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

Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Neuropsychology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, 1994-1996
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

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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.

Sex Differences Across Concussion Characteristics in US Service Academy Cadets: A CARE Consortium Study.

(Kelly LA, Caccese JB, Jain D, Master CL, Lempke L, Memmini AK, Buckley TA, Clugston JR, Mozel A, Eckner JT, Susmarski A, Ermer E, Cameron KL, Chrisman S, Pasquina P, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Esopenko C, CARE Consortium Investigators.) Sports Med. 2024 Nov;54(11):2955-2964 PMID: 38995598 PMCID: PMC11561049 07/12/2024
SCAT Symptom Evolution in the Acute Concussion Phase: Findings from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium.

(Syrydiuk RA, Boltz AJ, Lempke LB, Caccese JB, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Broglio SP, and CARE Consortium Investigators†.) J Neurotrauma. 2024 Sep 20 PMID: 39212662 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204874425 08/31/2024
Distinct trajectories of neuropsychiatric symptoms in the 12 months following traumatic brain injury (TBI): a TRACK-TBI study.

(Martinez KA, Ryu E, Patrick CJ, Temkin NR, Stein MB, Magnus BE, McCrea MA, Manley GT, Nelson LD, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Psychol Med. 2024 Sep 04:1-10 PMID: 39228231 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85203120679 09/04/2024
Optimizing Concussion Care Seeking: Using Machine Learning to Predict Delayed Concussion Reporting.

(Kroshus-Havril E, Leeds DD, McAllister TW, Kerr ZY, Knight K, Register-Mihalik JK, Lynall RC, D'Lauro C, Ho Y, Rahman M, Broglio SP, McCrea MA, Schmidt JD, CARE Consortium Investigators included:, Port N, Campbell D, Putukian M, Chrisman SPD, Cameron KL, Susmarski AJ, Goldman JT, Benjamin H, Buckley T, Kaminski T, Clugston JR, Feigenbaum L, Eckner JT, Mihalik JP, Kontos A, McDevitt J, Brooks MA, Rowson S, Miles C, Lintner L, Kelly L, Master C.) Am J Sports Med. 2024 Jul;52(9):2372-2383 PMID: 39101733 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200918064 08/05/2024
Clinical profile of patients with acute traumatic brain injury undergoing cranial surgery in the United States: report from the 18-centre TRACK-TBI cohort study

(Yue JK, Kanter JH, Barber JK, Huang MC, van Essen TA, Elguindy MM, Foreman B, Korley FK, Belton PJ, Pisică D, Lee YM, Kitagawa RS, Vassar MJ, Sun X, Satris GG, Wong JC, Ferguson AR, Huie JR, Wang KKW, Deng H, Wang VY, Bodien YG, Taylor SR, Madhok DY, McCrea MA, Ngwenya LB, DiGiorgio AM, Tarapore PE, Stein MB, Puccio AM, Giacino JT, Diaz-Arrastia R, Lingsma HF, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Robertson CS, Menon DK, Maas AIR, Markowitz AJ, Jain S, Okonkwo DO, Temkin NR, Manley GT, Chung JE, Coskun B, Eagle SR, Etemad LL, Fabian B, Ramana FV, Gopinath S, Gotthardt CJ, Grandhi R, Hamidi S, Jha RM, Madden C, Merchant R, Nelson LD, Rodgers RB, Schneider ALC, Schnyer DM, Torres-Espin A, Tracey JX, Valadka AB, Zafonte RD.) The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. November 2024;39 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206516113 11/01/2024
Initial Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Characteristics and Recovery Patterns Among Females Across the United States Military Service Academies: A Report from the NCAA-DoD CARE Consortium

(Lempke LB, Ermer E, Boltz AJ, Caccese J, Buckley TA, Cameron KL, Chrisman SPD, D’Lauro C, Eckner JT, Esopenko C, Hunt TN, Jain D, Kelly LA, Memmini AK, Mozel AE, Putukian M, Susmarski A, Pasquina PF, McCrea MA, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, Master CL.) Annals of Biomedical Engineering. October 2024;52(10):2756-2767 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85172023437 10/01/2024
Sport-Specific Recovery Trajectories for NCAA Collegiate Athletes Following Concussion

(Liebel SW, Van Pelt KL, Pasquina PF, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Broglio SP, Svoboda S, Susmarski A, Rowson S, Port N, Putukian M, Ortega J, Miles C, Mihalik J, McGinty G, McDevitt J, Master C, Lintner L, Langford D, Kontos A, Kelly L, Kaminski T, Jackson J, Hoy A, Goldman J, Giza C, Feigenbaum L, Eckner J, Duma S, Clugston J, Chrisman S, Cameron K, Buckley T, Benjamin H, Anderson S.) Annals of Biomedical Engineering. October 2024;52(10):2794-2802 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176382774 10/01/2024
Parsimonious immune-response endotypes and global outcome in patients with traumatic brain injury

