Assistant Professor, Neurosurgery, Rush Medical College

Neurosurgery

John R. Ruge, MD is an expert in the field of Neurosurgery. He studied medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine. Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine has a rank of 19 in research and a 29 in primary care He has 9 awards "America's Top Doctors", "Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors", "CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification", "America's Top Doctors for Cancer", "Top MD", "Most Compassionate Doctor", "Super Doctor", "Fellow (FACS)" and "Fellow (FAANS)". John R. Ruge, MD is a published doctor. He published 15 publications, including: 'Tuberculoma presenting as an en plaque meningioma. Case report.' John Ruge accepts all Medicare patients.

Publications

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• Use of 5-aminolevulinic acid for visualization and resection of a benign pediatric Brain tumor.
• Intraoperative magnetic resonance imaging in pituitary macroadenoma surgery: an assessment of visual outcome.
• Tuberculoma presenting as an en plaque meningioma. Case report.
• Agenesis of the corpus callosum: female monozygotic triplets. Case report.
• Burr hole neuroendoscopic fenestration of quadrigeminal cistern arachnoid cyst: technical case report.
• Cavernous angioma of the upper Cervical spinal cord. A case report.
• Pediatric axis Fractures: early halo immobilization, management and outcome.
• Anatomical progression of the Chiari II malformation.
• Posterior fossa cysts: supratentorial shunt placement with ultrasound guidance.
• Mineralization of the falx cerebri simulating interhemispheric vascular anomalies on MR imaging. Report of three cases.
• Scalp and calvarial masses of infants and children.
• Pediatric Spinal injury: the very young.
• An analysis of the advantages of Stamm and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy.
• Pneumocephalus in patients with CSF shunts.

Procedures Preformed

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• CerebroSpinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Neuroplasty
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Conditions Treated

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• Acoustic Neuroma
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
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Doctors Specialties

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• Neurosurgery

Accepted Insurances

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• Aetna HMO
• Choice Plus POS II
• Blue Card PPO
• Blue Choice
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
• Cigna HMO
• Cigna PPO
• Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
• Open Access Plus
• Cofinity PPO
• Commercial Insurance Company
• CoreSource
• Coventry Health Care
• Coventry Health Care of Illinois PPO
• Platinum PPO
• First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
• Golden Rule
• HealthLink PPO
• Choice Care PPO
• Medicaid
• Medicare MCR
• Meritain Health
• MultiPlan PPO
• PHCS Network PPO
• MVP Health Care
• Tricare
• Choice Plus POS
• Navigate HMO
• Navigate POS
• Options PPO
• United Healthcare

Awards

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• America's Top Doctors
• Chicago Magazine: Top Doctors
• CMS Meaningful Use Stage 1 Certification
• America's Top Doctors for Cancer
• Top MD
• Most Compassionate Doctor
• Super Doctor
• Fellow (FACS)
• Fellow (FAANS)

Education

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• McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University
• Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Hospital

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• Northwestern Memorial Hospital
• Advocate Lutheran General Hospital
• Alexian Brothers Medical Center

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Medicare Facts

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National Provider Identifier [NPI]	1538166301
Last Name Of The Provider	RUGE
First Name Of The Provider	JOHN
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