Dr Neelofer Shafi, M.D.
Assistant Professor University of Illinois at ChicagoDepartment of Neurology and Rehabilitation
Biographical Info
Dr. Shafi is board certified in both neurology & vascular neurology by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology and currently serves as an assistant professor here in the UIC Department of Neurology & Rehabilitation.
Dr. Shafi received her medical degree from Baqai Medical University in Karachi, Pakistan. She completed her internship in internal medicine and residency in neurology at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill-Cornell Medical College, where she also served as Chief Resident. Dr. Shafi completed a fellowship in vascular neurology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She is board-certified in Neurology and Vascular Neurology.
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Dr. Shafi specializes in the treatment of stroke and cerebrovascular disease. Her primary research interests are acute stroke and treatment with thrombolytic agents, stroke prevention and cerebrovascular disease in women.