The Neurological Institute of New Jersey - UMDNJ - New Jersey Medical School - Department of Neurological Surgery - - -

The Center for

Skull Base Surgery

Pediatric:

Children with congenital abnormalities are evaluated by a team of craniofacial surgeons including Dr. Peter Carmel in Neurosurgery, Dr. Craig Hall of Plastic Surgery and Dr. Steven Cantrell of Oral Maxillofacial surgery. All three have extensive experience in the management of pediatric cranial facial anomalies. A pediatric support services including pediatric intensive care unit, pediatric anesthesiology and psychological and social work support are available.

Anterior Skull Base Approaches:

Dr. Peter Carmel and Dr. Michael Schulder work closely with Dr. Soly Baredes, Chief of the Section of Otolargyngology in the care of patients with a wide range of anterior skull base lesions, including traumatic, infectious, and neoplastic conditions. The appropriate, multidisciplinary approach to the anterior skull base may also include physicians from plastic surgery and oral and maxillofacial surgery sections. Dr. Schulder, a member of the North America Skull Base Society is examining the role of new technologies including image enhancement, frameless stereotaxy and, endoscopy in the treatment of pituitary tumors.

Posterior Approaches:

Drs. Carmel and Schulder also work in tandem with Drs. Sujana Chadrasekhar and Jed Kwartler who have received advanced training in neurological approaches to the skull base. Such approaches are useful for surgery on patients with acoustic neuromas and other tumors of the cerebellopontine angle, tumors of the juglar foramen, as well as traumatic injuries to the facial nerve.

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