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Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD

(47 Ratings)

Specializes in: Neurosurgery

University of Nebraska College of Medicine (2000)

Professional interests include: stroke, peripheral neuropathy, cancer, and more.

4242 Farnam Street Suite 550
Omaha, NE 68131

(402) 836-9900

Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD is a neurosurgeon in Omaha, NE specializing in neurosurgery. He graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2000 and has 24 years of experience. Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD is affiliated with CHI Health, CHI Health Lakeside, CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy, Nebraska Medicine and UNMC PHYSICIANS.

Office Locations

Address:

4014 Leavenworth Street
Omaha, NE 68105

Address:

4242 Farnam Street Suite 550
Omaha, NE 68131

Address:

982035 Nebraska Medical Center
Bellevue, NE 68198

Address:

988102 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198

Some issues Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD 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.

In The News

“On April 23, rhinologist Christie Barnes and neurosurgeon Dan Surdell at the University of Nebraska Medical Center performed a CSF leak repair, according to the spokesman for Nebraska Medicine.”—"She was told her perpetually runny nose was from 'allergies.' It was a brain-fluid leak.", South Florida Sun-Sentinel, May 2018

catheterization	15
doctor visit	19
hospital care	142
inpatient care	142
minimally invasive procedures	15
spinal procedures	12
vascular procedures	45

**Gender**
Male	68
Female	86

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	137
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	61
From 75 to 84	32
85 and over	22
Less than 65	39

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	59
Stroke	36
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	42
Chronic Kidney Disease	36
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	22
Heart Failure	18
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	29
Dementia	14
Cancer	16

catheterization	19
doctor visit	31
hospital care	201
inpatient care	201
minimally invasive procedures	19
spinal procedures	16
vascular procedures	90

**Gender**
Male	80
Female	122

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	181
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	79
From 75 to 84	61
85 and over	16
Less than 65	46

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	60
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	34
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	11
Atrial Fibrilation	13
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	21
Diabetes	26
Dementia	16
Cancer	16

catheterization	19
doctor visit	31
hospital care	176
inpatient care	176
minimally invasive procedures	19
spinal procedures	16
vascular procedures	76

**Gender**
Male	182
Female	234

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	376
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	162
From 75 to 84	126
85 and over	50
Less than 65	78

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	56
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	37
Depression	35
Chronic Kidney Disease	29
Asthma	14
Osteoperosis	13
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	19
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	29
Dementia	17
Cancer	12

catheterization	12
doctor visit	25
hospital care	163
inpatient care	163
minimally invasive procedures	12
spinal procedures	28
vascular procedures	63

**Gender**
Male	110
Female	112

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	187
Black	16
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	22
Less than 65	50

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	64
Stroke	35
Ischemic Heart Disease	40
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	35
Asthma	28
Osteoperosis	14
Atrial Fibrilation	18
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	29
Diabetes	32
Dementia	20
Cancer	12

cranial surgery	10
doctor visit	22
hospital care	191
inpatient care	191
spinal procedures	11
vascular procedures	8

**Gender**
Male	100
Female	126

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	195
Black	17
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	87
From 75 to 84	68
85 and over	36
Less than 65	35

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	62
Stroke	34
Ischemic Heart Disease	43
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	47
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	23
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	37
Dementia	23
Cancer	18

**Gender**
Male	94
Female	135

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	193
Black	20
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	83
From 75 to 84	70
85 and over	29
Less than 65	47

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	66
Stroke	38
Ischemic Heart Disease	41
Depression	43
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	20
Heart Failure	27
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	24
Diabetes	34
Dementia	27
Cancer	17

doctor visit	9
hospital care	120
inpatient care	120
spinal procedures	10
vascular procedures	10

**Gender**
Male	105
Female	101

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	185
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	77
From 75 to 84	63
85 and over	35
Less than 65	31

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	67
Stroke	32
Ischemic Heart Disease	42
Depression	39
Chronic Kidney Disease	52
Asthma	8
Osteoperosis	16
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	22
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	19
Diabetes	35
Dementia	24
Cancer	13

hospital care	54
inpatient care	54

**Gender**
Male	71
Female	84

**Ethnicity**
Non-Hispanic White	140
Black	0
Hispanic	0
Asian	0
Other	0
Native American	0

**Age**
From 65 to 74	80
From 75 to 84	38
85 and over	17
Less than 65	20

Hypertension	75
High Cholesterol	63
Stroke	39
Ischemic Heart Disease	39
Depression	37
Chronic Kidney Disease	45
Asthma	9
Osteoperosis	15
Atrial Fibrilation	21
Heart Failure	30
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	26
Diabetes	35
Dementia	19
Cancer	14

catheterization	12
hospital care	93
inpatient care	93
minimally invasive procedures	12
spinal procedures	9
vascular procedures	23

Average Medicare Procedure Volume From 2013 - 2021

Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD for Medicare patients.

The highest averages for the top procedures that Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD treated as a neurosurgeon in Omaha, NE were hospital care, inpatient care, vascular procedures and spinal procedures.

arthrodesis (bone fusion surgery)	10
catheterization	15
cranial surgery	10
decompression surgery	10
doctor visit	24
hospital care	143
inpatient care	143
minimally invasive procedures	15
neck surgery	10
nerve procedures	10
spinal procedures	20
vascular procedures	33

Average Medicare Patient Data From 2013 - 2021

Information about Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD.

