Jeffrey I. Frank, MD

Professor of Neurology and Surgery

Director, Neuromedical/Neurosurgical Intensive Care

Dr. Jeffrey Frank is an internationally recognized leader in the field of neurointensive care and cerebrovascular neurology. At the University of Chicago, he has built one of the most reputable neurointensive care programs in the country. In his clinical and academic programs, Dr. Frank regularly collaborates with leaders in other specialties.

His primary research is related to life-threatening brain-swelling after stroke. He was the lead principal investigator for a National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)-sponsored multi-center clinical trial to determine the effectiveness of surgical decompression for brain swelling after stroke. In addition, Dr. Frank has clinical research projects related to intracerebral hemorrhage, neurological prognostication, and brain death.

His clinical research program focuses on:

• Cerebral infarction-associated brain swelling
• Neurological prognostication
• Brain death
• Novel acute stroke therapies
• New approaches to the management of intracerebral hemorrhage
• Neurointensive care applications of transcranial Doppler ultrasonography

Currently, Dr. Frank is creating a comprehensive multidisciplinary cerebrovascular, program which will unify physicians and staff committed to the clinical care and advancement of understanding and treating stroke (ischemic and hemorrhagic). He is the chairman of the Critical Care and Emergency Neurology Section of the American Academy of Neurology, chairman of the Early Career Committee of the American Stroke Association, a founder and executive committee member of the Neurocritical Care Society, and an examiner for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Practice Location

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

Year Started Practice

1993

Board Certification

Neurology

Medical School

Southern Illinois University, Springfield

Internship

Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, IL

Residency

Northwestern University, Chicago

Fellowship

Harvard and Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston

Memberships

American Academy of Neurology
American Association of Neurological Surgery
American Heart Association
American Stroke Association
Society of Critical Care Medicine

Languages Spoken

English
Spanish

Email

jfrank@neurology.bsd.uchicago.edu

Office Phone

(773) 834-4602

Office Fax

(773) 834-4612

Office Postal Address

Jeffrey Frank, MD
The University of Chicago Medicine
5841 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 2030
Chicago, IL 60637

Clinical Interests

• Neurology
• Neurointensive care
• Stroke
• Cerebral edema
• Neurological prognostication
• Brain death

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Read More About Dr. Frank

Learn how Dr. Frank and his colleagues organized a unique training session to prepare physicians for the complex and difficult call to diagnose brain death.

Read a PDF of "U of C to Open Dedicated Neurointensive Care Unit"--an article that appeared in Clinical Comment, the medical center's newsletter for physicians.

Selected Publications

View a partial list of Dr. Frank's publications through the National Library of Medicine's publication database.