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Bio
Dr. Reza Karimi is a board certified Neurosurgeon at North Jersey Brain and Spine Center. His practice includes all areas of Neurosurgery with special expertise in both microvascular neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery. He is a senior member of the Society of Neurointerventional Surgery (SNIS) and an active member of the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS). Dr. Karimi is one of only a small number of neurosurgeons in the nation with advanced fellowship training in both open microvascular neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery.
Dr. Karimi attended Fordham University in New York and medical school at UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, where he was inducted into the prestigious Alpha Omega Alpha medical honor society. During medical school, Dr. Karimi was the recipient of several esteemed awards, including the Student of the Year Award and the Arnold P. Gold Humanism in Medicine Award.
Dr. Karimi underwent residency training in Neurological Surgery at New Jersey Medical School-University Hospital, Hackensack University Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. He served as the Chief Resident in Neurosurgery at both the University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.
Dr. Karimi has actively conducted clinical research in the fields of cerebrovascular neurosurgery, neurocritical care, neurosurgical anatomy, flow dynamics of intracranial aneurysms and biomechanics of the spine. He is the author of over a dozen abstracts which have been presented at national neurosurgical meetings and is the author or co-author of multiple peer-reviewed articles in major neurosurgical journals. He has presented and lectured extensively at both national and international neurosurgical meetings. Additionally, he is the author of multiple textbook chapters in highly referenced neurosurgical textbooks including Youman’s Neurological Surgery (6th edition), Benzel’s Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance and Management, (3rd edition), The Cervical Spine (5th Edition) and Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology, Theory and Clinical Practice.
In addition to completing his residency in Neurological Surgery, Dr. Karimi completed advanced fellowship training in both microvascular neurosurgery and endovascular neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital in New York, where he trained in the latest techniques in the treatment of brain aneurysms, vascular tumors, stroke, and vascular malformations of the brain and spine.
Dr. Karimi maintains one of the busiest neurosurgical practices in New Jersey and at the same time offers a personalized, one-on-one approach to each of his patients with emphasis on a patient-centered care philosophy and high-quality outcomes. He is a life-long New Jersey resident and practices at Hackensack University Medical Center, Valley Hospital, Holy Name Medical Center and St Barnabas Medical Center.
Education
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School - Fellowship
Newark, NJ
July, 2012 - June, 2013
Senior Fellow, Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School University Hospital and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital - Fellowship
Newark, NJ
July, 2011 - June, 2012
Chief Resident, Neurological Surgery
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School - Residency
Newark, NJ
July, 2005 - June, 2011
Resident Physician, Neurological Surgery
Hofstra-North Shore University Hospital - Fellowship
Manhasset, NY
July, 2009 - June, 2010
Fellow - Microvascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery
Rutgers - New Jersey Medical School - Medical Education
Newark, NJ
August, 2001 - May, 2005
Doctor of Medicine
Rutgers - Graduate School of Biomedical Science - Pre-Professional Education
Newark, NJ
August, 2000 - July, 2001
Graduate Student - Biomedical Science
Fordham University, Department of Biological Sciences - Pre-Professional Education
New York, NY
September, 1999 - August, 2000
Research Associate - Cell Biology and Immunology
Fordham University - Pre-Professional Education
New York, NY
August, 1995 - September, 1999
Bachelors of Arts, Natural Science
Awards/Honors
Patient's Choice Award and Compassionate Doctor Award, 2015, 2016, 2017
Golden Apple Teaching Award Nominee, March 2007 - March 2011
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Medical Student of the Year, May 2005
UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
The Gold Humanism in Medicine Honor Society, October 2004
Certifications
Board Certified: American Board of Neurological Surgery, May 2018
Publications
Analysis of superiorly projecting anterior communicating artery aneurysms: anatomy, techniques, and outcome. A proposed classification system.
Neurosurg Rev.
2016
Other contributors include, Nossek E, Setton A, Dehdashti AR, Langer DJ, Chalif DJ.
A fatal case of JC virus meningitis presenting with hydrocephalus in a human immunodeficiency virus-seronegative patient.
Ann Neurol
2014
Other contributors include, Agnihotri SP, Wuthrich C, Dang X, Nauen D, Viscidi R, Bord E, Baston S, Troncoso J, Koralnik IJ.
Current endovascular treatment options for central retinal arterial occlusion: a review.
Neurosurg Focus
2014
Other contributors include, AgarwalN, Gala NB, Turbin RE, Gandhi CD, Prestigiacomo CJ.
Persistent vestige of dorsal ophtalmic artery: a case report.
J Neurointerv Surg.
2012
Other contributors include, Agarwal N, Singh PL, Gandhi CD, Prestigiacomo CJ.
True aneurysms of the posterior communicating artery: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data.
World Neurosurg
2011
Other contributors include, He W, Gandhi CD, Quinn J, Prestigiacomo CJ.
Correction of lumbar coronal plane deformity using unilateral cage placement.
Neurosurg Focus
2010
Other contributors include, Heary RF.
True posterior communicating artery aneurysms: are they more prone to rupture?. A biomorphometric analysis.
J Neurosurg
2009
Other contributors include, He W, Hauptman K, Pasupuleti L, Setton A, Farrow MG, Kasper L, Gandhi CD, Catrambone JE, Prestigiacomo CJ.
Dorsal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (DLIP): Operative Technique.
Neurosurgery
2008
Other contributors include, Heary RF, Kumar S.
Relief of tension pneumocephalus with endotracheal intubation.
Surg Neurol
2008
Other contributors include, Antonios Mammis, Daniel Yanni, Gaurav Gupta, Michael Schulder
Hemorrhagic complications of external ventricular drainage.
Neurosurgery
2006
Other contributors include, Maniker AH, Vaynman AY, Sabit A, Holland BA.
Thalamic stimulation in patients with multiple sclerosis: long-term follow-up.
Stereotact Funct Neurosurg.
2003
Other contributors include, Schulder M, Sernas T.
Evaluation, Indications, and Techniques of Revision Spine Surgery. (Book Chapter)
Youmans Neurological Surgery (7th Edition)
2016
Other contributors include, Robert Heary.
Intra-arterial pharmacotherapy of cerebral vasospasm. (Book Chapter)
Endovascular Surgical Neuroradiology: Theory and Clinical Practice.
2015
Other contributors include, Choundhry, O, Presigiacomo, CJ.
Trans-Sternal Approach to the Cervico-thoracic Junction and Upper Thoracic Spine. (Book Chapter)
Cervical Spine Surgery: Current Trends and Challenges
2014
Other contributors include, Robert F. Heary MD
Single and Multiple-Single Interbody Fusion Techniques. (Book Chapter)
Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management, 3rd. ed.
2012
Other contributors include, Robert F Heary MD, Goerge Sinclair MD, Benzel, EC MD.
Vertebral Artery Injury. (Book Chapter)
The Cervical Spine 5th Edition
2012
Other contributors include, Robert F. Heary MD
Revision Spine Surgery: Indication and Techniques. (Book Chapter)
Youmans Neurological Surgery, 6th Edition
2011
Other contributors include, Robert F. Heary MD
