Roy D. Vingan, MD

Neurosurgeon, Co-Founder

Patients often have a lot of fear when meeting with a neurosurgeon for the first time, and they may be worried about undergoing surgery. In reality, it’s often not necessary to operate at all.

Overview

Considered one of the country’s premier neurosurgeons, Dr. Vingan is a founding member of New Jersey Brain and Spine. In practice for nearly three decades, he has focused primarily on treating patients with spinal conditions for the past 15 years. He has held several leadership positions over the span of his career and is currently vice chairman of the Department of Neurosurgery, codirector of spine surgery, and chief of minimally invasive surgery at Hackensack University Medical Center.

Dr. Vingan is a strong advocate of conservative care, but when surgery is appropriate, he uses state-of-the-art techniques to improve outcomes and speed recovery. He is committed to staying on top of new technology developments and surgical innovations, and was among the first neurosurgeons in the region to use minimally invasive brain and spine surgical procedures.

Biographical Highlights

Medical School

State University of New York

Residency

State University of New York Health Science Center/Kings County Hospital Center (Chief Resident)

Advanced Fellowship Training

An early proponent of advanced technologies, Dr. Vingan has been at the forefront of minimally invasive procedures; he was among the first in New Jersey to use frameless cranial and spinal navigation systems, endoscopic cranial and spinal techniques and other minimally invasive brain and spine procedures.

Castle Connolly Top Doctor Since: 2001
New Jersey Monthly: Top Doctors: 2001
Jersey’s Best Magazine Top Doctors Since: 2010
Best Doctor, New York Magazine: Perennial Recipient
Top Doctor New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly: Perennial Recipient
Top Doctor Inside New Jersey, Castle Connolly: Perennial Recipient
New Jersey Monthly: Top Doctors: 2001
America’s Top Surgeons, Consumer’s Research Council of America: Perennial Recipient
Top Doctors: New York Metro Area (book series) Since: 6th Edition
Patient Choice for Compassionate Doctor: Perennial Recipient
Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award
Phi Beta Kappa
Alpha Omega Alpha

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
Hudson Regional Hospital
Hudson Surgical Center (Partner)
Saint Barnabas Medical Center
The Valley Hospital
Vanguard Surgical Center

American Association of Neurological Surgeons
American Institute of Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
American Medical Association
Association of Presacral Spinal Surgery
Bergen County Medical Society
Congress of Neurological Surgeons
Fellow, American College of Surgeons
Joint Section of Trauma & Critical Care
New Jersey Neurosurgical Society
North American Spine Society
President of New Jersey Spine Society
Society for Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery
Society of Lateral Access Surgeons

Vaicys, C., Vingan, R.D., Roth, P., Clear-cell Chondrosarcoma of the Lumbar Spine, (Submitted for Publication), 2000.
Vaicys, C., Vingan, R.D., Grigorian, A., Splitting of the Tentorium Leaves Through Transorbital Injury, (Submitted for Publication), 2000.
Vaicys, C., Roth, P., Vingan, R.D., Odontoid Screw Extrusion Due to Severe Osteoporosis, (Submitted for Publication), 2000.
Rajaraman, V., Vingan, R.D., Roth, P.A., Heary, R.F., Conklin, L., Jacobs, G.B., Visceral and Vascular Complications Resulting from Another Lumbar Interbody Fusion, J. Neurosurgery (Spine 1) Fol. 91, pp 60-64, 1999.
Vingan, R.D., Dow-Edwards, D.L., Riley, E.P., Cerebral Metabolic Alterations in Rats Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A Deoxyglucose Study. Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research, 10 (I), 1986.
Zimmerman, G.A., Fox, S.E., Vingan, R.D., ET AL., Hippocampal Laminar Glucose Utilization and Thenta Rhythm Following Unilateral Fimbria Fornix Lesions in Rats. (Submitted for Publication).