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Stephan Schuele, MD, Neurology, Chicago, IL

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Neurology Chicago, IL

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Professor, Neurology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine

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  • Office

    259 East Erie St
    Ste 1900
    Chicago, IL 60611
    Phone+1 312-695-7950
    Fax+1 312-695-5747

Summary

  • I am the Head of the Comprehensive Epilepsy Program at Northwestern University since 2006 and the Medical Director of the Neurological Testing Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital since 2012. I hold an appointment as Professor of Neurology at Feinberg School of Medicine and a joint appointment for Physical Medicine &Rehabilitation at the Shirley Ryan Ability Lab.

    I graduated from Witten/Herdecke University in Germany and completed my Neurology residency and a two-year fellowship training in Clinical Epilepsy/ Neurophysiology at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation in Ohio. I am Board-Certified in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and Epilepsy. My research focuses on seizure semiology, surgical epilepsy and sudden unexpected death in epilepsy. I am the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Clinical Neurophysiology and Vice President of the National Association of Epilepsy Centers (NAEC).

Education & Training

  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2004 - 2005
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2003 - 2004
  • Cleveland Clinic Foundation
    Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency, Neurology, 1999 - 2003
  • Cleveland State University
    Cleveland State UniversityM.P.H., 2003
  • Other
    OtherClass of 1996

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2006 - 2026
  • OH State Medical License
    OH State Medical License 2001 - 2008
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
  • Fellow American Academy of Neurology, 2012
  • Fellow American Neurological Association, 2012
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • “Ictal” lateralized periodic discharges  
    Sen-Gupta I, Schuele SU, Macken MP, Kwasny MJ, Gerard EE, Epilepsy Behav, 1/1/2014
  • Assessment of a quasi-piezoelectric mattress monitor as a detection system for generalized convulsions  
    Narechania A, Garic I, Sen-Gupta I, Macken M, Gerard EE, Schuele SU, Epilepsy Behav, 6/1/2013
  • Confounding by indication in retrospective studies of intracerebral hemorrhage: antiepileptic treatment and mortality  
    Naidech AM, Maas MB, Liotta EM, Guth JC, Bauer RM, Garg RK, Schuele SU, Bleck TP, Neurocrit Care, 4/1/2013
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • Reasons for delayed temporal lobe epilepsy surgery.
    Narechania A, Abergel P, Garic I, Macken MP, Gerard EE, Schuele SU, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
  • Subclinical EEG seizures as a predictor of tumor progression in brain tumor patients admitted with altered mental status.
    Ward M, Singh S, Garic I, Kennedy J, Kumthekar P, Macken MP, Gerard EE, Raizer J, Schuele SU, American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 1/1/2014
  • Seizure semiology in brain tumor patients presenting with nonconvulsive seizure and status.
    Kennedy JD, Sherman, W, Garic I, Kumthekar P, Macken MP, Gerard EE, Raizer J, Schuele SU, American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting, Washington, DC, 1/1/2013
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Lectures

  • Standardized Terminology of Status Epilepticus 
    Atlanta, GA - 2/8/2014
  • Relevance of Patient Monitoring – SUDEP (Video EEG Course Speaker) 
    Atlanta, GA - 2/6/2014
  • Chosing Phase 2 Electrodes (Invasive EEG Course Speaker) 
    Atlanta, GA - 2/5/2014
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Other

Press Mentions

  • Monteris Medical Raises $9M
    Monteris Medical Raises $9MSeptember 4th, 2020
  • Don't Just Stand There: Do Something! The Case for Peri-Ictal Intervention
    Don't Just Stand There: Do Something! The Case for Peri-Ictal InterventionApril 29th, 2020
  • How Accurate Are Automatic Seizure Detectors in Ambulatory EEG?
    How Accurate Are Automatic Seizure Detectors in Ambulatory EEG?May 9th, 2019

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • German, French