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Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA

(7 Ratings)

Specializes in: Vascular Neurology, Urgent Care and Surgery

Professional interests include: stroke

675 N St Clair Street Suite 20-100 Galter Pavilion
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 695-1920

Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA is in Chicago, IL specializing in vascular neurology, urgent care and surgery. Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA is affiliated with Northwestern Medicine and Northwestern Medical Group (NMG).

Office Locations

Northwestern Medicine

259 E Erie Street Suite 1900
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 695-7950

(312) 695-5747

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675 N St Clair Street Suite 20-100 Galter Pavilion
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 695-1920

(312) 695-5747

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Some issues Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA can help you with:

Stroke

A stroke is a medical emergency that occurs when a blood vessel supplying oxygen and nutrients to the brain is ruptured or blocked. The brain cannot function without a steady supply of oxygen and nutrients, so when the blood supply to the brain is interrupted, even for a brief moment, brain cells begin to die. When a sufficient number of brain cells die, the brain itself can no longer function, meaning that strokes are very dangerous. Strokes can result in impaired movement, speech, cognitive ability, the impairment of important physical functions, and even death.

Anyone can have a stroke, regardless of age and health. Strokes are known to happen at random. However, certain conditions and behaviors can increase one's risk of stroke over time.

Risk factors for stroke include:

Heart disease
Older age
Smoking
Diabetes
High blood pressure
High blood cholesterol and lipids

There are two main types of stroke: ischemic stroke and hemorrhagic stroke. Ischemic stroke occurs more commonly and is when a blood vessel in the brain becomes blocked. Blockages are caused by blood clots and built-up plaque (deposits of fat and cholesterol), which leads to atherosclerosis, a condition where the blood vessels narrow and harden. The resultant restricted blood flow may lead to an ischemic stroke by blocking essential oxygen to the brain, causing the heart to exert more effort to pump blood.

Hemorrhagic stroke occurs when a blood vessel in or around the brain ruptures. The burst vessel leaks blood into surrounding brain tissue, causing irreparable brain damage.

Hemorrhagic strokes are less common and may occur from head injuries, brain aneurysms, brain tumors, and bleeding disorders, amongst other conditions.

Both ischemic and hemorrhagic strokes require immediate medical treatment. Medical intervention can prevent severe and life-threatening brain damage. Signs of stroke include:

-Disorientation or confusion

-Difficulty speaking

-Difficulty walking

-Impaired vision

-Weakness in the face, legs, or arms

-Severe headaches

When someone suspected of having a stroke reaches the hospital, the patient will usually receive a CT or other scan that provides an image of the brain. The scan results can reveal clotted or leaking blood in the brain. Physical exams, neurological exams, and blood tests may also be used to check for blood clotting and sugar. Treatment begins generally immediately if a stroke is detected.

Medical treatment for ischemic strokes includes a thrombolytic medicine which breaks up and disperses blood clots. This medicine can greatly improve stroke recovery and long-term health. However, the thrombolytic medicine must be administered as soon as possible to achieve these results. Other treatments for ischemic strokes are blood thinners and thrombectomy, a surgical procedure to remove a blood clot in the brain. Thrombectomy is performed by inserting a catheter (thin needle) into the artery to reach the blood clot and mechanically remove it. With the clot removed, normal blood flow to the brain resumes. Thrombectomy is typically performed at most six hours after a patient shows signs of a stroke.

Hemorrhagic strokes are treated with blood-saving medication and surgery. For a hemorrhagic stroke caused by the rupture of an aneurysm (blood vessel bulges), surgery to stem the bleeding aneurysm and vessel may be used. One surgical technique is stent-assisted coiling, which adds a stent (small wire-meshed tube) into the blood vessel to block the leaking opening of the aneurysm. A non-surgical procedure is endovascular coiling, where a catheter (thin, hollow needle) places a platinum wire coil at the spot of the aneurysm. The coil blocks bleeding and prevents the aneurysm from continuing to leak blood. These procedures are usually combined with blood-thickening medications. Blood transfusions may be administered if substantial blood loss has occurred.

Since stroke patients may have lost some essential functions while the blood flow to their brains was obstructed, both ischemic stroke and hemorrhage stroke patients may receive post-stroke rehabilitation to rebuild their physical and mental abilities. Some restorative treatments include occupational, physical, and speech therapy. Patients may also receive care from neurologists, who can assist patients in recovering certain brain functions and cognitive abilities, and rehabilitation psychologists, who may help patients with their emotional, behavioral, and cognitive recovery. Some stroke patients require lengthy rehabilitation and may never fully regain function, while others may recover more quickly. While the fastest recovery improvements are usually seen in the first three or four months, stroke rehabilitation can last for years.

