Brain & Spine Institute

Dr. Davide Marco Croci, born and raised in Switzerland, is fluent in four languages: Italian, French, German, and English. After graduating with Summa Cum Laude from Medical School at University of Basel, he completed his neurosurgery training at the University of Basel in Switzerland, followed by two very competitive CAST approved fellowship programs in both complex spine and Skull Base/Cerebrovascular Surgery at the University of Utah and the University of South Florida respectively. Along with his exquisite clinical skill, his academic credentials are equally. He authored more than 50 peer reviewed publications, he is a frequent reviewer of multiple journals and speaker at national and international neurosurgical conferences. He was awarded multiple research grant, of which the best vascular project from the European Association of Neurosurgical Societies. He is active in the teaching of younger resident and fellows both at the University of South Florida as well as at Lakeland Regional Health, where he act as Fellowship director of the neurosurgical fellowship program and he was awarded the title of “Subspecialist of the Year” by the translational year residents. Since 2023 he is the site medical director of the USF Neurosurgery Lakeland. He was named as a member of multiple associations of which the North American Skull Base Society (where is part of the International Committee), The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and The European Association of Neurosurgical Societies and the AO Spine.