Kevin Zhao, DO

Kevin Zhao, D.O., is a fellowship trained neurosurgeon who has recently joined Hackensack Meridian Medical Group as Co-Director of Neurosurgery at Riverview Medical Center and Ocean University Medical Center. Dr. Zhao completed his neurosurgery residency at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and received specialized fellowship training in minimally invasive skull base and cerebrovascular neurosurgery at the University of Arizona Phoenix under the mentorship of renowned surgeon Peter Nakaji M.D.

Dr. Zhao's expertise lies in minimally invasive cranial and spine surgeries, offering advanced treatment options for a wide array of conditions, including brain tumors, hydrocephalus, aneurysms, trigeminal neuralgia, chiari malformation, pituitary tumors, disc herniations, degenerative spine disease, and adjacent level disease. Dr. Zhao ensures that his patients receive the most effective treatment with the least invasive approach.

With office locations affiliated with Riverview Medical Center, …Ocean University Medical Center, and Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Dr. Zhao will have seamless access to the latest technology in neurosurgery, as well as a full range of support services. He is excited to be joining the HMH team and looks forward to providing expert care to all of his patients.

Dr. Zhao along with a highly specialized team of experts, provides an individualized treatment approach for:

• Brain tumors


• Brain aneurysms


• Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM)


• Arteriovenous fistula


• Carotid/vertebral artery stenosis/dissection


• Cavernous malformation


• Pituitary Tumors


• Chiari malformation


• Lumbar and cervical disc herniation


• Hydrocephalus


• Intracranial hemorrhage


• Spinal canal stenosis in the cervical and lumbar region


• Degenerative spine disease


• Meningioma


• Trigeminal Neuralgia


• Hemifacial Spasm


• Moyamoya disease


• Pseudotumor cerebri


• Spinal tumors


• Stroke


• Subarachnoid hemorrhage


• Subdural hematoma, acute and chronic


• Traumatic brain injury


• Traumatic spinal injury