Rush is a large university medical center, affiliated with Rush Medical College, just West of downtown Chicago. Our inpatient facility features state-of-the-art equipment, including a Siemens Neurostar Bi-Plane Digital Angiography Unit, a recently installed state-of-the-art PET Scanner, a GE Signa 1.5T MR Scanner and two GE 9800 CT Scanners. Our outpatient facility also features a GE Signa 1.5T MR Scanner as well as two Siemens Somatom Plus CT Scanners. Over the last 5 years, we have performed, on the average, 5,534 CT scans and 4,724 MR scans annually. We perform a wide range of interventional procedures, including diagnostic and interventional neuroangiography (366 cases/yr.), myelography (378 cases/yr.) and a variety of spinal interventional procedures including spine biopsy, discography, nerve blocks and epidural injections.

There is a wealth of pathology at Rush. Our Neurology Department is nationally known, featuring centers of epilepsy, Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, stroke and movement disorders. Equally strong is Orthopedics, featuring a center for scoliosis and spinal reconstructive surgery. Neurosurgery and ENT are strong departments as well, referring a wide variety of cranial, head/neck and skull base cases. There is a high volume of vascular work. We participated in the NASCET study.

The faculty is led by Michael Huckman, M.D., Director. Members include Sharon Byrd, M.D., pediatric neuroradiologist, Dean Elias, M.D., general neuroradiologist specializing in spinal radiology, and Miral Jhaveri, M.D., head and neck neuroradiologist.

For further information contact:

Cedell Cook
Fellowship Coordinator
Department of Diagnostic Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Rush University Medical Center
Phone: 312-942-5779
Fax: 312-942-7244
E-mail: Cedell_V_Cook@rush.edu