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    MediFind found 471 doctor with experience in Stroke near Palos Heights, IL. Of these, 388 are Experienced, 62 are Advanced, 19 are Distinguished and 2 are Elite.

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    471 providers found
      Isis M. Duran
      Distinguished in Stroke
      Intensive Care Medicine | Neurology
      Distinguished in Stroke
      Intensive Care Medicine | Neurology

      Advocate Christ Medical Center

      4440 W 95th St, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Isis Duran is an Intensive Care Medicine specialist and a Neurologist in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Duran is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Apoplexy, Subdural Hematoma, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, and Gastrostomy.

      Hamad I. Farhat
      Advanced in Stroke
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Stroke
      Neurosurgery

      Advocate Medical Group Neurosurgery

      4400 W 95th St, Ste 407, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Hamad Farhat is a Neurosurgery provider in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Farhat is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Posterior Fossa Tumor, Primitive Neuroectodermal Tumor (PNET), Brain Aneurysm, Transmyocardial Revascularization, and Stent Placement.

      Ryan S. Trombly
      Advanced in Stroke
      Neurosurgery
      Advanced in Stroke
      Neurosurgery

      Advocate Medical Group Neurosurgery

      4400 W 95th St, Ste 407, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Spanish

      Ryan Trombly is a Neurosurgery provider in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Trombly is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Cervical Myelopathy, Cerebellum Agenesis Hydrocephaly, Spinal Cord Abscess, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

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      Lina M. Chervak
      Experienced in Stroke
      Hospital Medicine
      Experienced in Stroke
      Hospital Medicine

      Advocate Christ Physician Office Building

      4400 W 95th St, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
       (4.9 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Ukrainian
      Offers Telehealth

      Lina Chervak is a Hospital Medicine provider in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Chervak is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke and Thrombectomy.

      Nestor Ivkov
      Advanced in Stroke
      Advanced in Stroke

      Advocate Medical Group Neurology

      Chicago, IL 
       (7.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Nestor Ivkov is a Neurologist in Chicago, Illinois. Dr. Ivkov is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Seizures, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

      Melvin D. Wichter
      Experienced in Stroke
      Experienced in Stroke

      Advocate Medical Group Neurology

      11824 Southwest Hwy, Ste 100, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Melvin Wichter is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Wichter is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Parkinson's Disease, Epilepsy, and Memory Loss.

      Abdallah M. Hamdallah
      Experienced in Stroke
      Experienced in Stroke

      Advocate Medical Group Neurology

      11824 Southwest Hwy, Ste 100, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (1.2 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic
      Offers Telehealth

      Abdallah Hamdallah is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Hamdallah is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Monomelic Amyotrophy, Epilepsy, Partial Familial Epilepsy, and Seizures.

      Isaac J. Bourgeois
      Experienced in Stroke
      Experienced in Stroke

      Advocate Christ Medical Center

      4440 W 95th St, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Isaac Bourgeois is a Neurologist in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Bourgeois is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Chiari Malformation Type 1, and Brain Herniation.

      Irfan Siddiqui
      Experienced in Stroke
      Internal Medicine
      Experienced in Stroke
      Internal Medicine

      Advocate Medical Group Primary Care

      4220 W 95th St, Ste 200, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
       (5.1 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Irfan Siddiqui is a primary care provider, practicing in Internal Medicine in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Siddiqui is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Hypertension, Pulmonary Edema, Pulmonary Hypertension, and Heart Failure.

      Mohammad Daaif
      Advanced in Stroke
      Advanced in Stroke
      12251 S 80th Ave, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      20+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Mohammad Daaif is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Daaif has been practicing medicine for over 20 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Headache, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Stroke, and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA).

      Usman K. Qadeer
      Advanced in Stroke
      Advanced in Stroke
      12251 S 80th Ave, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      14+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Usman Qadeer is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Qadeer has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, Seizures, and Dysarthria.

      Alexington Culpepper
      Advanced in Stroke
      Advanced in Stroke
      12251 S 80th Ave, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      12+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Alexington Culpepper is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Culpepper has been practicing medicine for over 12 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Dysarthria, and Hemiplegia.

