Neurosurgery Residency
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Dear Applicant,
We welcome your interest in the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois College of Medicine.
Selecting and being accepted at a residency program to match your desires and abilities is one of the most important milestones of your neurosurgical journey. You will find information about the University of Illinois at Chicago and our Department, with its clinical, teaching, and research facilities. Our educational mission aims at illuminating the path for knowledge and helping our trainees become active contributors to the science and practice of neurological surgery.
Our faculty, residents, and staff are available to help you gain a thorough understanding of our program and allow you to determine how our environment will enable you to become a leading member of the neurosurgical community. We look forward to assisting you in your quest to join this exciting field.
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Fady T. Charbel
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Videos & News Articles Heading link
Our faculty members have been mentioned in several news articles and videos in the media. Select videos and news articles are shown for your viewing. Some of our interesting operative cases and educational lectures may also be found below.
News Articles:
- Virtual Reality is the Future of Surgical Training
- Low blood flow in back of brain increases risk of recurrent stroke
- NASS unveils ’20 Under 40′ spine surgeons for 2019
- Ask the Expert: Dr. Ankit Mehta
- May Is Stroke Awareness Month – UI Health
- Surgeon recognized for technical skills should be first and should be called Dr. Charbel recognized for Technical Excellence and Innovation in Neurosurgery
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Videos
- Dr. Fady Charbel UI Health Spotlight Chicago Stroke Month Segment
- Dr. Ali Alaraj UI Health Spotlight Chicago Stroke Month Segment
- EC-IC Bypass: The Art and the Logic by Dr. Fady Charbel
- The Comprehensive Stroke Center at UI Health
- This is Personal: UI Health — Comprehensive Stroke Care
- Dr. Alaraj treats stroke patients and wants to raise awareness for the devastating disease
- A look into the future of neuro-endovascular treatment….
- John Green, MD interviewed by W. Kemp Clark, MD
- Eric Oldberg, MD interviewed by Roy C. Selby, MD
- William H. Sweet, MD interviewed by Robert G. Ojemann, MD
- Orville T. Bailey, MD interviewed by Hubert R Catchpote, MD
- Louis D. Boshes, MD interviewed by James Stones, MD
- Oscar Sugar, MD interviewed by James Stones, MD
- Paul Bucy, MD interviewed by Dr. George Tyndall and Dr, Alan Fleischer
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These videos are age-restricted due to content.
- Side-to-Side and End-to-Side Double Anastomosis Using the Parietal-Branch of the Superficial Temporal Artery—A Novel Technique for Extracranial to Intracranial Bypass Surgery
- Clipping of a ruptured ACA aneurysm with right A1–A2 sectioning and reanastomosis
- Clipping of bilat MCA & a coiled ACOM aneurysm thru a modified lat supraorbital