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Clinical Specialties The providers of the Neuroscience Institute at SIU care for patients with complex brain and spine disorders in these specialty areas: Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias Epilepsy Brain and spinal tumors Neuromuscular medicine Parkinson’s disease Vascular neurology/neurosurgery (stroke) Neurocritical care Neurocognitive disorders Neurodevelopmental disorders Pediatric neurology Child psychiatry Spine disorders Peripheral nerve disorders Brain and spinal trauma Anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorders Mood disorders Schizophrenia Geriatric psychiatry We provide

When neurosurgeon Dr. Breck Jones of SIU Medicine performed a brain biopsy on a local patient earlier this month at Springfield Memorial Hospital, he had a new assistant helping guide him to the location of the suspected tumor – a robot.

Type Frequency Duration / hours Name of Individual Responsible for Oversight Name of Individual Presenting the Conference Required to Attend Faculty Residents Neurosurgical Weekly 1 hour Program Director Faculty or Resident X X Neuroscience Core Curriculum Conference Weekly 1 hour Program Director Neuroscience Faculty X Neurosurgery Journal Club Monthly 2 hours Program Director Residents X X Neuropathology Monthly 2 hours Program Director Brian Moore, M.D. X Tumor Board Bi-weekly 1 hour Program Director Attending Physician for the tumor patient (Neurosurgeon or Neuro-Oncologist) X X Morbidity

The faculty at SIU Medicine’s Neurosurgery Department are dedicated to advancing the field through a broad array of research initiatives, from clinical and translational studies to cutting-edge basic science research. Our faculty’s work not only contributes to the improvement of neurosurgical techniques and patient outcomes but also helps shape the future of neurology and neurosurgery at a global scale. Collaborative by nature, our research spans various subspecialties, utilizing the resources of the Center for Clinical Research (CCR) and partnerships across institutions to drive innovation.

Alexander Kowalski, M2 (akowalski98@siumed.edu) Christian Konopka, MD, PhD, PGY3, Radiology Resident (ckonopka92@siumed.edu) Dylan Thompson, M2 (dthompson74@siumed.edu) Faris Shaikh, M2 (fshaikh86@siumed.edu) Guadalupe Ruiz, M2 (gruiz29@siumed.edu) Hannah Johnson, M3 (hjohnson34@siumed.edu) Hannah Roberts, M4 (hroberts53@siumed.edu) Imadh Khan, M3 (ikhan77@siumed.edu) Jessica Sheelam, M2 (jsheelam35@siumed.edu) Joseph Bernard (jbernard41@siumed.edu) Noah Drewes, M3 (ndrewes45@siumed.edu) Savannah Kidd, M3 (skidd89@siumed.edu) Tyler Meng, M2 (tmeng34@siumed.edu)

Patient Care: The chief resident will develop the ability to: Gather essential and accurate information about all presurgical patients, either directly or through the management of more junior residents Understand indications for and interpret the meaning of all laboratory studies and imaging used in neurosurgery Devise patient care plans at the level of an independent neurosurgeon, under appropriate supervision from attending surgeons; and also guide more junior residents in the evaluation and management of patients Establish and implement effective patient-care plans, assuming the role of

Abi-Aad KR, Rahme RJ, Syal A, De La Peña NM, Turcotte EL, Patra DP, Jones B , Chong B, Krishna C, Bendok BR. Predictive Model Evaluating Risk of Hemorrhage in Intracranial Aneurysms: Analysis from Prospectively Collected HEAT Trial Database. World Neurosurg. 2023 Oct;178:e315-e322. doi: 10.1016/j.wneu.2023.07.057. Epub 2023 Jul 20. PMID: 37479031. Nordmann NJ, Weber MW , Nie JZ, Graves CM. (2024) Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion With the Space-D Access System. Journal of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Technique. 9(Suppl 1) doi:10.21182/jmisst.2023.01018. Pathak

SIU Medicine’s Neurosurgery Department is at the forefront of innovative research, driving advancements across a broad spectrum of neurological disciplines. Our faculty and research teams are committed to pushing the boundaries of knowledge through basic science, translational, and clinical investigations that address some of the most pressing challenges in neurosurgery. By fostering a collaborative research environment, we bring together experts from diverse scientific backgrounds to advance understanding and improve patient outcomes.

2024 Surgery Resident Research Day 2nd Place: Adam Lipson, MD, PGY7 Neurosurgery for Orally Administered and Intracerebrally Infused Senotherapeutics in an Alzheimer’s Mouse Model: Effects of Biological Sex on Physical, Metabolic, and Cognitive Parameters Co-authors: Fang, Y., McFadden, S., Quinn, K., Peck, M.R., Findley, C., Pandey, S., Hill, T., Bartke, A., Hascup, K., Hascup, E. Top Poster: Nathan Nordmann, MD, PGY6 Neurosurgery for Functional Rat Model for Optogenetic Stimulation of Motor Cortex after Spinal Cord Injury Co-authors: Angelique Bernik, Nandadevi Patil, Erin Lind, Zainab