Dr. Donald M Orourke MD?
Update this Profile
Dr. Donald M Orourke MD, Neurosurgeon
We verify the medical license of each FindaTopDoc Verified Doctor to ensure that their license is active and they are in good medical standing.

Dr. Donald M Orourke MD

Neurosurgeon

3/5(17)
3400 Spruce St 3 Silverstein Bldg Philadelphia PA, 19104
Write A Review
Rating

3/5

About

Dr. Donald Orourke practices Neurological Surgery in Philadelphia, PA. As a Neurological Surgeon, Dr. Orourke prevents, diagnoses, evaluates, and treats disorders of the autonomic, peripheral, and central nervous systems. Neurological Surgeons are trained to treat such disorders as spinal canal stenosis, herniated discs, tumors, fractures, and spinal deformities, among many others.

Education and Training

Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania 1987

Provider Details

MaleEnglish 14 years of experience

Treatments

  • Stroke
  • Brain Tumor
  • Herniated Disc
  • Birth Defects
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Lumecca

Dr. Donald M Orourke MD's Practice location

Practice At 3400 Spruce St 3 Silverstein Bldg

3400 Spruce St 3 Silverstein Bldg -
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Get Direction
New patients: 215-349-8327, 215-662-3487, 215-349-5534

Univ of Penn Department of Neuro

3737 Market St 8th Floor -
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Get Direction
New patients: 215-349-5534, 215-222-8646

Univ of Penn Neurosurgery

3 Silverstein Building 3400 Spruce Street -
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Get Direction
New patients: 215-349-5534

Dr. Donald M Orourke MD's reviews

(17)
Write Review

Patient Experience with Dr. Orourke


3.0

Based on 17 reviews

Dr. Donald M Orourke MD has a rating of 3 out of 5 stars based on the reviews from 17 patients. FindaTopDoc has aggregated the experiences from real patients to help give you more insights and information on how to choose the best Neurosurgeon in your area. These reviews do not reflect a providers level of clinical care, but are a compilation of quality indicators such as bedside manner, wait time, staff friendliness, ease of appointment, and knowledge of conditions and treatments.

Recommended Articles

  • What Is a Transorbital Lobotomy?

    Transorbital LobotomyTransorbital lobotomy was once considered as a form of neurosurgery that was labeled as "insane". A pioneer in this field was a Portuguese doctor named António Egas Moniz. He introduced frontal lobotomy in 1935 for certain cases of psychosis and won a Nobel Prize because of...

  • What Is Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery?

    Spinal surgery usually requires that the surgeon makes a relatively huge incision on the patient’s back in order to have complete access to the spinal vertebrae. This is the usual procedure in dealing with defects of the spine, and it has been so because of the delicate nature of the...

  • What Is a Prefrontal Lobotomy?

    Lobotomy is a neurosurgical procedure invented in 1935 by a Portuguese neurologist named Moniz. Moniz won the Nobel Prize in 1949 for his achievement. It was believed that lobotomy was successful in the treatment of various psychological diseases like depression, bipolar disorders, mania,...

  • Everything You Need to Know About a Laminectomy

    What Is a Laminectomy?The lamina is the back part of your vertebra covering the spinal canal. Your doctor could decide to eliminate your lamina or the bone spurs around it when either causes compression of your spinal cord or the roots of your nerves. Pressure on the roots of your nerves can cause:...

  • What Is a Cervical Laminectomy?

    A cervical laminectomy is performed to relieve the compression of the spinal cord and nerves around your neck. This is achieved by making the spinal canal wider, creating more space for your nerves. A part of the protruding bone or the lamina is either removed or trimmed during this procedure. The...

  • Different Types of Aneurysms

    What is an aneurysm?An aneurysm is the abnormal ballooning, widening, or bulging of a part of the artery usually caused by arterial wall weakness. When an aneurysm enlarges and ruptures, disastrous consequences, such as internal bleeding, usually happen.Aneurysms are usually found in the aorta (the...

Nearby Providers

See all nearby providers

Nearest Hospitals

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl

111 SOUTH 11TH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19107

Head east on Spruce Street 642 ft
Make a slight right onto South Street 1.5 mi
Turn left onto South Broad Street (PA 611) 1688 ft
Turn right onto Locust Street 1479 ft
Turn left onto South 11th Street 854 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

2.4 miSee direction

PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTERl

51 NORTH 39TH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19104

Head west on Spruce Street 1473 ft
Turn right onto South 38th Street (US 13) 2273 ft
Turn left onto Filbert Street 355 ft
Turn right onto Saunders Street 277 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the left

4377 ftSee direction

HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl

230 NORTH BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102

Head east on Spruce Street 642 ft
Make a slight right onto South Street 1543 ft
Take the ramp on the left 866 ft
Merge right onto Schuylkill Expressway (I 76) 2968 ft
Take the ramp on the right 1804 ft
Merge left onto Vine Street Expressway (I 676) 3486 ft
Take the ramp on the right 546 ft
Make a slight left 489 ft
Go straight onto Vine Street 60 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

2.3 miSee direction

THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl

111 SOUTH 11TH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19107

Head north on North 38th Street (US 13) 927 ft
Turn right onto Powelton Avenue (US 13) 2150 ft
Turn left onto North 33rd Street (US 13) 1006 ft
Turn right onto Spring Garden Street 3247 ft
Go straight onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway 311 ft
Keep straight at the fork onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway 2655 ft
Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway 1866 ft
Continue slightly left onto Arch Street 435 ft
Turn right onto North 15th Street 585 ft
Go straight onto South Penn Square (PA 611) 1293 ft
Make a slight right onto Market Street 1695 ft
Turn right onto South 10th Street 845 ft
Turn right onto Sansom Street 448 ft
Turn right onto South 11th Street 159 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

3.3 miSee direction

PENN PRESBYTERIAN MEDICAL CENTERl

51 NORTH 39TH STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19104

Head north on North 38th Street (US 13) 110 ft
Turn left onto Filbert Street 355 ft
Turn right onto Saunders Street 277 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the left

741 ftSee direction

HAHNEMANN UNIVERSITY HOSPITALl

230 NORTH BROAD STREET PHILADELPHIA PA 19102

Head north on North 38th Street (US 13) 927 ft
Turn right onto Powelton Avenue (US 13) 2150 ft
Turn left onto North 33rd Street (US 13) 1006 ft
Turn right onto Spring Garden Street 3247 ft
Go straight onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway 311 ft
Keep straight at the fork onto Benjamin Franklin Parkway 2655 ft
Enter the roundabout and take the 3rd exit onto Vine Street 2664 ft
You have arrived at your destination, on the right

2.5 miSee direction