Michael Edward Ivan, MD

Neuro-oncology, Brain Tumors, Meningiomas, Skull Base Tumors, Pituitary Tumors, Acoustic Neuromas, Schwannomas, Glioblastomas, Gliomas, Eloquent Tumors / Functional Mapping, Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy for Brain Tumors, Laser Tumor Ablation, Awake Craniotomy, Vaccines, Endoscopic Neurosurgery, Minimally Invasive Neurosurgery, Fluorescence Guided Surgery, Brain Metastases, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery, Cavernous Malformations, Aneurysms, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Hemifacial Spasm

Scientific Planning Committee, AANS/YNC

Young Neurosurgeons Committee, AANS

Board of Directors, Florida Neurosurgical Society

Medical Student Task Force, AANS/YNC

Howard Naffziger Resident of the Year Award, UCSF Neurological Surgery

UCSF Award for research in functional and stereotactic neurosurgery

Teaching Award for Cherished Housestaff, UCSF School of Medicine

NREF Brain Tumor Research Grant

UC-Berkeley AMSA Health Conference –Speaker

Neurosurgery in the Rockies, Men’s Downhill Skiing Champion

Vycor Neurosurgery Resident Research Award

UC-Berkeley AMSA Health Conference – Keynote Speaker

Surgical Practice
Dr. Michael E. Ivan is a neurosurgeon and scientist at the University of Miami Miller School Of Medicine who specializes in complex brain tumor, skull base tumor, and epilepsy surgery. He acts as the Neuro-oncology Site Disease Group Leader, Director of Research for the University of Miami Brain Tumor Initiative within Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, and is the Principal Investigator of the Ivan Brain Tumor Lab. He is also the Chief of Cranial Neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology, and Co-Director of Neurosurgery at Jackson South Medical Center. Dr. Ivan has one of the busiest clinical cranial neurosurgery practices in Florida which includes surgery and radiosurgery (gamma knife) on skull base tumors, primary brain tumors (glioblastoma, gliomas), secondary brain tumors (metastatic), meningiomas, pituitary tumors, acoustic neuromas, and epileptogenic lesions of the brain. He leads the way in the use of novel techniques in neurosurgery such as fluorescence guided surgery, awake craniotomies, robotic surgery, advanced brain mapping techniques, augmented reality in neurosurgery, and the use of advanced neuro-imaging, allowing a safer and more complete surgery to be performed.
Dr. Ivan was recently part of the first skull base team in Florida to implant an auditory brainstem implant to restore hearing loss after acoustic neuroma resection. He also specializes in minimally invasive surgery such as Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy (LITT), minimal port access surgery, and endoscopic neurosurgery allowing patients to have little to no incision and have the ability to go home after one day.
Research
The University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, he continues clinical research focused on improving and prolonging the quality of life of his patients, which has led to more than 85 publications and 10 book chapters. He has also given more than 70 invited lectures on brain tumors throughout the world. Dr. Ivan is one of the few neurosurgeons in the country with a research lab focused on brain tumors. His team studies patient’s tumors to develop new treatments targeting their genetic makeup, pathways of invasion, and growth mechanisms. Dr. Ivan’s Brain Tumor Lab has won multiple national and local research awards and grants for their work on novel translational Neuro-oncology therapies. Dr. Ivan also serves as Principal-investigator on several “state of the art” clinical trials focused on new therapies for brain tumor treatment.
Background
After graduating from Cornell University with B.S. in Chemical Engineering, Dr. Ivan received his Doctorate of Medicine and Masters Degree from UMDNJ/Rutgers University. While at New Jersey Medical School, he served as President of his class and was honored as a Gold Humanism Scholar. He then completed his neurological surgery training at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), consistently ranked as one of the top neurosurgical programs in the US. At UCSF, Dr. Ivan focused on the treatment and management of brain tumors, vascular malformations, epilepsy, and skull base lesions. He was awarded the Howard Naffziger award for best clinical resident and received multiple awards for his research on brain tumors and stereotactic neurosurgery. After residency, he moved to Miami and completed a fellowship in Surgical Neuro-oncology at the University of Miami. As a testament to his dedication to medical education, Dr. Ivan was awarded the Teaching Excellence Award for Cherished Housestaff from UCSF and the Department of Neurological Surgery Teaching Award from the University of Miami. Dr. Ivan continues to be active as an instructor for the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine.
Leadership
Dr. Ivan is recognized as an international leader in neurosurgery. He is on the executive board of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)/Congress of Neurosurgeons (CNS) Joint Tumor Section, the Vice-Chairman of the Young Neurosurgeon's Committee for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and is the President-elect of The Florida Neurosurgical Society. He has acted as the past planning chair of the AANS Tumor Section Meeting. He is the future planning co-chair for the CNS/AANS Tumor Symposium in 2020, which will be held in Miami, Florida. He is also one of a handful of selected members of the CNS Leadership Institute. Dr. Ivan is an active member of the Society of Neuro-oncology and North American Skull Base Society. He is also a reviewer for articles in the Journal of Neurosurgery, Operative Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, Journal of Lasers in Medicine and Clinical Neurosurgery.