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    Last Updated: 10/30/2025

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    MediFind found 74 doctor with experience in Decorticate Posture near Chicago, IL. Of these, 69 are Experienced and 5 are Advanced.

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    74 providers found
      Michael D. Zielinski
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Internal Medicine
      211 E Chicago Ave Ste 1050, ADA Building, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Experience:
      37+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Zielinski is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Zielinski has been practicing medicine for over 37 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Sitosterolemia, Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS), Infant Hyperglycemia, and Chronic Kidney Disease.

      Advanced in Decorticate Posture
      Advanced in Decorticate Posture
      225 E Chicago Ave # 69, Lurie Children's Hospital Of Chicago, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      John Sarwark is an Orthopedics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Sarwark is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Chondrodystrophy, Decorticate Posture, Osteotomy, and Spinal Fusion.

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      Alexander X. Sheng
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      259 E Erie St Ste 1450, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      19+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alexander Sheng is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Sheng has been practicing medicine for over 19 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Cervical Spondylosis, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, and Spinal Stenosis.

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      Matthew D. Saltzman
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      259 E Erie St 13th Fl, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      22+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Saltzman is an Orthopedics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Saltzman has been practicing medicine for over 22 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Osteoarthritis, Osteonecrosis, Acute Pain, Frozen Shoulder, and Shoulder Arthroscopy.

      Advanced in Decorticate Posture
      Family Medicine | General Practice | Geriatrics
      Advanced in Decorticate Posture
      Family Medicine | General Practice | Geriatrics

      Vivek Gupta, M.D., S.C.

      2720 W Division St, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (3.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi, Urdu
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Vivek Gupta is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Gupta is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Pneumonia, COVID-19, Lung Metastases, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Gupta is currently accepting new patients.

      Shivani S. Batra
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Pain Medicine
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Pain Medicine

      Illinois Bone And Joint Institute, LLC

      Chicago, IL 
       (4.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Shivani Batra is a Pain Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Batra is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. Her top areas of expertise are Facet Joint Syndrome, Spinal Stenosis, Decerebrate Posture, and Decorticate Posture.

      Abelardo J. Jarava
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Family Medicine
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Family Medicine

      Ashland Medical Clinic

      3336 N Ashland Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (4.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Abelardo Jarava is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Jarava is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Bronchitis, Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young, Type 2 Diabetes (T2D), Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      540 N Dearborn St, Unit 10161, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (0.6 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Offers Telehealth

      Jason Freeman is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Freeman is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Poliomyelitis, Spinal and Bulbar Muscular Atrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 3, and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Internal Medicine
      500 N Michigan Ave, Suite 2100, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (0.7 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Theri Raby is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Raby is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. Her top areas of expertise are Vitamin D Deficiency, Multiple Carboxylase Deficiency, Folate Deficiency, and Vitamin B12 Deficiency Anemia. Dr. Raby is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture

      Medical Services Ric

      355 E Erie St, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Samman Shahpar is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Shahpar has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Lymphedema, Primary Intestinal Lymphangiectasia, Meige Disease, and Lymphangiectasis.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture

      Medical Services Ric

      355 E Erie St, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Kristin Garlanger is a Physiatrist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Garlanger is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. Her top areas of expertise are Paraplegia, Autonomic Dysreflexia, Chiari Malformation Type 2, Syringobulbia, and Tissue Biopsy.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Physiatry | Sports Medicine
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Physiatry | Sports Medicine

      Medical Services Ric

      355 E Erie St, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.0 miles away)
      Experience:
      9+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Debbie Lee is a Physiatrist and a Sports Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lee has been practicing medicine for over 9 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. Her top areas of expertise are Mohr-Tranebjaerg Syndrome, X-Linked Intellectual Disability, Siderius Type, Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome, and PEHO Syndrome.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Orthopedics | Pediatric Orthopedics
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Orthopedics | Pediatric Orthopedics
      225 E Chicago Ave, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Laura Lemke is an Orthopedics specialist and a Pediatric Orthopedics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Lemke is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. Her top areas of expertise are Hypoplasia of the Tibia with Polydactyly, Caudal Regression Syndrome, Spondylocarpotarsal Synostosis Syndrome, and Symphalangism Distal.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Pediatric Orthopedics | Orthopedics
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Pediatric Orthopedics | Orthopedics
      225 E Chicago Ave, Box 69, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Eric Fuller is a Pediatric Orthopedics specialist and an Orthopedics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Fuller is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Clubfoot, Scoliosis, Decerebrate Posture, and Decorticate Posture.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Physiatry | Pain Medicine
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Physiatry | Pain Medicine

      Endeavor Health Medical Group

      680 N Lake Shore Dr, Suite 924, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Matthew Co is a Physiatrist and a Pain Medicine provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Co is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Spinal Stenosis, Scoliosis, Sciatica, and Sacroiliac Joint Disease. Dr. Co is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      675 N St Clair St Ste 18-200, Galter Pavilion, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      23+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Sara Bradley is a Geriatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Bradley has been practicing medicine for over 23 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Osteoporosis, and Postmenopausal Osteoporosis.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Geriatrics
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Geriatrics
      259 E Erie St Ste 2230, Lavin Family Pavilion, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (1.3 miles away)
      Experience:
      20+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Ann Allie is a Geriatrics provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Allie has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. Her top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Familial Hypertension, Vascular Dementia, and Idiopathic Edema.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Orthopedics | Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Orthopedics | Neurosurgery

      Rush University Medical Group

      1725 W Harrison St, Suite 855, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (2.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Christopher Dewald is an Orthopedics specialist and a Neurosurgery provider in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Dewald is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Kyphosis, Spinal Stenosis, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery. Dr. Dewald is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Geriatrics | Internal Medicine

      Cook County

      1950 W Polk St, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (2.4 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Accepting New Patients
      Offers Telehealth

      Ionut Ilie is a primary care provider, practicing in Geriatrics and Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ilie is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Familial Hypertension, Hypertension, Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism, and Maturity Onset Diabetes of the Young. Dr. Ilie is currently accepting new patients.

