Dr. Leonard J. Cerullo, MD

Neurosurgeon

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Dr. Cerullo practices Neurosurgery in Vernon Hills and Chicago, Illinois.

Physician Profile for Dr. Leonard J. Cerullo, MD

Addresses:: 4501 North Winchester Avenue 2nd Floor; Chicago, IL 60640; 565 Lakeview Parkway 190; Vernon Hills, IL 60061

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:

Accepting New Patients: No

Male

Years Since Graduation: 39

Practice Member Since: 1987.

Current Title: Founder and Medical Director of the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch

Physician Website: http://nohc.org/find-doctor/cerullo-bio.htm

Awards and Honors:

Best Doctors in America

Best Doctors in Chicago (Chicago Magazine)

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, Professor

Professional Affiliations/Memberships:

Congress of Neurological Surgeons

American Association of Neurological Surgeons

Physician Treats:

Back pain, Neck pain, Trigeminal neuralgia, Brain arteriovenous malformations, Neuralgia, Brain Tumors, Facial Pain, Aneurysms, AVM's, Carotid Stenosis, Intracranial Stenosis

Physician Performs:

Spine (Back) Surgery, Brain surgery

Foreign Languages Spoken:

Italian

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Leonard J. Cerullo, M.D., is the medical director of the Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago as well as founder and medical director of the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch (CINN). A board-certified neurosurgeon with over 20 years of experience, Dr. Cerullo is widely recognized as one of the nation's leaders in the field of neurosurgery, and holds the title of professor, Department of Neurosurgery at Rush Medical College . Patients and physicians hold him in high regard for his skill in the diagnosis and treatment of brain tumors and spine disorders. Dr. Cerullo has been instrumental in advancing the use of minimally invasive treatments for a wide range of neurosurgical disorders.

Experience / Training

Specialty:: Neurosurgery; (HealthGrades has verified that Dr. Leonard J. Cerullo, 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:: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PA 1970
Internship:: Chicago Wesley Memorial Hospital
Chicago, IL
Residency:: Lankenau Hospital
Wynnewood, PA; Northwestern University Medical School
Fellowship:: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center; Hôpital Foch, Surenes; Neurological Institute of New York
Positions:: Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch, Founder and medical director
Chicago, IL
Undergraduate School:: Georgetown University

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Spine (Back) Surgery	-
Brain surgery	-

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. Leonard J. Cerullo, MD as of 07/11/2009.
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. Leonard J. Cerullo, 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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