Goldenberg, Fernando, MD

Assistant Professor, Neurology and Surgery (Neurosurgery)

Address: 5841 S. Maryland Ave., MC 2030
Chicago, IL 60637-1470
Telephone: 773-834-3994
Assistant: Judith Maratea
Patient Calls: 773-834-4602
Fax: 773-702-9076
Education & Training
  • MD, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Residency, Juan A. Fernandez Hospital, Buenos Aries, Argentina
  • Fellowship, Neuro-Critical Care, University of Chicago Hospitals
Clinical & Research Interests
  • Dr. Fernando Goldenberg is a well-respected specialist in critical care medicine and Neurointensive care. Recruited to the University of Chicago in 2002, Dr Goldenberg brings tremendous experience, skill, and depth to the Department. In addition to his strong reputation as an outstanding clinician in the field, Dr. Goldenberg has been involved in a wide variety of provocative research endeavors. While he is involved in a number of important research projects, his most recent scholarly focus is on intracerebral hemorrhage and mechanisms involved in the pathophysiology of sodium disorders in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage.
Selected Publications
  1. Lo SE, Rosengart AJ, Novakovic RL, Kang UJ, Shah DN, Khan MA, Dalvi A, Goldenberg FD, Macdonald RL, Frank JI. Identiļ¬cation and treatment of cervical and oromandibular dystonia in acutely brain-injured patients. Neurocrit Care. 2005;3(2):139-45.
  2. Refai D, Lee MC, Goldenberg FD, Frank JI. Decompressive hemicraniectomy for acute disseminated encephalomyelitis: case report. Neurosurgery. 2005 Apr;56(4):E872; discussion E871.
  3. Rosen D, Novakovic R, Goldenberg FD, Huo D, Baldwin ME, Frank JI, Rosengart AJ, Macdonald RL. Racial differences in demographics, acute complications, and outcomes in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage: a large patient series. J Neurosurg. 2005 Jul;103(1):18-24.
  4. Baldwin ME, Macdonald RL, Huo D, Novakovic RL, Goldenberg FD, Frank JI, Rosengart AJ. Early vasospasm on admission angiography in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage is a predictor for in-hospital complications and poor outcome. Stroke. 2004 Nov;35(11):2506-11.
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