Jacksonville, Fla. (Oct. 27, 2008) — St. Vincent’s Spine & Brain Institute has announced that neurosurgeon Kent C. New, M.D., Ph.D., has joined the institute as its fourth neurosurgeon. Dr. New brings expertise in brain tumor discovery and research, epilepsy surgery and minimally invasive spine surgeries.
Dr. New comes to St. Vincent’s from the Mayo Clinic, where for three years he served as Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and principal investigator in tumor vaccine clinical trials for glioblastoma. Dr. New was also involved in several other clinical trials in brain tumor and epilepsy patients. While at Mayo, Dr. New was also the first surgeon in the city to perform an artificial cervical disc replacement.
“I am pleased to be joining the distinguished group at St Vincent's Spine & Brain Institute. I look forward to the opportunity to provide patient-centered care to the community of Jacksonville along with Drs. Gabriel, Pradhan, and Chahlavi. In particular, I hope to expand our expertise in minimally invasive spine surgery, artificial cervical disk surgery, and image-guided surgery for brain tumors, epilepsy, and spinal conditions.”
"The St. Vincent's Health System is extremely fortunate to recruit Dr. New to the Spine & Brain Institute,” says Medical Director for Neurosurgery, Eric M. Gabriel, MD, FACS. “Dr. New, an extremely talented neurosurgeon formerly with the Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville, complements our abilities to expand our center of excellence in the surgical treatment of spinal and cranial disorders for the southeastern United States. His wealth of knowledge and depth of clinical and research experience in the field of brain tumors and spinal surgery will allow the Spine & Brain Institute to expand the delivery of cutting edge treatment and technology to St. Luke's hospital."
Dr. New will work in conjunction with St. Vincent’s Spine & Brain Institute epileptologist, Dr. David Chabolla in St. Luke’s Hospital’s Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU). In the EMU, epilepsy patients undergo intensive evaluation using video- electroencephalogram (EEG) monitoring to aid doctors in characterizing the type and location of seizures and determining the focal point of seizures in the brain. Certain patients become candidates for surgery to help control their seizures following evaluation in the EMU, and Dr. New has experience in such surgeries.
The Alexandria, Virginia native attended Georgetown Medical School where he received his M.D. and Ph.D. He completed his internship in surgery, residency in neurosurgery and a neurology oncology research fellowship at Duke University Medical Center.
Dr. New is board eligible in Neurosurgery and is scheduled to take his oral board examination in November. He is a member of the Society for Neuro-Oncology and a provisional member of both the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the American Association of Neurological Surgeons.
The Spine & Brain Institute is located in the Dillon Building in St. Vincent’s Medical Center and can be reached at (904) 308-2006.
