Dr. Michael Guo, MD

Dr. Michael Guo, MD

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Age 57
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Dr. Michael Guo, MD is a pain medicine specialist in Stony Brook, NY and has been practicing for 16 years. He graduated from Hunan Med University Changsha Hunan China in 1982 and specializes in pain medicine, neuromusculoskeletal medicine, and more.
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Neurology Clinic (Comprehensive Neurology of LI)

2500 Nesconset Hwy Bldg 5B

Stony Brook, NY 11790

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Insurance Accepted

  • Aetna
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Cigna
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • CoreSource
  • EmblemHealth
  • Fidelis Care
  • HealthFirst
  • Humana
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Background Check

No malpractice claims found for New York
No disciplinary actions found for the years we collect data
No board actions found for the years we collect data
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Dr. Guo's Top Procedures and Conditions

Treatment Frequency
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
very high
very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Guo treats Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) more than 99% of his peers

Dr. Guo treats this condition more than 99% of his peers

Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
very high
very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Guo treats Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement) more than 99% of his peers

Dr. Guo treats this condition more than 99% of his peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

  • Sciatica as Seen in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
very high
very high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Guo treats Peripheral Nerve Disorders more than 99% of his peers

Dr. Guo treats this condition more than 99% of his peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

  • Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
  • Alcoholic Neuropathy
  • Alcoholic Polyneuropathy
  • Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
  • Auditory Neuropathy
  • Autonomic Disorders
  • Autonomic Dysreflexia
  • Autonomic Neuropathy
  • Carcinomatous Polyneuropathy
  • Carotid Sinus Syncope
  • Chronic Demyelinating Neuropathy With IgM Monoclonal Gammapathy
  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
  • Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
  • Congenital Neuropathy With Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
  • Congenital Sensory Neuropathy With Neurotrophic Keratitis
  • Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
  • Diabetic Neuropathy
  • Diabetic Polyneuropathy
  • Hand Neuropathy
  • Hereditary Neuropathy With Liability to Pressure Palsies
  • Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy, Type I
  • Infantile Refsum Disease
  • Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
  • Inflammatory Neuropathies
  • Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
  • Metabolic Neuropathy
  • Motor and Sensory Neuropathy With Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bouldin Type
  • Motor Neuropathy
  • Motor Neuropathy, Peripheral With Dysautonomia
  • Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
  • Multifocal Motor Neuropathy With Conduction Block
  • Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor
  • Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
  • Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Type III
  • Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Type VIIa
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Motor and Sensory, Lom Type
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Motor and Sensory, Okinawa Type
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Radicular
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type I
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type II
  • Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type IV
  • Neuropathy, Motor & Sensory
  • Optic Neuropathy
  • Peripheral Neuropathy
  • Peroneal Muscular Atrophy
  • Polyneuropathy
  • Polyradiculoneuropathy
  • Pudenal Neuropathy
  • Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
  • Retrobulbar Neuropathy
  • Sensory Neuropathy With Spastic Paraplegia
  • Spinal Bulbar Motor Neuropathy
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia With Axonal Neuropathy, Type 2
  • Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive, With Axonal Neuropathy
  • Toxic Polyneuropathy Due to Acrylamide
  • Ulnar Neuropathy
  • Vascular Neuropathy
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Dr. Guo's conditions and procedures:

