Board-certified neurologist and movement disorder specialist Michelle Ferreira, D.O. has joined Holy Cross Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician employed group of more than 130 physicians providing services throughout Broward County.
Dr. Ferreira is fellowship-trained in movement disorders and subspecializes in Parkinson’s disease, essential tremors, functional neurological disorders, Botox injections for neurological disorders, deep brain stimulation and gait disorders. In addition, she evaluates and has special interests in cervical dystonia, limb spasticity, Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer’s disease dementia, migraines, fibromyalgia, small fiber neuropathy, trigeminal neuralgia and epilepsy.
A clinical professor of neurology at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine in Fort Lauderdale since 2013, Dr. Ferreira previously owned Neurology Specialists of Florida and was a partner with Neurology Offices of South Florida. She is a past professor of neurology at Palmetto General Hospital and Larkin Community Hospital and served as a clinical professor of the facial pain clinic at the Nova Southeastern University College of Dentistry.
Dr. Ferreira earned three degrees at Nova Southeastern University—Bachelor of Science in Biology, Master of Public Health and Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed a movement disorder fellowship at Cleveland Clinic Florida in Weston, adult neurology and allopathic internal medicine residencies at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami and osteopathic transitional internship at Palmetto General Hospital/Nova Southeastern University.
A member of the American Medical Association, American Academy of Neurology and Movement Disorder Society, Dr. Ferreira is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.
Fluent in English and Spanish, Dr. Ferreira’s office is located within the family medicine practice at Holy Cross Medical Group — Phil Smith Neuroscience Institute at 4725 N. Federal Hwy. in Fort Lauderdale. To schedule an appointment, call 954-414-9750 or visit holy-cross.com for more information.
ABOUT HOLY CROSS HEALTH
A member of Trinity Health, Fort Lauderdale-based Holy Cross Hospital, dba Holy Cross Health, is a full-service, not-for-profit, Catholic, teaching hospital operating in the spirit of the Sisters of Mercy. Holy Cross has been recognized for six Types of Care in U.S. News and World Report’s 2024-25 Best Hospital rankings and was named among the 2024 America’s Best-In-State Hospitals by Newsweek. Through strategic collaborations and a commitment to being a person-centered, transforming, healing presence, the 557-bed hospital offers progressive inpatient, outpatient and community outreach services and clinical research trials to serve as our community’s trusted health partner for life. Holy Cross Health also encompasses Holy Cross HealthPlex outpatient facility, an urgent care center and more than 40 Holy Cross Medical Group physician practices. To learn more about Holy Cross Health, visit holy-cross.com. Connect @holycrossfl.
