Dr. Adebukola A. Onibokun, MD

Neurosurgeon

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Dr. Onibokun practices Neurosurgery in Elmhurst and Chicago, Illinois.

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Physician Profile for Dr. Adebukola A. Onibokun, MD

Addresses:: 4501 North Winchester Avenue 2nd Floor; Chicago, IL 60640; 1200 South York Road 3160; Elmhurst, IL 60126

Personal Facts

Personal Facts:: Male; Practice Member Since: 2008.; Physician Website: http://www.cinn.org
Professional Affiliations/Memberships:: Congress of Neurological Surgeons; American Association of Neurological Surgeons; North American Spine Society
Physician Treats:: Back pain, Neck pain, Herniated Disc, Spinal stenosis, Spinal Tumors, Trigeminal neuralgia, Facial Pain, Brain Tumors, Spinal Compression Fracture
Physician Performs:: Laminectomy, Discectomy, Spinal Fusion, Complex Spine Surgery, Brain surgery, Craniotomy, Kyphoplasty - vertebral augmentation

Patient / Medical Philosophy: Adebukola Onibokun, M.D., neurosurgeon, with the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch (CINN), has training and expertise in the full range of neurosurgical disorders. His practice includes caring for patients with both brain and spine disorders, including those suffering from brain tumors, neck and back pain.

Dr. Onibokun’s neurosurgical training and experience includes a focus on the use of minimally-invasive spinal procedures to treat cervical, thoracic and lumbar spine conditions. The most common spinal conditions treated by Dr. Onibokun include herniated discs, degenerative disc disease, compression fractures, spinal stenosis, myelopathy, spondylolisthesis, spinal trauma, chiari malformations, and other degenerative spine diseases. Dr. Onibokun additionally employs minimally invasive techniques to treat a variety of brain conditions including tumors, infections, hydrocephalus, and trigeminal neuralgia. He is also highly experienced in transnasal surgery for pituitary tumors. Minimally-invasive techniques are performed through smaller surgical incisions and allow for less trauma to the muscles and soft tissues. They have been shown to decrease blood loss, hospitalization days, scaring, and post-operative pain.

Dr. Onibokun received his medical degree at Northwestern University Medical School in Chicago, Illinois and completed his internship and neurosurgery residency training at UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles, California.

Dr. Onibokun joined CINN in 2009. A member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the North American Spine Society, Dr. Onibokun brings fresh perspective and advanced insight to the dynamic field of neurosurgery.

Experience / Training

Medical School:: Northwestern University Medical School
Chicago, IL
Internship:: UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
Residency:: UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA

Procedure

Procedure	Number per Year (Approximate)
Laminectomy	-
Discectomy	-
Spinal Fusion	-
Complex Spine Surgery	-
Brain surgery	-
Craniotomy	-
Kyphoplasty - vertebral augmentation	-

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. Adebukola A. Onibokun, MD as of 11/11/2009.
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Malpractice History: HealthGrades did not find any closed malpractice claims for Dr. Adebukola A. Onibokun, 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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