Gregory Brebach, MD

Meet Gregory Brebach

Biography

Dr. Greg Brebach is a board-certified Orthopedic Surgeon, fellowship-trained in spinal surgery. His practice is limited to disorders of the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine. Originally from the Barrington area, he graduated from Barrington High School. He joined Lake Cook Orthopedics, a Division of Illinois Bone & Joint Institute in 2003 after finishing first in his class at Rush Medical College and completing his Spine Fellowship at William Beaumont Hospital near Detroit, Michigan. Since 2007, Dr. Brebach has been on the Board of Directors of Wellness Place, a cancer recovery and education center. He lives in the Barrington area with his wife Elissa and their children, Nina and Henry.

Additional Areas of Expertise

• Spinal Surgery Including Minimally Invasive Techniques
• Spinal Disorders – Cervical, Thoracic, Lumbar

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Brebach stresses a conservative approach to spinal care, stating, “The great majority of the patients I see are not surgical candidates. Most people respond to a designed regimen of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory medications, physical therapy, exercise, oral steroid medications, and occasionally epidural steroid injections.” When surgery is necessary, Dr. Brebach employs the latest techniques in spinal surgery to limit recovery times and optimize long-term results. His goal is “to get you where you want to be.”

Affiliations and Associations

• Lake County Medical Association
• Illinois Medical Association

Education

Research and Publications

PUBLICATIONS:
Lim, TH; Brebach, G; Renner, S; Kim, J; Anderson, G; An, H: Biomechanical Evaluation of an Injectable Calcium Phosphate Cement for Vertebroplasty: Spine, Vol 27, No 12, pp 1297-1302, June 2002
Gitelis, S; Brebach, G: The Treatment of Cronic Osteomyelitis with a Biodegradable Antiobiotic-Impregnated Surgical Grade Calcium Sulfate Implant: J of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vol 10, No 1, pp 53-60, June 2002
Marco, R; Gitelis, S; S; Brebach. G; Healy, JH: Cartilage Tumors: Evalution and Treatment: JAAOS. Vol 8, No 5, September/October 2000, pp 292-304

SOCIETY PRESENTATIONS:
ACadavericComparisonofGripForcesintheHandBeforeandAfterHookoftheHamatcExcision: FifthAnnual OREF Midwest Resident Research Competition and Symposium, Chicago, Illinois, May 2002
The Effects of Pedicle Screw-Rod Distraction Posterior Lumbar Interbody Graft Distraction and Interbody Graft Plus Posterior Compression on Lumbar Foraminal Dimensions and Lordosis: NASS, New Orleans, Louisiana, October 2000

RESEARCH ABSTRACTS:
Brebach G; Montgomery D; Sengupta D: Pedicle Substraction Osteotomy for Flatback Syndrome: A Review of Nine Cases. 2003
Brebach G; Herkowitz H; Montgomery D; Fischgrund J; Truumees E; Femoral Ring Allografts in Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusions: A Review of 32 Cases. 2003
Brebach G;Beck P; Lim T; Kim J; Fernandez J; Cohen M: A Cadaveric Comparison of Grip Forces in the Hand Before and After Hook of the Hamate Excision. 2002
Brebach G; Renner S; Lim T; An H: The Effect of New Calcium Sulfate Cement on the Compression Strength of Vertebroplasty. 2001
Brebach G; Gitelis S; Piasecki P; Segretti J: The Use of Gentamycin Impregnated Calcium Sulfate Beads in the Treatment of Chronic Osteomyelitis: Eight Case Studies, 2001

BOOK CHAPTERS:
Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials: Spine: Edited by C Bono and S Garfin, Cervical Spondylosis and Stenosis, G Brebach, J Fishgrund, H Herkowitz, Lippincott, 2004, pp. 106-113
Orthopaedic Surgery Essentials: Spine: Edited by C Bono and S Garfin, Cervical Radiculopathy, G Brebach, H Herkowitz, Lippincott, 2004, pp.114-121
The Adult Pediatric Spine, Edited by J Frymoyer and S Wiesel, Operative Techniques: Interbody Fusion, E Truumees, G Brebach, Lippincott, 2004 pp.1133-1152
The Adult and Pediatric Spine, Edited by J Frymoyer and S Wiesel, Positioning and approaches to the Thoracolumbar Spine: Endoscopic and Minimally Invasive Approaches, E Truumees, G Brebach, Lippincott, pp.1061-1080

Awards

• Jorge O. Galante, M.D., Excellence in Research Awarded, Effect of New Calcium Phosphate Cement on the Compression Strength of Vertebroplasty. Rush-Presbyterian-St.Lukes’s Medical Center, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, June 2001
• Valedictorian, Rush Medical College, Class of 1997 (1 of 120)
• Rush-Presbyterian-St.Luke’s Medical Staff Prize for Clinical Excellence (1997): Awarded to the outstanding senior medical student as selected by the medical staff
• Clark-Schmidt Medical Education Scholarship (1997): Awarded by the internal medicine and nursing staffs for demonstrated clinical and academic distinction
• Alpha Omega Alpha (1996): Vice President, Rush Medical College, Zeta Chapter, elected junior year

Appointments

• Vice Chairman, Surgery Department, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
• Chairman-elect, Surgery Department, Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital 2015
• Fellow American Academy of Orthopedic Surgery

 

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Curriculum Vitae

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