Neurosurgeon, MHSI Michigan Head & Spine Institute, PC
Harold D. Portnoy, M.D. has spent nearly forty years in the practice of neurosurgery in southeast Michigan and is the senior member of the Michigan Head and Spine Institute (MHSI). He is Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Director of Research at the MHSI. Dr. Portnoy is Attending Neurosurgeon at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital - Oakland (Pontiac), Crittenton Hospital Medical Center (Rochester) and North Oakland Medical Center (Pontiac).
Dr. Portnoy is a board certified neurosurgeon with extensive experience in both adult and pediatric neurosurgery including the treatment of brain and spinal tumors, cerebrovascular disease, pediatric neurosurgical diseases and minimally invasive surgery for herniated disc and spinal stenosis. He is a world recognized authority in the treatment of childhood and adult hydrocephalus (water on the brain) for which he received the Robert H. Pudenz Award for Excellence in CSF (Cerebrospinal Fluid) Physiology.
A native Michigander, Dr. Portnoy grew up in Detroit and attended Wayne State University and the Wayne State University School of Medicine. His neurosurgical training was with the well known Dr. E.S. Gurdjian, one of the first neurosurgeons in Michigan. On completion of his residency training, Dr. Portnoy went into the private practice of neurosurgery in Pontiac while maintaining academic positions that included Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at Wayne State University and Clinical Professor of Medical Physics at Oakland University. Though in private practice, he has continued life long, basic research related to brain function, hydrocephalus and raised pressure within the head. He has received the Excellence in Research Award of the Oakland Health Education Program Center for Medical Education.
Dr. Portnoy is a member of many national and international neurosurgical organizations including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS); Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS), American College of Surgeons; International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery; Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida; Pediatric Section of the AANS; Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves of the AANS and the American Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (Honorary). Hospital appointments have included Chief of the Division of Neurological Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital and Chief of the Department of Surgery, Crittenton Hospital. Other appointments include the Joint Council of State Neurosurgical Societies; National Head and Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Program; Mental Illness Research Association (MIRA, founding member); Advisory Board, College of Arts and Sciences, Oakland University and Oakland University Center for Biomedical Research Strategic Planning Task Force. Dr. Portnoy is also a Consulting Editor of the international neurosurgical journal, Surgical Neurology.
As an active member of the community, Dr. Portnoy has received the March of Dimes Humanitarian of the Year Award, the Gold Key Award of MIRA and the Pat Elwell 'Above and Beyond' Award (MIRA).
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Curriculum Vitae
Harold D. Portnoy, M.D. Curriculum Vitae
Degrees:
Bachelor of Science, Chemistry, Wayne State University, 1953 Medical Doctor, Wayne State University College of Medicine, 1956
Postgraduate Medical Training:
Internship: Grace Hospital, 1956-57
Residency:
General Surgery, Grace Hospital, 1958-59
Neurological Surgery, Grace Hospital (Wayne State University Affiliated Prog.), 1960-64
BoardCertification:
American Board of Neurological Surgery, 1966
Undergraduate Societies:
Sigma Alpha Mu, 1949 S
igma Xi Honor Society, 1953
Phi Delta Epsilon, 1953
Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, 1955
Professional Societies:
Detroit Physiological Society Detroit Surgical Society, 1964 Oakland County Medical Society, 1964
American Medical Association, 1964
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1968 Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 1964
Fellow, American College of Surgeons, 1968
Fellow, International College of Surgeons, 1968
American Association for Automotive Medicine, 1970
International Association for Accident and Traffic Medicine, 1971
PanAmerican Medical Association, 1971
nternational Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 1972
Society for Research into Hydrocephalus and Spina Bifida, 1976 P
ediatric Section, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, 1978
Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, AANS and CNS, 1994
American Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, Honorary, 2002
Medical Staff Appointments:
North Oakland Medical Center (Pontiac General Hospital), Pontiac, Michigan, Attending, 1964-1983, 1992-present.
Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit, Michigan, Jr. Attending, 1964-1976
Pontiac State Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan, Active, July 1965-1972
Troy-Beaumont Hospital, Troy, Michigan, 1977-1981 Pontiac Osteopathic Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan, Consultant, 1977-1981 St.
Joseph Mercy Hospital, Pontiac, Michigan, Attending, June 1965-present
Crittenton Hospital, Rochester, Michigan, Attending, 1966-present
Henry Ford Hospital, Adjunct Attending Neurosurgeon, 1980-1990
Providence Hospital, Southfield, MI, Courtesy, 2003
Academic Appointments: Research Associate, Dept. of Anatomy, Wayne State University, 1957-1960 Research Associate, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University, 1960-1964
Research Associate, Dept. of Neurology, Wayne State University, 1957-1958
Instructor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University, 1964
Associate, Dept. of Anatomy, Wayne State University, 1964
Clinical Assist. Professor, Dept. of Neurosurgery, Wayne State University, 1971-1977
Clinical Professor of Medical Physics, Dept. of Health Sciences, Oakland University, 1977-1982 Clinical Professor of Medical Physics, Dept. of Physics, Oakland University, 1983-present Hospital
Appointments: Representative at large, Medical Executive Committee, Troy-Beaumont Hospital, 1977 Surgery Advisory Committee, Pontiac General Hospital, 1979-1980
Advisory Committee, Division of Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1981-1984
Surgery Review Committee, Crittenton Hospital, 1977-1984
Chairman, Constitution & Bylaws, Crittenton Hospital, 1976-1984
Intensive Care Committee, Pontiac General Hospital, 1979-1981 Joint Conference Committee, Crittenton Hospital, 1982-1983
Chairman, Research Committee, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1984-1988
Chairman, Institutional Review Committee, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1984-1988
Representative at large, Medical Executive Committee, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1987-1992
Chief, Division of Neurological Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1987-1990
Advisory Committee, Department of Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1987-1990
Vice-Chief, Division of Neurological Surgery, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1991-present
Chief, Department of Surgery, Crittenton Hospital, 1991-1993
Surgical Review Committee, Crittenton Hospital, 1988-present
Surgical Quality Assurance, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1994-present
Chief of Staff Advisory Committee, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1994-present
Procedure Review Committee, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, 1994-2002; Chairman, 1996-2002
Medical Staff Quality Assurance Committee, St. Joseph Mercy - Oakland, 1996-2003,
Co-chairperson, 1997-2003 Quality Assurance Committee, Mercy Physicians Hospital Organization, St. Joseph Mercy - Oakland, 1996-1997 Finance Committee, Oakland Physicians Network, 2002-2003 Chief of Staff, St. Joseph Mercy - Oakland, 2004-2006
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