
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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Optimizing Concussion Care Seeking: A Longitudinal Analysis of Recovery
(Schmidt JD, Broglio SP, Knight K, Leeds D, Lynall RC, D’Lauro C, Register-Mihalik J, Kroshus E, McCrea M, McAllister TW, Kerr ZY, Hoy A, Kelly L, Master C, Ortega J, Port N, Campbell CD, Svoboda CSJ, Putukian M, Chrisman SPD, Langford D, McGinty G, Jackson JC, Cameron KL, James Susmarski A, DiFiori J, Goldman JT, Benjamin H, Buckley T, Kaminski T, Clugston JR, O’Donnell PG, Feigenbaum L, Eckner JT, Mihalik JP, Anderson S, Kontos A, Brooks MA, Miles C, Lintner L.) American Journal of Sports Medicine. January 2023;51(1):214-224 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85142937500 01/01/2023
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(Thomas DG, Erpenbach H, Hickey RW, Waltzman D, Haarbauer-Krupa J, Nelson LD, Patterson CG, McCrea MA, Collins MW, Kontos AP.) Contemp Clin Trials. 2022 Dec;123:106965 PMID: 36252936 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140490997 10/18/2022
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(Kulbe JR, Jain S, Nelson LD, Korley FK, Mukherjee P, Sun X, Okonkwo DO, Giacino JT, Vassar MJ, Robertson CS, McCrea MA, Wang KKW, Temkin N, Mac Donald CL, Taylor SR, Ferguson AR, Markowitz AJ, Diaz-Arrastia R, Manley GT, Stein MB, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Neuropsychopharmacology. 2022 Dec;47(13):2332 PMID: 36180785 PMCID: PMC9630453 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85139165950 10/01/2022
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(Simons MU, Nelson LD, McCrea MA, Balsis S, Hoelzle JB, Magnus BE.) J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2022 Nov 03:1-8 PMID: 36325632 11/04/2022
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Consensus Head Acceleration Measurement Practices (CHAMP): Study Design and Statistical Analysis.
(Rowson S, Mihalik J, Urban J, Schmidt J, Marshall S, Harezlak J, Stemper BD, McCrea M, Funk J.) Ann Biomed Eng. 2022 Nov;50(11):1346-1355 PMID: 36253602 PMCID: PMC9652215 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140002883 10/18/2022
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Traumatic brain injury: progress and challenges in prevention, clinical care, and research.
(Maas AIR, Menon DK, Manley GT, Abrams M, Åkerlund C, Andelic N, Aries M, Bashford T, Bell MJ, Bodien YG, Brett BL, Büki A, Chesnut RM, Citerio G, Clark D, Clasby B, Cooper DJ, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Dams-O'Connor K, De Keyser V, Diaz-Arrastia R, Ercole A, van Essen TA, Falvey É, Ferguson AR, Figaji A, Fitzgerald M, Foreman B, Gantner D, Gao G, Giacino J, Gravesteijn B, Guiza F, Gupta D, Gurnell M, Haagsma JA, Hammond FM, Hawryluk G, Hutchinson P, van der Jagt M, Jain S, Jain S, Jiang JY, Kent H, Kolias A, Kompanje EJO, Lecky F, Lingsma HF, Maegele M, Majdan M, Markowitz A, McCrea M, Meyfroidt G, Mikolić A, Mondello S, Mukherjee P, Nelson D, Nelson LD, Newcombe V, Okonkwo D, Orešič M, Peul W, Pisică D, Polinder S, Ponsford J, Puybasset L, Raj R, Robba C, Røe C, Rosand J, Schueler P, Sharp DJ, Smielewski P, Stein MB, von Steinbüchel N, Stewart W, Steyerberg EW, Stocchetti N, Temkin N, Tenovuo O, Theadom A, Thomas I, Espin AT, Turgeon AF, Unterberg A, Van Praag D, van Veen E, Verheyden J, Vyvere TV, Wang KKW, Wiegers EJA, Williams WH, Wilson L, Wisniewski SR, Younsi A, Yue JK, Yuh EL, Zeiler FA, Zeldovich M, Zemek R, InTBIR Participants and Investigators.) Lancet Neurol. 2022 Nov;21(11):1004-1060 PMID: 36183712 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85140080624 10/03/2022
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King-Devick testing and concussion recovery time in collegiate athletes.
(Whelan BM, Gause EL, Ortega JD, Mills BM, Schmidt JD, Kaminski TW, Buckley TA, Breedlove KM, Kontos AP, Clugston JR, Goldman JT, Harmon KG, McCrea MA, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, Chrisman SPD.) J Sci Med Sport. 2022 Nov;25(11):930-934 PMID: 36130846 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141434093 09/22/2022
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(Caccese JB, Bryk KN, Porfido T, Bretzin AC, Peek K, Kaminski TW, Kontos AP, Chrisman SPD, Putukian M, Buckley TA, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Esopenko C, CARE Consortium Investigators.) Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2022 Oct 26 PMID: 36288576 10/27/2022
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(Czerniak LL, Liebel SW, Zhou H, Garcia GP, Lavieri MS, McCrea MA, McAllister TW, Pasquina PF, Broglio SP, CARE Consortium Investigators.) Sports Med. 2022 Oct 14 PMID: 36239903 10/15/2022
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(Bodien YG, Barber J, Taylor SR, Boase K, Corrigan JD, Dikmen S, Gardner RC, Kramer JH, Levin H, Machamer J, McAllister T, Nelson LD, Ngwenya LB, Sherer M, Stein MB, Vassar M, Whyte J, Yue JK, Markowitz A, McCrea MA, Manley GT, Temkin N, Giacino JT.) J Neurotrauma. 2022 Oct 14 PMID: 36097759 09/14/2022
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(Cai LT, Brett BL, Palacios EM, Yuh EL, Bourla I, Wren-Jarvis J, Wang Y, Donald CM, Diaz-Arrastia R, Giacino JT, Okonkwo DO, Levin HS, Robertson CS, Temkin N, Markowitz AJ, Manley GT, Stein MB, McCrea MA, Zafonte RD, Nelson LD, Mukherjee P, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2022 Sep 21 PMID: 36152948 09/25/2022
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(Moody JN, Hayes JP, Buckley TA, Schmidt JD, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea M, Pasquina PF, Caccese JB.) Sports Medicine. November 2022;52(11):2759-2773 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133811122 11/01/2022