Charles L. Rosen, MD, PhD
Neurosurgeon in Central Illinois

Neurosurgeon Dr. Charles L. Rosen

Dr. Charles Rosen’s neurosurgery expertise is focused on cranial base and neurovascular surgery, as well as complex intradural tumors of the third ventricle, posterior fossa, and spinal cord.
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About Dr. Charles L. Rosen

Dr. Charles Rosen’s neurosurgery expertise is focused on cranial base and neurovascular surgery, as well as complex intradural tumors of the third ventricle, posterior fossa, and spinal cord.

Dr. Rosen is currently at OSF HealthCare Illinois Neurological Institute where he practices in Bloomington, IL.

Dr. Rosen most recently served as Department Chair of Neurological Surgery at West Virginia University (WVU) School of Medicine from 2012 through 2017, following his 2011 appointment as Interim Department Chair.

He joined the faculty at WVU in 2001 and held various positions in the WVU Department of Neurosurgery, including vice chair, director of research and the neurosurgical research laboratories, director of cranial base surgery, and program director for residency in neurological surgery.

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If you would like to refer a patient to Dr. Rosen, please call (309) 684-6333

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Dr. Rosen Specializes in:

  • cranial base
  • neurovascular
  • aneurysms
  • meningioma
  • strokes
  • Head injuries.

Dr. Rosen Specializes in:

Cranial Base Surgery
Neurovascular Surgery
Aneurysms
Meningioma
Strokes
Head Injuries

Multiple Aneurysms: Emilia Clarke

I'm getting a lot of questions these days about aneurysms and Emilia Clarke, the game of Thrones star, and the unusual aspect of her history is to having multiple aneurysms that needed care, so I wanted to talk a little bit about how often we see that. The...

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Brain Eating Amoebas

Last year I got asked a lot about the terrible tragedy related to the brain eating Amoeba or brain eating bug as it's called in the press. First off, these are relatively uncommon. They are horrific when they occur, but they're not common. What it is, is...

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Heat Stroke

With the temperature increasing, as a motorcyclist, I'm very aware of the issues of heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and these are very dangerous issues. Our bodies need to stay at a standard temperature (98.6 degrees Fahrenheit, 37 degrees Celsius), and...

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Testimonial: Heather and Hunter Sexton

So, I met Dr. Rosen when I was a C.A., taking care of his patients, um, as an aide and then I advanced my career into nursing and switched over to the R.N. role and have been there ever since. I was at work, uh, in a patient's room, working, and my phone...

Testimonial: Ed DeCosta

The name of it was a hemangiopericytoma, and it was in the frontal lobe, the front part of my brain cavity, and it had grown to the size of a grapefruit. It was impacting my self-awareness, and so I was behaving in very different ways. And of course my...

Testimonials: Cara Sedney, MD

I've known Dr. Rosen since I was a medical student. He started out as a mentor, mentoring me through the process to become a neurosurgeon, then he was my boss as a trainee, then I stayed on at WVU and he was my boss in my first job. I've known him as a...

Testimonial: Richard Douglas, MD

Several years ago, I became critically ill, where I was hospitalized at the university hospital for two months. He visited me every day of the week for two months to check on my well-being. As a fellow department member, he felt that was part of his...

Testimonial: Dr. Sanjay Bhatia

Dr. Rosen has always been one of my mentors and somebody that I thought I would like to emulate over time. A very skillful surgeon and an excellent human being, and I'd been working with him pretty closely for about seven years. There's numerous examples...

Dr. Charles L. Rosen Named Chair of the WVU Department of Neurosurgery

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Charles L. Rosen, M.D., Ph.D., has been named chair of the West Virginia University Department of Neurosurgery. Arthur Ross, III, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the WVU School of Medicine, announced the appointment on Tuesday.

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The Journal of Neurosurgery Publishing Group (JNSPG) is the scholarly journals publication arm of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to advance the practice of neurosurgery worldwide.

Dr. Charles L. Rosen Named Chair of the WVU Department of Neurosurgery.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Charles L. Rosen, M.D., Ph.D., has been named chair of the West Virginia University Department of Neurosurgery. Arthur Ross, III, M.D., M.B.A., dean of the WVU School of Medicine, announced the appointment on Tuesday…

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Dr. Charles Rosen In the News

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