Patrick J. Connolly, MD
Neurosurgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurosurgery Cherry Hill
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Penn Medicine Provider

About me

  • Neurosurgery Chief, Virtua Memorial Hospital

Education and training

  • Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine
  • Residency: IU Health University Hospital
  • Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania Health System

What my patients think about me

Average Rating

364 reviews

Comments are submitted by patients and reflect their views and opinions. The comments are not endorsed by and do not necessarily reflect the views of Penn Medicine.

December 2025
knowledgeable and caring all around
December 2025
very informative & plesant
November 2025
he is a very good neurosurgeon
November 2025
will tell my family and friends about him and wished i had him for my back surgeon

Insurance accepted

My Locations

Penn Medicine hospital privileges

  • Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Pennsylvania Hospital: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
  • Penn Presbyterian Medical Center: Has privileges to treat patients in the hospital.
Dr. Connolly is a Penn Medicine physician. In New Jersey, providers are affiliated with Penn Medicine through Clinical Health Care Associates of New Jersey or Princeton Healthcare Affiliated Physicians, PC.

Qualifications and experience

Treatments and Conditions

My research

Patrick Connolly Sleeping in Airports , JAMA Neurology: 2023

Patrick Connolly Sleeping in Airports , JAMA Neurology: 2023

P Connolly Why the internet won't replace your doctor , KevinMD: 2023

P Connolly How working in a restaurant made me a better doctor , Phialdelphia Inquirer: 2022

P Connolly Leadership Lessons I've Learned from Our Dog , Philadelphia Inquirer: 2022

Patrick Connolly Peer Support in Neurosurgery: A case and a call , Neurosurgical Society of America Annual Meeting, June 2022: 2022

Patrick Connolly What a firefighter taught a neurosurgeon about handling traumatic stress , Philadelphia Inquirer: 2022

Patrick Connolly A neurosurgeon discovers his pandemic baking has much in common with his profession , Philadelphia Inquirer: 2022

Patrick Connolly For this neurosurgeon, Greek philosophy has a lot to offer health care , Philadelphia Inquirer: 2022

Patrick Connolly My patient and I were born on the same day. It took a tragedy to bring us back together , Philadelphia Inquirer: 2021

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