If someone begins to show signs of stroke, contact emergency services and call 9-1-1 immediately since blood flow must be restored as soon as possible to help avoid significant brain damage. If an ambulance takes the person to the hospital, paramedics can initiate stroke treatment as soon as the patient enters the ambulance, allowing for more prompt medical intervention and care.

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated as in Chicago, IL during 2013 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA for Medicare patients.

hospital care	56
inpatient care	56

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	37
Female	37

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	31
Black	30
Hispanic	13
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	28
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2013

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2013 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	75
Depression	24
Chronic Kidney Disease	70
Asthma	18
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	26
Heart Failure	58
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	31
Diabetes	61
Dementia	16
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated as in Chicago, IL during 2014 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	155
hospital care	275
inpatient care	275

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	126
Female	128

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	110
Black	96
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	106
From 75 to 84	71
85 and over	31
Less than 65	46

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2014

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2014 were high cholesterol, hypertension, ischemic heart disease and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	20
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	26
Chronic Kidney Disease	57
Asthma	16
Osteoperosis	8
Atrial Fibrilation	24
Heart Failure	46
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	28
Diabetes	56
Dementia	18
Cancer	11

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated as in Chicago, IL during 2015 were nerve procedures, decompression surgery and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA for Medicare patients.

decompression surgery	12
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	54
Female	36

**Age**
From 65 to 74	40
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	26

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2015

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2015 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	24
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	24
Dementia	24
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	16
Female	14

**Age**
From 65 to 74	15
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2016

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2016 were hypertension, high cholesterol and depression.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	57
Stroke	0
Ischemic Heart Disease	0
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	0
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	0
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA for Medicare patients.

doctor visit	27

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	28
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	53
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	25
From 75 to 84	0
85 and over	0
Less than 65	17

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2017

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2017 were hypertension, high cholesterol, depression and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	58
Stroke	22
Ischemic Heart Disease	36
Depression	40
Chronic Kidney Disease	25
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	21
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated as in Chicago, IL during 2018 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA for Medicare patients.

hospital care	52
inpatient care	52

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	15
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	32
Black	14
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	17
From 75 to 84	22
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2018

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2018 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and chronic kidney disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	52
Depression	41
Chronic Kidney Disease	53
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	43
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	50
Dementia	38
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2019 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated as in Chicago, IL during 2019 were hospital care and inpatient care.

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA for Medicare patients.

hospital care	73
inpatient care	73

2019 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	34
Female	43

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	42
Black	23
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	24
From 75 to 84	23
85 and over	17
Less than 65	13

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2019

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2019 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	53
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	19
Heart Failure	26
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	42
Dementia	31
Cancer	16

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2020 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	24

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	25
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	11
From 75 to 84	15
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2020

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2020 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	73
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	56
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	0
Heart Failure	54
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	41
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2021 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	12
Female	22

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	13
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2021

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2021 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	56
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	41
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	35
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	41
Dementia	0
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2022 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	17
Female	16

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	22
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	12
85 and over	0
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2022

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2022 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and ischemic heart disease.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	0
Chronic Kidney Disease	33
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	36
Heart Failure	0
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	0
Diabetes	39
Dementia	36
Cancer	0

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2023 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	30
Female	29

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	27
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	0
From 75 to 84	17
85 and over	20
Less than 65	0

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA in 2023

The most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated during 2023 were high cholesterol, hypertension, stroke and diabetes.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	75
Stroke	75
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	31
Asthma	0
Osteoperosis	0
Atrial Fibrilation	32
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	20
Diabetes	42
Dementia	20
Cancer	22

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2023

Volume of procedures performed by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated as in Chicago, IL were hospital care, inpatient care, nerve procedures and decompression surgery.

decompression surgery	12
doctor visit	91
hospital care	114
inpatient care	114
nerve procedures	12
spinal procedures	12

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2023

Information about Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA.

**Gender**
Male	35
Female	39

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	16
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	31
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	1
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	17
85 and over	6
Less than 65	9
65 to 74	24

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA From 2013 - 2023

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and stroke.

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	70
Stroke	46
Ischemic Heart Disease	48
Depression	32
Chronic Kidney Disease	39
Asthma	3
Osteoporosis	0
Heart Failure	24
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	37
Atrial Fibrillation	17
Cancer	4
Dementia	20

Education & Training

He has a state license in Illinois.

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medical Group (NMG)

Ratings & Reviews

Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 5.0 out of 5 stars based on 7 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Mr. Pavel Polinovsky, PA from all over the web to help you find the right in Chicago, IL.

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Biography

Mr. Pavel Polinovsky specializes in vascular neurology, surgery, and urgent care. His clinical interests include stroke. The average patient rating for Mr. Polinovsky is 5.0 stars (out of 5). Mr. Polinovsky (or staff) speaks the following foreign languages: Spanish and Russian. Mr. Polinovsky is professionally affiliated with Northwestern Medical Group (NMG).