Dr. Hazem Eltahawy is Chief of Neurosurgery and Director of Neuroscience service at St. Mary Mercy Hospital in Livonia, Michigan. He specializes in complex spinal reconstructive surgery, interventional pain and functional neurosurgery.

After graduating with Honors from Ain Shams University in Cairo, he completed his neurosurgery residency there and then had fellowships at Queen Square in London, University of Toronto in Functional Neurosurgery and oncology and Wayne State University in complex spine surgery. He holds a Doctorate in Neuroscience from Ain Shams University and a Masters in Health Care Management from Harvard University.

 Prior to moving to St. Mary Mercy Hospital, he served as faculty at Wayne State University for 12 years training neurosurgery residents in techniques of spinal surgery and functional neurosurgery and was the former Associate Chair of the Wayne State University Department of Neurosurgery between 2015-2017. He was selected among Detroit Hour Top Docs, Best Doctors and Best Surgeons in America for several years.

His research is focused on surgical management and outcomes of spinal tumors and reduction of post-operative opioid use.