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Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP

Professor

Locations

  • Froedtert Hospital
  • Neuropsychology - Froedtert Hospital

Specialties

  • Neuropsychology

Languages

  • English

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Education

  • PhD
  • ABPP - American Board of Professional Psychology

Biography

Appointments

Professor, Neurosurgery 
Director, Brain Injury Research

Specialty

Neuropsychology
Subspecialties
Adult Neuropsychology
Traumatic Brain Injury

Training

Internship, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine

Postdoctoral Fellowship, Northwestern University Medical School

Research Interests

Dr. McCrea has been an active researcher in the neurosciences, with numerous scientific publications, book chapters, and national and international lectures on the topic of traumatic brain injury. Dr. McCrea’s research interest focuses primarily on the acute and chronic effects of traumatic brain injury (TBI). He is the principal investigator on several studies that use a multitude of modalities to research the natural course of clinical and physiological recovery after TBI. He authored the text Mild Traumatic Brain Injury and Postconcussion Syndrome: The New Evidence Base for Diagnosis and Treatment published by Oxford University Press. He is a member of the United States Department of Defense Health Board External Advisory Committee on Traumatic Brain Injury advising the Office of the Secretary of Defense on management and research of military related traumatic brain injury. He is the current President of the American Academy of Clinical Neuropsychology (AACN).

Publications

  • (Goeckner BD, Huber DL, VAN Bortel K, Gill JM, Mannix R, Master CL, Brett BL, Pasquina PF, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, Harezlak J, McCrea MA, Meier TB, CARE CONSORTIUM INVESTIGATORS.) Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2025 Mar 01;57(3):524-534 PMID: 39501473 PMCID: PMC11828682 11/06/2024

  • (Eagle SR, Zynda AJ, Sandulli L, Hickey RW, Kegel NE, Nelson L, McCrea M, Collins MW, Okonkwo DO, Thomas DG, Kontos AP.) J Pediatr. 2025 Feb;277:114386 PMID: 39489284 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85210073576 11/04/2024

  • (Brett BL, Sullivan ME, Asken BM, Terry DP, Meier TB, McCrea MA.) Clin Neuropsychol. 2025 Jan 11:1-29 PMID: 39797596 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85214670242 01/11/2025

  • (Pandey HS, Lahijanian B, Schmidt JD, Lynall RC, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Garcia GP, CARE Consortium Investigators.) Am J Sports Med. 2025 Jan;53(1):181-191 PMID: 39741470 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85213986863 01/01/2025

  • (Jain D, Caccese JB, Boltz AJ, Buckley T, Cameron KL, Chrisman SPD, Clugston JR, Eckner JT, Ermer E, Scott FG, Harcum S, Hunt TN, Jannace KC, Kelly LA, Lempke LB, McDevitt J, Memmini A, Mozel A, Putukian M, Robb JB, Susmarski AJ, Syrydiuk RA, Broglio SP, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Pasquina PF, Master CL, Esopenko C.) Mil Med. 2024 Dec 10 PMID: 39658275 12/11/2024

  • (Yue JK, Kanter JH, Barber JK, Huang MC, van Essen TA, Elguindy MM, Foreman B, Korley FK, Belton PJ, Pisică D, Lee YM, Kitagawa RS, Vassar MJ, Sun X, Satris GG, Wong JC, Ferguson AR, Huie JR, Wang KKW, Deng H, Wang VY, Bodien YG, Taylor SR, Madhok DY, McCrea MA, Ngwenya LB, DiGiorgio AM, Tarapore PE, Stein MB, Puccio AM, Giacino JT, Diaz-Arrastia R, Lingsma HF, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Robertson CS, Menon DK, Maas AIR, Markowitz AJ, Jain S, Okonkwo DO, Temkin NR, Manley GT, TRACK-TBI Investigators.) Lancet Reg Health Am. 2024 Nov;39:100915 PMID: 39497836 PMCID: PMC11532273 11/05/2024

  • (McAllister TW, Broglio SP, Perkins SM, Katz BP, Pasquina PF, McCrea MA, CARE Consortium Investigators.) J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2024 Oct 10:appineuropsych20240022 PMID: 39385574 10/10/2024

  • (Kals M, Wilson L, Levey DF, Parodi L, Steyerberg EW, Richardson S, He F, Sun X, Jain S, Palotie A, Ripatti S, Rosand J, Manley GT, Maas AIR, Stein MB, Menon DK, Ackerlund C, Adams H, Amrein K, Andelic N, Andreassen L, Anke A, Antoni A, Audibert G, Azouvi P, Azzolini ML, Bartels R, Barzó P, Beauvais R, Beer R, Bellander BM, Belli A, Benali H, Berardino M, Beretta L, Blaabjerg M, Bragge P, Brazinova A, Brinck V, Brooker J, Brorsson C, Buki A, Bullinger M, Cabeleira M, Caccioppola A, Calappi E, Calvi MR, Cameron P, Lozano GC, Carbonara M, Castaño-León AM, Cavallo S, Chevallard G, Chieregato A, Citerio G, Clusmann H, Coburn MS, Coles J, Cooper JD, Correia M, Čović A, Curry N, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Dahyot-Fizelier C, Dark P, Dawes H, De Keyser V, Degos V, Della Corte F, Boogert Hd, Depreitere B, Đilvesi Đ, Dixit A, Donoghue E, Dreier J, Dulière GL, Ercole A, Esser P, Ezer E, Fabricius M, Feigin VL, Foks K, Frisvold S, Furmanov A, Gagliardo P, Galanaud D, Gantner D, Gao G, George P, Ghuysen A, Giga L, Glocker B, Golubović J, Gomez PA, Gratz J, Gravesteijn B, Grossi F, Gruen RL, Gupta D.) eClinicalMedicine. December 2024;78 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85211046835 12/01/2024

