George J. Kaptain, MD

Neurosurgeon

Overview

Dr. Kaptain is one of the nation’s leading surgeons in the surgical and radiosurgical treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the brain, spine and skull base. With more than a decade of experience caring for patients, he has advanced subspecialty training in neuro-oncology and skull-base surgery from Oregon Health Sciences University. Serving as the surgical director of neuro-oncology, skull-base surgery and radiosurgery at the John Theurer Cancer Center of Hackensack Meridian Health and as an investigator in over 20 clinical trials for glioblastoma, he is at the forefront of leading treatments for brain tumors. He is also an expert in pituitary surgery.

Dr. Kaptain takes pride in his commitment to forming personal relationships with his patients and their families. He offers sound guidance for even the most complicated cases, whether the best care is surgical or nonsurgical.

Biographical Highlights

Medical School University of Virginia

Residency

University of Virginia Department of Neurosurgery

Advanced Fellowship Training

Neuropathology, University of Virginia Department of Neurosurgery; Spinal Surgery, University of Virginia Department of Orthopedics; Skull-base Surgery and Neuro-oncology, Oregon Health Sciences University Department of Neurosurgery

Dr. Kaptain is dedicated to improving the care provided to patients with brain, spine, and skull-base tumors. He has been published extensively in peer-reviewed journals, including the Journal of Neurosurgery andNeurosurgery, and has presented his work at preeminent national conferences including the American Association of Neurosurgeons and the Society for Neuro-Oncology.

He has also greatly advanced the quality of care in the region by assembling a multi-disciplinary team of experts at the John Theurer Cancer Center that comprises neuro-oncologists, radiation oncologists, neuro-pathologists and radiologists.

Top Doctor, New Jersey Monthly: Perennial Recipient
Most Compassionate Doctor, Consumer Research Council: Perennial Recipient
Patient Choice Award, Consumer Research Council: Perennial Recipient
Resident Teaching Award, University of Virginia School of Medicine: 1999-2000

Clara Maass Medical Center
Englewood Health
Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health Palisades Medical Center
Hackensack Meridian Health Pascack Valley Medical Center
Hackensack University Medical Center
Holy Name Medical Center
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
The Valley Hospital

Alpha Omega Alpha Society
American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American College of Surgeons
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Pituitary Society
Society of Neuro-Oncology

Kaptain GJ, Vincent DA, Sheehan JP, Laws ER: Transsphenoidal approaches for the extra-capsular resection of midline suprasellar and anterior skull-base lesions. Neurosurgery 49: 94-101, 2001.
Webb KM, Kaptain GJ, Sheehan JM, Jane JA, John JA Sr: Microsurgical pediculotomy as an adjunct to cervical foraminotomy: Technical note. Neurosurgical Focus 12(1): Article 10, 2001.
Jane JA, Thapar K, Kaptain GJ, Alden TD, Laws ER: Pituitary surgery: transsphenoidal approach. Neurosurgery 51: 435-444, 2002
Jane JA, Thapar K, Kaptain GJ, Laws ER: Transsphenoidal transtuburculum sellae approach for suprasellar and midline anterior cranial fossa tumors. Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery 5: 226-230, 2002.
Phillips DC, Kaptain GJ, Razack N: Depiction of a postoperative pseudomeningocele with digital subtraction myelography. American Journal of Neuroradiology 23: 337-338, 2002.
Griffin CT, Abastillas ME, Armon, C, Lacanlale J, Liwnicz BH, Kaptain GJ, Dayes LA: Early antiepileptic drug reduction following anterior temporal lobectomy for medically intractable complex partial epilepsy. Seizure 13: 434-437, 2004.
Kaptain GJ, Vincent DA, Sheehan JP, Laws ER: Transsphenoidal approaches for the extra-capsular resection of midline suprasellar and anterior skull-base lesions. Neurosurgery 62 (Suppl. 3): 1264-1271, 2008.
Cifarelli CP, Kaptain G, Yen CP, Schlesinger D, Sheehan JP: Gamma knife radiosurgery for dural arteriovenous fistulas. Neurosurgery 67: 1230-1235, 2010.
Kaptain GJ, Kanter AS, Hamilton DK, Laws ER: Management and implications of intra-operative cerebrospinal fluid leak in transnasoseptal transsphenoidal microsurgery. Neurosurgery 68 (Suppl. 1): 144-150, 2011.
Do C, Dumont E, Salas M, Castano A, Mujahed H, Maldonado L, Singh A, Lehman S, Christiano AM, Madhavan S, Nagy PL, Green P, Ilsey N, Feinman R, Trimble C, Marder K, Honig L, Monk K, Goy S, Chow L, Goldlust S, Kaptain G, Siegel D, Tycko B: Allele-specific DNA methylation is increased in cancers and its mapping in normal plus neoplastic cells increases the yield of disease-associated regulatory SNPs. In preparation.