Hinsdale, IL ‒ Michael J. Caron, MD, FAANS, is being
recognized by Continental Who’s Who as a Trusted Professional for his excellent
work in the Medical field and at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Edward
Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology Multidisciplinary Center.
Recognized as a world-class Neurosurgeon, Dr Caron performs
spinal surgery and surgery on brain tumors. He works with a team of
highly-trained doctors and in integrated programs with other consulting
radiation oncologists. Dr. Caron is a respected professor at northwestern
University Feinberg School of Medicine.
Before starting his career in medicine, Dr. Caron attended Arizona State
University, where he graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor’s degree in
Science. He then attended Loyola University of Chicago Stritch School of
Medicine to receive his Medical degree, graduating as Class President. He
completed a General Surgery internship in 1983 and a Neurological Surgery
residency in 1989 at Loyola University Medical Center. At UCSF Medical Center,
he was Visiting Chief Resident in 1987. He is board-certified in Neurosurgery
through the American Board of Neurological Surgery (ABNS).
Dr. Caron is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Neurological
Surgery UCLA Medical Center as Founding Director of the Clinical Brain Injury
Program. He is a resident educator and Health System Clinical of Neurological
Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Caron is
the Founder and Co-Director of the Edward Cancer Center Neuro-Oncology
Multidisciplinary Center.
With over 32 years of experience in the Medical field, Dr. Caron has helped
numerous patients and performed countless surgeries. He is a member of the
Department of Neurological Surgery Northwestern Medicine, and sees patients at
the Edward Neuroscience Institute in affiliation with Northwestern Medicine;
and at the Edward Cancer Center in Naperville, IL. Dr. Caron mainly performs
surgical procedures at Edward Hospital and Northwestern Memorial Hospital; but
is also on staff at Central DuPage Hospital, Delnor Hospital, Huntley Hospital,
McHenry Hospital, Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital, Northwestern Memorial
Hospital, and Woodstock Hospital. Dr. Caron’s clinical interests are primary
and metastatic brain tumors, pituitary tumors, spinal tumors, cerebral
aneurysm, arteriovenous malformations (AVM), microvascular decompression (MVD)
for facial pain, Chiari malformation decompression, cervical spine surgery, and
stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS).
In previous roles, Dr. Caron worked as the Assistant Professor of Neurological
Surgery UCLA Medical Center as the Founding Director of the Clinical Brain
Injury Program from 1989-1994. He was the Director of Neurological Surgery
Silver Cross Hospital Joliet Illinois of the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery
and Neuroresearch (CINN).
To remain up-to-date in the field, Dr. Caron is a Fellow of the American
Association of Neurological Surgeons; Secretary/ Treasurer for the Illinois
State Neurological Society; Committee member for the Congress of State
Neurological Societies.
For his exceptional work, Mr. Caron has been honored as a Recipient of the
Compassionate Doctor Award (2011) and the Patient’s Choice Award (2011, 2018).
In his spare time, Dr. Caron is a member and Former Chairman for ten years at
the Think First Foundation.
He would like to dedicate this honorable recognition In
Memory of Howard Reichman, MD (Chief of Neurosurgery at Loyola University);
Charles B. Wilson, MD (Chair of Neurosurgery at UCSF); and Donald P. Becker,
MD.
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