Erol Veznedaroglu, MD, FACS, FAHA
Director, Neurosciences and Endovascular & Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery
Stroke & Cerebrovascular Center of New Jersey
Capital Health
Trenton, NJ
Dr. Erol Veznedaroglu is director of Neurosciences and Endovascular & Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery at Capital Health. He was formerly director of the Division of Neurovascular Surgery and Endovascular Neurosurgery and director of the Cerebrovascular Fellowship Program at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals.
Following his fellowship training in cerebrovascular/neurointerventional neurosurgery and neuro-critical care at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital for Neuroscience, he became a nationally recognized endovascular and cerebrovascular neurosurgeon in the treatment of aneurysms, arteriovenous malformations, stroke and other potentially fatal conditions of the brain.
Dr. Veznedaroglu has designed and invented coils for the treatment of wide-necked aneurysms. He was the first doctor in the mid-Atlantic region to use the wingspan stent system, the first FDA-approved stent used to open clogged arteries in the brain. He is also one of only a few physicians in the nation chosen by trial investigators to treat aneurysms with a "glue-like" substance called Onyx HD500. This substance is injected into an aneurysm where it quickly solidifies and cuts off the area's blood supply to prevent a potentially fatal burst.
Dr. Veznedaroglu was also the first in the region to use the Merci Retriever and Penumbra devices as well as the Cordis Enterprise Stent. A corkscrew-like device that removes blood clots in the brain caused by stroke, the Merci Retriever increases blood flow to the brain and limits the amount of brain damage caused by stroke, allowing patients to recover faster with less permanent stroke impairments. While the Merci Retriever pulls the clot out, Penumbra is a tiny vacuum device that sucks up the blood clot and restores blood flow to the brain. The Cordis Enterprise Stent treats patients with wide neck aneurysms through a specially designed microstent that allows aneurysms to be treated through a minimally invasive surgery without opening the skull. In addition to leading these and many other innovative best practices in stroke and cerebrovascular care, he is the only physician in the region who can proctor and train other physicians across the country on these same devices.
Dr. Veznedaroglu is the primary investigator of numerous clinical and basic science studies related to cerebrovascular disease. Dr. Veznedaroglu is a nationally recognized academic leader in the area of cerebrovascular care. He has written chapters and articles in various publications that are used as data for his colleagues across the country, and he is invited to lecture and chair at international conferences for physicians around the world.
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