Patrick J. Connolly, MD

Neurosurgery

4.8 with 232 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Patrick J. Connolly, MD

Neurosurgery

4.8 with 232 ratings

Sees patients age 18 and up

Neurosurgery Chief, Virtua Memorial Hospital
Dr. Connolly is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

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Meet Dr. Connolly

Dr. Connolly was recognized in Philadelphia magazine's May 2018 Top Docs issue.

In addition to Penn Medicine hospital privileges, Dr. Connolly also has privileges at Virtua Memorial Hospital, a Penn Medicine Strategic Alliance partner.

Clinical expertise includes: Epilepsy and Epilepsy Surgery.

Abnormal Vertebrae
Absent Vertebrae
Accessory Nerve Injury
Acoustic Neurofibromatosis
Acoustic Neuroma (Vestibular Schwannoma)
Acromegaly
Anaplastic Astrocytoma
Anaplastic Ependymoma
Anaplastic Mixed Glioma
Anaplastic Oligoastrocytoma
Aneurysms
Ankylosing Spondylitis
Anterior Lumbar Interbody Fusion
Anterior Vertebral Body Tethering
Aqueductal Stenosis
Arachnoid Cyst
Arnold Chiari Malformation
Arterial Malformation of the Brain
Arteriovenous Malformations (AVM)
Artificial Disc Replacement Surgery in the Cervical Spine
Asleep Deep Brain Stimulation
Astrocytic Cancer
Astrocytoma Tumors
Awake Deep Brain Stimulation
Back Microsurgery (Lumbar Spine Microsurgery)
Back Spinal Tumor
Back Spine Injury (Lumbar Spine Injury)
Back Surgery
Biological Enhancement of Spinal Fusion
Biopsy of the Brain
Biopsy of the Skull
Bone Cyst
Bone Growth Stimulator
Bone Tumors
Brain Aneurysm Clipping
Brain Laceration
Brain Metastasis
Brain Surgery
Brain Tumor
Brain Tumor Bleeding
Broken Coccyx
Bulging Disc
Burr Hole
Cauda Equina Syndrome
Cavernous Malformation (Cavernoma)
Cavernous Sinus Thrombosis
Central Nervous System Infection
Central Nervous System Tumors
Central Venous Stenosis
Cerebellar Anomaly
Cerebellar Tremor
Cerebellar Tumor
Cerebral Cyst
Cerebral Decompression
Cerebral Edema
Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Leak
Cervical Arthritis
Cervical Bone Spur
Cervical Compression Fracture
Cervical Decompression
Cervical Deformity
Cervical Disc Degeneration
Cervical Disc Disease
Cervical Disc Displacement
Cervical Disc Herniation
Cervical Laminoplasty
Cervical Laminotomy
Cervical Radiculopathy
Cervical Revision Surgery
Cervical Spinal Stenosis
Cervical Steroid Injection
Chiari Decompression
Chordoma
Choroid Plexus Tumor
Clivus Chondroma
Coccyx Injury
Colloid Cyst
Common Carotid Artery Embolization
Complex Spinal Deformities
Complex Spinal Surgery
Compression Fracture
Congenital Malformation of the Spine
Cordotomy
Corpus Callosotomy Surgery
Cortical Mapping
Cranial Nerve Disorders
Cranial Nerve Injuries
Cranial Nerve Palsy
Cranial Nerve Repair
Cranial Puncture
Craniectomy
Craniocervical Junction Surgery
Craniotomy
CSF Shunt Removal
Decompression Laminectomy
Decompression Median Nerve At Elbow
Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)
Deep Brain Stimulation for Dystonia
Degenerative Spine Conditions
Direct Lateral Approach
Disc Arthroplasty
Disc Replacement
Disc Surgery
Diskectomy
Dorsal Column Stimulator
Dural Arteriovenous Fistula
Dural Based Tumor
Dural Sinus Thrombosis
Dystonia
Encephalocele Repair
Endoscopic Fusion
Ependymoma
Epidural Hematoma
Epidural Hemorrhage
