Richard D. Fessler, M.D.
Neurosurgeon, Michigan Head & Spine Institute
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 completed a two year fellowship in neuroendovascular surgery. He is an 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
Prior Appointment
Neurosurgery, Grace Hospital, Detroit Medical Center
Vice Chief Neurosurgery, Beaumont Hospitals
Co-Director of Beaumont Hospitals Stroke Program
Associate Professor, Department of Neurological Surgery,
Wayne State University School of Medicine
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
