Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP
The Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, Chair in Neurosurgery; Professor; Vice Chair of Research; Co-director, Neurotrauma Research Center; Director, Brain Injury Research Program
Locations
- Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Education
Predoctoral Internship, Clinical Psychology/ Neuropsychology, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN, 1993-1994
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 1994
MS, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 1991
BA, Psychology & Sociology, Loras College, Dubuque, IA, 1988
Biography
Dr. Michael McCrea is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist. He is currently The Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, Chair in Neurosurgery; Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology; Vice Chair of Research; Co-director of the Center for Neurotrauma Research; and Director of Brain Injury Research at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Dr. McCrea earned his doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, then completed his internship training in neuropsychology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, followed by a postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University Medical School.
He is a past President of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN). Dr. McCrea has been an active researcher in the neurosciences, with numerous scientific publications, book chapters, and national and international lectures on the topic of traumatic brain injury. He authored the text Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Postconcussion Syndrome: The New Evidence Base for Diagnosis and Treatment published by Oxford University Press. He is a member of the United States Department of Defense Health Board External Advisory Committee on Traumatic Brain Injury advising the Office of the Secretary of Defense on management and research of military related traumatic brain injury.
Research Interests
The acute clinical and neurophysiological effects of traumatic brain injury in civilians, athletes and military personnel.
Publications
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(Shumski EJ, Eagle SR, Kontos AP, Bazarian JJ, Caccese JB, Chrisman SPD, Clugston JR, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Broglio SP, Lynall RC, Schmidt JD, CARE Consortium Investigators.) Sports Med. 2024 Aug;54(8):2185-2197 PMID: 38671175 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191715622 04/27/2024
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(Yue JK, Lee YM, Sun X, van Essen TA, Elguindy MM, Belton PJ, Pisică D, Mikolic A, Deng H, Kanter JH, McCrea MA, Bodien YG, Satris GG, Wong JC, Ambati VS, Grandhi R, Puccio AM, Mukherjee P, Valadka AB, Tarapore PE, Huang MC, DiGiorgio AM, Markowitz AJ, Yuh EL, Okonkwo DO, Steyerberg EW, Lingsma HF, Menon DK, Maas AIR, Jain S, Manley GT, The TRACK-TBI Investigators .) J Neurosurg. 2024 Aug 01;141(2):417-429 PMID: 38489823 PMCID: PMC11010725 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85197346329 03/15/2024
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(DeGroot A, Huber DL, Leddy JJ, Raff H, McCrea MA, Johnson BD, Nelson LD.) PM R. 2024 Aug;16(8):826-835 PMID: 38411367 PMCID: PMC11323219 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85186544012 02/27/2024
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(Sawlani SP, Goldman JT, Babikian T, McArthur DL, Polster D, McCrea M, McAllister T, Giza CC, CARE Consortium, CARE Consortium Investigators, Ortega JD, Port N, Putukian M, McDevitt J, Giza CC, Goldman JT, Benjamin HJ, Buckley T, Kaminski TW, Clugston JR, Feigenbaum LA, Eckner JT, Mihalik JP, Anderson S, Master CL, Kontos AP, Chrisman SPO, Cameron K, Duma S, Miles CM.) Sports Health. 2024 Jun 04:19417381241255308 PMID: 38835137 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85196510188 06/05/2024
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(King JA, Nelson LD, Cheever K, Brett B, Gliedt J, Szabo A, Dong H, Huber DL, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Pasquina P, Feigenbaum LA, Hoy A, Mihalik JP, Duma SM, Buckley T, Kelly LA, Miles C, Goldman JT, Benjamin HJ, Master CL, Ortega J, Kontos A, Clugston JR, Cameron KL, Kaminski TW, Chrisman SP, Eckner JT, Port N, McGinty G.) Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jun;52(7):1845-1854 PMID: 38742422 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85195228285 05/14/2024
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(Yue JK, Yuh EL, Elguindy MM, Sun X, van Essen TA, Deng H, Belton PJ, Satris GG, Wong JC, Valadka AB, Korley FK, Robertson CS, McCrea MA, Stein MB, Diaz-Arrastia R, Wang KKW, Temkin NR, DiGiorgio AM, Tarapore PE, Huang MC, Markowitz AJ, Puccio AM, Mukherjee P, Okonkwo DO, Jain S, Manley GT.) J Neurotrauma. 2024 Jun;41(11-12):1310-1322 PMID: 38450561 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85190751349 03/07/2024
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Mechanisms of Injury Leading to Concussions in Collegiate Soccer Players: A CARE Consortium Study.
(Jo J, Boltz AJ, Williams KL, Pasquina PF, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Broglio SP, Zuckerman SL, Terry DP, CARE Consortium Investigators, Arbogast K, Benjamin HJ, Brooks A, Cameron KL, Chrisman SPD, Clugston JR, Collins M, DiFiori J, Eckner JT, Estevez C, Feigenbaum LA, Goldman JT, Hoy A, Kaminski TW, Kelly LA, Kontos AP, Langford D, Lintner LJ, Master CL, McDevitt J, McGinty G, Miles C, Ortega J, Port N, Rowson S, Schmidt J, Susmarski A, Svoboda S.) Am J Sports Med. 2024 May;52(6):1585-1595 PMID: 38656160 04/24/2024
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(Brett BL, Klein AP, Vazirnia P, Omidfar S, Guskiewicz KK, McCrea M, Meier T.) J Neurotrauma. 2024 Apr 25 PMID: 38661548 04/25/2024
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(Plewa MC, Ledrick DJ, Jenkins K, Orqvist A, McCrea M.) Cureus. 2024 Apr;16(4):e58684 PMID: 38651085 PMCID: PMC11033967 04/23/2024
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(Caccese JB, Master CL, Buckley TA, Chrisman SPD, Clugston JR, Eckner JT, Ermer E, Harcum S, Hunt TN, Jain D, Kelly LA, Langford TD, Lempke LB, McDevitt J, Memmini AK, Mozel AE, Perkins SM, Putukian M, Roby PR, Susmarski A, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Pasquina PF, Esopenko C, Hoy A, Ortega JD, Port N, O’Donnell PG, D’Lauro C, Cameron KL, Goldman JT, Benjamin HJ, Kaminski TW, Schmidt J, Collins M, Bazarian JJ, Duma S.) Sports Medicine. June 2024;54(6):1707-1721 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85180515680 06/01/2024
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Mechanisms of Injury Leading to Concussions in Collegiate Soccer Players: A CARE Consortium Study
(Jo J, Boltz AJ, Williams KL, Pasquina PF, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Broglio SP, Zuckerman SL, Terry DP, Arbogast K, Benjamin HJ, Brooks A, Cameron KL, Chrisman SPD, Clugston JR, Collins M, DiFiori J, Eckner JT, Estevez C, Feigenbaum LA, Goldman JT, Hoy A, Kaminski TW, Kelly LA, Kontos AP, Langford D, Lintner LJ, Master CL, McDevitt J, McGinty G, Miles C, Ortega J, Port N, Rowson S, Schmidt J, Susmarski A, Svoboda S.) American Journal of Sports Medicine. May 2024;52(6):1585-1595 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191257757 05/01/2024
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(Simpson E, Reiter JL, Ren J, Zhang Z, Nudelman KN, Riggen LD, Menser MD, Harezlak J, Foroud TM, Saykin AJ, Brooks A, Cameron KL, Duma SM, McGinty G, Rowson S, Svoboda SJ, Broglio SP, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, McAllister TW, Liu Y.) Sports Medicine. April 2024;54(4):1021-1032 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176129118 04/01/2024