Epidural Steroid Injection
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Surgery
Essential Tremor
Extradural Abscess
Extreme Lateral Interbody Fusion
Facet Injection
Facet Surgery
Facial Pain
Facial Spasm
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome (FBSS)
Fibrillary Astrocytoma
Flatback Syndrome Post Harrington Rods
Flow Diversion for Cerebral Aneurysms
Foot Drag
Foot Drop
Gamma Knife
Ganglioglioma Neurocytoma
Ganglioma
Ganglioneuroblastoma
Ganglioneurocytoma
Germ Cell Tumors
Germinoma
Glioblastoma
Glioma
Gliomatosis Cerebri
Gliosarcoma
Glomus Jugulare Tumor
Glossopharyngeal Neuralgia
Head and Neck Osteoma
Hemangioblastoma
Hemangiopericytoma
Herniated Disc
Hydrocephalus
Image Guided Biopsy of the Spine
Instrumented Anterior Cervical Discectomy, Fusion (ACDF)
Intracranial Abscess
Intracranial Arterial Bypass
Intracranial Arterial Occlusion
Intracranial Hemangioma
Intracranial Hemorrhage
Intracranial Hypotension
Intracranial Mass
Intraoperative MRI
Intraspinal Abscess
Intraventricular Endoscopy
Intraventricular Tumor
Junctional Kyphosis
Juvenile Nasopharyngeal Angiofibroma (JNA)
Kyphoplasty
Kyphosis
Laminectomy
Laminoplasty
Lateral Access Spine Surgery
Leptomeningeal Carcinomatosis
Leptomeningeal Disease
Lesion of Median Nerve
Lesion of Posterior Tibial Nerve
Lesion of Sciatic Nerve
Lesion Removal Surgery (Lesionectomy)
Lhermitte-Duclos Disease
Lobectomy of Brain
Lordosis
Low Back Surgery
Lower Back Injuries
Lower Back Pain
Lumbar Disc Disease
Lumbar Drain
Lumbar Nerve Compression
Lumbar Scoliosis
Lumbar Spinal Fracture
Lumbar Spinal Fusion
Lumbar Spinal Mass
Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
Lumbar Stress Fracture
Lumboperitoneal Shunt Placement
Lumbosacral Plexus Lesion
Lumbosacral Radiculopathy
Malignant Neoplasm of the Brain Stem
Malignant Neoplasm of the Cerebellum
Malignant Neoplasm of the Frontal Lobe
Malunion Fracture of the Spine
Medulloblastoma
Medulloepithelioma
Meningioma
Meningocele
Metastatic Brain Cancer (Secondary Brain Cancer)
Microdiscectomy
Microneurosurgery
Microsurgery
Microsurgery of the Thoracic Spine
Microsurgical Laminoplasty
Microvascular Decompression
Microvascular Surgery
Minimally Invasive Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Partial Lumbar Discectomy
Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion Surgery
Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery
Motion-Sparing Spinal Surgery
Moyamoya Disease
Myelopathy
Myelopathy Surgery
Myxopapillary Ependymoma
Navigation Spine Surgery
Neck Fracture (Cervical Spine Fracture)
Neck Fusion Surgery (Cervical Fusion Surgery)
Neck Injury
Neck Masses and Lumps
Neck Microsurgery (Cervical Spine Microsurgery)
Neck Surgery
Neck Tumor
Needle Biopsy of Brain
Needle Biopsy of Cerebral Meninges
Neoplasm of Brain Stem
Nerve Compression of the Cervical Spine
Nerve Compression of Thoracic Spine
Nerve Sheath Tumor
Neuroblastoma
Neuroectodermal Tumor
Neurofibromatosis
Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1)
Neurofibromatosis Type 2
Neurofibrosarcoma
Neurogenic Claudication
Neuromuscular Scoliosis
Neuronal Glial Tumors
Nonruptured Cerebral Aneurysm
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Occipito-Cervical Fusion
Olfactory Neuroblastoma
Oligoastrocytoma
Oligodendroglioma
Open Biopsy of the Brain
