Dr. Edward H. Mkrdichian, MD

Neurosurgeon

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Dr. Mkrdichian practices Neurosurgery in Elmhurst, Vernon Hills, and Chicago, Illinois.

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Physician Profile for Dr. Edward H. Mkrdichian, MD

Addresses:: 4501 North Winchester Avenue 2nd Floor; Chicago, IL 60640; 1200 South York Road 3160; Elmhurst, IL 60126

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Accepting New Patients: Yes

Male

Years Since Graduation: 30

Practice Member Since: 1987.

Current Title: Director of Clinical Neurosurgery @ CINN

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

Awards and Honors:

1985, Eleanor Clarke Award for outstanding patient care

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:

Department of Neurosurgery, Rush Medical College, Assistant Professor

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

American Medical Association

Professional Interests:

http://www.cinn.org/physicians/mkrdichian-edward.html

Physician Treats:

Back pain, Neck pain, Degenerative disc disease, Herniated discs, Spinal stenosis, Brain Tumors, Spinal Tumors, Facial Pain

Physician Performs:

Laminectomy, Brain Tumor Surgery, Discectomy, Spinal Tumor Surgery, Spinal Fusion Surgery, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Arabic, Assyrian

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Dr. Mkrdichian is widely recognized as an authority on the diagnosis and treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors including gliomas, meningiomas and pituitary tumors. He is also has significant expertise and acclaim for his treatment of spinal cord tumors and degenerative diseases of the spine. Dr. Mkrdichian is among the most experienced neurosurgeons in the country in offering Gamma Knife stereotactic radiosurgery to his patients.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Neurosurgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Edward H. Mkrdichian, 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:: Rush Medical College of Rush University
Chicago, IL 1979
Residency:: Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Fellowship:: Mayo Medical Center
Rochester, MN

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Laminectomy	-
Brain Tumor Surgery	-
Discectomy	-
Spinal Tumor Surgery	-
Spinal Fusion Surgery	-
Gamma Knife 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. Edward H. Mkrdichian, MD as of 11/22/2009.
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Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Edward H. Mkrdichian, 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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