Clifford M Houseman, DO

Biographical Statement

Dr. Houseman received his medical degree from Des Moines University of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, Iowa in 2007 and completed his neurosurgical residency at North Shore University Hospital, Manhasset, New York in 2013. Dr. Houseman went on to complete his neurological spine surgery fellowship at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee in 2014. He was board-certified by the American Board of Osteopathic Surgery in 2014 and is currently a fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Houseman has been the Chief for the Neurosurgery section, Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital since 2015. Dr. Houseman became a clinical assistant professor at the College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University in 2016. Dr. Houseman has been elected one of the top doctors in Detroit by the Detroit Hour Magazine in 2018 and 2020.

Care Philosophy

I take a compassionate and personal approach to care, giving my patients the time they need, and allowing them autonomy in deciding the treatment option that suits them best.

Research Interests

• Spine clinical conditions such as cervical stenosis, lumbar stenosis, etc.
• Spinal Deformity
• Complex Spine Surgery
• Adult Scoliosis
• Treatment and Management of Hydrocephalus
• Chiari Malformation
• Minimally invasive spine surgery

Awards & Honors

• 2025 Detroit Hour Magazine - Top Doctors - Neurosurgery
• 2024 Detroit Hour Magazine - Top Doctors - Neurosurgery
• 2022 Detroit Hour Magazine - Top Doctors - Neurosurgery
• 2021 Detroit Hour Magazine - Top Doctors - Neurosurgery
• 2020 Detroit Hour Magazine - Top Doctors - Neurosurgery
• 2019 Detroit Hour Magazine - Top Doctors - Neurosurgery
• 2018 Detroit Hour Magazine - Top Doctors - Neurosurgery
• 2018 SpineLine’s inaugural 20 under 40 award (SpineLine May/June, July/August 2018)
• 2004 Iowa Osteopathic Research Fellowship for Neuropathic Pain/Neuropharmacology