Meghan Murphy, M.D.

Medicine is my vocation. I feel that I have been called to serve others by helping address spinal and brain pathology that is impacting quality of life and potentially quantity of life. It is a joy to play a role in empowering my patients to achieve the quality of life they desire.

You can expect my full attention and dedication to your symptoms and concerns at the time of our consultation. I will be honest in discussion of what I can or cannot offer you. If I am unable to recommend surgery that will benefit you — with benefits outweighing the risks — I will help ascertain the best next step and connect you with those resources.

I grew up in Colorado and completed my education and subsequent training at Notre Dame, Georgetown, and Mayo Clinic.

Family and faith are important to me. I have a wonderful husband with whom I have two young boys — being a boy mom definitely suits me. I also have a goofy golden retriever, and we all love to be outside and active.

Education

• Georgetown University School of Medicine

Internship

• Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Residency

• Neurologic Surgery, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Fellowship

• Neurosurgery Spine Enfolded, Mayo Clinic School of Graduate Medical Education

Certification

• Neurological Surgery, American Board of Neurological Surgery

Membership

• Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
• Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Academic Appointment

• Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science

• Degenerative diseases of the spine (stenosis, spondylolisthesis, scoliosis, radiculopathy)
• Education of medical students and advanced practice providers (physician assistants and nurse practitioners)
• Mentorship of women pursuing the medical field and surgical specialties
• Metastatic disease of the brain and spine
• Spinal tumors
• Traumatic brain and spine injuries

• Predictors of Discharge to a Nonhome Facility in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Decompression Without Fusion for Degenerative Spine Disease, October 2017.
• Lumbar decompression in the elderly: increased age as a risk factor for complications and nonhome discharge, March 2017.
• Risk factors for dural tears: a study of elective spine surgery, February 2017.
• Micro vs. macrodiscectomy: Does use of the microscope reduce complication rates?, January 2017.
• Unique cause of right hemispheric syndrome: Embolism of myocardium after open septal myectomy, April 2016.