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.

Within the field of peripheral nerve surgery, the most common conditions include carpal tunnel syndrome, ulnar neuropathy, peroneal neuropathy, other entrapment neuropathies, traumatic nerve injuries, and peripheral nerve tumors. Dr. Winfree utilizes microneurosurgical techniques to repair damaged nerves and safely remove nerve tumors so that patients may maximize their potential for recovery.

Within the field of pain neurosurgery, common conditions include failed back surgery syndrome, complex regional pain syndrome, and facial pain, all of which may respond quite well to neurosurgical intervention. Neurostimulation and implantable infusion pumps are powerful tools that pain neurosurgeons may use to ameliorate severe, chronic pain.

Many chronic pain conditions are actually caused by peripheral nerve injuries. Thus, the combination of peripheral nerve and pain neurosurgical techniques allows for the optimal management of these disorders.

Dr. Winfree has integrated his practice with the Comprehensive Pain Management Center, the Center for Chronic Pelvic Pain, and the Headache Center here at Columbia. His philosophy is that patients with chronic pain syndromes are most effectively treated via a multidisciplinary approach. This allows professionals from many different fields to bring their diverse abilities to bear upon the needs of each individual patient.

This allows professionals from many different fields to bring their diverse abilities to bear upon the needs of each individual patient.

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