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Medical Education: Tufts University 1989
Residency: Temple University Hospital
Residency: Thomas Jefferson Univ. Hospital
Fellowship: Univ. of Pittsburgh Medical Ctr. (Presbyterian)
Board Certification: Neurological Surgery
Specialty: Neurological Surgery
Clinical Interests: Aneurysm, Trigeminal Neuralgia, Cervical Disc Disease, Brain Tumors, Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM), General Neurosurgery, Lumbar Disc Disease
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Website: www.nmff.org
675 N. St. Clair, Galter 20-250
Chicago, IL 60611
P: (312)695-8143
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Monday: 9:00AM - 4:00PM
Wednesday: 9:00AM - 1:00PM
Friday: 9:00AM - 12:00PM
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Biographical Sketch

Dr. Getch is an attending neurological surgeon at Northwestern Memorial and an associate professor of neurological surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine. Dr. Getch earned his medical degree at Tufts University School of Medicine in Boston. His residencies in neurological surgery were at Temple University Hospital and Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, both in Philadelphia. He also was a clinical fellow of neurological surgery at the University of Pittsburgh, where he completed fellowships in microsurgery and stereotactic radiosurgery.

Dr. Getch participated in the University of Pittsburgh Gamma Knife program. He is a diplomate of the National Board of Medical Examiners and is board certified in neurological surgery. Dr. Getch also has authored numerous journal articles and book chapters and has lectured extensively about Gamma Knife radiosurgery.

He has served on numerous hospital committees and is currently Chairman of Surgical Peer Review at NMH. He has served on the Congress of Neurological Surgeons Executive Committee (a national organization of neurosurgeons) since 2003. He is also Vice President of the Illinois State Neurosurgical Society.

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