About Dr. Kevin Zhao
Dr. Kevin Zhao, D.O. is a neurosurgeon with fellowship training in minimally invasive complex cranial and cerebrovascular neurosurgery. He also has additional expertise in spine surgery. He practices at Hackensack Meridian Health Riverview Medical Center/Ocean University Medical Center/Jersey Shore University Medical Center in New Jersey (NJ).
Meet Dr. Kevin Zhao
Dr. Zhao specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of adult complex brain tumors, spinal cord tumors, colloid cyst, pituitary tumors, degenerative spine disease, spine fractures, chiari malformation, hydrocephalus, trigeminal neuralgia, and vascular malformations (such as arteriovenous malformation, aneurysm, and cavernous malformation).
Employing a minimally invasive approach as the cornerstone of his practice, Dr. Zhao integrates state-of-the-art technologies such as computer-guided neuronavigation, fluorescence imagery, microsurgery, as well as endonasal and transcranial endoscopy.
Employment
Co-Director of Neurosurgery
Hackensack Meridian Health
Riverview Medical Center
Red Bank, New Jersey, USA
Co-Director of Neurosurgery
Hackensack Meridian Health
Ocean University Medical Center
Brick, New Jersey, USA
Neurosurgeon
Hackensack Meridian Health
Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Neptune, New Jersey, USA
Education
Minimally Invasive Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Fellowship
Supervisor: Peter Nakaji, MD
University of Arizona College of Medicine, Phoenix, AZ
Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
Neurosurgery Residency
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
RWJBarnabas Health, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston, NJ
RWJBarnabas Health, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, NJ
Medical School
Western University of Health Sciences, College of Osteopathic Medicine of the Pacific, Pomona, CA
Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine, with Sigma Sigma Phi honors
Publications
Endoscopic Bimanual Resection of Recurrent Colloid Cyst
Zhao,K., Barbagli G., Hussein, A., Aglan, O., Nakaji, P. World Neurosurgery
Outcomes of ventriculoperitoneal shunt placement with or without laparoscopic assistance: An analysis of the national inpatient sample.
Maloney, M., Zhao, K., Hilden, P., Turner, A., Merchant, A., Agarwalla, PK. World Neurosurgery X
International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study: Preoperative Grading Scale to Predict Outcomes and Propensity-Matched Outcomes by Endonasal Versus Transcranial Approach.
Magill, S. T., Schwartz, T. H., Couldwell, W. T., Gardner, P. A., Heilman, C. B., Sen, C., Akagami, R., Cappabianca, P., Prevedello, D. M., McDermott, M. W., & International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study. Neurosurgery
International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study: Surgical Outcomes and Management Trends.
Magill, S. T., Schwartz, T. H., Couldwell, W. T., Gardner, P. A., Heilman, C. B., Sen, C., Akagami, R., Cappabianca, P., Prevedello, D. M., McDermott, M. W., & International Tuberculum Sellae Meningioma Study Authors. Neurosurgery
In Reply: Association of Patient Frailty With Vestibular Schwannoma Resection Outcomes and Machine Learning Development of a Vestibular Schwannoma Risk Stratification Score.
Tang, O., Bajaj, A., Zhao, K., Rivera Perla, K., Ying, Y., Jyung, R., Liu, JK. Neurosurgery
Patient frailty association with cerebral arteriovenous malformation microsurgical outcomes and development of custom risk stratification score: an analysis of 16,721 nationwide admissions.
Tang, O., Bajaj, A., Zhao, K., Liu, JK. Neurosurgical Focus
Association of Patient Frailty with Vestibular Schwannoma Resection Outcomes and Machine Learning Development of a Vestibular Schwannoma Risk Stratification Score.
Tang, O., Bajaj, A., Zhao, K., Rivera Perla, K., Ying, Y., Jyung, R., Liu, JK. Neurosurgery
Letter to the Editor Regarding “Transfrontal-Sinus-Subcranial Approach to Olfactory Groove Meningiomas: Surgical Results and Clinical and Functional Outcome in a Consecutive Series of 21 Patients”.
