Dr. Fady T. Charbel is the Richard L. and Gertrude W. Fruin Professor and the Head of the Department of Neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago since 2001. He is an internationally recognized expert in the most complex of Neurosurgical disorders including, cerebral revascularization (Bypass for stroke and Moya Moya disease), carotid and vertebral artery surgery; surgical treatment of complex intracranial aneurysms; resection of AVMs and treatment of complex brain tumors.

Dr. Charbel's research has led to innovations in medical devices, diagnostic imaging as well as surgical simulators. He is the developer and co-inventor of the “Charbel Microflowprobe®”, Transonic systems Inc. and of the NOVA® system, VasSol, Inc.  Dr. Charbel currently holds nine patents, has delivered over 380 scientific presentations and produced over 270 peer-reviewed publications.

Some of Dr. Charbel honors include: The University of Illinois at Chicago “Inventor of the Year " award in 2002 and the “Wall Street Journal Technology Innovation Awards: Medical Devices, Runner-up" in 2006.  In 2017, Dr. Charbel was bestowed the “Cushing Award for Technical Excellence and Innovation” by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, which honors an AANS member for technical prowess and skill and/or innovation in the development of new procedures that have become part of the arsenal a neurosurgeon uses to treat disease or trauma. He has been consistently named one of America’s Top Surgeons - Consumers’ Research Council of America; Best Doctor - Best Doctors in America and Top Doctor - Castle Connolly Medical Limited.

Dr. Charbel takes great pleasure in sharing his passions for research, education, and surgical excellence. He has been honored with more than 65 visiting professorships and more than 325 invited lectures. He has been elected as honorary member of multiple international societies and traveled worldwide to lecture, teach, and demonstrate complex surgical procedures.

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Medical School - St. Joseph’s University, Beirut, Lebanon M.D., 1984

Board Certified:
American Board of Neurological Surgery

Medical Licensure
Illinois, Indiana, Michigan

American Academy of Neurological Surgeons (elected)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
American Heart Association/American Stroke Association
American Medical Association
Chicago Medical Society
Chicago Neurological Society
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Illinois Neurosurgical Society
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers/
Society of Engineering in Medicine and Biology
Institute of Medicine of Chicago (Elected)
International Advisory Board of the Romanian Society of Neurosurgery
International Society for Medical Innovation and Technology
Joint Section on Cerebrovascular Surgery - AANS & CNS
Joint Section on Neurotrauma and Critical Care - AANS & CNS
Neurosurgical Society of America
Societé de Neurochirurgie de Langue Française (Elected)
Society of Critical Care Medicine
Society of Neurological Surgeons (Elected)
Society of University Neurosurgeons (Elected).
World Association of Lebanese Neurosurgeons

Over 95+ Visiting Professor and Named Lectures here are a selected few:

1. The 9th Annual Raymond Sawaya Lectureship and Visiting Professor. Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Neurosurgery. Houston,TX. March 23-24, 2023
   • From Beirut to Chicago; with a nod to Mediterranean Antiquity, Ulysses and CP Cavafey
2. Visiting Professor and Grand Rounds Speaker: The University of Chicago Medicine and Biological Sciences Department of Neurosurgery. Chicago, IL. January 11, 2023
   • How Quantitative Flow Measurements Shaped my Neurosurgical Career
3. Visiting Professor and Grand Rounds Speaker: Mass General Brigham and Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Neurosurgery. Boston, MA. September 1, 2022
   • How Flow Measurements Shaped My Neurosurgical Career
4. Visiting Professor (virtual): Montefiore/Albert Einstein Department of Neurosurgery. New York, NY. April 15, 2022
   • How Flow Measurements Shaped My Neurosurgical Career
5. Visiting Professor (virtual): Lariboisiere Department of Neurosurgery. Paris, France. February 14, 2022
   • Moya Moya and the NOVA system
6. Visiting Professor (virtual): Columbia University Department of Neurosurgery. New York, NY. February 10, 2022:
   • How Flow Measurements Shaped My Neurosurgery Career
7. Visiting Professor (virtual): Mayo Clinic Neurosurgery and Neuroscience Virtual Grand Rounds. Phoenix, AZ. December 10, 2021:
   • Quantitative Flow Dynamics in Cerebrovascular Surgery: Data leading the Art
8. Visiting Professor: Ohio State University, Department of Neurosurgery. The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Columbus, OH. August 27, 2020:
   • Innovation in Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery – A Personal Journey.
9. Visiting Professor: University of Calgary, Department of Clinical NeuroSciences. Calgary, Alberta. Canada, November 14-15, 2019:
   • Quantitiative MRA Measurement of Cerebral Blood Flow: Clinical and Future Applications
   • Innovation in Cerebrobascular Surgery – A Personal Journey
10. Visiting Professor: Department of Neurosurgery, University of Colorado School of Medicine. Denver, CO. April 2, 2019:
    • Innovation in Cerebrovascular Surgery.

