R Webster Crowley, MD

10/15/2021

Telehealth has already seen a boom and now doctors are experimenting with the potential to perform complex medical procedures remotely.

09/24/2021

Exciting times for Rush and our Neurovascular program!

04/15/2021

I was recently interviewed by Dina Bair at WGN regarding the rare blood clots seen in the veins of the brain in a handful of patients who received the J&J vaccine. The vaccine pause comes after 6 patients were found to have it out of close to 7 million who received the vaccine. The bottom line is that we would expect to see these clots in 5-15 patients out of 1 million, a rate that nearly triples for patients who are infected with COVID-19. Rush University Medical Center

The shots were celebrated, not necessarily for their efficacy, Johnson and Johnson was a bit less than other vaccines, but people loved the idea of being one and done. Now they may be having second…

07/29/2020

We’ve always been proud of our work here, but very excited that our neurosurgery and neurology departments were just recognized as the 4th best program in the country!

04/10/2020

Rush University Medical Center in Chicago was designed in the aftermath of 9/11 to handle a widespread disaster. The coronavirus outbreak poses its first big test.

03/20/2020

By turning an ambulance bay into a forward triage area, the Rush University Medical Center can see an additional 100 patients a day just in the emergency department alone.

03/17/2020

Dr. Omar Lateef of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago discusses how his hospital has prepared for treating patients with coronavirus and his concern o...

03/06/2020

Proud of how our hospital has responded to this outbreak.

08/03/2019

Very excited to have yet another tool for taking care of our patients with aneurysms.

07/30/2019

06/25/2019

05/30/2019

Exciting times ahead!

Groundbreaking for Rush University Medical Center's new outpatient center is just a few weeks away. The 10-story, 500,000-square-foot building, located across Ashland Avenue from the current campus, will be the new home for Rush's neurology and neurosurgery programs and the Rush University Cancer Center.