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

Fellowship:
Diagnostic/Interventional Neuroradiology
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland

Residency:
Internal Medicine and Radiology
National Naval Medical Center

Education

Medical School:
M.D., Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Graduate School:
M.S., Loyola University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Undergraduate:
B.S., University of Illinois
Champagne/Urbana, Illinois

Certification

Board Certified:
Radiology, American Board of Radiology

Medical Licensure:
Illinois

Appointments

Clinical:

• Professor, Department of Neurosurgery, University of Illinois
• Chief, Section of Endovascular Neurosurgery, University of Illinois
• Adventist Regional Medical System
• Hinsdale Hospital

Hospital:

• University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center
• University of Chicago - Hinsdale Hospital

Clinical Interests

• Acute Stroke Intervention
• Aneurysm Coiling
• Angioplasty and Stenting - Arteries
• Angioplasty and Stenting - Veins
• Brain AVM Embolization
• Carotid Artery Stenting
• Carotid Dissection Treatment
• Cavernous-carotid Fistula Embolization
• Dural AV Fistula Embolization
• Facial/Vascular Malformation Treatment
• Head and Neck Tumor Biopsy and Embolization
• Intracranial angioplasty and Stenting
• Kyphoplasty
• Meningioma Embolization
• Nose bleeding Embolization
• Pediatric Brain Vessel Anomalies
• Spinal AVM Embolization
• Traumatic Blood Vessel Injury
• Vasospasm Treatment
• Vein of Galen Malformations
• Vertebroplasty

Research Interests (link to research page)

• Brain and Spinal AVMs
• Vein of Galen Malformations
• Pediatric Vascular Malformations
• Aneurysm Treatments (Stents, Balloon, Coils, Embolic Agents)

Awards/Achievements

• Senior Member, American Society of Neuroradiology
• Senior Member, World Federation of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
• Senior Member, American Society of Interventional and Therapeutic Neuroradiology
• Associate AANS (American Association of Neurological Surgeons)

Selected Publications

• Aletich, V.A., Debrun, G.M., Monsein, L.H., Nauta, H.J., Spetzler, R.H.:  Giant Serpentine Aneurysms:  A Review of The Literature and Presentation ofFive Cases.  AJNR 16:1061-1072 May 1995

• Debrun, G.M., Aletich, V.A., Miller, N.R., Dekeiser,.: Three Cases of Spontaneous Direct CCFs Associated with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome Type IV. Surg Neurol 46:247-252 Sept 1996

• Debrun, G.M., Aletich, V., Ausman, J.I., Charbel, F., Dujovny, M.:  Embolization of the Nidus of Brain Arteriovenous Malformations with N-Butyl-Cyanoacrylate. Neurosurg 40(1) p112-20 Jan 1997

• Debrun, G.M., Aletich, V.A., Shownkeen, H., Ausman, J.I.: Glued catheters during embolization of brain AVMs with acrylate glue. Interv Neuro Vol 3:13-19 Mar 1997

• Aletich, V.A., Debrun, G.M., Koenigsberg, R., Ausman, J.I., Charbel, F., Dujovny:  AVM Nidus Catheterization with the Terumo 0.010 Hydrophilic Wire and Balt Magic Catheter: A technical Report. AJNR Vol 18 929-935 May 1997

• Debrun, G.M., Aletich, V.A., Pierre Kehrli, M.D., Misra, M., Ausman, J.I., Charbel, F.Selection of Cerebral Aneurysms for Treatment with GDC Coils. The Preliminary UIC Experience. Neurosurg  43(6):1281-95: discussion 1296-7 Dec 1998

• Aletich, V. A., Misra, M., Shownkeen, H., Camras, l., Debrun, G.A.: Evaluation and Endovascular and Treatment of Juxtaorbital Vascular Anomalies. Radiology Clinics of North America. 37:1 123-133 Jan 1999

• Debrun, G., Aletich, V., Kehrli, P., Misra, M., Ausman, J.I., Charbel, F., Shownkeen, H.: Aneurysm Geometry: An Important Criterion in selecting patients for Guglielmi Detachable Coils. Neurol Med Chir (Tokyo) 38, Suppl:1-20 Sept 1998

• Aletich, V.A., Debrun, G.M., Misra, M., Charbel, F., Ausman, J.I.: The Remodeling Technique of balloon assisted Guglielmi detachable coil placement in wide necked aneurysms UIC J Neurosurgery   53:388-396 Sept 2000

• Corsten, L., Bashir, Q., Thornton, J., Aletich, V., Debrun, G.M.: Treatment of a Giant Mandibular Arteriovenous with Percutaneous Embolization Using Histoacrylic Glue. A Case Report. J Oral Maxillofac Surg 59:828-832, 2001