Dr. Zahra Afshari, MD

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Dr. Afshari is a board-certified neurologist who is currently serving patients at her private practice, Neurology at the Glen in Glenview, Illinois. She specializes in treating conditions such as headaches and migraines, dizziness and vertigo, neck and back pain, seizures and epilepsy, memory loss and dementia, tremors, Parkinson’s disease, insomnia, sleep apnea, multiple sclerosis, ALS, and non-narcotic based pain management. She also reads EEG studies and performs EMG procedures. 

In addition to serving patients at Neurology at the Glen, Dr. Afshari is affiliated with Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, Illinois as an Advocate physician partner.

She has three board certifications, two from the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology in neurology and clinical neurophysiology, as well as one from the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine. She is also a member of numerous professional organizations, including the American Academy of Neurology, the American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, the American Epilepsy Society, the Illinois State Neurological Society, and Women Neurologists Group.

In regards to her educational background, she earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Microbiology and Immunology from the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She then went on to earn her medical degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago with the General Assembly Scholarship. Thereafter, she completed her preliminary internal medicine and neurology residencies at the University of Michigan, followed by her fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Neurology is the branch of medicine concerned with the study and treatment of disorders of the nervous system. Neurologists are medical specialists who diagnose and treat disorders that affect the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and muscles of patients. They examine a patient’s mental and physical status, conduct medical tests and scans, and evaluate the results to diagnose and treat the patient. 

With years of experience in her field, Dr. Afshari attributes her success to being highly motivated, responsible, and empathetic to patient suffering, much like the characteristics of her immigrant parents. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her daughter and cats, gardening, doing volunteer work, and making house calls. 

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