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Catherine A . Mazzola , M . D .
NEWJERSEYPEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE | WWW . NJPNI . COM 385 PROSPECT AVE ., HACKENSACK |( 201 ) 996-9300 | 131MADISON AVE ., MORRISTOWN |( 973 ) 326-9000
AT THE NEW JERSEY PEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCE INSTITUTE ( NJPNI ) Dr . Mazzola is surrounded by colleagues and staff who aim to provide the best possible clinical care in the areas of developmental disorders , pediatric neurosurgical and neurological diseases . They provide diagnoses and opinions , explain surgical and non-surgical treatment options and practice at world-class medical institutions . They understand that the entire family is affected by childhood illness and that the needs of each family are unique . NJPNI works closely with physical therapists , orthotists and other specialists . Dr . Mazzola provides staff support for craniofacial centers , spasticity and gait disorder centers and pediatric brain and spine tumor centers as well .
Dr . Mazzola completed her residency training in neurological surgery at Rutgers Medical School and her pediatric neurosurgery fellowship at the University of Pittsburgh . She is board-certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery . She is the founder and co-director of the Craniofacial Center , Spasticity and Gait Disorder Center and Pediatric Brain and Spine Tumor Center of Goryeb Children ’ s Hospital of Atlantic Health Systems . Dr . Mazzola has published several peer-reviewed articles and has presented numerous posters and abstracts at national neuroscience meetings , has authored and co-authored more than two dozen papers and has received grants from the Children ’ s Pediatric Brain Tumor Foundation and The New Jersey State Cancer Commission . Dr . Mazzola was elected to the Executive Committee of the Congress of Neurosurgical Surgery . She is one of only a handful of female neurosurgeons throughout the state .