2013
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements Thank You for Taking Care of New Jersey
We are living, practicing, and forging forward in an historic and epic era in health care.
Despite ongoing challenges, Meridian continues to lead the way in shaping the future of health care by developing and implementing programs to integrate patient care while reducing costs and increasing quality. This includes the formation of an accountable care organization with more than 800 participating physicians that will establish new and innovative ways to redesign and integrate care; the Meridian Healthy Advantage team member pilot to help team members better manage their health through preventative health and chronic disease management; a Medicare Palliative Care Demonstration Project designed to provide more resources to primary care physicians and improve coordination of care for end-of-life patients; a partnership with Geisinger Health System to form a Medicare Advantage plan; and the establishment of Meridian Health Partners, our clinically integrated network.
Meridian also continues to meet the growing health needs of our communities, evident through the openings of new emergency departments at Ocean Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center, and Meridian Health Village at Jackson. We are also extending the role of traditional health care by applying emerging technologies in the clinical and home settings. And, our academic vision continues to flourish with the significant expansion of clinical research opportunities, including our collaboration with the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey benefitting patients across the state through increased access to clinical trials.
Simply put, we are facing our challenges head on and continuing to evolve to create new opportunities in health care.
Without your support, and the unrivaled care you provide to our communities, none of this would be possible. This report provides only a small glimpse into what I already know—that Meridian is fortunate to have the most dedicated and talented physicians as part of our family. Our communities benefit tremendously from your expertise, compassion, and unwavering commitment to our promise of providing the best health care experience. Thank you for always Taking Care of New Jersey.
John K. Lloyd, FACHE President, Meridian Health
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 2 Thank You for Taking Care of New Jersey
We are living, practicing, and forging forward in an historic and epic era in health care.
Despite ongoing challenges, Meridian continues to lead the way in shaping the future of health care by developing and implementing programs to integrate patient care while reducing costs and increasing quality. This includes the formation of an accountable care organization with more than 800 participating physicians that will establish new and innovative ways to redesign and integrate care; the Meridian Healthy Advantage team member pilot to help team members better manage their health through preventative health and chronic disease management; a Medicare Palliative Care Demonstration Project designed to provide more resources to primary care physicians and improve coordination of care for end-of-life patients; a partnership with Geisinger Health System to form a Medicare Advantage plan; and the establishment of Meridian Health Partners, our clinically integrated network.
Meridian also continues to meet the growing health needs of our communities, evident through the openings of new emergency departments at Ocean Medical Center and Southern Ocean Medical Center, and Meridian Health Village at Jackson. We are also extending the role of traditional health care by applying emerging technologies in the clinical and home settings. And, our academic vision continues to flourish with the significant expansion of clinical research opportunities, including our collaboration with the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey benefitting patients across the state through increased access to clinical trials.
Simply put, we are facing our challenges head on and continuing to evolve to create new opportunities in health care.
Without your support, and the unrivaled care you provide to our communities, none of this would be possible. This report provides only a small glimpse into what I already know—that Meridian is fortunate to have the most dedicated and talented physicians as part of our family. Our communities benefit tremendously from your expertise, compassion, and unwavering commitment to our promise of providing the best health care experience. Thank you for always Taking Care of New Jersey.
John K. Lloyd, FACHE President, Meridian Health
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 2 Awards and Recognition
New Jersey Monthly Recognizes Top Docs Each year, New Jersey Monthly Magazine surveys New Jersey physicians to learn which doctors they would choose to treat themselves or a family member. Meridian physicians receiving this honor for 2013 include:
Allergy and Immunology Thomas R. Lake, III, M.D. Tina C. Zecca, D.O. Glenn S. Parker, M.D.
Bariatric Surgery Dermatology Silvia Fresco, M.D. Kenneth A. Grossman, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Emergency Medicine Breast Surgery Catherine A. Hanlon, M.D. Debra E. Camal, M.D. Gregg E. Mojares, D.O. Robert L. Sweeney, D.O. Cardiology Matt Bach, M.D. Endocrinology Lance Seth Berger, M.D. Martin J. Luria, M.D. John Checton, M.D. Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. Gastroenterology Charles H. Koo, M.D. William E. Basri, M.D. Nelson S. LaMarche, M.D. Thomas C. Fiest, D.O. Charles J. Mattina, M.D. Thaddeus J. Grabowy, M.D. Jeffrey Lee Osofsky, M.D. Ashish Bhasker Patel, M.D. General Surgery Parag V. Patel, M.D. Steven J. Binenbaum, M.D. L. Steven Zukerman, M.D. Frank Borao, M.D. Stephen A. Chagares, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Donald A. Cugini, M.D. Michael L. Arvanitis, M.D. Theodore B. Lygas, M.D. Roy M. Dressner, D.O. John M. Pellegrino, M.D. Mark R. Schwartz, M.D.
A Finely Tuned Surgeon As a breast surgeon, Denise Johnson Miller, M.D., has developed an approach in the OR that demands laser-like focus and precise hands. But those expert hands began their training long before medical school. Raised by parents who valued both the arts and sciences, Dr. Miller started piano lessons at age six, and still considers music a passion. As a classically trained pianist, Dr. Johnson enjoys playing traditional pieces, and is learning more jazz and improvisational. She credits the creativity and discipline of music for preparing her to provide the best care for each patient.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 4 Awards and Recognition
New Jersey Monthly Recognizes Top Docs Each year, New Jersey Monthly Magazine surveys New Jersey physicians to learn which doctors they would choose to treat themselves or a family member. Meridian physicians receiving this honor for 2013 include:
Allergy and Immunology Thomas R. Lake, III, M.D. Tina C. Zecca, D.O. Glenn S. Parker, M.D.
Bariatric Surgery Dermatology Silvia Fresco, M.D. Kenneth A. Grossman, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Emergency Medicine Breast Surgery Catherine A. Hanlon, M.D. Debra E. Camal, M.D. Gregg E. Mojares, D.O. Robert L. Sweeney, D.O. Cardiology Matt Bach, M.D. Endocrinology Lance Seth Berger, M.D. Martin J. Luria, M.D. John Checton, M.D. Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. Gastroenterology Charles H. Koo, M.D. William E. Basri, M.D. Nelson S. LaMarche, M.D. Thomas C. Fiest, D.O. Charles J. Mattina, M.D. Thaddeus J. Grabowy, M.D. Jeffrey Lee Osofsky, M.D. Ashish Bhasker Patel, M.D. General Surgery Parag V. Patel, M.D. Steven J. Binenbaum, M.D. L. Steven Zukerman, M.D. Frank Borao, M.D. Stephen A. Chagares, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Donald A. Cugini, M.D. Michael L. Arvanitis, M.D. Theodore B. Lygas, M.D. Roy M. Dressner, D.O. John M. Pellegrino, M.D. Mark R. Schwartz, M.D.
A Finely Tuned Surgeon As a breast surgeon, Denise Johnson Miller, M.D., has developed an approach in the OR that demands laser-like focus and precise hands. But those expert hands began their training long before medical school. Raised by parents who valued both the arts and sciences, Dr. Miller started piano lessons at age six, and still considers music a passion. As a classically trained pianist, Dr. Johnson enjoys playing traditional pieces, and is learning more jazz and improvisational. She credits the creativity and discipline of music for preparing her to provide the best care for each patient.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 4 Geriatric Medicine Neurosurgery Pain Management Plastic Surgery Mark D. Pass, M.D. David Estin, M.D. Charles B. Daknis, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D., FACS Mildred R. Sabo, M.D. Ty James Olson, M.D. Scott E. Metzger, M.D. Christopher P. Godek, M.D. Anil K. Sharma, M.D. Gregory A. Greco, D.O. Hematology/Oncology Obstetrics/Gynecology Peter S. Staats, M.D. Peter T. Hetzler, M.D. Susan N. Greenberg, M.D. Robert P. Penney, M.D. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D., FACS Pathology Infectious Diseases Obstetrics/Gynecology – Manimala Roy, M.D. Podiatric Surgery Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinology Mark A. Biebel, DPM Angelo T. Scotti, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Pediatric Allergy Mark A. DeCotiis, DPM and Immunology George J. Fahoury, DPM Internal Medicine Ophthalmology Frank J. Picone, M.D. Lawrence A. Levine, DPM Joseph G. Boak, Jr., M.D. Richard C. Angrist, M.D. Ellen R. Sher, M.D. Stephen S. Jurewicz, M.D. Harry J. Coniaris, M.D. Psychiatry Vipul K. Lakhani, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology Michel P. Serieye, M.D. Nephrology Donald A. MacDonald, M.D. Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Spiros M. Arbes, M.D. Martin Uram, M.D. Pulmonology Raymond S. Flis, D.O. Pediatric Gastroenterology Robert M. Kosinski, M.D. Alan B. Haratz, M.D. Orthopedic Hand Surgery Rajiv Uppal, M.D. Douglas S. Livornese, M.D. Rajat Kapoor, D.O. Gary M. Pess, M.D. Chandler D. Patton, M.D. Kenneth A. Liss, D.O. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic Spine Surgery J. Andrew Bowe, M.D. Radiology Neurology Lambro Demetriades, M.D. Samuel J. Laufer, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Noah R. Gilson, M.D. Hoan-Vu Tran Nguyen, M.D. Lawrence M. Stankovits, M.D. Arkady Finkel, M.D. Martin N. Herman, M.D. Philip J. Therrien, M.D. Daniel E. Flynn, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery Douglas T. Gibbens, M.D. Sumul N. Raval, M.D. Harry A. Bade, III, M.D. Pediatric Otolarynogology John P. Swidryk, M.D. Kenneth Y. Chern, M.D. Michael A. Tavill, M.D. Jason D. Cohen, M.D. Rheumatology Gregg R. Foos, M.D. Pediatric Surgery Edward C. Allegra, M.D. Glenn Gabisan, M.D. Saad A. Saad, M.D. Richard H. Haddad, M.D. David R. Gentile, M.D. Mark W. Gesell, M.D. Pediatric Urology Urology Aron M. Green, M.D. Michael Fleisher, M.D. Jules M. Geltzeiler, M.D. Christopher D. Johnson, M.D. Thomas S. Vates, III, M.D. Ira G. Keselman, M.D. Arthur K. Mark, M.D. Yigal Litvin, M.D. Kevin C. McDaid, M.D. Pediatrics Matthew S. Tobin, M.D. Christopher J. Spagnuola, M.D. Enza P. Caputo, M.D. Sunil Rajan Thacker, M.D. Hector R. Iglesias, M.D. Vascular Surgery Brian M. Torpey, M.D. Maria G. Katsoulis-Emnace, M.D. Joseph E. Cauda, M.D. Arthur P. Vasen, M.D. Sung Wook Kwon, M.D. Physical Medicine Kevin S. Lopyan, M.D. Otolaryngology and Rehabilitation Frank J. Sharp, M.D. Clifford T. Chu, M.D. Joseph Basilone, M.D. Arvind “Vin” Prabhat, M.D. Robert P. Pannullo, M.D. Darsit K. Shah, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 6 Geriatric Medicine Neurosurgery Pain Management Plastic Surgery Mark D. Pass, M.D. David Estin, M.D. Charles B. Daknis, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D., FACS Mildred R. Sabo, M.D. Ty James Olson, M.D. Scott E. Metzger, M.D. Christopher P. Godek, M.D. Anil K. Sharma, M.D. Gregory A. Greco, D.O. Hematology/Oncology Obstetrics/Gynecology Peter S. Staats, M.D. Peter T. Hetzler, M.D. Susan N. Greenberg, M.D. Robert P. Penney, M.D. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D., FACS Pathology Infectious Diseases Obstetrics/Gynecology – Manimala Roy, M.D. Podiatric Surgery Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinology Mark A. Biebel, DPM Angelo T. Scotti, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Pediatric Allergy Mark A. DeCotiis, DPM and Immunology George J. Fahoury, DPM Internal Medicine Ophthalmology Frank J. Picone, M.D. Lawrence A. Levine, DPM Joseph G. Boak, Jr., M.D. Richard C. Angrist, M.D. Ellen R. Sher, M.D. Stephen S. Jurewicz, M.D. Harry J. Coniaris, M.D. Psychiatry Vipul K. Lakhani, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology Michel P. Serieye, M.D. Nephrology Donald A. MacDonald, M.D. Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Spiros M. Arbes, M.D. Martin Uram, M.D. Pulmonology Raymond S. Flis, D.O. Pediatric Gastroenterology Robert M. Kosinski, M.D. Alan B. Haratz, M.D. Orthopedic Hand Surgery Rajiv Uppal, M.D. Douglas S. Livornese, M.D. Rajat Kapoor, D.O. Gary M. Pess, M.D. Chandler D. Patton, M.D. Kenneth A. Liss, D.O. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery Orthopedic Spine Surgery J. Andrew Bowe, M.D. Radiology Neurology Lambro Demetriades, M.D. Samuel J. Laufer, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Noah R. Gilson, M.D. Hoan-Vu Tran Nguyen, M.D. Lawrence M. Stankovits, M.D. Arkady Finkel, M.D. Martin N. Herman, M.D. Philip J. Therrien, M.D. Daniel E. Flynn, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery Douglas T. Gibbens, M.D. Sumul N. Raval, M.D. Harry A. Bade, III, M.D. Pediatric Otolarynogology John P. Swidryk, M.D. Kenneth Y. Chern, M.D. Michael A. Tavill, M.D. Jason D. Cohen, M.D. Rheumatology Gregg R. Foos, M.D. Pediatric Surgery Edward C. Allegra, M.D. Glenn Gabisan, M.D. Saad A. Saad, M.D. Richard H. Haddad, M.D. David R. Gentile, M.D. Mark W. Gesell, M.D. Pediatric Urology Urology Aron M. Green, M.D. Michael Fleisher, M.D. Jules M. Geltzeiler, M.D. Christopher D. Johnson, M.D. Thomas S. Vates, III, M.D. Ira G. Keselman, M.D. Arthur K. Mark, M.D. Yigal Litvin, M.D. Kevin C. McDaid, M.D. Pediatrics Matthew S. Tobin, M.D. Christopher J. Spagnuola, M.D. Enza P. Caputo, M.D. Sunil Rajan Thacker, M.D. Hector R. Iglesias, M.D. Vascular Surgery Brian M. Torpey, M.D. Maria G. Katsoulis-Emnace, M.D. Joseph E. Cauda, M.D. Arthur P. Vasen, M.D. Sung Wook Kwon, M.D. Physical Medicine Kevin S. Lopyan, M.D. Otolaryngology and Rehabilitation Frank J. Sharp, M.D. Clifford T. Chu, M.D. Joseph Basilone, M.D. Arvind “Vin” Prabhat, M.D. Robert P. Pannullo, M.D. Darsit K. Shah, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 6 Inside Jersey’s 2013 Top Doctors The selection process for Inside Jersey’s Top Doctors is conducted by Castle Connolly’s Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatric Urology physician-led research team. Thousands of physicians and health care professionals are Michael Graff, M.D. Michael H. Fleisher, M.D. asked to identify excellent doctors in every specialty in their region and throughout the nation. Congratulations to these 2013 Top Doctors: Nephrology Plastic Surgery Raymond S. Flis, D.O. Russell L. Ashinoff, M.D. Allergy & Immunology Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D., DDS Gary L. Gross, M.D. Neurological Surgery Stephen T. Dudick, M.D. Andrew C. Hirsch, M.D. William W. Maggio, M.D. Andrew I. Elkwood, M.D. Frank Picone, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D. Ellen R. Sher, M.D. Christopher P. Godek, M.D. Neurology Robert A. Herbstman, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Noah R. Gilson, M.D. Peter T. Hetzler, M.D. Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D. Robert C. Lauer, M.D., Ph.D. Paul J. Silbert, M.D. Michael J. Pecoraro, M.D. Michael I. Rose, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Obstetrics & Gynecology Michael D. Rosen, M.D. Michael L. Arvanitis, M.D. Mark G. Martens, M.D. Said A. Samra, M.D. Alan Zaccaria, M.D. Dermatology Ophthalmology Kenneth A. Grossman, M.D. Mark L. Engel, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinology Marvin L. Talansky, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Endocrinology, Diabetes Lawrence S. Turtel, M.D. & Metabolism Rheumatology Barton Nassberg, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Mori Schwartzberg, M.D. Harry A. Bade, M.D. Kenneth B. Wasser, M.D. Gastroenterology Robert B. Grossman, M.D. Joseph Binns, M.D. Sports Medicine Thomas Fiest, D.O. Otolaryngology Stephen G. Rice, M.D. Ph.D. Penny S. Turtel, M.D. Frank J. Scaccia, M.D. Michael Sclafani, M.D.
