Patrick A. Roth, MD

Doctor's Biography

Dr. Roth is the Chairman of Neurosurgery at Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC), director of the spinal surgery division, and site director of the neurosurgical residency program. Dr. Roth is also the Founding Chair of Neurosurgery at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. In addition to his medical degree, Dr. Roth holds a master’s in healthcare administration Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University which he recently attained to better understand the structure of healthcare and the relationship of healthcare to health.

He has managed the Neurosurgery Residency Program at HUMC for nearly 20 years, served as a perennial teacher of third year medical students, and regularly mentors high school and college students interested in a career in medicine. Dr. Roth teaches a class at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine called Human Dimensions, which focuses on the social determinants of health.

Dr. Roth embraces a holistic approach to back, neck, arm, and leg pain, with a focus on the promotion of health rather than the treatment of disease. His treatment recommendations are based on an understanding of each patient’s repertoire of activities and their personal goals.

Dr. Roth has served in numerous leadership positions at The Valley Hospital, Holy Name Medical Center and Pascack Valley Medical Center. He loves to teach and mentor students, and he’s also an avid writer. He recently published a book focusing on the philosophy, paradoxes, and treatment of back pain. His outside interests include exercising, reading, music, and sports.