University of Illinois
Medical Center
at Chicago

F. Charbel, MD

C. Agner, MD, MSc

V. Aletich, MS, MD

S. Amin-Hanjani, MD

M. Barua, MD

R. Deveshwar, MD

H. Engelhard, MD, PhD

Y. Gandhi, MD

Y. Hahn, MD

T. Hersonskey, MD

M. Lemole, MD

D. Nikas, MD

B. Roitberg, MD

S. Sinha Roy, MD

K. Slavin, MD

J. Stone, MD

University of Illinois
Department of Neurosurgery
912 S. Wood Street
4th Floor
Chicago, IL 60612
phone: 312-996-4842

Experience

Fellowships:
Visiting Spine Fellow
Northwestern Memorial Hospital,
Department of Neurosurgery
Chicago, Illinois

Chief Residency:
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Iowa Health Care,
Iowa City, Iowa

Residency:
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Iowa Health Care,
Iowa City, Iowa

Internship:
Department of Surgery
University of Iowa Health Care
Iowa City, Iowa

Education

Medical School:
University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa
1997: M.D. (AOA)

Undergraduate:
Grinnell College, Grinnell, Iowa, 1992: BA

Certifications

American Board of Neurological Surgery Primary Examination

Medical Licensure:
Illinois
Iowa

Appointments

Clinical:

• Assistant Professor, Section of Spine Surgery,
  Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois at Chicago

Hospital:

• University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
• St. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center, Chicago
• Alexian Brothers Medical Center, Elk Grove Village, IL
  

Clinical Interests

• Spine Surgery

Research Interests

Awards/Achievements

State of Iowa Scholar, 1988
Rosenfield Grant for Public Affairs and Humanities, 1990
Intel/Robert Noyce Grant for Science and Engineering, 1991
Mortar Board National Honor Society, 1992
Albert and Constance Anderson Scholarship for Academic Excellence, 1995
M.C. Mackin Memorial Scholarship, 1996
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, 1997

Selected Publications