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About Eldin Esref Karaikovic MD
Dr. Eldin Esref Karaikovic, MD is a health care provider primarily located in Chicago, IL. He has 40 years of experience. His specialties include Orthopedic Surgery, Orthopedic Spine Surgery. Dr. Karaikovic is affiliated with Glenbrook Hospital. He speaks English, Russian and Spanish.
Quick Facts
- 40 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE
- 30 INSURANCES ACCEPTED
- SPEAKS English, Russian, Spanish
- University Of Sarajevo Faculty Of Medicine
- 23 COMMENTS
- 5 AWARDS
- 2 SPECIALTIES
- 17 AREAS OF EXPERTISE
- 2 BOARD CERTIFICATIONS
- 1 HOSPITAL AFFILIATION
- 1 LOCATION
Patients’ Perspective
- Easy scheduling
- Trusted diagnosis
- Good bedside manner
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Awards
Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011)
Compassionate Doctor certification is granted to physicians who treat their patients with the utmost kindness. The honor is granted based on a physician's overall and bedside manner scores.
Patients' Choice Award (2018, 2017, 2016, 2015, 2012, 2011)
Patients' Choice recognition reflects the difference a particular physician has made in the lives of his/her patients. The honor is bestowed to physicians who have received near perfect scores, as voted by patients.
Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree (2020, 2018, 2017, 2016, 2015)
Vitals Compassionate Doctor Award - 5 Year Honoree recognizes doctors with the highest scores in bedside manner for five consecutive years. This honor is granted to a few distinct doctors in the United States based on experiences shared by patients.
On-Time Doctor Award (2018)
Vitals On-Time + Promptness Award recognizes doctors with consistent high ratings for timeliness of appointments. The honor is granted based on a physician's overall and promptness scores.
Patients' Choice 5th Anniversary Award (2020)
The Patients' Choice Award - 5 Year Honoree is a recognition granted only to those doctors whose ratings have reflected excellence in care for five years in a row. Only 1% of all doctors in the United States are bestowed this honor by their patients.
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Location
Specialties
Dr. Eldin Esref Karaikovic has the following 2 specialties
Specialty Expertise
Dr. Eldin Esref Karaikovic has the following 17 areas of expertise
- Spinal Fusion
- Herniated Disc
- Osteoarthritis (Hand and Wrist)
- Joint Pain/Swelling
- Spinal Stenosis
- Sports Medicine
- Joint Replacement
- Surgery
- Laminectomy
- Scoliosis
- Arthroscopy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Osteoarthritis
- Spinal Fractures
- Bone Fracture
- Hip Osteoarthritis
- Knee Surgery
Education
40 Years Experience
University Of Sarajevo Faculty Of Medicine
Graduated in 1983
University Of Missouri Health System
Residency
Dr. Eldin Esref Karaikovic Accepts the Following Insurance
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
- BCBS IL BlueChoice Select
- BCBS IL PPO
- CIGNA HMO
- CIGNA LocalPlus
- CIGNA Open Access Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- Coventry Health and Life IL PPO
- Coventry HealthAmerica PPO
- Coventry IL PPO
- Coventry MO HMO POS
- Coventry MO PPO
- Coventry PPO Platinum
- First Health PPO
- HealthLink PPO
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana National HMO
- Humana Preferred PPO
- MEDICA CHOICE WITH UNITEDHEALTHC
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- UHC Choice Plus POS
- UHC Navigate HMO
- UHC NAVIGATE PLUS POS
- UHC Options PPO
More about Dr. Eldin Esref Karaikovic
I like to travel the world, training surgeons at highly respected medical centers as well as surgeons at local hospitals in developing world countries. I am a member of Health Volunteers Overseas, and am fluent in Bosnian, Croatian and Serbian.
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