See a spine surgeon in Bergen County, NJ who sorts out what is behind your back, neck or nerve symptoms before suggesting any treatment. Dr. Peter A. Zahos sees patients from across the county at our Paramus office on Route 17.
Dr. Zahos is board certified in neurological surgery, and his neurosurgical career began in 1990. In more than 30 years he has completed over 2,000 cases, chaired the Department of Neurosurgery at Cleveland Clinic Florida and led the Division of Neurosurgery at Jacobi Medical Center.
He is a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, a Clinical Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at New York Medical College and a New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor. When an operation is needed, he can use smaller-incision approaches and navigation or robotic guidance for spinal hardware, and he performs cervical and lumbar fusion. He also holds multiple U.S. patents in intervertebral disc repair.
At our practice, Dr. Zahos handles your care himself. He goes through your symptoms, neurological exam and imaging, then explains what he sees before recommending anything. Non-surgical care comes first when it fits, and coming in for an evaluation is not a commitment to an operation.
The patients behind these reviews came to us with back, neck and nerve problems, and what they mention most is the time Dr. Zahos took to walk them through their imaging and choices.
Paramus sits near the center of the county. Route 17 and Route 4 meet here and the Garden State Parkway runs through town, so our office at 140 Route 17 North, Suite 255 is a straightforward drive from Hackensack, Teaneck, Englewood and Fort Lee to the east, and from Ridgewood, Fair Lawn, Ramsey and Mahwah to the north and west. Oradell and River Edge are next door.
Spine care is rarely a single appointment. There is the first evaluation, sometimes more imaging, a visit to talk through the plan and, if you have surgery, checkups after it. Keeping those visits close to home makes them easier to fit into a workweek, makes it easier for a family member to come along, and keeps you with one surgeon who already knows your case.
Dr. Zahos brings hospital leadership and teaching experience to a Bergen County office, so you can see a board-certified spine surgeon in Paramus instead of crossing into Manhattan.
Care starts with an evaluation. When treatment needs to go further, these are the options we talk through.
If another surgeon has already recommended an operation, Dr. Zahos looks at your imaging, your exam and the proposed plan and tells you whether they line up. It makes sense when you want an independent review before you commit. If nobody has brought up surgery yet, a standard evaluation covers what you need.
Some problems, like a disc pressing on a single nerve, can be treated through smaller openings with less disturbance to the muscles around the spine. Whether you qualify depends on where the problem is and how many levels it involves. Deformity or instability across several levels usually calls for a different approach.
Fusion joins two or more vertebrae to steady a segment that moves more than it should. Dr. Zahos recommends it only when your exam and imaging show instability, or a problem that freeing up the nerves alone won’t solve. When there is no instability, other options are usually tried first.
We evaluate and treat these spine and nerve conditions in Paramus. Treatment depends on matching the condition to your symptoms and exam, not on the MRI alone.
A herniated disc can irritate a nearby nerve root and cause pain, numbness or weakness along that nerve’s path. Herniated discs can improve with time and non-surgical care. Surgery comes into the conversation when symptoms last or strength is affected.
A narrowed spinal canal can make standing and walking uncomfortable, and the discomfort often eases when you sit or lean forward. We pinpoint where the narrowing is and whether it explains your symptoms before discussing decompression.
Leg pain that begins in the lower back usually traces to one irritated nerve root. Your exam and imaging show which root it is, and whether a disc, stenosis or a slipped vertebra is behind it.
Pressure on the spinal cord in the neck can affect fine hand tasks, grip strength and balance. These changes deserve a prompt look, because they can involve more than pain.
What you pay for a spine visit or surgery depends on your plan. Before you come in, our team can go over your benefits with you and explain what to expect, before your visit.
We are at 140 Route 17 North, Suite 255, in Paramus. Patients usually drive in on Route 17, Route 4 or the Garden State Parkway, all of which pass through Paramus.
You get an experienced, board-certified neurosurgeon without a long trip for every visit. That matters when sitting in traffic aggravates your pain, and when follow-up appointments add up over weeks or months.
Yes. Bring the images themselves along with the written report, or have them sent before your visit. Dr. Zahos also reviews CT, X-rays and nerve testing when they help explain your symptoms.
It depends on the type of visit and your insurance benefits. Give us a call and we will go over it with you before you book.
Meet with board-certified neurosurgeon Dr. Peter A. Zahos for a personalized evaluation, imaging review, or trusted second opinion.
