Richard Byrne, MD

As part of one of the leading academic medical centers in the United States, neurosurgeons at Rush University Medical Center have access to advanced technology. In addition, Rush has a dedicated, 25-bed, neurological intensive care unit, staffed by a team of neurointensivists. Advanced technology in neurosurgery at Rush includes the following:

• Aneurysm coiling and stenting
• Biplane cerebral angiography
• Cerebral angiography
• Cortical mapping
• Electromyography (EMG)
• Endoscopic skull base surgery
• Functional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); magnetic resonance angiograms (MRA)
• Magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS)
• Positron emission tomography (PET)
• Single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT) scan
• SISCOM
• Stereotactic radiosurgery
• Three-dimensional CT scans and advanced software to visualize blood vessels and soft tissue
• Video electroencephalograms (EEG)
• CO2 laser surgery
• Interoperative ultrasound
• Endoscopic pituitary surgery
• Multidisciplinary otology and skull base team