Dr. Walter W Virkus, MD



Orthopedic Surgery   -  Illinois,  Chicago

 Overview

Dr. Walter W Virkus, MD works in Chicago, Illinois is a specialist in Orthopedic Surgery and graduated Mt Sinai School Of Med. Dr. Virkus is affiliated with John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and practicing for 30 years

 Specialties

  • Orthopedic Surgery

 Conditions

• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA)
• Biceps Tendinitis
• Complex Pediatric Spine Surgery
• Complex Spinal Instrumentation Procedure
• Descemet's Stripping With Endothelial Keratoplasty (DSEK)
• Diagnostic Evaluation
• Dog Allergy
• Dry Skin
• Ectropion of Eyelid
  ...
• Endometrial Ablation
• Enthesopathy of Knee (incl. Bursitis of Knee)
• Erythema
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Food Additives
• Food Additive Adverse Reaction - Sulphite
• Food Allergy - Carp
• Food Allergy - Codfish
• Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment
• Gastric Lymphoma
• Generalized Pustular Psoriasis
• Glaucoma - Sleep Apnea
• Hemofiltration
• Hypertensive Retinopathy
• Iatrogenic Pneumothorax
• Invasive Lobular Carcinoma
• Joint X-Ray
• Lumbar Spine Surgery
• Management of Mechanical Ventilator
• Microlaryngoscopy
• Mycobacterial Infections
• North Carolina Macular Dystrophy
• Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO)
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Retinal Neovascularization
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Shoulder Fractures
• Sinus Node Disease
• Skin Aging
• Stress Test
• Third-Degree Burns
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Ureteral Stones
• Wart Removal
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 Procedures

• All Shoulder or Elbow Replacement Procedures
• Ankle Fracture
• Ankle Sprain and Achilles Tendon Sprain or Rupture
• Arm Fracture (incl. Elbow and Shoulder)
• Ataxia
• Back Pain
• Brachial Plexus Palsy
• Bursitis
• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Chronic Pelvic Pain
  ...
• Clavicle Fracture
• Coccyx or Sacrum Fracture
• Dressing and-or Debridement of Wound, Infection, or Burn (incl. Negative Pressure Wound Therapy)
• Elbow Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Elbow Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Enthesopathy of Hip (incl. Trochanteric Bursitis)
• Enthesopathy of Knee (incl. Bursitis of Knee)
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Excision of Femur or Knee
• Excision of Tibula or Fibula
• Femur Fracture
• Foot and Ankle Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Foot and Ankle Fracture Treatment, Open
• Foot Fracture
• Fracture of Hand (incl. Fingers)
• Gait Abnormality
• Hand and Wrist Fracture Treatment, Open
• Hip Fracture
• Hip Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Closed
• Hip Fracture and-or Dislocation Treatment, Open
• Hip Replacement
• Hip Sprain
• Joint Drainage
• Knee and Leg Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Closed
• Knee and Lower Leg Fracture Treatment, Open
• Knee Fracture
• Knee Osteotomy
• Knee Sprain
• Leg Fracture Above Knee (incl. Hip)
• Leg Fracture Below Knee (incl. Ankle)
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Muscular Dystrophy (MD)
• Non-Unions and Malunions of Fractures
• Nonunion Surgery
• Osteoarthritis
• Osteoarthritis of Hip
• Osteoarthritis of Hip and Thigh
• Osteopenia
• Osteosarcoma
• Osteotomy
• Partial Shoulder Replacement
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Pelvic Fracture
• Peripheral Nerve Disorders
• Pyogenic Arthritis
• Resection or Ablation of Bone Tumor, Partial or Complete Resection of Bone, Debridement of Bone
• Rib Fracture
• Scapular Fracture
• Scoliosis
• Shoulder Fracture and Dislocation Treatment
• Shoulder Fracture Treatment
• Soft Tissue Sarcoma
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Sprains and Strains (incl. Muscle Tear)
• Steroid Injection
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Tibula and Fibula Fractures
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 Board Certifications

  • Board Certified by the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery

 Years Since Graduation

  • 30

 State License

  • Illinois

 Spoken Languages

  • Spanish

 Education & Training

Residency Hospitals

Mt Sinai School Of Med



Medical School

UMDNJ-- New Jersey Medical School

Newark, NJ, United States

Graduated: 1993

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 Office Locations


Primary location

 Office Address
1611 West Harrison Street
Illinois (IL)
Chicago
60612
 Phone:(312) 243-4244

Accepting New Patients

  • Yes
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 Map & Directions



Office Address, 1611 West Harrison Street, Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60612




 Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)

  • Aetna
  • Aetna HMO
  • Assurant Health
  • Blue Card PPO
  • Blue Cross Blue Shield
  • Choice Care PPO
  • Choice Plus POS II
  • Cigna
  • Cigna HMO
  • Cigna PPO
  • Coventry Health Care
  • First Health (Coventry Health Care)
  • Humana
  • Medicaid
  • MultiPlan
  • MultiPlan PPO
  • Open Access
  • PHCS Network PPO
  • WellPoint

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 Affiliated Hospitals


John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital photo


John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital

1901 West Harrison Street Illinois IL, Chicago, 60612

John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital is a Local Government owned hospital located in Chicago, IL. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above the state average in 3 of 3 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 1 of 3 procedures.



Rush University Medical Center photo


Rush University Medical Center

1653 West Congress Parkway Illinois IL, Chicago, 60612

Rush University Medical Center is a hospital located in Chicago, IL. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 6 of 14 procedures. Length of Stay is shorter than the state average in 2 of 14 procedures.



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