Dr. Richard L Cristea, MD



Neurology   -  Indiana,  Merrillville

 Overview

Dr. Richard L Cristea, MD works in Merrillville, Indiana is a specialist in Neurology, Clinical Neurophysiology and graduated Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine Science/The Chicago Medical School in 1988. Dr. Cristea is affiliated with Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Crown Point, Saint Mary Medical Center and practicing for 35 years

 Specialties

  • Neurology
  • Clinical Neurophysiology

 Conditions

• Acute Myeloid Leukaemia and Myelodysplastic Syndromes Related to Topoisomerase Type II Inhibitor
• Addison-Gull Syndrome
• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Allergic Rhinitis Due to Food
• Alzheimer's Disease With Late-Onset
• Amniotomy
• Benzyl Salicylate Allergy
• Beta Thalassemia Intermedia
• Biceps Tendinitis
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
  ...
• Cataract, Anterior Polar, Dominant
• Cellulaze® Cellulite Reduction
• Cholecystitis
• Colic
• Cranial Trauma
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation
• Dystonia 13, Torsion, Autosomal Dominant
• Dystonia 15, Myoclonic
• Dystonia 3, Torsion, X - Linked
• Dystonia 6, Torsion
• Electron Microscopy
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Familial Polyposis
• Fear of Everything
• Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Gamma Knife Radiosurgery for AVM
• Gardner Syndrome
• Gingivostomatitis
• Goosefoot Allergy
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
• Heroin Dependence
• Idiopathic Diffuse Interstitial Fibrosis
• Implanon® Placement
• Infertility Surgery
• Influenza (Flu)
• Intestinal Atresia
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Jaw Implant Surgery
• Joint Fusion
• Liver Test
• Macules, Hereditary, Congenital Hypopigmented and Hyperpigmented
• Malignant Diseases of the Pancreas
• Menopause Evaluation and Treatment
• Mesothelioma, Adult Malignant
• Multiple Injuries
• Muscle Weakness
• Myasthenic Syndromes
• Myocardial Revascularization
• Neurological Injuries
• Non-Surgical Gum Treatment
• North Carolina Macular Dystrophy
• Optic Pathway Glioma
• Pediatric AIDS
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pleural Mesothelioma
• Post Bariatric Weight Loss Surgery
• Professional Voice Disorders
• Pterygium Syndrome, Multiple Dominant Type
• Radical Cystectomy and Prostate Removal
• Rectovaginal Repair
• Retinal Pigment
• Shoulder, Elbow, Hand, and Wrist Joint Replacement
• Skin Aging
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Thyroid Biopsy
• White Coat Hypertension
• Woodworker's Lung
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 Procedures

• Acoustic Neuroma
• Alzheimer's Disease
• Ataxia
• Autonomic Disorders
• Bell's Palsy
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Injury
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  ...
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebral Palsy
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Chiari's Deformity
• Chorea (Excluding Huntington's Chorea)
• Chronic Inflammatory Demyelinating Polyneuritis
• Cluster Headache
• Concussion
• Convulsions
• Cranial Trauma
• Dementia
• Diabetic Polyneuropathy
• Diplopia
• Dystonia
• EEG (Electroencephalogram)
• EMG (Electromyography)
• Epilepsy
• Essential Tremor
• Gait Abnormality
• Headache
• Huntington's Disease
• Inflammatory and Toxic Neuropathy
• Insomnia
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Low Back Pain
• Meningiomas
• Menstrual Migraine
• Migraine
• Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
• Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
• Myasthenia Gravis
• Myelopathy
• Myoclonus
• Narcolepsy and Cataplexy
• Nerve Block, Somatic
• Nerve Root Injury and Plexus Disorders (incl. Pinched Nerve)
• Nerve Sheath Tumors
• Nystagmus
• Optic Neuritis
• Parkinson's Disease
• Parkinsonism
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Peripheral Neuropathy
• Polyneuropathy Due to Alcohol and Drugs
• Post-Concussion Syndrome
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy
• Restless Leg Syndrome
• Sleep Apnea
• Spina Bifida
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Stenosis
• Stiff-Man Syndrome
• Stroke
• Syncope
• Tension Headache
• Tic Disorders
• Torticollis
• Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA)
• Tremor
• Trigeminal Neuralgia
• Tuberous Sclerosis
• Vertigo
• Visual Field Defects
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology

 Years Since Graduation

  • 35

 State License

  • Indiana

 Education & Training

Medical School

Rosalind Franklin University Of Medicine Science/The Chicago Medical School

North Chicago, IL, United States

Graduated: 1988

Internship Hospital

Rush Presy St Luke'S Med Center

Chicago, IL, USA

Year completed: 1989

Residency Hospital

The Cleveland Clin Found

Year completed: 1992

 Awards

1   AAEM
2   AAN
3   AC Psych
4   AMA
5   ASNR
6   Ind Med Soc

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Northern Indiana Neurological
521 East 86th Avenue Suite Z
Indiana (IN)
Merrillville
46410
 Phone:(219) 769-0777
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center?    No
Office Volume:    100 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site?    No

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Northern Indiana Neurological, 521 East 86th Avenue Suite Z, Merrillville, Indiana (IN), 46410




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • American Enterprise Group
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield HMO
  • Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield PPO
  • Assurant Health
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
  • CHAMPVA
  • Choice Plus POS
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Commercial Insurance Company
  • CoreSource
  • Coventry Health Care
  • Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
  • Humana
  • LocalPlus
  • Medical Mutual of Ohio
  • Medicare
  • Medicare MCR
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Navigate POS
  • Open Access Plus
  • Options PPO
  • Pekin Insurance
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • Pipefitters
  • Pyramid Life
  • Sagamore Health Network
  • Sagamore Plus
  • State Farm
  • United Healthcare
  • UnitedHealthCare
  • Worker's Compensation WC
  • Workers Compensation

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 Affiliated Hospitals


Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Crown Point photo


Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Crown Point

1201 South Main Street Indiana IN, Crown Point, 46307

Franciscan St. Anthony Health - Crown Point is a non-profit hospital located in Crown Point, IN. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 3 of 11 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 4 of 11 procedures.



Saint Mary Medical Center photo


Saint Mary Medical Center

1201 Langhorne Newtown Road Pennsylvania PA, Langhorne, 19047

Saint Mary Medical Center is a non-profit hospital located in Langhorne, PA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 15 of 15 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 12 of 15 procedures.



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