Neurology
Eelco Wijdicks, M.D.
Chair, Division of Critical Care and Hospital Neurology
Rochester, MN
Eelco F. Wijdicks, M.D., Ph.D., is a professor of neurology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and Science in Rochester, Minnesota, renowned for establishing the specialty of neurocritical care at Mayo Clinic in 1992. He serves as an attending neurointensivist in the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit at Mayo Clinic Hospital — Saint Marys Campus, chairing the Division of Critical Care and Hospital Neurology within the Department of Neurology. Dr. Wijdicks specializes in neurocritical care, emerge
45+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Education & Training
- Medical School: Leiden University Faculty of Medicine (MD, 1979)
- Residency: University of Leiden (Internal Care, 1981)
- Residency: University of Leiden (Psychiatry, 1982)
- Residency: Dijkzigt Hospital, Erasmus University (Neurology, 1985)
- Fellowship: Dijkzigt Hospital, Erasmus University (Clinical Neurophysiology, 1986)
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Vascular Neurology & Stroke
Conditions & Treatments
Stroke & Cerebrovascular DiseaseTransient Ischemic AttackCarotid Artery DiseaseStrokeVascular Neurology
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic
Languages
English
Experience
45+ years in practice