
Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP
The Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, Chair in Neurosurgery; Professor; Vice Chair of Research; Co-director, Neurotrauma Research Center; Director, Brain Injury Research Program
Locations
- Neurosurgery
8701 Watertown Plank Rd.
Milwaukee, WI 53226
Education
Predoctoral Internship, Clinical Psychology/ Neuropsychology, Vanderbilt University Medical School, Nashville, TN, 1993-1994
PhD, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 1994
MS, Clinical Psychology, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI, 1991
BA, Psychology & Sociology, Loras College, Dubuque, IA, 1988
Biography
Dr. Michael McCrea is a board-certified clinical neuropsychologist. He is currently The Shekar N. Kurpad, MD, PhD, Chair in Neurosurgery; Professor of Neurosurgery and Neurology; Vice Chair of Research; Co-director of the Center for Neurotrauma Research; 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.
Research Interests
The acute clinical and neurophysiological effects of traumatic brain injury in civilians, athletes and military personnel.
Publications
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(Thomas DG, Erpenbach H, Smith CN, Hickey RW, Waltzman D, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Nelson LD, Patterson CG, McCrea M, Collins MW, Kontos AP.) J Pediatr. 2025 Aug;283:114596 PMID: 40254050 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004917264 04/21/2025
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(Mac Donald CL, Yuh EL, Vande Vyvere T, Edlow BL, Li LM, Mayer AR, Mukherjee P, Newcombe VFJ, Wilde EA, Koerte IK, Yurgelun-Todd D, Wu YC, Duhaime AC, Awwad HO, Dams-O'Connor K, Doperalski A, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, Umoh N, Manley GT.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Jul;42(13-14):1056-1064 PMID: 40393517 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006472764 05/21/2025
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(Bazarian JJ, Zetterberg H, Buki A, Dengler BA, Diaz-Arrastia R, Korley FK, Lazarus R, Meier TB, Mondello S, Moritz K, Okonkwo DO, Papa L, Phillips JB, Posti JP, Puccio AM, Sloley S, Steyerberg E, Wang KK, Awwad HO, Dams-O'Connor K, Doperalski A, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, Umoh N, Manley GT.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Jul;42(13-14):1065-1085 PMID: 40393505 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006897418 05/21/2025
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(Menon DK, Silverberg ND, Ferguson AR, Bayuk TJ, Bhattacharyay S, Brody DL, Cota SA, Ercole A, Figaji A, Gao G, Giza CC, Lecky F, Mannix R, Mikolić A, Moritz KE, Robertson CS, Torres-Espin A, Tsetsou S, Yue JK, Awad HO, Dams-O'Connor K, Doperalski A, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, Umoh N, Manley GT.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Jul;42(13-14):1038-1055 PMID: 40393504 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006897468 05/21/2025
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(Corrigan JD, Alosco ML, van der Naalt J, Adams RS, Asken BM, Hinds S, Lequerica AH, Newcombe V, Tenovuo O, Valera E, Yurgelun-Todd D, Doperalski A, Awwad HO, Dams-O'Connor K, Maas AIR, McCrea MA, Umoh N, Manley GT.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Jul;42(13-14):1086-1095 PMID: 40393476 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105006577674 05/21/2025
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(Bragge P, McNett M, Bayley M, Dobbins M, Nakase-Richardson R, Peek-Asa C, Turgeon AF, Awwad H, Dams-O'Connor K, Doperalski A, Maas A, McCrea M, Umoh N, Manley G.) J Neurotrauma. 2025 Jul;42(13-14):1096-1108 PMID: 40331687 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105004927080 05/07/2025
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(Eagle SR, Lamb B, Huber D, McCrea MA, Tarima S, deRoon-Cassini TA, Okonkwo DO, Nelson LD.) Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2025 Jun 16;256:109017 PMID: 40532286 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105008205601 06/19/2025
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(Walton SR, Kerr ZY, Powell JR, Giovanello KS, McCrea MA, Guskiewicz KM, Brett BL.) Arch Clin Neuropsychol. 2025 May 05 PMID: 40324179 05/05/2025
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(Hunzinger KJ, Caccese JB, Law CA, Wittmer RM, Buckley TA, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Schneider ALC, CARE Consortium Investigators.) Sports Med. 2025 May 01 PMID: 40310513 05/01/2025
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(Nelson LD, Gray S, Barry CO, Young SA, deRoon-Cassini TA, Hedayat H, Kobayashi Y, McCrea MA, Tobes N, Trevino CM, Williams KS.) Mayo Clinic Proceedings Innovations Quality and Outcomes. August 2025;9(4) SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105007887754 08/01/2025
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(Manley GT, Dams-O'Connor K, Alosco ML, Awwad HO, Bazarian JJ, Bragge P, Corrigan JD, Doperalski A, Ferguson AR, Mac Donald CL, Menon DK, McNett MM, van der Naalt J, Nelson LD, Pisică D, Silverberg ND, Umoh N, Wilson L, Yuh EL, Zetterberg H, Maas AIR, McCrea MA.) Lancet Neurology. June 2025;24(6):512-523 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105005509105 06/01/2025
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(Zhang W, Cohen A, McCrea M, Mukherjee P, Wang Y.) Front Neurosci. 2025;19:1577029 PMID: 40309655 PMCID: PMC12040835 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-105003812562 05/01/2025