For many years, Patricia experienced swelling in her right knee and soreness in her thigh. At times she had very little to no feeling in her legs and feet. She saw IBJI’s Dr. Tomas Nemickas who informed her that what she was experiencing with her legs and feet was caused by a back problem and […]
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I can’t begin to express how thankful I am for the outstanding treatment and care I received from Dr. Mark Mikhael and the entire surgical center team for my bulging disc between C6-7 that was causing terrible nerve pain from my neck, down through my left arm and numbness in my left hand. When the […]
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Dr. Feldman joined Hinsdale Orthopaedics, a division of Illinois Bone & Joint Institute, in 2006. After graduating from the State University of New York at Buffalo School of Medicine, Dr. Feldman completed his internship at Passavant Memorial Hospital (Northwestern University Medical Center) in Chicago. He pursued residency training in general surgery at Passavant Memorial Hospital […]
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Specializing in nonsurgical spine care, Dr. Juan Santiago-Palma has been recognized as one of America’s Most Compassionate Doctors by Patients Choice. Dedicated to helping patients live with less pain and more freedom, Dr. Santiago-Palma uses minimally invasive, leading-edge procedures to relieve spine pain. He has performed over 20,000 interventional procedures to relieve back and neck […]
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Dr. Lee is a fellowship trained primary care sports medicine specialist, and he is board-certified in sports medicine and family medicine. He has extensive experience in the treatment of nonsurgical orthopedic injuries and conditions, and he enjoys caring for patients of all ages. Currently, Dr. Lee serves as a team physician for Lincoln-Way East and […]
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Dr. Hasan is a graduate from the University of Illinois as a James Scholar prior to attending the Chicago Medical School. After attaining his Doctor of Medicine degree, Dr. Hasan completed his internship at Presence Saint Joseph Hospital/Catholic Health Partners and his residency at the University of Chicago/Schwab Rehabilitation Hospital in physical medicine and rehabilitation in Chicago, Illinois. Subsequently, he served […]
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Dr. Carey Ellis is a board-certified, fellowship-trained primary care sports medicine physician who has trained comprehensively in the nonsurgical treatment of musculoskeletal concerns. He also serves as a co-chair for the sports-related concussion program at OAK Orthopedics. In his practice, Dr. Ellis sees sports injuries in patients of all ages, from children and adolescents to adults and […]
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Written by Bob Bong, Community Health Magazine Illinois Bone & Joint Institute (IBJI) is taking a more modern approach to treat patients with damaged cervical disc-related neck pain. Cervical disc arthroplasty is a relatively new surgical procedure in which degenerated or herniated cervical discs are replaced with artificial devices. The procedure is used to treat […]
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Dr. Steven Mardjetko is a board-certified orthopedic surgeon specializing in treating spine conditions, with an emphasis on pediatric spinal deformities, including early onset spinal deformity. He provides the gamut of treatment options for very young children all the way to adults, including advanced techniques not widely available. Because he treats adults as well as children […]
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