Dimitrios C. Nikas
Experienced in Tethered Cord Syndrome

Dr. Dimitrios C. Nikas

Neurosurgery
Aurora Healthcare
Advocate Medical Group Pediatrics
4440 W 95th St, 
Oak Lawn, IL 
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Experienced in Tethered Cord Syndrome
Aurora Healthcare
Advocate Medical Group Pediatrics
4440 W 95th St, 
Oak Lawn, IL 
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Overview

Dimitrios Nikas is a Neurosurgery provider in Oak Lawn, Illinois. Dr. Nikas is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Tethered Cord Syndrome. His top areas of expertise are Myelomeningocele, Plagiocephaly, Hydrocephalus, Horner Syndrome, and Craniectomy.

His clinical research consists of co-authoring 25 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years. In particular, he has co-authored 1 article in the study of Tethered Cord Syndrome.

Residency
Dartmouth Medical School, Neurological Surgery
Specialties
Neurosurgery
Licenses
Neurological Surgery in IL
Board Certifications
American Board Of Neurological Surgery
Fellowships
Children's Memorial Hospital, Pediatric Neurosurgery
Languages Spoken
English
Gender
Male

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Locations

Advocate Medical Group Pediatrics
4440 W 95th St, Oak Lawn, IL 60453
Call: 847-723-9052
Other Locations
Advocate Medical Group Pediatric Neurosurgery
Downers Grove, IL 60515

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.

25 Total Publications

In Reply: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Treatment of Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Update of the 2014 Guidelines.
In Reply: Congress of Neurological Surgeons Systematic Review and Evidence-Based Guidelines on the Treatment of Pediatric Hydrocephalus: Update of the 2014 Guidelines.
Journal: Neurosurgery
Published: April 06, 2021
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