Dr. Geoffrey R. Dixon, MD

Neurosurgeon

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Dr. Dixon practices Neurosurgery in Chicago and Harvey, Illinois.

Physician Profile on Dr. Geoffrey R. Dixon, MD

Addresses:: 4501 North Winchester Avenue 2nd Floor; Chicago, IL 60640; 71 West 156th Street 208; Harvey, IL 60426

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Male; Years Since Graduation: 13; Practice Member Since: 2008.; Physician Website: http://www.cinn.org
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: Member, American Association of Neurological Surgeons; Member, Congress Neurological Surgeons
Physician Treats:: Back pain, Neck pain, Herniated Disc, Spinal stenosis, Degenerative disc disease, Spinal Tumors, Brain Tumors, AVM's
Physician Performs:: Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery, Spinal surgery, Discectomy, Laminectomy, Spinal Fusion, Spinal Tumor Surgery, Complex Spine Surgery, Craniotomy, Gamma Knife Radiosurgery

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Geoffrey R. Dixon, M.D., is a neurosurgeon with over 7 years of experience. A member of the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch Medical Group (CINN) since 2009, Dr. Dixon provides solutions for patients afflicted with brain and spine conditions. Dr. Dixon treats patients with primary and metastatic brain tumors, including meningiomas, gliomas and acoustic neuromas. He offers patients with debilitating back and neck pain the full suite of surgical solutions, including discectomy, laminectomy and spinal fusion procedures.

Dr. Dixon’s training also includes today’s evolving spine technologies including the X-Stop for lumbar spinal stenosis and the cervical artificial disc. Dr. Dixon expands CINN’s treatment armamentarium for the devastating symptoms of seizure disorders and depression through the implantation of vagal nerve stimulators.

Dr. Dixon received his medical degree from the Bowman Gray School of Medicine at Wake Forest University in North Carolina, where he contributed to the establishment of a head injury database for use in multicenter trauma studies. Upon completion of his doctoral studies, Dr. Dixon interned in General Surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, where he later conducted his Neurosurgical residency training.

Through his office in Harvey, Illinois, and his continued affiliation with St. Mary’s Hospital in Hobart, and Methodist Hospital in Gary, Dr. Dixon is maintaining his longstanding commitment to the patients and communities of Northwest Indiana.

Licensed in the states of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota, Dr. Dixon’s care of patients and knowledge of viable treatments extends to much of the Midwest. Dr. Dixon is an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Neurosurgery; A self-designated specialty or practice area is not equivalent to, nor does it imply, ABMS Board Certification or special training and competence.

Medical School:: Wake Forest University School Of Medicine
Winston-Salem, NC 1996
Internship:: Mayo Clinic
Residency:: Mayo Clinic

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Cervical Disc Replacement Surgery	-
Spinal surgery	-
Discectomy	-
Laminectomy	-
Spinal Fusion	-
Spinal Tumor Surgery	-
Complex Spine Surgery	-
Craniotomy	-
Gamma Knife Radiosurgery	-

Health Plan / Other

Health Plans:

Humana
Wellpoint

Participates in Clinical Trials:

Yes

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. Geoffrey R. Dixon, MD as of 07/05/2009.
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Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Geoffrey R. Dixon, 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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