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Office
259 E Erie St Ste 1900
Lavin Family Pavilion
Chicago, IL 60611Phone+1 312-695-7950Fax+1 312-695-5747
Summary
- Dr. Nicholas Hac is a neurologist based in Chicago, IL, specializing in hospital/neurohospitalist and otoneurology. He completed his residency in neurology at McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University and graduated from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. He is currently an Assistant Professor at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern Medical Group. Previously, he was a Clinical Fellow at Johns Hopkins Medicine. Dr. Hac has expertise in cerebellar ataxia, vertigo, dizziness, nystagmus, and vestibular disorders, and has multiple published works on these topics. His recognition includes the John A. Kessler Teaching Award and other notable awards from Northwestern University.
Clinical Expertise
- Cerebellar ataxia, Vertigo, Dizziness, Nystagmus, Vestibular disorders, Ocular motility disorders
Education & Training
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern UniversityResidency, Neurology, 2017 - 2020
UPMC Medical EducationInternship, Transitional Year, 2016 - 2017
University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 2016
University of MichiganB.S., Physics, 2008 - 2012
Certifications & Licensure
IL State Medical License 2017 - 2026
PA State Medical License 2016 - 2017
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- John A. Kessler Teaching Award Northwestern University Department of Neurology, 2024
- Peer Recognition Award Northwestern University Department of Neurology, 2020
- Exemplary Model of Professionalism Award Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2019-2020
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Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Complete Hearing Recovery after Retrosigmoid Resection of Jugular Foramen Schwannoma with Concurrent Ipsilateral Vestibular Schwannoma.Achilles A Kanaris, Nicholas E F Hac, Stephen T Magill, Kevin Y Zhan
Journal of Neurological Surgery Reports. 2025-01-01 - De novo FRMD5 Missense Variants in Patients with Childhood-Onset Ataxia, Prominent Nystagmus, and Seizures.Ignacio J Keller Sarmiento, Bernabe I Bustos, Joanna Blackburn, Nicholas E F Hac, Maura Ruzhnikov
Movement Disorders. 2024-07-01 - Advances in diagnosis and treatment of vestibular migraine and the vestibular disorders it mimics.Nicholas E F Hac, Daniel R Gold
Neurotherapeutics. 2024-07-01
Journal Articles
- SimuCell: a flexible framework for creating synthetic microscopy imagesRajaram, S., Pavie, B., Hac, N.E.F., Altschuler, S.J. & Wu L.F., Nature Methods
- Intensities of the Venusian N2 electron-impact excited dayglow emissionsFox, J.L. & Hac, N.E.F., Journal of Geophysical Research: Space Physics, 12/2013
- Intensities of the Martian N2 electron-impact excited dayglow emissionsFox, J.L. & Hac, N.E.F., Geophysical Research Letters, 6/2013
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Abstracts/Posters
- Effect of Parkinson Disease Age of Onset on Family HistoryHac, N.E.F., Yan, G., Harrison, M.B., Wooten, G.F, & Barrett, M.J., American Academy of Neurology Meeting 2014, Philadelphia, PA, 4/2014
- SimuCell: a flexible framework for creating synthetic microscopy imagesHac, N.E.F., Rajaram, S., Altschuler, S.J., & Wu L.F., QP_SURF Symposium, UT Southwestern - Dallas, TX, 8/2010
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