Optic Nerve Decompression
Optic Nerve Glioma
Optic Nerve Sheath Meningioma
Optic Nerve Surgery
Orbital Nerve Decompression
Orbital Tumors
Osteoarthritis of the Spine
Paraganglioma
Parkinson's Disease
Parkinson's Surgery
Percutaneous Trigeminal Rhizotomy
Peripheral Nerve Disorders
Peripheral Nerve Surgery
Peripheral Nerve Tumor
Peripheral Schwannoma
Periventricular Lesion
Periventricular Mass
Personal History of Malignant Neoplasm of Brain
Petrous Apex Tumor
Pilocytic Astrocytoma
Pineal Gland Parenchymal Tumor
Pineal Tumor
Pineoblastoma
Pituitary Adenoma
Pituitary Surgery
Pituitary Tumor
Posterior Cervical Laminectomy and Fusion
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Fusion, Without Instrumentation
Posterior Lumbar Laminectomy With Instrumentation and Fusion
Posterior Vertebral Column Resection
Post-Laminectomy Kyphosis
Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Primary Brain Tumor
Primary CNS Lymphoma
Prolactinoma
Radiculopathy
Rathke's Cleft Cysts
Repair of Brain
Resection of Cerebral Arteriovenous Malformation
Retinoblastoma
Revision of Spinal Surgery
Rhizotomy
Robotic Spine Surgery
Ruptured Brain Aneurysm
Ruptured Intervertebral Disc
Scheuermann Disease
Schwannomatosis
Sciatica
Scoliosis
Scoliosis Surgery
Selective Dorsal Rhizotomy
Sinonasal Undifferentiated Carcinoma
Skull Base Approach
Skull Base Tumor
Skull Fracture
Spina Bifida
Spinal Abscess
Spinal Abscess Surgery
Spinal Cord Anomaly
Spinal Cord Cancer
Spinal Cord Compression
Spinal Cord Diseases
Spinal Cord Injury
Spinal Cord Softening (Myelomalacia)
Spinal Cord Stimulator
Spinal Cord Surgery
Spinal Cord Tumors
Spinal Cyst Removal
Spinal Deformity
Spinal Dural Graft
Spinal Embolization
Spinal Fracture
Spinal Fusion
Spinal Instrumentation
Spinal Mass
Spinal Meningioma
Spinal Microsurgery
Spinal Reconstruction
Spinal Schwannoma
Spinal Stenosis
Spinal Tethering for Scoliosis
Spinal Tumor
Spine Deformity
Spine Deformity Correction Surgery
Spine Injury
Spine Surgery
Spondylectomy
Spondyloarthropathy
Spondylolisthesis
Spondylosis
Spondylosis Surgery
Spondylosis With Myelopathy
Spongioblastoma
Stereotactic Brain Biopsy
Stereotactic Radiosurgery
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Subcaudate Tractotomy
Subdural Hematoma (Subdural Hemorrhage)
Subdural Hemorrhage
Subependymal Giant Cell Astrocytoma
Subpial Transection
Surgery for Sciatica
Surgery for Spasticity
Surgical Treatment of Myelopathy
Sympathectomy
Syringobulbia
Syringomyelia
Tarlov Cysts
Temporal Lobectomy (Temporal Lobe Resection)
Temporal Tumor
Tethered Spinal Cord
Thalamotomy
Thoracic Disc Disease
Thoracic Disc Herniation
Thoracic Laminectomy
Thoracic Spinal Fracture
Thoracic Spinal Fusion
Thoracic Spinal Injury
Thoracic Spinal Mass
Thoracic Spinal Stenosis
Thoracic Spinal Tumor
Transpsoas Approach
Transthoracic Discectomy
Trigeminal Neuralgia (Nerve Pain)
Tubular Discectomy
Ulnar Nerve Decompression
Ulnar Nerve Surgery
Vagal Nerve Stimulator
Vagal Stimulation
Vascular Brain Tumor
Vascular Malformations of the Brain
Vascular Malformations of the Spine
Vein of Galen Malformation
Venous Malformation Brain
Ventricular Shunt
Ventriculocisternostomy
Ventriculoperitoneal (VP) Shunt Surgery
Ventriculostomy
Vertebrae Surgery
Vertebral Column Resection
Vertebral Epiphysitis
Vertebral Fracture
Vertebroplasty

