Dr. Michael A Cowan MD
Neurosurgeon
225 Baldwin Ave Charlotte NC, 28204About
Dr. Cowan, neurosurgeon, specializes in minimally invasive spine and intracranial surgery and thoracoscopic spine surgery.
Education and Training
Med Coll of Ga Sch of Med, Augusta Ga 1993
Medical College of Georgia at Georgia Regents University 1993
Board Certification
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological SurgeryABNS
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of MedicineTreatments
- Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion, Thoracoscopic Spine Surgery
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Neck Pain
- Back Pain
- Pinched Nerve
- Herniated Disc
- Spinal Stenosis
- Degenerative Disc Disease (ddd)
Professional Memberships
- Member South Carolina Medical Society
- Member North Carolina Medical Society
- Member Mecklenburg County Medical Society
- Member American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Member American Society of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition
- Member Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Fellowships
- University of Mainz, Neurosurgery 1999
- University of Mainz 1999
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