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Lynn McGrath Jr., MD, Neurosurgery, Portland, ME

LynnMcGrathJr.MD

Neurosurgery Portland, ME

Neurosurgical Spine Surgery, Neurotrauma

Assistant Professor, Neurological Surgery Weill Cornell Medicine

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  • Office

    195 Fore River Pkwy
    Ste 440
    Portland, ME 04102
    Phone+1 207-523-5912

Summary

  • Dr. Lynn McGrath is a neurosurgeon in New York, NY and practices with multiple hospitals in the area, including New York-Presbyterian-Cornell Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Queens. He is an award-winning neurosurgeon specializing in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery. He is trained in both traditional open and cutting-edge minimally invasive and endoscopic spine surgical techniques. He is committed to utilizing this wide range of capabilities to tailor an approach uniquely suited to each patient. In addition, Dr. McGrath is internationally renowned as an innovator working to develop diagnostic tools using artificial intelligence, work for which he was named the Congress of Neurological Surgeons “Innovator of the Year” in 2019. An acclaimed speaker and educator, Dr. McGrath has given more than 30 invited lectures around the world about advanced minimally invasive spine surgery techniques, neurosurgical applications of machine learning, and cutting-edge diagnostic methods for concussion and traumatic brain injury.
  • Washington Post: New app may detect concussions

    Doctors and researchers at the University of Washington in Seattle are developing an app to simplify diagnosing concussions. Doctors and researchers at the Univ

    How to detect concussion? There's an app for that.

    With a worrying number of children who play contact sports in the US reporting having had concussion, doctors and researchers at the University of Washington in

    PupilScreen: How an iPhone App Could Curb the Sport Concussion Problem

    The CDC estimates that 3.8 million people get concussions from sports every year. What's worse is that half of those concussions are never diagnosed.

Education & Training

  • University of Washington
    University of WashingtonResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2013 - 2020
  • University of Central Florida College of Medicine
    University of Central Florida College of MedicineClass of 2013
  • Dartmouth College
    Dartmouth CollegeBA, 2003 - 2007

Certifications & Licensure

  • FL State Medical License
    FL State Medical License 2022 - Present
  • ME State Medical License
    ME State Medical License 2024 - 2025
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2020 - 2025
  • CT State Medical License
    CT State Medical License 2023 - 2024
  • WA State Medical License
    WA State Medical License 2013 - 2020
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 1985 - 2017
  • PA State Medical License
    PA State Medical License 1986 - 2016

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Innovator of the Year Congress of Neurological Surgeons, 2019

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Press Mentions

  • PupilScreen Aims to Detect Concussion, Brain Injuries with a Smartphone
    PupilScreen Aims to Detect Concussion, Brain Injuries with a SmartphoneSeptember 14th, 2017
  • 5 Spine Surgery 1sts in April
    5 Spine Surgery 1sts in AprilApril 18th, 2024

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