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Programs and Centers

Penn Medicine's programs and centers combine doctors from many disciplines to coordinate care from start to finish. Dr. Connolly is part of these programs:

Board Certification

Neurological Surgery, 2008

Education and Training

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
Residency: Indiana University Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania

Primary Location

Penn Neurosurgery Cherry Hill

Penn Medicine Cherry Hill
1865 Route 70 East
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

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Penn Neurosurgery Cape May Court House

215 N. Main Street
Cape May Court House, NJ 08210

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Penn Spine Center Cherry Hill

1865 Route 70 East
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003

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Penn Neurosurgery Sewell

3rd Floor
239 Hurffville-Cross Keys Road
Sewell, NJ 08080

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Penn Medicine Hospital Privileges

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.

Overall Ratings

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Aetna US Healthcare
Centivo Health Plan
Cigna
Cigna HealthSpring
Clover Health Plan
Devon Health Services (Americare)
Gateway Health Plan
Geisinger Health Plan
Geisinger Medicaid
Global Medical Management
HealthAmerica / HealthAssurance, a Coventry Plan
HealthPartners
HealthPartners Medicare
HealthSmart
Highmark Blue Shield
Homestead Smart Health Plans/Claim Watcher
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
Humana / Choicecare
Humana / Medicare
Imagine Health 360

Independence Blue Cross (Keystone East)
Keystone First
Keystone First Medicare
NJ Amerihealth
NJ Medicaid
NJ Medicare
NJ Qualcare
Oscar Health Plan of PA
Oxford Health Plan
PA Health and Wellness (Centene) Medicare
PA Medicaid
PA Medicare
Provider Partners Health Plan
Rail Road Medicare / Palmetto GBA
Tricare
United Healthcare
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
US Family Health Plan
Veterans Choice Program

Selected Publications

Patrick Connolly: Sleeping in Airports JAMA Neurology : 2023.

P Connolly: Why the internet won't replace your doctor KevinMD : 2023.

P Connolly: How working in a restaurant made me a better doctor Phialdelphia Inquirer : 2022.

P Connolly: Leadership Lessons I've Learned from Our Dog Philadelphia Inquirer : 2022.

Patrick Connolly: Peer Support in Neurosurgery: A case and a call Neurosurgical Society of America Annual Meeting, June 2022 : 2022.

Patrick Connolly: What a firefighter taught a neurosurgeon about handling traumatic stress Philadelphia Inquirer : 2022.

Patrick Connolly: A neurosurgeon discovers his pandemic baking has much in common with his profession Philadelphia Inquirer : 2022.

Patrick Connolly: For this neurosurgeon, Greek philosophy has a lot to offer health care Philadelphia Inquirer : 2022.

Patrick Connolly: My patient and I were born on the same day. It took a tragedy to bring us back together Philadelphia Inquirer : 2021.

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Academic Contact Information

Penn Neurosurgery at Virtua
1865 Marlton Pike East
Cherry Hill, NJ 08003
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366

American Association of Neurological Surgeons, National
American College of Surgeons, National
American Society for Stereotactic and Functional Neurosurgery, National