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Bio
George J. Kaptain, MD is the Director of Neuro-Oncology, Skull-Base Surgery, and Radiosurgery within the Department of Neurosurgery at Hackensack University Medical Center. He is also the Surgical Director of the Neuro-Oncology program at the Brain and Spine Institute of the John Theurer Cancer Center and is a lead investigator in several active clinical trials for brain tumors.
Dr. Kaptain specializes in the surgical and radiosurgical treatment of benign and malignant tumors of the brain, spine, and skull-base. He has advanced the quality of care in the region by assembling a multi-disciplinary team of surgeons to develop an endoscopic skull-base program, as well as, utilizing motor mapping and neurophysiological monitoring for the resection of brain tumors of the eloquent cortex.
Dr. Kaptain is a board-certified neurosurgeon with over ten years of experience. He received both his medical degree and neurosurgical training from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia followed by sub-specialty training in neuro-oncology and skull-base surgery at the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, Oregon. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals including the Journal of Neurosurgery and Neurosurgery and has presented this work at the American Association of Neurosurgeons and the Congress of Neurosurgeons. He is actively engaged in teaching physicians in training from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and the St. Barnabas Medical System.
Dr. Kaptain has been recognized as a neurosurgeon of note by New Jersey Monthly and named a “Top Surgeon” by the Consumer’s Research Council of America. His dedication to patient care is evidenced by his consistent record of outstanding ratings by both patients and fellow physicians alike.
Education
Oregon Health Sciences University, Department of Neurosurgery - Fellowship
Portland, OR
2000 - 2001
Fellowship in Skull Base Surgery and Neuro-oncology
University of Virginia, Department of Orthopedics - Fellowship
Charlottesville, VA
1997 - 1998
Fellowship in Spinal Surgery
University of Virginia, Department of Neurosurgery - Fellowship
Charlottesville, VA
1996 - 1997
Fellowship in Neuropathology
University of Virginia, Department of Neurosurgery - Residency
Charlottesville, VA
1993 - 2000
Resident in Neruosurgery
University of Virginia - Medical Education
Charlottesville, VA
1989 - 1993
MD
Wesleyan University - Pre-Professional Education
Middletown, CT
1985 - 1989
BA with honors
Awards/Honors
New Jersey Monthly Best Doctor, 2012-present
Patient Choice Award-Consumer Research Council, 2010-present
Most Compassionate Doctor-Consumer Research Council, 2010-present
Resident Teaching Award: UVA School of Medicine, 1999-2000
Certifications
American Board of Neurological Surgeons, 2003-Present
National Board of Medical Examiners, 1994-Present
Publications
Non-Surgical Approach to Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Failure and Pneumoventricle.
JSM Neurosurg Spine 3
2015
Other contributors include, Tavanaiepour K.
Management and implications of intra-operative cerebrospinal fluis leak in transnasoseptal transsphenoidal microsurgery.
Neurosurgery
2011
Other contributors include, Kanter AS, Hamilton DK, Laws ER.
Gamma knife radiosurgery for dural arteriovenous fistulas.
Neurosurgery
2010
Other contributors include, Cifarelli CP, Yen CP, Schlesinger D, Sheehan JP.
Transsphenoidal approaches for the extra-capsular resection of midline suprasellar and anterior skull-base lesions.
Neurosurgery
2008
Other contributors include, Vincent DA, Sheehan JP, Laws ER.
Early antiepileptic drug reduction following anterior temporal lobectomy for medically intractable complex partial epilepsy.
Seizure
2004
Other contributors include, Griffin CT, Abastillas ME, Armon C, Lacanlale J, Liwnicz BH, Dayes LA.
Depiction of a postoperative pseudomeningocele with digital subtraction myelography.
American Journal of Neuroradiology
2002
Other contributors include, Phillips DC, Razack N.
Transsphenoidal transtuburculum sellae approach for suprasellar and midline anterior cranial fossa tumors.
Operative Techniques in Neurosurgery
2002
Other contributors include, Jane JA, Thapar K, Laws ER.
Pituitary surgery: transsphenoidal approach.
Neurosurgery
2002
Other contributors include, Jane JA, Thapar K, Alden TD, Laws ER.
Microsurgical pediculotomy as an adjunct to cervical foraminotomy: Technical note.
Neurosurgical Focus
2001
Other contributors include, Webb KM, Sheehan JM, Jane JA, John JA Sr.
Transsphenoidal approaches for the extra-capsular resection of midline suprasellar and anterior skull-base lesions.
Neurosurgery
2001
Other contributors include, Vincent DA, Sheehan JP, Laws ER.
Lenticulostriate aneurysm of infancy: Case illustration.
Journal of Neurosurgery
2001
Other contributors include, Sheehan JP, Kassell NF
Skull base reconstruction after transsphenoidal surgery with polylactic acid polymer implants: Technical Note.
Neurosurgery
2001
Other contributors include, Vincent DA, Laws ER.
Congenital absence of a cervical pedicle: Report of two cases and review of the literature.
Neurosurgery
2000
Other contributors include, Sheehan JP, Vincent DA, Simmons NE, Sheehan J, Jane JA Sr. Jr.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage: risk factors, epidemiology and treatment options.
Drugs & Aging
2000
Other contributors include, Lanzino G, Kassell NF.
Incidence and outcome of kyphosis after laminectomy for cervical spondylotic myelopathy.
Journal of Neurosurgery (Spine 2)
2000
Other contributors include, Simmons NE, Replogle RE, Pobereskin L.
Clival encephalocele. Case illustration.
Journal of Neurosurgery
2000
Other contributors include, Vincent DA, Sheehan JP, Laws ER.
Complications of posterior lumbar interbody fusion using a titanium, threaded cage device.
Journal of Neurosurgery (Spine 1)
2000
Other contributors include, Elias WE, Simmons NE, Chadduck JB, Whitehill R.
