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-Dr. Anthony Conte

MD, FAANS

Complex Spine Disorders

Revision / Reconstructive Spine 

Cervical Disc Replacement

Lumbar Disc Herniation

Minimally Invasive Spinal Fusion

Eatontown Toms River  Holmdel

 

About Dr. Anthony Conte

Dr. Anthony G. Conte is a board-certified neurosurgeon with expertise in complex spine disorders and minimally invasive techniques. A magna cum laude graduate of Siena College’s combined BA/MD program and Albany Medical College, he was inducted into the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society. After serving as Chief Resident at Georgetown and completing fellowship training at Northwestern, he now practices in Eatontown, Toms River, and Holmdel, performing advanced, specialized disc replacement procedures.

Meet Dr. Conte

Dr. Anthony G. Conte is one of New Jersey’s leading spine surgeons. He specializes in complex and revision spine surgery, minimally invasive techniques, and cervical spine care. A graduate of Siena College and Albany Medical College’s combined program, he completed his Chief Residency at Georgetown University and advanced fellowship training in reconstructive spine surgery at Northwestern University. Practicing in Eatontown, Toms River, and Holmdel, he offers a range of treatments, including both surgical and non-surgical options, to reduce pain, restore function, and enhance quality of life.

He treats a wide range of conditions, including:

  • Complex spine disorders requiring revision or reconstructive surgery
  • Spinal tumors and vascular lesions with advanced approaches
  • Adult scoliosis and spinal deformity correction
  • Cervical and lumbar disc replacement to preserve spinal motion
  • Minimally invasive spinal fusion using posterior, lateral, and anterior techniques
  • Brain tumors and hemorrhages are treated with advanced neurosurgical methods

Dr. Conte integrates the latest surgical innovations, including imaging guidance and intraoperative navigation. He is a strong advocate for motion-preserving disc replacement, aiming to preserve spinal function whenever possible, while minimizing incisions, shortening recovery time, and reducing surgical risk.

Training & Education

Medical School:

Albany Medical College, 2009-2013
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Residency:

Georgetown University
Chief Resident, 2018-2020

Fellowship

Northwestern University
Subspecialized Fellowship in Complex and Reconstructive Spine Surgery 2020-2021

Conditions Treated

  • Complex spine disorders
  • Spinal tumors
  • Revision/Reconstructive Spine
  • Cervical disc replacement
  • Lumbar disc herniation
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Minimally invasive spinal fusion
  • Adult Scoliosis & Spinal Deformity

Insurances

  • Aetna Medicare
  • Aetna Meritain & Assure
  • Aetna Signature (1199 & GEHA)
  • Aetna Whole Health
  • Clover Medicare – Case by Case exception
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Card/Suitcase/PPO)
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ (commercial)
  • Horizon Braven Health (PPO, HMO-POS)
  • Braven Medicare Choice PPO
  • Braven Medicare Freedom PPO
  • Braven Medicare Group HMO-POS
  • Braven Medicare Access group HMO-POS
  • Medicare (Part A and Part B)
  • No Fault (New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accidents Only)
  • Omnia (tier 1)
  • Oxford Garden State Health Plan
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • UHC under Empire/NYSHIP plan
  • United HealthCare (commercial, including All Savers) UMR
  • Worker’s Comp- NJ Only

Hospital Privilages

  • Bayshore Medical Center
  • Riverview Medical Center
  • Monmouth Medical Center

Honors & Awards

  • Georgetown String of Pearls Resident Teaching Award, 2018 -2019

  • Fellow Of The Congress Of Neurologic Surgeons

Peer-Review Publications

Fayed I, Conte AG, Voyadzis J: Success and Failure of Minimally Invasive Direct Pars Repair: Does Fracture Morphology Matter?  World Neurosurgery 126 (181-188), 2019.

Fayed I, Conte AG, Cobourn K, Keating G, Altshuler M, Makariou E, Spitz S, Anaizi A, Nair N, Voyadzis JM, Sandhu FA.  Comparison of Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes after Stand-alone Versus Cage and Plate Constructs for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.  Accepted, International Journal of Spine Surgery.

Kelly R, Conte AG, Nair M, Voyadzis JM, Anaizi A, Collins S, Kalhorn C, Stemer A, Mai J, Armonda R, Lischalk J, Berkowitz F, Nayar V, McGrail K, Collins B.  Arteriovenous Malformations Treated with Frameless Robotic Radiosurgery Using Non-Invasive Angiography: Long Term Outcomes of a Single-Center Pilot Study.  Front Oncol 2020.

