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Dr. Mark Fortson, MD

Neurology · Male · Age 64

Dr. Mark Fortson, MD is a neurology specialist in Dubuque, IA and has been practicing for 40 years. He graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 1979 and specializes in neurology.

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(563) 582-4357

Chiropractic Rehab/NEU Center

2255 John F Kennedy Rd Ste 21

Dubuque, IA 52002

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Dr. Fortson's Top Procedures and Conditions

Treatment Frequency

Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)

high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Fortson treats Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement) more than 88% of his peers

Dr. Fortson treats this condition more than 88% of his peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

Brachial Neuritis
Neuritis
Neuritis With Brachial Predilection
Optic Neuritis
Peripheral Neuritis
Polyneuritis
Radiculitis
Ulnar Neuritis
Vestibular Neuritis

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Peripheral Nerve Disorders

high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Fortson treats Peripheral Nerve Disorders more than 86% of his peers

Dr. Fortson treats this condition more than 86% of his peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

Acute Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
Alcoholic Neuropathy
Alcoholic Polyneuropathy
Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
Auditory Neuropathy
Autonomic Disorders
Autonomic Dysreflexia
Autonomic Neuropathy
Carcinomatous Polyneuropathy
Carotid Sinus Syncope
Chronic Demyelinating Neuropathy With IgM Monoclonal Gammapathy
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyradiculoneuropathy
Congenital Neuropathy With Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita
Congenital Sensory Neuropathy With Neurotrophic Keratitis
Demyelinating Polyneuropathy
Diabetic Neuropathy
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Hand Neuropathy
Hereditary Neuropathy With Liability to Pressure Palsies
Hereditary Sensory and Autonomic Neuropathy, Type I
Infantile Refsum Disease
Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
Inflammatory Neuropathies
Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy
Metabolic Neuropathy
Motor and Sensory Neuropathy With Sensorineural Hearing Loss, Bouldin Type
Motor Neuropathy
Motor Neuropathy, Peripheral With Dysautonomia
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy With Conduction Block
Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor
Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Jerash Type
Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Type III
Neuropathy, Distal Hereditary Motor, Type VIIa
Neuropathy, Hereditary Motor and Sensory, Lom Type
Neuropathy, Hereditary Motor and Sensory, Okinawa Type
Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Radicular
Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type I
Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type II
Neuropathy, Hereditary Sensory, Type IV
Neuropathy, Motor & Sensory
Optic Neuropathy
Peripheral Neuropathy
Peroneal Muscular Atrophy
Polyneuropathy
Polyradiculoneuropathy
Pudenal Neuropathy
Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
Retrobulbar Neuropathy
Sensory Neuropathy With Spastic Paraplegia
Spinal Bulbar Motor Neuropathy
Spinocerebellar Ataxia With Axonal Neuropathy, Type 2
Spinocerebellar Ataxia, Autosomal Recessive, With Axonal Neuropathy
Toxic Polyneuropathy Due to Acrylamide
Ulnar Neuropathy
Vascular Neuropathy

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Narcolepsy and Cataplexy

high

Treatment Frequency

Dr. Fortson treats Narcolepsy and Cataplexy more than 83% of his peers

Dr. Fortson treats this condition more than 83% of his peers

Rating Includes other areas of care:

Cataplexy
Narcolepsy

Dr. Fortson's conditions and procedures:

All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
Alzheimer's Disease
Aneurysm
Ataxia
Autoimmune Diseases
Brachial Plexus Palsy
Brain Aneurysm
Brain Disorders
Cancer
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
Cerebral Hemorrhage
Cerebral Palsy
Cerebrovascular Disease
Chronic Pain
Cluster Headache
Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
Confusion
Cranial Trauma
Dementia
Diabetic Polyneuropathy
Difficulty With Walking
Diplopia
Dystonia
EEG (Electroencephalogram)
Epilepsy
Essential Tremor
Gait Abnormality
Headache
Herniated Disc
Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
Insomnia
Intervertebral Disc Disease
Low Back Pain
Meningiomas
Migraine
Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
Myelopathy
Myoclonus
Narcolepsy and Cataplexy
Nerve Block, Somatic
Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
Parkinson's Disease
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Polyneuropathy
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
Restless Leg Syndrome
Seizure Disorders
Sleep Apnea
Sleep Disorders
Spinal Stenosis
Spine Disorders
Stroke
Subdural Hemorrhage
Syncope
Thrombosis
Torticollis
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
Traumatic Brain Injury
Tremor
Trigeminal Neuralgia
Vascular Disease
Vasculitis
Vertigo
Visual Field Defects

About Me

Biography

Dr. Mark Fortson, MD is a neurology specialist in Dubuque, IA and has been practicing for 40 years. He graduated from Howard University College Of Medicine in 1979 and specializes in neurology.

Specialties

Neurology

Education

Grady Mem Hospital

Residency Hospital

Howard University Hospital

Residency Hospital

University Of Al Hospital

Residency Hospital

1979

Howard University College Of Medicine

Medical School

1979

Languages

Spanish
English

Dr. Fortson's Reviews

Likelihood to recommend Dr. Fortson

3.2

Based on 9 reviews

5 Stars	44.44444444444444%	(4)
4 Stars	11.11111111111111%	(1)
3 Stars	0%	(0)
2 Stars	11.11111111111111%	(1)
1 Star	33.333333333333336%	(3)

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10 – 15 minutes

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What People Say About Dr. Mark Fortson, MD

Dr. Mark Fortson, MD

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His performance tends to depend on the day. One day with me you could be very kind and empathetic, the next I was not sick at all and he ain't had no idea why I was on the medicine he put me on.

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