Juan Jimenez, MD
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 Coal City Campus
5775 E. Highway 113
Coal City
, IL 60416
About Me
Great health care requires being patient-centered, compassionate, and honest and striving for outstanding outcomes through careful surgical selection.Dr. Jimenez's training encompasses the treatment of patients with a broad range of neurological disorders including conventional and minimally invasive surgical techniques for brain and spinal disorders. His areas of interest are treatment of brain tumors, spinal reconstruction, minimally invasive spinal surgery, surgical outcomes research and international surgeon training. Dr. Jimenez is a member of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Medical Association. Dr. Jimenez is bilingual in English and Spanish. Dr. Jimenez's office is located in Kankakee, IL.
Podcasts
Breakthrough 4K-3D Technology for Spine and Neurosurgery Patients
Innovations in Spine Surgery
Articles and Press Releases
Riverside Neurosurgeon performs region's first multi-lumbar disc replacement
11/16/21 - Juan Jimenez, MD, Riverside Neurosurgeon, has always had a dedicated fascination with using technology to benefit his patients. So when Centinel Spine announced the FDA approval of their two-level disc replacement, he was sure area residents would find benefit from this medical breakthrough.Read More
Riverside launches augmented reality guidance for spine and neurosurgery surgery
03/01/21 - Riverside is again at the forefront of medical technology by recently becoming the first Illinois hospital to launch augmented reality spinal surgery.
This new technology provides surgeons with a projected image of a patient's internal structures, allowing surgeons to gauge where they are in the procedure and focus directly on an area. Read More
Neurosurgeon Becomes First in Midwest to Use Cirq Robot
11/16/20 - Dr. Jimenez was joined by a new assistant, Cirq, a revolutionary robot developed by Brainlab, designed to aid physicians in surgery. The Cirq, dubbed “Cirqules” has joined the team of leading-edge technologies Riverside Healthcare utilizes to deliver expert patient care. Inspired by the form of the human arm, Cirq is a reliable and intuitive assistant during surgical procedures. Read More
Riverside is the first hospital in Illinois to offer Olympus' ORBEYE
06/30/2020 - Life-changing. That’s the potential of new, first-in-Illinois technology allowing Riverside neurosurgeons to see complex areas of the spine and brain in much greater detail through minimally invasive procedures. Read More
Neurosurgeon becomes first in Illinois to use new 3D implant
12/14/17 - Dr. Jimenez recently became the first neurosurgeon in Illinois to use a new 3D implant technology during surgery for the cervical, or neck portion of the spine. This type of implant is designed to aid in bone regrowth, offering a better, more natural healing process. Read More
Videos
Innovative Approach to Spine Surgery
New Equipment at Riverside Healthcare Revolutionizes Surgery
Get Back to Doing What You Love!
Education
Residency:
Rush University Medical Center
Medical Education:
University of California at Los Angeles School of Medicine
Internship:
University of Miami
Conditions Treated
- Degenerative Disc Disease
- Herniated Disc
- Parkinson's Disease
- Spinal cord injuries
- Spinal Stenosis
- Spondylosis/spondylolisthesis
- Stroke
- Tumors of the brain and spine