Advocate Brain & Spine Institute at Advocate Lutheran General

Brain tumor treatment: Board-certified and fellowship trained neurosurgeons who are recognized as leaders in their fields. Multi-specialty coordinated care Access to the newest treatments including the latest surgical techniques, cutting edge technologies and clinical trials: awake craniotomy, minimally invasive cranial surgery, computer-guided surgery and stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS)

Spine care: Top neurosurgeons in their field treating complex spine conditions, including adult and pediatric scoliosis and spine deformity.

Patient navigators: We want to connect you with the health care programs and services that fit your needs. Our patient navigators make connecting quick and easy, without the anxiety of sorting through our many resources. The service is free and our navigators speak several languages, including English, Polish and Korean.

Advanced stroke care: The American Heart/Stroke Association named Advocate Lutheran General Hospital a Gold Plus Quality Achievement award winner. As a comprehensive stroke center and a destination for emergency advanced endovascular treatment, we offer the highest possible outcome from acute stroke. Learn more.

Leading-edge imaging: We provide state-of-the-art outpatient diagnostic imaging in our Center for Advanced Care, allowing patients access to cutting-edge treatment options and emerging technologies in neurological care. EOS- low dose, 3D imaging for complex spine.

Advocate Memory Center: Advocate Lutheran General is home to the Advocate Memory Center. We're aligned with the Alzheimer’s Association to address all forms of dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease. We offer a unique memory improvement program, called Expressions, designed to help patients and families in the earliest stages of dementia. Learn more.

Sleep medicine: Advocate Lutheran General's Sleep Center is fully accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), signifying the very highest quality care using the most current clinical standards in the field. Learn more.

Rehabilitation: Our Rehabilitation Care Unit is accredited by the Commission for the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF) for utilizing the most recent advances and rigorous standards to demonstrate that we are among the best. Learn more.

Our board-certifies, fellowship-trained neurosurgeons work with neurologists, neuro-oncologists, physiatrists and physical/occupational therapists to create a personalized plan of care. This multidisciplinary approach ensures that our patients receive the best care with the best possible outcomes.

We also provide access to pediatric neurosurgery at Advocate Children’s Hospital in Park Ridge. Our program offers a family-centered, interdisciplinary approach designed to improve the futures of children with neurological conditions.

Our team of neurosurgeons specialize in adult and pediatric care of the brain and spine, including:

Brain conditions

Learn more about treatment for brain conditions at Advocate.

Spine conditions

Learn more about treatment for spine conditions at Advocate.

Brain services

Learn more about treatment for brain conditions at Advocate.

Spine services

Learn more about treatment for spine conditions at Advocate.

Find the best treatment option for you

Deciding whether or not to have surgery is a decision that should not be taken lightly, especially when it comes to matters of the brain. At Advocate Lutheran General, we place an emphasis on appropriate and deliberate care to provide you with the expert plan that fits your unique needs. That’s why we developed our comprehensive and expedited second opinion program.

Get a second opinion for:

• Brain tumor diagnosis and treatment plan
• Spine condition diagnosis and treatment plan

Making the process easy

As a patient, you’ve already been through a number of appointments and you have received images of your brain. Now, getting an independent second opinion offers tremendous value because it provides an unbiased recommendation regarding a potential solution.

3 simple steps:

• Schedule: Call to schedule your second opinion consultation
• Review: Our experts examine your brain or spine images and the recommendation you received
• Recommendation: We either validate the recommendation you received, or offer a new perspective regarding your situation

Schedule a second opinion

To schedule a second opinion consultation, contact our patient navigator who will help identify the right physician to meet your needs, as well as ensure you are seen in a timely manner.

Call 844-376-3876 to learn more.

As a certified comprehensive stroke center, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital provides the highest level of stroke care – diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and education - to the community. The comprehensive stroke center designation is the highest level of recognition and has been earned for our rapid identification, emergency treatment of stroke and an unmatched continuum of care. Our outpatient Comprehensive Stroke Clinic, at the Brain & Spine Institute, provides expert care from a multidisciplinary team for Advocate patients who have experienced a stroke. The patient has individual, but subsequent visits from Fellowship-trained vascular Neurologist, an Endovascular Neurosurgeon, Physical Therapy, nursing and rehabilitation. Appointments can be scheduled through the Stroke Patient Care Liaison, also providing patient support through insurance, language and medication barriers.

For more information, please call 847-723-2078.

• Learn about the signs of stroke.
• Learn more about stroke care at Advocate.

Comprehensive Stroke Clinic
Brain & Spine Institute
1700 Luther Ln, Suite 1170
Park Ridge, IL 60068