Personal Information

Dr. Herz is married and the father of five children. He is a skier, sailor, equestrian, golfer and patron of local arts (Grand Rapids Art Museum, Public Museum of Grand Rapids, Symphony and Opera). Dr. Herz has served as Commissioner for the Grand Rapids Amateur Hockey Association and is an advocate of physical fitness.



Military Experience

1969-1973: Lieutenant, U.S. Naval Reserve Medical Corps
1973-1975: Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy (Reserves)
1975-1977: Lieutenant Commander, U.S. Navy (Active Duty)



Professional Information

Dr. Herz is a board-certified neurosurgeon, a clinical professor in the department of surgery at Michigan State University as well as an author of numerous medical articles. In addition to doing a broad range of neurosurgical (and micro-neurosurgical) operations, Dr. Herz has specific interests in the fields of rehabilitation, pain management, occupational medicine, tumors, and medical socio-economics. He has published widely in these areas.

Dr. Herz's work in spine surgery was first nationally published and recognized in 1973 and has continued. Dr. Herz has lectured and published in many scientific fields on several subjects. He is internationally recognized for research in, and treatment of, severe muscle spasms associated with paralysis.

Dr. Herz was the first person in Michigan to use the laser for brain tumor operations. He has had long-term involvement with brain tumor surgery and is skilled in computer assisted stereotactic brain operations for disorders of all types.

For a list of the abstracts, presentations and publications authored or co-authored by Dr. Herz, click here.

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Education, Training & Certification

Education
1965: BS in Biology - Marietta College (Marietta, OH)
         • Dean's List (1961-1965)
1969: MD degree - New York Medical College (New York, NY)
         • Dean's List (1965-1969)

Honors
• Dean's List, New York Medical College, 1965-1966
• Dean's List, Marietta College, 1961-1965
• Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honorary, 1965
• President, Tan Epsilon Phi Fraternity, 1964-1965
• Beta Beta Beta, National Biology Honorary, 1963

Sub-Internships
• Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital & Medical Center (Columbia Univ.)
• Neurological Surgery at the Neurological Institute of New York

Post-Graduate Medical Training
• Surgical Intern, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1969-1970)
• Bronx Municipal Hospital Center (New York, NY)

• Neurological Surgery, Albert Einstein College of Medicine (1970-1975)
   • Junior Assistant Resident (July 1970 – June 1971)
   • Senior Resident (July 1971 – June 1972)
   • Research Fellow (July 1972 – June 1973)
   • Assistant Resident (July 1973 – June 1974)
   • Chief Resident (July 1974 – June 1975)

Certification
• American Board of Neurological Surgery, September 1977
• National Board of Medical Examiners, July 1970

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Career Hospital Affiliations

Butterworth Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI)
   • Craniofacial Reconstruction Service, Critical Care Course (Lecturer)

Blodgett Memorial Hospitall (Grand Rapids, MI)
   • Served as Chief of Special Surgery

Kelsey Memorial Hospital (Lakeview, MI)

Mary Free Bed Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI)

Mecosta County Hospital (Big Rapids, MI)

Metro Health Hospital (Grand Rapids, MI)

Naval Regional Medical Center (Portsmouth, VA)

St. Mary's Health Care (Grand Rapids, MI)
   • Served as Chief of Neurosurgery as well as Chief of the
     Neuro-trauma and Neuroscience Programs

Hospital Activities

Saint Mary's Mercy Medical Center
- Medical Director Neuroscience Service
- Chief of Neurosurgery
- Chief of Neurotrauma Program
- Chairman, Neurotrauma Patient Care Committee
- Laser Committee
- Critical Care Unit Committee
- Rehabilitative Services Committee
- Quality Assurance Committee
- Trauma Task Force
- Space Utilization Task Force
- Surgery Committee
- Neuroscience Task Force
- Peer Review Committee
- Trauma Committee
- Doran Foundation Board
- Richard J. Lacks, Sr. Cancer Center Campaign, Leadership Cabinet
- Delegate to Kent County Stroke Coalition
- Spine Task Force
- Stroke Task Force
- Hauenstein Parkinson's Center
- Chairman, Neuroscience Coordinating Committee
- Cancer Committee

BIodgett Memorial Medical Center
- Chairman, Medical Audit Committee
- Laser Committee
- Operating Room Committee
- Trauma Courses (Lecturer)
- Chairman, HydrocephaIus-Shunt Committee
- Chairman, Department of Special Surgery
- Biomedical Ethics Committee
- Bylaws Committee
- Medical Staff Equipment and Instrument Review Committee

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Memberships

• American College of Surgeons
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
  - Public Relations Committee
  - Sergeant at Arms Committee
• American Association of Neurosurgical Surgeons (AANS)
  - Future Meeting Sites Committee
  - Practice Assessment Task Force
  - Board of Directors
  - Coordinator, Division of Planning and Operations
• Joint Council of State Neurosurgical Societies
   (combined committee of CNS & AANS above)
  - Chairman, Medico-Legal Committee
  - Vice-Chairman, Northwest Quadrant
  - Chairman, Northwest Quadrant
  - Newsletter Editor
  - Membership Committee
  - Nominating Committee
  - Executive Committee
  - Quadrant Representative to Board of Directors, American
    Association of Neurological Surgeons
• Kent County Medical Society
  - Medical Liability Committee
  - Press, Public Relations and Public Speaking Committee
  - Rehabilitation Committee
  - Medical Aspects of Organized Athletics Committee
• Michigan State Medical Society
  - Alternate Delegate to Michigan State Medical Society
  - Liaison Neurosurgeon from Michigan Association of
    Neurological Surgeons
• American Medical Association
• Michigan Association of Neurological Surgeons
  - Past President, Vice President, and Board Member
  - Medical Liability Committee
  - Program Chairman
  - Delegate to Joint Council of State Neurological Societies
• American Heart Association - Board of Directors
• Doran Foundation at Saint Mary's
  - Grants Committee
  - Board Member

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