Susan McMillan, DNP, NP-C

Specialty

• General neurology
• Headache
• Neuromodulation

Areas of Focus and Interests

• Migraine
• Multiple sclerosis
• Movement disorders
• Epilepsy
• Concussion
• Neuro-oncology
• Neurotoxin injections for migraine
• Occipital nerve block injections
• Trigger point injections
• Transnasal sphenopalatine ganglion block injections
• Vagus nerve stimulator programming in patients with drug-resistant epilepsy
• Deep brain stimulator programming in patients with PD and ET

Locations

Chicago | Lake Barrington | Libertyville | Rolling Meadows

Additional Information

Susan McMillan is an adult nurse practitioner who specializes in neurology and oncology.   She is also an Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner.  Susan is a member of the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses (AANN) and the Oncology Nursing Society.  She presented at the AANN Annual Educational Meeting in 2012 on Pseudobulbar Affect and in 2023 on the new CGRP class of drugs developed for the treatment of Migraine.

Board Certification

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
Oncology Nursing Society

Education

Rush University College of Nursing - Doctor of Nursing Practice
Rush University College of Nursing - Master of Science, Nursing 
Loyola University - Bachelor of Science, Nursing

Insurances Accepted

The providers of Northwest Neurology accept most insurances. Click here to see the most current list. All patients are encouraged to verify their benefits with their plan administrator by referring to their insurance membership card for contact information. If you have an HMO plan, please make sure that you have the proper referrals required by your plan. Please note we do not accept Medicaid plans.