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Office
912 S. Wood St, MC-799
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-996-4844Fax+1 312-996-9018
Summary
- Dr. Ali Alaraj is a neurosurgeon in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System. He received his medical degree from American University of Beirut Faculty of Medicine and has been in practice 21 years. He specializes in cerebrovascular neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology and is experienced in interventional neuroradiology / endovascular neurosurgery and cerebrovascular disease.
Education & Training
- American University of Beirut Faculty of MedicineClass of 1996
- American University of BeirutB.S., Biology, 1992
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2009 - 2026
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Departmental Faculty of the Year Award University of Illinois at Chicago, College of Medicine, 2017
- Elected Fellow American Heart Association, 2015
- CARE Award, for Best Patient Care University of Illinois Hospital and Health Science System, 2015
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Clinical Trials
- Use of Simvastatin for the Prevention of Vasospasm in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Start of enrollment: 2007 May 01
- The Intra-arterial Vasospasm Trial Start of enrollment: 2016 Aug 29
- Stroke Thrombectomy and Aneurysm Registry Start of enrollment: 2019 Sep 17
Roles: Principal Investigator, Contact
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Anterior circulation stroke mechanical thrombectomy with transradial balloon guide catheter: Single-center pilot study.Mpuekela Tshibangu, Peter Theiss, Tatiana Abou-Mrad, Laura Stone McGuire, Adrusht Madapoosi
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2024-12-04 - A comparative analysis of microsurgical resection versus stereotactic radiosurgery for Spetzler-Martin grade III arteriovenous malformations: A multicenter propensity ...Salem M Tos, Bardia Hajikarimloo, Mahmoud Osama, Georgios Mantziaris, Nimer Adeeb
Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery. 2024-12-03 - Part 1: Pushing the boundaries of neurointerventional surgery: A historical review of the work of Dr Gerard Debrun.Adrusht Madapoosi, Anthony Sanchez-Forteza, Tatiana Abou Mrad, Laura Stone McGuire, Peter Theiss
Interventional Neuroradiology. 2024-12-01
Journal Articles
- Original Article Improving Ventriculostomy Management: Risk and Cost Reduction Through a Multi-Disciplinary ApproachAli Alaraj, Melissa Angulo, Fernando D Testai, ScienceDirect
- Thresholds for Volume and Expansion in Intraparenchymal Hemorrhage: Predictors of Neurologic Deterioration and MortalityDarian R. Esfahani MD; Caitlin A. Radnis BA; Ahmed E. Hussein MD; Sepideh Amin-Hanjani MD; Fady T. Charbel MD; Ali Alaraj MD, World Neurosurgery, 1/29/2017
- Accuracy in identifying the source of subarachnoid hemorrhage in the setting of multiple intracranial aneurysmsJennifer Orning, MD., Sophia Shakur, MD., Ali Alaraj, MD. Moni Behbehani, MD., Fady Charbel, MD., Sepideh Amin-Hanjani, MD, Neurosurgery, 1/26/2017
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Books/Book Chapters
Abstracts/Posters
- Middle Cerebral Artery Pressure Changes following Pipeline Flow Diversion.Denise Brunozzi, M.D., Sophia F. Shakur, M.D., Fady T. Charbel, M.D., Ali Alaraj, M.D., Society of NeuroInterventional Surgery 14th Annual Meeting, Colorado Springs, CO, 1/24/2017
- Relationship between aneurysm size and distal intracranial hemodynamics.Ahmed E. Hussein, M.D., Denise Brunozzi, M.D., Sophia F. Shakur, M.D., Rahim Ismail, B.S., Fady T. Charbel, M.D., Ali Alaraj, M.D., International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/22/2017
- Middle Cerebral Artery Pressure and Flow Velocity Changes Following Pipeline Flow Diversion.Denise Brunozzi, M.D., Ahmed E. Hussein, M.D., Sophia F. Shakur, M.D., Fady T. Charbel, M.D., Ali Alaraj, M.D., American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Los Angeles, CA, 1/22/2017
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Lectures
- Contrast transit time changes on digital subtraction angiography following Pipeline flow diversion.Colorado Springs, CO - 1/24/2017
- Endovascular Approached in Treating Dural Arteriovenous Fistula.Istanbul, Turkey - 1/24/2017
- Hemodynamics of Arteriovenous Malformation Uncovered.Istanbul, Turkey - 1/23/2017
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Other
- Intracranial Venous Sinus Thrombosis Management.Alaraj A, Roitberg B, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Continuing Education Subspecialties, Critical Care Sect
1/1/2006 - Critical Care Management of Extracranial Carotid Dissections.Alaraj A, Roitberg B, World Federation of Neurosurgical Societies, Continuing Education Subspecialties, Critical Care Sect
Authored Content
- Hemodynamic Characteristics Associated with Cerebral Aneurysm Formation in Patients with Carotid Occlusion RelatedMay 2018
Press Mentions
- Stroke Victim Raises Questions About Chicago's 911 SystemNovember 20th, 2019
- Stroke Rates Have Been Increasing in Those Under 55April 11th, 2019
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