Dr. Richard C.E. Anderson is one of the leading Pediatric Neurosurgeons in the Tri-State region and a Clinical Associate Professor in the Department of Neurosurgery at the NYU Grossman School of Medicine.
Dr. Anderson specializes in the surgical treatment of pediatric brain and spinal tumors, complex spinal disorders (including tethered spinal cords, scoliosis, and instability), spasticity, Chiari I malformation, vascular disorders (including arteriovenous malformations, cavernous malformations, and moyamoya disease), hydrocephalus, and general pediatric neurosurgery.
Dr. Anderson extensively tests and utilizes the latest proven techniques in pediatric neurosurgery, including computer-guided surgical navigation, minimally invasive endoscopy, and microsurgery.
Dr. Anderson's Training and Education
Dr. Anderson’s laboratory and clinical research efforts focus on brain tumor immunology and biomechanics of the pediatric cervical spine. He has published over 150 neurosurgical papers and book chapters for the Journal of Neurosurgery-Pediatrics, Neurosurgery, Clinical Immunology, Journal of Immunology, PloSOne, BMC Cancer, and others.
He participates actively in organized pediatric neurosurgery efforts and is currently on the executive committees of the AANS/CNS Section of Pediatric Neurosurgery and the Society of University Neurosurgeons.
Dr. Anderson has been interviewed and featured in US News and World Report, 201 Magazine, New York Magazine, Wikipedia, and The Bergen Record as well as on television networks including ABC and NY1.
He has received over one hundred invitations to lecture and teach courses at domestic and international academic institutions and conferences. Donating time and expertise to those in need has sent him across the country and the world, including Italy, Spain, Brazil, Turkey, Morocco, and China.
Dr. Anderson is consistently named one of America’s Top Doctors, America’s Top Surgeons, Top Doctors in New Jersey, Top Doctors New York Metro area, Top Doctors in New York Magazine, and annually receives the Patient’s Choice Award.