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Thomas Bleck, MD, Neurology, Chicago, IL, Northwestern Memorial Hospital

ThomasPBleckMDMCCM, FACP, FNCS, FAAN, FANA, FIDSA

Neurology Chicago, IL

Epilepsy, Neurophysiology, Neurocritical Care

Professor of Neurology, and Program Director, Neurocritical Care Fellowship, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

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Summary

  • Dr. Thomas Bleck is a neurologist in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with Northwestern Memorial Hospital. He received his medical degree from Rush Medical College and has been in practice 40 years. He specializes in epilepsy, neurophysiology, vascular neurology, and neurocritical care and is experienced in general neurology, child neurology, sleep medicine, electromyography, and electroencephalography.

Education & Training

  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterFellowship, Epilepsy, 1982 - 1983
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Neurology, 1980 - 1982
  • Rush University Medical Center
    Rush University Medical CenterResidency, Internal Medicine, 1977 - 1980
  • Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical Center
    Rush Medical College of Rush University Medical CenterClass of 1977
  • Northwestern University
    Northwestern UniversityB.A., Psychology, 1969 - 1972

Certifications & Licensure

  • IL State Medical License
    IL State Medical License 1978 - 2026
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1990 - 2016
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Internal Medicine
  • American Board of Internal Medicine Critical Care Medicine
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
  • American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Epilepsy

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Pierre Gloor award for outstanding research contributions in clinical neurophysiology American Clinical Neurophysoilogy Society, 2023
  • Lifetime Achievement Award Society of Critical Care Medicine, 2018
  • Rush Team of the Year 2017
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Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • CSF lactate alone is not a reliable indicator of bacterial ventriculitis in patients with ventriculostomies  
    Hill EJ, Bleck TP, Singh K, Ouyang B Busl K, Clin Neurol Neurosurg, 1/1/2017
  • Healthcare-associated ventriculitis and meningitis: Clinical practice guidelines from the Infectious Diseases Society of America  
    Tunkel AR, Hasbun R, Bhimraj A, Byers K, Kaplan SL. Scheld WM, van de Beck D, Bleck TP, Garton HJL, Zunt JR, Clin Infect Dis, 1/1/2017
  • The present state of neurointensivist training in the United States: a comparison to other critical care training programs  
    Marcolini E, Seder DB, Bonomo J, Bleck TP, Hemphill JC 3rd, Shutter L, Rincon F, Timmons SD, Nyquist P, Crit Care Med, 1/1/2017
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Books/Book Chapters

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Abstracts/Posters

  • A prospective study of post-thrombolysis related coagulopathy in acute ischemic stroke patients
    Osteraas N, Cutting S, Cherian L, Conners J, Song S, Ouyang B, Garg R, John S, Bleck T, Stroke; 42nd annual International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
  • Errors in estimation of body weight in thrombolysis for acute ischemic stroke
    Lee VH, Cutting S, Cherian L, Conners JJ, Song SY, Ouyang B, Garg R, Bleck TP, Osteraas ND, Stroke; 43rd annual International Stroke Conference, Houston, TX, 1/1/2017
  • The influence of changes in barometric pressure on the occurrence of primary spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage
    Pandya V, John S, Lopez G, Bleck T, Berkelhammer M, Garg R, Neurology; 69th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, Boston, MA, 1/1/2017
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Other

  • Seizures and epilepsy 
    Classsen J, Chang I, Bleck TP, Neurocritical Care Society Practice Update
    1/1/2013
  • Botulism 
    Reddy P, Bleck TP, Zembower T, BMJ Best Practice
    http://bestpractice.bmj.com/best-practice/monograph/810/highlights.html
    1/1/2009
  • Practice parameters for evaluating new fever in critically ill adult patients 
    O’Grady NP, Barie PS, Bartlett J, Bleck TP et al, Task force report, Society of Critical Care Medicine in collaboration with the Infectious Diseases S
    1/1/1997
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Press Mentions

  • Antipsychotics Flop in ICU Delirium Trial
    Antipsychotics Flop in ICU Delirium TrialOctober 22nd, 2018
  • At the Clinic – Coma Recovery: Pupillometry Technique Found to Predict Neurologic Recovery from Coma After Cardiac Arrest
    At the Clinic – Coma Recovery: Pupillometry Technique Found to Predict Neurologic Recovery from Coma After Cardiac ArrestAugust 17th, 2017

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