Dr. Leslie Schaffer, MD



Neurosurgery   -  Illinois,  Chicago

 Overview

Dr. Leslie Schaffer, MD works in Chicago, Illinois is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated Cook County Hospital. Dr. Schaffer is affiliated with Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center and practicing for 47 years

 Specialties

  • Neurosurgery

 Conditions

• Acute Urinary Retention
• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Colic
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniopharyngioma
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
  ...
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Implanon® Placement
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Joint Fusion
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Dermatologic Disorders
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Pneumoconiosis
• Sinus Node Disease
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
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 Procedures

• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Brain Injury
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
  ...
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Craniopharyngioma
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Epilepsy
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hydrocephalus
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Low Back Pain
• Meningiomas
• Myelopathy
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Neuroplasty
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Pituitary Gland Tumor Excision
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Secondary Malignancies
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Cord Tumor
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylolisthesis
• Stereotaxis
• Stroke
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Vascular Transcatheter Embolization
• Vertebral Column Tumors
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 47

 State License

  • California

 Education & Training

Residency Hospitals

Cook County Hospital

University Il Hospital And Cli

Medical School

Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine Science/The Chicago Medical School

North Chicago, IL, United States

Graduated: 1976

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Neuro Surgical Professionals
25 East Washington Street Suite 1122
Illinois (IL)
Chicago
60602
 Phone:(312) 704-0177

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Neuro Surgical Professionals, 25 East Washington Street Suite 1122, Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60602




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Cofinity
  • Cofinity PPO
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • HealthLink
  • HealthLink PPO
  • Humana
  • LocalPlus
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • Preferred PPO
  • UnitedHealthCare

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center photo


Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center

4440 West 95th Street Illinois IL, Oak Lawn, 60453

Advocate Christ Hospital and Medical Center is a non-profit hospital located in Oak Lawn, IL. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 14 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 14 procedures.



Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center photo


Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center

836 West Wellington Avenue Illinois IL, Chicago, 60657

Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center is a non-profit hospital located in Chicago, IL. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 6 of 11 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 11 procedures.



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