Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP

Professor, Neurosurgery and Neurology; Director, Brain Injury Research Program

Locations

Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226

Biography

Dr. Michael McCrea is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist. He is currently Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology, 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.

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Education

BA, Psychology & Sociology, Loras College, Dubuque, IA, 1988
MS, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, 1991
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, 1994
Predoctoral Internship, Clinical Psychology/ Neuropsychology, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN, 1993-1994
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Clinical Neuropsychology, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL, 1994-1996

Research Interests

The acute clinical and neurophysiological effects of traumatic brain injury in civilians, athletes and military personnel.

Estimated Age of First Exposure to American Football and Neurocognitive Performance Amongst NCAA Male Student-Athletes: A Cohort Study.

(Caccese JB, DeWolf RM, Kaminski TW, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Buckley TA, CARE Consortium Investigators.) Sports Med. 2019 Mar;49(3):477-487.
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Position Statement on Concussion in Sport.

(Harmon KG, Clugston JR, Dec K, Hainline B, Herring SA, Kane S, Kontos AP, Leddy JJ, McCrea MA, Poddar SK, Putukian M, Wilson JC, Roberts WO.) Clin J Sport Med. 2019 Mar;29(2):87-100.
Resting-state functional connectivity after concussion is associated with clinical recovery.

(Kaushal M, España LY, Nencka AS, Wang Y, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Meier TB.) Hum Brain Mapp. 2019 Mar;40(4):1211-1220.
Prevalence of Potentially Clinically Significant Magnetic Resonance Imaging Findings in Athletes with and without Sport-Related Concussion.

(Klein AP, Tetzlaff JE, Bonis JM, Nelson LD, Mayer AR, Huber DL, Harezlak J, Mathews VP, Ulmer JL, Sinson GP, Nencka AS, Koch KM, Wu YC, Saykin AJ, DiFiori JP, Giza CC, Goldman J, Guskiewicz KM, Mihalik JP, Duma SM, Rowson S, Brooks A, Broglio SP, McAllister T, McCrea MA, Meier TB.) J Neurotrauma. 2019 Feb 25.
American Medical Society for Sports Medicine position statement on concussion in sport.

(Harmon KG, Clugston JR, Dec K, Hainline B, Herring S, Kane SF, Kontos AP, Leddy JJ, McCrea M, Poddar SK, Putukian M, Wilson JC, Roberts WO.) Br J Sports Med. 2019 Feb;53(4):213-225.
Returning to Activity After a Concussion.

(Reed N, Silverberg ND, Iaccarino MA, McCrea M, McCulloch KL, Panenka W, Gregory E, Dams-O'Connor K, Iverson GL, Weyer Jamora C, Belanger H, McKinney G, Cogan AM, Provvidenza C.) Arch Phys Med Rehabil. 2019 Jan 30.
Risk of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder and Major Depression in Civilian Patients After Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: A TRACK-TBI Study.

(Stein MB, Jain S, Giacino JT, Levin H, Dikmen S, Nelson LD, Vassar MJ, Okonkwo DO, Diaz-Arrastia R, Robertson CS, Mukherjee P, McCrea M, Mac Donald CL, Yue JK, Yuh E, Sun X, Campbell-Sills L, Temkin N, Manley GT, and the TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Gaudette E, Giacino JT, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, McCrea M, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson LD, Noel F, Okonkwo DO, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson CS, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Seabury S, Sherer M, Stein MB, Taylor S, Toga A, Temkin N, Valadka A, Vassar MJ, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue JK, Yuh E, Zafonte R.) JAMA Psychiatry. 2019 Jan 30.
A cohort study to identify and evaluate concussion risk factors across multiple injury settings: findings from the CARE Consortium.

(Van Pelt KL, Allred D, Cameron KL, Campbell DE, D'Lauro CJ, He X, Houston MN, Johnson BR, Kelly TF, McGinty G, Meehan S, O'Donnell PG, Peck KY, Svoboda SJ, Pasquina P, McAllister T, McCrea M, Broglio SP.) Inj Epidemiol. 2019 Jan 14;6(1):1.
A Data-Driven Approach to Unlikely, Possible, Probable, and Definite Acute Concussion Assessment.

(Garcia GP, Lavieri MS, Jiang R, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Broglio SP.) J Neurotrauma. 2019 Jan 14.
Comparison of Head Impact Exposure Between Concussed Football Athletes and Matched Controls: Evidence for a Possible Second Mechanism of Sport-Related Concussion.

(Stemper BD, Shah AS, Harezlak J, Rowson S, Mihalik JP, Duma SM, Riggen LD, Brooks A, Cameron KL, Campbell D, DiFiori JP, Giza CC, Guskiewicz KM, Jackson J, McGinty GT, Svoboda SJ, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, McCrea M, CARE Consortium Investigators.) Ann Biomed Eng. 2018 Oct 22.
Assessment of Follow-up Care After Emergency Department Presentation for Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Concussion: Results From the TRACK-TBI Study.

(Seabury SA, Gaudette É, Goldman DP, Markowitz AJ, Brooks J, McCrea MA, Okonkwo DO, Manley GT, and the TRACK-TBI Investigators, Adeoye O, Badjatia N, Boase K, Bodien Y, Bullock MR, Chesnut R, Corrigan JD, Crawford K, Diaz-Arrastia R, Dikmen S, Duhaime AC, Ellenbogen R, Feeser VR, Ferguson A, Foreman B, Gardner R, Giacino J, Gonzalez L, Gopinath S, Gullapalli R, Hemphill JC, Hotz G, Jain S, Korley F, Kramer J, Kreitzer N, Levin H, Lindsell C, Machamer J, Madden C, Martin A, McAllister T, Merchant R, Mukherjee P, Nelson L, Noel F, Palacios E, Perl D, Puccio A, Rabinowitz M, Robertson C, Rosand J, Sander A, Satris G, Schnyer D, Sherer M, Stein M, Taylor S, Temkin N, Toga A, Valadka A, Vassar M, Vespa P, Wang K, Yue J, Yuh E, Zafonte R.) JAMA Netw Open. 2018 May 18;1(1):e180210.
The modern landscape of sport-related concussion research: key achievements and future directions.

(Asken BM, Hack DC, McCrea MA.) Handb Clin Neurol. 2018;158:269-278.

Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP