Pinakin R Jethwa, MD

Pinakin R. Jethwa, M.D. is board-certified in Neurosurgery with fellowship training in Vascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery. He is the medical director of cerebrovascular neurosurgery at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, New Jersey.

Pioneering innovative treatments for brain aneurysms, vascular tumors, stroke, and vascular malformations of the brain and spine, Dr. Jethwa is changing the game for patients and their recovery. He employs a comprehensive approach to surgery, utilizing novel, minimally invasive techniques to give patients better quality of life with less pain, less blood loss, and less time in the hospital.

He grew up in Wayne, NJ and completed his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science at the University of Pennsylvania, graduating with Honors. Dr. Jethwa attended Rutgers New Jersey Medical School in Newark where he earned his Doctorate in Medicine. He then stayed on at Rutgers, completing his residency in Neurological Surgery in 2014. He went on to complete a fellowship in Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery at Capital Institute of Neurosciences in Trenton, NJ.

Dr. Jethwa has published numerous articles in prestigious medical journals, including Journal of Neurosurgery, Neurosurgery, and Journal of NeuroInterventional Surgery. He has been an invited lecturer at many National and International Conferences and remains active in clinical and translational research in neurosurgery and stroke care.

Conditions or diagnoses treated include:

• Brain Aneurysms
• Stroke
• Arteriovenous Malformations (AVMs)
• Carotid Artery Stenosis
• Cavernous Malformations
• Moyamoya Disease
• Intracranial Atherosclerosis
• Herniated Discs
• Degenerative Disc Disease
• Spinal Cord Injury
• Spinal Stenosis
• Spine Trauma
• Failed Back Syndrome
• Spine Tumors