Dr. Gail L. Rosseau, MD

Neurosurgeon

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Dr. Rosseau practices Neurosurgery in Chicago and Elmhurst, Illinois.

Physician Profile for Dr. Gail L. Rosseau, 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

Female

Years Since Graduation: 24

Practice Member Since: 1992.

Current Title: Director of Cranial Base Surgery at CINN

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

Awards and Honors:

Harry B. Zehner, Jr. Memorial Traveling Fellowship Award of the American College of Surgeons

Chicago Woman of the Year Mentor Award.

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:

Board of Directors, American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Past President, Foun, Women In Neurosurgery (wins)

FIENS

Executive Board, Societe de Neurochirurgie de Langue Francaise

Board of Trustees, Dominican University

Committees:

AANS PR Committee

Joint AANS/CNS Washington Committee

WFNS Young Neurosurgeons Committee, Chairman

Professional Interests:

Caring for patients with pituitary tumors, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, head and neck malignancies, and other cranial base disorders.

Physician Treats:

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

Physician Performs:

Spinal surgery, Laminectomy, Brain Tumor Surgery, Discectomy, Spinal Fusion, Microvascular Decompression, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

Foreign Languages Spoken:

French

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Dr. Rosseau has extensive training and experience treating a wide-range of neurological conditions. She is widely recognized for her special interest and expertise in caring for patients with pituitary tumors, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, head and neck malignancies, and other cranial base disorders. Dr. Rosseau has introduced the use of endoscopic surgical techniques to treat pituitary tumors and other cranial base disorders as a result of her commitment to reducing the pain and speeding the recovery time of her patients

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Neurosurgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Gail L. Rosseau, 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:: George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Washington, DC 1985
Internship:: George Washington University Hospital
Washington, DC
Residency:: George Washington University Hospital
Washington, DC
Fellowship:: H.I.A. du Val-de-Grace Hospital; University of Pittsburgh's Presbyterian-University Hospital
Pittsburgh, PA
Positions:: Department of Neurosurgery, Rush Medical College, Assistant Professor
Chicago, IL; Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago, Chief of Neurosurgery
Chicago, IL

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Spinal surgery	-
Laminectomy	-
Brain Tumor Surgery	-
Discectomy	-
Spinal Fusion	-
Microvascular Decompression	-
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. Gail L. Rosseau, 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. Gail L. Rosseau, 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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