Professor of Neurosurgery

Fredric B. Meyer, M.D., is currently the distinguished Alfred Uihlein Family Professor of Neurologic Surgery and enterprise chair of Neurological Surgery, Emeritus Executive Dean of Education of Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science; and Emeritus Dean of the highly ranked Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine. He is also executive director emeritus of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
During his career Dr. Meyer has won a variety of awards, including the College of Neurological Surgeons Resident Award in 1984, the Honorable Mention Menninger Award in 1985, the Charles Elsberg Award in 1987, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons Faculty Research Award in 1989, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Boston University in 2000, the Medical Student Teaching award in 2025, the Distinguished Service Award from the American Board of Neurological Surgeons in 2025 and has been a visiting professor and honored guest at over 200 institutions and societies.
When first joining the Department of Neurosurgery, he directed a research laboratory that focused on the pathophysiology of stroke and epilepsy with an emphasis on calcium metabolism and mitochondrial function by developing in vivo fluorescence technology. From 1988 through 1998 he was the principal investigator on three National Institutes of Health RO-1 research grants. He continues to be co-investigator on several oncology NIH grants.
Dr. Meyer has published over 400 articles in peer-review journals, four books, over 70 book chapters, and a number of editorials and abstracts. He has served on multiple institutional, national and international leadership committees and belongs to many of the major neurosurgical organizations, including having served as president of the Academy of Neurological Surgery, chair of the Journal of Neurological Surgery editorial board, and chair of the American Board of Neurological Surgery.
Dr. Meyer has an active clinical practice performing over 275 major cases each year focused on brain tumor, pituitary, vascular pathologies, trigeminal neuralgia and hydrocephalus. His emphasis on resident education is evidenced by having received the resident Teacher of the Year award numerous times and the prestigious Mayo Clinic Distinguished Educator Award.