The neurology and neurosurgery program at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, has been named as one the top programs in U.S. News and World Report magazine. The program ranked 15th in the nation.

Neurosurgeons at Rush are committed to providing the most advanced neurosurgical care available, and are pioneers in the use of innovative techniques for treating a variety of disorders and conditions.

Brain and spinal cord tumors

• Minimally invasive spine surgery
• Epilepsy and seizures
• Head and spinal cord injuries
• Hydrocephalus and normal pressure hydrocephalus 
• Neurovascular problems, including brain aneurysm, aortic aneurysm and abdominal aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease and arteriovenous malformations
• Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor and other movement disorders
• Pain syndromes and peripheral nerve disease
• Degenerative scoliosis, lumbar and cervical stenosis
• Minimally invasive head and neck surgery
• Skull base surgery

For more information on the individual members of the neurosurgery clinical team at Rush, read their profiles:

• Roy A.E. Bakay, MD - Functional and Stereotactic Surgery
• Richard W. Byrne, MD (Chairman) - Epilepsy and Tumor Surgery
• Harel Deutsch, MD - Spine Surgery
• Demetrius Lopes, MD - Endovascular surgery
• Lorenzo F. Muñoz, MD - Vascular and Tumor surgery
• Shaun O’Leary, MD, PhD - Functional, Tumor, and Spine Surgery
• John O’Toole, MD - Spine Surgery  

More information:

• Getting to Rush
• Insurance Plans accepted
• Contact University Neurosurgeons
  (appointments, questions, prescriptions, etc.)
• Patient Intake Form
  • To download the patient intake form (in Microsoft Word format) click on the link to your right under “Related Topics.” You can type in the form and either bring it with you on your next visit or send it via fax or e-mail to the doctor’s office when complete.