Medical society honors Novi-based Providence Park Hospital surgeon

The award recognizes those who have demonstrated life long excellence in the area of neurophysiologic monitoring as well as dedication to the advancement, understanding and quality of neurophysiologic monitoring in the medical field.

Dr. Kartush, who specializes in Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery, was the original founder of the Society in 1989 and the co-inventor of one of the most commonly used monitoring devices in the world in which nerves are monitored during surgery with small electrodes placed in muscles. He has published more than 150 scientific articles and has lectured around the world.

“Twenty five years ago, monitoring the facial nerve during tumor surgery to reduce the risk of facial palsy was considered a controversial ‘gimmick’. Today, monitoring has become routinely used in brain, spine, carotid, thyroid and numerous other operations. Paralysis of nerves and spine have been avoided in countless patients,” states Dr. Kartush.

The ASNM was founded in 1989 to promote neurophysiological monitoring which is now used to assess the integrity of the nervous system either in the operating room, the intensive care unit or other acute care settings.

Dr. Kartush is the President of the Michigan Ear Institute; Chief Medical Officer of Biotronic NeuroNetwork; Staff Surgeon - Otology, Neurotology and Skull Base Surgery at Providence and Providence Park Hospitals; and Clinical Professor - Department of Otolaryngology at Wayne State University, Detroit.

Providence is part of St. John Health, the largest provider of inpatient care in Southeast Michigan. St. John Health provides comprehensive prevention, primary care and advanced treatment programs with more than 125 medical centers and seven hospitals spanning five counties. For more information on St. John Health, please visit www.stjohn.org.