Overview
Michael Pensak is a Hand Surgeon and an Orthopedics provider in Toms River, New Jersey. Dr. Pensak has been practicing medicine for over 17 years and is rated as an Experienced provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Spondylosis. His top areas of expertise are Rhizarthrosis, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Trigger Thumb, Tennis Elbow, and Hip Replacement.
His clinical research consists of co-authoring 13 peer reviewed articles. MediFind looks at clinical research from the past 15 years.
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Locations
530 Lakehurst Rd, Suite 101, Toms River, NJ 08755
Clinical Research
Clinical research consists of overseeing clinical studies of patients undergoing new treatments and therapies, and publishing articles in peer reviewed medical journals. Providers who actively participate in clinical research are generally at the forefront of the fields and aware of the most up-to-date advances in treatments for their patients.
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John Knightly, a long-standing member of the medical staffs at Morristown Memorial Medical Center and Overlook Medical Center, is a practicing neurosurgeon with 30 years of experience and a subspecialty interest in minimally invasive and complex spine surgery. He is the Past-President, Atlantic Neurosurgical Specialists and Altair Health as well as Chief of Quality, Atlantic Neuroscience Institute. He currently serves as the Vice President of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) as well as Chairman of the Neurosurgical Quality Council of the AANS/CNS Washington Committee.A multi-timed named Castle Connelly Top-Doctor recipient, both regionally and nationally, his other areas of specialty interest and research include health care policy, outcomes and registry science, and quality improvement on which he has published extensively. He has served as Chair of the Joint Section on Disorders of Spine and Peripheral Nerves for the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS)/Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS) as well as chair of the of the Quality Improvement Workforce of the AANS/CNS and the AANS representative to the AANS/CNS Washington Committee. Dr Knightly has also served as an unaffiliated neurosurgical consultant for the NFL.On a national basis, Dr Knightly is a Past Chairman, Board of Directors, for NeuroPoint Alliance and was appointed a founding member of the executive committee of the newly created American Spinal Registry (ASR) on which he still serves. He is a former Vice-Chairman and Director on the American Board of Neurological Surgeons (ABNS) and has had appointments on several committees within the AANS, American College of Surgeons as well as the National Quality Forum.Dr Knightly’s primary passion is the care of his patients, maximizing the care he gives to his patients striving to perform the right care, for the right patient at the right time. Dr. Knightly is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Spondylosis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Cervical Myelopathy, Cervical Spondylosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
Todd Albert is an Orthopedics provider in New York, New York. Dr. Albert is rated as an Elite provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Spondylosis. His top areas of expertise are Spondylolisthesis, Invertebral Disc Disease, Spinal Stenosis, Laminectomy, and Spinal Fusion.
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Alexander Vaccaro is an Orthopedics provider in Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania. Dr. Vaccaro is rated as a Distinguished provider by MediFind in the treatment of Cervical Spondylosis. His top areas of expertise are Fractured Spine, Cervical Myelopathy, Spondylolisthesis, Spinal Fusion, and Microdiscectomy.
Areas of Expertise
MediFind evaluates expertise by pulling from factors such as number of articles a doctor has published in medical journals, participation in clinical trials, speaking at industry conferences, prescribing and referral patterns, and strength of connections with other experts in their field.
Learn more about MediFind’s expert tiers
- Distinguished
- Carpal Tunnel SyndromeDr. Pensak isDistinguished. Learn about Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
- RhizarthrosisDr. Pensak isDistinguished. Learn about Rhizarthrosis.
- Advanced
- BursitisDr. Pensak isAdvanced. Learn about Bursitis.
- Ganglion CystDr. Pensak isAdvanced. Learn about Ganglion Cyst.
- Hip ReplacementDr. Pensak isAdvanced. Learn about Hip Replacement.
- OsteoarthritisDr. Pensak isAdvanced. Learn about Osteoarthritis.
- TendinitisDr. Pensak isAdvanced. Learn about Tendinitis.
- Tennis ElbowDr. Pensak isAdvanced. Learn about Tennis Elbow.
- Experienced
- Axillary Nerve DysfunctionDr. Pensak isExperienced. Learn about Axillary Nerve Dysfunction.
- Caffey DiseaseDr. Pensak isExperienced. Learn about Caffey Disease.
- Cervical SpondylosisDr. Pensak isExperienced. Learn about Cervical Spondylosis.
- Contracture DeformityDr. Pensak isExperienced. Learn about Contracture Deformity.
- Dupuytren ContractureDr. Pensak isExperienced. Learn about Dupuytren Contracture.
- Infectious ArthritisDr. Pensak isExperienced. Learn about Infectious Arthritis.
