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Bio
Dr. Fried is one of a handful of neurosurgeons in the country to be board certified in both general neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery. He is a nationally recognized leader and innovator in pediatric and adult neurosurgery, pediatric and adult brain tumor surgery, and epilepsy surgery.
Dr. Fried is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Attending Neurosurgeon at Atlantic Health’s Morristown Medical Center; Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Barnabas Health System; Chief of Neurosurgery at St. Peter’s University Hospital; Chief of Neurosurgery at Jersey City Medical Center; Attending Neurosurgeon at Monmouth Medical Center; Chairman Emeritus of the Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center. In 2013, Dr. Fried’s pediatric neuroscience program at HUMC was ranked 25th out of 50 on the US News & World Report list for Pediatric Neuroscience, which is significant because Dr. Fried’s program was ranked higher than many facilities across the country renowned for their pediatric neuroscience programs.
Dr. Fried specializes in complex brain surgery for both children and adults. He specializes in surgery for brain tumors, epilepsy, head trauma, and hydrocephalus, with over 500 epilepsy surgery operations successfully performed. Dr. Fried and his team are skilled in treating diseases and disorders affecting the nervous system, including the spine, spinal cord, and peripheral nerves, with a substantial focus on spasticity in adults and children resulting from cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, trauma, and stroke. Dr. Fried has extensive experience in craniofacial surgery and intracranial physiology in pediatric head trauma. He and his group were one of the first groups in the region to utilize minimally invasive approaches in neurosurgery including for the treatment of hydrocephalus, brain cysts, brain tumors and craniosynostosis using an intracranial endoscope. They treat many children with spina bifida and tethered cord syndrome.
“When families place a child in our care, they can rest assured that we understand the trust that they have in us,” Dr. Fried says. As a husband and father of two sons, Dr. Fried remembers the overwhelming anxiety and fear that he faced when one of his sons, who went on to become a college athlete, was treated for cancer. Dr. Fried has pledged to himself to ensure that the practice’s patients are treated with gentleness, care, courtesy, and respect. Importantly, Dr. Fried’s governing principle is that “we do everything humanly possible for our patients, and treat children as if they were our own.” This principle combined with extensive experience is the hallmark of Dr. Fried’s practice.
Dr. Fried and the practice also coordinate and facilitate the involvement and integration of necessary physicians, professionals and treatment plans. He is also personally reachable 24/7.
Education
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) - Fellowship
Philadelphia, PA
Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology
Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Fellowship
Bronx, NY
Research Fellow in CSF Physiology
University of Utah Primary Children’s Hospital - Residency
Salt Lake City, UT
Chief Resident in Pediatric and Adult Neurological Surgery
Bronx Municipal Hospital and Montefiore Hospital - Residency
Bronx, NY
Chief Resident in Neurological Surgery
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Hospital & Medical Center - Residency
Bronx, NY
Junior/Assistant/Senior Resident in Neurological Surgery
Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Internship
Bronx, NY
Surgical Intern
Meharry Medical College - Medical Education
Nashville, TN
MD
Sophie Davis Center for Biomedical Education, City College of NY - Pre-Professional Education
New York NY
Biomedical Science (B.S. / M.D.)
Awards/Honors
2018 Physician of the Year Finalist, NJBiz, Healthcare Heroes Awards Program
Frequent contributor to national media as expert in Neurosurgery (2008-present)
The O’Reilly Factor, The Early Show, Fox and Friends
Inside Jersey Top Doctor for both Neurology & Neurosurgery 2014
(201) Family Top Doctor for 2014
Dr. Fried’s Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center was listed as one of the best in the country in the 2008 and 2011-2013 US News and World Report “Best Hospitals” issues with best ranking of #25 in the nation
New York Magazine “Best Doctors” issue (2008, 2012 & 2013)
The only NJ neurosurgeon listed in 2013.
US News and World Report “Best Children’s Hospitals” (2012 & 2014)
for Pediatric Neurology & Pediatric Neurosurgery at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital, Hackensack, NJ
Inside New Jersey “Top Doctors” issue for Neurosurgery (2011)
New Jersey Family “The List of NJ’s Favorite Kids’ Docs” (2012 & 2013)
Inside Jersey “Top Doctors for Cancer Care” (2012 & 2014)
Inside Jersey “Top Doctors for Children” (2012 & 2013)
Inside Jersey “Top Doctors” (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 & 2014)
Newsday “Top Doctors On Long Island” (2008)
New Jersey Monthly “Top Doctors” issue for Neurosurgery (2010)
One of two Neurosurgeons in NJ to be selected.
NY Magazine “Best Doctors” issue for Neurosurgery (June 2008)
Castle Connolly “Top Doctors in the NY Metro Area” for Neurosurgery (2007-present)
11-17th Editions
Elected to “Best Doctors in America” (2004-present)
Elected to “America’s Top Surgeons” (2006)
Consumers Research Council of America, Washington, DC
Physician of the Year honoree, Hatzolah of Kiras Joel, Monroe, NY (1999)
Physician of the Year honoree, Bikur Cholim of New York Partners in Health (1998)
Elected to the “Best Doctors” in the New York Metro Area, Neurosurgery (1996)
Bruce Hubbard Stewart Fellow Award for Humanistic Medicine and Teaching (1991)
The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH
Kenneth Shulman Award, Pediatric Section (1984)
American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Rolling Meadows, IL
New York Neurosurgical Society Resident’s Research Night Winner (1984)
Elsberg Dinner Award: “Changing pressure-volume relationships in childhood hydrocephalus.”
Seibels R. Green, Jr. Memorial Award in Internal Medicine (1980)
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
E. Perry Crump Award in Pediatrics (1980)
Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN
