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Office
676 N Saint Clair St
Ste 2210
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-695-6200Fax+1 312-695-0225
Summary
- Dual-trained cerebrovascular / endovascular neurosurgeon with expertise in aneurysms, AVM, cavernoma, carotid disease, Moya-Moya, stroke, trigeminal neuralgia, hemifacial spasm. Currently serve as Division Chief for Cerebrovascular/Neurointerventional Surgery and Vice Chair, Regional Neurosurgery at Northwestern Medicine.
Clinical Expertise
- Cerebral aneurysm, Intracranial arteriovenous malformations, Interventional neuroradiology / Endovascular neurosurgery, Stroke, Carotid disease, Carotid stenosis, Carotid endarterectomy, Cavernous hemangioma, Moyamoya disease, Cerebrovascular revascularization, Hemifacial spasm, Trigeminal neuralgia, Skull base surgery, Cerebrovascular disease, EC-IC bypass, Carotid stenting, Carotid aneurysm, Carotid dissection, Glossopharyngeal neuralgia, Dural fistulae, Intracranial angioplasty, Intracranial hemorrhage, Intracranial mechanical thrombectomy, Extracranial-intracranial bypass, Intracranial stent placement, Cerebral vasospasm, Cerebral sinus thromboses, Arteriovenous malformation repair, Carotid-cavernous fistula, Spinal angiography, Cerebral angiography, Spinal hemangioblastoma, Cerebral pseudoaneurysm, Cerebral atherosclerotic disease, Cerebral artery dissection, Cerebral ischemia, Ischemic stroke, Hemorrhagic stroke, Internal carotid artery stroke, Middle cerebral artery stroke, Intracerebral hemorrhage, Intraventricular hemorrhage, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Endovascular coiling, Aneurysm coiling, Cerebral aneurysm clipping, Embolization procedures, Embolization of vascular malformations, Embolization of tumors, Embolization of head and neck aneurysm, Radiosurgery, Percutaneous trigeminal rhizotomy, Microvascular decompression, Microvascular surgery, Skull base tumors, Trigeminal schwannoma, Radiofrequency ganglionolysis, Carotid artery disease
Education & Training
- University at Buffalo School of MedicineFellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery), 2006 - 2008
- University of Miami/Jackson Health SystemFellowship, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology (Neurological Surgery), 2005 - 2006
- University of TorontoResidency, 2003 - 2005
- University of ChicagoPhD, Neurobiology, Pharmacology and Physiology (PhD), 1999 - 2003
- University of Toronto Faculty of MedicineClass of 1995, MD
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2015 - 2026
- IN State Medical License 2018 - 2025
- NY State Medical License 2008 - 2025
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
- American Board of Neurological SurgeryCNS Endovascular Surgery
- Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of CanadaFRCSC - Neurosurgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (FRCSC) Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada
- Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) American College of Surgeons
- Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) American Heart Association
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Clinical Trials
- Interventional Management of Stroke (IMS) III Trial Start of enrollment: 2006 Aug 01
- Hydrogel Endovascular Aneurysm Treatment Trial Start of enrollment: 2012 Apr 01
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Plus Rt-PA for ICH Evacuation Phase III Start of enrollment: 2013 Dec 30
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 15 citationsEvidence-based treatment of carotid artery stenosisKate C. Young, Anunaya Jain, Minal Jain, Robert E. Replogle, Curtis G. Benesch
Neurosurgical Focus. 2011-06-01 - 7 citationsGuide sheath advancement and aspiration in the distal petrocavernous internal carotid artery (guard) technique during thrombectomy improves reperfusion and clinical ou...Sameer A. Ansari, M. Darwish, R Abdalla, Donald R. Cantrell, Ali Shaibani
AJNR. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2019-07-25 - 6 citationsPipeline embolization of cerebral aneurysms in pediatric patients: combined systematic review of patient-level data and multicenter retrospective review.Nathan A. Shlobin, Eytan Raz, Maksim Shapiro, Luke Moretti, Luke Moretti
Journal of Neurosurgery. Pediatrics. 2021-04-23
Press Mentions
- Northwestern Medicine Pain and Spine Center Opens in BloomingdaleFebruary 20th, 2023
- Northwestern Medicine Launches Neurosurgery Program at Palos HospitalOctober 11th, 2021
- A Potential Lifesaver: Winfield Hospital to Study Drug for Deadliest Type of StrokeJuly 19th, 2021
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Research History
- Professor and Chief, Cerebrovascular/Neurointerventional SurgeryCurrent research interests include imaging & intervention for stroke, carotid stenosis, cerebral aneurysms/AVMs, subarachnoid hemorrhage, and trigeminal neuralgia, with over 250 peer-reviewed papers, abstracts and book chapters published to date.2016 - Present
- Graduate StudentPhD in cerebral vasospasm from the University of Chicago. My work demonstrated downregulation of potassium channels in subarachnoid hemorrhage (both functionally and at transcription level), leading to prolonged depolarization and thus contraction of vascular smooth muscle cells of cerebral arteries1999 - 2003
Professional Memberships
- Member
- Fellow
- Member
- Fellow
- Society of Neurointerventional SurgerySenior Member
- Society for NeuroscienceMember
- TNA – Facial Pain AssociationMember
- Fellow
Other Languages
- Farsi
External Links
- Team Pagehttps://www.chicagoneurovascular.com
- Faculty Profilehttp://www.feinberg.northwestern.edu/faculty-profiles/az/profile.html?xid=33882
- Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/babaksjahromi/
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