Javad Hekmat-panah, MD

Professor of Neurosurgery, Neurology and Cancer Research

Javad Hekmat-panah, MD, has 35 years of experience as a neurosurgeon and neurologist. He now offers evaluations, consultations, and second opinions for patients with complex neurological conditions.

Dr. Hekmat-panah is an active medical researcher. His areas of focus include brain tumors and brain injuries caused by trauma and ischemia.

Practice Location

Center for Advanced Medicine
5758 S. Maryland Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637

Year Started Practice

1964

Board Certifications

Neurological Surgery
Psychiatry and Neurology

Medical School

University of Tehran, Iran

Internship and Residency

Mount Sinai Hospital, Chicago (Internship)
University of Wisconsin General Hospital, Madison (Neurology Residency)
University of Chicago (Internship and Neurosurgery Residency)

Memberships

American Academy of Neurology--Fellow
American Association of Neurological Surgeons American
American Association of Neurological Surgeons--Spine Section
American Association of Neurological Surgeons--Brain Tumor Section
American College of Surgeon--Fellow
Chicago Medical Society
Chicago Neurological Society
Chicago Surgical Society
Society of Neurological Surgeon

Languages Spoken

English
Farsi
French (some)

Email

hekmat@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 702-6157

Office Fax

(773) 702-3518

Office Postal Address

Javad Hekmat-panah, MD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 3026
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Neurosurgery
• Neurology
• Brain tumors
• Back pain
• Spinal stenosis
• Spine/disc problems
• Spine surgery
• Chiari Malformation
• Spinal cord tumors
• Spine and neck surgery
• Trigeminal neuralgia

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Read More About Dr. Hekmat-panah

Download "Surgical vs. Non-Surgical Management of Disc Disease and Spinal Stenosis"--an article Dr. Hekmat-panah wrote for Clinical Comment, the medical center's newsletter for physicians.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Hekmat-panah's publications through the National Library of Medicine’s publication database.