
Fred Geisler MD Ph.D.
Neurosurgical Spine Surgery
Chicago Back Institute
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401 North Wabash AveUnit 62FChicago, IL 60611
Phone+1 312-813-0645
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Summary
- Dr. Fred Geisler is a neurosurgeon in Chicago, IL and is affiliated with Swedish Covenant Hospital. He received his medical degree from University at Buffalo, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences and has been in practice 39 years. He specializes in neurosurgical spine surgery and is experienced in neurosurgical spine surgery and thoracic spine surgery.
Education & Training
- University of MarylandResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1983 - 1984
- University at BuffaloResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1979 - 1983
- University at Buffalo School of MedicineInternship, Transitional Year, 1978 - 1979
- Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at BuffaloClass of 1978
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1992 - 2026
- MD State Medical License 1983 - 2022
- MI State Medical License 1994 - 2018
- American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Fellow (FAANS) American Association of Neurological Surgeons
Clinical Trials
- Kineflex Artificial Disc System to Treat Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) Start of enrollment: 2005 Jan 01
- Kineflex|C Artificial Disc System to Treat Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease (DDD) Start of enrollment: 2005 Jul 01
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- 13 citationsMethylprednisolone in acute traumatic spinal cord injury: case-matched outcomes from the NASCIS2 and Sygen historical spinal cord injury studies with contemporary stat...Fred H Geisler, Ali Moghaddamjou, Jamie R F Wilson, Michael G Fehlings
Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2023-05-01 - 10 citationsA Novel Method to Classify Cervical Incomplete Spinal Cord Injury Based on Potential for Recovery: A Group-Based Trajectory Analysis.Jetan H Badhiwala, Jefferson R Wilson, Abhaya V Kulkarni, Alexander Kiss, James S Harrop
Journal of Neurotrauma. 2022-12-01 - 10 citationsTrajectory-Based Classification of Recovery in Sensorimotor Complete Traumatic Cervical Spinal Cord Injury.Blessing N.R. Jaja, Jetan H. Badhiwala, James D. Guest, James S. Harrop, Christopher I. Shaffrey
Neurology. 2021-04-13
Press Mentions
- Developing Microbeam Radiation Therapy for Inoperable CancerMay 16th, 2020
- 334 Spine Surgeons to Know — 2016 FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016
- How Epidurals Can Help Spine-Driven ASCs FeaturedFebruary 12th, 2016
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