Alan G. Shepard
Experienced in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)

Dr. Alan G. Shepard

Neurology
Northwestern Medical Group
259 E Erie St Ste 2200, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
Offers Telehealth
38 Years of Experience

Experienced in Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Northwestern Medical Group
259 E Erie St Ste 2200, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
Chicago, IL 
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Overview

Alan Shepard is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Shepard has been practicing medicine for over 38 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Multiple Sclerosis (MS). His top areas of expertise are Trigeminal Neuralgia, Peripheral Neuropathy, Memory Loss, and Neuralgia.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 2 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Loyola University Stritch School Of Medicine, 1988.0
Residency
McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
Specialties
Neurology
Licenses
Psychiatry & Neurology in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Psychiatry And Neurology - Neurology (Certified)
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

259 E Erie St Ste 2200, Lavin Family Pavilion, Chicago, IL 60611
Call: 312-695-7950

Additional Areas of Focus

Dr. Shepard has provided the following conditions as areas of focus. Please note that we may not have enough data to validate their experience in some of these conditions.

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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.


2 Total Publications

Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID Differ Based on Acute COVID-19 Severity.
Neurologic Manifestations of Long COVID Differ Based on Acute COVID-19 Severity.
Journal: Annals of neurology
Published: November 17, 2022
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