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George Kaptain, MD, Neurosurgery, Hackensack, NJ

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Neurosurgery Hackensack, NJ

Brain & Spinal Tumor, Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery, Pituitary Surgery, Skull Base

Associate Professor of Neurosurgery Department of Neurosurgery Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine Director, Division of Neuro-Oncology and Skull-Base Surgery, Department of Neurosurgery, Hackensack University Medical Center

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  • Office

    20 Prospect Ave
    Suite 907
    Hackensack, NJ 07601
    Phone+1 201-342-2550
    Fax+1 201-342-7171

Education & Training

  • Oregon Health & Science University
    Oregon Health & Science UniversityFellowship, Cerebrovascular & Skull Base Surgery, 2000 - 2001
  • Auckland Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
    Auckland Hospital Department of Neurosurgeryspecialist registrar in neurosurgery, neurosurgery, 1999 - 1999
  • Derriford Hospital Department of Neurosurgery
    Derriford Hospital Department of NeurosurgerySpecialist Registrar in Neurosurgery, neurosurgery, 1998 - 1999
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterResidency, Neurological Surgery, 1994 - 1999
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Orthopaedic Surgery Of The Spine, 1997 - 1998
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterFellowship, Neuropathology, 1996 - 1997
  • University of Virginia Medical Center
    University of Virginia Medical CenterInternship, Transitional Year, 1993 - 1994
  • University of Virginia School of Medicine
    University of Virginia School of MedicineClass of 1993
  • Wesleyan University
    Wesleyan UniversityB.A., 1985 - 1989

Certifications & Licensure

  • CA State Medical License
    CA State Medical License 2001 - Present
  • OR State Medical License
    OR State Medical License 2000 - Present
  • NY State Medical License
    NY State Medical License 2003 - 2026
  • NJ State Medical License
    NJ State Medical License 2002 - 2025
  • VA State Medical License
    VA State Medical License 1993 - 2000
  • American Board of Neurological Surgery Neurological Surgery

Awards, Honors, & Recognition

  • Best Doctor New Jersey Monthly, 2012
  • Most Compassionate Doctor Consumer Research Council, 2010
  • Patient Choice Award Consumer Research Council, 2010
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Clinical Trials

Publications & Presentations

PubMed

Journal Articles

  • Non-surgical approach to Ventriculo-Peritoneal Shunt Failure and Pneumoventricle  
    Tavanaiepour K, Kaptain GJ, JSM Neurosurg Spine, 1/1/2015
  • Management and implication of intra-operative cerebrospinal fluid leak in transnasoseptal transsphenoidal microsurgery  
    Kaptain GJ, Kanter AS, Hamilton DK, Laws ER, Neurosurgery, 1/1/2011
  • Surgucal management of low back pain  
    Kaptain GJ, Journal or Neurosurgery, 1/1/2002
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Books/Book Chapters

Abstracts/Posters

  • Management and implications of intra-operative cerebrospinal fluid leak in transeptal transsphenoidal surgery
    Hamilton DK, Kaptain GJ, Kanter A, Laws ER, 59th Annual meeting of the congress of neurological surgeons, 1/1/2009
  • Proton beam for skull base chordoma and chondrosarcoma: Ten year experience with 130 patients
    Johnson WD, Kaptain GJ, Loredo LN, Grove RI, Slater JD, 52nd Annual meeting of the congress of neurological surgeons, 1/1/2002
  • A quantitative analysis of the utility of clinoidectomy in obtaining proximal control of the basilar apex from a temporopolar approach
    Kaptain GJ, Anderson G, McMenomey SO, Delashaw JB, 47th annual meeting of the Western Neurological Society, 1/1/2001
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Lectures

  • Diagnosis and management of hydrocephalus in the first and third world 
    Bergen Community College, Paramus, NJ - 1/1/2015
  • The Neurosurgical Patient: Assesment of complications causing decline in consciousness 
    Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, NJ - 1/1/2015
  • Surgical Management of Glioma 
    Hackensack University Medical Center, Hackensack, NJ - 1/1/2015
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Press Mentions

  • John Theurer Cancer Center Treats First Patient in U.S. With Investigational New Treatment for Brain Cancer
    John Theurer Cancer Center Treats First Patient in U.S. With Investigational New Treatment for Brain CancerMarch 28th, 2022
  • Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation Celebrates Formal Investiture of Samuel A. Goldlust, M.D.
    Hackensack University Medical Center Foundation Celebrates Formal Investiture of Samuel A. Goldlust, M.D.December 4th, 2017

Professional Memberships

Other Languages

  • Spanish, Greek