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Neurology and Neurosurgery

NEUROLOGY AND NEUROSURGERY

Northwestern Memorial Hospital is proud to be nationally ranked for neurology and neurosurgery by U.S. News & World Report, 2024 – 2025.  
 
Patient health and well-being is at the core of our department’s mission. We deliver on our mission by providing outstanding evidence-based clinical care and by developing new treatments and techniques through innovative research.

​Our program includes the Neuroradiology Department, which collaborates with the Northwestern Medicine Department of Radiology to interpret CT and MRI exams of the brain, head, neck and spine. Our Neuropathology Department specializes in diagnosing diseases of the nervous system.

We balance our clinical work with training residents and fellows, tomorrow's leaders in medicine. Keep reading to learn more about our work.

​CLINICAL TRIALS IN NEUROSCIENCES

COVID-19 and the Impact on the Immune System

​Principal Investigator: 
​Igor Koralnik, MD

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Genomically-Guided Treatment in Brain Metastases

​Principal Investigator:
Priya U. Kumthekar, MD

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To view all clinical trials, visit Clinical Trials at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Her Heart Was Stopped 12 Times — And it Saved Her Life

How Neurological Surgery, Interventional Neuroradiology, Cardiac Electrophysiology and Anesthesiology worked together to creatively obliterate a brain malformation.  Read Terrah’s story.


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June 2024

NEUROSCIENCES
New Glioblastoma Treatment Reaches Human Brain Tumor and Helps Immune Cells Recognize Cancer Cells
In a major advance for the treatment of the deadly brain cancer glioblastoma, Northwestern Medicine scientists including Adam Sonabend, MD, used ultrasound technology to penetrate the blood-brain barrier and provide a small dose of a chemotherapy and immunotherapy drug cocktail. The study, published in Nature Communications, found that this treatment boosted the immune system’s recognition of the cancer cells and could lead to a new treatment approach.
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April 2025

NEUROSCIENCES
Key Genes in Parkinson’s Disease Identified Using CRISPR Technology
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November 2024

NEUROSCIENCES
Long COVID Hits Younger Adults Harder with Neurologic Symptoms
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March 2025

NEUROSCIENCES
Case Report: Advanced Spine Surgery Using Augmented Reality for Scoliosis and Flat Back Deformity
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June 2025

NEUROSCIENCES
Diabetes Drug May Serve as Alternative Treatment Option for Hydrocephalus
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January 2025

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2024 Year in Review | Northwestern Medicine Neurology and Neurosurgery
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June 2025

NEUROSCIENCES
AI Imaging Approach May Help Identify Parkinson’s Sooner

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Continuing Medical Education (CME)

Breakthroughs Podcast: The Science Behind Sleep Health with Minjee Kim, MD

May 7, 2025 - May 6, 2028
Minjee Kim, MD, shares results of recent studies she has conducted to better understand the role of inadequate sleep on long-term metabolic health in pregnant women and middle-aged adults. She also discusses a new AI-based intervention that could bring a better night of sleep to those who need it.

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Better Edge Podcast: Advancements in Acoustic Neuroma Management: Multidisciplinary Insights

January 5, 2025 - January 4, 2028
A multidisciplinary panel of experts — Richard Wiet, MD, otologist and neurotologist; Nicholas Hac, MD, otoneurologist; Stephen Magill, MD, PhD, neurosurgeon; and Kevin Zhan, MD, otologist and neurotologist — discusses advances in the management of acoustic neuroma. They explore detection, diagnosis and treatment options and outline the advantages of a multidisciplinary approach, while also engaging in a case-based discussion.

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Meet Our Neurosciences Faculty at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

We are committed to improving human health through education and discovery.

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For a full list of CME opportunities, visit Continuing Medical Education at Feinberg School of Medicine.

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