Overview
Rizwan Akhtar is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Akhtar has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Parkinson's Disease, Movement Disorders, Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), and Dementia.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 19 peer reviewed articles and participating in 5 clinical trials. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
5 Clinical Trials
Stephen Vanhaerents is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Vanhaerents has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Encephalitis, Seizures, Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis, and Rasmussen Encephalitis.
Rush University Medical Group
Augusto Miravalle is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Miravalle is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Encephalitis, and Rasmussen Encephalitis. Dr. Miravalle is currently accepting new patients.
Rush University Medical Group
Thomas Shoemaker is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Shoemaker is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. His top areas of expertise are Stiff Person Syndrome, Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), and Encephalitis. Dr. Shoemaker is currently accepting new patients in some locations.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
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- Distinguished
- Movement DisordersDr. Akhtar isDistinguished. Learn about Movement Disorders.
- Parkinson's DiseaseDr. Akhtar isDistinguished. Learn about Parkinson's Disease.
- Advanced
- Lewy Body Dementia (LBD)Dr. Akhtar isAdvanced. Learn about Lewy Body Dementia (LBD).
- Experienced
- Acute Cerebellar AtaxiaDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Acute Cerebellar Ataxia.
- Alzheimer's DiseaseDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Alzheimer's Disease.
- Boucher-Neuhauser SyndromeDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Boucher-Neuhauser Syndrome.
- Brown SyndromeDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Brown Syndrome.
- Corticobasal DegenerationDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Corticobasal Degeneration.
- DementiaDr. Akhtar isExperienced. Learn about Dementia.