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Office
11824 Southwest Hwy
Suite 100
Palos Heights, IL 60463Phone+1 708-361-0222Fax+1 708-361-4536
Summary
- Dr. Melvin Wichter is a neurologist in Palos Heights, IL and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including Advocate Christ Medical Center and Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers. He received his medical degree from New York Medical College and has been in practice 46 years. He is experienced in general neurology, neurohospitalist, hospice and palliative care, and geriatrics / dementia.
Education & Training
- NYU Grossman School of MedicineResidency, Neurology, 1973 - 1975
- New York Medical College (Metropolitan)Internship, Internal Medicine, 1971 - 1972
- New York Medical CollegeClass of 1971
Certifications & Licensure
- IL State Medical License 1977 - 2026
- American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology Neurology
Awards, Honors, & Recognition
- Regional Top Doctor Castle Connolly, 2014
- Super Doctor SuperDoctors.com
- Top MD Consumers Checkbook
Publications & Presentations
PubMed
- Rapidly Sequential and Fatal Hemorrhaging in a Case of Cerebral Amyloid AngiopathyZachary B. Bulwa, G. Carter Ward, Owen N. Kramer, Birju Rao, Melvin Wichter
The American Journal of Case Reports. 2016-11-17 - 2 citationsApplication of a scoring instrument to predict intracerebral hemorrhage and outcome after thrombolysis for acute ischemic strokeRolla T. Sweis, Yaniv Kerem, Simon Waghchoure, Erik Kulstad, Melvin D. Wichter
Journal of Emergencies, Trauma, and Shock. 2015-07-01 - 1 citationsOne of the oldest patients with Neuromyelitis Optica in the literature.Amre Nouh, Abid M Ali, Melvin D Wichter, Elizabeth Messer
Multiple Sclerosis. 2013-02-01
Press Mentions
- This Infection Can Kill You in a Matter of HoursJanuary 29th, 2019
- Addicted to Our Phone? Read ThisOctober 3rd, 2018
- CPD Officer Saved During Stroke by 7-Year-Old Son’s 911 CallFebruary 20th, 2017
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