Richard D. Penn, MDProfessor of NeurosurgeryDr. Richard Penn has practiced neurosurgery in Chicago for more than 30 years. He is well known for his research and clinical work in drug delivery to the nervous system and for surgical treatments for movement disorders. He pioneered the use of implanted drug pumps to deliver medications directly to the spinal cord, implanting the first programmable pump for cancer pain and developing a new highly successful medicine for spasticity. He also has contributed to the treatment of movement disorders with early studies on neuro-transplantation for Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. He was one of the first in the United States to use deep brain stimulation for tremor and has extensive experience with stimulation of other brain sites to relieve bradykinesia and dystonia. He is continuing his experimental and clinical work in these neuro-restorative areas at the University of Chicago, as well as caring for patients with other neurosurgical problems. Practice LocationCenter for Advanced Medicine
Year Started Practice1973 Board CertificationNeurological Surgery Medical SchoolColumbia University, New York InternshipRush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, Chicago ResidencyNeurological Institute of New York, Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, New York FellowshipNational Institutes of Health MembershipsAmerican Association of Neurological Surgery
Language SpokenEnglish rpenn@surgery.bsd.uchicago.edu Office Phone(773) 702-2123 Office Fax(773) 702-3518 Office Postal AddressRichard D. Penn, MD
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Read More About Dr. PennView a PDF of "New Treatments for Parkinson's Disease" an article that Dr. Penn wrote for Clinical Comment, the Hospitals' newsletter for physicians. Selected PublicationsView a partial list of Dr. Penn's publications through the National Library of Medicine's PubMed online database. |
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