Associate Professor of Neurology, Rush Medical College
Neurology
Dr. Melvin D. Wichter, MD
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Melvin D. Wichter, MD works in the field of Neurology. He attended NYU School of Medicine. He has 3 awards "Regional Top Doctor", "Top MD" and "Super Doctor". Melvin Wichter is a published doctor. He has 12 publications published. The most current publication "Testing for ototoxicity: amikacin and gentamicin." Melvin Wichter accepts all Medicare patients.
Publications
- One of the oldest patients with Neuromyelitis Optica in the literature.
- Hemorrhagic complications after the lumbar injection of chymopapain.
- Recovery following the "locked-in" Syndrome.
- Word deafness: one hundred years later.
- Testing for ototoxicity: amikacin and gentamicin.
- Brain death: II. Neuropathological correlation with the radioisotopic bolus technique for evaluation of critical deficit of cerebral blood flow.
- Brain death: I. Angiographic correlation with the radioisotopic bolus technique for evaluation of critical deficit of cerebral blood flow.
- Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: failure of transfer factor therapy.
- Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy in Systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Clinical and neuroradiologic features of 39 consecutive cases of West Nile Virus meningoencephalitis.
- West Nile encephalitis presenting as a stroke.
Schools
New York Medical College
Metro Hospital
Bellevue Hospital Center
Procedures Preformed
- EEG (Electroencephalogram)
- EMG (Electromyography)
- Nerve Block, Somatic
Conditions Treated
- Alzheimer's Disease
- Anterior Horn Disease
- Ataxia
- Autonomic Disorders
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Doctors Specialties
- Neurology
Accepted Insurances
- Aetna HMO
- Choice Plus POS II
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Choice
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna PPO
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Open Access Plus
- Health and Life PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- HealthLink PPO
- Choice Care PPO
- Preferred PPO
- Navigate POS
- Options PPO
Awards
- Regional Top Doctor
- Top MD
- Super Doctor
Education
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NYU School of Medicine -
New York Medical College - Metropolitan Hospital Center -
New York Medical College
Hospital
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Advocate Christ Medical Center -
Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers
Drug Facts
| NPI NUMBER | 1871503623 | |
| NPPES Provider LastName | WICHTER | |
| NPPES Provider FirstName | MELVIN | |
| NPPES Provider ZIPCode | 604631055 | |
| NPPES Provider State | IL | |
| Specialty Description | Neurology | |
| Total Claim Count | 1082.0 | |
| Distinct Opioid Count | 0.0 | |
| Opioid Claim Count | 0.0 | |
| Percent Opioid Claims | 0.0 |
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Medicare Facts
| National Provider Identifier [NPI] | 1871503623 |
| Last Name Of The Provider | WICHTER |
| First Name Of The Provider | MELVIN |
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