Michael A. Puente, MD

About Dr. Puente

As a board-certified neurologist, I take a holistic approach to patient care, with a strong focus on how lifestyle—especially diet—impacts neurological health. Stroke prevention is a particular area of interest for me, and I often emphasize the risks of unhealthy eating habits and smoking as major contributors to vascular disease.

In addition to general neurology, I specialize in stroke, migraines and headaches, neuromuscular disorders, memory disorders, and seizure conditions. I'm also actively involved in clinical research to advance stroke treatment options.

One very important aspect of Culicchia Neurological Clinic that differentiates us from other neurological groups in this area is that we have a multi-specialty neurological approach, meaning we have neurologists, neurosurgeons and interventional neuroradiologists all on staff so we can handle all aspects of cerebral vascular disease.

My little something extra

My journey to the U.S. began in 1961 when, at just two years old, I was placed on the last “freedom flight” out of Havana, Cuba to reunite with my parents in Miami.