Dr Ashley graduated from Stanford University with a degree in biology. He earned a medical degree as well as a doctoral degree in physiology and biophysics at the University of Illinois College of Medicine. He also completed an M.B.A. in health care administration from the Loyola University of Chicago. He then completed a neurosurgical residency at Barnes Jewish Hospital/Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, followed by a dual fellowship in cerebrovascular and endovascular neurosurgery at the University of Illinois at Chicago Medical Center. Dr Ashley specializes in the treatment of all aspects of cerebrovascular disease. He uses open cranial and skull base surgical approaches and minimally invasive endovascular techniques.