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NEUROLOGICAL CARE
Welcome to the Endeavor Health Neurosciences Institute’s Advanced Neurosciences Center. Located at Northwest Community Hospital in Chicagoland’s Arlington Heights, we are a multidisciplinary, globally recognized team of specialists. We treat even the most complex neurological conditions with compassion and innovation. Here, you are at the center of your care.
Your destination for
NEUROLOGICAL CARE
Welcome to the Endeavor Health Neurosciences Institute’s Advanced Neurosciences Center. Located at Northwest Community Hospital in Chicagoland’s Arlington Heights, we are a multidisciplinary, globally recognized team of specialists. We treat even the most complex neurological conditions with compassion and innovation. Here, you are at the center of your care.
A comprehensive approach
Where are you
in
your journey?
At the Advanced Neurosciences Center, you are in charge. Our focus on patient-centered care means you make the decisions, with our expertise and support behind you. We are here to guide you and your family. We’ve got you.
Highly specialized care
A sub-specialty destination,
with you at the center
We are highly specialized in providing focused and state-of-the art care for the most challenging cases. You are at the center of that care, where our expertise, innovation, and compassion surround you.
You at
the Center
Empowering you to make your healthcare decisions
You at
the Center
Empowering you to make your healthcare decisions
A global destination
for
training & learning
Not only are we here to serve you and your family, but we’re also here to share our knowledge with the community, so patients near and far can benefit from our experience. Dr. Amin Kassam and Dr. Russ Nockels lead our global treatment destination and training site at the Advanced Neurosciences Center to teach other physicians about the latest in innovative head, neck, and spine care. We are also proud to be a site for developing next-generation technologies.
Our experience, by the numbers*
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procedures
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2,000
procedures
An innovative approach to reach tumors at the base of the brain and the skull through the nose was pioneered by this team.
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procedures
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2,000
procedures
Microvascular decompression is a delicate procedure that involves placing a small cushion between a vessel and a nerve to relieve facial pain.
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procedures
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1,000
procedures
We are able to remove brain tumors through a small tube while preserving normal brain tissue using brain mapping and navigation.
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20
We have completed innovative procedures never before performed in humans.
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procedures
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10,000
procedures
We treat spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, and more.
*Case volumes represent dynamic counts. These are best current estimates.
Treating a wide range of common & complex neurological conditions
Your care team at the Advanced Neurosciences Center comprises board-certified specialists—surgeons, neurologists, oncologists, radiologists, and more—led by Dr. Amin Kassam. We are known for innovation in the treatment of brain, head, neck, and spine disorders and conditions. We work in collaboration to deliver comprehensive care, all in one place.
We specialize in minimally invasive treatment options to remove tumors and improve quality of life.
We specialize in minimally invasive treatment options to remove tumors and improve quality of life.
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We are experts in scoliosis, disc conditions, spinal tumors and minimally invasive spinal surgery.
We are experts in scoliosis, disc conditions, spinal tumors and minimally invasive spinal surgery.
Scoliosis →
Spinal Stenosis →
Degenerative Disc Disease →
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At the Advanced Neurosciences Center, we provide comprehensive treatments for pituitary disorders.
At Advanced Neurosciences Center at Advanced Neurosciences Center, we provide comprehensive treatments for pituitary disorders.
Facial pain can be a symptom of a number of conditions. We can help find answers and relief.
Facial pain can be a symptom of a number of conditions. We can help find answers and relief.
General neurology services cover a broad specialty that encompasses many conditions and disorders.
General neurology services cover a broad specialty that encompasses many conditions and disorders.
We provide care for stroke and other cerebrovascular conditions.
We provide care for stroke and other cerebrovascular conditions.
A wealth of expertise
Globally renowned physicians
A team of experts providing world-class care
Whether your journey requires minimally invasive robotic neurosurgery, craniofacial reconstruction, neuroimaging, treatment for a traumatic brain injury, stroke care, or treatment for another neurological condition, your team is ready.
Dr. Amin B. Kassam
Neurosurgeon, Chairman of
Neurosciences at Northwest Community Hospital
Dr. George C. Bobustuc
Neuro-oncologist
Dr. Melanie B. Fukui
VP, Quality and Division
Chief Neuroradiology
Dr. Sammy Khalili
ENT-Otolaryngologist (Head and Neck Surgeon)
Dr. Kessarin Panichpisal
Neurologist and Neuro-interventionist
Dr. Russ Nockels
Neurosurgeon, Vice Chairman of Neurosciences, Chief of Spine Surgery at NorthShore University Hospital
Dr. Mohammad Anadani
Neuroendovascular and Neurocritical Care Physician
Dr. Asad Khan
Neuro-oncologist
Dr. Rehan Sajjad
Neurologist and Neurointensivist
A compassionate approach puts you at the center
At the Advanced Neurosciences Center, our physicians and staff are known for their compassionate care, dedicated service, and patient-centered approach. We put you in charge of your health and ensure that you feel empowered to make decisions—with our support and expertise behind you.
Groundbreaking technologies
Creating
innovative,
cutting-edge
treatments
Our work has shown how minimally invasive procedures can be performed even in complex cases. This new understanding helps us to provide safe, effective treatments, so you can return to living your life to the fullest.
This surgical technique is designed to remove the mass while preserving the surrounding healthy brain tissue.
This surgical technique is designed to remove the mass while preserving the surrounding healthy brain tissue.
During conscious brain surgery, a patient is not just awake, but they are able to think and converse throughout the procedure—allowing surgeons to preserve the most important brain functions.
During conscious brain surgery, a patient is not just awake, but they are able to think and converse throughout the procedure—allowing surgeons to preserve the most important brain functions.
MIPS is an innovative technique that allows neurosurgeons to access brain tumors and clots through the natural folds of the brain, so healthy tissue can be preserved.
MIPS is an innovative technique that allows neurosurgeons to access brain tumors and clots through the natural folds of the brain, so healthy tissue can be preserved.
An exoscopic robotic arm, controlled by voice and directed by a GPS, is used to create an enhanced, tissue-specific picture of the patient’s brain.
An exoscopic robotic arm, controlled by voice and directed by a GPS, is used to create an enhanced, tissue-specific picture of the patient’s brain.
Our experts can create a personalized 3D model of the brain within 15 minutes, pinpointing the precise location of an abnormality and allowing surgeons to operate with more precision and less risk.
Our experts can create a personalized 3D model of the brain within 15 minutes, pinpointing the precise location of an abnormality and allowing surgeons to operate with more precision and less risk.
Dr. Amin Kassam and his team are pioneers of endonasal skull base surgery—surgery on the inside of the skull that is performed through the nasal cavity.
Dr. Amin Kassam and his team are pioneers of endonasal skull base surgery—surgery on the inside of the skull that is performed through the nasal cavity.
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