About

“My team and I are passionate about developing minimally invasive cures and treatments for brain and spinal cord problems so patients can get back to their lives and families.”

Demetrius Klee Lopes, M.D., is Director of Cerebrovascular Surgery and the Comprehensive Stroke Program Surgical Director at Advocate Health. He is highly skilled in neuroendovascular therapy, which is an innovative approach to the treatment of brain and spinal cord diseases from inside the blood vessels. Dr. Lopes specializes in the revascularization of the brain for cerebral ischemia, stroke and the conditions leading up to stroke, and the treatment of brain aneurysms and arteriovenous malformations. Read more about Demetrius Lopes, MD and watch Dr. Lopes speak about the TRAP technique and the first pass effect. Watch former Chicago White Sox pitcher and Dr. Lopes patient, Danny Farquhar, tell his headline-making story.

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For in-office appointments call 847-723-2078 or 844-DRNEURO

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Call our Research Coordinator: 844-376-3876 or 844-DRNEURO

PARK RIDGE OFFICE
1700 Luther Lane
Suite 1170
Park Ridge, IL
60068

CHICAGO OFFICE:
Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center
836 W Wellington Ave
Chicago, IL 60657

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Patient Stories

‘It doesn’t hurt to have the knowledge’

When Debbie Ford's daughter Sarah suffered a series of strokes, Dr. Lopes was able to perform surgery to connect one of her arteries from her scalp to her brain. Read about what Debbie Ford wishes she would have known and done differently, and about how Dr. Demetrius...

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Javier Bolanos’ Story

Javier Bolanos spent a month at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge after suffering a hemorrhagic stroke late last year. In April, he toured the Chicago Bears’ Halas Hall practice facility in Lake Forest and meet Bears linebacker Roquan Smith, one of his...

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Letter: Taylor’s Story

Dr. Lopes received the following letter from Taylor, a young vibrant high school gymnast that presented in Dr. Lopes’ practice at Rush University Medical Center with a large AVM. Taylor had experienced a seizure that left her unable to control movement in her arm and...

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