Cooper neurosurgeons provide comprehensive surgical and non-surgical services for adult and pediatric patients with injury to, or diseases of, the brain, spine, and peripheral nerves. As part of only Level 1 Trauma Center in southern New Jersey, they are an integral part of the trauma team that handles the most complex injuries. Neurosurgeons use the latest technology, such as stereotactic and endoscopic surgery, to provide patients with safer, more effective treatments.
The Children's Regional Hospital's pediatric neurosurgeons have the skills and most advanced technological facilities for diagnosing congenital or acquired diseases or injuries of the central nervous system and implementing the most effective surgical procedures.
Areas of Special Expertise
- Head injuries due to trauma
- Brain tumors
Select Cutting-edge Procedures
- Stereotactic radiosurgery for brain tumors
- Radiation implants for malignant brain tumors
- Endoscopic management of carpal tunnel syndrome
Procedures
Cutting-edge neurosurgery procedures include these minimally-invasive procedures: stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases, radiation implants for malignant brain metastases, and endoscopic surgery for carpal tunnel syndrome and ruptured disks in the spine. In stereotactic radiosurgery, Cooper neurosurgeons use an MRI scan to precisely localize the brain tumor during surgery. To destroy remaining tumor cells after excision of a brain tumor, they implant a balloon into the tumor bed and fill it with radioactive iodine. Traditional neurosurgery procedures, such as craniotomy for head trauma, transphenoidal surgery for pituitary tumors, microsurgery for the spine, and endoscopic surgery for ruptured disks in the spine, are also available. Cooper neurosurgeons are board certified.
Medical Education and Research
As faculty members at the principal teaching hospital of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Cooper neurosurgeons are leaders in medical education and research. Their research includes the NIH-funded “Gene Therapy Trial for Canavan Disease,” a gene transplant study of canavans, a rare and fatal genetic neurological disorder characterized by spongy degeneration of the brain.
To make an appointment with a Cooper University Hospital physician at an office near you, please contact one of the offices below or call 1-800-8-COOPER to speak with a member of our physician referral and information service.
Camden
Three Cooper Plaza, Suite 403
Camden, New Jersey 08103
Appointments (856) 968-7898
Voorhees
707 Haddonfield-Berlin Road (Route 56l)
Voorhees, New Jersey 08043
Appointments (856) 968-7898
Washington Township
Bunker Hill Plaza
Two Plaza Drive
Sewell, New Jersey 08080
Appointments (856) 968-7898
Willingboro
1113 Hospital Drive, Suite 201
Willingboro, New Jersey 08046
Appointments (609) 877-5112