Loyola Medicine Appoints Min Park, MD, as New Chair of Department of Neurological Surgery

Loyola Medicine has announced the appointment of Min Park, MD, as the new chair of the department of neurological surgery. Dr. Park brings a wealth of experience in neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery, having trained at Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of California, San Diego. He has held several key leadership roles, including director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery and director of the comprehensive stroke center at the University of Virginia.

Key Takeaways:

• Dr. Min Park, MD, has been appointed as the new chair of the department of neurological surgery at Loyola Medicine.
• Dr. Park brings over 25 years of experience in neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery, having trained at Indiana University School of Medicine and completed his residency at the University of California, San Diego.
• He has held several key leadership roles, including director of cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery and director of the comprehensive stroke center at the University of Virginia.
• Dr. Park is a former lieutenant commander in the U.S. Navy and served as a staff neurosurgeon at the Naval Medical Center San Diego and was deployed to Afghanistan in 2010.
• He has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications and is the lead editor of several influential textbooks in the field.
• Dr. Park has been recognized with multiple commendations, including the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medals and the Afghanistan Campaign Medal.
• He will lead the department of neurological surgery in expanding multidisciplinary collaboration, enhancing patient-centered care, and promoting innovation in neurosurgical research.
• Dr. Park is a member of several professional societies, including the Society of Neurological Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.

Statistics:

• Loyola Medicine has 547-licensed beds at its hospital in Maywood.
• The hospital includes the William G. and Mary A. Ryan Center for Heart & Vascular Medicine, the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center, the John L. Keeley, MD, Emergency Department, a Level 1 trauma center, and a transplant center.
• Dr. Park has authored over 250 peer-reviewed publications.
• He has served on the editorial board of the Journal of Neurosurgery.

Sources:

• Loyola Medicine.
• Trinity Health.
• Contify.com (Copyright 2017).