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 A message from the Chairman, Peter W. Carmel, M.D.
The Department of Neurological Surgery at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School provides neurosurgical care at the highest levels of technological and surgical accomplishments. For many years, complex neurosurgical cases in New Jersey were referred to university centers in New York and Philadelphia. We have created a New Jersey neurosurgical center comparable to university centers anywhere in the world. Read More...

 

 

 

 

 

NINJ Neurosurgeons Selected as "Top Docs"
 Each year, consumer organizations conduct nationwide surveys and award recognition to those physicians who demonstrate excellence in patient care and leadership in their field. Several NINJ Neurosurgeons, along with many other distinguished UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School physicians and surgeons have been, and continue to be awarded this honor. Read more...

 

 

 

 

 

 

The ProCord Spinal Cord Injury Clinical Trial
The Procord acute spinal cord injury trial is a Phase II, randomized-controlled, clinical study performed under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) regulations to test the safety and efficacy of an autologous macrophage procedure in patients with acute (<14 days) complete spinal cord injury. The NINJ, Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation and New Jersey Medical School-University Hospital are one of only six centers in the world participating in this trial. Read more...



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