**Gender**
Male	73
Female	90

**Ethnicity**
Black / African American	4
Asian / Pacific Islander	0
Non-Hispanic White	144
Native American / Alaskan Native	0
Hispanic	0
Other	0

**Age**
75 to 84	47
85 and over	20
Less than 65	31
65 to 74	65

Average of Total of Conditions of Medicare patients treated by Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD From 2013 - 2021

The highest averages of the most common conditions of Medicare patients that Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD treated were hypertension, high cholesterol, chronic kidney disease and depression.

Hypertension	54
High Cholesterol	45
Stroke	26
Ischemic Heart Disease	28
Depression	28
Chronic Kidney Disease	28
Asthma	8
Osteoporosis	10
Heart Failure	17
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease	16
Diabetes	23
Atrial Fibrillation	14
Cancer	10
Dementia	14

Education & Training

Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD graduated from University of Nebraska College of Medicine in 2000. He completed residency at University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is certified by the Board Certification: Neurological Surgery and has a state license in Nebraska.

Medical School: University of Nebraska College of Medicine (2000)

Residency: University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center (2006)

Board Certification: Board Certification: Neurological Surgery

Licensed In: Nebraska

Affiliations & Hospitals

Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD is associated with these hospitals and organizations:

CHI Health

CHI Health Lakeside

CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center Bergan Mercy

Nebraska Medicine

UNMC PHYSICIANS

Insurance Information

Please note: Insurance information may change at any time, and the provider may accept your insurance plan even if it is not listed below. Please contact the provider's office to confirm that your insurance is accepted.

Insurance Accepted by Affiliated Medical Group or Hospital:

UnitedHealthcare: Optum VA Community Care Network (CCN)

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Student Blue

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Network Blue

Medicaid Iowa: Wellpoint Iowa

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard PPO

Midlands Choice: Commercial plans

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna High Performance Network (Nebraska Health Network)

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna (Broad Network)

UnitedHealthcare: Medica

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Medicaid

Medicare Advantage: Medica Advantage Solution

Medicare Advantage: HumanaChoice (PPO) Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Nebraska: Molina Nebraska

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Choice (HMO-POS)

Aetna Healthcare: First Health (except "First Health Professionals Only")

Medicaid Nebraska: Every Woman Matters

Medicaid Nebraska: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Nebraska

Humana: Humana One PPO

Medicare Advantage: UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage

Medica: Medica Commercial

Tricare West: Tricare West for Life

UnitedHealthcare: United Medical Resources

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premium Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: Medica Prime Solution Total Cost Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Kansas: Sunflower Health

UnitedHealthcare: UnitedHealthcare

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Medicaid

MultiPlan: MultiPlan (Does not include PHCS)

Century Health Solutions: Century Health Solutions

UnitedHealthcare: NexusACO

UnitedHealthcare: Golden Rule

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE BlueCard HMO (only with suitcase logo)

Medicare: Medicare Part A & B

Medica: Medica Insure

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BCBSNE Federal Plan

Tricare West: Tricare West Prime

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Premier Advantra (PPO)

Medicare Advantage: BCBSNE Medicare Advantage Core (HMO)

Other: Nebraska Furniture Mart Employee Plan Tier 1

Aetna Healthcare: Aetna Signature Administrators

Medicare Advantage: Wellcare by Nebraska Total Care Medicare Advantage

Medicaid Kansas: AmeriGroup Kansas

Wellmark of Iowa: Wellmark Blue HMO

Other: Midwest Network Alliance

UnitedHealthcare: Oxford Health

Medicaid Kansas: UnitedHealthcare Community Plan Kansas

Tricare West: Tricare West Active Duty

Ambetter by Nebraska Total Care: Ambetter

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Total Care

Other: University of Nebraska Employee Plan Enhanced Tier

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska: BSCSNE Select Blue

Medicaid Iowa: Iowa Care for Yourself

Medica: Medica Elevate

Medicare Advantage: Humana Gold (HMO) Medicare Advantage

Medicare Advantage: Aetna Medicare Elite Advantra (PPO)

Humana: Humana Choice Care

Medicaid Nebraska: Nebraska Total Care

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Ratings & Reviews

Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD has an exceptional overall rating with an average of 4.7 out of 5 stars based on 47 ratings. We collect ratings and reviews of Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD from all over the web to help you find the right in Omaha, NE.

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General Payments

These charts describe general payments received by Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD. Doctors may receive payments for a number of reasons, including meal compensation, travel compensation, and consulting.

**Payments by Company**
Medtronic USA, Inc.	$176 Mazor X Stealth Edition $68	PRESTIGE $37	CLYDESDALE $18	PIVOX Oblique Lateral Spinal System $15	Spinal Cord Neurostimulation - Neuro $15	Other $24
Rapid Medical LTD	$152 COMANECI 17 $152
Medtronic, Inc.	$115 Mazor X Stealth Edition $115
Silk Road Medical, Inc.	$52 ENROUTE 0.014 Guidewire $52
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.	$40 Thoracolumbar - TL Therapies $40
Other	$37 HHS Undivided $20	RENEGADE $17

**Types of Payments**
Food and Beverage	$572

Research Payments

Dr. Daniel L. Surdell Jr., MD has received 7 research payments totaling $48,676.

Biography

Dr. Daniel Surdell's area of specialization is neurosurgery. His areas of expertise include the following: cancer surgery, cancer, and skull base surgery. He studied medicine at the University of Nebraska College of Medicine. Dr. Surdell completed his residency training at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. He is affiliated with Nebraska Medicine.