Acupuncture
Acute Stroke
All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
Alzheimer's Disease
Anterior Horn Disease
Ataxia
Autoimmune Diseases
Autonomic Disorders
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Back Pain
Bell's Palsy
Bone Disorders
Botox® Injection
Brachial Plexus Palsy
Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
Brain Disorders
Cancer
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
Cerebrovascular Disease
Chronic Foot Pain
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis
Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML)
Chronic Neck Pain
Chronic Pain
Chronic Pelvic Pain
Cluster Headache
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Concussion
Confusion
Cranial Trauma
Degenerative Disc Disease
Dementia
Dermatomyositis
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Diplopia
Dizziness
Dystonia
EEG (Electroencephalogram)
Elbow Pain
EMG (Electromyography)
Epilepsy
Essential Tremor
Fibromyalgia
Gait Abnormality
Hand Pain
Headache
Herniated Disc
Huntington's Disease
Hydrocephalus
Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
Insomnia
Intervertebral Disc Disease
Knee Disorders
Low Back Pain
Low Back Procedure
Lumbar Puncture
Lyme Disease
Migraine
Movement Disorders
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
Myasthenia Gravis
Myelopathy
Narcolepsy and Cataplexy
Neck Pain Procedure
Nerve Block, Somatic
Nerve Conduction Studies
Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
Neurological Testing
Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Optic Neuritis
Pain Disorder
Pain Management
Parkinson's Disease
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
Peripheral Autonomic Neuropathy
Peripheral Nerve Block
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Polymyositis
Polyneuropathy
Post-Concussion Syndrome
Postherpetic Neuralgia
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
Rasmussen's Syndrome
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
Seizure Disorders
Shoulder Pain
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorders
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Stenosis
Spine Deformities
Spine Disorders
Spondylitis
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Steroid Injection
Stroke
Subdural Hemorrhage
Syncope
Thrombosis
Tic Disorders
Tourette's Syndrome
Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Traumatic Brain Injury
Tremor
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Upper Back Pain
Vascular Disease
Vasculitis
Vertigo
Wrist Pain

About Me

Care Philosophy

Dr. Guo will provide excellent care for his Pain Management and Neurology patients. After extensive fellowship training from Columbia University in NYC, Dr Guo has been practicing Neurology and Pain Management in Long Island for over a decade. Dr Guo...
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Specialties

  • Pain Medicine
  • Acupuncture
  • Electrodiagnostic Medicine
  • Neurology
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Board Certifications

  • Neurology
  • Neuromuscular Medicine
  • Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine
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Education

2003
Columbia University-Presby Med Ctr
Fellowship Hospital
2003
Neuromuscular Fellowship at Columbia University, School of Medicine
Medical School
2001
Tufts New England
Residency Hospital
1998
St Elizabeth Medical Center St Elizabeth Hospital
Internship Hospital
1982
Hunan Med University Changsha Hunan China
Medical School
1982
Hunan Med University
Undergraduate School
2003
2003
2001
1998
1982
1982

Languages

  • Chinese
  • English

Awards

  • Healthgrades Honor Roll
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Dr. Guo's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Guo

4.1

Based on 84 reviews

5 Stars
73.80952380952381%
(62)
4 Stars
3.5714285714285716%
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3 Stars
0%
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2 Stars
0%
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1 Star
22.61904761904762%
(19)

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I agree with the other negative reviews. Lots of expensive tests ordered without telling you which ones are and aren't covered by insurance. I was told everybody has chronic pain, and felt worse after 2 acupuncture treatments when I walked out. Not because of the acupuncture but because of the...Read More
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I had bad headache until I saw Dr Guo. He treated me with acupuncture and it works like a miracle.
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Dr Guo helped me with my headache. He is a great doctor.
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Dr Guo has been treating me for over a year for a familial tremor and chronicle cneck pain. He has helped me so much and his staff has been professional and efficient. I would easily recommend Dr Guo to treat your chronic pain.
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I have been a Patient of Dr. Guo for 3 years now. I truly feel Dr. Guo is a Knowledgeable Doctor who cares about his patients and provides honest and professional care. He has helped me through some pretty rough times with migraines. Acupuncture has helped tremendously. I find Dr. Guo to be a Good...Read More
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Commercial Insurance Company
CoreSource
EmblemHealth
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GHI
Health Insurance Plan of Greater New York (HIP)
Fidelis Care
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HealthFirst
Humana
Locals (any local)
MagnaCare
Mail Handlers Benefit Plan (MHBP)
MultiPlan
Neighborhood Health Plan
Oxford Health Plans
Planned Administration Inc
POMCO Group
Principal Life
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Saint Charles Hospital

Port Jefferson, NY