Fayed I, Pivazyan G, Conte AG, Chang J, Mai J.  Intracranially Hemorrhage in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19.  Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 81(192-195), 2020.

Kelly R, Fayed I, Conte AG, Rock M, Nair N, Voyadzis JM, Sandhu F, Anaizi A. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Pathologies: A Case Series and Technical Note. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 97(108-114), 2022.

Book Chapters

Mueller K, Conte AG, Felbaum D, Bell R, Armonda A: Management to Optimal Parameters: Euboxia?  Controversies in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Management.  Dr Shelly Timmons M.D., PhD. Springer, Page 83-98, 2018.

Conte AG, Tredway T, Fogelson J, Clarke M: Intradural Spine Tumors; Is There an Advantage to Removing Intradural Spine Tumors Using an MIS Approach?  Controversies in Spine Surgery: Best Evidence Recommendations.  Vaccaro A & Fessler R (eds.).  Thieme, Page 187-194, 2017.

Petteys R, Conte A, Sandhu F, Eck J: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: MIS vs. Open.  Controversies in Spine Surgery: Best Evidence Recommendations.  Vaccaro A & Fessler R (eds.).  Thieme, Page 32-41, 2017.

Conte AG, Spitz S: Thoracic Corpectomy.  Resident and Fellows Guide to Spine Surgery.  Sandhu (ed.).  Springer, Page 103-115, 2020.

Conte AG, Sandhu F: Revisions Strategies in Cervical Spine Surgery.  Resident and Fellows Guide to Spine Surgery.  Sandhu (ed.). Springer, Page 285-297, 2020.

Abstracts

Conte, AG, German, J:  Predictors of Persistent Leg Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy.  Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, 2010, Notes: oral presentation

Conte, AG, German, J:  Predictors of Persistent Leg Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy.  27th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2011.  Notes: poster

Conte, AG, German, J:  Predictors of Persistent Leg Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy. 79th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, April 2011, Denver CO.  Notes: poster

Armonda R, Felbaum D, Mueller K, Conte AG, Mason RB, Aulisi E.  Raumedic Bolt: Initial Clinical Experience in a Neurosurgical Population.  33rd Annual Symposium of the National Neurotrauma Society, June 2015, Santa Fe NM.  Notes: poster

Felbaum D, Conte AG, Mueller K, Syed H, Armonda R: Thromboelastography Utility, A Retrospective Case Series of Operative Cranial Hemorrhages.   Annual AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section, Feb 2015, Nashville TN. Notes: poster

Fayed I, Conte AG, Voyadzis J: Success and Failure of Minimally Invasive Direct Pars Repair: Does Fracture Morphology Matter?  AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2018.  Notes: oral presentation

Mueller KM, Conte AG, Celano E, Mason RB, Aulisi EF.  The Utilization of an Image Guided Navigation Platform with Surgical Microscope Integration Improves Resident Training for the Surgical Management of Pituitary Tumors.  Submitted.  Annual Meeting of the College of Neurological Surgeons, 2019.

Kelly R, Fayed I, Conte AG, Anaizi A: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Pathologies: A Case Series.  AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2020.  Notes: oral presentation.

Keating G, Fayed I, Conte AG, Anaizi A:  Minimally Invasive Tubular Spinal Arachnoid Cyst Fenestration using Intraoperative Computed Tomography Myelography.  Submitted 2020.

Presentations

Conte, AG, German, J:  Predictors of Persistent Leg Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy.  Oral Presentation at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Meeting 2010.

Fayed I, Conte AG, Voyadzis J: Success and Failure of Minimally Invasive Direct Pars Repair: Does Fracture Morphology Matter?  Oral Presentation at the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves 2018, Orlando FL.

Kelly R, Fayed I, Conte AG, Anaizi A: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Pathologies: A Case Series.  Oral Presentation at the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2020, Las Vegas NV.

Conte, AG, Coagulopathy in the TBI Patient: Update on Current Neurosurgical Management. Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds Washington Hospital Center. 2015.

Conte, AG, Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Epidural Spine Metastases.  Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds Washington Hospital Center. 2019.

Conte, AG, New Frontiers in Spine Care: Novel Strategies and Technologies to Improve Patient Outcomes. Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds, Hackensack Meridian Health Network. 2022.

