Male 75 years


Dr. Matthew J Likavec, MD



Neurosurgery   -  Ohio,  Cleveland

 Overview

Dr. Matthew J Likavec, MD works in Cleveland, Ohio is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated Harvard Medical School in 1974. Dr. Likavec is affiliated with Metro Health Medical Center and practicing for 49 years

 Specialties

  • Neurosurgery

 Conditions

• Acute Urinary Retention
• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Cranial Trauma
• Dystonia 3, Torsion, X - Linked
• 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 Fluid Test
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Multiple Injuries
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric AIDS
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Dermatologic Disorders
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Rheumatic Diseases
• 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
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
  ...
• Chiari's Deformity
• Cranial Trauma
• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Lysis of Adhesions (LOA)
• Epilepsy
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hydrocephalus
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Meningiomas
• Myelopathy
• Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Secondary Malignancies
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Cord Tumor
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylolisthesis
• Stroke
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Vascular Transcatheter Embolization
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 49

 State License

  • Ohio

 Education & Training

Medical School

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA, United States

Graduated: 1974

Internship Hospital

University Hospital

Geneva, Switzerland
Year completed: 1975

Residency Hospital

University Hosps

Cairo, Egypt
Year completed: 1976

 Awards

1   AA Ns
2   AMA
3   CNS
4   EAST
5   OHSMA

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Office Address
2500 Metrohealth Drive
Ohio (OH)
Cleveland
44109
 Phone:(216) 778-3170

Accepting New Patients

  • No
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 Map & Directions



Office Address, 2500 Metrohealth Drive, Cleveland, Ohio (OH), 44109




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Anthem
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
  • CareSource
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna PPO
  • Cofinity
  • Cofinity PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • GEHA
  • Government Employees Health Association (GEHA)
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • Medicaid
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio POS
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Mutual of Omaha
  • Navigate HMO
  • Navigate POS
  • Options PPO
  • Pathway X Tiered Hosp/Ind Direct Access OH
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare
  • Worker's Compensation WC
  • Workers Compensation

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 Affiliated Hospitals


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Metro Health Medical Center

2500 Metrohealth Drive Ohio OH, Cleveland, 44109

Metro Health Medical Center is a Local Government owned hospital located in Cleveland, OH. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 2 of 12 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 5 of 12 procedures.



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