Adam M. Sonabend Worthalter, MD

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Adam M. Sonabend Worthalter, MD

4.9 
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Primary Specialty

Neurosurgical Oncology

Secondary Specialty

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Practice Focus Areas

Education

Medical Education:
MD, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico - 2007
Internship:
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) - 2009
Residency:
New York Presbyterian Hospital (Columbia Campus) - 2015

Languages Spoken

  • Hebrew
  • Italian
  • Spanish

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery - Neurological Surgery (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:
Central DuPage Hospital
Delnor Hospital
Huntley Hospital
McHenry Hospital
Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Woodstock Hospital

Ratings and Reviews

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Overall Rating

4.9
4.9 

158 Ratings

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46 Reviews

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August 26, 2022

5.0

This visit never happened. Never received a call.

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August 23, 2022

5.0

Successful surgery

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August 20, 2022

5.0

Excellent

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August 17, 2022

5.0

Dr Adam made me confident to trust that he will do save my life and hr did.

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August 16, 2022

5.0

Kind. Thorough. Efficient

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August 13, 2022

5.0

Great MD with a great bedside manner. Very knowledgeable

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July 12, 2022

5.0

He answered all my questions.

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July 12, 2022

5.0

Straightforward and clear, very knowledgeable.

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July 05, 2022

5.0

The Dr is very professional and pleasant and he seems to be very caring for his patients.

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June 29, 2022

5.0

My Dr is very thorough and caring for my condition. He always orders CT scans before my visits to make sure there hasn't been any changes.

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June 28, 2022

5.0

Competency

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June 19, 2022

5.0

He is excellent at what he does. He has a very warm and greeting attitude whenever I see him. Very professional nice guy.

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June 18, 2022

5.0

I really like the fact that he actually takes a CT scan before he changes the settings on my shunt.

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June 14, 2022

5.0

I love the care Dr Sonabend and his team provided for me.

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May 31, 2022

5.0

He’s personable and extremely capable

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May 31, 2022

5.0

Muy claro al explicar su opinión

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May 24, 2022

5.0

One of the top surgeons anywhere, strong research reputation, very warm and caring.

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May 21, 2022

5.0

Clear, professional, friendly, empathetic

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May 21, 2022

5.0

Dr Sonabend is a very good doctor. Very attentive. Very precise. We are very thankful for him!

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May 17, 2022

5.0

He took time with me and explained things in detail.

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May 03, 2022

5.0

The Dr. listened to me and we agreed upon my plan of care. He was very thorough and considerate of my needs.

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April 26, 2022

5.0

He’s professional, thorough, caring!

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April 09, 2022

5.0

Kind, smart, and knowledgable

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March 17, 2022

5.0

Top quality professional and human.

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March 15, 2022

5.0

The Neurology team is very nice. Nurse Karyn, Dr Stupp and Dr Sonabend they are so great.

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March 03, 2022

5.0

He and DrStupp gave us excellent information and are keeping us moving forward in my care!

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February 16, 2022

5.0

He was clear, kind, and informative.

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February 14, 2022

5.0

Polite and addressed my concerns

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January 31, 2022

5.0

very professional, and his articulation.

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January 25, 2022

5.0

Dr. Sonabend Worthalter never makes me feel rushed and takes the time to explain my medical condition in a way that makes it easy for me to understand. He cares a lot about his patients and puts me at ease when discussing serious medical conditions.

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January 25, 2022

5.0

Very good at explaining what is going on and next steps

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January 18, 2022

5.0

Dr.Sonabend is a gifted surgeon and a empathetic doctor as well.

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January 11, 2022

5.0

He is attentive, listens really well, he doesn't rush into invasive treatments, and he knows and remembers my history!

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January 08, 2022

5.0

Professional friendly clear kind

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December 09, 2021

4.0

Kind professional care

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November 27, 2021

5.0

So professional and very very caring . Great Dr. so happy my son was under his care thank you so much

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November 16, 2021

5.0

He’s so helpful he attended me with great care and was very useful love to recommend him to anyone

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November 15, 2021

5.0

Skilled neurosurgeon with professional and congenial personality.

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October 18, 2021

5.0

Exudes confidences and caring approach to opinion and recommendations.

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October 04, 2021

5.0

Excelente atención y muy profesional

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September 29, 2021

5.0

Although we just met Dr. Adam. Very approachable and friendly and knowledgeable about his skills sets .

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September 10, 2021

5.0

He’s just great dealing with his patients

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August 31, 2021

5.0

His experience in Neurology cant be denied. He is caring and through!! Great doctor!

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August 24, 2021

5.0

Great follow up. Pop

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July 28, 2021

5.0

Good doctor

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July 20, 2021

5.0

Dr Adam M Sonabend Worthalter MD did amazing job and put amazing aproch to patient and family.There is not enough words to describe it.Definetely would recomend Dr Sonabend to anyone .Thankfull Forever !!!

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Industry Relationships

Consulting / Related Activities

Faculty member engaged in activities such as speaking, advising, consulting, or providing educational programs for the following companies or other entities

  • Advance Medical, Inc.
  • Agenus, Inc.
  • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
  • CarThera

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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