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Reza J Karimi, MD

Neurosurgery, Endovascular Neurosurgery, Vascular Neurosurgery

Accepting new patients

New Jersey Brain and Spine

650 From Road, Suite 220 Paramus, NJ 07652

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Dr. Reza J. Karimi, M.D., FACS, FAANS, is an endovascular and vascular neurosurgeon who specializes in innovative treatments for brain aneurysms, vascular tumors, stroke, and vascular malformations of the brain and spine. Dr. Karimi is able to perform some of the most complex and intricate surgeries including: Brain aneurysm coiling, brain aneurysm microsurgery (clipping), minimally invasive neurosurgery, arteriovenous malformations embolization, AVM microsurgery and radiosurgery, carotid and vertebral artery stenting and reconstruction, trauma and critical care neurosurgery, and emergency cerebral revascularization.

Inspired by his father, a practicing physician, Dr. Karimi’s fascination with medicine and scientific advancements began in childhood. After seeing his first neurosurgical operation in medical school, the immense complexity and the ability to have such a positive effect on a patient's life was captivating. It was immediately clear that Neurosurgery was the specialty for him.

A native New Jerseyan, Dr. Karimi attended UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, and served as Chief Resident during his time at both Hackensack University Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Dr. Karimi went on to receive advanced fellowship training in Microvascular Neurosurgery and Endovascular Neurosurgery at North Shore University Hospital, making him one of the only neurosurgeons in the nation with this level of specialized training.

Dr. Karimi is invested in the advancement of his field. Along with providing care to his patients, Dr. Karimi is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. His publications include several peer-reviewed articles and textbook chapters in major neurosurgical textbooks, along with clinical research in cerebrovascular neurosurgery, endovascular neurosurgery, neurocritical care, neurosurgical anatomy, flow dynamics of intracranial aneurysms, and biomechanics of the spine. Dr Karimi is also an instructor for the American Association of Neurological Surgery (AANS) Goodman Board certification course, educating and certifying future neurosurgeons.

Philosophy of Care

Dr. Karimi treats his patients like they are his own family. He understands that surgery is not always the most effective approach for his patients, and would not recommend a procedure that he would not recommend for a loved one. Dr. Karimi uses his expertise to find the safest, fastest approach to treatment for his patients.

“I want my patients to feel that we will get through any problem together. I always take time to explain everything clearly to patients in a way they can fully understand, even in the most complex situations and to always do my best to guide them in their decision making,” he says.

Publications

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Karimi+R&cauthor_id=26631225

Textbook Chapters

Evaluation, Indications, and Techniques of Revision Spine Surgery
Robert Heary, Reza J. Karimi
In: Youmans Neurological Surgery (7th Edition), Winn R (ed.), Saunders, an imprint of Elsevier, Inc., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2016. Chapter 275.

Intra-arterial pharmacotherapy of cerebral vasospasm.
Karimi, RJ, Choudhry, O, Prestigiacomo, CJ
In: Prestigiacomo, CJ, Bendok, BR (eds). Endovasular Surgical Neuroradiology: Theory and Clinical Practice, New York, USA: Thieme, 2015, pp. 210–217.

Trans-Sternal Approach to the Cervico-thoracic Junction and Upper Thoracic
Spine. Reza Karimi MD, Robert F. Heary MD
In: Cervical Spine Surgery: Current Trends and Challenges Praveen Mummaneni (editor); Quality Medical Publishing, St Louis, MO, 2014. Chapter 40.

Single and Multiple-Single Interbody Fusion Techniques
Robert F Heary MD, Reza J Karimi MD, George Sinclair MD, Benzel, EC MD.
In: Spine Surgery: Techniques, Complication Avoidance, and Management, 3rd ed., Benzel EC (ed.) Elsevier Churchill Livingstone, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 2012. Chapter 40.

Vertebral Artery Injury
Reza Karimi MD, Robert F. Heary MD
In: The Cervical Spine 5th Edition, Clark CR (editor); Lippincott, Williams, & Wilkins, Philadelphia, PA., 2012. Chapter 52.

Revision Spine Surgery: Indications and Techniques
Reza Karimi MD, Robert F. Heary MD
In: Youmans Neurological Surgery, 6th Edition, HR Winn (editor); Elsevier Inc, WB Saunders Company, Philadelphia, PA, 2011