Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago

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The Neurologic & Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago (or NOHC) is located at 4501 N. Winchester Avenue in Chicago, Illinois. The location is adjacent to the northwest suburbs of the city and is accessible from either the Kennedy Expressway (Interstate 90/94) or Lake Shore Drive. NOHC draws patients primarily from the greater Chicago metropolitan area and adjacent suburbs, and secondarily from northern Illinois, southern Wisconsin, and northwestern Indiana.

NOHC is an eight-story hospital with approximately 200,000 square feet, with all services conveniently located off of a central elevator bank. It has 10 operating rooms, 52 medical/surgical beds, 15 rehabilitation beds, and 18 intensive care beds^[1]. NOHC is also equipped with state-of-the-art medical equipment, including a stereotactic radiosurgery suite (Gamma Knife®), a neuroangiography suite (Siemen’s Biplane), and a comprehensive diagnostic imaging suite (1.5 MRI, CT and general x-ray).

1 History
2 Clinical Leadership
3 Specialized Services and Treatments
4 Ranking and Achievements
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Dr. Leonard J. Cerullo founded the Chicago Institute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch Medical Group (“CINN”) in 1987 and oversaw its growth into one of the largest physician practices specializing in neurologic care in the Midwest^[2]. Dr. Cerullo’s original vision was to create a hospital dedicated to neurologic care with the founding of the Neurologic & Orthopedic Institute of Chicago in 2003^[3]. In 2007, the name was changed to “Neurologic and Orthopedic Hospital of Chicago.”

[edit] Clinical Leadership

NOHC’s medical staff includes a number of the most respected neurological and orthopedic physicians in the market. The neurological practice is lead by CINN (Chicago Insitute of Neurosurgery and Neuroresearch), which is consists of 9 neurosurgeons, 2 neurologists, 1 neurointerventionalist, and 5 physiatrists. While NOHC acts as the “hub,” CINN also maintains satellite offices at four other locations throughout Chicago. Dr. John Hefferon, one of the leading orthopedic physicians in Chicago, is the Medical Director for NOHC’s orthopedic service line that focuses on sports medicine, joint replacement & resurfacing, and work-related injuries. He is also the former team physician for the Chicago Bulls and is a current league physician for the NBA^[4].

Preston Wolin, director of sports medicine, is also the former team physician for Major League Soccer’s Chicago Fire^[5]^[6].

[edit] Specialized Services and Treatments

NOHC is the nation’s first hospital dedicated exclusively to the diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of neurological and orthopedic patients. From October 2006 to September 2007, NOHC performed over 1,100 neurosurgical cases, 910 orthopedic cases and 1650 pain procedures. NOHC physicians take part in studies that lead to new treatment options for challenging conditions. They were among the first in the nation to use technologies that later became standards of care: guided imaging in spine surgery, implanted artificial discs, inserted stents and coils designed to keep blood vessels open, and use of the Gamma Knife® to destroy tumors. They are developing new knee and hip replacement options that allow patients to resume an active lifestyle.

Offered at NOHC, BIRMINGHAM Hip resurfacing is relatively new procedure approved by the FDA in 2006^[7]. It is a minimally invasive alternative to total hip replacement that preserves the top of the femur with a metal ball. Dr. Mitchell Sheinkop, director of the joint replacement program, has performed this procedure on former MLB player Albert Belle and former NFL quarterback Jim Miller^[8]. He was also the first orthopedic surgeon in Chicago to be trained in the use of a knee-preserving resurfacing procedure called “The Journey Deuce.”^[9].

[edit] Ranking and Achievements

NOHC was named by HealthGrades in 2008 as the best hospital in Illinois for spine surgery, and given 5 stars for back and neck surgery, spinal fusion, and the Spine Surgery Excellence Award™ 2008, placing it in the top 5% of the country^[10] ^[11]. The same study also noted that patients who undergo brain or spine surgery at NOHC frequently have fewer complications and shorter hospital stays, and that the joint replacement department claims one of the lowest infection rates in the nation. Founder and current co-medical director, Dr. Cerullo, was named as the neurosurgeon “most desirable for care of a loved one” in a 2006 Consumers’ Checkbook survey of 19,000 Chicago physicians. Co-medical director Dr. Hefferon was also recommended as an orthopedic surgeon by other physicians in the same survey^[12].