Biographical summary
Dr. Richard W. Byrne joined Mayo Clinic Florida in April 2024 and serves as the Department Chair for the Department of Neurologic Surgery in Florida. Previously Dr. Byrne served as the Chairman and Medical Director for Rush University's Department of Neurosurgery, a position he held for 18 years. Dr. Byrne has served a leadership role in numerous professional societies, including President of the Neurosurgical Society of America, Director of the American Board of Neurological Surgeons, Board of Directors of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Board of Directors of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and President Elect for the Society of Neurological Surgeons.
Dr. Byrne has 25 years' surgical experience, and expertise in all types of brain tumor surgery including:
- Skull base surgery
- Pituitary surgery
- Surgical treatment for epilepsy
- Glioma
- Brain metastasis
- Acoustic Neuroma
- Meningioma
Conditions treated
Procedures performed
- Brain tumor surgery
- Craniotomy
- Endoscopic procedure
- Endoscopic transnasal transsphenoidal surgery
- Keyhole craniotomy
- Minimally invasive neurosurgery
- Minimally invasive surgery
- Skull base surgery
Interests
- Brain cancer
- Brain tumors
- Cholesterol granuloma
- Chordomas
- Chrondrosarcoma
- Clival tumors
- Encephalocele
- Endoscopic resection of nasal tumors
- Endoscopic skull base surgery
- Esthesioneuroblastoma
- Glioblastoma
- Gliomas
- Meningiomas
- Metastatic brain tumors
- Neurosurgery
- Paranasal sinus tumors
- Parasellar tumors
- Pituitary tumors
- Sellar tumors
- Skull base tumors
- Suprasellar tumors
Mayo Clinic locations
Education
- 1997
Chief Resident - NeurosurgeryCook County Hospital
- 1997
Chief Resident - NeurosurgeryRush University Medical Center
- 1996
Residency - NeurosurgicalRush University Medical Center
- 1992
Internship - Surgical Rush University Medical Center
- 1991
MDNorthwestern University Medical School
- 1987
BS - BiologyUniversity of Illinois Champaign Urbana
Activities and honors
Certifications
- 2000
Neurological SurgeryAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery
Awards and honors
- 2022
The Richard C. Schneider, MD lecturerAnnual Meeting, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2022
Honored GuestRocky Mountain Neurosurgical Society
- 2022
Top Brain DoctorsChicago Magazine
- 2022
Top Cancer DoctorsChicago Magazine
- 2022
Honored guestMediterranean Neurosurgical Society
- 2021
Top DoctorsChicago Magazine
- 2020
2020 Annual Brain Cancer Olivia Kresach Excellence AwardBrain Up
- 2020
Top DoctorsChicago Magazine
- 2020
Honored GuestMediterranean Neurosurgical Society
- 2019
Marquis Who’s Who in America
- 2019
Chicago top cancer doctorsChicago Magazine
- 2017
Co-President and honored guestSecond Annual Chinese and American Neurosurgery Meeting
- 2017
Best Doctors in America
- 2017
Paul Bucy Award Neurosurgical Education Excellence
- 2016
Chicago top cancer doctorsChicago Magazine
- 2014
Gary Lichtenstein Humanitarian AwardVoices Against Brain Cancer
- 2014
Top DoctorsCastle Connolly
- 2013
Presidential Endowed ChairThe Roger C. Bone MD Presidential Endowed Chair, Rush University
- 2011
Career achievement award-brain tumor surgeryChicago Neurological Society
Professional memberships
- 2024 - 2025
TreasurerAmerican Board of Neurological Surgeons
- 2024 - present
PresidentThe Society of Neurological Surgeons
- 2022 - 2025
MemberBoard of Directors MAL, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- 2020 - 2026
DirectorAmerican Board of Neurological Surgery
- 2020 - 2023
Council MemberThe Society of Neurological Surgeons
- 2018 - 2021
DirectorNeuroscience Service Line, Rush Medical College
- 2017 - 2018
PresidentNeurosurgical Society of America
- 2014 - 2015
PresidentIllinois State Neurosurgical Society
- 2013 - 2015
ConsultantIntegra-tissue ablation technology
- 2013
ConsultantIntegra Tissue Ablation Medical Board
- 2012 - 2022
ChairmanBoard of Directors, Interurban Neurosurgical Society
- 2012 - 2014
ConsultantStryker Surgical-drill technology
- 2011 - 2015
Executive CommitteeBoard of Directors, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2011 - 2013
Member-at-LargeExecutive Committee, Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- 2010 - 2012
PresidentChicago Neurological Society
- 2006 - 2007
PresidentRush Surgical Society
- 2003 - present
ConsultantCenter for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Neurological Devices Panel of the Medical Devices Advisor Committee
Publications