Hand Surgery Pain Medicine Surgery Steven P. Lisser, M.D. Harris N. Bram, M.D. Robert Arbour, M.D. Scott E. Metzger, M.D. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D. Hematology Peter Staats, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology Richard M. Neibart, M.D. Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Internal Medicine Urology Jan S. Glowacki, M.D. Pediatric Endocrinology Jack Ebani, M.D. Raymond M. Masterson, M.D. Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Jules Geltzeiler, M.D. John G. Rose, M.D. Medical Oncology Pediatric Hematology-Oncology James Rotolo, M.D. Denis B. Fitzgerald, M.D. Richard Drachtman, M.D. Susan N. Greenberg, M.D. Christina M. Walsh, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 8 Inside Jersey’s 2013 Top Doctors The selection process for Inside Jersey’s Top Doctors is conducted by Castle Connolly’s Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Pediatric Urology physician-led research team. Thousands of physicians and health care professionals are Michael Graff, M.D. Michael H. Fleisher, M.D. asked to identify excellent doctors in every specialty in their region and throughout the nation. Congratulations to these 2013 Top Doctors: Nephrology Plastic Surgery Raymond S. Flis, D.O. Russell L. Ashinoff, M.D. Allergy & Immunology Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D., DDS Gary L. Gross, M.D. Neurological Surgery Stephen T. Dudick, M.D. Andrew C. Hirsch, M.D. William W. Maggio, M.D. Andrew I. Elkwood, M.D. Frank Picone, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D. Ellen R. Sher, M.D. Christopher P. Godek, M.D. Neurology Robert A. Herbstman, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Noah R. Gilson, M.D. Peter T. Hetzler, M.D. Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D. Robert C. Lauer, M.D., Ph.D. Paul J. Silbert, M.D. Michael J. Pecoraro, M.D. Michael I. Rose, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Obstetrics & Gynecology Michael D. Rosen, M.D. Michael L. Arvanitis, M.D. Mark G. Martens, M.D. Said A. Samra, M.D. Alan Zaccaria, M.D. Dermatology Ophthalmology Kenneth A. Grossman, M.D. Mark L. Engel, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinology Marvin L. Talansky, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Endocrinology, Diabetes Lawrence S. Turtel, M.D. & Metabolism Rheumatology Barton Nassberg, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Mori Schwartzberg, M.D. Harry A. Bade, M.D. Kenneth B. Wasser, M.D. Gastroenterology Robert B. Grossman, M.D. Joseph Binns, M.D. Sports Medicine Thomas Fiest, D.O. Otolaryngology Stephen G. Rice, M.D. Ph.D. Penny S. Turtel, M.D. Frank J. Scaccia, M.D. Michael Sclafani, M.D.
Hand Surgery Pain Medicine Surgery Steven P. Lisser, M.D. Harris N. Bram, M.D. Robert Arbour, M.D. Scott E. Metzger, M.D. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D. Hematology Peter Staats, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology Richard M. Neibart, M.D. Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Internal Medicine Urology Jan S. Glowacki, M.D. Pediatric Endocrinology Jack Ebani, M.D. Raymond M. Masterson, M.D. Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Jules Geltzeiler, M.D. John G. Rose, M.D. Medical Oncology Pediatric Hematology-Oncology James Rotolo, M.D. Denis B. Fitzgerald, M.D. Richard Drachtman, M.D. Susan N. Greenberg, M.D. Christina M. Walsh, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 8 Nurses’ Choice Meridian Recognition Awards Physician-of-the-Year Awards At Meridian, we have our own recognition program for exceptional service — and under this It’s an annual tradition at Bayshore Community umbrella, many of our Medical and Dental staff were honored in 2013 with Polaris, Orion, or Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Galaxy awards. Polaris Award recipients genuinely improve the environment and experience for Ocean Medical Center, and Southern Ocean our colleagues, our patients, and their families. The Orion Award recognizes teams that have had Medical Center — the nursing teams at each a significant and overwhelming positive impact, and the Galaxy Award honors extraordinary acts hospital select their own “top docs” during of service that exemplify Meridian’s values of professional excellence with personal concern. Nurses’ Week. The 2013 Nurses’ Choice Awards celebrate not only our outstanding physicians, Polaris Awards but also the respect that nurses have for Robert Arbour, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. members of the medical staff. Galaxy Awards Bayshore Community Hospital Raven DeVincenzo, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Michael Marchetti, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Frank Sharp, M.D. Michael Piscopiello, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Orion Awards Robert Arbour, M.D. Bruce Grossman, M.D. Vinita Pitchumoni, M.D. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Elizabeth Assing, M.D. David Johnson, M.D. Suzanne Plaine, D.O. Mark Cerefice, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Edward Choi, M.D. Andrew Burstiner, M.D. Jocelyn Lewis, D.O. Neal Ruda, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Paul Chung, M.D. Denise Livingston, M.D. Ajay Shah, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Daniel D’Andrea, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Suhas Patel, M.D. Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Peter Valko, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Nicole Pantano, D.O. Kathleen Walsh, M.D. Ocean Medical Center Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Minako Abe, M.D. Silvia Fresco, M.D. Mona Patel, DMD Daniel Yu, M.D. Rana Ali, M.D. Mary Fury, D.O. Anil Pawa, M.D. Jonathan Banibensu, M.D. Elliot Goodman, D.O. Dorothy Pietrucha, M.D. Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Lance Dillon, M.D. Sukrut Dwivedi, D.O. General Awards and Recognition Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. We know they’re the best. From lifetime achievement awards to recognition as America’s top Kent Fung, M.D. physicians, here are some of the recognitions they’ve received during 2013. Paul Haynes, M.D. James Higgins, M.D. Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Best Doctors in America, Rheumatology Ajay Mathur, M.D. Andrew Lee, M.D. Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.: 2013 Dedication to Resident Education and Career Development Michael Levitt, M.D. Award, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Residents Aarti Patel, M.D. Michael Rothberg, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D.: National Faculty Award, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics Lisa Zahn, M.D. and Gynecology; Inducted, Monmouth University Chapter, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Southern Ocean Medical Center Wayne R. Braendle, M.D.: Physician Recognition Award, Medical Executive Committee, Arvind Baliga, M.D. Riverview Medical Center Carey Penrod, D.O. Anupama Rao M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.: Red Heart Award for Clinical Services in the Monmouth County Purviben Shah, M.D. Region, The Center in Asbury Park Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 10 Nurses’ Choice Meridian Recognition Awards Physician-of-the-Year Awards At Meridian, we have our own recognition program for exceptional service — and under this It’s an annual tradition at Bayshore Community umbrella, many of our Medical and Dental staff were honored in 2013 with Polaris, Orion, or Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Galaxy awards. Polaris Award recipients genuinely improve the environment and experience for Ocean Medical Center, and Southern Ocean our colleagues, our patients, and their families. The Orion Award recognizes teams that have had Medical Center — the nursing teams at each a significant and overwhelming positive impact, and the Galaxy Award honors extraordinary acts hospital select their own “top docs” during of service that exemplify Meridian’s values of professional excellence with personal concern. Nurses’ Week. The 2013 Nurses’ Choice Awards celebrate not only our outstanding physicians, Polaris Awards but also the respect that nurses have for Robert Arbour, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. members of the medical staff. Galaxy Awards Bayshore Community Hospital Raven DeVincenzo, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Michael Marchetti, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Frank Sharp, M.D. Michael Piscopiello, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Orion Awards Robert Arbour, M.D. Bruce Grossman, M.D. Vinita Pitchumoni, M.D. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Elizabeth Assing, M.D. David Johnson, M.D. Suzanne Plaine, D.O. Mark Cerefice, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Edward Choi, M.D. Andrew Burstiner, M.D. Jocelyn Lewis, D.O. Neal Ruda, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Paul Chung, M.D. Denise Livingston, M.D. Ajay Shah, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Daniel D’Andrea, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Suhas Patel, M.D. Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Peter Valko, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Nicole Pantano, D.O. Kathleen Walsh, M.D. Ocean Medical Center Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Minako Abe, M.D. Silvia Fresco, M.D. Mona Patel, DMD Daniel Yu, M.D. Rana Ali, M.D. Mary Fury, D.O. Anil Pawa, M.D. Jonathan Banibensu, M.D. Elliot Goodman, D.O. Dorothy Pietrucha, M.D. Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Lance Dillon, M.D. Sukrut Dwivedi, D.O. General Awards and Recognition Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. We know they’re the best. From lifetime achievement awards to recognition as America’s top Kent Fung, M.D. physicians, here are some of the recognitions they’ve received during 2013. Paul Haynes, M.D. James Higgins, M.D. Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Best Doctors in America, Rheumatology Ajay Mathur, M.D. Andrew Lee, M.D. Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.: 2013 Dedication to Resident Education and Career Development Michael Levitt, M.D. Award, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Residents Aarti Patel, M.D. Michael Rothberg, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D.: National Faculty Award, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics Lisa Zahn, M.D. and Gynecology; Inducted, Monmouth University Chapter, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society
Southern Ocean Medical Center Wayne R. Braendle, M.D.: Physician Recognition Award, Medical Executive Committee, Arvind Baliga, M.D. Riverview Medical Center Carey Penrod, D.O. Anupama Rao M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.: Red Heart Award for Clinical Services in the Monmouth County Purviben Shah, M.D. Region, The Center in Asbury Park Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 10 Steven J. Daniels, M.D.: Internal Medicine Teacher of the Year, Internal Medicine Residents, Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Featured in The Korean-Americans Who Sowed the Seeds in America Jersey Shore University Medical Center Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Thomas E. Shaffer Award, Council on Sports Medicine and Stacy Doumas, M.D.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Fitness of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Silvio O. Conte Award for Public Awareness and Education, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, Drexel University College of Medicine Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Program Director Award, Pediatric Residency Class of 2013, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; America’s Top Pediatrician, Consumers Research Martin D. Fried, M.D.: Leading Physician of the World, International Association of Healthcare Council of America Professionals; Top Pediatric Gastroenterologist in New Jersey, Health Tap Peter S. Staats, M.D.: Clinical Excellence Award, West Virginia Society of Interventional Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Distinguished Scientific Contributions to the Application of Pain Physicians Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 50 - Society of Addiction Psychology Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: David Falkenstein Fellow’s Award, New York Society of Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Medical Service Honoree (Stroke), American Heart Association; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy A.B. Baker National Honor Roll of Neurologic Teachers, American Academy of Neurology William Ziegler, D.O.: Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Faculty Teaching Award, Monmouth Medical Center Residents Congresswoman Anna Eshoo of California for service and commitment to the breast cancer community; Top Doctor, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Leadership and Certifications Steven Kairys, M.D.: Pediatrician of the Year, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy Our Medical and Dental Staff members serve on boards and in teaching capacities throughout of Pediatrics the region. They’re not only committed to continually expanding their own knowledge, but they also share that expertise in clinical, academic, and community settings. Recent appointments, Sean Li, M.D.: Patients’ Choice Award, Vitals.com certifications, and leadership roles include the following:
Carl Marchetti, M.D.: President’s Volunteer Service Award, Corporation of National and Khalid M. Ahmad, M.D.: Recertified, General Internal Medicine Community Service Nasir M. Ahmad, M.D.: Recertified, Infectious Diseases Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Top Doctor, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Physician Champion, Children’s Oral Health Implementation Grant, Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Doctor of Excellence, Leaders in Healthcare Excellence; Award for American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter Teaching Excellence, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Vitals.com Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Masters of Business Administration with Honors, Monmouth University
Hal Ornstein, DPM: Meritorious Service Award, American Podiatric Medical Association Jocelyn Carlo, M.D.: Became one of the first two physicians in New Jersey to perform the Acessa procedure, a new treatment for uterine fibroids Glenn S. Parker, M.D.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; America’s Top Surgeon, Consumers Research Council of America; Featured in Rutgers Robert Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Executive Committee, North American Society of Obstetric Medicine Wood Johnson Magazine: Focusing on Patients, Outcomes, and Education Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Chairman, Inservice Exam Committees, American Society of Plastic Amy E. Peardon, D.O.: Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Vitals.com Surgeons; Regional Spokesperson for New Jersey, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Member, Council on State Affairs, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Member, Educational Meghan Rattigan, D.O.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Committee and Maxillofacial News Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons; Member, Nominating Committee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Chief, Plastic and Adam Redlich, M.D.: Patient’s Choice Award, American Registry Reconstructive Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 12 Steven J. Daniels, M.D.: Internal Medicine Teacher of the Year, Internal Medicine Residents, Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Featured in The Korean-Americans Who Sowed the Seeds in America Jersey Shore University Medical Center Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Thomas E. Shaffer Award, Council on Sports Medicine and Stacy Doumas, M.D.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Fitness of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Silvio O. Conte Award for Public Awareness and Education, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, Drexel University College of Medicine Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Program Director Award, Pediatric Residency Class of 2013, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; America’s Top Pediatrician, Consumers Research Martin D. Fried, M.D.: Leading Physician of the World, International Association of Healthcare Council of America Professionals; Top Pediatric Gastroenterologist in New Jersey, Health Tap Peter S. Staats, M.D.: Clinical Excellence Award, West Virginia Society of Interventional Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Distinguished Scientific Contributions to the Application of Pain Physicians Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 50 - Society of Addiction Psychology Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: David Falkenstein Fellow’s Award, New York Society of Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Medical Service Honoree (Stroke), American Heart Association; Gastrointestinal Endoscopy A.B. Baker National Honor Roll of Neurologic Teachers, American Academy of Neurology William Ziegler, D.O.: Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Faculty Teaching Award, Monmouth Medical Center Residents Congresswoman Anna Eshoo of California for service and commitment to the breast cancer community; Top Doctor, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Leadership and Certifications Steven Kairys, M.D.: Pediatrician of the Year, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy Our Medical and Dental Staff members serve on boards and in teaching capacities throughout of Pediatrics the region. They’re not only committed to continually expanding their own knowledge, but they also share that expertise in clinical, academic, and community settings. Recent appointments, Sean Li, M.D.: Patients’ Choice Award, Vitals.com certifications, and leadership roles include the following:
Carl Marchetti, M.D.: President’s Volunteer Service Award, Corporation of National and Khalid M. Ahmad, M.D.: Recertified, General Internal Medicine Community Service Nasir M. Ahmad, M.D.: Recertified, Infectious Diseases Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Top Doctor, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Physician Champion, Children’s Oral Health Implementation Grant, Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Doctor of Excellence, Leaders in Healthcare Excellence; Award for American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter Teaching Excellence, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Vitals.com Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Masters of Business Administration with Honors, Monmouth University
