Our Practice

Our Care and Expertise are Unparalleled

The physicians and neurosurgeons of New Jersey Brain and Spine have offered expert, innovative, personalized, and compassionate care for patients with spinal and neurological disorders for over 20 years. The practice is dedicated to the philosophy of sub-specialization—allowing doctors to immerse themselves in their area of expertise and to pursue and develop innovations within their field of neurology and neurosurgery.

Specialties

Best-in-Class Physicians

We’ve earned our ranking based on our commitment to subspecialized neurosurgical care. Our physicians complete the safest and most effective procedures in the field, with fellowship training in vascular neurosurgery, endovascular neurosurgery, skull base surgery, neuro oncology, functional neurosurgery, spinal neurosurgery, and pediatric neurosurgery. Our expertise has placed us at the forefront of neurosurgical care, advancing clinical trials and research as well as teaching medical students, residents, and fellows.

Our Doctors

Reza J. Karimi, MD

Patrick A. Roth, MD

Mohammed Faraz Khan, MD

Roy D. Vingan, MD

George J. Kaptain, MD

Kangmin Daniel Lee, MD

Daniel E. Walzman, MD

Aryan Ali, MD

Hooman Azmi-Ghadimi, MD

Elana Clar, MD

Giorgio J. Rotoli, DO

Robert R. Goodman, MD

Peter Schmaus, MD

Ira M. Goldstein, MD FAANS

Paul S. Chirichella, MD

Ugo Paolucci, MD

Conveniently Located Throughout New Jersey

New Jersey Brain and Spine is the area’s premier neurosurgery practice for the treatment of complex brain and spine conditions. We have convenient locations in Hackensack, Montclair, Montvale, Paramus and Palisades/North Bergen to best serve the needs of you and your family.

Our Locations

Exceptional Results

We’re proudest of our results because of what they mean to patients and their families. We perform more complex neurosurgical procedures than any other practice in the region, and our team of neurosurgeons, orthopedists, neurologists and physiatrists provides well-rounded care across all conditions that come our way.

News + Insights

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Michele Blum is an actress who lives to be on the stage. But when multiple aneurysms left her in a coma, Michele’s future was far from certain. That’s when Dr. Reza Karimi of New Jersey Brain and Spine entered the stage and found the one path recovery.

Insurance

We accept payment from all major insurers.

Where we do not participate in-network with your plan, we will work directly with your insurer to help you receive coverage. You can use our second opinion service without going through your insurer.

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