Martin G. Luken III, M.D.
Neurological Surgery
Martin G. Luken, III, M.D., is a member of the
Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch
(CINN); a founding member of the CINN Institute
for Spine Care; an assistant professor of neurosurgery
at Rush Medical College, Rush University Medical
Center, Chicago, Illinois, and Associate Medical
Director of the CINN program at Ingalls Hospital
in Harvey, Illinois.
A board-certified neurosurgeon with over 25 years
of experience, Dr. Luken has a wealth of experience
treating the full spectrum of neurological conditions.
Highly regarded for his surgical skill, Dr. Luken
has a special interest and expertise in caring
for patients with brain and spinal cord tumors,
as well as degenerative diseases of the spine.
Dr. Luken earned his medical degree in 1973 from
Columbia University's College of Physicians and
Surgeons in New York City. He spent the next two
years as an internal medicine intern and an assistant
resident at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore,
MD. In 1975, he moved to Chicago where he held
a yearlong surgical residency at the University
of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Medical Center. In
1976, Dr. Luken returned to New York as an assistant
resident and later, chief resident of neurosurgery
at the Neurological Institute of New York, Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center. During his residency, Dr. Luken
won the prestigious Annual Resident Award from
the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
After completing his residency, Dr. Luken returned
to Chicago where he accepted the role of attending
neurosurgeon at Michael Reese Hospital and Medical
Center and several other Chicago area hospitals.
In 1994, Dr. Luken joined the medical staff of
Children's Memorial Hospital and in 1997, the
staffs of CINN and Rush University Medical Center.
Dr. Luken is a member of the American Association
of Neurological Surgeons, Neurological Society
of America, and Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Luken can be reached at CINN
at the Neurologic & Orthopedic Institute of
Chicago, 773/250-0400, or CINN-Ingalls
Hospital, 708/331-6669.
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