Hal Ornstein, DPM: Meritorious Service Award, American Podiatric Medical Association Jocelyn Carlo, M.D.: Became one of the first two physicians in New Jersey to perform the Acessa procedure, a new treatment for uterine fibroids Glenn S. Parker, M.D.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; America’s Top Surgeon, Consumers Research Council of America; Featured in Rutgers Robert Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Executive Committee, North American Society of Obstetric Medicine Wood Johnson Magazine: Focusing on Patients, Outcomes, and Education Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Chairman, Inservice Exam Committees, American Society of Plastic Amy E. Peardon, D.O.: Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Vitals.com Surgeons; Regional Spokesperson for New Jersey, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Member, Council on State Affairs, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Member, Educational Meghan Rattigan, D.O.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Committee and Maxillofacial News Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons; Member, Nominating Committee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Chief, Plastic and Adam Redlich, M.D.: Patient’s Choice Award, American Registry Reconstructive Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 12 Ellen Conner, M.D.: Passed the Subspecialty Board Exam for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Andrew Conti, M.D.: Council, New Jersey Chapter, American College of Physicians
Steven J. Daniels, M.D.: Board Member, Meridian Accountable Care Organization
Alan D. Deutch, D.O.: Promoted to Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Christopher Fabricant, M.D.: Passed the Subspecialty Board Exam for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Mentor, Student Council, American College of Physicians New Jersey Chapter
Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Medical Advisory Board, The Plastic Surgery Channel
Alejandro Gomez, M.D.: Certificate in Travel Health, International Society of Travel Medicine
Debra Gussman, M.D.: Credentialed as a NAMS-Certified North American Menopause Practitioner (NCMP)
Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Director, Abdominal Module, American College of Surgeons National Ultrasound Faculty; Education and Training Committee, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association; Continuing Education Committee, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services, Jersey Coast Chapter; State Advisor, Disaster Mental Health, American Red Cross; Statewide Trauma Response Team, New Jersey Crisis Intervention Response Network; State Clinical Director, New Jersey Crisis Intervention Response Network; Section Chief, Crisis Team, ANSWER (Area Network Shore Waters Emergency Response) Team; Mental Health Officer and Public Information Officer, Disaster Medical Assistance Team (NJ1-DMAT); Council Representative, American Psychological Association
Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Elected Faculty Member, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, Drexel University College of Medicine; National Clinical Advisory Committee, Muscular Dystrophy Association
Peter J. Hynes, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Steven Kairys, M.D.: Board of Directors, National Institute of Child Health Quality; Chairman, New Jersey Council of Children’s Hospitals; Medical Director, American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter; Medical Director, National American Academy of Pediatrics Quality Improvement and Innovation Networks
Roopal Karia, M.D.: Named to the New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 14 Ellen Conner, M.D.: Passed the Subspecialty Board Exam for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Andrew Conti, M.D.: Council, New Jersey Chapter, American College of Physicians
Steven J. Daniels, M.D.: Board Member, Meridian Accountable Care Organization
Alan D. Deutch, D.O.: Promoted to Clinical Associate Professor of Neurology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Christopher Fabricant, M.D.: Passed the Subspecialty Board Exam for Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Mentor, Student Council, American College of Physicians New Jersey Chapter
Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Medical Advisory Board, The Plastic Surgery Channel
Alejandro Gomez, M.D.: Certificate in Travel Health, International Society of Travel Medicine
Debra Gussman, M.D.: Credentialed as a NAMS-Certified North American Menopause Practitioner (NCMP)
Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Director, Abdominal Module, American College of Surgeons National Ultrasound Faculty; Education and Training Committee, American Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association; Continuing Education Committee, Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract
Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: American Red Cross Disaster Mental Health Services, Jersey Coast Chapter; State Advisor, Disaster Mental Health, American Red Cross; Statewide Trauma Response Team, New Jersey Crisis Intervention Response Network; State Clinical Director, New Jersey Crisis Intervention Response Network; Section Chief, Crisis Team, ANSWER (Area Network Shore Waters Emergency Response) Team; Mental Health Officer and Public Information Officer, Disaster Medical Assistance Team (NJ1-DMAT); Council Representative, American Psychological Association
Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Elected Faculty Member, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, Drexel University College of Medicine; National Clinical Advisory Committee, Muscular Dystrophy Association
Peter J. Hynes, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Steven Kairys, M.D.: Board of Directors, National Institute of Child Health Quality; Chairman, New Jersey Council of Children’s Hospitals; Medical Director, American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter; Medical Director, National American Academy of Pediatrics Quality Improvement and Innovation Networks
Roopal Karia, M.D.: Named to the New Jersey Epilepsy Task Force
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 14 Daniel F. Kennedy, D.O.: Appointed Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Academy of Pediatrics; Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, New Jersey Council of Johnson Medical School Children’s Hospitals; Recertified, American Board of Pediatrics, Subspecialty of Sports Medicine
Charles H. Koo, M.D.: FDA Advisory Voluntary Committee Member Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Elected to Fellowship, American College of Physicians
David S. Kountz, M.D.: President, International Society on Hypertension in Blacks; Member, Manimala Roy, M.D.: New Jersey Delegate, College of American Pathologists; Blood Bank New Jersey Governor’s Council of the American College of Physicians; Chair, Executive Director, Ocean Medical Center Leadership Forum, Alliance for Independent Academic Medical Centers Saad A. Saad, M.D.: Board Member, Medical Advisory Board, Palestine Children Relief Fund Sean Li, M.D.: Implantation of first MRI-safe spinal cord stimulator in New Jersey Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: Secretary, American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine – Rolando Llull Tombo, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Interventional and Intraoperative Ultrasound Johnson Medical School Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorship, American Academy Lisa A. Luciano, D.O.: Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of Pediatrics; National Peer Reviewer, Association of Pediatric Program Directors Leadership in Educational Academic Development; Committee Representative, New Jersey Council of Teaching Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Became one of the first two physicians in New Jersey to perform the Hospitals Academic Affairs Council/Council of Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Acessa procedure, a new treatment for uterine fibroids Committee; Co-Director, Pediatric LIFT (Let’s Improve Fitness Together) Obesity Clinic, Family Health Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Recertified, General Pediatrics Alpana Marwaha, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Leadership Council, Monmouth-Ocean Medical Society; Recertified, Allergy and Immunology Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Completed the OASIS Leadership and Development Program at Rutgers Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Keynote Speaker, Heritage Dinner, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation Marc A. Milano, M.D.: Board of Directors, New Jersey Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians Thomas J. Sniscak, DMD: Trustee, Monmouth-Ocean County Dental Society
Rajesh Mohan, M.D.: MBA with Honors, Isenberg School of Management, University Peter S. Staats, M.D.: President, New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; of Massachusetts Secretary, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Sharon Monter, DPM: Appointed President-Elect, New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society Rose M. St. Fleur, M.D.: Certified as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Allen Morgan, M.D.: Top Three Fertility Rates in New Jersey, IVFSuccessRates.com Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: Performed the first endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis for cancer-related pain and the first choledoschoscopy through ERCP Gary Pess, M.D.: Board Member, Dupuytren Foundation; Member, International Advisory Council using Spyglass at Riverview Medical Center on Dupuytren’s Contracture; Private Practice Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Joseph C. Tauro, M.D.: Technology Committee Chairman, Arthroscopy Association of America Anthony Petrosini, M.D.: Practice Management Committee, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Robert Tomaro, M.D.: Performed the first single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) at Meridian
Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Medical Director, ADHD Clinic, Family Health Center, Jersey Shore Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: Development Committee Member, American Society of Hematology University Medical Center Evelyn R. Wells, M.D.: Appointed Medical Chair, Change-a-Life Uganda Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Chairman, New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force; Immediate Past President, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Vincent R. Zales, M.D.: Promoted to Clinical Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Chairman, Health and Science Policy Committee, American College of Sports Medicine; Board of Center; Vice-Chairman, VHA HG of New Jersey Directors, Pediatric Council on Research and Education (PCORE), New Jersey Chapter, American Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 16 Daniel F. Kennedy, D.O.: Appointed Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Academy of Pediatrics; Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, New Jersey Council of Johnson Medical School Children’s Hospitals; Recertified, American Board of Pediatrics, Subspecialty of Sports Medicine
Charles H. Koo, M.D.: FDA Advisory Voluntary Committee Member Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Elected to Fellowship, American College of Physicians
David S. Kountz, M.D.: President, International Society on Hypertension in Blacks; Member, Manimala Roy, M.D.: New Jersey Delegate, College of American Pathologists; Blood Bank New Jersey Governor’s Council of the American College of Physicians; Chair, Executive Director, Ocean Medical Center Leadership Forum, Alliance for Independent Academic Medical Centers Saad A. Saad, M.D.: Board Member, Medical Advisory Board, Palestine Children Relief Fund Sean Li, M.D.: Implantation of first MRI-safe spinal cord stimulator in New Jersey Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: Secretary, American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine – Rolando Llull Tombo, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Interventional and Intraoperative Ultrasound Johnson Medical School Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorship, American Academy Lisa A. Luciano, D.O.: Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School of Pediatrics; National Peer Reviewer, Association of Pediatric Program Directors Leadership in Educational Academic Development; Committee Representative, New Jersey Council of Teaching Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Became one of the first two physicians in New Jersey to perform the Hospitals Academic Affairs Council/Council of Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Acessa procedure, a new treatment for uterine fibroids Committee; Co-Director, Pediatric LIFT (Let’s Improve Fitness Together) Obesity Clinic, Family Health Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Recertified, General Pediatrics Alpana Marwaha, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Leadership Council, Monmouth-Ocean Medical Society; Recertified, Allergy and Immunology Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Completed the OASIS Leadership and Development Program at Rutgers Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Keynote Speaker, Heritage Dinner, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Foundation Marc A. Milano, M.D.: Board of Directors, New Jersey Chapter, American College of Emergency Physicians Thomas J. Sniscak, DMD: Trustee, Monmouth-Ocean County Dental Society
Rajesh Mohan, M.D.: MBA with Honors, Isenberg School of Management, University Peter S. Staats, M.D.: President, New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; of Massachusetts Secretary, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians
Sharon Monter, DPM: Appointed President-Elect, New Jersey Podiatric Medical Society Rose M. St. Fleur, M.D.: Certified as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC)
Allen Morgan, M.D.: Top Three Fertility Rates in New Jersey, IVFSuccessRates.com Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: Performed the first endoscopic ultrasound-guided celiac plexus neurolysis for cancer-related pain and the first choledoschoscopy through ERCP Gary Pess, M.D.: Board Member, Dupuytren Foundation; Member, International Advisory Council using Spyglass at Riverview Medical Center on Dupuytren’s Contracture; Private Practice Committee, American Society for Surgery of the Hand Joseph C. Tauro, M.D.: Technology Committee Chairman, Arthroscopy Association of America Anthony Petrosini, M.D.: Practice Management Committee, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Robert Tomaro, M.D.: Performed the first single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) at Meridian
Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Medical Director, ADHD Clinic, Family Health Center, Jersey Shore Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: Development Committee Member, American Society of Hematology University Medical Center Evelyn R. Wells, M.D.: Appointed Medical Chair, Change-a-Life Uganda Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Chairman, New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force; Immediate Past President, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Vincent R. Zales, M.D.: Promoted to Clinical Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Chairman, Health and Science Policy Committee, American College of Sports Medicine; Board of Center; Vice-Chairman, VHA HG of New Jersey Directors, Pediatric Council on Research and Education (PCORE), New Jersey Chapter, American Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 16 Academics and Research
Through Meridian’s commitment to research, we are able to provide the most advanced care to patients and contribute to new treatments in the future. What’s more, research conducted at Meridian has very real benefits for patients. Much of the research is in the form of clinical trials — studies that offer patient medications, treatments, procedures, and other therapies that may not be approved, but could have benefits beyond what’s currently available. Through their publications, presentations, and clinical trials, our Medical and Dental Staff members impact patient care and advance the continually evolving practice of medicine.
Publications Our Medical and Dental Staff members have authored numerous articles and chapters for prestigious scientific journals and professional publications. They’ve also assisted in the review process that holds the content of these publications to the highest standards. Our authors and manuscript reviewers are listed below.
Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Editorial Board, Case Reports in Rheumatology; Reviewer, BMJ Case Reports
Jonathan Baum, M.D.: Water Tubing Injury: An Overlooked Boating Injury Statistic, International Journal of Medicine and Public Health; Use of an Intubating Stylet as a Guide to Complete Uterine Curettage Complicated by Uterine Perforation, Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Evaluation and Management of Ruptured Ovarian Cyst, UptoDate
Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Evaluation of Home Testing to Improve Follow-up after Gestational Diabetes, Obstetric Medicine; Postpartum Testing Rates Among Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes – Systematic Review, Primary Care Diabetes; Hypertension in a Woman Planning a Pregnancy, CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
Mentoring Master Jersey Shore surgeon Glenn Parker, M.D., is well respected for his leadership in the OR, but it’s his work as a mentor that motivates him most. Whether it’s training medical residents, or lecturing high school biology students, Dr. Parker is passionate about inspiring the next generation to excel – both in medicine and in life. For the past two decades, he has been involved in a variety of voluntary mentoring programs – including Jersey Shore’s Medical Explorers – and takes pride in helping young people achieve the goals they have set.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 18 Academics and Research
Through Meridian’s commitment to research, we are able to provide the most advanced care to patients and contribute to new treatments in the future. What’s more, research conducted at Meridian has very real benefits for patients. Much of the research is in the form of clinical trials — studies that offer patient medications, treatments, procedures, and other therapies that may not be approved, but could have benefits beyond what’s currently available. Through their publications, presentations, and clinical trials, our Medical and Dental Staff members impact patient care and advance the continually evolving practice of medicine.
Publications Our Medical and Dental Staff members have authored numerous articles and chapters for prestigious scientific journals and professional publications. They’ve also assisted in the review process that holds the content of these publications to the highest standards. Our authors and manuscript reviewers are listed below.
Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Editorial Board, Case Reports in Rheumatology; Reviewer, BMJ Case Reports
Jonathan Baum, M.D.: Water Tubing Injury: An Overlooked Boating Injury Statistic, International Journal of Medicine and Public Health; Use of an Intubating Stylet as a Guide to Complete Uterine Curettage Complicated by Uterine Perforation, Case Reports in Obstetrics and Gynecology
Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Evaluation and Management of Ruptured Ovarian Cyst, UptoDate
Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Evaluation of Home Testing to Improve Follow-up after Gestational Diabetes, Obstetric Medicine; Postpartum Testing Rates Among Women with a History of Gestational Diabetes – Systematic Review, Primary Care Diabetes; Hypertension in a Woman Planning a Pregnancy, CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal)
Mentoring Master Jersey Shore surgeon Glenn Parker, M.D., is well respected for his leadership in the OR, but it’s his work as a mentor that motivates him most. Whether it’s training medical residents, or lecturing high school biology students, Dr. Parker is passionate about inspiring the next generation to excel – both in medicine and in life. For the past two decades, he has been involved in a variety of voluntary mentoring programs – including Jersey Shore’s Medical Explorers – and takes pride in helping young people achieve the goals they have set.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 18 Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Reviewer, Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction; Therapy for IIIA (N2) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results of CALGB Protocol 39803, Journal Reviewer, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; The Spirit of Maxillofacial Surgery and the Private of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Esophageal Cancer Practitioner, Maxillofacial News – American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS); A Look at Guidelines Series (Editorial), Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Radiographic Endosonographic Staging Life in the Regional Community Trauma Center, Maxillofacial News – ASMS in Esophageal Cancer, Thoracic Surgery; Tumor Boards and the Quality of Cancer Care, Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI); Lung Cancer: A Comprehensive Overview, Chapter 6. Daniel A. D’Andrea, M.D.: Transient Resolution of Treatment-Resistant Post-Traumatic Stress Management of Stage III N2 NSCLC, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York New York pg. 129- Disorder Following Ketamine Infusion, Biological Psychiatry 139. 2013;
John M. Davis, M.D.: Editorial Board, Surgical Infections Sean Li, M.D.: Safety and Efficacy of Once-Daily Gastroretentive Gabapentin in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia Aged 75 Years and Over, Drugs & Aging Karim Elsahwi, M.D.: Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Outcomes in Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons; Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Prevalence of Non-Albicans Candida Infections in Women with Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence in Robotic-Assisted Total Hysterectomy, Journal of the Society of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Symptomatology, Advances in Infectious Diseases; Efficacy of the Laparoendoscopic Surgeons HPV-16/18 AS04-Adjuvanted Vaccine Against Low-Risk HPV Types (PATRICIA Randomized Trial): An Unexpected Observation, Journal of Infectious Diseases; Management of Symptomatic Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Editorial Board, HPB Vulvovaginal Atrophy: 2013 Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society, Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society; Health Providers’ Opinions Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Resilience Revisited: Toward an Expanding Understanding of on the Utility of the HPV Vaccination – Are Guidelines Being Followed?, International Journal Post-Disaster Adaptation Adaptation (Chapter), Translating Resilience Theory for Assessment of Medical Science and Public Health; Rationale and Design of a Multicenter Randomized and Application with Children, Adolescents and Adults: Translating Research into Practice; Clinical Trial of Extended Release Gabapentin in Provoked Vestibulodynia and Biological Adjusting to Life After Being Held Hostage or Kidnapped, American Psychological Association Correlates of Response, Contemporary Clinical Trials; Clinical Evaluation of a New Pap-Based Help Center Website Method for Screening of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae Using Liquid Cytology Media, Southern Medical Journal Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Standardized Online Clinical Educational and Assessment Tool for Neurology Clerkship Students Assigned to Multiple Sites, Perspectives on Medical Education Srividya Naganathan, M.D.: Visual Diagnosis: Infant with Growth Failure, Body Asymmetry, and Dysmorphic Features, Pediatrics in Review; Summertime Skin Conditions, NJ Pediatrics Steven Kairys, M.D.: Editorial Board, Journal of Child Health Care; Contributing Editor, Pediatrics; Contributing Editor, Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect; Contributing Editor, Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Increased Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Heterotaxy Clinical Pediatrics; Positive Deviance, Newsletter of the Section on International Child Health; Congenital Heart Disease Patients with Respiratory Ciliary Dysfunction, Journal of Thoracic Quality Improvement and the PDSDA Cycle, Newsletter of the Section on International Child and Cardiovascular Surgery Health; Practice-Based Quality Improvement/Research Networks: Full Speed Forward, Academic Pediatrics Kolawole (Yinka) Oyelese, M.D.: Expert Commentary on Placenta Accreta, OBG Management; Vasa Praevia: A Descriptive Review of Existing Literature and the Evolving Role of Ultrasound Charles H. Koo, M.D.: Reviewer, American Journal of Cardiology in Prenatal Screening, The Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine; The “Anathema” of Arbitrary Categorization of Continuous Predictors, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology David S. Kountz, M.D.: Hypertension in African Americans, Postgraduate Medicine; The Dipeptidyl Peptidase (DPP)-4 Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Challenging Patient Gary M. Pess, M.D.: Results of Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren Contracture in Over Groups, Advances in Therapy 1,000 Fingers, Journal of Hand Surgery; Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; Reviewer, Journal of Hand Surgery Mark J. Krasna, M.D.: Workforce on Evidence-Based Surgery of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Staging of Patients with Esophageal Cancer, Annals Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Pediatric Residents’ Perceptions of Family-Centered Rounds as Part of Thoracic Surgery; Prognostic Significance of Positive Circumferential Resection Margin in of Postgraduate Training, Clinical Pediatrics; Cocaine-Induced Dystonic Reaction: An Unlikely Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Presentation of Child Neglect, Pediatric Emergency Care Prospective Phase II Trial of Presection Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Restaging After Neoajuvant
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 20 Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Reviewer, Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction; Therapy for IIIA (N2) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results of CALGB Protocol 39803, Journal Reviewer, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; The Spirit of Maxillofacial Surgery and the Private of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Esophageal Cancer Practitioner, Maxillofacial News – American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS); A Look at Guidelines Series (Editorial), Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Radiographic Endosonographic Staging Life in the Regional Community Trauma Center, Maxillofacial News – ASMS in Esophageal Cancer, Thoracic Surgery; Tumor Boards and the Quality of Cancer Care, Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI); Lung Cancer: A Comprehensive Overview, Chapter 6. Daniel A. D’Andrea, M.D.: Transient Resolution of Treatment-Resistant Post-Traumatic Stress Management of Stage III N2 NSCLC, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York New York pg. 129- Disorder Following Ketamine Infusion, Biological Psychiatry 139. 2013;
John M. Davis, M.D.: Editorial Board, Surgical Infections Sean Li, M.D.: Safety and Efficacy of Once-Daily Gastroretentive Gabapentin in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia Aged 75 Years and Over, Drugs & Aging Karim Elsahwi, M.D.: Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Outcomes in Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons; Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Prevalence of Non-Albicans Candida Infections in Women with Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence in Robotic-Assisted Total Hysterectomy, Journal of the Society of Recurrent Vulvovaginal Symptomatology, Advances in Infectious Diseases; Efficacy of the Laparoendoscopic Surgeons HPV-16/18 AS04-Adjuvanted Vaccine Against Low-Risk HPV Types (PATRICIA Randomized Trial): An Unexpected Observation, Journal of Infectious Diseases; Management of Symptomatic Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Editorial Board, HPB Vulvovaginal Atrophy: 2013 Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society, Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society; Health Providers’ Opinions Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Resilience Revisited: Toward an Expanding Understanding of on the Utility of the HPV Vaccination – Are Guidelines Being Followed?, International Journal Post-Disaster Adaptation Adaptation (Chapter), Translating Resilience Theory for Assessment of Medical Science and Public Health; Rationale and Design of a Multicenter Randomized and Application with Children, Adolescents and Adults: Translating Research into Practice; Clinical Trial of Extended Release Gabapentin in Provoked Vestibulodynia and Biological Adjusting to Life After Being Held Hostage or Kidnapped, American Psychological Association Correlates of Response, Contemporary Clinical Trials; Clinical Evaluation of a New Pap-Based Help Center Website Method for Screening of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae Using Liquid Cytology Media, Southern Medical Journal Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Standardized Online Clinical Educational and Assessment Tool for Neurology Clerkship Students Assigned to Multiple Sites, Perspectives on Medical Education Srividya Naganathan, M.D.: Visual Diagnosis: Infant with Growth Failure, Body Asymmetry, and Dysmorphic Features, Pediatrics in Review; Summertime Skin Conditions, NJ Pediatrics Steven Kairys, M.D.: Editorial Board, Journal of Child Health Care; Contributing Editor, Pediatrics; Contributing Editor, Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect; Contributing Editor, Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Increased Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Heterotaxy Clinical Pediatrics; Positive Deviance, Newsletter of the Section on International Child Health; Congenital Heart Disease Patients with Respiratory Ciliary Dysfunction, Journal of Thoracic Quality Improvement and the PDSDA Cycle, Newsletter of the Section on International Child and Cardiovascular Surgery Health; Practice-Based Quality Improvement/Research Networks: Full Speed Forward, Academic Pediatrics Kolawole (Yinka) Oyelese, M.D.: Expert Commentary on Placenta Accreta, OBG Management; Vasa Praevia: A Descriptive Review of Existing Literature and the Evolving Role of Ultrasound Charles H. Koo, M.D.: Reviewer, American Journal of Cardiology in Prenatal Screening, The Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine; The “Anathema” of Arbitrary Categorization of Continuous Predictors, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology David S. Kountz, M.D.: Hypertension in African Americans, Postgraduate Medicine; The Dipeptidyl Peptidase (DPP)-4 Inhibitors for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Challenging Patient Gary M. Pess, M.D.: Results of Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren Contracture in Over Groups, Advances in Therapy 1,000 Fingers, Journal of Hand Surgery; Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; Reviewer, Journal of Hand Surgery Mark J. Krasna, M.D.: Workforce on Evidence-Based Surgery of The Society of Thoracic Surgeons, Guidelines on the Diagnosis and Staging of Patients with Esophageal Cancer, Annals Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Pediatric Residents’ Perceptions of Family-Centered Rounds as Part of Thoracic Surgery; Prognostic Significance of Positive Circumferential Resection Margin in of Postgraduate Training, Clinical Pediatrics; Cocaine-Induced Dystonic Reaction: An Unlikely Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Presentation of Child Neglect, Pediatric Emergency Care Prospective Phase II Trial of Presection Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Restaging After Neoajuvant
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 20 Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Softball and Baseball – Preparing for the Upcoming Season, Group Publications American Academy of Pediatrics News; Essentials for Office Evaluation,Pediatric Sports Medicine; Concerns Among Obese and Overweight Athletes (Chapter), Pediatric Sports Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D.; Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Refractory Post-Surgical Medicine - Essentials for Office Evaluation; Skeletal Dysplasias (Chapter), Pediatric Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Response to Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries, 2nd edition; Metabolic Bone Disease (Chapter), Pediatric Multi-Modal Therapy, BMJ Case Reports Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries, 2nd edition Nasir M. Ahmad, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Edward W. Liu, M.D.; Jose M. Fune, M.D.: Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Reviewer, BioMed Central Infectious Diseases; Develop a Vaccination Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Extremity Caused by Shewanella Algae, Surgical Infections to Circumvent Mutations (Op Ed), Asbury Park Press John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: Saad A. Saad, M.D.: Changes to Appendectomy Timing, New Jersey Pediatrics A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome, HPB Journal
Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: The Quick Start Contraception Initiation Method During the Mohamed A. Elsawaf M.D.; Manimala Roy, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Disseminated 6-Week Postpartum Visit: An Efficacious Way to Improve Contraception in Federally Qualified Cryptococcal Lymphadenitis with Negative Cryptooccal Antigen in an Immunosuppressed Health Centers, Contraception; Baseline TNF-alpha Operational Capacity in Fetal and Maternal Patient, Chest Circulation Prior to Labor: Tuned for Different Purposes, Reproductive Sciences; Paternal Age and Cesarean Birth, Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Jose I. Iglesias, D.O.; Elliot Frank, M.D.; Sushil K. Mehandru, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D.: Predictors of Renal Recovery in Patients with Pre-Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Renal Brett A. Sealove, M.D.: Brain-Heart Interaction in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Dysfunction, BMC Nephrology Heart Failure Clinics Romeo Lucas, D.O.; Debra Gussman, M.D.; Meghan Rattigan, D.O.; Theodore Matulewicz, Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: CATCH Update, The New Jersey Pediatrician M.D.: Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis with Erythema Nodosum Simulating Breast Abscess in Pregnancy: A Case Report, Journal of Obstetric Medicine: The Medicine of Pregnancy Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Intranasal Corticosteroids: The Role of Patient Preference and Satisfaction, Allergy and Asthma Proceedings Romeo Lucas, M.D.; Charles Hux, M.D.: The Dermal Anchor – An Evolving Trend, Dermatology in Practice Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Reviewer, Minerva Chirurgica, Endocrine Practice, World Journal of Surgical Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.; Matthew J. MacCarrick, M.D.; Maria Agnes C. Dawis, M.D.: Oncology, Surgery, Medical Principles Group A Streptococcal Primary Ileitis: A Novel Presentation of a Common Pathogen, Pediatric and Practice, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Infectious Diseases Journal World Journal of Surgery, World Journal of Endocrine Surgery, The Journal of Medical Meghan Rattigan, D.O.; Jonathan Baum, M.D.: Delivery Route Following Elective Induction Case Reports of Labor at Term: Analysis of 807 Patients, Journal of Clinical Medicine Research
Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: Pancreatic Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.; Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Tuberculosis: Ancient History, Modern Necrosectomy Using Covered Esophageal Scourge, Journal of Ancient Diseases & Preventive Remedies Stents: A Novel Approach, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology; Endoscopic Ultrasonographic Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Access and Drainage of the Common Bile Duct Fomin, M.D.; Evan C. Naylor, M.D.; Peter J. Mencel, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D., Ph.D.; (Chapter), Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.: Neuroendocrine Thymic Carcinoma Metastatic to the of North America Parathyroid Gland that Was Reimplanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, Endocrine Practice Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: PET Scan Negativity Post Treatment in DLBCL May Not Indicate a Cure, Blood Journal Online
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 22 Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Softball and Baseball – Preparing for the Upcoming Season, Group Publications American Academy of Pediatrics News; Essentials for Office Evaluation,Pediatric Sports Medicine; Concerns Among Obese and Overweight Athletes (Chapter), Pediatric Sports Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D.; Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Refractory Post-Surgical Medicine - Essentials for Office Evaluation; Skeletal Dysplasias (Chapter), Pediatric Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Response to Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries, 2nd edition; Metabolic Bone Disease (Chapter), Pediatric Multi-Modal Therapy, BMJ Case Reports Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries, 2nd edition Nasir M. Ahmad, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Edward W. Liu, M.D.; Jose M. Fune, M.D.: Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Reviewer, BioMed Central Infectious Diseases; Develop a Vaccination Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Extremity Caused by Shewanella Algae, Surgical Infections to Circumvent Mutations (Op Ed), Asbury Park Press John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: Saad A. Saad, M.D.: Changes to Appendectomy Timing, New Jersey Pediatrics A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome, HPB Journal
Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: The Quick Start Contraception Initiation Method During the Mohamed A. Elsawaf M.D.; Manimala Roy, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Disseminated 6-Week Postpartum Visit: An Efficacious Way to Improve Contraception in Federally Qualified Cryptococcal Lymphadenitis with Negative Cryptooccal Antigen in an Immunosuppressed Health Centers, Contraception; Baseline TNF-alpha Operational Capacity in Fetal and Maternal Patient, Chest Circulation Prior to Labor: Tuned for Different Purposes, Reproductive Sciences; Paternal Age and Cesarean Birth, Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Jose I. Iglesias, D.O.; Elliot Frank, M.D.; Sushil K. Mehandru, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D.: Predictors of Renal Recovery in Patients with Pre-Orthotopic Liver Transplant (OLT) Renal Brett A. Sealove, M.D.: Brain-Heart Interaction in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Dysfunction, BMC Nephrology Heart Failure Clinics Romeo Lucas, D.O.; Debra Gussman, M.D.; Meghan Rattigan, D.O.; Theodore Matulewicz, Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: CATCH Update, The New Jersey Pediatrician M.D.: Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis with Erythema Nodosum Simulating Breast Abscess in Pregnancy: A Case Report, Journal of Obstetric Medicine: The Medicine of Pregnancy Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Intranasal Corticosteroids: The Role of Patient Preference and Satisfaction, Allergy and Asthma Proceedings Romeo Lucas, M.D.; Charles Hux, M.D.: The Dermal Anchor – An Evolving Trend, Dermatology in Practice Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Reviewer, Minerva Chirurgica, Endocrine Practice, World Journal of Surgical Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.; Matthew J. MacCarrick, M.D.; Maria Agnes C. Dawis, M.D.: Oncology, Surgery, Medical Principles Group A Streptococcal Primary Ileitis: A Novel Presentation of a Common Pathogen, Pediatric and Practice, Annals of Surgical Oncology, Infectious Diseases Journal World Journal of Surgery, World Journal of Endocrine Surgery, The Journal of Medical Meghan Rattigan, D.O.; Jonathan Baum, M.D.: Delivery Route Following Elective Induction Case Reports of Labor at Term: Analysis of 807 Patients, Journal of Clinical Medicine Research
Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: Pancreatic Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.; Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Tuberculosis: Ancient History, Modern Necrosectomy Using Covered Esophageal Scourge, Journal of Ancient Diseases & Preventive Remedies Stents: A Novel Approach, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology; Endoscopic Ultrasonographic Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Access and Drainage of the Common Bile Duct Fomin, M.D.; Evan C. Naylor, M.D.; Peter J. Mencel, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D., Ph.D.; (Chapter), Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.: Neuroendocrine Thymic Carcinoma Metastatic to the of North America Parathyroid Gland that Was Reimplanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, Endocrine Practice Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: PET Scan Negativity Post Treatment in DLBCL May Not Indicate a Cure, Blood Journal Online
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 22 Professional Lectures and Presentations Lymph Node Dissection for Endometrial Cancer, 42nd AAGL Global Congress of Minimally There’s a lot to cover when it comes to our Medical and Dental Staff sharing their clinical Invasive Gynecology; Advances in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination, Women and knowledge in professional venues. They chair steering committees, speak at annual meetings Cancer Oncology Symposium around the globe, present their research through poster presentations, teach courses, and present grand rounds. Here are some of those accomplishments from 2013. Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Clinical Microbiological Correlations, Diseases and Defenses Course, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Syphilis, Sex, and Society, Robert Wood Johnson Denise Aloisio, M.D.: FASD Through the Lifespan: Changing Presentations, Changing University Hospital; Leeuwenhoek, My Hero, Grand Rounds, St. Peter’s University Medical Center; Intervention, Professional Summit Back (and) to the Future: 1973-2013: 40 Years of Prenatal Humanism and Medical Education: One and the Same, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Alcohol Exposure and FAS Conference; Bayley III Language Scores at Two Years of Age Predict School; Uncertainty in Clinical Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Subsequent ASD Diagnosis Among Children Referred for ASD Screening (Poster), Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting Elliot Frank, M.D.: Co-Chair, New Jersey Infectious Diseases Society Annual Scientific Session; Patient Satisfaction, Grand Rounds, Bayshore Community Hospital; The Science and Art of Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Pediatric Oral Trauma, Annual American Academy of Pediatrics Managing Infections with Staphylococcus Aureus, Grand Rounds, Jersey Shore University New Jersey Conference; Brush Up on School Oral Health: What Physicians and Nurses Need Medical Center to Know about Children’s Teeth and Screening in the School Setting, American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter Annual Conference; Preschool-Based Fluoride Varnish Programs Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Revision of Breast Augmentation, Baker-Gordon Conference; as a Strategy to Enhance Early Childhood Caries Prevention in the Community (Abstract), Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction with Shaped Highly Cohesive Gel Implants, Grand American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference; Pediatric Oral/Dental Health Training, Rounds, Washington University, St. Louis; Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction with Pediatric Health Group, Freehold Shaped Highly Cohesive Gel Implants, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Hot Topics- Optimizing Outcomes with the Allergan Style 410 Breast Implant, American Society of Plastic Dawn M. Calderon, D.O.: The Pregnant Heart: A Few Words from Mom’s Cardiologist, 3rd Annual Surgeons (ASPS) Annual Meeting; Physician and Resident Education in Breast Augmentation and OBGYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Reconstruction, Allergan Academy Roundtable
Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Perioperative Anticoagulation, Grand Rounds, Overlook Medical Center; Debra Gussman, M.D.: Teaching Students the Difference between Self-Promotion and Preconception Care for Internists, Grand Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Misrepresentation in the ERAS Application, 2013 Association of Professors of Gynecology and Center; Medical Disorders in Pregnancy for Hospitalists, Grand Rounds, Jersey City Medical Obstetrics (APGO) Martin L. Stone, M.D. Faculty Development Workshop Center; Workshop Faculty, Women’s Health in the Curriculum 2013: Needs Assessment, Tools, and Resources Developed by Students, Residents and Faculty, New England Regional Meeting Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms, John Movelle MD Lecture Series, of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM); Judge, Original Research Oral Presentations, Meridian Health; Course Director, HPB Ultrasound and Advanced Technology, Americas Hepato- Mid-Atlantic SGIM Meeting; Moderator, Management of Cirrhosis/Varices in Pregnancy, North Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting; Course Director, 2013 Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary American Society of Obstetric Medicine Meeting; Coordinator, Obstetric Medicine Interest Cancer Symposium: Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases; Hepato- Group, SGIM Annual Meeting; S.U.G.A.R.: Increasing Post-Partum GDM Testing Rates: Spotting Pancreato-Biliary Oncology Program at Meridian Cancer Care, Meridian Health Clinical Excellence Undiagnosed Glucose Abnormalities, Drexel University; Does Stress Testing before Elective Hip Committee; Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreas Cancer, Meridian Cancer Care Annual Symposium; Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management?, SGIM National Use of Ultrasound in Liver and Pancreas Surgery, Society for Surgical Oncology/Fellow’s Institute Meeting; Perioperative Troponins: Is our VISION Clouded?, Perioperative Medicine Interest Group/ SGIM Annual Meeting Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Readiness and Response to Traumas and Disasters, New Jersey State Department of Human Services Psychology Intern Training; Role of Psychologists Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.: HIV and Aging, UMDNJ/DHSS Annual HIV Symposium; On the CUSP – in Disasters: Involvement and Leadership in the Field, American Psychological Association Stop CAUTI at the Front Door of the Hospital: The Emergency Department!, New Jersey Hospital Convention Association ED Conference Neil R. Holland, M.D.: TIA Rapid Evaluation Center, Care Continuum Alliance Forum; EMG Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Faculty Member/Presenter, Basic Maxillofacial Course, American Assessment for Reconstructive Surgery, American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Society of Maxillofacial Surgery; Faculty Member/Presenter, Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma, AOCMF of North America Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Women and Cancer Oncology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Karim Elsahwi, M.D.: Advanced Endoscopy, 42nd Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide (AAGL) Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology; Robot-Assisted Pelvic Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 24 Professional Lectures and Presentations Lymph Node Dissection for Endometrial Cancer, 42nd AAGL Global Congress of Minimally There’s a lot to cover when it comes to our Medical and Dental Staff sharing their clinical Invasive Gynecology; Advances in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination, Women and knowledge in professional venues. They chair steering committees, speak at annual meetings Cancer Oncology Symposium around the globe, present their research through poster presentations, teach courses, and present grand rounds. Here are some of those accomplishments from 2013. Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Clinical Microbiological Correlations, Diseases and Defenses Course, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Syphilis, Sex, and Society, Robert Wood Johnson Denise Aloisio, M.D.: FASD Through the Lifespan: Changing Presentations, Changing University Hospital; Leeuwenhoek, My Hero, Grand Rounds, St. Peter’s University Medical Center; Intervention, Professional Summit Back (and) to the Future: 1973-2013: 40 Years of Prenatal Humanism and Medical Education: One and the Same, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Alcohol Exposure and FAS Conference; Bayley III Language Scores at Two Years of Age Predict School; Uncertainty in Clinical Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Subsequent ASD Diagnosis Among Children Referred for ASD Screening (Poster), Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting Elliot Frank, M.D.: Co-Chair, New Jersey Infectious Diseases Society Annual Scientific Session; Patient Satisfaction, Grand Rounds, Bayshore Community Hospital; The Science and Art of Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Pediatric Oral Trauma, Annual American Academy of Pediatrics Managing Infections with Staphylococcus Aureus, Grand Rounds, Jersey Shore University New Jersey Conference; Brush Up on School Oral Health: What Physicians and Nurses Need Medical Center to Know about Children’s Teeth and Screening in the School Setting, American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter Annual Conference; Preschool-Based Fluoride Varnish Programs Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Revision of Breast Augmentation, Baker-Gordon Conference; as a Strategy to Enhance Early Childhood Caries Prevention in the Community (Abstract), Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction with Shaped Highly Cohesive Gel Implants, Grand American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference; Pediatric Oral/Dental Health Training, Rounds, Washington University, St. Louis; Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction with Pediatric Health Group, Freehold Shaped Highly Cohesive Gel Implants, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Hot Topics- Optimizing Outcomes with the Allergan Style 410 Breast Implant, American Society of Plastic Dawn M. Calderon, D.O.: The Pregnant Heart: A Few Words from Mom’s Cardiologist, 3rd Annual Surgeons (ASPS) Annual Meeting; Physician and Resident Education in Breast Augmentation and OBGYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Reconstruction, Allergan Academy Roundtable
Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Perioperative Anticoagulation, Grand Rounds, Overlook Medical Center; Debra Gussman, M.D.: Teaching Students the Difference between Self-Promotion and Preconception Care for Internists, Grand Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Misrepresentation in the ERAS Application, 2013 Association of Professors of Gynecology and Center; Medical Disorders in Pregnancy for Hospitalists, Grand Rounds, Jersey City Medical Obstetrics (APGO) Martin L. Stone, M.D. Faculty Development Workshop Center; Workshop Faculty, Women’s Health in the Curriculum 2013: Needs Assessment, Tools, and Resources Developed by Students, Residents and Faculty, New England Regional Meeting Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms, John Movelle MD Lecture Series, of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM); Judge, Original Research Oral Presentations, Meridian Health; Course Director, HPB Ultrasound and Advanced Technology, Americas Hepato- Mid-Atlantic SGIM Meeting; Moderator, Management of Cirrhosis/Varices in Pregnancy, North Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting; Course Director, 2013 Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary American Society of Obstetric Medicine Meeting; Coordinator, Obstetric Medicine Interest Cancer Symposium: Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases; Hepato- Group, SGIM Annual Meeting; S.U.G.A.R.: Increasing Post-Partum GDM Testing Rates: Spotting Pancreato-Biliary Oncology Program at Meridian Cancer Care, Meridian Health Clinical Excellence Undiagnosed Glucose Abnormalities, Drexel University; Does Stress Testing before Elective Hip Committee; Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreas Cancer, Meridian Cancer Care Annual Symposium; Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management?, SGIM National Use of Ultrasound in Liver and Pancreas Surgery, Society for Surgical Oncology/Fellow’s Institute Meeting; Perioperative Troponins: Is our VISION Clouded?, Perioperative Medicine Interest Group/ SGIM Annual Meeting Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Readiness and Response to Traumas and Disasters, New Jersey State Department of Human Services Psychology Intern Training; Role of Psychologists Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.: HIV and Aging, UMDNJ/DHSS Annual HIV Symposium; On the CUSP – in Disasters: Involvement and Leadership in the Field, American Psychological Association Stop CAUTI at the Front Door of the Hospital: The Emergency Department!, New Jersey Hospital Convention Association ED Conference Neil R. Holland, M.D.: TIA Rapid Evaluation Center, Care Continuum Alliance Forum; EMG Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Faculty Member/Presenter, Basic Maxillofacial Course, American Assessment for Reconstructive Surgery, American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Society of Maxillofacial Surgery; Faculty Member/Presenter, Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma, AOCMF of North America Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Women and Cancer Oncology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Karim Elsahwi, M.D.: Advanced Endoscopy, 42nd Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide (AAGL) Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology; Robot-Assisted Pelvic Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 24 Steven Kairys, M.D.: Quality Improvement, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Memorial Health, Savannah; Michael F. Lospinuso, M.D.: Presentations and surgeries, 2013 Advanced Deformity Visitation Child Abuse, Family Medicine Grand Rounds, Memorial Health, Savannah; Translating Research Medical Congress into Standard of Care, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Standing Committee on Quality Improvement, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Use of Networks in Quality Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Vaginal Microbiome – Your Trillion New Friends, North American Menopause Improvement, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Strengthening Pediatric Practice, Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting; Infections in Menopause, NAMS Annual Meeting; Association of American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Prevention of Child Abuse, Grand Rounds, Nemours Cervicovaginal Microorganisms and ASC-US Cytology in HPV-HR Negative Women, Central Association Children’s Hospital, Jefferson Medical School, Philadelphia; Pediatric Research in Office Settings, of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (CAOG) Annual Meeting; Mycoplasma Genitalium in Younger American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference Women, Trichomonas Vaginalis Across All Ages: A Case for Screening (Poster), CAOG Annual Meeting; Innovations in OB/GYN, Southern Medical Association Annual Scientific Assembly; New Approaches Jarrod Kaufman, M.D.: AWR after Abdominal Catastrophe, Mexican Congress of Surgeons to Treating C. difficile, Southern Medical Association Annual Scientific Assembly; Office Microbiology Testing – How Accurate?, Southern Medical Association Annual Scientific Assembly; Hormone Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D.: Functional Restoration of a Paralyzed Diaphragm, Neurology Replacement Therapy Across the Ages, Update on the Affordable Care Act 2013, Office Microbiologic Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Testing for the Female Patient, Update on New Devices and Drugs for Women 2013, Update of CDC, WHO and USPSTF Guidelines: Southern Medical Association Focus on the Female Patient Conference; Charles H. Koo, M.D.: Anticoagulation Management in Atrial Fibrillation, Community Medical Complicated Vulvo-Vaginitis Syndromes, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists Center, Carmine Pecora Lecture (ACOG) Annual Clinical Meeting; New Methods of Contraception, SUNY Buffalo Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology David S. Kountz, M.D.: Abstract Selection Committee, American Society of Hypertension Annual Meeting; Transitions of Care and the Affordable Care Act, National Forum Steering Sushil K. Mehandru, M.D.: Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis, Nephrology Symposium, Committee of the American Heart Association; Rheumatoid Arthritis Management in the Primary Jersey Shore University Medical Center
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People’s Pharmacy Riverview Medical Center; Advances and Updates in Clinical Surgical Oncology, Society of & Teresa Graedon Riverview Medical Center By Joe Graedon Surgical Oncology (SSO) Annual Meeting; Right Pneumonectomy Using CBP for Pulmonary Stopping OTC drug caused itching about four s Pharmacy cetirizine (Zyrtec) for People’ Q. I took I started to itch Artery Sarcoma, New York General Thoracic Surgical Club; Barrett’s Esophagus: Cancer and and when I stopped, KolawoleTeresa Graedon (Yinka) Oyelese, M.D.: Episiotomy: Good or Evil?, months, and then my hands and Graedon & horribly. First my feet, by Joe acted up. scalp wrong until I read Ididn’t know what was about other people suffering on your website all the Molecular Biology, OESO Conference; New Therapeutic Strategies for Squamous Cell Cancer from cetirizine. I had 3rd Annual OB/GYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in withdrawal symptoms. scratch the itchy ould use a hairbrush to Iw skin. I also took vi- without breaking the spots since others suggest- tamin C and probiotics, got me and Adenocarcinoma, OESO Conference; 2013 Cancer Center Business Summit Presentations: they might help. Acupuncture Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Update ed the worst of it. through but now that I am Nighttime was torture, I fi- my cold-turkey withdrawal, on Day 20 of scratching. slept an entire night without nally tough it out. Academic Medical Center and Community Oncology Alignment, Building the Oncology Medical advice to others is to on Genetic Testing in Obstetrics in 2013, Induction of My literature label nor the medical en’s Hospital in A. Neither the can at K. Hovnanian Childr cetirizine suddenly Concussion Center playing warns that stopping of the Meridian Pediatric earlier this year while itching. Nevertheless, (left), co-director suffered concussions SPADER result in unbearable Dr. Alan Cabasso , 14, of Holmdel, who off.” STAFF PHOTO/TOM .com have Kevin Burmeister to simply be “shaken visitors to www.PeoplesPharmacy Home, Building the Analytical Platform for the Oncology ACO/Oncology Medical Home, Options Neptune, examines no longer viewed as conditions itching can be ago- Labor 2013, Interpretation and Communication of Medical are the hives and osse. Cabasso said concussions reported that lacr last for weeks. nizing and success with Some people have reported dose. To do this, some gradual tapering of the ever-smaller pieces un- divide the tablets into for Oncology Practice Integration that Preserve Private Practice, Hospital-Oncology Alignment able to phase off with- Evidence: Room for Improvement, Southern Medical eventually are til they that taking vitamin the SAFE Others report to IT out itching. symptoms. ries can help ease their Cher YING Csupplements PLA giving k a vet suggested k on trac Q. Several years ago, athletes bac (psyllium fiber) to pre- for Accountable Cancer Care; Roundtable Reception by Surgical Specialty, Practice Setting and ement puts our dog Metamucil Association Focus on the Female Patient Conference ; manag I, too, experienced Concussion vent chronic diarrhea. Be- due to food allergies. scue diarrhea re said. chronic wife Cabasso’s ad- such good results, my Though he took cause our dog had me. To Bloom T for the might help knee pain. I By Susan THE RIGHT STAR vice and sat out lacrosse suggested that Metamucil I started having Park Press Burmeister virtually a miracle. months ago, Other Topics, American Cancer Society For the Asbury follow- of last season, my surprise, it was Q. Ten Interpretationcold and and Communication of Medical Evidence: fers the rest my son heat, Dr. Alan Cabasso of enjoyed basket- of my experience, steroid shots, sec- concussion played baseball, When he learned tested given Tylenol, blanked out for a few ing tips for effective , and looks of a pharmacy school) was knee surgery, “I player ball camp this summer (associate dean prob- I finally had 14-year-old lacrosse management: lacrosse his own chronic but got no relief. onds,” of the forward to resuming Metamucil to minimize rest recalled you suspect a coming win- and found it beneficial. . Kevin Burmeister » Be conservative. “If again as early as this lem with diarrhea didn’t help either collision with another child from High which to my other head-on concussion, remove the as a freshman at Holmdel think of Metamucil Roomtraveled for Improvement, Morristown Memorial Hospital and ter people caused him to fall and A. Although most help- pain and stiffness player that the field of play immediately School. it also can be The My doc- on the field last Febru- care physi- to counteract constipation, to my lower back. hit his head reach out to a primary types of diarrhea. and eventually room for ful against some knee and pre- ary. on cian or an emergency prevention arthritis he got up, “I sat down Education, at diagnosed moderate When got guidance.” Contact the Graedons tor s treatment and was shaking and s program, .com. no avail. A week’ William A. Lerner, M.D.: Improving Pain Management in the Hospitalized Patient, Grand Rounds, the bench is con- Through Meridian’ www.PeoplesPharmacy Lyrica,Symposiumto stom- headache, and my » Sleep. Once the injury who have suf- scribed I took the amassive ultimate drug adults or children helped only while upset too,” he said. firmed, “sleep is the receive a com- prednisone ach was Med- he said. fered a concussion with a trip to Riverview for managing concussion,” that in- After Holm- prehensive evaluation in Red Bank, the “The ability vestibular pills. tart cherry ical Center to » A collective effort. cludes neurological, I finally tried was eventually deemed nurses to Mea- Out of options, Jersey Shore University Medical Center del teen of school faculty and and balance assessments. Within dis- column. enough shape to be fashion once D about in your be in good work in a coordinated sures of patients’ cognitive/proc- o little vitamin which I read but he returned to school to made with the To juice, charged, aconcussion victim returns essing abilities are no pain. Thanks! lighter academic recov- tool. Im- eek, I had almost to a temporarily school can make or break computerized ImPACT bility aw a new plan for his partici- temporari- Post-Concus- hasten disa long- load and ery.” The efforts include PACT (Immediate may but sports that spring. Cognitive eases inflammation, pation in ly reduced academic requirements sion Assessment and A. Prednisone We’re Multidisciplinary Conference for new Glenn S. Parker, M.D.: Such is the recommended or used and scien- serious side effects. who get and testing accommodations, Testing) is a widely By Robert Preidt use can lead to for students student eating in a computerized term your dis- approach may involve the tifically validated HealthDay juice eased or “get their bell rung,” class peri- system. that tart cherry “dinged” act quieter spot or leaving concussion evaluation may delighted cher- references to the the noisy also provides vitamin D deficiency confirms that both sporting ods a little early to avoid Barnabas Health Older people with dress- recent review a concussion — a Latin cardiac activities such as comfort. A Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty, NY/NJ Society of Interventional Pain Physicians of suffering the rush. education, sports-related struggle with daily physical Gastrointestinalactivity (Medicine Malignancy, Jersey Shore University Sean Li, M.D.: on “to shake” — and a new study shows. anti-inflammatory word meaning and concussion screenings, ing or climbing stairs, of older ries have injuries, in- as many as 90 percent Oct. 15, 2012). playing field. for treatment of sports It’s estimated that usually Science online, to the Centers a direct blow to the The Matthew D-deficient. The vitamin, and Sport According as Caused by cluding concussions. people are vitamin key role in Control and Prevention, or chest as the re- Assessment or diet, plays a several years Disease to18 head, face, neck J. Morahan III Health absorbed through sunlight lead to Avodart for 3.8 million kids ages 5 accident or through the Ambula- and a deficiency can I have been taking a (SIPP) Pain Medicine Symposium 2013; Vertebral Augmentation, NY/NJ SIPP Pain Medicine many as sult of a fall, an Center for Athletes at bone and muscle health, Q. Medical pastCenter;year and Laparoscopic and Robotic Colon or recreation- “the symp- has weakness, osteoporo- For the will suffer a sports sports-related contact, Center in Livingston bone density, muscle prostate. in the U.S. each can include tory Care reduced for an enlarged related concussion toms of a concussion extended those services broken bones. from depression. years, many high noise sensitiv- recently sis and than 1,300 people, aged I have been suffering year. 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I also took vi- without breaking the spots since others suggest- tamin C and probiotics, got me and Adenocarcinoma, OESO Conference; 2013 Cancer Center Business Summit Presentations: they might help. Acupuncture Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Update ed the worst of it. through but now that I am Nighttime was torture, I fi- my cold-turkey withdrawal, on Day 20 of scratching. slept an entire night without nally tough it out. Academic Medical Center and Community Oncology Alignment, Building the Oncology Medical advice to others is to on Genetic Testing in Obstetrics in 2013, Induction of My literature label nor the medical en’s Hospital in A. Neither the can at K. Hovnanian Childr cetirizine suddenly Concussion Center playing warns that stopping of the Meridian Pediatric earlier this year while itching. Nevertheless, (left), co-director suffered concussions SPADER result in unbearable Dr. Alan Cabasso , 14, of Holmdel, who off.” STAFF PHOTO/TOM .com have Kevin Burmeister to simply be “shaken visitors to www.PeoplesPharmacy Home, Building the Analytical Platform for the Oncology ACO/Oncology Medical Home, Options Neptune, examines no longer viewed as conditions itching can be ago- Labor 2013, Interpretation and Communication of Medical are the hives and osse. Cabasso said concussions reported that lacr last for weeks. nizing and success with Some people have reported dose. 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I By Susan THE RIGHT STAR vice and sat out lacrosse suggested that Metamucil I started having Park Press Burmeister virtually a miracle. months ago, Other Topics, American Cancer Society For the Asbury follow- of last season, my surprise, it was Q. Ten Interpretationcold and and Communication of Medical Evidence: fers the rest my son heat, Dr. Alan Cabasso of enjoyed basket- of my experience, steroid shots, sec- concussion played baseball, When he learned tested given Tylenol, blanked out for a few ing tips for effective , and looks of a pharmacy school) was knee surgery, “I player ball camp this summer (associate dean prob- I finally had 14-year-old lacrosse management: lacrosse his own chronic but got no relief. onds,” of the forward to resuming Metamucil to minimize rest recalled you suspect a coming win- and found it beneficial. . 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Lerner, M.D.: Improving Pain Management in the Hospitalized Patient, Grand Rounds, the bench is con- Through Meridian’ www.PeoplesPharmacy Lyrica,Symposiumto stom- headache, and my » Sleep. Once the injury who have suf- scribed I took the amassive ultimate drug adults or children helped only while upset too,” he said. firmed, “sleep is the receive a com- prednisone ach was Med- he said. fered a concussion with a trip to Riverview for managing concussion,” that in- After Holm- prehensive evaluation in Red Bank, the “The ability vestibular pills. tart cherry ical Center to » A collective effort. cludes neurological, I finally tried was eventually deemed nurses to Mea- Out of options, Jersey Shore University Medical Center del teen of school faculty and and balance assessments. 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Parker, M.D.: Such is the recommended or used and scien- serious side effects. who get and testing accommodations, Testing) is a widely By Robert Preidt use can lead to for students student eating in a computerized term your dis- approach may involve the tifically validated HealthDay juice eased or “get their bell rung,” class peri- system. that tart cherry “dinged” act quieter spot or leaving concussion evaluation may delighted cher- references to the the noisy also provides vitamin D deficiency confirms that both sporting ods a little early to avoid Barnabas Health Older people with dress- recent review a concussion — a Latin cardiac activities such as comfort. 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Perlmutter, M.D.: Renal Calculi, Nephrology Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: Reasoning Applied to Reproductive Genetic Testing, Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center 3rd Annual OB/GYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Contemporary Management of Down Syndrome Pregnancies, Grand Rounds, Gary Pess, M.D.: Percutaneous Trigger Finger Release Lehigh Valley Hospital; Evaluation of Multiple Pregnancies, American Institute of Ultrasound in and Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s Contracture, Medicine (AIUM) National Meeting; The Art of Good Counseling, IV Inter-Hospital International 2nd Annual Percutaneous Hand Surgery Course; New Meeting in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Purification, Cryopreservation, Thawing and Expansion Advances in the Minimally Invasive Treatment of of Human Somatic Progenitor Cells for Therapeutic Applications During the Pre-Immune Dupuytren’s Contracture, 2nd Annual Percutaneous Hand Embryonic Period, 3rd International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Surgery Course; Definition of Recurrence after Treatment Cells, Reproductive Cells, Tissue and Organs for Dupuytren’s Contracture, Delphi Consensus Conference on Dupuytren’s Contracture; Dupuytren’s Mary Sedarous, M.D.: Advanced Nerve Conduction Studies Workshop, HSS Neurological Contracture, Advanced Strategies in Rehabilitation Directions 2013; Autoimmune Neuropathies, Neurology Symposium, Jersey Shore University of the Upper Limb; New Advances in Treatment Medical Center of Dupuytren’s Contracture, American Society for Surgery of the Hand; New Treatments for Dupuytren’s Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Course Committee, Faculty/Resident Development Conference, Contracture, Lectures in Eight Canadian Cities Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Finding Facilitator and Liaison Success, The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) American Academy of Pediatrics Training Meeting; Student Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: The Effect of a Nurse-Driven Critiques on Resident Education Skills, APPD/COMSEP (Association of Pediatric Program Bronchiolitis Protocol in Decreasing the Use of Directors/Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics) Combined Annual Meeting Bronchodilators in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients (Poster), Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting; Family-Centered Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Intranasal Corticosteroids: The Role of Patient Preference and Satisfaction, Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspective (Poster), Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting; Eastern Allergy Conference Annual Meeting Family-Centered Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspective, New York Academy of Medicine; An Evidence-Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bronchiolitis, Pediatric ER Symposium, Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Primary Hyperthyroidism in Young Patients, Grand Rounds, Bayshore Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Clinical Pathology Conference: A Rare but Life-Threatening Community Hospital; Moderator, Endocrine Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Conference, Jersey Shore Cause of Nasal Congestion and Respiratory Distress in a Newborn, Grand Rounds, K. Hovnanian University Medical Center; Panelist, Video-Based Education Program, 2013 American College of Children’s Hospital Surgeons Clinical Congress; Phenotypic Presentation of MEN2 and MEN1 Syndromes: The Best Surgical Approach, Israel Society of Endocrine Surgeons; Molecular Markers in Thyroid Cancer: Marie Grace Ponce, M.D.: Pediatric Emergency Simulation Course, Evanston, Illinois Changing Surgical Approach, Grand Rounds, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel; Standard of Care and Evidence-Based Approach to Thyroid Nodules in the 21st Century, Endocrinology Symposium, Adam Redlich, M.D.: Shoulder Pain in Athletes, Princeton Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Thyroid Surgery for Graves’ Disease, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Neurological Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease Association International Meeting
Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Concussion, Valley General Hospital Pediatric Department; Concussion, Peter S. Staats, M.D.: Training a World-Class Interventional Pain Physician, NY/NJ Society of Pediatric Grand Rounds, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Acclimatization and Heat Interventional Pain Physicians (SIPP) Pain Medicine Symposium 2013; Non-Invasive Stimulation Stress in Children, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting; Sports of the Vagus Nerve, NY/NJ SIPP Pain Medicine Symposium 2013 Medicine Fellowship Training, Resident Career Day Lecture, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Conference Faculty, Sports Medicine Fellows Research and Leadership Workshop, American Rose M. St. Fleur, M.D.: Achieving Baby-Friendly Designation: The Role of the Physician-Nurse Medical Society for Sports Medicine Leadership Dyad, New Jersey Hospital Association Conference
Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Carbepenamase Producing Gram Negative Rods, Grand Rounds, Riverview Joseph C. Tauro, M.D.: Master Instructor of Shoulder Arthroscopy, AANA Learning Center; Medical Center Techniques for Anatomic Rotator Cuff Repair, Emerging Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery
Saad A. Saad, M.D.: Delayed vs. Immediate Appendectomy in Children with Acute Appendicitis: Vincent R. Zales, M.D.: Rewards and Demands of Private Practice Pediatric Cardiology, Experience of 526 Patients in a Community Hospital, 13th Congress of Pan Arab Association of Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Early Career and Mentoring Program, American Heart Surgeons and the 2nd International Congress of the Jordanian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Association Annual Scientific Session
