The Science department has arranged for a Dr. Michael Modic to address our students on Weds., October 26th in the Breen Auditorium. The topic will be new information and studies concerning brain injuries and concussions. Dr. Modic is the chairman of the Neurological Institute at the Cleveland Clinic and oversees all research currently being conducted by the Cleveland Clinic and its satellite hospitals (e.g., the Lutheran Hospital Spine Center). Some of our athletes (football and soccer players) are involved in a few of those studies.
Last year’s speaker, Dr. Brian Grimberg, gave a very worthwhile talk on the disease malaria and his research at Case Western Reserve University and in New Guinea. Dr. Modic will present his talk twice; once during 4th period and again during 6th period.
Dr. Modic, an expert in brain MRI and all things involving the brain, travels a great deal and has blocked out the day on his schedule for this activity. Currently, he is in Las Vegas testing a group of mixed martial arts fighters who have volunteered for one of the Cleveland Clinic studies.
Biographical Sketch
Michael T. Modic, MD, received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in 1975. He completed his residency in radiology and fellowship in neuroradiology at Cleveland Clinic.
From 1979-1980, he spent a year as Assistant Professor of Radiology and as a Staff Neuroradiologist at University Hospitals in Cleveland. In 1980, he returned to the Cleveland Clinic as a Staff Neuroradiologist. In 1982, he was appointed Head of the Section of Magnetic Resonance. In 1985, he returned to Case Western Reserve School of Medicine/University Hospitals as Director of Magnetic Resonance and Neuroradiology, positions he held through 1989. During that time, he also held the rank of Professor of Radiology, Neurology, General Medical Sciences and Neurosurgery.
In 1989, Dr. Modic returned to the Cleveland Clinic as Chairman of Radiology, and in 1993 was appointed Professor of Radiology, Ohio State University. In 2000, Dr. Modic was appointed to the Board of Governors at Cleveland Clinic. In 2004, Dr. Modic was appointed Professor of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine of Case Western Reserve University. In 2007, Dr. Modic switched roles, and was appointed Chairman of the Neurological Institute.
Dr. Modic has served on the editorial boards of the journals Radiology, American Journal of Neuroradiology, Neurology, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Magnetic Resonance Imaging.
He served as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and of the Board of Directors of the Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He was President of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine for the 1992-1993 year, and in 1991 was the recipient of the Society Gold Medal in Clinical Science for his research activity related to the spine.
He is co-author of the text Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine, which is in its second edition, and the author/co-author of over 190 peer-reviewed articles related to neuroradiology.
