Member Spotlight: Dr. Michael Fehlings

Neurosurgeon Michael Fehlings specializes in complex spine surgery and is the Vice Chair Research for the Department of Surgery at the University of Toronto and Co-Director of the University of Toronto Spine Program. We caught up with him to learn more about where the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in neurosurgery could be heading in the future. What inspired you to specialize in neuroscience and spinal cord injuries? I first became intrigued with serious disorders of the brain because my grandfather sustained multiple strokes. I saw the impact that brain disease had on him and it robbed him of his language. When I went to medical school I was fascinated with brain disorders and I felt that neurosurgery provided practical solutions to help people like my grandfather.