Dr. Steven Adelman, DO is a neurology specialist in Des Moines, IA and has been practicing for 36 years. He graduated from Des Moines University College Of Osteopathic Medicine in 1977 and specializes in neurology and adult neurology.
Mercy Ruan Neurology Clinic
1111 6th Ave # A100
Des Moines, IA 50314
(515) 358-0011
Insurance Accepted
- Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Cigna
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Medicaid
- Medicare
- PHCS
- UnitedHealthCare
- Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield
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Top Care Areas
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Migraine
very high
more than 98% of peers
All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
very high
more than 97% of peers
Brain Disorders
very high
more than 97% of peers
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2 Specialties
- Neurology
- Adult Neurology
1 Board Certifications
- NeurologyAccredited by: American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology*
80 Conditions Treated
- All Headaches (incl. Migraine)
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Aneurysm
- Anterior Horn Disease
- Ataxia
- Autoimmune Diseases
- Autonomic Disorders
- Bell's Palsy
- Brachial Plexus Palsy
- Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Disorders
- Cancer
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
- Cerebral Palsy
- Cerebrovascular Disease
- Chorea (Excluding Huntington's Chorea)
- Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis
- Cluster Headache
- Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS)
- Confusion
- Corticobasal Degeneration
- Cranial Trauma
- Dementia
- Diabetic Polyneuropathy
- Difficulty With Walking
- Diplopia
- Dystonia
- Epilepsy
- Essential Tremor
- Gait Abnormality
- Headache
- Herniated Disc
- Huntington's Disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension
- Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
- Insomnia
- Intervertebral Disc Disease
- Low Back Pain
- Meningiomas
- Menstrual Migraine
- Migraine
- Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
- Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
- Myasthenia Gravis
- Myelopathy
- Myoclonus
- Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
- Nerve Sheath Tumors
- Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
- Optic Neuritis
- Parkinsonism
- Parkinson's Disease
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Polyneuropathy
- Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP)
- Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
- Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- Seizure Disorders
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spine Disorders
- Stroke
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
- Syncope
- Tension Headache
- Thrombosis
- Tic Disorders
- Torticollis
- Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Tremor
- Trigeminal Neuralgia
- Tuberous Sclerosis
- Vascular Disease
- Vasculitis
- Vertigo
- Visual Field Defects
Less
3 Procedures
- EEG (Electroencephalogram)
- EMG (Electromyography)
- Non-Cosmetic Chemodenervation
Background Check
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0 Sanctions
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0 Board Actions
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Education
- Des Moines University College Of Osteopathic MedicineMedical School | Graduated 1977
- Grandview HospitalInternship Hospital | Completed 1978
- Cleveland Clinic FoundationResidency Hospital | Completed 1982
- Mt SinaiResidency Hospital | Completed 1979
Awards & Recognition
Awards & Honors
- Healthgrades Honor Roll
Media & Publications
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Languages Spoken
- English
Memberships & Professional Affiliations
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