The Division of General Surgery consists of board-certified and highly motivated skilled professionals who are committed to excellence in the care of the culturally and ethnically diverse patient population it serves. There is a strong emphasis on education and we take great pride in training the next generation of surgeons and young professionals. Members of the group utilize state-of-the-art robotic, laparoscopic and open approaches in the treatment of benign and malignant diseases where surgery is indicated.

We provide care in the following areas:

• Thyroid and parathyroid
• Breast
• Stomach
• Small intestine and colon
• Rectum
• Anorectal disorders
• Hepatobiliary (including pancreatic and lover resections)
• Gallbladder
• Spleen
• Adrenal glands
• Retroperitoneal tumors
• GERD and hiatal hernias
• Ventral and inguinogemoral hernias
• Skin and soft tissue tumors
• Rib plating of fractures
• Upper endoscopy (EGD)
• Colonoscopy
• Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreaticography (ERCP)

During the patient consultation we take the opportunity to discuss the various surgical and nonoperative options with the patient and their family. 

The Pediatric Neurosurgery Division at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital focuses on researching and offering the best neurosurgical care to infants, children and adolescents. We do this by providing each patient with a team of experts that are highly specialized and experienced.

Our Board-certified pediatric neurosurgeons have extensive academic training and clinical experience in the care of children suffering from a full spectrum of neurological diseases. Rated as top pediatric neurosurgeons in the country by their colleagues, our physicians are able to utilize state-of-the-art medical and surgical techniques specifically designed for children to give the most advanced care.

The Pediatric Neurosurgery Division works with a variety of pediatric-dedicated specialists, including general pediatricians, intensive care unit specialists, anesthesiologists, neurologists, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare providers to allow for an integrative team approach. Each treatment is tailored to the patient’s and family’s needs from diagnosis to discharge and throughout follow-up care to provide the best possible outcome for each and every child.

Conditions we treat include, but are not limited to:

• Craniofacial abnormalities, including minimally invasive endoscopic-assisted treatment of craniosynostosis
• Chiari malformation
• Cerebral palsy
• Arachnoid cyst
• Vascular pediatric neurosurgery
• Congenital spinal malformation
• Spine deformity, including scoliosis
• Tethered cord
• Spina bifida 
• Brain tumors
• Trauma
• Seizures
• Hydrocephalus
• Epilepsy
• Moyamoya syndrome
• Head injury

The Pediatric Neurosurgery division at St. Joseph’s Children’s hospital focuses on researching and offering the best neurosurgical care to infants, children and adolecents. We do this by providing earch patient with a team of experts that are highly specialized and experianced.

Our board-certified pediatric neurosurgeons have extensie academic training and clinical experience in the care of children suffering from a full spectrum of neurological diseased. Rated as top pediatric neurosurgers in the country by their colleagues, our physicians are able to utalize state-of-the-art medical and surgical techniques specifically designed for children to give the most advanced care.

The Pediatric Neurosurgery division works with a variety of pediatric-dedicated specialists, including general pediatricians, intensive care unit specialists, andesthesiologists, neurologists, nurses, therapists, social workers, and other health care providers to allow for an intergrative team approach. Each treatment is tailored to the patent’s and family’s needs from diagnosis to discharge and throughout follow-up care in order to provide the best possible outcome for earch and every child.

Conditionas we treat include, but are not limited to:

• Craniofacial abnormalities - including minimally invasive endoscopic-assisted treatment of craniosynostosis
• Chiari malformation
• Cerebral palsy
• Arachnoid cyst
• Vascular pediatric neurosurgery
• Congenital spinal malformation
• Spine deformity including scoliosis
• Tethered cord
• Spina bifida 
• Brain tumors
• Trauma
• Seizures
• Hydrocephalus
• Epilepsy
• Moyamoya syndrome
• Head injury

In collaboration with DeVita, St. Joseph’s University Medical Center, which encompasses St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital serves both children and adults as the largest hospital-based dialysis center in the region. Our approach is multidisciplinary and tailored to each individual's bedical and developmental needs.

