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Office
1801 W Taylor St Ste 4e
Chicago, IL 60612Phone+1 312-355-0510Fax+1 312-413-7704
Summary
- Dr. Francesco Pucci practices in the Department of Neurosurgery at UI Health. Dr. Pucci specializes in the surgical treatment of adult and pediatric patients with epilepsy, and in restorative surgery for patients with movement disorders, craniofacial pain, somatic chronic pain disorders, and psychiatric conditions. He also performs surgery for brain tumors, particularly those that require awake or asleep brain mapping to preserve neurological function, and for CSF disorders (hydrocephalus, Chiari Malformation). Dr. Pucci’s research interests include understanding the neurophysiology of seizure activity and in neuromodulation for motor recovery in chronic stroke.
Education & Training
- Brown UniversityResidency, Neurological Surgery, 2014 - 2021
- The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown UniversityClass of 2012
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
- OH State Medical License 2019 - 2024
- RI State Medical License 2012 - 2019
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 13 citationsThe National Student Neurosurgical Research Conference: A Research Conference for Medical Students.Adriel Barrios-Anderson, David D. Liu, Jameson Snead, Esther Wu, David J. Lee
World Neurosurgery. 2021-02-01 - 41 citationsTransforaminal Endoscopic Foraminoplasty and Discectomy for the Treatment of a Thoracic Disc HerniationRalf Wagner, Albert E. Telfeian, Menno Iprenburg, Guntram Krzok, Ziya L. Gokaslan
World Neurosurgery. 2016-06-01 - 1 citationsValidation and Safety Profile of a Novel, Noninvasive Fiducial Attachment for Stereotactic Robotic-Guided Stereoelectroencephalography: A Case Series.Akshay Sharma, Ryan Song, Nehaw Sarmey, Stephen Harasimchuk, Juan Bulacio
Operative Neurosurgery. 2024-10-01
Press Mentions
- NIH Grant Expands UIC Brain Bank into Citywide Effort to Study Epilepsy, Brain CancerNovember 7th, 2023
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