Dr. Peter A. Zahos Named 2025 New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor: A Commitment to Clinical Excellence and Patient-Centered Neurosurgery
Peter A. Zahos, MD, FAANS, FACS—founder of Level One Neurosurgery and a board-certified neurosurgeon with more than three decades of experience—has been selected as one of New Jersey’s 2025 Jersey Choice Top Doctors by New Jersey Monthly magazine. This prestigious distinction reflects peer recognition from more than 26,000 licensed New Jersey physicians who were surveyed to identify those they would personally choose to treat their own family members. New Jersey Monthly
This accolade underscores not only Dr. Zahos’s technical expertise but also his leadership in patient-centered care, evidence-based practice, and thoughtful clinical judgment in the evaluation and treatment of complex spinal and neurologic conditions.
What It Means to Be a New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor
The New Jersey Monthly Jersey Choice Top Doctors list is widely regarded as one of the most respected state-level peer recognitions for physicians. Each year, the magazine commissions an independent research survey inviting all New Jersey-based physicians with at least five years of licensure to nominate colleagues they would trust for family care. Responses are validated, reviewed for duplication, and vetted by a professional advisory panel of awardees from previous years. Physicians disciplined for serious infractions are excluded from consideration. New Jersey Monthly
The result is a curated list of approximately 1,065 Top Doctors across 74 specialties for 2025—representing the highest levels of clinical proficiency and respect among peers statewide. New Jersey Monthly
A Neurosurgeon with a Lifetime of Impact
Dr. Zahos brings to Level One Neurosurgery a career shaped by leadership roles in academic and clinical neurosurgery, including faculty appointments and surgical leadership positions at major institutions. His training and experience combine the rigor of academic medicine with a pragmatic, patient-focused approach to care that prioritizes outcomes and functional recovery. Level One Neurosurgery
Patients and referring clinicians alike benefit from Dr. Zahos’s:
Board-certified expertise in neurological and spinal surgery
Decades of experience treating complex degenerative, traumatic, and functional neurologic conditions
Judicious application of advanced diagnostics and surgical techniques
Commitment to evidence-based conservative and operative care pathways
Recognition as a Top Doctor is not about popularity—it reflects peer validation of clinical excellence, judgment, and integrity.
What This Award Means for Patients
For individuals navigating chronic pain, spinal disorders, or neurologic symptoms, choosing a provider is one of the most consequential health decisions they will make. Peer-selected honors like the New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor designation affirm that Dr. Zahos is respected not only for technical skill but also for clinical reasoning, communication, and outcomes that matter to patients.
At Level One Neurosurgery, this translates into:
Personalized evaluation and diagnosis
Care plans grounded in current evidence and tailored to individual goals
Transparent shared decision-making
Timely, appropriate intervention with a focus on preserving neurologic function and quality of life
Looking Ahead
Being named a New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor reinforces Level One Neurosurgery’s mission: to elevate neurosurgical care through precision, professionalism, and compassion. It also motivates continued engagement with referral networks, patient communities, and clinical collaborators who share a commitment to meaningful, measurable outcomes.
As healthcare evolves, patients deserve providers whose peers consistently endorse not just skill, but judgment under complexity. This award is one such endorsement—and a testament to Dr. Zahos’s unwavering commitment to his profession and patients.
Congratulations, Dr. Zahos—2025 New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor.
Your patients, colleagues, and the broader medical community are better for it.