Dr. Michael T. Modic received his medical degree from Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in 1975. Dr. Modic then completed his residency in radiology and fellowship in neuroradiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation.

From 1979-1980, he spent a year as Assistant Professor of Radiology and as a staff neuroradiologist at University Hospitals in Cleveland. In 1980, he returned to the Cleveland Clinic as a staff neuroradiologist.

In 1982, Dr. Modic was appointed Head of the Section of Magnetic Resonance. In 1985, he returned to Case Western Reserve School of Medicine/University Hospitals as Director of Magnetic Resonance and Neuroradiology, positions he held through 1989. During that time, Dr. Modic also held the rank of Professor of Radiology, Neurology, General Medical Sciences and Neurosurgery.

In 1989, Dr. Modic returned to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation as Chairman of Radiology and in 1993 was appointed Professor of Radiology, Ohio State University.

In 2000, Dr. Modic was appointed to the Board of Governors at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. In 2004, Dr. Modic was appointed Professor of Radiology, Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine.

In 2006, Dr. Modic was appointed as Chairman of the Neurological Institute. Dr. Modic has served on the Editorial Boards of the journals ? Radiology, American Journal of Neuroradiology, Neurology, Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Magnetic Resonance Imaging. He also served as a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine and Board of Directors of the Society of Magnetic Resonance Imaging.

Dr. Modic was President of the Society of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine for the 1992-1993 year and in 1991 was the recipient of the Society Gold Medal in Clinical Science for his research activity related to the spine. He is co-author of the text ?Magnetic Resonance Imaging of the Spine? which is in its second edition and the author/co-author of over 150 peer reviewed articles related to neuroradiology.