Medical School:

Albany Medical College, 2009-2013
Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Society

Residency:

Georgetown University
Chief Resident, 2018-2020

Fellowship

Northwestern University
Subspecialized Fellowship in Complex and Reconstructive Spine Surgery 2020-2021

  • Complex spine disorders
  • Spinal tumors
  • Revision/Reconstructive Spine
  • Cervical disc replacement
  • Lumbar disc herniation
  • Spinal stenosis
  • Minimally invasive spinal fusion
  • Adult Scoliosis & Spinal Deformity
  • Aetna Medicare
  • Aetna Meritain & Assure
  • Aetna Signature (1199 & GEHA)
  • Aetna Whole Health
  • Clover Medicare – Case by Case exception
  • Empire Blue Cross Blue Shield (Blue Card/Suitcase/PPO)
  • Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ (commercial)
  • Horizon Braven Health (PPO, HMO-POS)
  • Braven Medicare Choice PPO
  • Braven Medicare Freedom PPO
  • Braven Medicare Group HMO-POS
  • Braven Medicare Access group HMO-POS
  • Medicare (Part A and Part B)
  • No Fault (New Jersey Motor Vehicle Accidents Only)
  • Omnia (tier 1)
  • Oxford Garden State Health Plan
  • Oxford Health Plan
  • UHC under Empire/NYSHIP plan
  • United HealthCare (commercial, including All Savers) UMR
  • Worker’s Comp- NJ Only
  • Bayshore Medical Center
  • Riverview Medical Center
  • Monmouth Medical Center

Honors, Awards & Recognition

See what Dr. Conte has accomplished over the years.

Honors and Awards

  • Georgetown String of Pearls Resident Teaching Award, 2018 -2019

  • Fellow Of The Congress Of Neurologic Surgeons

Ask the Doctor

What is the Recovery Time For Lumbar Fusion Surgery? – Dr. Anthony Conte

Dr. Anthony Conte is an award-winning neurosurgeon practicing out of our offices in Eatontown, Holmdel, and Toms River. Dr. Conte focuses on complex disorders of the spine, revision and reconstructive spine surgeries, and minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques.

Is Lumbar Radiculopathy Serious? – Dr. Anthony Conte

Dr. Anthony Conte is an award-winning neurosurgeon practicing out of our offices in Eatontown, Holmdel, and Toms River. Dr. Conte focuses on complex disorders of the spine, revision and reconstructive spine surgeries, and minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques.

What is the Recovery Time For Herniated Lumbar Disc Surgery? – Dr. Anthony Conte

Dr. Anthony Conte is an award-winning neurosurgeon practicing out of our offices in Eatontown, Holmdel, and Toms River. Dr. Conte focuses on complex disorders of the spine, revision and reconstructive spine surgeries, and minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques.

What are the Symptoms of Cervical Spinal Stenosis? – Dr. Anthony Conte

Dr. Anthony Conte is an award-winning neurosurgeon practicing out of our offices in Eatontown, Holmdel, and Toms River. Dr. Conte focuses on complex disorders of the spine, revision and reconstructive spine surgeries, and minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques.

What Happens if Cervical Radiculopathy is Left Untreated? – Dr. Anthony Conte

Dr. Anthony Conte is an award-winning neurosurgeon practicing out of our offices in Eatontown, Holmdel, and Toms River. Dr. Conte focuses on complex disorders of the spine, revision and reconstructive spine surgeries, and minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques.

Who is a Candidate for Minimally Invasive Lumbar Spine Surgery? – Dr. Anthony Conte

Dr. Anthony Conte is an award-winning neurosurgeon practicing out of our offices in Eatontown, Holmdel, and Toms River. Dr. Conte focuses on complex disorders of the spine, revision and reconstructive spine surgeries, and minimally invasive spinal fusion techniques.

Publications

Peer-Review Publications:

Fayed I, Conte AG, Voyadzis J: Success and Failure of Minimally Invasive Direct Pars Repair: Does Fracture Morphology Matter?  World Neurosurgery 126 (181-188), 2019.

Fayed I, Conte AG, Cobourn K, Keating G, Altshuler M, Makariou E, Spitz S, Anaizi A, Nair N, Voyadzis JM, Sandhu FA.  Comparison of Clinical and Radiographic Outcomes after Stand-alone Versus Cage and Plate Constructs for Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion.  Accepted, International Journal of Spine Surgery.

Kelly R, Conte AG, Nair M, Voyadzis JM, Anaizi A, Collins S, Kalhorn C, Stemer A, Mai J, Armonda R, Lischalk J, Berkowitz F, Nayar V, McGrail K, Collins B.  Arteriovenous Malformations Treated with Frameless Robotic Radiosurgery Using Non-Invasive Angiography: Long Term Outcomes of a Single-Center Pilot Study.  Front Oncol 2020.

