Mercy Health System - Mercy Insitute of Neuroscience

Christopher Sturm, MD, F.A.C.S.Christopher Sturm, MD, F.A.C.S.

Medical Director, Mercy Institute of Neuroscience and Neurosurgical Services

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
  • Fellow of the American College of Surgeons
  • Member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons
  • Member of the North American Spine Society
  • Listed in the Who’s Who of Medical Professionals and Executives
  • Listed in the Guide to America’s Top Physicians
  • Nominated by ABI (American Biographical Institute) for ‘Man of the Year, 2005’
  • Author of 2 books, Head Injury:
  • A Family’s Guide to Coping, and Neurosurgical Review, as well as other book chapters and publications.

“I take the management of my patients very personally, and I am committed to utilizing every appropriate option available to lead to an improvement in their lives. We do not lose sight of what is most important, that being the patient’s well being. Through a well thought out, coordinated treatment plan, we will continue to provide the most comprehensive, compassionate and state-of-the art care to our patients.”

Active National Research Projects:

Dr. Sturm has particular expertise in the utilization of the StealthStation, a frameless image guided computer system utilized in performing minimally invasive intracranial and spinal surgical procedures. Dr. Sturm had the opportunity to work very closely with Richard Bucholz, MD, FACS, one of the inventors of the StealthStation, for several years.

Dr. Sturm specializes in the management of cervical, thoracic, and lumbar degenerative disease, as well as brain and spine tumors.

For an appointment or to learn more about the Mercy Institute of Neuroscience, please call 608-756-6830, or toll-free 1-866-901-6463 (MIND), or via e-mail at .