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Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD

(Dr. Victoria Brander, MD)

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Specializes in: Physiatry (Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation)

Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1986)

737 N Michigan Avenue Suite 960
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 416-4363

Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD is a physiatrist in Chicago, IL specializing in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). She graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1986 and has 40 years of experience. Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD is affiliated with Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Medicine and LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC.

Office Locations

680 N Lake Shore Drive Suite 1028
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 664-6848

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Northwestern Medicine

737 N Michigan Avenue Suite 960
Chicago, IL 60611

(312) 416-4363

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In The News (see more mentions in the news)

“"In countries such as Vietnam, joint replacement surgery is not commonly available," said Victoria Brander, MD, one of the co-founders of Operation Walk Chicago along with David Stulberg, MD....”—"Operation Walk Chicago embarks on Medical Mission to Vietnam March 27", Daily Herald, March 2023

“An alumna of Trinity High School, Dr. Victoria Brander, 57, of River Forest is a co-founder and co-director of Operation Walk Chicago, which works globally to provide free hip and knee replacement...”—"Shout Out: Victoria Brander, doctor from River Forest, is co-founder of Operation Walk Chicago", Chicago Tribune, January 2019

“"A decade ago, we reported that preoperative anxiety and depression influenced the outcome after surgery," said Dr. Victoria Brander, a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialist at...”—"Knee replacement may go poorly for people who think life isn't fair", Fox News, March 2015

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2012 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2012 were injections, aspiration, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	587
doctor visit	1625
injections	914
nerve block	314
pain management	314
spinal procedures	314

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2013 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2013 were injections, aspiration, nerve block and pain management.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	478
doctor visit	1669
injections	820
nerve block	342
pain management	342
spinal procedures	342

2013 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	312
Female	622

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	779
Black	110
Hispanic	24
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	446
From 75 to 84	317
85 and over	130
Less than 65	41

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD in 2013

Hypertension	59
High Cholesterol	51
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	17
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	17
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2014 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2014 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	354
doctor visit	1521
injections	667
nerve block	295
pain management	313
spinal procedures	313

2014 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	270
Female	604

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	739
Black	87
Hispanic	18
Asian	14
Other	16
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	419
From 75 to 84	288
85 and over	130
Less than 65	37

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD in 2014

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	49
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	26
Depression	18
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	12
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	11
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2015 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2015 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	312
doctor visit	1301
injections	565
nerve block	237
pain management	253
spinal procedures	253

2015 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	492
Female	994

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	1238
Black	162
Hispanic	30
Asian	28
Other	28
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	624
From 75 to 84	536
85 and over	248
Less than 65	78

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD in 2015

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	48
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	30
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	18
Dementia	7
Cancer	13

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2016 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2016 were injections, pain management, nerve block and aspiration.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	321
doctor visit	1362
injections	649
nerve block	322
pain management	328
spinal procedures	280

2016 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	220
Female	529

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	640
Black	73
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	14
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	343
From 75 to 84	279
85 and over	92
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD in 2016

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	23
Depression	16
Chronic Kidney Disease	14
Asthma	10
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	10
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	19
Dementia	5
Cancer	14

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2017 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2017 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	266
doctor visit	1010
hospital care	14
injections	328
inpatient care	14
nerve block	48
pain management	62
spinal procedures	62

2017 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	179
Female	452

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	527
Black	57
Hispanic	17
Asian	12
Other	18
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	272
From 75 to 84	236
85 and over	92
Less than 65	31

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD in 2017

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	34
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	17
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	11
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	9
Diabetes	19
Dementia	7
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

2018 Medicare Procedure Volume

The top procedures that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL during 2018 were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD for Medicare patients.

aspiration	273
doctor visit	1132
injections	367
nerve block	77
pain management	94
spinal procedures	94

2018 Medicare Patient Data

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	462

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	536
Black	56
Hispanic	18
Asian	0
Other	19
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	268
From 75 to 84	254
85 and over	87
Less than 65	35

Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD in 2018

Hypertension	57
High Cholesterol	50
Stroke	4
Ischemic Heart Disease	27
Depression	21
Chronic Kidney Disease	16
Asthma	7
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	9
Heart Failure	12
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	7
Diabetes	20
Dementia	8
Cancer	15

Medicare Procedure and Patient Information

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2012 - 2018

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated as a physiatrist in Chicago, IL were injections, aspiration, pain management and spinal procedures.

aspiration	370
doctor visit	1374
hospital care	14
injections	615
inpatient care	14
nerve block	233
pain management	243
spinal procedures	236

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2012 - 2018

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD.

**Gender**
Male	236
Female	523

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	77
Asian / Pacific Islander	7
Non-Hispanic White	637
Hispanic	15
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Other	13

**Age**
75 to 84	272
85 and over	111
Less than 65	36
65 to 74	338

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD From 2012 - 2018

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, ischemic heart disease and depression.

Hypertension	48
High Cholesterol	39
Stroke	3
Ischemic Heart Disease	22
Depression	15
Chronic Kidney Disease	13
Asthma	6
Osteoporosis	11
Heart Failure	9
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	6
Diabetes	16
Atrial Fibrillation	8
Cancer	12
Dementia	5

Education & Training

Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD graduated from Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine in 1986. She completed residency at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. She is certified by the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and has a state license in Illinois.

Medical School: Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine (1986)

Residency: Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago (1990)

Board Certification: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Licensed In: Illinois

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern Medicine

LEGACY HEALTHCARE SERVICES INC

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
SANOFI-AVENTIS U.S. LLC	$10,642 Osteoarthritis of the knee $9,262	$1,380
Myoscience Inc.	$4,205 Iovera $3,805	$400
GENZYME CORPORATION	$2,165 SYNVISC-ONE $2,151	$14
Pacira Pharmaceuticals Incorporated	$66 Zilretta $66
Salix Pharmaceuticals, a division of Bausch Health US, LLC	$19 XIFAXAN $19
Other	$48 Accurian $18	Biosurgicals $13	BELBUCA $10	Sprix $7

**Types of Payments**
Consulting Fee	$13,217
Compensation for services other than consulting, including serving as faculty or as a speaker at a venue other than a continuing education program	$2,151
Travel and Lodging	$769
Food and Beverage	$568
Honoraria	$400
Other	$40

Research Payments

Dr. Victoria A. Brander, MD has received 14 research payments totaling $38,834.

Biography

Dr. Victoria Brander is a Chicago, IL physician who specializes in physiatry (physical medicine & rehabilitation). Her professional affiliations include Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. She is a graduate of Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine. For her residency, Dr. Brander trained at Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.