Dr. John Ruge is chief of pediatric neurosurgery at Advocate Lutheran Children's Hospital and medical director of the Midwest Children's Brain Tumor Center.  He completed his medical training, internship and residency at Northwestern University Medical School and a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Children's Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Dr. Ruge and his team are currently leading a clinical trial to study the use of Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) to enhance visualization and resection of malignant glial tumors of the brain.