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.
Chief of Neurosurgery at St. Peter’s University Hospital; Chief of Neurosurgery at Jersey City Medical Center; Attending Neurosurgeon at Monmouth Medical Center; Chairman Emeritus of the Neuroscience Institute at Hackensack University Medical Center. In 2013, Dr. Fried’s pediatric neuroscience program at HUMC was ranked 25th out of 50 on the US News & World Report list for Pediatric Neuroscience, which is significant because Dr. Fried’s program was ranked higher than many facilities across the country renowned for their pediatric neuroscience programs.
Dr. Fried specializes in complex brain surgery for both children and adults. He specializes in surgery for brain tumors, epilepsy, head trauma, and hydrocephalus, with over 500 epilepsy surgery operations successfully performed. Dr. Fried and his team are skilled in treating diseases and disorders affecting the nervous system, including the spine, spinal cord, and etc.
Education:
- Medical School: Sophie Davis Center for Biomedical Education, City College of NY: Biomedical Science (B.S. / M.D.)
- Medical School: Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN (M.D.)
- Internship: Surgical Intern,
Montefiore Medical Center / Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Residency: Junior/Assistant/Senior Resident in Neurological Surgery,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Hospital & Medical Center, Bronx, NY - Residency: Chief Resident in Neurological Surgery,
Bronx Municipal Hospital and Montefiore Hospital, Bronx, NY - Residency: Chief Resident in Pediatric and Adult Neurological Surgery,
University of Utah Primary Children’s Hospital, Salt Lake City, Utah - Fellowship: Research Fellow in CSF Physiology,
Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY - Fellowship: Pediatric Neurosurgery and Neuro-oncology,
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), Philadelphia, PA
Academic Appointments:
- Associate Professor of Neurosurgery and Pediatrics (1992-present)
Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
Board Certifications:
- American Board of Neurological Surgery
- Chief, Neurosurgery (2005-present)
St. Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ - Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery (2007-present)
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ - Chief, Neurosurgery (2010-present)
Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ - Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery & Attending Neurosurgeon (2019-present)
Atlantic Health’s Morristown Medical Center
Other Appointments:
- Journal Reviewer, Neurosurgery (1989-present)
- Journal Reviewer, Cancer (1992-Present)
- Member of the Medical Board (1989-present)
Health Hill Hospital for Children, Cleveland, OH - Journal Reviewer, Pediatric Neurosurgery (1996-present)
- Journal Reviewer, Pediatric Neurosurgery (1996-present)
Professional Societies / Memberships:
- American Medical Association
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS)
- American Academy of Cerebral Palsy and Child Development
- American College of Surgeons, Fellow, October 1992 (FACS)
- International Society of Pediatric Neurosurgery (ISPN)
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- Pediatric Section, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- New York State Neurosurgical Society
- New York Society of Neurosurgeons
- North American Skull Base Society
- American Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery (ASPN)
- New Jersey Chapter of the American College of Surgeons
Hospital Appointments:
- Chief, Neurosurgery (2005-present)
St. Peters University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ - Director, Pediatric Neurosurgery (2007-present)
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ - Chief, Neurosurgery (2010-present)
Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ - Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery & Attending Neurosurgeon (2019-present)
- Atlantic Health’s Morristown Medical Center
Awards & Honors:
- Frequent contributor to national media as expert in Neurosurgery (2008-present)
The O’Reilly Factor, The Early Show, Fox and Friends