MEDICAID NOTICE: Lurie Children’s continues to serve all patients enrolled in Medicaid. As a safety-net hospital, we will continue providing high-quality care to every child who needs us.

AVISO SOBRE MEDICAID: Lurie Children’s continúa atendiendo a todos los pacientes inscritos en Medicaid. Como hospital perteneciente a la red de protección social, continuaremos brindando atención de alta calidad a cada niño que nos necesite.

Tord D. Alden, MD

Tord D. Alden, MD

Attending Physician, Neurosurgery

Associate Professor of Pediatric Neurosurgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Language:
English
More information. Offering Telemedicine Visits:
Yes

Locations

Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

225 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, Illinois 60611

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Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Lincoln Park

2515 N. Clark Street/467 W. Deming Place
Chicago, Illinois 60614-3393

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Lurie Children's Hospital Outpatient Center in Westchester

Surgical Treatment Center
2301 Enterprise Drive
Westchester, Illinois 60154

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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​

Conditions Treated

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