Dr. Gordon Kt Chu M.D.
Neurosurgeon
535 Roxbury Road Suite 110 Rockford IL, 61107Rating
4/5
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Dr. Gordon Chu practices Neurological Surgery in Rockford, IL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Chu prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
Education and Training
Schulich School of Medicine And Dentistry 1993
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Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Baseball: spectator or contact sport?
- Calcium influx is necessary for optimal regrowth of transected neurites of rat sympathetic ganglion neurons in vitro.
- Death of rat sympathetic ganglion cells in vitro caused by neurite transection: effect of extracellular calcium.
- The p75 neurotrophin receptor is essential for neuronal cell survival and improvement of functional recovery after spinal cord injury.
- Role of hepatitis B virus X protein in liver cancer.
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