LesliElizabethSkolarusMD(She/Her)

Vascular Neurology

Professor, Vice Chair

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Office
625 N Michigan Ave
3rd Floor Cardiovascular Center Recp C
Chicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 734-936-9020

Dr. Lesli Skolarus is a neurologist based in Chicago, IL at Northwestern University with specialties in vascular neurology. Her educational background is impressive with a fellowship in Vascular Neurology at the University of Michigan Health System and a residency in Neurology at Washington University. Since 2022, Dr. Skolarus is serving as a professor at Northwestern Medicine, prior to which, she held the same position at the University of Michigan Medical Center for 14 years. She has experience in handling stroke and cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Skolarus has made significant contributions towards research, as indicated by her numerous publications, and has been involved in several clinical trials on stroke preparedness and treatment. She was also the recipient of the CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification in 2012-2013.

University of MichiganFellowship, Vascular Neurology, 2008 - 2009
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH ConsortiumResidency, Neurology, 2005 - 2008
SSM Health/Saint Louis University School of MedicineInternship, Internal Medicine, 2004 - 2005
Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2004

CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification EpicCare Ambulatory EMR, Epic Systems Corporation, 2012-2013

PubMed

Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Ischemic Stroke Severity in the National Inpatient Sample Between 2018 and 2021.
Mahmoud Fayed, Teng J Peng, Lesli E Skolarus, Kevin N Sheth, Ka-Ho Wong
Stroke. 2025-03-18
Health priorities and treatment preferences of adults with epilepsy: A narrative literature review with a systematic search.
Chloé E Hill, Kathryn Vanderboll, Jack M Parent, Lesli E Skolarus, Darin B Zahuranec
Epilepsy & Behavior. 2025-03-04
Diagnostic Testing for Patients With Peripheral Neuropathy.
Brian C Callaghan, Evan L Reynolds, Lavanya Muthukumar, Melissa A Elafros, Lesli E Skolarus
JAMA Neurology. 2025-03-03

Interview: Dr. Lesli Skolarus, MD, MS, on Community Partnerships in Stroke CareJune 6th, 2022
Clinical Trials Are Moving Out of the Lab and into People’s HomesFebruary 18th, 2021
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