PATENTS

1. System and Methods for Treatment and Management of One or More Patients.
   Inventors: Birk, Daniel; Buy, Ugo; Paul, Kevin; Wellman, Christa; Charbel, Fady T.; AminHanjani, Sepideh. Assignee: University of Illinois, Board of Trustees. Appl. No. 61784619. Filed: March 14, 2013.
2. Haptic augmented and virtual reality system for simulation of surgical procedures.
   Inventors: P. Pat Banerjee, Christian Luciano, Ali Alaraj, Fady T Charbel. Assignee: Immersive Touch, Inc. Appl. No. 13/628,841. Filed: September 27, 2012.
3. Regional cerebral volume flow using quantitative magnetic resonance angiography.
   Inventors: Zhao; Meide, Amin-Hanjani; Sepideh, Ruland; Sean, Curcio; Anthony, Ostergren; Lauren, Charbel; Fady T. Assignee: Vassol Inc. Appl. No. 11/858,424. Filed: September 20, 2007.
4. -Method and System for 3D blood vessel Localization.
   Charbel; Fady T., Clark; Marlyn E., Zhao; Meide. Assignee: University of Illinois, Board of Trustees. Appl. No.: 11/324,126. Filed: December 30, 2005. United States Patent: 7,739,090. Issued: June 15, 2010.
5. Optical microprobe for blood clot detection.
   Inventors: Charbel; Fady T., D’amico; Enrico, Mantulin; William W., Gratton; Enrico. Assignee: University of Illinois, Board of Trustees. Appl. No. 60/748,289. Filed: August 7, 2005.
6. Immersive Touch Neurological Simulator.
   Inventors: Banerjee; Pat, Luciano; Cristian, Lemole; Michael, Charbel; Fady T. Invention Disclosure CY084, University of Illinois at Chicago, May 2005.
7. Method and system for evaluating vertebrobasilar disease.
   Inventors: Charbel; Fady T., Charbel, II; Fady, Zhao; Meide, Curcio; Anthony, Amin-Hanjani; Sepideh. Assignee: Vassol Inc. Appl. No. 11/049,618. Filed: February 2, 2005. United States Patent: 7,333,848. Issued: Feb 19, 2008.
8. Patient specific circulation model.
   Inventors: Charbel; Fady T., Clark; Marlyn E., Sadler; Lewis, Alperin; Noam, Loth; Francis, Zhao; Meide. Assignee: University of Illinois, Board of Trustees. Appl. No.: 09/400,365. Filed: September 20, 1999. United States Patent: 7,191,110. Issued: March 13, 2007.
9. Ultrasonic probe:
   Inventors: Charbel, Fady T; Drost, Cornelis; Shkarlet, Yuri, Kopychev, Andrey; Ostergren, Lauren; Sergeeva, Irina. Assignee: Transonic, Systems. Appl. No.: 09/054,615. Filed: April 3,1998. Unites States Patent: US6036645A. Issued: January 23, 2000.