- Dr. Russell I Buchanan, MD
-92.3279
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Dr. Russell I Buchanan, MD
Neurosurgery
- Iowa, Waterloo
Overview
Dr. Russell I Buchanan, MD works in Waterloo, Iowa is a specialist in Neurosurgery and graduated Geo Washington University School Med. Dr. Buchanan is affiliated with Allen Memorial Hospital, Covenant Medical Center, Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Iowa Methodist Medical Center, Saint Lukes Hospital, Sartori Memorial Hospital, Trinity Medical Center - West and practicing for 30 years
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
Conditions
• Acute Urinary Retention• Adrenal Gland Diseases
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
• Elbow Or Upper Arm Arthritis
• Eosinophilia Myalgia Syndrome
• Food Additive Allergy - Annatto
• Functional Hemispherectomy
• Functional Movement Screening
• Helminthosporium Fungus Allergy
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• Implanon® Placement
• Isolaz System Acne Treatment
• IV Sedation
• Joint Fluid Test
• Joint Fusion
• Joint X-Ray
• Lattice Corneal Dystrophy, Type 1
• Muscular Dystrophy, Congenital, Type 1C
• Mycobacterial Infections
• Neurological Injuries
• Pediatric Chronic Infection
• Pediatric Dermatologic Disorders
• Pediatric Thoracic Disorders
• Pediatric Voiding
• Pelvic Support Problems
• Pneumatic Dilations (PD)
• Pneumoconiosis
• Recurring Pneumonia
• Rheumatic Diseases
• Sinus Node Disease
• Surgical Mesh Removal
• Syndactyly
• The treatment of complicated hypertension
• Tissue Plasminogen Activator (tPA)
• Women's Health Rehabilitation
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Procedures
• Brain and Nervous System Cancer (incl. Gliomas, Astrocytoma, Schwannoma, Medulloblastoma, Chordoma)• Brain Aneurysm
• Brain Cancer
• Cerebral Artery Thrombosis
• Cerebral Hemorrhage
• Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunt - Insertion, Repair or Removal
• Cerebrospinal Fluid Leak (CSF Leak)
• Cerebrovascular Disease
• Cervical Spine Fracture
• Cervical Spine Myelopathy
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• Craniectomy, Craniotomy, Surgery of Skull Base, Neuroendoscopy
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Disc Replacement
• Dural Repair or Other Spinal Spinal Cord Repair
• Epidural Block, Facet Blocks
• Epilepsy
• Herniated Disc Surgery
• Hydrocephalus
• Intervertebral Disc Herniation
• Lamina Procedures (incl. Laminectomy, Laminoplasty, Laminotomy)
• Low Back Pain
• Lumbar Spine Fracture
• Meningiomas
• Myelopathy
• Neuroplasty
• Neurostimulation
• Neurostimulation, Spinal
• Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
• Osteoarthritis of Spine
• Pathological Spine Fracture
• Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
• Pseudotumor Cerebri
• Radiculopathy (Not Due to Disc Displacement)
• Scoliosis
• Secondary Malignancies
• Spinal Compression Fracture Repair
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Cord Tumor
• Spinal Fusion
• Spinal Nerve Block
• Spinal Reconstructive Surgery for Deformities
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Deformities
• Spine Fractures, Traumatic
• Spondylolisthesis
• Stroke
• Thoracic Spine Fracture
• Thoracic Spine Myelopathy
• Vertebral Column Tumors
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Board Certifications
- Board Certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgery
Years Since Graduation
- 30
State License
- Iowa
Education & Training
Residency Hospital
Geo Washington University School Med
Medical School
University Of California, Davis, School Of Medicine
Davis, CA, United States
Graduated: 1993
Davis, CA, United States
Graduated: 1993
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Office Locations
Primary location
Covenant Clinic
2710 Saint Francis Drive Suite 210
Iowa (IA)
Waterloo
50702
Phone:(319) 272-5000
Additional data:
Free Standing Surgery Center? No
Office Volume: 15 patients per day
Performs Procedures On Site? No
Accepting New Patients
- Yes
Map & Directions
Insurances Accepted (check insurance plans)
- Aetna
- American Enterprise Group
- American Republic
- Assurant Health
- Bakery & Confectionary Union Plan
- Blue Card PPO
- Blue Cross Accord
- Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Illinois PPO
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- Choice Plus POS
- Choice Plus POS II
- Cigna
- Cigna PPO
- Commercial Insurance Company
- Coventry Health Care
- Coventry Health Care of Iowa
- Coventry Health Care of Iowa PPO
- First Health (Coventry Health Care)
- First Health (Coventry Health Care) PPO
- Golden Rule
- Great West Healthcare-Cigna PPO
- Humana
- Medicare
- Medicare MCR
- Medico
- Navigate HMO
- Navigate POS
- Open Access Plus
- Options PPO
- Principal Life
- Tricare
- United Healthcare
- UnitedHealthCare
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Affiliated Hospitals
Iowa Lutheran Hospital
700 East University Avenue
Iowa IA,
Des Moines,
50316
Iowa Lutheran Hospital is a hospital located in Des Moines, IA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 11 of 11 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 9 of 11 procedures.
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
1200 Pleasant Street
Iowa IA,
Des Moines,
50309
Iowa Methodist Medical Center is a hospital located in Des Moines, IA. This hospital reports jointly with Methodist West Hospital. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state a...
Sartori Memorial Hospital
515 College Street
Iowa IA,
Cedar Falls,
50613
Sartori Memorial Hospital is a non-profit hospital located in Cedar Falls, IA. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are at the state average in 4 of 4 procedures. Length of Stay is at the state average in 4 of 4 procedures.
Trinity Medical Center - West
2701 17th Street
Illinois IL,
Rock Island,
61201
Trinity Medical Center - West is a hospital located in Rock Island, IL. This hospital reports jointly with Trinity Medical Center - East. Therefore the ratings and awards apply to multiple hospitals and this specific hospital may not provide all rated services. Procedures/Diagnosis costs are above t...
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