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Stephen Vanhaerents, MD, Neurology, Chicago, IL, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

StephenAnthonyVanhaerentsMD

Neurology • Chicago, IL

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology

Associate Professor in Neurology - Ken and Ruth Davee Department of Neurology. Northwestern University

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Summary

  • Dr. VanHaerents is an Associate Professor in neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a neurologist on staff at Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he is part of the interdisciplinary care team at the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center. His practice focuses on the medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy with particular emphasis on the treatment of medically intractable seizures. His clinical research interests include neurostimulation, identification and treatment of Autoimmune Epilepsy/Encephalitis, and New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE). Additionally, Dr. VanHaerents is deeply invested in medical education and currently serves as the Neurology Clerkship Director.

    He was elected a member of Alpha Omega Alpha national honor society at Wayne State University School of Medicine in Detroit, Michigan where he received his medical degree. He completed a neurology residency and neurophysiology fellowship in epilepsy at Harvard Medical School / Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, Massachusetts. He joined Northwestern Medicine in 2014.

    Dr. VanHaerents encourages his patients to take an active role in their care with a patient-centered approach. He believes that the physician should provide a patient with appropriate information from clinical experience and medical literature, and together they can decide how to best apply this information and create a treatment plan.

    Dr. VanHaerents's practice focuses on the medical and surgical treatment of epilepsy. His clinical research interests include neurostimulation, identification and treatment of Autoimmune Epilepsy/Encephalitis, and New-Onset Refractory Status Epilepticus (NORSE).

    Additionally, Dr. VanHaerents is deeply invested in medical education and currently serves as the Neurology Clerkship Director, Co-module Leader of the M2 Neuroscience course, and Chair-Elect of the Consortium of Neurology Clerkship Directors at the American Academy of Neurology.

Education & Training

  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical School
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Children's Hospital/Harvard Medical SchoolFellowship, Clinical Neurophysiology, 2013 - 2014
  • Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical School
    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard Medical SchoolResidency, Neurology, 2010 - 2013
  • Beaumont Health (Royal Oak)
    Beaumont Health (Royal Oak)Internship, Internal Medicine, 2009 - 2010
  • Wayne State University School of Medicine
    Wayne State University School of MedicineClass of 2009
  • University of Michigan - Ann Arbor
    University of Michigan - Ann ArborBS, Cell and Molecular Biology, High Honors, 2001 - 2005
  • University of Michigan
    University of MichiganBS, Cell and Molecular Biology, 2005

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 2014 - 2026
  • MA State Medical License
    MA State Medical License 2013 - 2016
  • MI State Medical License
    MI State Medical License 2009 - 2010
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Clinical Neurophysiology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • John X. Thomas, Jr. Best Teachers of Feinberg Award Department of Medical Education, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, 2021
  • George H. Joost Teaching Award Augusta Webster, MD, Office of Medical Education, 2020
  • The Nicholas Vick Excellence in Teaching Award 2016
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; A cost-effective and beneficial treatment option for refractory focal seizures  
    VanHaerents, Stephen et al., Clinical Neurophysiology
  • Early and persistent ‘extreme delta brush’ in a patient with anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis  
    Stephen VanHaerents | Alexandra Stillman | Violiza Inoa | David Eric Searls | Susan T. Herman, Epilepsy & Behavior Case Reports, 2014

Books/Book Chapters

  • Critical Care EEG Monitoring. 
    Chapter: Investigational treatment for NCSE/NCS. 
    Haque, A., VanHaerents, S., Drislane, FEditors: Husain A.2017

Abstracts/Posters

  • Hippocampal theta phase coherence signals binding during retrieval and novelty processing.
    Walker, J.A., Whitmore, N.W., VanHaerents, S.A., Zelano, C.M., Templer, J.W., Schuele, S.U., Voss, J.L., & Bridge, D.J., Cognitive Neuroscience Society., 1/1/2018
  • Noninvasive stimulation increases fMRI connectivity during autobiographical memory retrieval more so than during rest.
    Warren, K. Hermiller, M., VanHaerents, S., Voss, J.L., Cognitive Neuroscience Society., 1/1/2018
  • Increased fMRI connectivity of the anterior-medial hippocampal-cortical network via noninvasive brain stimulation.
    Cognitive Neuroscience Society., 1/1/2018
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Lectures

  • Non-invasive Functional Mapping, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2017
  • Unconventional Treatment of Status Epilepticus; Mitochondrial Disease 
    Chicago, IL - 1/1/2017
  • Clinical Approach to Autoimmune Epilepsy 
    1/1/2016
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Other

  • C-terminal regulation of the redox regulated chaperone Hsp33. Undergraduate Honors Thesis. 
    VanHaerents, S.A.
    1/1/2005

Press Mentions

  • Young NP Student Is in Recovery After 5-Month Coma
    Young NP Student Is in Recovery After 5-Month ComaFebruary 22nd, 2020
  • A Schaumburg nurse was catatonic for months. Then her doctors found a way to wake her up
    A Schaumburg nurse was catatonic for months. Then her doctors found a way to wake her upMarch 1st, 2020
  • Stimulation Excites the Brain to Form Better Memories
    Stimulation Excites the Brain to Form Better MemoriesMarch 1st, 2020

Professional Memberships

Hospital Affiliations

Dr. Stephen Vanhaerents, Dr. Stephen Vanhaerents, MD, Dr. S Vanhaerents, Dr. Stephen Anthony Vanhaerents