Walter Virkus, M.D.
Trauma, Oncology and Hip Reconstruction
Associate Professor, Rush University Medical Center
Originally from New Jersey, Dr. Virkus graduated cum laude from Muhlenberg College in Pennsylvania. After graduating from the New Jersey Medical School, he did his orthopaedic residency at the University of Maryland. He then completed orthopaedic trauma fellowships at the Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, Maryland, and the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. This was followed by a fellowship in orthopaedic oncology at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Dr. Virkus has a very unique practice specializing in both orthopaedic trauma and oncology. The majority of his practice is at Rush, but he also treats trauma and cancer patients at Cook County Hospital. His clinical interests are in complex limb preservation, pelvis and acetabulum surgery, and minimally invasive fracture surgery. He has authored multiple book chapters and research articles on both trauma and oncology.
Dr. Virkus provides Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush patients with highly specialized orthopaedic oncology care. His current clinical appointments include Associate Attending Physician, Orthopaedic Surgery at Rush University Medical Center and Senior Attending Physician, Orthopaedics, Cook County Hospital, Chicago, Illinois. He is also residency director of the prestigious Rush Orthopaedic residency program.
| Practice Emphasis: | Orthopaedic Oncology
Orthopaedic Trauma | | Medical School: | University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - New Jersey Medical School | | Residency: | University of Maryland Medical Center, Baltimore, MD - Orthopaedic Surgery | | Fellowship: | University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, Baltimore, MD - Orthopaedic Trauma
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York, NY - Orthopaedic Trauma
University of Florida Health Science Center, Gainesville, FL - Orthopaedic Oncology
| | Board Certification: | Orthopaedic Surgery | | Special Procedures: | Minimally invasive fracture surgery
Limb reconstruction
Pelvic surgery
Bone transplantation
Growing prosthesis
Ilizarov limb lengthening
Intramedullary Skeletal Kinetic Distractor (ISKD) | | Research Interests: | Fracture fixation
Bone graft substitutes
Limb reconstruction methods
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Dr. Virkus has office hours at the following location:
Orthopedic Building at Rush
www.rushortho.com | 877.632.6637
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