Fayed I, Pivazyan G, Conte AG, Chang J, Mai J.  Intracranially Hemorrhage in Critically Ill Patients with COVID-19.  Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 81(192-195), 2020.

Kelly R, Fayed I, Conte AG, Rock M, Nair N, Voyadzis JM, Sandhu F, Anaizi A. Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Pathologies: A Case Series and Technical Note. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 97(108-114), 2022.

Book Chapters:

Mueller K, Conte AG, Felbaum D, Bell R, Armonda A: Management to Optimal Parameters: Euboxia?  Controversies in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury Management.  Dr Shelly Timmons M.D., PhD. Springer, Page 83-98, 2018.

Conte AG, Tredway T, Fogelson J, Clarke M: Intradural Spine Tumors; Is There an Advantage to Removing Intradural Spine Tumors Using an MIS Approach?  Controversies in Spine Surgery: Best Evidence Recommendations.  Vaccaro A & Fessler R (eds.).  Thieme, Page 187-194, 2017.

Petteys R, Conte A, Sandhu F, Eck J: Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: MIS vs. Open.  Controversies in Spine Surgery: Best Evidence Recommendations.  Vaccaro A & Fessler R (eds.).  Thieme, Page 32-41, 2017.

Conte AG, Spitz S: Thoracic Corpectomy.  Resident and Fellows Guide to Spine Surgery.  Sandhu (ed.).  Springer, Page 103-115, 2020.

Conte AG, Sandhu F: Revisions Strategies in Cervical Spine Surgery.  Resident and Fellows Guide to Spine Surgery.  Sandhu (ed.). Springer, Page 285-297, 2020.

Abstracts:

Conte, AG, German, J:  Predictors of Persistent Leg Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy.  Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, 2010, Notes: oral presentation

Conte, AG, German, J:  Predictors of Persistent Leg Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy.  27th Annual Meeting of the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2011.  Notes: poster

Conte, AG, German, J:  Predictors of Persistent Leg Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy. 79th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Neurological Surgeons, April 2011, Denver CO.  Notes: poster

Armonda R, Felbaum D, Mueller K, Conte AG, Mason RB, Aulisi E.  Raumedic Bolt: Initial Clinical Experience in a Neurosurgical Population.  33rd Annual Symposium of the National Neurotrauma Society, June 2015, Santa Fe NM.  Notes: poster

Felbaum D, Conte AG, Mueller K, Syed H, Armonda R: Thromboelastography Utility, A Retrospective Case Series of Operative Cranial Hemorrhages.   Annual AANS/CNS Cerebrovascular Section, Feb 2015, Nashville TN. Notes: poster

Fayed I, Conte AG, Voyadzis J: Success and Failure of Minimally Invasive Direct Pars Repair: Does Fracture Morphology Matter?  AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2018.  Notes: oral presentation

Mueller KM, Conte AG, Celano E, Mason RB, Aulisi EF.  The Utilization of an Image Guided Navigation Platform with Surgical Microscope Integration Improves Resident Training for the Surgical Management of Pituitary Tumors.  Submitted.  Annual Meeting of the College of Neurological Surgeons, 2019.

Kelly R, Fayed I, Conte AG, Anaizi A: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Pathologies: A Case Series.  AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, March 2020.  Notes: oral presentation.

Keating G, Fayed I, Conte AG, Anaizi A:  Minimally Invasive Tubular Spinal Arachnoid Cyst Fenestration using Intraoperative Computed Tomography Myelography.  Submitted 2020.

Presentations:

Conte, AG, German, J:  Predictors of Persistent Leg Pain Following Minimally Invasive Surgery for Lumbar Radiculopathy.  Oral Presentation at the Society for Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Meeting 2010.

Fayed I, Conte AG, Voyadzis J: Success and Failure of Minimally Invasive Direct Pars Repair: Does Fracture Morphology Matter?  Oral Presentation at the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves 2018, Orlando FL.

Kelly R, Fayed I, Conte AG, Anaizi A: Minimally Invasive Surgery for Intradural Extramedullary Spinal Cord Pathologies: A Case Series.  Oral Presentation at the AANS/CNS Section on Disorders of the Spine and Peripheral Nerves, 2020, Las Vegas NV.

Conte, AG, Coagulopathy in the TBI Patient: Update on Current Neurosurgical Management. Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds Washington Hospital Center. 2015.

Conte, AG, Update on the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Epidural Spine Metastases.  Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds Washington Hospital Center. 2019.

Conte, AG, New Frontiers in Spine Care: Novel Strategies and Technologies to Improve Patient Outcomes. Multidisciplinary Grand Rounds, Hackensack Meridian Health Network. 2022.

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