Tang, O., Karanfilian, K., Zhao, K., Liu, JK. World Neurosurgery
Differential Diagnosis and Radiographic Imaging of Pituitary Lesions: An Integrated Approach.
Zhao, K., Nimchinsky, E., Agarwalla, PK. Otolaryngol Clin North Am
Effect of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns on planned cancer surgery for 15 tumour types in 61 countries: an international, prospective, cohort study.
COVIDSurg Collaborative. The Lancet Oncology
Subacute vision loss after microvascular decompression for trigeminal neuralgia.
Zhao, K., Gold, J, Arzumanov, G, Liu, JK. Acta Neurochir (Wien)
Endoscopic-assisted parieto-occipital interhemispheric precuneal transtentorial approach for microsurgical resection of vermian arteriovenous malformation: operative video and technical nuances.
Zhao, K., Quillin, J., Liu, JK. Neurosurgical Focus
Commentary: Difficult-to-Localize Epilepsy After Stereoelectroencephalography: Technique, Safety, and Efficacy of Placing Additional Electrodes During the Same Admission.
Arzumanov, G., Zhao, K., Danish, SF. Operative Neurosurgery
Neuromodulation of the lingual nerve: a novel technique.
Zhao, K., Talbot, C., Mammis, A., Paskhover, B. Neurosurgical Focus
Endoscopic Endonasal Transclival Odontoidectomy for Basilar Invagination: Operative Video and Technical Nuances. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base.
Liu, JK., Dodson, V., Zhao, K., Eloy, JA. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base
Extended Anterolateral Infralabyrinthine Transjugular Approach for Microsurgical Resection of Giant Glomus Vagale Tumor: Operative Video and Technical Nuances.
Liu, JK., Zhao, K., Baredes, S., Jyung, R. J Neurol Surg B Skull Base.
Combined Strategy of Maximal Endoscopic Endonasal Resection and Early Radiation Therapy for Giant Cystic and Solid Craniopharyngioma: Operative Video.
Liu, JK., Zhao, K., Eloy, JA. Neurosurgical Focus
Combined Endoscopic Endonasal and Sublabial Transmaxillary Approach for Resection of Giant Infratemporal Fossa Schwannoma: Operative Video and Technical Nuances.
Liu, JK., Zhao, K., Vazquez, A., Eloy, JA. Neurosurgical Focus
Intracranial Complications of Pediatric Rhinosinusitis.
Din-Lovinescu, C., Mir, G., Blanco, C., Zhao, K., Fried, A., Mazzoni, T., El-Khashab, M., Lin, G. International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology
Unknown Encephalopathy in a Baclofen Pump Patient: A Case Report and Review of the Literature.
Gold, J., Abraham, M., Zhao, K., Mammis, A. World Neurosurgery
Neuromodulation of the lingual nerve: a novel technique.
Talbot, C., Zhao, K., Kandinov, A., Paskhover, B., Mammis, A. Journal of Neurosurgery
Endoscopic Endonasal Fenestration and Marsupialization of Petrous Apex Cholesterol Granulomas Using Silastic “Cigarette” Stent-Assisted Nasoseptal Flap.
Zhao, K., Arzumanov, G., Markosian, C., Agarwalla, P., Lin, G., Hsueh, WD., Eloy, JA., Liu, JK. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base
Endoscopic Endonasal Transsphenoidal Resection of Pituitary Apoplexy: Assessment of Visual and Endocrine Outcomes.
Hansen, RTB., Zhao, K., Yen, C., Arzumanov, G., Hsueh, WD., Eloy, JA., Liu, JK. Journal of Neurological Surgery Part B: Skull Base
When I am not providing patient care, I am a photographer.
I am passionate about street and candid photography, particularly drawn to the timeless elegance of black and white. My camera often finds its way into the hospital as well, where I document the dedication and humanity of healthcare professionals.
Kevin Zhao Photography