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 28 Mark A. Perlmutter, M.D.: Renal Calculi, Nephrology Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: Reasoning Applied to Reproductive Genetic Testing, Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center 3rd Annual OB/GYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Contemporary Management of Down Syndrome Pregnancies, Grand Rounds, Gary Pess, M.D.: Percutaneous Trigger Finger Release Lehigh Valley Hospital; Evaluation of Multiple Pregnancies, American Institute of Ultrasound in and Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s Contracture, Medicine (AIUM) National Meeting; The Art of Good Counseling, IV Inter-Hospital International 2nd Annual Percutaneous Hand Surgery Course; New Meeting in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Purification, Cryopreservation, Thawing and Expansion Advances in the Minimally Invasive Treatment of of Human Somatic Progenitor Cells for Therapeutic Applications During the Pre-Immune Dupuytren’s Contracture, 2nd Annual Percutaneous Hand Embryonic Period, 3rd International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Surgery Course; Definition of Recurrence after Treatment Cells, Reproductive Cells, Tissue and Organs for Dupuytren’s Contracture, Delphi Consensus Conference on Dupuytren’s Contracture; Dupuytren’s Mary Sedarous, M.D.: Advanced Nerve Conduction Studies Workshop, HSS Neurological Contracture, Advanced Strategies in Rehabilitation Directions 2013; Autoimmune Neuropathies, Neurology Symposium, Jersey Shore University of the Upper Limb; New Advances in Treatment Medical Center of Dupuytren’s Contracture, American Society for Surgery of the Hand; New Treatments for Dupuytren’s Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Course Committee, Faculty/Resident Development Conference, Contracture, Lectures in Eight Canadian Cities Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Finding Facilitator and Liaison Success, The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) American Academy of Pediatrics Training Meeting; Student Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: The Effect of a Nurse-Driven Critiques on Resident Education Skills, APPD/COMSEP (Association of Pediatric Program Bronchiolitis Protocol in Decreasing the Use of Directors/Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics) Combined Annual Meeting Bronchodilators in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients (Poster), Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting; Family-Centered Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Intranasal Corticosteroids: The Role of Patient Preference and Satisfaction, Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspective (Poster), Pediatric Academic Societies’ Annual Meeting; Eastern Allergy Conference Annual Meeting Family-Centered Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspective, New York Academy of Medicine; An Evidence-Based Approach to the Diagnosis and Treatment of Bronchiolitis, Pediatric ER Symposium, Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Primary Hyperthyroidism in Young Patients, Grand Rounds, Bayshore Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Clinical Pathology Conference: A Rare but Life-Threatening Community Hospital; Moderator, Endocrine Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Conference, Jersey Shore Cause of Nasal Congestion and Respiratory Distress in a Newborn, Grand Rounds, K. Hovnanian University Medical Center; Panelist, Video-Based Education Program, 2013 American College of Children’s Hospital Surgeons Clinical Congress; Phenotypic Presentation of MEN2 and MEN1 Syndromes: The Best Surgical Approach, Israel Society of Endocrine Surgeons; Molecular Markers in Thyroid Cancer: Marie Grace Ponce, M.D.: Pediatric Emergency Simulation Course, Evanston, Illinois Changing Surgical Approach, Grand Rounds, Kaplan Medical Center, Israel; Standard of Care and Evidence-Based Approach to Thyroid Nodules in the 21st Century, Endocrinology Symposium, Adam Redlich, M.D.: Shoulder Pain in Athletes, Princeton Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Thyroid Surgery for Graves’ Disease, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Neurological Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease Association International Meeting
Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Concussion, Valley General Hospital Pediatric Department; Concussion, Peter S. Staats, M.D.: Training a World-Class Interventional Pain Physician, NY/NJ Society of Pediatric Grand Rounds, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Acclimatization and Heat Interventional Pain Physicians (SIPP) Pain Medicine Symposium 2013; Non-Invasive Stimulation Stress in Children, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting; Sports of the Vagus Nerve, NY/NJ SIPP Pain Medicine Symposium 2013 Medicine Fellowship Training, Resident Career Day Lecture, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Conference Faculty, Sports Medicine Fellows Research and Leadership Workshop, American Rose M. St. Fleur, M.D.: Achieving Baby-Friendly Designation: The Role of the Physician-Nurse Medical Society for Sports Medicine Leadership Dyad, New Jersey Hospital Association Conference
Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Carbepenamase Producing Gram Negative Rods, Grand Rounds, Riverview Joseph C. Tauro, M.D.: Master Instructor of Shoulder Arthroscopy, AANA Learning Center; Medical Center Techniques for Anatomic Rotator Cuff Repair, Emerging Techniques in Orthopedic Surgery
Saad A. Saad, M.D.: Delayed vs. Immediate Appendectomy in Children with Acute Appendicitis: Vincent R. Zales, M.D.: Rewards and Demands of Private Practice Pediatric Cardiology, Experience of 526 Patients in a Community Hospital, 13th Congress of Pan Arab Association of Pediatric Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Early Career and Mentoring Program, American Heart Surgeons and the 2nd International Congress of the Jordanian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Association Annual Scientific Session
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 28 Group Presentations
Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Charles K. Dadzie, M.D.; Mary Agnes C. Dawis, M.D.; Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Case Presentation: Teenager with Chronic Cough, Grand Rounds, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: An Innovative Way to Teach and Evaluate: ACGME Fantasy Football Scores (Student Critiques on Resident Education Skills) Program at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital (Poster), APPD/ COMSEP (Association of Pediatric Program Directors/Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics) Combined Annual Meeting
Cathleen Ballance, M.D.; Irvin B. Sherman, DDS: The Cracked Smile: First Responders in Oral Trauma, American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter Annual Conference
Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.; Meghan I. Rattigan, D.O.; Debra Gussman, M.D.: “I Hate to Bother You But…” An Analysis of 300 Patient-Initiated Emails to their OB/GYN, Third Place Award, New Jersey Obstetrical and Gynecological Society’s 63rd Annual Meeting
Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Jose M. Fune, M.D.; Elliot Frank, M.D.; Nancy Gornish, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Challenging Cases in Infectious Diseases, Regional Infectious Diseases Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
John M. Davis, M.D.; Nasim Ahmed, M.D.: Impact of Procedure on the Postoperative Infection Risk in Patients with Elective Colon Surgery, Surgical Infection Society
Oliver G. Felibrico M.D.; Dana I. Tarina M.D.; Elliot Frank, M.D.: Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions (IMARR), Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Debra Gussman, M.D.; Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Implementation of Centering Prenatal Care into Residency Training, 2013 Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Annual Meeting
Taking Free Time to the Extreme When it comes to taking time away from the office, orthopedic surgeon Joseph Tauro, M.D., has found a calling in a variety of extreme sports. For the past 15 years, Dr. Tauro has developed a love for kite surfing. During the winter months he enjoys the sport in warmer climates while on vacation, but once the nice weather and winds pick up on the Jersey Shore, he can be found kite surfing in the ocean at South Seaside Park, or in the bay of Seaside Park and Lavalette. More recently, he started racing Formula Atlantic race cars in 2009. This hobby took on a whole new place in his life, as he began competitively racing three years ago with the K-Hill Motor Sports team out of Doylestown, PA. Dr. Tauro can be found racing his Indi-style car at tracks around the country, and won the 2012 and 2013 regional Sports Car Club of America championships for the Formula Atlantic level. In fact, in 2013, he placed #11 in the country!
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 30 Group Presentations
Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Charles K. Dadzie, M.D.; Mary Agnes C. Dawis, M.D.; Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Case Presentation: Teenager with Chronic Cough, Grand Rounds, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital
Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: An Innovative Way to Teach and Evaluate: ACGME Fantasy Football Scores (Student Critiques on Resident Education Skills) Program at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital (Poster), APPD/ COMSEP (Association of Pediatric Program Directors/Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics) Combined Annual Meeting
Cathleen Ballance, M.D.; Irvin B. Sherman, DDS: The Cracked Smile: First Responders in Oral Trauma, American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter Annual Conference
Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.; Meghan I. Rattigan, D.O.; Debra Gussman, M.D.: “I Hate to Bother You But…” An Analysis of 300 Patient-Initiated Emails to their OB/GYN, Third Place Award, New Jersey Obstetrical and Gynecological Society’s 63rd Annual Meeting
Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Jose M. Fune, M.D.; Elliot Frank, M.D.; Nancy Gornish, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Challenging Cases in Infectious Diseases, Regional Infectious Diseases Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
John M. Davis, M.D.; Nasim Ahmed, M.D.: Impact of Procedure on the Postoperative Infection Risk in Patients with Elective Colon Surgery, Surgical Infection Society
Oliver G. Felibrico M.D.; Dana I. Tarina M.D.; Elliot Frank, M.D.: Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions (IMARR), Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM)
Debra Gussman, M.D.; Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Implementation of Centering Prenatal Care into Residency Training, 2013 Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) and the Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Annual Meeting
Taking Free Time to the Extreme When it comes to taking time away from the office, orthopedic surgeon Joseph Tauro, M.D., has found a calling in a variety of extreme sports. For the past 15 years, Dr. Tauro has developed a love for kite surfing. During the winter months he enjoys the sport in warmer climates while on vacation, but once the nice weather and winds pick up on the Jersey Shore, he can be found kite surfing in the ocean at South Seaside Park, or in the bay of Seaside Park and Lavalette. More recently, he started racing Formula Atlantic race cars in 2009. This hobby took on a whole new place in his life, as he began competitively racing three years ago with the K-Hill Motor Sports team out of Doylestown, PA. Dr. Tauro can be found racing his Indi-style car at tracks around the country, and won the 2012 and 2013 regional Sports Car Club of America championships for the Formula Atlantic level. In fact, in 2013, he placed #11 in the country!
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 30 Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D.: Doctor, Why Didn’t Oliver G. Felebrico, M.D.: Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer that Gallbladder Come Out?, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting Oliver G. Felebrico, M.D.; Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D.: Secondary Hyperkalemic Paralysis Apurva Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Trends in Bacteroides Mimicking Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Abstract) Bacteremia, Infectious Diseases Society of America National Meeting Robert G. Kayser, M.D.: Acute Stent Thrombosis in a Young Patient Post Myocardial Infarction Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.; Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.: Teaching and Evaluating Residents with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome (Abstract) Across Milestones: Not a Simple Denver Scale, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Thinking Out of the Box: Pica-Related Foreign Body Ingestion as a Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.; Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Using Source of GI Bleed (Abstract); Energy Drink Consumption Among House Staff (Abstract) Specially Trained Actors to Assess Faculty Evaluation Skills, APPD/COMSEP (Association of Pediatric Program Directors/Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics) Combined Annual Meeting Jersey Shore University Medical Center Research Day Presentations
Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D.: Patients with Family Non-Metastatic Liver Involvement in Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case of Portal History of Thyroid Carcinomas in the Second Degree Family Members Have Carried the Vein Thrombosis Same Risk for Development of Thyroid Carcinoma as in the First Degree Members, American Michael P. Carson, M.D. Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) Meeting Refractory Post-Surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum: The Role of Multimodal Therapy in Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian S. Attaining Disease Control Erler, M.D., Ph.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.: Assessment of Molecular Markers on Preoperative Richard Abramowitz, M.D., Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. FNA Biopsies of Metastatic Lymph Nodes from Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma and Correlation with the Primary Thyroid Tumor: The Feasibility Study, 2nd World Congress on Thyroid Cancer TPA for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Intra-Arterial Administration Associated with a Delay in Administration? Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, Michael P. Carson, M.D. M.D.; Evan C. Naylor, M.D.; Peter J. Mencel, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D., Ph.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.: Neuroendocrine Thymic Carcinoma Metastatic to the Parathyroid Gland Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions (IMARR) that Was Reimplanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D.; Dana I. Tarina, M.D.; Elliot Frank, M.D. Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) Interesting Case Presentation Session Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass Surgery Eric Costanzo, D.O.
American College of Physicians New Jersey Chapter Meeting Presentations Thinking Out of the Box: Pica-Related Foreign Body Ingestion as a Source of GI Bleed Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D.; Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Refractory Post-Surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum: The Role of Multimodal Therapy in Attaining Disease Control Acute Stent Thrombosis in a Young Patient Post Myocardial Infarction with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Palindromic Rheumatism: A Rare Inflammatory Arthritis Robert G. Kayser, M.D. Syndrome that May Evolve into Rheumatoid Arthritis (Abstract) Disseminated Cryptococcosis with Negative Cryptococcal Antigen in an Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Buying Time: Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Patient Calls Immunosuppresed Patient for Medication Refills in a Resident Run Continuity Clinic; Does Stress Testing Before Elective Mohamad A. Elsawaf, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? (Abstract) Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery Off of the Left Coronary Sinus: Michael P. Carson, M.D.; Anna M. Kufelnika, M.D.: Is it Really Paraneoplastic Pemphigus? A Rare Entity with Variable Clinical Presentation (Abstract) Jason Nehmad, M.D.; Peter J. Hynes, M.D.; Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D. Eric J. Costanzo, D.O.: Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass Surgery Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 32 Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D.: Doctor, Why Didn’t Oliver G. Felebrico, M.D.: Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer that Gallbladder Come Out?, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting Oliver G. Felebrico, M.D.; Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D.: Secondary Hyperkalemic Paralysis Apurva Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Trends in Bacteroides Mimicking Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Abstract) Bacteremia, Infectious Diseases Society of America National Meeting Robert G. Kayser, M.D.: Acute Stent Thrombosis in a Young Patient Post Myocardial Infarction Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.; Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.: Teaching and Evaluating Residents with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome (Abstract) Across Milestones: Not a Simple Denver Scale, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Thinking Out of the Box: Pica-Related Foreign Body Ingestion as a Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.; Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Using Source of GI Bleed (Abstract); Energy Drink Consumption Among House Staff (Abstract) Specially Trained Actors to Assess Faculty Evaluation Skills, APPD/COMSEP (Association of Pediatric Program Directors/Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics) Combined Annual Meeting Jersey Shore University Medical Center Research Day Presentations
Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D.: Patients with Family Non-Metastatic Liver Involvement in Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case of Portal History of Thyroid Carcinomas in the Second Degree Family Members Have Carried the Vein Thrombosis Same Risk for Development of Thyroid Carcinoma as in the First Degree Members, American Michael P. Carson, M.D. Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) Meeting Refractory Post-Surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum: The Role of Multimodal Therapy in Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian S. Attaining Disease Control Erler, M.D., Ph.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.: Assessment of Molecular Markers on Preoperative Richard Abramowitz, M.D., Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. FNA Biopsies of Metastatic Lymph Nodes from Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma and Correlation with the Primary Thyroid Tumor: The Feasibility Study, 2nd World Congress on Thyroid Cancer TPA for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Intra-Arterial Administration Associated with a Delay in Administration? Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, Michael P. Carson, M.D. M.D.; Evan C. Naylor, M.D.; Peter J. Mencel, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D., Ph.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.: Neuroendocrine Thymic Carcinoma Metastatic to the Parathyroid Gland Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions (IMARR) that Was Reimplanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D.; Dana I. Tarina, M.D.; Elliot Frank, M.D. Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) Interesting Case Presentation Session Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass Surgery Eric Costanzo, D.O.
American College of Physicians New Jersey Chapter Meeting Presentations Thinking Out of the Box: Pica-Related Foreign Body Ingestion as a Source of GI Bleed Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D.; Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Refractory Post-Surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum: The Role of Multimodal Therapy in Attaining Disease Control Acute Stent Thrombosis in a Young Patient Post Myocardial Infarction with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Palindromic Rheumatism: A Rare Inflammatory Arthritis Robert G. Kayser, M.D. Syndrome that May Evolve into Rheumatoid Arthritis (Abstract) Disseminated Cryptococcosis with Negative Cryptococcal Antigen in an Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Buying Time: Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Patient Calls Immunosuppresed Patient for Medication Refills in a Resident Run Continuity Clinic; Does Stress Testing Before Elective Mohamad A. Elsawaf, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? (Abstract) Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery Off of the Left Coronary Sinus: Michael P. Carson, M.D.; Anna M. Kufelnika, M.D.: Is it Really Paraneoplastic Pemphigus? A Rare Entity with Variable Clinical Presentation (Abstract) Jason Nehmad, M.D.; Peter J. Hynes, M.D.; Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D. Eric J. Costanzo, D.O.: Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass Surgery Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 32 Pelvic Pathology with Chest Pain: Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Three’s a Crowd: Cardiomegaly Induced by Cor Triatriatum Sinister Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D. Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D.
