Dr. Michael Dorsi is an Assistant Professor and Director of Community Neurosurgery at UCLA. He is a Board-Certified, Spine Fellowship- trained Neurosurgeon that specializes in minimally invasive spine surgery, brain surgery, and peripheral nerve surgery.
He has special clinical expertise and interest in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Robotic Spine Surgery, XLIF, Spinal Cord Stimulation, Artificial Disc Replacement, peripheral nerve tumors, and brain tumors.
Dr. Dorsi has been providing top-notch care to the Ventura County community since 2012. He is a pioneer of robotic spine surgery in the greater Los Angeles area. He is nationally recognized as a leader in the field of minimally invasive spine surgery and spinal cord stimulation for the treatment of chronic pain. He has authored/co-authored several publications and continues with clinical research focused on minimally invasive spine surgery and spinal cord stimulation. He is the President/Founder of the Sierra Spine Society and Vice President of Pacific Spine and Pain Society. He serves as the Medical Director of Spine Surgery at Adventist Health Simi Valley Hospital.
Dr. Dorsi earned his Bachelors Degree in Neuroscience from The Johns Hopkins University and graduated Phi Beta Kappa with Highest Honors. He then earned a medical degree from The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. While a student, he conducted groundbreaking research in the field of Neuropathic Pain and was awarded the Ronald Tasker Award from the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Harvey Cushing Award from the Johns Hopkins Department of Neurosurgery and was a research scholar of the American Association of Neurology. Dr. Dorsi then completed residency training in neurosurgery at The Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. During residency, completed a research fellowship from the California Institute of Regenerative Medicine at UCLA focused on spinal cord injury and stem cell transplantation. Following residency, Dr. Dorsi was honored as the recipient of the Cloward Fellowship for Spine and Peripheral Nerve Surgery from the American Academy of Neurological Surgery and completed a one-year minimally invasive and complex spine fellowship at UCLA.
Away from the practice, Dr. Dorsi enjoys spending time with his family, surfing, paddleboarding, skiing, and CrossFit.
