Ira Garonzik, MD
James Conway, MD

Meet Dr. James Conway

James Conway, MD, PhD completed his neurosurgical residency at the Johns Hopkins Hospital after earning his medical degree doctor of philosophy from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and his undergraduate degree summa cum laude in Chemisty from St. Joseph's University. Prior to entering Medical School, Dr. Conway worked for a short period in the private sector, first in teaching at the Instituto de Notre Dame, Honduras, Central America then as an Analytical Chemist in Pharmaceutical Development with Wyeth-Ayerst Research in Princeton, NJ.

During his training, Dr. Conway received numerous appointments and Awards including the Pfeiffer Foundation Research Scholarship; Salisbury Foundation Neurovascular Research Fellowship; the Hunterian Neurosurgical Research Award; and the Sherman Travel Fellowship in Intracranial Anatomy. While in training, Dr. Conway completed a specialized National Institute of Health (NIH) sponsored Fellowship in Neuro-Oncology (cancers of the brain and nervous system). Prior to his departure from Johns Hopkins, Dr. Conway served as the Director of Resident Training in Neuroanatomy Dissection for the Department of Neurosurgery at the Johns Hopkins Hospital.

In 2008, Dr. Conway joined Dr. Garonzik with Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center and has assumed the position of Director of Skull Base Neurosurgery and Cerebrovascular Neurosurgery at the Brain and Spine Institute at Sinai Hospital. Dr. Conway continues to specialize in the clinical treatment of brain tumors; skull base pathology; spinal cord and vertebral column tumors; and cerebrovascular pathology. In particular, Dr. Conway has special interests in the application of minimally invasive and endoscopic procedures for the treatment of intracranial pathology and has completed advanced certification for the use of Cyberknife in the treatment of intracranial and spinal column pathology. The Baltimore Neurosurgery and Spine Center specializes in the treatment of a wide variety of intracranial and spinal disorders, including brain and spine tumors, degenerative spine disease and deep brain stimulation for the treatment of movement disorders.

Dr. Conway has published extensively, having authored numerous peer reviewed articles, book chapters and abstracts and is the co-editor of a book on minimally invasive intracranial endoscopy. He is an active member of numerous professional societies, including the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, and AO Spine North America. Dr. Conway is regularly engaged as a speaker and instructor at clinical conferences.

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