Tord D. Alden, MD
Attending Physician, Neurosurgery
Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
- Language:
- English
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Offering Telemedicine Visits:
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Yes
Locations
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
225 E. Chicago Ave.Chicago, Illinois 60611
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park
2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming PlaceChicago, Illinois 60614-3393
Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Westchester
Surgical Treatment Center2301 Enterprise Drive
Westchester, Illinois 60154
Clinical Interests
Surgical epilepsy, spina bifida, tethered spinal cord, hydrocephalus, chiari malformations, brain tumors, head trauma, brachial plexus injuries, spasticity, cranial deformities, neuro-endoscopy, minimally invasive techniques, spinal deformities, craniocervical stabilization
Specialties
Conditions Treated
- Brain Tumors
- Chiari Malformations
- Epilepsy
- Spinal Cord Tumors
Education & Training
Education: Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center, 1995
Postgraduate Training: Fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery and epilepsy surgery, Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA, 2003-2004; Chief resident in neurosurgery, The University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, 2002-2003; Fellowship in neurosurgery, Auckland Hospital, New Zealand, 2001-2002; Fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery, St. Louis Children's Hospital, 2000-2001; Resident in neurosurgery, The University of Virginia Health Sciences Center, 1996-2000; Internship in surgery, The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, 1995-1996
Board Certifications: Neurological Surgery
Professional Organizations: American Association of Neurological Surgeons, American Board of Neurological Surgeons, The American Society of Gene Therapy, The Congress of Neurological Surgeons, The Society of Neuro-Oncology