(Samanta RJ, Chiollaz AC, Needham E, Yue JK, Helmy A, Zanier ER, Wang KKW, Kobeissy F, Posti JP, Summers C, Manley GT, Maas AI, Tenovuo O, Sanchez JC, Menon DK, Badjatia N, Diaz-Arrastia R, Duhaime AC, Feeser VR, Gopinath S, Grandhi R, Ha RJ, Keene D, Madden C, McCrea M, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Rodgers RB, Schnyer D, Taylor SR, Zafonte R, Ackerlund C, Amrein K, Andelic N, Andreassen L, Anke A, Audibert G, Azouvi P, Azzolini ML, Bartels R, Beer R, Bellander BM, Benali H, Berardino M, Beretta L, Beqiri E, Blaabjerg M, Lund SB, Brorsson C, Buki A, Cabeleira M, Caccioppola A, Calappi E, Calvi MR, Cameron P, Lozano GC, Carbonara M, Castaño-León AM, Cavallo S, Chevallard G, Chieregato A, Citerio G, Clusmann H, Coburn MS, Coles J, Cooper JD, Correia M, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Dahyot-Fizelier C, Dark P, De Keyser V, Degos V, Della Corte F, Boogert Hd, Depreitere B, Đilvesi Đ, Dixit A, Dreier J, Dulière GL, Ercole A, Ezer E, Fabricius M, Foks K, Frisvold S, Furmanov A, Galanaud D, Gantner D, Ghuysen A, Giga L, Golubović J, Gomez PA, Gravesteijn B, Grossi F, Gupta D, Haitsma I, Helbok R, Helseth E, Huijben J, Hutchinson PJ.) eBioMedicine. October 2024;108 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204037376 10/01/2024
Automated Measurement of Cerebral Hemorrhagic Contusions and Outcomes After Traumatic Brain Injury in the TRACK-TBI Study

(Snider SB, Temkin NR, Sun X, Stubbs JL, Rademaker QJ, Markowitz AJ, Rosenthal ES, Diaz-Arrastia R, Fox MD, Manley GT, Jain S, Edlow BL, Badjatia N, Chesnut R, Duhaime AC, Grandhi R, Jha R, Keene CD, McCrea M, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson L, Okonkwo D, Robertson C, Rodgers RB, Schnyer D, Taylor SR, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R.) JAMA Network Open. 30 August 2024;7(8):e2427772 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85202943976 08/30/2024
Diffusion tensor analysis of white matter tracts is prognostic of persisting post-concussion symptoms in collegiate athletes.

(Bertò G, Rooks LT, Broglio SP, McAllister TA, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Giza C, Brooks A, Mihalik J, Guskiewicz K, Goldman J, Duma S, Rowson S, Port NL, Pestilli F.) Neuroimage Clin. 2024;43:103646 PMID: 39106542 PMCID: PMC11347060 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200766848 08/06/2024
The Interval Between Concussions Does Not Influence Time to Asymptomatic or Return to Play: A CARE Consortium Study

(Shumski EJ, Eagle SR, Kontos AP, Bazarian JJ, Caccese JB, Chrisman SPD, Clugston JR, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Broglio SP, Lynall RC, Schmidt JD, Duma SM, Pasquina PF, Brooks A, Kelly LA, Benjamin HJ, Eckner JT, Hazzard JB, Susmarski A, Master CL, Hoy A, Ortega J, Buckley T, Roach MH, Kaminski TW, Feigenbaum LA.) Sports Medicine. August 2024;54(8):2185-2197 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85191715622 08/01/2024
Prior traumatic brain injury is a risk factor for in-hospital mortality in moderate to severe traumatic brain injury: a TRACK-TBI cohort study.

(Yue JK, Etemad LL, Elguindy MM, van Essen TA, Belton PJ, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Vreeburg RJG, Gotthardt CJ, Tracey JX, Coskun BC, Krishnan N, Halabi C, Eagle SR, Korley FK, Robertson CS, Duhaime AC, Satris GG, Tarapore PE, Huang MC, Madhok DY, Giacino JT, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Valadka AB, Puccio AM, Okonkwo DO, Sun X, Jain S, Manley GT, DiGiorgio AM, TRACK-TBI Investigators, Badjatia N, Barber J, Bodien YG, Fabian B, Ferguson AR, Foreman B, Gardner RC, Gopinath S, Grandhi R, Russell Huie J, Dirk Keene C, Lingsma HF, MacDonald CL, Markowitz AJ, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Rodgers RB, Schneider ALC, Schnyer DM, Taylor SR, Temkin NR, Torres-Espin A, Vassar MJ, Wang KKW, Wong JC, Zafonte RD.) Trauma Surg Acute Care Open. 2024;9(1):e001501 PMID: 39081460 PMCID: PMC11287071 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85200125871 07/31/2024