Dr. Kaiz Asif, MD is an endovascular neurosurgery specialist in Joliet, IL and has been practicing for 3 years. He graduated from Smt.NHL Municipal Medical College in 2003 and specializes in endovascular neurosurgery, vascular neurology, and more.Read his story
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Top Care Areas
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Stroke
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more than 75% of peers
Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
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more than 70% of peers
Carotid Artery Disease
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more than 45% of peers
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Dr. Asif's bio
This content was provided by Dr. Asif "I specialize in vascular (artery and vein) disorders of the Brain and spinal cord. I perform procedures to treat strokes, carotid/vertebral artery stenosis, brain aneurysms, venous disorders of the brain, AVMs or AV Fistulas (brain and spinal cord) and tumor embolizations. "
Care Philosophy
This content was provided by Dr. Asif "My goal is to treat the patient as a whole rather than just the disease. "
4 Specialties
- Endovascular Neurosurgery
- Adult Neurology
- Neurocritical Care
- Vascular Neurology
2 Board Certifications
- NeurologyAccredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*
- Vascular NeurologyAccredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*
83 Conditions Treated
- Acute Stroke
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aneurysm, Intracranial Berry
- Anterior Horn Disease
- Arterial Dissection
- Arteriovenous Fistula
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM) Brain
- Ataxia
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Autonomic Disorders
- Bone Cancer
- Bone Disorders
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Cancer
- Brain Disorders
- Brain Hemorrhage
- Cancer
- Carotid Artery Disease
- Carotid Artery Stenosis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
- Cerebral Hemorrhage
- Cervical Spine Myelopathy
- Chronic Pain
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Confusion
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Dementia
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Difficulty With Walking
- Diplopia
- Dissecting Aneurysm
- Dural Arteriovenous Fistulas
- Dystonia
- Ear Disorders
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- Fracture
- Gait Abnormality
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
- Insomnia
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Intracranial Venous Thrombosis
- Lambert-Eaton Syndrome
- Low Back Pain
- Meningiomas
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Nerve Sheath Tumors
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Nystagmus
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Polymyositis
- Polyneuropathy
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Scoliosis
- Secondary Malignancies
- Seizure Disorders
- Sleep Apnea
- Sleep Disorders
- Spina Bifida
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Disorders
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Subdural Hemorrhage
- Syncope
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Tremor
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Vertebral Artery Dissection
- Vertebral Artery Stenosis
- Vertigo
- Visual Field Defects
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23 Procedures
- Acute Stroke Management
- Acute Stroke Therapy With Tissue Plasminogen Activator
- Aneurysm Embolization
- Angioplasty
- Angioplasty With Stent Placement
- Balloon Angioplasty
- Brain Aneurysm Embolization
- Brain Surgery
- Carotid Artery Stent Placement
- Cerebral Angiography
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
- EEG (Electroencephalogram)
- Embolization of Arteriovenous Malformation
- Embolization of Tumor
- Hyperacute Stroke Treatment
- Intracranial Angioplasty With Stent Placement
- Intracranial Vessel Angioplasty and Stenting
- Stent-Assisted Coiling
- Stenting, Intracranial Vessels
- Stroke Prevention
- Vascular Stenting
- Vascular Transcatheter Embolization
- Venous and Arterial Thrombolysis
Background Check
0 Malpractice Claims
No malpractice history found for Illinois.
0 Sanctions
No sanctions history found for the years that Healthgrades collects data.
0 Board Actions
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Education
- Smt Nhl Muni MedUndergraduate School | Graduated 1997
- Smt.NHL Municipal Medical CollegeMedical School | Graduated 2003
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsInternship Hospital | Completed 2009
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsResidency Hospital | Completed 2012
- Medical College of Wisconsin Affiliated HospitalsFellowship Hospital | Completed 2015
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
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Languages Spoken
- English
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Urdu
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