Travis Tierney M.D.

Dr. Travis Tierney, is a movement disorder specialist, board-certified neurosurgeon, and FUS Program Director at The Miami Neuroscience Center at Larkin. Dr. Tierney has dedicated his practice to specializing in the treatment of movement disorders. Movement disorders encompass a range of conditions that affect a person's ability to control and coordinate their voluntary movements.

Dr. Travis Tierney is available at the following facilities:

• Larkin Hospital South Miami
• Larkin Hospital Palm Springs
• Miami Neuroscience Center at Larkin

Education and Certification

1992, Bachelors of Science (summa cum laude), Creighton University, Omaha, Nebraska
1997 Doctor of Philosophy, University, Laboratory Physiology Oxford, England
1998 Postdoctoral fellow, Department of Neuropharmacology, Oxford, England
2003 Medical Doctor, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
2004 Intern in General Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland
2009 Resident in Neurosurgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
2010 Assistant Chief of Service for Dr. Martuza Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston
2012 Fellowships in Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery, Toronto Western Hospital and Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada
2016 Fellowship in Pediatric Neurosurgery, Miami Children’s (Nicklaus) Hospital, Miami, Florida

American Board of Neurological Surgery (2017)
Career Accomplishments
Pioneered the first use of transcranial focus ultrasound for tremor and pediatric epilepsy
Societies & Associations
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Society for Innovation in Neurosurgery, founding member
American Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
World Society for Stereotactic & Functional Neurosurgery
American Epilepsy Society 
New England Neurosurgical Society
Massachusetts Medical Society
Boston Society for Neurology & Psychiatry, president 2014-15
Society for Neuroscience 
The Physiological Society, affiliate
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Omega Alpha

Languages

• English
• Spanish

Miami Neuroscience Center at Larkin

For more information or to make an appointment, please contact Dr. Travis office directly.

For Appointments:

786-871-6806

https://miamineurosciencecenter.com/

Schedule: Monday - Friday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM