CURRICULUM VITAE
Wesley Yamil Yapor, M.D.
Business Addresses: Resurrection Professional Bldg.
7447 W. Talcott Ave.
Suite 340
Chicago, IL 60631
Phone: 773-594-0200
Fax: 773-594-9083
Medical License: Illinois Registration
#203-036-067028-1
Board Certification: 1986, Passed written Neurosurgical
Board Examination
1992, Passed oral Neurosurgical
Board Examination
American Board of Neurological
Surgery, Certificate No. 92048
Languages: English and Spanish
Present Position and Title: Assistant Professor of Surgery
(Neurosurgery)
Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, Illinois
Education:
1969 Grammar School Diploma
Lakeshore Junior Academy
Chicago, Illinois
1973 High School Diploma
Wisconsin Academy
Columbus, Wisconsin
1973-1977 Bachelor of Arts in Psychology
Bachelor of Arts in Biology
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan
1977-1982 Doctor of Medicine
College of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Additional Training &
Special Courses:
1982-1983 Internship
Department of General Surgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
1983 Cardio-Pulmonary Resuscitation
Ravenswood Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
1983-1988 Resident Physician
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
1984 Laser-Assisted Microvascular Surgery
Cook County Graduate School
Chicago, Illinois
1986 Cook County Review Course for
Neurosurgery
Cook County Graduate School of Medicine
Chicago, Illinois
1987 Neurobiology Review Course
Woods Hole, Massachusetts
1988 Neurovascular Fellowship
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
1993 Surgical Approaches to the Skull Base
St. Louis University Medical Center
St. Louis, Missouri
1995 Surgery of the Cervical Spine
American Association of Neurological
Surgeons
Chicago, Illinois
Professional Experience:
1977-1978 Teacher in Biology and Psychology
Loop College, Chicago City College
Program
Chicago, Illinois
1984-1986 Clinical Instructor in Neurosciences
Operating Room Continuing
Education Program
West Side Veterans Administration
Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
1985-1986 Clinical Instructor in Neurosciences
Cook County Critical Care Program
Cook County Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
1986 Teaching Assistant in Neuroanatomy
Department
College of Medicine
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Seminars and Presentations:
December, 1984 Increased Intracranial Pressure and
its Management
Neurosurgery Topic Review Seminar
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
March, 1985 Arachnoid Cysts-Literature Review
Neurosurgery Topic Review Seminar
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
November, 1985 Imaging Anatomy of the Brain
Neurosurgery Topic Review Seminar
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
May, 1986 New Techniques and Developments
Cerebrovascular Disease
Department of Neurosurgery
Peking Union Medical College
Hospital
Beijing, China
May, 1986 Localization of Drug Effects in the
Central Nervous System
Department of Pharmacy
Peking Union Medical College
Hospital
Beijing, China
May, 1986 The Medical Record and Role of
SOAP SYSTEM
Department of Pharmacy
Peking Union Medical College
Hospital
Beijing, China
May, 1986 The Brain
North Shore Church
Chicago, Illinois
June, 1986 New Techniques and Developments
of Cerebrovascular Disease
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
July, 1986 The Computerized Tomogram of the
head
Nursing Continuing Education Program
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
October, 1995 Transvenous Embolization of Dural
A-V Fistules
Peking Union Medical College
Hospital
Beijing, China
October, 1995 Cerebral Dilator
Guilin Provintial Neurosurgical
Conference
Beijing, China
November, 1997 Dura Fistula
Dept. of Neurosurgery: Grand Rounds
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, Illinois
2004 WoltersKluwer Health
Contemporary Neurosurgery
Vol. 25 and/or Vol. 26
Educational Activity
June 10, 2004 Illinois State Medical Society
Risk Management Foundations
An Orientation Program for
ISMIE Policyholders
University Club of Chicago
July, 2004 WoltersKluwer Health
Contemporary Spine Surgery
Volume: 5 Issue: 1
Educational Activity
August, 2004 WoltersKluwer Health
Contemporary Spine Surgery
Volume: 4 Issue: 12
Educational Activity
August, 2004 WoltersKluwer Health
Contemporary Spine Surgery
Volume: 5 Issue: 3
Educational Activity
August, 2004 WoltersKluwer Health
Contemporary Spine Surgery
Volume: 5 Issue: 6
Educational Activity
August, 2004 WoltersKluwer Health
Contemporary Spine Surgery
Volume: 5 Issue: 5
Educational Activity
August, 2004 WoltersKluwer Health
Contemporary Spine Surgery
Volume: 5 Issue: 4
Educational Activity
September 29, 2004 Illinois State Medical Society
Improving Communications
to Reduce Your Malpractice
Risk
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
November 16, 2004 Illinois State Medical Society
Risk Management Documentation
Workshop
Swedish Covenant Hospital
January 13-14, 2005 Medtronic Sofamor Danek
Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody
Fusion-Posterior Solutions
Las Vegas, NV
February 5, 2005 Illinois State Medical Society
Loss Prevention Strategies for
Physicians
The Purple Hotel, Lincolnwood
June 2-3, 2005 Hands-On Workshop & Symposium
For Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody
Fusion-Posterior Solutions
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Publications:
Yapor, W.Y., Crowell, R.M.: Superior Hypophyseal Artery Aneurysm.
In: Journal of Neurosurgery. (Vol. 74) March, 501-503, 1991.
American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
Yapor, W.Y., Jafar, J., and Crowell, R.M.:
One-Stage Construction of Giant Experimental Aneurysms in Dogs.
In: Neurological Surgery. (Vol. 36) June, 426-430, 1991.
Yapor, W.Y., and Gutierrez, F.A.: Cocaine-induced Intratumoral Hemorrhage: Case Report and Review of the Literature. In: Neurosurgery. (Vol. 30) No. 2: 288-291, 1992.
Yapor, W.Y., Mulderink, T.A., Bendok, B.R., and Batjer, H.H.: Third Nerve Paresis Caused by Vascular Compression by the Posterior Communicating Artery.
In: Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Disease. (Vol. 10) No. 3 May-June, 2001.
Committees and Societies:
1982-1999 Chicago Medical Society, member
1982-1999 American Medical Society, member
1982-1999 Illinois Medical Society, member
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
1985-1986 Resident Selection Committee
Department of Neurosurgery
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
1985-1986 University of Illinois House Staff
Association
Department of Neurosurgery,
Representative
1985-1991 Chicago Medical Society Advisory
Committee, member
1986 Resident Physician Section of the
American Medical Association,
Delegate
1996-1999 Joint Section on Disorders of the Spine
and Peripheral Nerves (AANS; CNS)
Chicago Neurosurgical Society
American Medical Association
1997 Division Chairman of Neurosurgery
St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital
Hospital Affiliations: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Resurrection Hospital
Our Lady of the Resurrection Hospital
Swedish Covenant Hospital
St. Elizabeth Hospital
St. Mary of Nazareth Hospital
Rush North Shore Hospital
Honors and Special Awards:
1973-1977 Society of Andrews Scholars
Andrews University
Berrien Springs, Michigan
1986 Outstanding Young Man of America Award
1986 Recognition for Academic Activities
Peking Union Medical College
Beijing, China