- Dr. Christopher B Shields, MD
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Dr. Christopher B Shields, MD
Neurosurgery - Kentucky, Louisville
Overview
Dr. Christopher B Shields, MD works in Louisville, Kentucky is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated Sunnybrook Hospital in 1968. Dr. Shields is affiliated with Baptist Hospital East, Norton Audubon Hospital, Norton Hospitals, Norton Suburban Hospital and practicing for 57 years
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Conditions
• Acute Urinary Retention• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Amniotomy
• Barium Enema
• Biceps Tendinitis
• Blepharophimosis - Ptosis - Epicanthus Inversus Syndrome
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Colic
• Diagnostic Evaluation
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• Dog Allergy
• Dystonia 3, Torsion, X - Linked
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Electron Microscopy
• Endometrial Ablation
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Esophageal Diverticulum
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Chocolate
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Citric Acid Intolerance
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Food Additives
• Food Additive Allergy
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Food Allergy - Carp
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
• Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
• Glycogen Storage Disease, Type IIb
• Hemofiltration
• Hyperglycemia
• Hypothermia
• Implanon® Placement
• Infertility Surgery
• Insect Sting Allergies
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• Joint Fluid Test
• Joint Fusion
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Lumbar Epidural Nerve Block
• Lumbar Spine Surgery
• Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome
• Mood Changes
• Multiple Sclerosis Therapy
• Muscle Weakness
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Neurological Injuries
• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
• Pediatric AIDS
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Prostate Cancer - Hereditary -12
• Recurring Pneumonia
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Retrobulbar Neuropathy
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Shoulder Fractures
• Sinus Node Disease
• Skin Aging
• Stress Test
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Third-Degree Burns
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Woodworker's Lung
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Procedures
• Acoustic Neuroma• Adhesive Capsulitis
• Ataxia
• Autonomic Disorders
• Back Pain
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Bursitis
• Carpal Tunnel Release
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• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Chiari's Deformity
• Chronic Neck Pain
• Chronic Pelvic Pain
• Complications of Joint Prosthesis
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• EMG (Electromyography)
• Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
• Epidural Lysis of Adhesions (LOA)
• Epilepsy
• Gait Abnormality
• Gout
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hip Sprain
• Hydrocephalus
• Internal Derangement of Knee
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Joint Drainage
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Meningiomas
• Myelopathy
• Neck Strain (incl. Whiplash Injury)
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Neuroplasty
• Non-Unions and Malunions of Fractures
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis of Hand or Wrist
• Osteoarthritis of Hands
• Osteoarthritis of Hip
• Osteoarthritis of Knee
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Osteopenia
• Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome or Knee Pain
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Pseudoarthrosis
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Rotator Cuff Tear
• Sacrum Disorders
• Sciatica (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Secondary Malignancies
• Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylitis
• Spondylolisthesis
• Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
• Steroid Injection
• Stroke
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Thoracic Spine Myelopathy
• Torticollis
• Ultrasound, Carotid
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 57
State License
- Kentucky
Education & Training
Residency Hospitals
Sunnybrook Hospital
Year completed: 1968
Year completed: 1968
Awards
1 AA Ns
2 AMA
3 Association Cs
4 CNS
5 NSA
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Office Locations
Primary location
Norton Neurosurgical Institute Of Kentucky
210 East Gray Street Suite 1105
Kentucky (KY)
Louisville
40202
Phone:(502) 583-1697
Accepting New Patients
- No
Map & Directions
Norton Neurosurgical Institute Of Kentucky, 210 East Gray Street Suite 1105, Louisville, Kentucky (KY), 40202
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Beech Street (Multiplan)
- Bluegrass Family Health
- Center Care
- Choice Care (Humana)
- ChoiceCare Network
- Cigna
- Commission for Children with Special Needs
- Community Care of Southern Indiana
- Cooperative Care and Hospital Agreement
- CorVel
- Direct Care America/Primary Health Services (DCA/PHS)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna
- Hospice & Palliative Care Services,Inc.
- Humana
- Indiana Health Network
- Indiana Medicaid
- Kentucky Department of Juvenile Justice
- Kentucky Racing Health and Welfare
- MDwise
- Medicaid of Indiana
- Medicaid of Kentucky
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medicare Replacement MCR
- Methodist Hospital Community Care Network
- MultiPlan
- MultiPlan PPO
- Optimum United Healthcare Bone Marrow Transplant
- Owensboro Community Health Network
- Passport Advantage Health Plan
- Passport Health Plan
- Passport Home Health
- Preferred Health Plan, Inc.
- Private HealthCare Systems
- Sagamore Health Network
- Sagamore Plus
- Southern Indiana Health Organization (SIHO)
- Sterling Life Insurance Company
- Sterling MCR
- Tricare
- United Church of Christ
- United Healthcare
- United Teacher Associates Insurance Company
- UnitedHealthCare
- Value Options
- Worker's Compensation PPO
- Worker's Compensation WC
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Affiliated Hospitals
Baptist Hospital East
4000 Kresge Way
Kentucky KY,
Louisville,
40207
Baptist Hospital East is a hospital located in Louisville, KY. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 2 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 14 of 14 procedures.
Norton Audubon Hospital
1 Audubon Plaza Drive
Kentucky KY,
Louisville,
40217
Norton Audubon Hospital is a hospital located in Louisville, KY. This hospital reports jointly with Norton Suburban Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state averag...
Norton Hospitals
200 East Chestnut Street
Kentucky KY,
Louisville,
40202
Norton Hospitals is a hospital located in Louisville, KY. This hospital reports jointly with Norton Audubon Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 3 o...
Norton Suburban Hospital
4001 Dutchmans Lane
Kentucky KY,
Louisville,
40207
Norton Suburban Hospital is a hospital located in Louisville, KY. This hospital reports jointly with Norton Audubon Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state averag...
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