TomaszKrzysztofHelenowskiMD

Neurosurgery • Barrington, IL

Stereotactic Radiosurgery Institute, SC

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Office
365 Bateman Rd
Barrington, IL 60010
Phone+1 847-249-3090

Fax+1 249-365-4100

Education & Training

Northwestern University Medical School1981 - 1987
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of MedicineClass of 1981
Northwestern University Medical SchoolBachelor, Science in Medicine, 1979

Certifications & Licensure

IL State Medical License 1981 - 2026
MI State Medical License 1995 - 2026
IN State Medical License 2004 - 2025
American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Publications & Presentations

Journal Articles

Survival of high grade astrocytoma patients following gamma knife radiosurgery.
Helenowski, T., Clark, S. and Grutsch, J.: Acta, Neurochir 1993; 122: 151
Curved CO2 laser waveguides for neurosurgery.
Altkorn, Robert I, Helenowski, Tomasz K., Haidle, Rudy H., Marhic, Michel E., Proc. SPIE Vol. 1200, p. 349-353
Endoscopic instrumentation for neurosurgery.
Helenowski, Tomasz K, Epstein, Max, Altkorn, Robert I, Kot, C., Proc. SPIE Vol. 1200, p. 354-358
Correlation and layered graphical display of multiple data sets in dissimilar coordinate systems.
Andrew J. Lajoie, Tomasz K. Helenowski, M.D, SPIE Proceedings Vol. 2164 : pp.120-125
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Books/Book Chapters

Controversies in Neurosurgery.
Chapter: Radiation Treatment of Small Arteriovenous Malformations
Page 218 - 222Helenowski, T.KEditors: Al-Mefty O, Origitano TC, Harkey H.Thieme, New York

Abstracts/Posters

Midazolam Infusion For Pediatric Stereotactic Radiosurgery.
Helenowski, T.K, AANS Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA
Virtual Reality Treatment Planning System for Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Helenowski, T.K, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting
Differentiation of normal, necrotic or malignant human brain tissue using proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy.
Helenowski, T.K, AANS Annual Meeting, Poster Program, Boston, Massachusetts
Virtual reality dose planning system for gamma knife radiosurgery.
Helenowski, T.K, AANS Annual Meeting, Boston, Massachusetts
Volumetric analysis of treatment of meningiomas using gamma knife radiosurgery.
Helenowski, T.K, AANS Annual Meeting, Poster Program, Boston, Massachusetts
Virtual reality treatment planning for gamma knife radiosurgery of arteriovenous malformations.
Helenowski, T.K, AANS Annual Meeting, Poster Program, Boston, Massachusetts
Volumetric Analysis of Meningiomas Treated Using Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Helenowski, T.K, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Monitoring of Astrocytomas with Proton MRI Spectroscopy.
Helenowski, T.K, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Noninvasive Testing of Cerebrospinal Fluid Shunts Using Computerized Sequential Thermography.
Helenowski, T.K, American Association of Neurological Surgeons Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA
Predicting patient compliance with follow-up after AVM radiosurgery.
Heffez, D.S., Osterdock, R.J., Alderete, L., Grutsch, J.F., Helenowski, T.K., Cerullo, L.J, Neurosurgical Society of America and the AANS, Snowbird, Utah, February, 1995; Neurosurgical Society of America and the AANS, June, 1995
The impact of poor patient follow-up on the results of AVM radiosurgery.
Heffez, D.S., Osterdock, R.J., Alderete, L., Grutsch, J.F., Helenowski, T.K., Cerullo, L.J, Cerebrovascular Surgery of the AANS and CNS, San Antonio, Texas
The published results of AVM radiosurgery are statistically biased.
Heffez, D.S., Osterdock, R.J., Alderete, L., Grutsch, J.F., Hlenowski, T.K., Cerullo, L.J., AANS Scientific program
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Lectures

Radiation Therapy & Radiosurgery: Basic principles & Comparisons.
CNC Symposium "Neurosurgery in a Nutshell", Chicago, IL
Recurrence Rates After Acoustic Neuroma Management.
North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
Radiosurgery of Cavernous Sinus Benign Tumors.
North American Skull Base Society Annual Meeting, Chicago, Illinois
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Multiple locations, 1991, 1992, 1993
The Role Of The Gamma Knife In The Treatment Of Larger Lesions.
4th Annual Leksell Gamma Knife User Group Meeting, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Gamma Knife - Treatment of Brain Tumors and AVMS.
Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Illinois, 06/03/1992; Westin Hotel O'Hare, IL, 11/10/1992
Stereotactic Radiosurgery.
Multiple locations, 1992, 1994, 1997, 1998
Acoustic Neuromas.
Graz, Austria
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery in the treatment of Brain Tumors and AVM's.
Gilmore Center for Health Education, Bronson Methodist Hospital, Kalamazoo, Michigan
Intensity Modulated Radio-Surgery.
Phoenix, Phoenix, Arizona
Gamma Knife In The Treatment of Brain Tumors.
Brain Tumor Support Group, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Survival of Recurrent or Inoperable Malignant Astrocytoma Patients Following Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
Neurosurgical Society of America Annual Meeting, Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton, Florida
Volumetric Analysis of Meningiomas Treated Using Gamma Knife Radiosurgery.
1st Congress of the International Stereotactic Radiosurgery Society, Stockholm, Sweden
Gamma Knife Treatment.
Acoustic Neuroma Association Symposium, Westin Hotel, Chicago, Illinois
Radiosurgery.
The University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois
Gamma Knife.
Multiple locations, 1993, 1995
Gamma Knife Procedures for Brain Tumors and the Newer Rotating Gamma System.
Part of CME for Vista Health Care held at the Forge Club, Vernon Hills, Illinois
CNS Neoplasms - Gamma Knife Radiation: "A new approach to treatment".
CNC Symposium, Chicago, Illinois
Radiosurgery Update.
CINN Medical Group, Wednesday Morning Conference, Chicago, Illinois
Intensity Modulated Radiation: The Peacock System.
Riverside Hospital and Medical Center, Kankakee, Illinois
Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Current Suggested Concepts and Alternatives.
Central Illinois Neuroscience Foundation, Normal, Illinois
Advances in Stereotactic Radiosurgery: Gamma Knife, LINAC, and Peacock System.
CINN Symposium, Swissotel, Chicago, Illinois
Radiosurgery for Astrocytomas.
Tumor Board at Columbus Hospital, Chicago, Illinois
Radiosurgery for Sella and Parasellar Lesions.
University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
Radiosurgery for Primary and Metastatic Tumors.
University School of Medicine, Detroit, Michigan
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Other

Brain Tumor. How a medical breakthrough saved a young mother's life.
Gurney Williams III, Family Circle
Disposable set screw system.
Helenowski, United States Patent 7,334,307
Rotating gamma system visual inspection camera.
Helenowski, United States Patent 7,302,037
Ventricular catheter.
Helenowski, United States Patent 5,531,673
Suction surgical instrument.
Helenowski, United States Patent 5,084,045
Sequential thermography fluid flow indicator.
Helenowski, United States Patent 4,548,516
Stand.
Helenowski, United States Patent D364,516
Science on the Brink of Tomorrow.
National Geographic Society, Frontline of Discovery
ISBN 0-87044-979-6; The Gamma Knife pp.26-29
The Future of Neuromedicine. The Tools. The Treatment. The Promise.
Bill Kurtis and Leonard Cerullo, M.D, Cybersurgery: "How computers and high technology are revolutionizing brain surgery."
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