Physician Profile
Karin Marie Muraszko, MD
Professor, Neurological Surgery
Clinical Interests:
Pediatric brain and central nervous system tumors, pediatric brain tumors, CNS tumors, spina bifida, hydrocephalus, myelomeningocele, craniofacial anomalies, chiari malformations, spasticity and cerebral palsy, tethered cord syndrome, vascular anomalies, pediatric brain and spine injury, refractory epilepsy, congenital brain and spinal cord anomalies.
Specialties:
Neurological Surgery
Locations and Directions
U of M Neurosurgery
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
1540 E Hospital Dr SPC 5000
Ann Arbor,
MI
48109
Phone: 734-936-7010
U of M Pediatric Plastics
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital
1540 E. Hospital Dr., Level 3, Reception B
Ann Arbor,
MI
48109
U of M Neurosurgery
C.S. Mott Children's Hospital Floor 3
1540 E Hospital Dr SPC 4219
Ann Arbor,
MI
48109
Phone: 734-936-7010
Credentials
Medical School or Training
Columbia Univ College of Physicians & Surgeons, 1981
Residency
New YourNeurological Institute, Neurosurgery, NY, United States, 1988
Professional Organizations
F.A.C.S., Fellow, American College of SurgeonsBoard Certifications:
Neurological SurgeryResearch Interests
Immunotoxin therapy for brain tumors, biology of brain tumors, Chiari malformations, craniofacial anomalies, congenital anomalies of the brain and spine, hydrocephalus.
Biography
Karin Muraszko, M.D., grew up in New Jersey and received her undergraduate degree from Yale University. She then continued to Columbia University in New York where she received her medical degree and completed her residency training in Neurological Surgery and completed fellowships in pediatric neurosurgery.
Following her training at Columbia, Dr. Muraszko was a researcher at the National Institutes for Health for 2 years before joining the team at the University of Michigan. In 2005, Dr. Muraszko was chosen to head the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Michigan, becoming the first woman to chair an academic neurosurgery department in the United States.
Dr. Muraszko specializes in pediatric neurosurgery. She is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, and is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) along with several pediatric professional associations. Her research interests include Immunotoxin therapy for brain tumors, the biology of brain tumors, Chiari malformations, craniofacial anomalies, congenital anomalies of the brain and spine and hydrocephalus.
Dr. Muraszko lives in Ann Arbor with her husband and 2 children.
