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 August, 2015
News & Events
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...
16 July, 2015
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...
23 June, 2015
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...
17 June, 2015
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...
22 May, 2015
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....
21 May, 2015
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...
17 April, 2015
Using Polio to Cure Brain Cancer: Clinical Trials
This is a major turning-point in the treatment of glioblastoma and also cancer in general. If you can apply this technique to other cancers we can take...
14 April, 2015
NFL Player Retires Rather Than Risk Brain Damage
San Francisco 49ers linebacker Chris Borland, one of the NFL's top rookies this past season, told ESPN in March that he is retiring because of concerns about the long-term effects...
02 April, 2015
ANA Hosts Morristown Lecture and Discussion on Pediatric Craniofacial Issues
[caption id="attachment_3463" align="alignright" width="400"] Dr. Arno Fried (left) and Dr. Frank Ciminello[/caption] The event, presented by Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ANA), was held at the Grand Café in Morristown on Wednesday March...
01 April, 2015
Yvans Tsague’s Hydrocephalus Treatment and Shunting
Yvans Tsague was found to have a shunt infection in the abdomen because that is where the catheter is placed so fluid drains from the brain. The shunt was...
17 March, 2015
ANA Newsletter – Year in Review: 2014
2014 was a great year for Advanced Neurosurgery Associates (ANA). Our “Neuroscience Institute Without Barriers” concept has allowed our neurosurgical practice...
29 January, 2015
Neurosurgical Approaches to Spasticity in Children
ANA’s Dr. Arno Fried conducted grand rounds at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, NJ on Jan. 13, discussing the approaches to spasticity in children, particularly the treatment of such...
16 January, 2015
Dr. Mostafa El Kashab Appears on New York Doctors, a Popular Arabic Broadcast
Dr. Mostafa El Kashab was a guest on New York Doctors, a broadcast produced by The Arab Radio and Television (ART) Network. ART is the leading producer of premium Arabic...
10 December, 2014
Dr. Mostafa El Khashab Expands His Expertise with Advanced Qualifications
Dr. El Khashab, MD, PhD, has added another set of letters to his title: FACS. Also, Dr. El Khashab is now certified in the use of Gamma Knife radiosurgery....
03 December, 2014
A Life Transformed
Three-year-old Hailie Mussinan of Fords, New Jersey was diagnosed with a brain tumor (juvenile pilocytic astrocytoma) and hydrocephalus. “When Dr. Fried did the craniotomy he told me that the skin...
13 November, 2014
Genetic Malfunction in Mice Linked to Hydrocephalus
One of every 500 babies in the United States is born with hydrocephalus, a neurological condition for which scientists are still trying to determine the cause and find a cure....
27 October, 2014
Paralyzed Man Able to Walk After Pioneering Surgery
A medical team has successfully completed a breakthrough procedure that offers millions of paralyzed people the hope of walking again....
22 October, 2014
Dr. Arno Fried Featured in Article on Youth Concussions in Sports
Dr. Arno Fried was recently featured in a major article in the Asbury Park Press entitled “Understand the risks of concussions.” Dr. Fried has a unique viewpoint that avoids...
22 October, 2014
Dr. Arno Fried Discusses Pediatric Neurosurgery on WCTC’s “Sound Advice”
Dr. Arno Fried, a renowned pediatric and adult neurosurgeon, was featured in a compelling hour of information and insights on WCTC 1450 AM’s “Sound Advice.” Some of the highlights of his...
16 October, 2014