ADVANCED NEUROSURGERY ASSOCIATES - Key Persons
Neurosurgeon, Dr. Arno H. Fried is one of the most respected neurosurgeons in the world and has more than two decades of experience in treating both pediatric and adult neurosurgical disorders.
Dr. Fried is one of a handful of neurosurgeons in the country to be board certified in both general neurosurgery and pediatric neurosurgery. He is a nationally recognized leader and innovator in pediatric and adult neurosurgery, pediatric and adult brain tumor surgery, and epilepsy surgery.
Dr. Fried's is the Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery and Attending Neurosurgeon at Atlantic Health's Morristown Medical Center; Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at the Barnabas Health System;
"When families place a child in our care, they can rest assured that we understand the trust that they have in us," Dr. Fried says. As a husband and father of two sons, Dr. Fried remembers the overwhelming anxiety and fear that he faced when one of his sons, who went on to become a college athlete, was treated for cancer. Dr. Fried has pledged to himself to ensure that the practice's patients are treated with gentleness, care, courtesy, and respect. Importantly, Dr. Fried's governing principle is that "we do everything humanly possible for our patients, and treat children as if they were our own." This principle combined with extensive experience is the hallmark of Dr. Fried's practice.
Dr. Fried and the practice also coordinate and facilitate the involvement and integration of necessary physicians, professionals and treatment plans. He is also personally reachable 24/7.
Dr. Vivek Ramakrishnan is a spine specialist at Advanced Neurosurgery Associates.
He is trained and board certified in all facets of general neurosurgery and is privileged to be one of a handful of neurosurgeons with training in both neurosurgery and orthopaedic spine surgery.
He completed a fellowship in complex and minimally invasive spine surgery at the prestigious University of California, San Diego, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, a department that nationally ranks in the top 10 percent.
Dr. Ramakrishnan completed an additional fellowship in cranial-spinal trauma and his residency in neurosurgery at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Southern California where he additionally served as a clinical instructor, training neurosurgery residents.
He completed his medical degree at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine on the campus of Virginia Tech and his undergraduate degree in neuroscience at the College of William & Mary in Virginia.