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Borna Bonakdarpour, MD

4.9

442 ratings Read Reviews

Northwestern Medical Group

Primary Specialty

Behavioral Neurology

Secondary Specialty

Neurology

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Practice Focus Areas

Education

Medical Education:: MD, Tehran University of Medical Sciences and Health Services - 2000
Residency:: University of Arizona College of Medicine-Tucson - 2012
Fellowships:: McGaw Medical Center of Northwestern University - 2014

Languages Spoken

Farsi

Board Certifications

American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology - Neurology (Certified)

Faculty Profile

Associate Professor, Feinberg School of Medicine

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Practice Groups and Affiliations

Medical Group:: Northwestern Medical Group
Alignment Category:: Northwestern Medicine Physician Network
On Medical Staff At:: Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9

4.9

442 Ratings

Reviews from Patients

37 Reviews

Reviews from Patients

37 Reviews

April 27, 2024

5.0

Answered my questions.

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April 26, 2024

5.0

Very attentive, patient and informative.

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April 05, 2024

5.0

Very thorough, , very good at explaining recommended tests In a calm, professional demeanor

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March 27, 2024

5.0

He interacts well with the patient as well as her support staff

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March 26, 2024

5.0

extremely knowledgeable in the issues that affects me. determination to identify the problem I have and how to deal with it.

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March 22, 2024

5.0

Warm, patient friendly, knowledgable, caring, hopeful, personable.

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March 21, 2024

5.0

Above and beyond in trying to help

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March 15, 2024

5.0

Heâ€™s easy to talk to and shows respect by listening. He also demonstrates his knowledge in simple language so we understand.

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March 15, 2024

5.0

The Doctor was kind and responsible. They're good patients.

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March 14, 2024

5.0

He and his staff are outstanding and caring.

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March 08, 2024

5.0

Took time with Mark. Dr. Bonakdarpour is very dedicated to Alzhiemers disease and his patients.

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February 29, 2024

5.0

Informative and compassionate

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February 26, 2024

5.0

Same as above, the best of the best

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February 23, 2024

5.0

Dr. Bonakdarpour is a great physician. Heâ€™s patient and very thorough. We highly recommended him.

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February 20, 2024

5.0

Well, he pretty much wrote the book on neurosurgery and he showed great patience in taking his time to treat me as an individual patient and not just another one.

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February 03, 2024

5.0

He is fantastic

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February 02, 2024

5.0

Dr B is a brilliant, caring professional

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February 02, 2024

5.0

Dr. B is very compassionate and truly interested in oneâ€™s lifeâ€˜s journey at this difficult point in time. He was insightful in his perception of my wifeâ€™s current reality. He left us with a very good feeling that the cure for her condition was being managed properly.

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January 30, 2024

5.0

He has help me understand my MCI.:

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January 27, 2024

5.0

Considerate and thorough in his care of Ellen over the past 12 years .

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January 20, 2024

5.0

He is nice.

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January 18, 2024

5.0

He listens and very helpful

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December 26, 2023

5.0

He is a wonderful and helpful neurologist ðŸ‘

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December 16, 2023

4.0

He takes time with the patient, explains things in a way we can understand.

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December 09, 2023

5.0

He is highly skilled and knowledgeable about this medical specialty; is kind, personable and allows sufficient time for thorough assessment, listens and responds to patient and family when there are concerns and/or questions.

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December 05, 2023

5.0

He was thorough and patient with our questions

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November 21, 2023

5.0

Dr B was awesome!!!

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November 16, 2023

5.0

Doctor was kind, encouraging and professional.

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November 04, 2023

5.0

Thoughtful. Communicated . Kind

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October 26, 2023

5.0

He is a thinker analyzer and problem solver. Caring.

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October 16, 2023

5.0

He is knowledgeable, compassionate, and thorough.

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October 09, 2023

5.0

Very caring and thorough

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September 25, 2023

5.0

good visit

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September 18, 2023

5.0

He knows how to develop a friendly rapport with the patient. He is very knowledgeable

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September 15, 2023

5.0

He is very good

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September 11, 2023

5.0

Best doctor I have ever had

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September 01, 2023

5.0

Very well behaved and technically very sound.

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Disclosures

Borna Bonakdarpour, MD reported no external professional relationships for calendar year 2021.

External Professional Relationships

Pharmaceutical, device, and biotechnology companies frequently collaborate with basic scientists and physicians within an academic medical center to help advance science and improve patient care. These relationships are important in achieving scientific breakthroughs and in establishing the effectiveness and safety of promising new therapies. In order to assure objectivity in clinical research and patient care, the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine (Feinberg), Northwestern Memorial HealthCare, Children's Hospital of Chicago Medical Center, and the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab have adopted integrity policies that require research and clinical faculty (in full-time, part-time, and unpaid/voluntary categories) to report compensated and uncompensated external industry relationships. Patients are encouraged to discuss these disclosures with their physician as well as to inquire as to how these relationships are overseen by Feinberg. To learn more about our Disclosure and Professional Integrity Policy, and the conflict of interest policies of our joint affiliate survey partners, please go to our Office for Regulatory Affairs Policies page.

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