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GIUSEPPE LANZINO, M.D.

Dr. Giuseppe Lanzino is an experienced neurosurgeon who continues to make advances in his field. He has been involved with several clinical trials and holds a patent for his “method of treating cerebral vasospasm and cerebral ischemia.”

He is also active in providing leadership in his multiple roles at the University of Illinois College of Medicine at Peoria (UICOMP) where he serves as Associate Professor for the Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology, Director of the Neurosurgery Microsurgical Laboratory and Chief of Cerebrovascular Section, Department of Neurosurgery.

A native of Italy, Dr. Lanzino has studied and conducted research throughout the world including Italy, Holland, England and various states within our own country. He has presented his work internationally and has authored numerous book chapters.

Dr. Lanzino’s primary areas of specialty include pediatric neurosurgery, trauma and brain tumors. He is a member of multiple professional societies such as the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the AANS/CNS Joint Section on Tumors and the Stroke Council, American Heart Association. He has received national medical awards as well as earned local recognition including being named one of the Forty Leaders Under 40 by InterBusiness Issues.

Dr. Lanzino and his wife, Desiree, live in the Peoria area with their three children.


Practice Specialty:
Carotid surgery, vascular, endovascular, skull base, pituitary tumors

Academic Rank at UICOMP:
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurosurgery and Radiology

Director, Neurosurgery Microsurgical
Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery

Chief, Cerebrovascular Section, Department of Neurosurgery

Board Eligible:
The American Board of Neurological Surgery

Education:
M.D. - University of Bologna Medical School (Italy), 1989
Residency - 1st year resident, clinica neurochirurgica universita degli Studi Ferrara, 1990
General Surgery Internship - Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, 1995
Junior Resident in Neurosurgery - Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, 1997
Senior Registrar in Neurosurgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Derriford Hospital (Plymouth, UK), 2000
Chief Resident - Department of Neurosurgery, Univeristy of Virginia, 1995