      Rochelle Sweis
      Advanced in Stroke
      Advanced in Stroke

      Advocate Christ Medical Center

      4440 W 95th St, 
      Oak Lawn, IL 
       (5.0 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English, Arabic

      Rochelle Sweis is a Neurologist in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Sweis has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Stroke, Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation, Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis, Gastrostomy, and Transmyocardial Revascularization.

      Advanced in Stroke
      Hospital Medicine
      Advanced in Stroke
      Hospital Medicine

      United Elite Hospitalists, LLC

      12632 S Harlem Ave, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Subhasree Misra is a Hospital Medicine provider in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Misra is rated as an Advanced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. Her top areas of expertise are Seizures, Memory Loss, Generalized Tonic-Clonic Seizure, and Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS).

      George E. Dephillips
      Experienced in Stroke
      Experienced in Stroke
      12255 S 80th Ave Ste 203, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      42+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      George Dephillips is a Neurosurgery provider in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Dephillips has been practicing medicine for over 42 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Chronic Subdural Hematoma, Delirium, Microdiscectomy, and Cervical Disc Surgery.

      Drew A. Spencer
      Experienced in Stroke
      Neurosurgery
      Experienced in Stroke
      Neurosurgery
      12255 S 80th Ave Ste 203, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.5 miles away)
      Experience:
      16+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Drew Spencer is a Neurosurgery provider in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Spencer has been practicing medicine for over 16 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Subdural Hematoma, Metastatic Brain Tumor, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Stroke, and Awake Craniotomy.

      Arthur Itkin
      Experienced in Stroke
      Experienced in Stroke

      Neurologic And Headache Clinic, SC

      7600 W College Dr, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.8 miles away)
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Arthur Itkin is a Neurologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Itkin is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Relapsing Multiple Sclerosis (RMS), Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Progressive Hemifacial Atrophy, and Migraine.

      Kaizan Kalyaniwalla
      Experienced in Stroke
      Experienced in Stroke
      12251 S 80th Ave, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      14+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Kaizan Kalyaniwalla is a Neuroradiologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Kalyaniwalla has been practicing medicine for over 14 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Stroke, Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (CIRS), Gallbladder Disease, and Lung Nodules.

      Don M. Martinez
      Experienced in Stroke
      Interventional Radiology
      Experienced in Stroke
      Interventional Radiology
      12251 S 80th Ave, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      17+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English

      Don Martinez is an Interventional Radiologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Martinez has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Endometrial Cancer, Lung Cancer, Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Vertebroplasty, and Bone Graft.

      Michael G. Horton
      Experienced in Stroke
      Interventional Radiology
      Experienced in Stroke
      Interventional Radiology
      12251 S 80th Ave, 
      Palos Heights, IL 
       (0.9 miles away)
      Experience:
      33+ years
      Languages Spoken:
      English
      Offers Telehealth

      Michael Horton is an Interventional Radiologist in Palos Heights, Illinois. Dr. Horton has been practicing medicine for over 33 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Stroke. His top areas of expertise are Lung Nodules, Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Familial Colorectal Cancer, Bone Marrow Aspiration, and Bone Graft.

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      Last Updated: 02/22/2026

      What is the definition of Stroke?

      A stroke occurs when blood flow to a part of the brain stops. A stroke is sometimes called a "brain attack."

      If blood flow is cut off for longer than a few seconds, the brain cannot get nutrients and oxygen. Brain cells can die, causing lasting damage.

      A stroke can also occur if a blood vessel inside the brain bursts, leading to bleeding inside the head.

      When should I see a Stroke doctor near Palos Heights, 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 Stroke doctor near Palos Heights, 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 Stroke doctors near Palos Heights, 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 Stroke doctors near Palos Heights, 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 Stroke doctor near Palos Heights, 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 Stroke doctor search results page. 

      Why is it important to get a second opinion from a different Stroke 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 Stroke doctor near Palos Heights, 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 Stroke 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 Stroke 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 Stroke doctors near Palos Heights, IL?

      Look for the filter feature on the left side of the Stroke 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 Stroke doctor that offers video calls?

      Look for the filter feature on the left-side of the Stroke 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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