Dr. Catherine Mazzola is an experienced female pediatric neurosurgeon, certified by the American Board of Neurological Surgeons and the American Board of Pediatric Neurological Surgery.  She treats children for the above specialties at her offices located in Morristown and Hackensack, NJ.

Dr. Catherine Mazzola is the founder of the Craniofacial Center at Goryeb Children’s Hospital, the Pediatric Brain and Spine Tumor Center (now called GNOP) and the Spasticity and Gait Disorder Center of Goryeb Children’s Hospital.  Dr. Mazzola is involved in mentorship, training and education of pre-medical undergraduates, medical school students, and residents. She has been the Director of the Division of Pediatric Neurological Surgery since 2005.  Dr. Mazzola serves Morristown Medical Center on the Operating Room Committee, medical Executive Committee and she is a Member-at-Large of the Morris County Medical Society Executive Board.

Dr. Mazzola grew up in Queens, NY and currently lives with her husband and five children in northern New Jersey.

Please visit our website to see a complete resume for Dr. Mazzola. 

After several years of working at Hackensack University Medical Center as a nurse in pediatrics and in the pediatric ICU, Tatiana further pursed her love for nursing by attending graduate school. Tatiana graduated from Rutgers University College of Nursing with her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner degree in January 2012. She immediately joined our team at New Jersey Pediatric Neuroscience Institute and has continued to be a major asset for our patients. She became certified as a Registered Nurse First Assist in 2013 and assists our surgeons in the operating room. Tatiana manages our clinical team as well as maintains a high volume of daily patient visits both inpatient and outpatient.
 
Outside of her professional responsibilities, Tatiana is a mom of two beautiful children. She enjoys, hiking, skiing, traveling and exploring new places. She is an active member of Plast, a non-profit Ukrainian scouting organization, where she mentors youth and volunteers in the summer camp clinic.

In January 2012, Laura graduated from Seton Hall University College of Nursing with her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing. She started her nursing career at St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center. In January 2017, Laura graduated from Seton Hall University College of Nursing with her Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Master’s degree. During her graduate education, she worked as a Graduate Teaching Assistant at SHU to educate and assist nursing students. She is nationally certified from the Pediatric Nursing Certification Board. She completed additional training to obtain her Registered Nurse First Assistant. Laura enjoys assisting all our surgeons in the operating room and providing a more comprehensive quality of care to her patients.

Outside of her professional responsibilities, Laura is involved with the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, Be the Match Bone Marrow National Donor Program, and National Multiple Sclerosis Society. She enjoys spending summers down the shore with her family and friends.

Mentoring is an important part of what I do as a pediatric neurological surgeon. I believe that we each have a responsibility to teach and share what we have learned through the years, with our younger colleagues. Many high school and college students have no idea what life is like as a neurosurgeon. They wonder IF this is something that they can do. Many young men and women wonder if they can have a “normal” family life and be a neurosurgeon. The answer is YES!
 
I started the NJPNI summer internship program in 2007 and we have “graduated” many interns. Some are now practicing neurosurgeons! I am SO proud of all of my mentees!
 
If you have a pre-med college student who is interested in the summer internship for 2021, please let us know!