Patrick J. Connolly, MD

Neurosurgery
Accepting new patients
Sees patients age 18 and up
Penn Neurosurgery Cherry Hill
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Schedule onlineCall 609-832-5060
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About me

  • Neurosurgery Chief, Virtua Memorial Hospital

My education and training

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

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Spoken languages

English
English

Reviews

Average Rating

404 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.

Anonymous
May 2026
provider was knowledgeable, direct and indicated my situation was workable.
Anonymous
April 2026
very attentive to my illness
Anonymous
April 2026
dr connolly discussed my husband's problem, informed us that he did not do this type of surgery and had the doctor who does contact us for an appointment in two days.
Anonymous
April 2026
everything was handled very professionalky

Insurance accepted

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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

Research

Publications

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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