UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
P.B. Raksin, MD
P.B. Raksin, MD
UChicago Medicine Faculty Physicians
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
- Neurocritical Care
Locations
- Chicago - Hyde Park
- About
- Specialties & Areas of Expertise
- Locations & Patient Information
- Education & Research
- Accepted Insurance
- External Professional Relationships
P. B. Raksin, MD, is a nationally recognized neurosurgeon who cares for patients with urgent and complex conditions affecting the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves. She specializes in neurotrauma and neurocritical care, providing expert evaluation and treatment for patients who have experienced serious injuries or neurological emergencies.
Dr. Raksin treats brain and spinal cord injuries, as well as a range of complex neurologic conditions (such as bleeding in the brain, stroke, tumors, hydrocephalus, infections, autoimmune disorders) that require intensive medical management. She frequently cares for patients during critical moments and works closely with other specialists to guide treatment, answer questions and help patients and families navigate recovery.
With a calm and thoughtful approach, Dr. Raksin focuses on clear communication — explaining what’s happening now, what comes next, and what families can expect as care moves forward. Her goal is to help everyone feel supported and confident in the plan.
Dr. Raksin treats brain and spinal cord injuries, as well as a range of complex neurologic conditions (such as bleeding in the brain, stroke, tumors, hydrocephalus, infections, autoimmune disorders) that require intensive medical management. She frequently cares for patients during critical moments and works closely with other specialists to guide treatment, answer questions and help patients and families navigate recovery.
With a calm and thoughtful approach, Dr. Raksin focuses on clear communication — explaining what’s happening now, what comes next, and what families can expect as care moves forward. Her goal is to help everyone feel supported and confident in the plan.
Specialties
Areas of Expertise
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Brain Tumors
- Stroke
- Hydrocephalus
- Spinal Cord Tumors
- Spinal Cord Injury
- Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
UChicago Medicine Duchossois Center for Advanced Medicine - Hyde Park5758 S. Maryland Ave., Chicago IL 606371-888-824-0200
Board Certifications
- Neurocritical Care
- Neurological Surgery
Languages Spoken
- English
Medical Education
- University of Maryland School of Medicine
Internship
- Rush University Medical Center
Residency
- Rush University Medical Center
Awards & Distinctions
- Past Chair of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) Section on Neurotrauma & Critical Care
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Past Chair of the AANS Joint Guidelines Review Committee (charged with coordinating evidence-based guideline efforts for organized neurosurgery)
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Editor of 2 textbooks (Atlas of Emergency Neurosurgery 2015 and Acute Care Neurosurgery by Case Management 2022) and a volume of Neurosurgery Clinics on Neurocritical Care of Trauma (2025)
Memberships & Medical Societies
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- Neurocritical Care Society
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health *see insurance page
- Aetna HMO (specialists only)
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- Aetna POS
- Aetna PPO
- BCBS Blue Precision HMO (specialists only)
- BCBS HMO (HMOI) (specialists only)
- BCBS Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO
- BCBS PPO
- Cigna HMO
- Cigna POS
- Cigna PPO
- CountyCare *see insurance page
- Humana Medicare Advantage Choice PPO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Choice PFFS
- Humana Medicare Advantage Gold Plus HMO
- Medicare
- Multiplan PPO
- PHCS PPO
- United Choice Plus POS/PPO
- United Choice HMO (specialists only)
- United Options (PPO)
- United Select (HMO & EPO) (specialists only)
- United W500 Emergent Wrap
- University of Chicago Health Plan (UCHP)
Our list of accepted insurance providers is subject to change at any time. You should contact your insurance company to confirm UChicago Medicine participates in their network before scheduling your appointment. If you have questions regarding your insurance benefits at UChicago Medicine, please contact our financial counseling team at OPSFinancialCounseling@uchospitals.edu.
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Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.
Some of our physicians and health professionals collaborate with external pharmaceutical, medical device, or other medical related entities to develop new treatments and products to improve clinical outcomes for patients. In some instances, the physician has ownership interests in the external entity and/or is compensated for advising or speaking about the entity’s products or treatments. These payments may include compensation for consulting and speaking engagements, equity, and/or royalties for products invented by our physicians. To assure objectivity and integrity in patient care, UChicago Medicine requires all physicians and health professionals to report their relationships and financial interests with external entities on an annual basis. This information is used to review relationships and transactions that might give rise to potential financial conflicts of interest, and when considered to be significant a management plan to mitigate any biases is created.
If you are a patient at UChicago Medicine and would like more information about your physician’s external relationships, please talk with your physician. You may also visit the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Open Payments website at https://openpaymentsdata.cms.gov/ . CMS Open Payments is a national disclosure program that promotes a more transparent and accountable health care system. It houses a publicly accessible database of payments that reporting entities, including drug and medical device companies, make to covered recipients like physicians and hospitals.
Information in the CMS Open Payments database could potentially contain inaccurately reported and out of date payment information. All information is open to personal interpretation, if there are questions about the data, patients and their advocates should speak directly to their health care provider for a better understanding.