Dr. Dean G. Karahalios, MD

Neurosurgeon

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Dr. Karahalios practices Neurosurgery in Vernon Hills and Chicago, Illinois.

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Physician Profile for Dr. Dean G. Karahalios, MD

Addresses:: 4501 North Winchester Avenue 2nd Floor; Chicago, IL 60640; 565 Lakeview Parkway 190; Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Accepting New Patients: Yes

Male

Years Since Graduation: 18

Practice Member Since: 2004.

Current Title: Neurological Surgeon

Physician Website: http://www.neuro-ortho.org/find-doctor/karahalios-bio.htm

Awards and Honors:

Best Doctors in America

Five-Star Doctor at Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago in Spine Surgery.

HealthGrades Five-Star Doctors are affiliated with a hospital that is highly rated by HealthGrades; are board certified in the specialty they practice; have never had their license restricted or revoked; are free of state or federal disciplinary actions; and are free of any malpractice claims.

Professional Appointments:

Northwestern University Medical Center, Assistant Professorship of Neurosurgery

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

Member, Congress of Neurological Surgeons

Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Member, American College of Surgeons

Member, Illinois Neurosurgical Society

Member, Joint Section On Disorders Of The Spine And Peripheral Nerves

Physician Treats:

Back pain, Spine (Back) Diseases & Disorders, Neck pain, Herniated discs

Physician Performs:

Laminectomy, Spinal fusion, Cervical disc surgery, Complex spinal deformity correction, Minimally invasive surgery, Discectomy, Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement, Complex Spine Surgery, Image-Guided Spine Surgery, Minimally-Invasive Spine Surgery, Spinal Radiosurgery

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Greek

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Dean G. Karahalios, M.D. is a member of the medical staff of the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago and a board-certified neurosurgeon who is well versed in treating the full range of neurosurgical disorders. He is widely recognized as an authority on the treatment of patients with complex spine conditions, and is particularly well known for his use of advanced technologies to treat patients with degenerative spine conditions, and traumatic injuries to the spine. Dr. Karahalios uses his extensive experience to aggressively treat primary and metastatic tumors of the spine using a multi-modality approach, including surgery and spinal radiosurgery. He frequently uses image-guided technology and minimally invasive surgical techniques to reduce the risks of surgery and shorten the recovery time.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Neurosurgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Dean G. Karahalios, MD is board certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery); Information from ABMS® is proprietary data maintained in a copyrighted database compilation owned by the American Board of Medical Specialties®. © Copyright 2009 American Board of Medical Specialties. All rights reserved.

Medical School:: Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL 1991
Internship:: Maricopa Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Residency:: Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, AZ; St Joseph's Hospital And Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
Fellowship:: Barrow Neurological Institute
Phoenix, AZ; St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Laminectomy	-
Spinal fusion	-
Cervical disc surgery	-
Complex spinal deformity correction	-
Minimally invasive surgery	-
Discectomy	-
Cervical Artificial Disc Replacement	-
Complex Spine Surgery	-
Image-Guided Spine Surgery	-
Minimally-Invasive Spine Surgery	-
Spinal Radiosurgery	-

Disciplinary Actions: HealthGrades has examined disciplinary actions within the last five years from the Office of Inspector General and 50 state medical boards.
HealthGrades could not detect any disciplinary actions for Dr. Dean G. Karahalios, MD as of 11/22/2009.
Note: HealthGrades reports on state and federal disciplinary actions (if any) from the previous five years.

Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Dean G. Karahalios, MD in the states of California, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, North Dakota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Vermont, or West Virginia. Learn More

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