Our Inpatient and Outpatient Services

• Acute and cronic hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis in both ambulatory and bedside settings
• Transplant evaluation and preparation
• Vascykar access interventions
• Ambulatory blood rpessure monitoring
• Patient education and training
• Nutritional counseling

Our Team

• Board-Certified Pediatric Nephrologist
• Nurse Practitioner
• Trained Dialysis Nurses
• Integrative Therapists
• Social Workers
• Nutritionists
• Child Life Specialists

Our Experience

We work with our patients to diagnose and manage a full range of kidney conditions, such as:

• Acute and chronic hypertension, including essential and renal
• Acute and chronic glomerular diseases: nephrotic syndrome, nephritic syndrome, protenuria and hematuria
• Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease, including end-stage renal disease
• Hereditary nephritis
• Lupis nephritis
• Nephroniterstital and tubular disorders, including renal tubular acidosis, and Bartter's and Fanconi syndromes
• Hemolytic-uremic syndrome
• Vasculitis, including Henoch-Shoenlein syndrome
• Cute and recurrent kidney infections
• Electrolyte and acid-base disorders
• Non-glomerular diseases: bladder dysfunction syndrome, enuresis, vesico-ureteral reflux, hydronephrosis, cystic disease and renal dysplasia

Affiliations

As a member of the National Kidney Foundation, the Division of Nephrology and Dialysis is committed to the most current and thorough medical guidelines in the field. through the Foundation’s nationwide offices, our medical team can access vital patient and community services, extensive public and professional education, patient advocacy resources and the latest in kidney research to identify new treatments.

The Division of Pediatric Nephrology and Hypertension at St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital offers care to children and adolescents with renal and genitourinary problems and hypertension. The comprehensive nature of the healthcare services is delivered by a multidisciplinary team including pediatric nephrologists, pediatric urologists, pediatric nurses, nutritionists, social workers and dialysis nurses.

The program offers advanced diagnostic and treatment services for patients with a variety of conditions, including:

• Acute or Chronic Renal Failure
• Primary and Secondary Hypertension
• Nephrotic Syndrome
• Acute and Chronic Glomerulonephritis
• Tubulopathies • Renal t\Tubular Acidosis
• Electrolytes and Acid-Base conditions
• End Stage Renal Disease
• Congenital Anomalies of the Genitourinary Tract system: Hydronephrosis, Posterior Urethral Valves; Renal Dysplasia and Hypoplasia; Vesicoureteral Reflux, Renal Agenesis
• Recurrent Urinary Tract Infections
• Enuresis
• Proteinuria and Hematuria
• Renal Cystic Conditions
• Kidney Transplant office follow-up care

The Division offers 24-hour inpatient care for patients requiring nephrology consultations and dialysis.

Programs and Services

• Transplant Evaluation and Preparation
• Patient Education and Training
• Nutritional Counseling

Contact information

Phone: 973.754.2570
Fax: 973.754.2628

Location

Ambulatory Dialysis at DePaul Center
11 Getty Avenue, Paterson, NJ
St. Joseph’s Children’s at Hoboken

Roberto Jodorkovsky, MD, Chief, Nephrology
Hanan Tawadrous, MD, Nephrology

 The Life Sustaining Management and Alternatives Program (LSMA) is an Emergency Department Palliative Medicine Program which is provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

 The nation’s first and only Emergency Department-based Palliative Medicine Program, LSMA will take on the task of translating palliative care into the emergency setting

• Often, patients arrive in the Emergency Department with known or newly diagnosed terminal illness, with physical and emotionally distressing symptoms. These patients present emergency physicians with palliative care opportunities—chances to relieve pain and suffering, and to work collaboratively with the patient and family to establish treatment goals that support and honor their wishes
• The program will also concentrate on helping individuals understand their disease and how to manage their lives
• Since the beginning of the program, we have helped meet the goals and wishes of more than 400 patients.
• More information will be available throughout 2012