Quick Facts
- Accepting New Patients
- 23 years of experience
- 9 insurances accepted
- 1 specialty
- 14 expertise
- 1 board certification
- 1 location
About Dr. Sean A Salehi MD
Dr. Salehi is a board certified neurosurgeon who completed his neurosurgical residency at Northwestern University in Chicago in 2002. He also completed a spine fellowship program under the teachings of the renowned neurosurgeon Steven Ondra while at Northwestern. Dr. Salehi remained a faculty member at Northwestern University for three years before joining Neurological Surgery and Spine Surgery. He was one of the early adopters of the minimally invasive techniques in spine surgery employing small incisions to performing the most complicated spine surgeries, hence reducing postop pain and shortening the rehabilitative period. This has given him a 10 year experience in such operations as of 2013. Dr. Salehi has also more than ten years of experience in treating patients with benign and malignant brain tumors using operative techniques or via stereotactic radiation techniques such as Gamma Knife or Cyber Knife. He has also authored many peer-reviewed medical articles in neurosurgery and is the author of several book chapters in neurosurgical texts. Additionally, he is the designer of three neurosurgical instruments and holds three provisional patents. Dr. Salehi also serves as the team neurosurgeon for Chicago Rush arena football team since 2009. Dr. Salehi is a member of both the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurosurgeons. He is also a fellow of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons. Dr. Salehi has privileges at MacNeal Hospital, Gottlieb Memorial Hospital, LaGrange Memorial Hospital, Elmhurst Memorial Hospital, St Anthony Hospital, Metrosouth Hospital and Center for Minimally Invasive Surgery.
Location
Specialties
Dr. Sean A Salehi has the following 1 specialty
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Specialty Expertise
Dr. Sean A Salehi has the following 14 expertise
- Microsurgery
- Craniotomy
- Neurosurgical Procedures
- Back Pain
- Glioblastoma
- Stroke
- Aneurysm
- Scoliosis
- Brain Tumor
- Age-Related Problems
- Spinal Cancer
- Neurosurgery
- Laminectomy
- Brain Surgery
Board Certifications
Dr. Sean A Salehi is Board Certified in 1 specialty
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Board Certified
Reviews
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Dr. Salehi is the BEST!
Self-verified patient of Dr. Sean A Salehi - Posted on January 11th, 2019
First time surgery
Self-verified patient of Dr. Sean A Salehi - Posted on August 1st, 2018
Wonderful experience
Self-verified patient of Dr. Sean A Salehi - Posted on May 24th, 2018
Very Compassionate
Self-verified patient of Dr. Sean A Salehi - Posted on March 21st, 2014
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Awards
3 Awards
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Patients' Choice Award (2015, 2017, 2018)
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.
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Compassionate Doctor Recognition (2014)
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.
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On-Time Doctor Award (2014, 2015, 2017, 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.
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Education
23 Years Experience
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Temple University School Of MedicineGraduated in 1996
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Mcgaw Medical Center
Residency
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Dr. Sean A Salehi Accepts the Following Insurance
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Aetna
- Aetna Choice POS II
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Managed Choice POS Open Access
- Aetna Signature Administrators PPO
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BCBS Blue Card
- BCBS Blue Card PPO
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BCBS Illinois
- BCBS IL BlueChoice Select
- BCBS IL PPO
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Cigna
- CIGNA HMO
- CIGNA LocalPlus
- CIGNA Open Access Plus
- CIGNA PPO
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Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health and Life IL PPO
- Coventry HealthAmerica PPO
- Coventry IL PPO
- Coventry MO HMO POS
- Coventry MO PPO
- Coventry PPO Platinum
- CoventryOne PPO Network
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First Health
- First Health PPO
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HealthLink
- HealthLink PPO
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Humana
- Humana Choice POS
- Humana ChoiceCare Network PPO
- Humana National HMO
- Humana Preferred PPO
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United Healthcare
- UHC Choice Plus POS
- UHC Navigate HMO
- UHC Navigate POS
- UHC Options PPO
More about Dr. Sean A Salehi
Our neurosurgical practice delivers high quality management and surgery for brain and spinal disease. Our surgeons are American board-certified neurosurgeons with more than 20 years of experience. The goal of our practice is to serve our patients by education regarding their disease, convenience and cutting-edge surgical techniques. All our surgeons are currently or were previously appointed university faculties with years of experience in complex neurosurgical issues. Procedures such as artificial disc replacement and minimally invasive spinal surgery are few examples of the scope of our practice that patients usually find in a university medical center.