Dr. Michael Fred Stiefel, MD

Dr. Stiefel is a fellowship trained, board certified Neurosurgeon specializing in Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery and Neurosurgical Oncology. Dr. Stiefel completed his Neurosurgery training at the University of Pennsylvania where he gained extensive experience in cerebrovascular diseases and the treatment of brain tumors at the University of Pennsylvania's Abramson Cancer Center. Following residency, Dr. Stiefel completed a fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, Arizona. Dr. Stiefel received additional specialty training in stereotactic radiosurgery utilizing both Cyberknife and Gamma Knife techniques for the treatment of brain tumors and vascular diseases. Dr. Stiefel's training enables him to treat vascular disorders and brain tumors with cranial and microsurgery, endovascular neurosurgery, as well as stereotactic radiosurgery. Dr. Stiefel specializes in the treatment of disorders of the blood vessels of the brain, …neck and spine such as brain aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulas, carotid stenosis, as well as primary brain tumors, metastatic brain tumors, and meningiomas. He performs traditional cranial neurosurgery for brain tumors, aneurysms, AVMs and cavernous malformations as well as endovascular techniques such as aneurysm coiling, stenting and flow diversion, acute stroke treatment, carotid artery stenting, transverse sinus stenting, as well as embolization of arteriovenous malformations, arteriovenous fistulas, brain tumors, head and neck tumors and subdural hematomas. Dr. Stiefel is a senior member of the Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery and was awarded Subspecialty Certification in NeuroEndovascular Surgery by The Society of Neurological Surgeons Committee on Advanced Subspecialty Training. Dr. Stiefel is accepting new patients and welcomes most major insurance plans.