Functional neurosurgeon treating severe, treatment-resistant OCD and depression at the University of Chicago Department of Neurosurgery, Hyde Park.
Dr. Atik is a stereotactic and functional neurosurgeon with more than 14 years in clinical practice. At the University of Chicago Department of Neurosurgery, his work centers on the surgical treatment of severe, treatment-resistant psychiatric illness: deep brain stimulation and laser anterior capsulotomy (LITT) for obsessive-compulsive disorder and depression, carried out within a structured, multidisciplinary evaluation. His OCD ablation research is a focus of his academic program.
He also leads research on network-level analysis of the brain and the integration of each patient's brain wiring (tractography) into surgical planning, working alongside the University of Chicago's multidisciplinary functional neurosurgery team.
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