Michael Karsy, MD
Enriched profileClinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan; Director of Clinical Operations and Quality, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow · University of Michigan
Michael Karsy is Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan; Director of Clinical Operations and Quality, University of Michigan Health-Sparrow at University of Michigan. OpenAlex indexes 459 publications with 4,768 citations (h-index 34); ClinicalTrials.gov lists 2 registered studies with this person as an investigator.
Data verified 11 Oct 2026
Overview
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Michael Karsy, MD, is Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, University of Michigan. The public record shows 459 publications with 4,768 citations (h-index 34), centered on Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment, Pituitary Gland Disorders and Treatments, Head and Neck Surgical Oncology. It also documents an investigator role on 2 registered clinical trials, industry payments reported by 13 companies.
- Most recent indexed publication: 2026 · Turkish neurosurgery
- Top research focus: Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
- 2 registered trials on ClinicalTrials.gov
- Open Payments reporting from 13 companies
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Indications focus
from trials led + research topicsResearch focus
OpenAlex concept fingerprintDrugs & molecules
across trials, industry payments and publicationsWorks with
trial sponsors and companies reporting paymentsScholarship
indexed output and impact (OpenAlex)Distinct works indexed by OpenAlex, matched via ORCID; 32 in PubMed.
Total citations across indexed works.
Hirsch index (OpenAlex). i10-index 116.
Clinical & industry
trials, payments and federal fundingFederally funded research awards.
Contact
No public contact details on file. This person's NPPES record doesn't include a practice address or telephone number. Why? →
Clinical trials
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Listed as an investigator on 2 registered studies on ClinicalTrials.gov. The most recent:
- Evaluation of the Efficacy of STRATAFIX for Neurosurgical Cranial and Spine Procedures
Sponsor: University of Michigan
- Hypovitaminosis D in Neurocritical Patients
Sponsor: University of Utah
Industry payments
Updated 15 Oct 2026
13 companies reported payments to CMS in program years 2021–2025. These are public disclosures, not judgments. The latest:
- Medtronic, Inc.Program year20254 payments
- SI-BONE, INC.Program year20252 payments
- Globus Medical, Inc.Program year20251 payment
NIH funding
We didn't find any NIH-funded research awards for this person in NIH RePORTER. Why? →
Congress activity
Updated 15 Oct 2026
4 congress contributions (2010–2024) across AACR, ENDO per OpenAlex. The most recent:
- 7399 Validation of Cushing’s Diagnostic Scoring Systems in a Multicenter US Based Population
ENDO Annual Meeting
ENDO2024Co-author - Abstract 3399: STAT3 promotes metastasis to the brain: Demonstrated by protein, gene, and functional analysis
AACR Annual Meeting
AACR2010Co-author
Published abstracts are attributed via the same ORCID-disambiguated authorship as publications, so each is DOI-verified. Podium roles (invited talks, session chairs) and oral/poster type are added as program data is confirmed.
Publications
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Their five most recent publications, matched to their ORCID record and linked to PubMed.
- Comparative Effectiveness of Kyphoplasty and Radiation with or Without Radiofrequency Ablation in Spinal Metastases from Lung Cancer.
Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland)
Article2025 - Advances in the Multimodal Management of Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations: A 10-Year Review.
Life (Basel, Switzerland)
Review2025 - Choice of Antiplatelet vs. Anticoagulant for Blunt Cerebrovascular Injury.
Life (Basel, Switzerland)
Review2025
Most-cited works
by citation count (OpenAlex)- 01Modern Medical Management of Spinal Cord InjuryArticle387 citations2019
- 02
- 03Current Progress on Understanding MicroRNAs in Glioblastoma MultiformeArticle150 citations2012
- 04
- 05New Molecular Considerations for Glioma: IDH, ATRX, BRAF, TERT, H3 K27MArticle126 citations2017
Network
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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Online presence
Updated 15 Oct 2026
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Owned accounts
public accounts run by this person- ResearchGate
researchgate.net/profile/Michael-Karsy-2
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ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/1lkggIhA-nyAo/bibliography/public
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Mentions by others
where others cite or feature them- Other
uofmhealth.org/profile/1972845345/michael-karsy
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Background & recognition
Updated 15 Oct 2026
Credentials, appointments and honors, newest first, each linked to the public source it came from.
Education
degrees and training on record- verifiedCorroborated by findmyKOL. We matched this record across two or more independent public sources (or a verified ORCID / NPI identifier bridge) before attributing it to this person.How we verify →uofmhealthsparrow.org ↗
- Board certified
American Board of Neurological Surgery
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Secondary affiliations
appointments beyond the home institution- University of Michigan Health-Sparrow
Lansing (Neurosurgery)
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