Neurology
Robert Kalb, MD
Director, Les Turner ALS Center; Chief of Neuromuscular Disease in the Department of Neurology; Joan and Paul Rubschlager Professor; Professor, Neurology (Neuromuscular Disease)
Dr. Robert Gordon Kalb, MD, is a neuromuscular medicine specialist and neurologist based in Chicago, Illinois, serving as Director of the Les Turner ALS Center and Chief of Neuromuscular Disease in the Department of Neurology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. He holds the Joan and Paul Rubschlager Professorship and focuses primarily on motor neuron diseases, including amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), as well as Guillain-Barré syndrome, Lambert-Eaton syndrome
40+
Years in Practice
Credentials
Board Certifications
- Neurology (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)
- Neuromuscular Medicine (Psychiatry & Neurology)
Education & Training
- MD, Cornell University Weill Medical College - 1982
- Internship, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses & Weiler Campuses) - 1983
- Residency, Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Moses & Weiler Campuses) - 1984
- Residency, Yale-New Haven Medical Center - 1987
Recognition & Leadership
Leadership Roles
- Chief of Neuromuscular Disease in the Department of Neurology
- Director, Les Turner ALS Center
Clinical Focus
Subspecialties
Conditions & Treatments
Practice Details
Hospital Affiliations
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital
- Northwestern Medicine Nephrology and Hypertension Program
Languages
English
Experience
40+ years in practice