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Martin Herman, M.D., Ph.D.

Program Director, Neurological Surgery Residency
Spine Surgery & Neurorestoration
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About Dr. Herman

Dr. Herman has one of the most unusual academic trajectories in neurosurgery: MIT undergraduate, molecular biology master's, PhD in neuroscience from Northwestern, and MD from the University of Illinois — all before completing neurosurgical training. That deep science background led him to co-develop a fully implantable wireless device that electrically stimulates the spinal cord to restore movement after paralysis, demonstrated in large-animal models and published in Artificial Organs (2024) and Scientific Reports. As Residency Program Director, he shapes the training of every UChicago neurosurgery resident. He has been named a "Top Chicago Doctor" by Chicago magazine for over a decade running.

Education & Training

  • S.B. Biology, MIT
  • M.S. Molecular Biology, University of Illinois
  • Ph.D. Neuroscience, Northwestern University
  • M.D., University of Illinois
  • Residency, Neurosurgery, Northwestern
  • Fellowship, Spine, Rush University

Distinctions

  • Residency Program Director
  • "Top Chicago Doctor" — 10+ consecutive years
  • Co-inventor, wireless spinal cord stimulation device

Selected Publications

Tawakol O, Herman MD, et al. In-vivo testing of a novel wireless intraspinal microstimulation interface for motor function restoration after SCI. Artificial Organs. 2024. PMID: 37170929

Areas of Expertise

Complex Spine Surgery Minimally Invasive Spine Spinal Cord Stimulation Spinal Tumors Spinal Deformity Peripheral Nerve

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