      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Decorticate Posture
      Family Medicine | Internal Medicine

      Prime Medical Associates Ltd

      2233 W Division St, 
      Chicago, IL 
       (3.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Hindi
      Accepting New Patients

      Bharat Shah is a primary care provider, practicing in Family Medicine and Internal Medicine in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Shah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Decorticate Posture. His top areas of expertise are Schizoaffective Disorder, Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia, Atypical Pneumonia, Gastrostomy, and Endoscopy. Dr. Shah is currently accepting new patients.

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      Last Updated: 10/30/2025

      What is the definition of Decorticate Posture?

      Decorticate posture is an abnormal posturing in which a person is stiff with bent arms, clenched fists, and legs held out straight. The arms are bent in toward the body and the wrists and fingers are bent and held on the chest.

      This type of posturing is a sign of severe damage in the brain. People who have this condition should get medical attention right away.

      When should I see a Decorticate Posture doctor near Chicago, IL?

      There are various reasons why you may want to see a specialist, such as: 

      • Your primary care provider recommends it. 
      • Your condition requires expert knowledge and specialized care. 
      • Your symptoms persist or worsen despite treatment. 
      • You need specialized testing or procedures. 
      • You want a second opinion.  

      What should I consider when choosing a Decorticate Posture doctor near Chicago, IL?

      It’s important to see a provider with expertise in your specific condition. Each provider profile in MediFind’s doctor database includes information on which conditions they treat, years of experience, research contributions, languages spoken, insurance plans accepted, and more.  

      How does MediFind rank Decorticate Posture doctors near Chicago, IL?

      MediFind’s rankings are based on a variety of data sources, such as the number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials and industry conferences, as well as the number of patients that provider sees for a given condition. Note that MediFind’s provider database is not based on user reviews, and providers do not pay to be included in the database. 

      What types of insurance are accepted by Decorticate Posture doctors near Chicago, IL?

      Most profiles in MediFind’s doctor database include a list of insurance plans accepted by that provider. However, it’s a good idea to contact the provider’s office to make sure they still accept your insurance, then doublecheck by contacting your insurance plan to confirm they’re in network. 

      How can I book an appointment online with a Decorticate Posture doctor near Chicago, IL?

      MediFind offers direct scheduling for certain providers using the “Request Appointment” button on that provider’s profile. If the schedule option is not available for a provider, tap the red “Show Phone Number” button on their profile to get their contact information. If you prefer to find providers who offer online scheduling, select “Schedules online” under the “Availability” category of the filter feature on the left side of the Decorticate Posture doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Decorticate Posture doctor?

      Second opinions are an opportunity to confirm a diagnosis and its root cause, learn about alternative treatment options, or simply gain peace of mind. Many people, especially those with serious diagnoses, get second opinions so they can understand all their options and make informed decisions, so don’t hesitate to get one if you have any doubts or need more information or clarification regarding your care. Note that some insurance plans require second opinions, while others don’t cover second opinions, so be sure to confirm with your insurance provider first.   

      How can I prepare for my appointment with a Decorticate Posture doctor near Chicago, IL?

      Prepare for your appointment by gathering the following items: 

      • Copies of medical records (dating back at least one year) 
      • Your medical history, including illnesses, medical conditions, surgeries, and other doctors you see 
      • Family history of disease 
      • List of current prescription drugs, over-the-counter medicines, vitamins, and herbal remedies or supplements including names and doses 
      • Allergies to medications, food, latex, insects, etc.  
      • List of questions and concerns 
      • Your insurance card 

      You might also contact the provider’s office to see if they offer transportation or childcare services or if you’re allowed to bring a loved one for support or to take notes during your visit. 

      What questions should I ask my Decorticate Posture doctor?

      Here are some sample questions: 

      • Can you explain in simple terms what this condition is and how it’s treated? 
      • What symptoms or side effects should I watch for? 
      • What tests will be involved, and when can I expect results? 
      • Are there other specialists I need to see? 
      • What’s the best way to reach you if I have follow-up questions? 

      How can I learn about the latest clinical trials and research advances my Decorticate Posture doctor may know about?

      MediFind’s Clinical Trials tool asks you a series of questions to help you narrow down your search by health condition, age, gender, location, how far you’re willing to travel, and more. Each question you answer filters down the number of trials until you find the ones that are most relevant to you. 

      MediFind’s Latest Advances tool features summaries of recent articles published in medical journals. We use cutting-edge technology to scour medical publication databases for the latest research advancements on any given condition, then we simplify this information in a way that’s useful and easy to understand. 

      Can I filter my search to show male or female Decorticate Posture doctors near Chicago, IL?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Decorticate Posture doctor search results page. Select “Female” or “Male” under the “Gender” category to search for female or male providers exclusively. If the “Any” option is selected, it will pull results for both male and female providers. 

      Can I filter my search to find a Decorticate Posture doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Decorticate Posture doctor search results page. Select “Offers telehealth visits” under the Availability category to search for providers who offer virtual appointments (video calls). 

      Reviewed on: 11/11/24  

      By: MediFind Medical Staff 

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