Dr. Joseph Ghassan Adel M.D.
Neurosurgeon
676 N. St. Clair Suite 2210 Chicago IL, 60611About
Dr. Joseph Adel practices Neurological Surgery in Chicago, IL. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Adel prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The effect of vascular reconstruction device-assisted coiling on packing density, effective neck coverage, and angiographic outcome: an in vitro study.
- Comparison of Intraoperative Portable CT Scanners in Skull Base and Endoscopic Sinus Surgery: Single Center Case Series.
- Microsurgical treatment of a premotor arteriovenous malformation: 3-dimensional illustration.
- Reconstruction of pterional defects after frontotemporal and orbitozygomatic craniotomy using Medpor Titan implant: cosmetic results in 98 patients.
- New-generation oral anticoagulants for the prevention of stroke: implications for neurosurgery.
- Early postmarket experience after US Food and Drug Administration approval with the Trevo device for thrombectomy for acute ischemic stroke.
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