Roy A.E. Bakay, MD

The Department of Neurological Surgery has a number of research studies open to enrollment. For a list of studies throughout Rush, see our clinical trials database. You may also click on the links below to learn more about current Research Studies in Neurological Disorders:

• Gene therapy with growth factor in Parkinson disease
• A randomized multicenter clinical trial of unruptured brain AVMs (ARUBA)
• Molecular biology of epileptogenesis
• Study of the reduction in radiation exposures to patient and surgeon during vertebral kyphoplasty by the use of intraoperative image-guided navigation
• Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus rt-PA for ICH Evacuation (MISTIE)
• Neuronal Changes in Intractable Epilepsy
• P-15 Bone Putty Study 
• Study of Dural Sealant Used in Cranial Procedures
• Clot Lysis: Evaluated Accelerated Resolution of Intraventricular Hemorrhage (CLEAR-III)
• Identification and modification of pax genes in adult primary brain tumors