Dr. Michael Fehlings is the Medical Director of the Krembil Neuroscience Center and heads the Spinal Program at the Toronto Western Hospital. Dr. Fehlings is also a Professor of Neurosurgery, Co-Director of the Spine Program and, most recently, appointed Vice-Chair Research in the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto. He holds the Halbert Chair in Neural Repair and Regeneration, is a Senior Scientist in the Division of Genetics and Development at the Toronto Western Research Institute, a Scientist at the McEwen Centre for Regenerative Medicine, and a McLaughlin Scholar in Molecular Medicine. Dr. Fehlings combines an active clinical practice in complex spinal surgery with a translationally-oriented research program focused on discovering novel treatments for the injured brain and spinal cord. In addition, his publication record includes over 600 articles in the area of spinal cord injury and complex spinal surgery. Dr. Fehlings is the Associate Scientific Director of NeuroDevNet.
