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Edison McDaniels II, MD, Neurosurgery, Minneapolis, MN

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Neurosurgery • Minneapolis, MN

Board Certified Neurosurgeon; Expert Medical Narrator

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  • Office

    Minneapolis
    Minneapolis, MN 55401
    Phone+1 218-349-6713

Summary

  • Edison McDaniels II, MD is an ABNS board certified neurosurgeon with over 25 years of experience. Largely retired, he spends much of his time doing expert medical narration and has amassed over 50,000 minutes of spoken work audio, much of it available on Audible or Soundcloud. His latest ventures include the 1926 Pulitzer prize winning biography THE LIFE OF SIR WILLIAM OSLER by Harvey Cushing (60 hours) and the definitive story of the life of the founder of modern neurosurgery, HARVEY CUSHING: A BIOGRAPHY by John Fulton (45 hours).

Education & Training

  • University of Minnesota
    University of MinnesotaResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1991 - 1996
  • M Health Fairview
    M Health FairviewInternship, Transitional Year, 1990 - 1991
  • Stanford University School of Medicine
    Stanford University School of MedicineClass of 1990

Certifications & Licensure

  • AR State Medical License
    AR State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2014 - 2025
  • WI State Medical License
    WI State Medical License 1998 - 2025
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2013 - 2018
  • MN State Medical License
    MN State Medical License 1994 - 2015
  • ND State Medical License
    ND State Medical License Active through 2005
  • GA State Medical License
    GA State Medical License 1999 - 2004
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
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Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2011-2012

Press Mentions

  • The Exposed Brain
    The Exposed BrainAugust 17th, 2014
  • Saving King
    Saving KingAugust 16th, 2014
  • Opening the Closed Box
    Opening the Closed BoxAugust 16th, 2014
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Professional Memberships

Dr. Edison McDaniels, Dr. Edison McDaniels, MD, Dr. E McDaniels, Dr. Edison Paxton McDaniels