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Associate Professor of Neurology Director, Electroencephalography (EEG) Laboratory
773-702-6222 Request an Appointment Refer a Patient James Tao, MD, PhD, specializes in the diagnosis and management of seizure disorders and epilepsy syndromes. Dr. Tao is interested in the use of surgery and vagal nerve stimulation for treating patients with medically resistant epilepsy. As director of the Electroencephalography (EEG) Laboratory at the University of Chicago, he oversees EEG studies that diagnose epileptic seizure and localize it in the patient’s brain to help guide surgical resection.
His clinical research focuses on the use of electrophysiology and different types of neuroimaging, including 3-dimensional computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and positron emission tomography (PET) to guide epilepsy surgery. In addition, Dr. Tao is interested in the mechanism and prevention of sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP), which is the leading cause of mortality in patients with chronic uncontrolled epilepsy.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Seizures
- EEG
- Epilepsy Surgery
- Epilepsy
- Clinical Neurophysiology
- Neurology
- Cerebral Cavernous Malformation (CCM)
Education
Wannan Medical College
Medical Education
- Wannan Medical College
Internship
- University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago
Residency
- University of Chicago Medicine
Fellowship
- University of Chicago Medicine
Other Grad Education
- PhD, University of Cincinnati
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Academy of Neurology
- American Clinical Neurophysiology Society
- American Epilepsy Society
- Aetna POS
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO
- BCBS HMO (HMOI)
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare
- Coventry Health Plan PPO
- Great West PPO
- Illinicare
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice / Choice Plus
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
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