Professor and Co-Chairman
Dept of Neurosurgery, University of Miami
Miami, Florida, United States
Dr. Jacques Morcos is a Professor and Co-Chairman in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Miami, with a joint appointment in the Department of Otolaryngology. He is Director of Cerebrovascular and Skull Base Surgery at the University of Miami/Jackson Memorial Hospital. He is Division Chief of Cranial Neurosurgery at Jackson Memorial Hospital and Director of the Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Fellowship Program.
His range of clinical and research expertise includes all skull base and complex brain tumors, endoscopic skull base surgery, radiosurgery and all aspects of cerebrovascular surgery including AVMs, cavernomas, bypass surgery for complex aneurysms, Moyamoya and ischemic disease. Dr. Morcos is very active in organized and academic neurosurgery, nationally and internationally.
He is Past Chair or Past President of:
-The Joint AANS/CNS Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery
-The North American Skull Base Society (NASBS)
-The Society of University Neurosurgeons (SUN)
-The World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons (WALN)
He currently serves the following organizations, among others:
1-AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons):
-Director of Global Strategy (2022-23)
-President-Elect (2023-24)
2-WFSBS (World Federation of Skull Base Societies):
-President-Elect of WFSBS (2020-24)
-President of WFSBS World Congress (2025)
-President of WFSBS (2024-28)
3-WFNS (World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies):
-Delegate
-Past Chair, Constitution & Bylaws Committee (2017-21)
-AAcNS (American Academy of Neurological Surgeons):
-Chair, Scientific Program Committee (2022-23)
4-WANS (World Academy of Neurological Surgeons):
-Member
He serves on several Editorial Boards, including “Journal of Neurosurgery”, “Neurosurgery”, “World Neurosurgery”, “Acta Neurochirurgia”, “Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base” and others.
His most recent awards and distinctions include:
2022 America’s Most Honored Doctors – Top 1%. The American Registry
2021 Top Doctors, chosen by their peers. Showmark.
2021 Top Neurological Surgeon, Top Doctor.com
2021 America’s Most Honored Doctors, Top 1%, The American Registry
2021 Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors
2021 Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors for Cancer
2020 Compassionate Doctor 5 Year Honoree
2020 Castle Connolly America’s Top Doctors
2020 Marquis’ Who’s Who in America
2020 2020 Vitals “5 Year Honoree” Florida’s Favorite Physicians 2015-2020
2020 Patients' Choice 5 Year Honoree
2020 America's Most Honored Doctors - Top 1%
2020 America's Top Doctors for Cancer 10th Anniversary
2020 America's Top Doctors 10th Anniversary
2020 Vitals Most Compassionate Doctor Award (top 3%)
2020 America's Top Doctors
2020 America's Top Doctors for Cancer
2020 On-Time Physician Award
2020 Patients' Choice
His academic and scholarly activities as of May 2022 include:
176 peer reviewed/chapters/other publications
116 abstracts/posters
773 invited national and international presentations
203 presentations/Directorships at practical courses/symposia
91 Visiting Professorships/Guest Lectureships
He has trained 25 Cerebrovascular/Skull Base Fellows to date.
Friday, April 21, 2023
7:30am – 3:10pm PST
Disclosure(s): LEICA: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker CMF: Advisor (Ongoing)
Friday, April 21, 2023
7:30am – 7:33am PST
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Why We Still Need Microsurgery for Aneurysms
Friday, April 21, 2023
8:32am – 8:47am PST
Disclosure(s): LEICA: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker CMF: Advisor (Ongoing)
Surgical Management of Moyamoya Disease
Friday, April 21, 2023
9:23am – 9:38am PST
Disclosure(s): LEICA: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker CMF: Advisor (Ongoing)
Extradural Minipretemporal Approach "MIPLATTA" for Complex Vascular and Skull Base Lesions
Friday, April 21, 2023
9:38am – 9:53am PST
Disclosure(s): LEICA: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker CMF: Advisor (Ongoing)
Friday, April 21, 2023
9:53am – 10:08am PST
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Friday, April 21, 2023
11:08am – 11:17am PST
Disclosure(s): LEICA: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker CMF: Advisor (Ongoing)
(SSC) Patient Perspective - Brainstem Cavernoma
Sunday, April 23, 2023
4:20pm – 4:29pm PST
Disclosure(s): LEICA: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker CMF: Advisor (Ongoing)
Monday, April 24, 2023
8:42am – 8:58am PST
Disclosure(s): LEICA: Consultant (Ongoing); Stryker CMF: Advisor (Ongoing)