Appointments
513.221.1100 or 800.325.7787
Office locations
Green Township
6130 Harrison Avenue
Cincinnati, Ohio 45247
Christopher McPherson, MD
Neurosurgeon
Areas of expertise – minimally invasive spine surgery, including cervical discectomy, cervical artificial disc replacement, thoracic discectomy, lumbar discectomy, spinal decompression, spinal fusion; minimally invasive outpatient spinal fusion, sacroiliac joint fusion; spinal oncology, spinal cord tumors; brain tumor surgery, including awake surgery and surgery for eloquent brain region tumors
Education
- Undergraduate: University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas
- Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kansas, 1998
- Residency: Neurosurgery, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, 1998-2004
- Fellowship: Neuro-oncologic surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, 2004-2005
Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Experience
- Mayfield Brain & Spine, Cincinnati: Neurosurgeon, 2005-present; Vice Chairman, Mayfield Board of Directors, 2019-present; Member at Large, Board of Directors, 2016-2018
- TriHealth Neuroscience Institute: Site Director for Neurosurgery, Good Samaritan Hospital, 2017-present
- Precision Radiotherapy Center: Neurosurgeon, 2008-2017
- UC Gardner Neuroscience Institute: Neurosurgeon, 2005-2017; Neurosurgeon, UC Brain Tumor Center, 2008-2017
- UC College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery: Director, Division of Surgical Neuro-oncology, 2009-2017; Director, Surgical Neuro-oncology Fellowship, 2008-2017; Associate Professor, 2013-2017; Assistant Professor, 2005-2013
Primary hospital affiliations*
Good Samaritan Hospital, Mayfield Spine Surgery Center, Mercy West Hospital, The Jewish Hospital
*Mayfield is affiliated with most major hospitals in Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky
Professional memberships
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- AANS/CNS Section on Tumors
- American Medical Association
- Frank H. Mayfield Society
- Ohio State Medical Association
Publications
View Dr. McPherson's publications in the PubMed database.
Related links
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Blog post - When to get a second opinion: a Q&A with Dr. Chris McPherson?
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Physician Spotlight ::: Dr. Christopher McPherson