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Faisal Fecto, MD, Neurology, Park Ridge, IL, Advocate Lutheran General Hospital

FaisalFectoMD, PhD

Neurology • Park Ridge, IL

Neuromuscular Medicine, Neurophysiology, Neurodegenerative

Attending Neurologist at Advocate Medical Group

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Summary

  • Dr. Faisal Fecto is a board certified neurologist in Palo Alto, CA and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Stanford Health Care and Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital Stanford. He received his medical degree from Aga Khan Medical College and has been in practice 11 years. He specializes in neuromuscular medicine, neurodegenerative, and dementia & geriatrics and is experienced in general neurology, neurogenetics, neuromuscular medicine, and muscular dystrophy.

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Education & Training

  • Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford University
    Stanford Health Care-Sponsored Stanford UniversityFellowship, Neuromuscular Medicine (Neurology), 2019 - 2020
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsChief Residency, Neurology, 2018 - 2019
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsResidency, Neurology, 2016 - 2019
  • University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics
    University of Iowa Hospitals and ClinicsInternship, Internal Medicine, 2015 - 2016
  • Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine
    Northwestern University Feinberg School of MedicineNeurogenetics, 2012 - 2015
  • Northwestern University
    Northwestern UniversityDoctorate, PhD, Neuroscience, 2012
  • Aga Khan University
    Aga Khan UniversityCertificate, Certificate in Medical Education: From Philosophy to Practice in Health Professions Education and PBL, 2005 - 2005
  • Aga Khan Medical College
    Aga Khan Medical CollegeClass of 2005, MD

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2022 - 2026
  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2018 - 2022
  • IA State Medical License
    IA State Medical License 2015 - 2019
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neuromuscular Medicine

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • American Academy of Neurology Fellow Scholarship American Academy of Neurology, 2020
  • Neurology on the Hill American Academy of Neurology, 2020
  • Resident Team Leader Award Department of Neurology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, 2019
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Discovering the connection between familial and sporadic ALS: pathology trumps genetics.  
    Faisal Fecto, Han-Xiang Deng, Teepu Siddique, Future Neurology, 2010
  • Patterns of Tuberculosis in the Central Nervous System.  
    Soobia Raza, Aliyah Sadaf, Faisal Fecto, Rushna Pervez Ali, Ehsan. Bari and S. Ather Enam, Infectious Diseases Journal of Pakistan, 2004

Books/Book Chapters

  • Book: 100 Years of Neurology at the University of Iowa 
    Ramon Lim, Faisal Fecto, George RichersonEditors: Ramon Lim, Faisal Fecto, George Richerson.Blurb, San Francisco2019
  • In: Clinical Genomics: Practical Applications in Adult Patient Care 
    Chapter: Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis 
    Page 637 - 640Wallery SS, Fecto F, Siddique TEditors: Stewart DR, Murray MF, Babyatsky MW, Giovanni MA, Alkuraya FS.McGraw Hill and the American College of Physicians2014

Press Mentions

  • DC: Protein Work Expands ALS/FTD Genetics
    DC: Protein Work Expands ALS/FTD GeneticsNovember 25th, 2011
  • New 'Culprit' Found in Lou Gehrig's Disease
    New 'Culprit' Found in Lou Gehrig's DiseaseNovember 21st, 2011
  • Northwestern Researchers Make Major ALS Breakthrough
    Northwestern Researchers Make Major ALS BreakthroughAugust 22nd, 2011
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Grant Support

  • NINDS Research Education Grant (R25) for Residents and Fellows in NeurologyNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2020–2022
  • NINDS Research Education Grant (R25) for Residents and Fellows in NeurologyNational Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke2019–2020
  • Link Foundation FellowshipGeorge Link, Jr. Foundation2012–2015
  • Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award/Predoctoral T32 FellowshipNational Institute of Aging2009–2011
  • Northwestern University FellowshipNorthwestern University2006–2007

Research History

  • Postdoctoral Research FellowStanford University, Palo Alto, CA2020 - Present
  • Clinical Neuroscientist Training ProgramUniversity of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, IA2015 - 2019
  • Physician-Scientist Training ProgramUniversity of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, IA2015 - 2019
  • Postdoctoral Research FellowDepartment of Neurology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL2012 - 2015
  • PhD Candidate/Graduate StudentNorthwestern University Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program, Evanston, IL2006 - 2012
  • Summer Research ScholarDepartment of Neuroscience, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK2003 - 2003
  • Summer Research ScholarDepartment of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital/Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA2002 - 2002
  • Research AssistantDepartment of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT2001 - 2001

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

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