Michael P. Steinmetz, MD, is the William P. and Amanda C. Madar Endowed Professor and Chairman of Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine. He is the Director of Operations of the Center for Spine Health, in the Cleveland Clinic Neurological Institute. His areas of expertise, clinical and research interests include complex spine surgery, spine trauma and spinal cord injury. He is the Co-Director of the Cleveland Clinic Spine Outcomes Laboratory.

Dr. Steinmetz is a past Vice President of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and is Chair-Elect of the AANS/CNS section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves (DSPN). He currently is Chair of the Council of State Neurosurgical Societies, and is on the Board of Directors of the NeuroPoint Alliance. He is a member of the Governance, Legislative, and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, committees for the North American Spine Society. Steinmetz was appointed by the CNS to represent our field on the AANS Washington Committee (2013-2016). He is the author of 165 peer-reviewed articles, and numerous book chapters; co-author of 2 textbooks, and co-editor of three.

Dr. Steinmetz is a highly sought speaker, and presents often, both in the United States and abroad on spine surgery and spinal cord injury. Dr. Steinmetz received his medical degree from Texas Tech School of Medicine in Lubbock, Texas. He completed an Internship in General Surgery at the University of New Mexico and a Residency in Neurological Surgery at Cleveland Clinic. He completed a fellowship in spine surgery at the University of Wisconsin, then returned to join the faculty at Cleveland Clinic. He was promoted to Associate Professor in the Lerner College of Medicine during this tenure. His training also includes a post-doctoral fellowship in spinal cord injury and regeneration in the laboratory of Jerry Silver, PhD.