Dan S. Heffez, MD, FRCS
Professor
Location
- Mequon Health Center
- 11430 N Port Washington Rd
- Mequon, WI 53092
Specialties
- Neurosurgery
SpineCare
My goal is to improve my patient's quality of life and put my patient’s needs above every other consideration. I try to understand the patient experience based on how the nervous system works and arrange for the most appropriate and effective treatment, both surgical and non-surgical.
Overview
Diseases and Conditions
- Brain Aneurysm
- Brain Tumors
- Disc Herniations
- Hydrocephalus
- Peripheral Nerve Disorders
- Cervical Myelopathy
- Myelopathy
- Arteriovenous Malformation (AVM), Brain
- Chiari Malformation
- Cervical Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Tethered Spinal Cord Syndrome
- Peripheral Nerve Entrapments
Treatments and Services
- Spine Surgery
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
- Spinal Fusion
- Aneurysm Clipping
- Spine Decompression
- Chiari Decompression
- Spine Discectomy
- Brain and Spinal Cord Tumor Resection
- Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Shunts
- Adult Tethered Cord Surgery
- Virtual Visit
Patients Ages Seen
- Adult
- Senior
Languages
- English
- French
- Italian
Hospital Affiliations
- Froedtert Hospital – Milwaukee
- Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital – Menomonee Falls
Board Certifications
- Neurosurgery
Clinic Locations
Mequon Health Center
- 11430 N Port Washington Rd
- Mequon, WI 53092
- (262) 518-1900
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Tosa Health Center
- 1155 North Mayfair Road
- Wauwatosa, WI 53226
- (414) 955-5990
- Get Directions
Biography
Dr. Heffez has authored these articles on Chiari.
- explores whether or not there is a relationship between the extent of tonsillar ectopia and the severity of the clinical Chiari syndrome
- examines the relationship between the extent of tonsillar ectopia and the findings and outcomes following Chiari decompression surgery.
Education and Training
Doctor of Medicine, Master of Surgery - McGill University - Montreal, Quebec (1979)
Residency in Neurosurgery - Johns Hopkins University - Baltimore, MD (1980-1983)
Fogarty Research Fellow, Laboratory of Neurochemistry - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - Bethesda, MD (1983-1985)
Chief Resident, Department of Neurosurgery - Hospital for Sick Children - Toronto (1985)
Chief Resident, Department of Neurosurgery - Johns Hopkins University Hospital - Baltimore, MD (1985-1986)