Michael Spadola, MD

• Back in Action: How Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Is Changing Lives
• Finding Relief from Neck and Back Pain: Is Disc Replacement Surgery Right for You?
• Cervical Disc Issues and Their Impact on Walking: Causes and Treatment Options
• When Does Someone Know They Need Surgery for a Herniated Disc?

My goal is to help each patient get through some of the most difficult times of their life and back to a healthy, functional lifestyle and their families. Every patient is unique and requires a tailored solution that coincides with their distinct treatment goals. I want to give my patients the best outcome possible by relying on extensive surgical training and cutting-edge techniques, coupled with patient-centered, thoughtful decision making.

I ultimately got into healthcare to be of service to my community. I am thankful to be in a profession where I have the ability to help people daily, while simultaneously challenging my scientific curiosity. For as long as I can remember, I was intrigued by the brain and nervous system, fueling the last decade and a half of my medical and surgical training. I enjoy the ever-evolving nature of neurosurgery. It is the constant innovation that allows me to focus my research and surgical techniques into the advanced treatment options that I am able to offer my patients.

• Summa Cum Laude - University of Pennsylvania
• Phi Eta Sigma National Honor Society
• The Ursula Migliacco Memorial Scholarship
• Heaney and Marvel Charities Summer Brain Tumor Research Fellowship Witmer Scholarship
• Charles Kuntz Scholar Award - “Repairing the Injured Rodent Spinal Cord Using Tissue Engineered Spinal Tracts.” Spine Summit.
• Best Operative Technique Poster in Neurotrauma and Critical Care - The Device for Intraventricular Entry (DIVE) Guide: A Novel Solution to a Perpetual Problem. CNS.
• Penn Health Tech Accelerator Winner - Device for Intraventricular Entry
• American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Member
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) Member
• Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society Member

Albayar, A*, Spadola, M*, Blue, R., Saylany A., Dagli M., Santangelo, G., Wathen, C., Ghenbot, Y., Macaluso, D., Ali, Z., Ozturk, A., Welch, W. Incidental Durotomy Repair in Lumbar Spine Surgery: Institutional Experience and Review of Literature. (2022). Global Spine.

Spadola, M., Muhammad, N., Ajmera, S., Jabarkheel, R., Tomlinson, S., Miranda, S., Grady, MS., Schuster, J., Blue, R. The Device for Intraventricular Entry (DIVE) Guide: A Novel Solution to a Perpetual Problem. JNS. 2023.

Spadola, M., Muhammad, N., Ajmera, S., Jabarkheel, R., Tomlinson, S., Miranda, S., Grady, MS., Schuster, J., Blue, R. The Device for Intraventricular Entry (DIVE) Guide: A Novel Solution to a Perpetual Problem. CNS. 2022 - Best Operative Technique Poster in Neurotrauma and Critical Care

Patents: Device for Intraventricular Entry (Docket No. 20-9261)xn