- Dr. Richard L Cristea, MD
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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)
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• 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
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• 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
North Chicago, IL, United States
Graduated: 1988
Internship Hospital
Rush Presy St Luke'S Med Center
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1989
Chicago, IL, USA
Year completed: 1989
Residency Hospital
The Cleveland Clin Found
Year completed: 1992
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
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
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
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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