Faculty
Konstantin Slavin MD
Professor & Head of Section of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
Biographical Info
President, American Society for Stereotactic
and Functional Neurosurgery
http://www.assfn.org
Secretary, North American
Neuromodulation Society
http://www.neuromodulation.org
Director-at-Large, International
Neuromodulation Society
http://www.neuromodulation.com
Vice-Secretary, World Society for
Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
http://www.wssfn.org
Past President, Russian American
Medical Association
http://www.russiandoctors.org
Interview of Dr. Slavin on PAIN Clinician.com: “Peripheral Nerve Stimulation: What are the Current Indications and Which Patients are Candidates?” (link)
Dr. Slavin is featured on Insights in Medicine via InTimeTV, a web-based TV program. Dr. Gurel interviews Dr. Slavin on the topic of Neurosurgical Pain Management. (1 hour program) wmv format
Experience
Fellowship:
Fellowship in Functional and Stereotactic Neurosurgery, Department of Neurological Surgery, OHSU, Portland, Oregon
Residency:
Residency in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, UIC, Chicago, IL
Residency in Neurosurgery in Department of Neurosurgery of the Central Institute of Post-Graduate Training of Physicians, Moscow, USSR
Education
Medical School:
Azerbaijan State Medical Institute, Baku, Azerbaijan,
Graduated with Diploma with Excellence
Certification
Board Certified:
American Board of Neurological Surgery
Medical Licensure:
Illinois
Indiana
Appointments
Clinical:
- Chief of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery Section,
Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago - Director, Illinois Gamma Knife Center, Elk Grove Village, IL
- National Parkinson’s Foundation Center of Excellence, Chicago, IL
Hospital:
- University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System
- Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, IL
Clinical Interests
- Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Facial Pain, Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Research Interests
- Parkinson’s Disease
- Facial Pain
- Dystonia and other movement disorders
- Surgical management of pain
- Deep brain stimulation therapy
- Chiari malformation
Awards/Achievements
- Patient’s Choice Award (2010)
- Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2010) http://www.vitals.com/doctors/Dr_Konstantin_Slavin.html
- Vice-President, American Society of Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery
- Director, North American Neuromodulation Society
- Executive Council Member, Joint Section of Pain of AANS and CNS
- Past President, Russian-American Medical Association
- Best Doctors in America (since 2007)
- America Top Surgeons (since 2006)
Publications
- Book: Peripheral Nerve Stimulation, Editor: Slavin, K.V. http://www.karger.com/Book/Toc/254764
- Book: Neurostimulation: Principles and Practice, Editors: Sam Eljamel, Konstantin Slavin
http://www.wiley.com/WileyCDA/WileyTitle/productCd-1118346351,subjectCd-MDU0.html - Gamma Knife Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Research Faculty
Andreas A. Linninger, PhD
Department of Bioengineering
Professor
Meide Zhao, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery
Visiting Research Assistant Professor
Joe Zhou, PhD
Department of Neurosurgery and Radiology
Professor
Prashant Banerjee, PhD
Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Keith Thulborn, MD, PhD
Director, Center for Magnetic Resonance Research
Acute Care Nurse Practitioners:
Katherine W. Walsh, RN, MSN, ACNP-CS
Clinical Program Director, Illinois Stroke Institute
Sybille Nelson, RN, MSN, ACNP-CS
Robert Gottschalk, NP
Grace Mazurek, NP
Rita Berendt, NP
Allison Blood, BSN, MSN, FNP-CS
Christy Gomez, BSN, MSN, AG-ACNP
Nurses:
Laurie Smith, RN
Leslie Stangel, RN
Administrative:
Jeffrey Jopes, MBA
Director of Administrative Operations
Avis Foster
Program Coodinator for Educational Services
Linda Rose-Finnell, MPA, CCRA
Research Manager