Stephen J. Dante, MD, FACS

4.656862745 out of 5 (51 ratings, 23 reviews)
Ratings and Reviews

Departments

Cooper University Health Care Titles

  • Neurosurgeon

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Neurological Surgery

Professional Type

Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience / Cooper University Physician

NPI

1669492625

Office Locations

Cherry Hill, Egg Harbor Township, Moorestown
Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience at Cherry Hill

2339 NJ-70
Cherry Hill , NJ 08002
Phone: 855.306.3876
Fax: 856.546.8527
Maps & Directions

Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience at Egg Harbor Township

303 Central Avenue
Unit B
Egg Harbor Township , NJ 08234
Phone: 855.306.3876
Maps & Directions

Cooper University Health Care Moorestown Campus

400 NJ-38
Moorestown Mall
Moorestown , NJ 08057
Phone: 844.752.6673
Maps & Directions

Education & Training

Medical SchoolUniversity of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT
InternshipGeneral Surgery - University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
ResidencyNeurological Surgery - University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA
FellowshipCerebrovascular Surgery - University of Pennsylvania Health System, Philadelphia, PA

Memberships

  • America Medical Association
  • American Association of Neurological Surgeons
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons
  • North American Spine Society
  • Pennsylvania Neurosurgical Society
  • Philadelphia Neurological Society

Awards and Honors

  • Merck Award for Excellence in Surgical Research, 1983

Publications

Gardiner, McShane, Kerr, Agarwal, Saylany, Sharma, Joshi, Pierce, Pasao-Pham, Dante, Maloney-Wilensky, Welch: Low-Dose Steroids to Decrease Postoperative Pain and Opioid Use. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. Elsevier, 16(7):523-527, July 2020.

Faught RW, Church EW, Halpern CH, Balmuri U, Attiah MA, Stein SC, Dante SJ, Welch WC, Simeone FA. Long-term quality of life after posterior cervical foraminotomy for radiculopathy. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2016 Mar;142:22-25. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2016.01.013. Epub 2016 Jan 12. PMID: 26802616.

Church EW, Halpern CH, Faught RW, Balmuri U, Attiah MA, Hayden S, Kerr M, Maloney-Wilensky E, Bynum J, Dante SJ, Welch WC, Simeone FA. Cervical laminoforaminotomy for radiculopathy: Symptomatic and functional outcomes in a large cohort with long-term follow-up. Surg Neurol Int. 2014 Dec 30;5(Suppl 15):S536-43. doi: 10.4103/2152-7806.148029. PMID: 25593773; PMCID: PMC4287901.

Mummaneni PV, Whitmore RG, Curran JN, Ziewacz JE, Wadhwa R, Shaffrey CI, Asher AL, Heary RF, Cheng JS, Hurlbert RJ, Douglas AF, Smith JS, Malhotra NR, Dante SJ, Magge SN, Kaiser MG, Abbed KM, Resnick DK, Ghogawala Z. Cost-effectiveness of lumbar discectomy and single-level fusion for spondylolisthesis: experience with the NeuroPoint-SD registry. Neurosurg Focus. 2014 Jun;36(6):E3. doi: 10.3171/2014.3.FOCUS1450. PMID: 24881635.

Ghogawala Z, Shaffrey CI, Asher AL, Heary RF, Logvinenko T, Malhotra NR, Dante SJ, Hurlbert RJ, Douglas AF, Magge SN, Mummaneni PV, Cheng JS, Smith JS, Kaiser MG, Abbed KM, Sciubba DM, Resnick DK. The efficacy of lumbar discectomy and single-level fusion for spondylolisthesis: results from the NeuroPoint-SD registry: clinical article. J Neurosurg Spine. 2013 Nov;19(5):555-63. doi: 10.3171/2013.7.SPINE1362. Epub 2013 Sep 6. PMID: 24010898.

Ratings and Reviews

Ratings and reviews come from patient responses to health care provider-related questions on the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) Patient Experience Survey that Cooper sends to patients after outpatient office visits.  Learn more about our survey and how ratings are calculated >>

Overall Rating

4.656862745 out of 5 (51 ratings, 23 reviews)
Jun 12, 2025
Very happy with my first visit.
Jun 12, 2025
Dr Donte was reserved at first but his personality showed through when we started to talk. Great experience
Jun 12, 2025
I am great full for your help and knowledge
Jun 12, 2025
Excellent physician
Jun 12, 2025
from reception to check out, everything went perfectly. Great staff!
Jun 12, 2025
My entire experience was very pleasant and exceptional.
May 12, 2025
Dr. Dante was extremely professional and very concerned about my pain. He explained to me that surgery was more than likely not necessary. At this point, he's helping me get x-rays and an MRI to refer me to a pain management professional. Thank you, Dr. Dante.
May 12, 2025
Dr. Dante was amazing. I really felt comfortable with him. Thank you.
Apr 12, 2025
Dr. Dante is a wonderful provider. He is thorough and knowledgeable.
Apr 12, 2025
Dr Steven Dante was excellent. So friendly and caring. He explained everything so thoroughly. I felt like I was heard. I would recommend him instantly! My visit was very pleasant and I was extremely satisfied with his recommendations.