Dr. Yannick Grenier, MD

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Yannick Grenier received her Bachelor of Science degree from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. She then completed her Master’s degree at the Montreal Neurological Institute. Furthermore, Dr. Grenier received her medical degree in 1993 from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine and went on to complete her neurosurgery residency at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, followed by a one-year fellowship in functional neurosurgery at Stanford University School of Medicine. Dr. Grenier is board-certified by the American Board of Neurosurgery and Founder of UCOPE (Utica Chronic Pain Support Group) in Utica, New York. She also maintains professional memberships with the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Neurology. Dr. Grenier is a leading functional neurosurgeon who has been practicing for over 18 years and is currently serving patients at Riverhills Neuroscience in Cincinnati, Ohio, and Halifax Health - Center for Neuroscience in Daytona Beach, Florida. Functional neurosurgery involves the restoration of neurological condition and function. As a functional neurosurgeon, Dr. Grenier aims to help her patients restore their function and/or eliminate neurological symptoms and pain.

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