4.4
21 Ratings with 12 written Reviews

Ira M. Goldstein, FAANS, is a board-certified, fellowship trained neurosurgeon who specializes in the treatment of spinal deformities, degenerative spinal disorders, trauma, and tumors of the spinal column and cord.
Dr. Goldstein also treats a broad spectrum of neurosurgical disorders, including Chiari malformation, brain tumors, peripheral nerve disorders, epilepsy, and intracranial hemorrhage. He has a special interest in spine reconstructive and stabilization but seeks the smallest intervention possible for the treatment of each patient’s issues – which in many instances does not involve surgery.
He graduated from Cornell University with honors. He received his doctorate of medicine from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine. He received neurosurgical residency training at the Montefiore Medical Center for neurosurgery residency. Thereafter, Dr. Goldstein completed fellowship training in complex spine surgery at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.
…Dr. Goldstein has extensive experience in teaching medical students, residents, and other surgeons, directing medical school and national society training courses as well as assisting spinal device manufacturers with product development and surgical skills training. He has served as an examiner for the board certification of practicing neurosurgeons since 2018. His research in clinical neurosurgery outcomes, innovations, and surgical education has resulted in over 50 scientific articles, numerous abstracts, presentations, and book chapters.
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| Dr. Ira Morris Goldstein, MD | Dr. Peter A. Zahos, MD, FAANS, FACS | Dr. Edward Scheid, MD | Dr. David Wells-Roth, MD |
| Neurological Surgery | Neurological Surgery | Neurological Surgery | Neurological Surgery |
| Accepts New Patients | Accepts New Patients | Accepts New Patients | Accepts New Patients |
| No Virtual Visit Option | Virtual Visit Available | No Virtual Visit Option | Virtual Visit Available |
| Speaks English | Speaks Spanish, English | Speaks English | |
| Hackensack , NJ | Paramus , NJ | Paramus , NJ | Hackensack , NJ |
| Med School: George Washington University School Of Medicine & Health Sciences | Med School: Jefferson Medical College | Med School: George Washington School of Medicine | |
Current Profile | View Profile | View Profile | View Profile |
Neurological Surgery, 2020










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