  • (Yue JK, Kanter JH, Barber JK, Huang MC, van Essen TA, Elguindy MM, Foreman B, Korley FK, Belton PJ, Pisică D, Lee YM, Kitagawa RS, Vassar MJ, Sun X, Satris GG, Wong JC, Ferguson AR, Huie JR, Wang KKW, Deng H, Wang VY, Bodien YG, Taylor SR, Madhok DY, McCrea MA, Ngwenya LB, DiGiorgio AM, Tarapore PE, Stein MB, Puccio AM, Giacino JT, Diaz-Arrastia R, Lingsma HF, Mukherjee P, Yuh EL, Robertson CS, Menon DK, Maas AIR, Markowitz AJ, Jain S, Okonkwo DO, Temkin NR, Manley GT, Chung JE, Coskun B, Eagle SR, Etemad LL, Fabian B, Ramana FV, Gopinath S, Gotthardt CJ, Grandhi R, Hamidi S, Jha RM, Madden C, Merchant R, Nelson LD, Rodgers RB, Schneider ALC, Schnyer DM, Torres-Espin A, Tracey JX, Valadka AB, Zafonte RD.) The Lancet Regional Health - Americas. November 2024;39 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85206516113 11/01/2024

  • (Lempke LB, Ermer E, Boltz AJ, Caccese J, Buckley TA, Cameron KL, Chrisman SPD, D’Lauro C, Eckner JT, Esopenko C, Hunt TN, Jain D, Kelly LA, Memmini AK, Mozel AE, Putukian M, Susmarski A, Pasquina PF, McCrea MA, McAllister TW, Broglio SP, Master CL.) Annals of Biomedical Engineering. October 2024;52(10):2756-2767 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85172023437 10/01/2024

  • (Liebel SW, Van Pelt KL, Pasquina PF, McAllister TW, McCrea MA, Broglio SP, Svoboda S, Susmarski A, Rowson S, Port N, Putukian M, Ortega J, Miles C, Mihalik J, McGinty G, McDevitt J, Master C, Lintner L, Langford D, Kontos A, Kelly L, Kaminski T, Jackson J, Hoy A, Goldman J, Giza C, Feigenbaum L, Eckner J, Duma S, Clugston J, Chrisman S, Cameron K, Buckley T, Benjamin H, Anderson S.) Annals of Biomedical Engineering. October 2024;52(10):2794-2802 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85176382774 10/01/2024

  • (Samanta RJ, Chiollaz AC, Needham E, Yue JK, Helmy A, Zanier ER, Wang KKW, Kobeissy F, Posti JP, Summers C, Manley GT, Maas AI, Tenovuo O, Sanchez JC, Menon DK, Badjatia N, Diaz-Arrastia R, Duhaime AC, Feeser VR, Gopinath S, Grandhi R, Ha RJ, Keene D, Madden C, McCrea M, Merchant R, Ngwenya LB, Rodgers RB, Schnyer D, Taylor SR, Zafonte R, Ackerlund C, Amrein K, Andelic N, Andreassen L, Anke A, Audibert G, Azouvi P, Azzolini ML, Bartels R, Beer R, Bellander BM, Benali H, Berardino M, Beretta L, Beqiri E, Blaabjerg M, Lund SB, Brorsson C, Buki A, Cabeleira M, Caccioppola A, Calappi E, Calvi MR, Cameron P, Lozano GC, Carbonara M, Castaño-León AM, Cavallo S, Chevallard G, Chieregato A, Citerio G, Clusmann H, Coburn MS, Coles J, Cooper JD, Correia M, Czeiter E, Czosnyka M, Dahyot-Fizelier C, Dark P, De Keyser V, Degos V, Della Corte F, Boogert Hd, Depreitere B, Đilvesi Đ, Dixit A, Dreier J, Dulière GL, Ercole A, Ezer E, Fabricius M, Foks K, Frisvold S, Furmanov A, Galanaud D, Gantner D, Ghuysen A, Giga L, Golubović J, Gomez PA, Gravesteijn B, Grossi F, Gupta D, Haitsma I, Helbok R, Helseth E, Huijben J, Hutchinson PJ.) eBioMedicine. October 2024;108 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85204037376 10/01/2024