Donna Bergen, MD, has been a member of the Rush Epilepsy Center since 1975. A professor of neurological sciences at Rush Medical College, she also serves as assistant chair of the Department of Neurological Sciences, and director of faculty development and promotion. She was director of the EEG Lab until 1989; she has written numerous medical articles. Dr. Bergen has spent time abroad, having been a visiting professor in Athens, Greece, and an honorary clinical assistant in London, England.

Dr. Bergen is on the Professional Advisory Boards of the Epilepsy Foundation of Greater Chicago and of Epilepsy Services of Northeastern Illinois. She is active in the World Federation of Neurology and has written extensively on international neurology, and on public health and neurology.

Dr. Bergen has conducted many clinical therapeutic trials at the Rush Epilepsy Center, using new antiepileptic drugs and vagus nerve stimulation. She has a special interest in the special concerns of women with epilepsy.