Degenerative Cervical Myelopathy. From Basic Science to Clinical Practice

Authors

Michael G. Fehlings Professor, Vice Chair Research, Department of Surgery, Halbert Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration, Co-Chairman Spinal Program, University of Toronto; Head Spinal Program, McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Fehlings is the Vice Chair Research for the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto and Head of the Spinal Program at Toronto Western Hospital, University Health Network. Dr. Fehlings is a Professor of Neurosurgery at the University of Toronto, holds the Gerry and Tootsie Halbert Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration, is a Scientist at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine and a McLaughlin Scholar in Molecular Medicine. In the fall of 2008, Dr. Fehlings was appointed the inaugural Director of the University of Toronto Neuroscience Program (which he held until June 2012) and is currently Co-Director of the University of Toronto Spine Program. Dr. Fehlings combines an active clinical practice in complex spinal surgery with a translationally oriented research program focused on discovering novel treatments to improve functional outcomes following spinal cord injury (SCI).