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Dr. Rugino is seeing patients in Kankakee and Bourbonnais.

Riverside Healthcare is pleased to welcome neurosurgeon Alex Rugino, DO, who joins Juan Jimenez, MD, and Jehad Zakaria, MD, at Riverside Neurosurgery Specialists in Kankakee.

Dr. Rugino completed his Doctor of Medicine at Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, Pennsylvania, and his neurological surgery residency at OhioHealth in Columbus, Ohio. Neurosurgeons specialize in treating conditions and diseases that affect the nervous system, including the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.

Dr. Rugino is seeing patients at Riverside Neurosurgery Specialists, 375 N. Wall Street, suite P530, in Kankakee, and Riverside Orthopedic and Spine Center in Bourbonnais. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Rugino, call 815-932-7200.