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Jared Pisapia, M.D., M.S.T.R., FAAN, is an attending neurosurgeon at Maria Fareri Children’s Hospital, part of the Westchester Medical Center Health Network. Board-certified in both pediatric and adult neurosurgery, he is also the section chief of peripheral nerve surgery at Westchester Medical Center.
Dr. Pisapia has a broad interest in all areas of pediatric neurosurgery with a particular focus on pediatric tumors of the brain and spine, hydrocephalus, Chiari malformations, tethered cord syndrome, and arteriovenous malformations. He also treats pediatric and adult patients with peripheral nerve injuries and disorders, including neonatal brachial plexus injury, nerve entrapments, painful neuroma, and peripheral nerve tumors.
Dr. Pisapia’s research interests parallel his clinical interests. He serves as site principal investigator for the Children’s Brain Tumor Network, which is a centralized pediatric brain tumor bank with over 32 contributing institutions worldwide. He is the principal investigator on two randomized controlled clinical trials examining ultrasound-guided delivery of local anesthetic for pain control following Chiari decompression and tethered cord release surgery.
Additional clinical research interests include novel strategies for nerve repair after injury and the application of Connectomics, or brain mapping, to improve the safety of pediatric brain tumors and vascular lesions. Dr. Pisapia has secured grant funding from various sources, including the National Institutes of Health and the Pediatric Hydrocephalus Society. He has published his findings in multiple peer-reviewed publications, such as NeuroOncology and JAMA Pediatrics.
Dr. Pisapia has a strong commitment to education. He serves as the associate program director for the Neurosurgery Residency Program at Westchester Medical Center and director of the Neurosurgery Elective Clerkship and Sub-internship for home and visiting medical students.
Education
- Fellowship, Pediatric Neurosurgery, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
- Fellowship, Peripheral Nerve Surgery, University of Pennsylvania and Shriners' Children's Hospital
- Residency, Neurosurgery, University of Pennsylvania
- M.D., Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
- M.S.T.R., University of Pennsylvania
- B.A., Biological Basis of Behavior, University of Pennsylvania
Areas of Expertise
- Pediatric Neurosurgery
- Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Honors and Awards
- Fellow, American Association of Neurological Surgeons
- Member, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society
- Care Champion, Westchester Medical Center, 2025
- 40 under 40 Rising Star Award, Business Council of Westchester, 2022
- Integra Foundation Award, Excellence in Brain Tumor Research, Tumor Section, Congress of Neurological Surgeons,
2015 - Phi Beta Kappa, 2006
Publications
- Stern A, Jain A, Stein A, et. al. "Targeted tumor resection to reestablish cerebrospinal fluid flow in the setting of a pediatric third ventricular glioma with obstructive hydrocephalus." Surgical neurology international, 16(), (2025) 359. doi: 10.25259/SNI_361_2025
- Huang A, Dorilio J, Mehta H, et. al. "Correlation between balanced fast field echo sequence and intraoperative findings in the surgical treatment of an intradural spinal arachnoid cyst: illustrative case." Journal of neurosurgery. Case lessons, 10(9), (2025) . pii: CASE25145. doi: 10.3171/CASE25145
- Salik I, Sofjan I, Zeller S, et. al. "Uninsured status is associated with worse outcomes in a cohort of pediatric patients with traumatic brain injury." Clinical neurology and neurosurgery, 256(), (2025) 109024. doi: 10.1016/j.clineuro.2025.109024
- Syed SA, Al-Mufti F, Hanft SJ, et. al. "Novel Application of Connectomics to the Surgical Management of Pediatric Arteriovenous Malformations." Pediatric neurosurgery, 60(3), (2025) 95-106. doi: 10.1159/000547100
- Pisapia JM, Mason IJ, Zeller SL, et. al. "Utility of ultrasound in the diagnosis and management of a radial nerve perineurioma in a pediatric patient." Surgical neurology international, 16(), (2025) 129. doi: 10.25259/SNI_925_2024
- Zeller SL, Kim MG, Al-Mufti F, et. al. "Safety of emergency endoscopic endonasal surgery in COVID-positive patients with hemorrhagic complications of pituitary region tumors: A case report and review of the literature." Surgical neurology international, 15(), (2024) 460. doi: 10.25259/SNI_663_2024
- Dann R, Das A, Naftchi A, et. al. "Does new research address persistent questions since the publication of the CDC's 2018 pediatric mTBI guideline." Child's nervous system : ChNS : official journal of the International Society for Pediatric Neurosurgery, 41(1), (2024) 54. doi: 10.1007/s00381-024-06706-z
Memberships and Affiliations
- Congress of Neurological Surgeons
- American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)
- AANS/Congress of Neurological Surgeons Section on Pediatric Neurosurgery
- American Society of Pediatric Neurosurgeons
