04 Jan National Birth Defects Prevention Month Highlights the Need for Folic Acid
A topic of great importance to Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ANA) and to all those impacted by birth defects is being highlighted in the 2016 New Year....
News & Events
08 Dec New Jersey Family Magazine Article
Drs. Arno Fried, Mostafa El Khashab and Allison M. Rathmann were featured in the New Jersey Family magazine. To read the article, click the picture below! ...
01 Dec Q&A With Epilepsy Expert Dr. Arno Fried
Dr. Arno Fried, founder of Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ANA), was profiled for Epilepsy Awareness Month, celebrated in November....
23 Nov Joan Rubin, RN
Advanced Practice Nurse
Joan Rubin, RN has been working with Dr. Arno Fried for over 11 years. She works closely with Dr. Fried as the craniofacial and neurosurgical coordinator at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. With over 36 years...
06 Nov Premature Baby With Hydrocephalus Now Sings Like an Angel
Brandon had hydrocephalus, which is not unusual given the circumstances. Dr. Fried managed to clear up the infection without having to remove the shunt....
06 Nov Understanding Epilepsy: The Path to a Normal Life
November marks Epilepsy Awareness Month, and we, here at ANA, understand the effect epilepsy can have on the patient....
15 Oct Brain Tumor Patient Lenn Brown: Six Years After Surgery
Lenn Brown was an active 13-year old boy, enjoying life on the soccer field until contact and a subsequent fall in the game caused his world to "flip-flop."...
12 Oct Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus Often Mistaken as Dementia
With the Baby Boomer generation reaching the ranks of the elderly, there’s a new consciousness of illness and health. This is an activist generation used to having the answers. That’s why it is of particular...
10 Aug Honoring Neurosurgery and the Neurosurgeons Who Make Up This Profession
It weighs three pounds, has 100 billion cells and is responsible for almost all human behavior. It's the brain, one of the body's biggest organs....
10 Aug Life With Epilepsy: A Window Into Patient Experience
[caption id="attachment_3520" align="alignright" width="269"] Stephanie Conklin (right) with Dr. Fried[/caption] How does epilepsy impact the social and emotional life of children? Several Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ANA) patients are illustrative of its potential effect. At age nine, Stephanie...
10 Aug The Other Side of the Equation: the Emotional and Psychological Impact of Pediatric Epilepsy
At Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ANA), we are acutely aware that epilepsy represents a complicated combination of physical as well as psychological and emotional consequences. In fact, that’s why we emphasize our team approach to complete...
16 Jul Lauren Hill’s Legacy Lives on at the 2015 ESPY Awards
Lauren Hill was honored last night with the Best Moment award at the ESPYs. Hill, who suffered from an inoperable pediatric brain tumor, died on April 10...
23 Jun Glowing “Tumor Paint” Innovation in Brain Tumor Identification
Recently, a story broke on tumor paint, an experimental substance derived from scorpion venom. This paint is injected into a patient's vein, and it actually crosses the blood-brain barrier, finding its way to a brain...
17 Jun Dr. Arno Fried Appears in the New York Times
Arno Fried, MD, was featured in the New York Times Castle Connolly page on May 30, 2015 as a Top Doctor in the Top Surgeons category. The doctors included were among...
11 Jun New Research in Brain Tumor Diagnosis and Treatment
Brain tumors are notoriously difficult to treat. And while research and science has resulted in success with other types of cancers, brain tumors have had mixed results....
09 Jun Vice President’s Son, Beau Biden, Dies of Brain Cancer
Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Joseph (Beau) Biden III (46), died of a brain tumor on Saturday, May 30th after spending a week at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland. He was...
01 Jun ANA’s Dr. Fried to Conduct Zufall Grand Rounds: Head Trauma & Concussion
Dr. Fried has been selected as a guest speaker and will conduct grand rounds as part of the, “Primary Care Principles” series at the Zufall Wellness Center...
22 May Viva la Salsa! ANA Patient is a Salsa Sensation!
Optimistic ANA patient Ray Rodriguez has taken his musical talents to Salsa to celebrate his life’s journey and the strength to bounce back from a brain surgery. In fact, only a week after his procedure,...
21 May Brain Tumor Collaboration — It Takes a Village
May is Brain Tumor Awareness Month, an official recognition by the U.S. House of Representatives that originated in May 2008. Brain Tumor Facts Each year more than 200,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with primary or...
17 Apr Terri Gabay Presents at American Association of Neuroscience Nurses Conference
Terri Gabay, MSN, RN, APN, CNRN, of Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ANA) participated in the Annual National Education Conference of the AANN in Nashville...