Dr. Gaurav Gupta, MD
Neurosurgeon
10 Plum Street 5th Floor New Brunswick New Jersey, 08902Rating
5/5
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Dr. Gupta is a board-certified dual-trained vascular/endovascular neurosurgeon. Dr. Gupta currently serves as Director of Endovascular and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He is also the Director of Rutgers- Neurological disorders in Pregnancy Program and the Director of New Jersey Brain Aneurysm and AVM program at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ. He is also Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Rutgers RWJ medical school.
Dr. Gupta did his general surgery training at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center of Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. He then completed his Neurosurgery residency at Rutgers-New Jersey Medical School. He was appointed Chief Resident at the same institution. He then completed his fellowship in Endovascular Neurosurgery at the same institution as well.
He is an academic neurosurgeon with many invited book- chapters and scientific papers in National and International Journals both in basic neuroscience and in clinical neurosurgery. He is also the recipient of the prestigious American Heart Association (AHA)/ American Stroke Association ‘young investigator of the year award’ for his work on transplantation of neural stem cells and neural progenitor cells in brain for stroke and his research was awarded Top 10 research advances in the world by American Heart Association/American Stroke Association in 2001.
Education and Training
University of the State of New York MD 0
University of Mysore, India Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery 0
Rutgers New Jersey Medical Sch Fellowship- Endovascular Neurosurgery 2012
Rutgers New Jersey Medical Sch Neurosurgery Residency 2010
Columbia Presbyterian Med Ctr General Surgery Internship 2002
Board Certification
American Board of Neurological Surgery
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Dr. Gaurav Gupta, MD's Expert Contributions
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Areas of expertise and specialization
Faculty Titles & Positions
- Associate Professor, Neurosurgery Rutgers RWJ Medical School 2019 - Present
- Director, New Jersey Brain Aneurysm and AVM program RWJ Barnabas 2012 - Present
Awards
- 1) Top Doctor 2019 NJ Monthly- Jersey Choice
- Preferred Patient neurosurgeon 2019 Preferred Patient neurosurgeon
- Top Doctor 2019 Leading physicians of the world. International Association of Healthcare Professionals (IAHCF)
- Healthgrades Honor Roll 2019 Healthgrades.com
- Patients Choice Award’ 2019 Patients Choice Award
- Compassionate Doctor Recogniti 2019 Vitals.com
Professional Memberships
- The Facial Pain Association Member, Society of Neuro-Interventional Surgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Member, American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surg
Internships
- Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (General Surgery Internship) (2001-2002)
Professional Society Memberships
- The Facial Pain Association Member, Society of Neuro-Interventional Surgery, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Member, American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, American Association of Neurological Surgeons, Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Tumors Member, American Heart Association Scientific Council Member
Areas of research
- 1. Cerebral aneurysms2. Cerebral Arterio-Venous malformations (AVM)3. Cerebral ischemia.4. Cerebral vasospasm.5. Stem Cell/ Neural Progenitor transplantation for cerebral ischemia
Philanthropic Initiatives
- Rutgers Day Brain Surgery on the Streets- Technical Demonstration of brain surgery techniques Rutgers Day Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NewJersey 4/ 27/2019Brain Surgery on the Streets- Technical Demonstration of brain surgery techniques Rutgers Day Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey4/ 29/2017 Brain surgeries for/on dummies: Technical Demonstration of brain surgery techniques. Rutgers Day: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 4/25/2016Brain surgeries for/on dummies: Technical Demonstration of brain surgery techniques. Rutgers Day: Rutgers University, New Brunswick, 4/25/2015Started the New Jersey Brain Aneurysm and AVM survivors support groupNew Jersey Chapter of The Brain Aneurysm foundation (BAF) October 2012Meeting Every other month Second WednesdayOrganizer: New Jersey Brain Aneurysm and AVM support group 5K walk/ IK mile run: RWJ University Hospital, RWJ Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey 9/20/2014
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