New Brunswick, NJ – Rachana Tyagi, MD, a renowned pediatric neurosurgeon who specializes in spine surgery, has joined the faculty at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as assistant professor, department of surgery and director of the pediatric neurosurgery program.
“We are extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Tyagi as our specialist in pediatric neurosurgery,” said Peter S. Amenta, MD, PhD, interim dean of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. “The addition of Dr. Tyagi to our surgical team further advances our mission to provide all of our patients with specialized quality care right here in central New Jersey.”
Dr. Tyagi specializes in pediatric orthopaedic surgery treating spinal trauma, scoliosis, thoracic insufficiency (when the thorax is unable to support normal breathing and lung growth) and spondylolisthesis (when one of the spine’s vertebrae slips forward over the vertebra beneath it). In addition, she treats a broad scope of pediatric neurological conditions including brain and spinal cord tumors, epilepsy, Chiari malformations (structural defects in the cerebellum), craniofacial malformations, spasticity, spina bifida, tethered cord and hydrocephalus. As a faculty member at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, with privileges at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Dr. Tyagi has the resources to ensure patients benefit from a comprehensive treatment program from diagnosis to the completion of rehabilitation.
Dr. Tyagi, of West Windsor, NJ, received her medical degree from the University of Michigan Medical School in Ann Arbor and completed her residency at Temple University in Philadelphia. She continued her postgraduate training in a spine surgery fellowship in the department of orthopaedics at Shriners Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, followed by a fellowship in pediatric neurosurgery at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center in Ohio.
Appointments with Dr. Tyagi may be scheduled by calling 732-235-7757.
For a high-resolution photo or to interview Dr. Tyagi, contact Jennifer Forbes at (732) 235-6356.
About Robert Wood Johnson Medical School:
As one of the nation’s leading comprehensive medical schools, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school’s principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey’s premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.
As one of the eight schools of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with 2,500 full-time and volunteer faculty, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School encompasses 22 basic science and clinical departments, hosts centers and institutes including The Cancer Institute of New Jersey, the Child Health Institute of New Jersey, the Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, the Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, and the Stem Cell Institute of New Jersey. The medical school maintains educational programs at the undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate levels for more than 1,500 students on its campuses in New Brunswick, Piscataway, and Camden, and provides continuing education courses for health care professionals and community education programs.
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