He also co-authored the preface and two articles in this issue:  With Dr. Steven Isaacson from the Gamma Knife Center he wrote, Radiosurgical Management of Brain Metastases; and with resident Dr. Christopher Kellner he wrote, Surgical Management of Brain Metastases.

Also of note, Dr. Paul McCormick from the Spine Center is a consulting editor for this journal.

To learn more see Neurosurgery Clinics of North America,Volume 22, Issue 1, Pages 1-110 (January 2011). You can also read the preface of that issue written by Dr. D’Ambrosio and Dr. Ganesh Rao.

Dr. D’Ambrosio’s practice is devoted to brain tumors, skull base tumors, meningiomas, acoustic neuromas, pituitary tumors, microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm, cerebral aneurysm treatment, degenerative spine disease, and intervertebral disc disease.

He uses state-of-the-art technology such as frameless image guidance systems, awake craniotomy, and stereotactic radiosurgery (i.e. GammaKnife, BrainLab, Tomotherapy) for the treatment of primary and metastatic brain tumors.  He has particular expertise in the use of endoscopic techniques to remove complex intracranial tumors at the base of the brain.

Dr. D’Ambrosio directs our Northern New Jersey practice based in Ridgewood, NJ.  He is the Director of Neuro-Oncology – Disease Management Team at the Luckow Cancer Center of The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, NJ.  Dr. D’Ambrosio is also the Director of Neurosciences for the St. Joseph’s Healthcare System in Paterson and Wayne, NJ.  He sees patients at The Valley Hospital, St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Wayne Hospital, Chilton Memorial Hospital, and Mountainside Hospital.  With his main office in Ridgewood, New Jersey, Dr. D’Ambrosio has helped to establish a center of excellence for Columbia Neurosurgery in the communities of Bergen, Passiac and Essex counties.