Alex Rugino, DO
Neurosurgery (Brain & Spine)
accepting new patients
Locations
Riverside Neurosurgery Specialists
375 N. Wall Street
Suite P530
Kankakee
, IL 60901
Riverside Orthopedic & Spine Center
100 Riverside Drive
Bourbonnais
, IL 60914
Riverside Healthcare Watseka Campus
1490 E. Walnut Street
Suite A
Watseka
, IL 60970
About Me
Dr. Rugino completed his doctor of medicine at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania, and his neurological surgery residency at OhioHealth in Columbus, Ohio.
Publications
1. Kershenovich A, Macias OM, Timmons S, Rugino A, Bellino P, Maffei F. The Role of Neurosurgical Intervention in Abusive Head Trauma Outcomes. Submitted to Journal of Pediatric Neurosurgery 2021 Oct.
2. Drapeau A, Walz PC, Eide JG, Rugino AJ, Shaikhouni A, Mohyeldin A, Carrau RL, Prevedello DM. Pediatric craniopharyngioma. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 Nov;35(11):2133-2145. doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04300-2. Epub 2019 Aug 5. PMID: 31385085.
3. Walz PC, Drapeau A, Shaikhouni A, Eide J, Rugino AJ, Mohyeldin A, Carrau R, Prevedello D. Pediatric pituitary adenomas. Childs Nerv Syst. 2019 Nov;35(11):2107-2118. doi: 10.1007/s00381-019-04293-y. Epub 2019 Jul 13. PMID: 31302729.
4. Milton J, Rugino A, Narayan K, Karas C, Awuor V. A Case-Based Review of the Management of Penetrating Brain Trauma. Cureus. 2017;9(6):e1342. Published 2017 Jun 12. doi:10.7759/cureus.1342
Education
Residency:
OhioHealth (Columbus, Ohio)
Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine:
Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (Erie, Pennsylvania)
Conditions Treated
- Surgical treatment of simple and complex disorders of the brain and spine