Richard Schlenk
Advanced in Foot Drop

Dr. Richard Schlenk

Neurosurgery
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
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35 Years of Experience
Advanced in Foot Drop
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue, 
Cleveland, OH 
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Overview

Richard Schlenk is a Neurosurgery provider in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr. Schlenk has been practicing medicine for over 35 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Foot Drop. His top areas of expertise are Scoliosis, Spinal Stenosis, Cervical Myelopathy, Laminectomy, and Microdiscectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 18 peer reviewed articles and participating in 1 clinical trial. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.

Graduate Institution
Kean University, 1991.0
Residency
University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-University Hospital
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in OH
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery, 2008
Fellowships
Cleveland Clinic
Hospital Affiliations
Cleveland Clinic
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Cleveland Clinic Main Campus
9500 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44195
Call: 216-444-2200

Clinical Research

Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.

1 Clinical Trials

SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy to Laminectomy With Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis With Grade I Spondylolisthesis
SLIP II Registry: Spinal Laminectomy to Laminectomy With Instrumented Pedicle Screw Fusion for Lumbar Stenosis With Grade I Spondylolisthesis
Enrollment Status: Active_not_recruiting
Publish Date: September 29, 2025
Intervention Type: Other
Study Phase: Not Applicable

18 Total Publications

Preparing Residents to Navigate Neurosurgical Careers in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Yearlong Enhanced Didactics Curriculum.
Preparing Residents to Navigate Neurosurgical Careers in the 21st Century: Implementation of a Yearlong Enhanced Didactics Curriculum.
Journal: World neurosurgery
Published: May 26, 2024
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