has a broad range of experience.

He is active in the teaching of both general and neurosurgical residents. His expertise is in the management of complex spinal problems involving the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar-sacral areas.

Evaluation always starts with a thorough history and examination, state-of-the-art imaging, and when necessary, the application of advanced spinal surgical techniques (microscopic and minimally-invasive). Pain from vertebral osteoporotic or pathological fractures has been successfully minimized with Kyphoplasty. Many problems can be managed non-surgically and Dr. Nida always places highest priority on improving patient quality of life and function. His research interests included traumatic brain injury, which resulted in many scientific presentations and publications.

Specialties
Adult neurological disorders
Complex spinal problems
Microscopic and minimally-invasive spinal surgical techniques
Vertebral osteoporotic or pathological fractures
Kyphoplasty

Hospital Affiliations
Crittenton Hospital in Rochester, Michigan
Henry Ford-Macomb, Clinton Twp, Michigan
St. Joseph Mercy-Oakland, Pontiac, Michigan
William Beaumont-Royal Oak, Royal Oak, Michigan
William Beaumont-Troy, Troy, Michigan

Education
MD: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Fellowship: University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Residency: General surgery (trauma), Washington Hospital Center, Washington, D.C.
BS: St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota

Membership
American College of Surgeons American
Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
North American Spine Society
Serves on several hospital quality assurance committees

Personal
A native of Minnesota
Community Volunteer
Interests: golf, gardening, and photography