Acute Non-Reversible Renal Failure Secondary to Dimethylamylamine Ingestion Duane Radial Ray Syndrome (Okihiro Syndrome) Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Rose St. Fleur, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.
Leclercia Adecarboxylata: A Rare Cause of Bacteremia Following Pacemaker Implantation The Importance of Amplitude-Integrated EEG (AEEG) in Recognition and Prognosis Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. of Brain Injury in Newborn Infants Meltem Karatas, M.D.; Michael Graff, M.D. Energy Drink Consumption Among House Staff Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. It Came from Under the Stairs...Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a 15-Year-Old Immunocompetent Host Acute Flare in Chronic Hepatitis B in a 57-Year Old Woman Presenting with Unstable Angina Jamie M. Pinto, M.D., Gerald Almazan, M.D., Charles Dadzie, M.D., Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D. Edward Liu, M.D.; Eileen Masterson, M.D. Brochiolitis and Laryngoesophageal Reflux: An Ugly Pairing Palindromic Rheumatism: A Rare Inflammatory Arthritis Syndrome that May Evolve into Rose St. Fleur, M.D.; Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Sean Houston, M.D.; Samuel Engel, M.D. Rheumatoid Arthritis Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Compulsive Showering: A Sign of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. “I Hate To Bother You But...” An Analysis of 300 Patient-Initiated Emails to Their Ob/Gyn Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.; Meghan I. Rattigan, D.O.; Debra Gussman, M.D. Visual Hallucinations but Psychiatrically Sound: Charles Bonnet Syndrome Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. What Do Obstetricians Know About Yoga? A Literature Review Debra Gussman, M.D. Understanding Children’s Response to Traumatic Stress Post Newtown School Shooting: An Etiological & Nosological Enigma of Conversion Disorder Spontaneous Imaging Resolution of DAI in Association with Mild Traumatic Brain Philip E. Vincent, M.D.; Stacy Doumas, M.D. Injury in a Ten-Year-Old Female Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Alan Cabasso, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: An Unusual Presentation of Fibromuscular Dysplasia “I’m So Ovary This!” Abdominal Fullness in Adolescents Brett Sealove, M.D. Ahmed Mami, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Utilization of Serum Electrolyte Panels in the Management of Children with Dehydration Good-Looking Baby with not so Good-Looking Stool Steven Kairys, M.D. Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Azam Soroush, M.D. Pet Scans in DLBCL: One Scan Too Many? An Innovative Way to Teach and Evaluate: ACGME Fantasy Football Scores (Student Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. Critiques on Resident Education Skills) Program at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Expression of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 (TTF-1) Does Not Correlate with Increased Survival in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients 18-Year-Old Female with Respiratory Distress and Foot Lesion Mohammed Bakr, M.D.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.
Case Report: A 12-Month-Old with Tremors – Case of “Mis-Shaken” Identity “Double Bubble:” A Case of Duodenal Atresia Paul Schwartzberg, D.O.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Beth Loveridge-Lenza, D.O.; Meltem Karatas, M.D.; Saad Saad, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 34 Pelvic Pathology with Chest Pain: Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Three’s a Crowd: Cardiomegaly Induced by Cor Triatriatum Sinister Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D. Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D.
Acute Non-Reversible Renal Failure Secondary to Dimethylamylamine Ingestion Duane Radial Ray Syndrome (Okihiro Syndrome) Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Rose St. Fleur, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.
Leclercia Adecarboxylata: A Rare Cause of Bacteremia Following Pacemaker Implantation The Importance of Amplitude-Integrated EEG (AEEG) in Recognition and Prognosis Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. of Brain Injury in Newborn Infants Meltem Karatas, M.D.; Michael Graff, M.D. Energy Drink Consumption Among House Staff Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. It Came from Under the Stairs...Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a 15-Year-Old Immunocompetent Host Acute Flare in Chronic Hepatitis B in a 57-Year Old Woman Presenting with Unstable Angina Jamie M. Pinto, M.D., Gerald Almazan, M.D., Charles Dadzie, M.D., Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D. Edward Liu, M.D.; Eileen Masterson, M.D. Brochiolitis and Laryngoesophageal Reflux: An Ugly Pairing Palindromic Rheumatism: A Rare Inflammatory Arthritis Syndrome that May Evolve into Rose St. Fleur, M.D.; Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Sean Houston, M.D.; Samuel Engel, M.D. Rheumatoid Arthritis Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Compulsive Showering: A Sign of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. “I Hate To Bother You But...” An Analysis of 300 Patient-Initiated Emails to Their Ob/Gyn Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.; Meghan I. Rattigan, D.O.; Debra Gussman, M.D. Visual Hallucinations but Psychiatrically Sound: Charles Bonnet Syndrome Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. What Do Obstetricians Know About Yoga? A Literature Review Debra Gussman, M.D. Understanding Children’s Response to Traumatic Stress Post Newtown School Shooting: An Etiological & Nosological Enigma of Conversion Disorder Spontaneous Imaging Resolution of DAI in Association with Mild Traumatic Brain Philip E. Vincent, M.D.; Stacy Doumas, M.D. Injury in a Ten-Year-Old Female Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Alan Cabasso, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: An Unusual Presentation of Fibromuscular Dysplasia “I’m So Ovary This!” Abdominal Fullness in Adolescents Brett Sealove, M.D. Ahmed Mami, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Utilization of Serum Electrolyte Panels in the Management of Children with Dehydration Good-Looking Baby with not so Good-Looking Stool Steven Kairys, M.D. Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Azam Soroush, M.D. Pet Scans in DLBCL: One Scan Too Many? An Innovative Way to Teach and Evaluate: ACGME Fantasy Football Scores (Student Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. Critiques on Resident Education Skills) Program at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Expression of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 (TTF-1) Does Not Correlate with Increased Survival in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients 18-Year-Old Female with Respiratory Distress and Foot Lesion Mohammed Bakr, M.D.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.
Case Report: A 12-Month-Old with Tremors – Case of “Mis-Shaken” Identity “Double Bubble:” A Case of Duodenal Atresia Paul Schwartzberg, D.O.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Beth Loveridge-Lenza, D.O.; Meltem Karatas, M.D.; Saad Saad, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 34 Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathology and Brain Imaging Findings What Factors Predict the Development of Facial Palsy (FP) in Children with Lyme Disease (LD)? in Children with Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Lyme Disease and Idiopathic Facial Aswine Bal, M.D. Palsy (Bell’s Palsy) Aswine Bal, M.D. Implementation of a Centering Pregnancy Program: Preliminary Results for Pregnancy Outcomes Family-Centered Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspectives Andrew Blechman, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Using Specially Trained Actors in Facilitated Simulation Experience (FSE) to Assess A Case Report of Alagille Syndrome: Newborn Male with Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia Faculty Evaluation Skills Elizabeth Assing, M.D.; Marcos Alfie, M.D. Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.; Paul Schwartzberg, D.O.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.
Impact of Procedure on the Postoperative Infection Risk in Patients with Elective Factors Associated with Postoperative Pneumonia in Patients with Malignant Neoplasm Colon Surgery of Ascending Colon Underwent Elective Right Hemicolectomy John M. Davis, M.D.; Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D.
Myocarditis: A Not-So-Uncommon Pediatric Cardiac Condition Endometrial Carcinoma: Comparison of Outcomes after Laparotomy vs. Laparoscopy Maria Angela T. Umali-Pamintuan, M.D.; Vincent R. Zales, M.D. at a Teaching Hospital Romeo Lucas, D.O. Is Exclusive Breastfeeding Associated with Improvement of the Growth Pattern of Very Preterm Infants? Review of Ongoing Resources Needed for Educational Simulations Meltem Karatas, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D.
A Rare Case of Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis and Thionamide Agranulocytosis Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome Fransisco Cruz, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Alexander Shifrin, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.
Something Is Eating Away My Foot! Trends in Bacteroides Bacteremia Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D.; Ahmed Mami, M.D.; Apurva Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of Vital Capacity in Pediatric Asthma Cravings in Pregnancy: 50 Years Later Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Steven Kairys, M.D. Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D.; Meghan I. Rattigan, D.O. Derailing Guidelines: When Non-Indicated Antenatal Genetic Screening Create Unnecessary Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Safe and Effective Treatment Modality for Bipolar Burdens to Patients and Society Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Paul G. Matta, D.O.; Kolawole Oyelese, M.D.; Joseph C. Canterino, M.D.; Cheryl Graber, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Pregnacy Outcomes of Elective Deliveries by Gestational Age Recurrence of a True Umbilical Cord Knot: Personalized Medicine to Prevent Adverse Andrew Blechman, M.D. Perinatal Outcome Joseph C. Canterino, M.D.; Paul G. Matta, D.O.; Kolawole Oyelese, M.D.; Desmoid Tumor in a Pregnant Woman Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Rajiv Biswal, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. Procalcitonin in Rapid Response: An Early Indicator of Sepsis Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.; Chirag Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. What Are the Best Techniques to Facilitate Nutrition Discussion within Centering Pregnancy Sessions? Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Aureus in Post-Earthquake Haiti Debra Gussman, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 36 Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathology and Brain Imaging Findings What Factors Predict the Development of Facial Palsy (FP) in Children with Lyme Disease (LD)? in Children with Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Lyme Disease and Idiopathic Facial Aswine Bal, M.D. Palsy (Bell’s Palsy) Aswine Bal, M.D. Implementation of a Centering Pregnancy Program: Preliminary Results for Pregnancy Outcomes Family-Centered Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspectives Andrew Blechman, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Using Specially Trained Actors in Facilitated Simulation Experience (FSE) to Assess A Case Report of Alagille Syndrome: Newborn Male with Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia Faculty Evaluation Skills Elizabeth Assing, M.D.; Marcos Alfie, M.D. Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.; Paul Schwartzberg, D.O.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.
Impact of Procedure on the Postoperative Infection Risk in Patients with Elective Factors Associated with Postoperative Pneumonia in Patients with Malignant Neoplasm Colon Surgery of Ascending Colon Underwent Elective Right Hemicolectomy John M. Davis, M.D.; Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D.
Myocarditis: A Not-So-Uncommon Pediatric Cardiac Condition Endometrial Carcinoma: Comparison of Outcomes after Laparotomy vs. Laparoscopy Maria Angela T. Umali-Pamintuan, M.D.; Vincent R. Zales, M.D. at a Teaching Hospital Romeo Lucas, D.O. Is Exclusive Breastfeeding Associated with Improvement of the Growth Pattern of Very Preterm Infants? Review of Ongoing Resources Needed for Educational Simulations Meltem Karatas, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D.
A Rare Case of Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis and Thionamide Agranulocytosis Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome Fransisco Cruz, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Alexander Shifrin, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.
Something Is Eating Away My Foot! Trends in Bacteroides Bacteremia Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D.; Ahmed Mami, M.D.; Apurva Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of Vital Capacity in Pediatric Asthma Cravings in Pregnancy: 50 Years Later Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Steven Kairys, M.D. Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D.; Meghan I. Rattigan, D.O. Derailing Guidelines: When Non-Indicated Antenatal Genetic Screening Create Unnecessary Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Safe and Effective Treatment Modality for Bipolar Burdens to Patients and Society Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Paul G. Matta, D.O.; Kolawole Oyelese, M.D.; Joseph C. Canterino, M.D.; Cheryl Graber, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.
Pregnacy Outcomes of Elective Deliveries by Gestational Age Recurrence of a True Umbilical Cord Knot: Personalized Medicine to Prevent Adverse Andrew Blechman, M.D. Perinatal Outcome Joseph C. Canterino, M.D.; Paul G. Matta, D.O.; Kolawole Oyelese, M.D.; Desmoid Tumor in a Pregnant Woman Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Rajiv Biswal, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. Procalcitonin in Rapid Response: An Early Indicator of Sepsis Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.; Chirag Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. What Are the Best Techniques to Facilitate Nutrition Discussion within Centering Pregnancy Sessions? Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Aureus in Post-Earthquake Haiti Debra Gussman, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 36 Initial Modes of Detection of Thyroid Nodules in Surgical Patients in Correlation to Family Meridian Health Research Day 2013 Award Winners History, Radiation Exposure and Final Pathological Diagnosis Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D. Original Research Oral Presentations 2nd Place: Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of Vital Capacity in Patients with Family History of Thyroid Carcinomas in the Second Degree Family Pediatric Asthma Members Have Carried the Same Risk for Development of Thyroid Carcinoma as in the Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Steven Kairys, M.D. First Degree Members Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D. 3rd Place: tPA for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Intra-Arterial Administration Associated with a Delay in Administration? Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Two MEN1 Families Presented with Michael P. Carson, M.D. Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Probands Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Kenneth Belitsis, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, M.D.; Honorable Mention Faculty Presentation: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the Preferred Ronald Villanueva, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Approach in Cirrhosis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study Arthur Topilow, M.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.; Mark J. Krasna, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D.
BRAF-Positive Thyroid Lymphoma: An Unusual Presentation and Clinical Dilemma Honorable Mention Faculty Presentation: Sensitivity and Specificity of CT Scan Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Mohammed Elsawaf, M.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.; and Angiogram for Ongoing Internal Bleeding Following Torso Trauma Sushama C. Govil, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D.; Rajiv Biswal, M.D.
Use of Molecular Markers on FNA Biopsies of Thyroid Nodules, as Recommended by Recent ATA Guideline, Modifies Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Nodules Original Research Poster Presentations and Thyroid Cancer 1st Place: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Long-Term Outcome Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Sushama Govil, M.D.; Sunil Asnani M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Metastatic to the Parathyroid Gland that Was 2nd Place: Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathology and Brain Imaging Re-Implanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Findings in Children with Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Lyme Disease Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma Aswine Bal, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D; Peter Mencel, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, M.D.; Evan Naylor, M.D. 3rd Place: Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? Unusual Case of 0.9 cm Aldosteronoma in Patient with Primary Hyperaldososteronism Michael P. Carson, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.
Patient with the Tracheal Duplication Cyst Misdiagnosed as a Thyroid Nodule Case Report Poster Presentations Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Manimala Roy, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. 1st Place: Case Report: A 12 Month Old with Tremors – A Case of “Mis-Shaken” Identity Paul Schwartzberg, D.O.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Beth Loveridge-Lenza, D.O.; Cathleen Ballance, Is that my Brain Causing my Belly to Ache? M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Rose St.Fleur, M.D.; Matthew MacCarrick, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Aswine Bal, M.D. 2nd Place: Is That My Brain Causing My Belly to Ache? Abrupt Onset Tonsillar Herniation of Complex Etiology: A Case Report Rose St.Fleur, M.D.; Matthew MacCarrick, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Aswine Bal, M.D. Richard Sultan, D.O. 3rd Place: Acute Non-Reversible Renal Failure Secondary to Dimethylamylamine Ingestion Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? Michael P. Carson, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 38 Initial Modes of Detection of Thyroid Nodules in Surgical Patients in Correlation to Family Meridian Health Research Day 2013 Award Winners History, Radiation Exposure and Final Pathological Diagnosis Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D. Original Research Oral Presentations 2nd Place: Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of Vital Capacity in Patients with Family History of Thyroid Carcinomas in the Second Degree Family Pediatric Asthma Members Have Carried the Same Risk for Development of Thyroid Carcinoma as in the Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Steven Kairys, M.D. First Degree Members Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D. 3rd Place: tPA for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Intra-Arterial Administration Associated with a Delay in Administration? Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Two MEN1 Families Presented with Michael P. Carson, M.D. Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Probands Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Kenneth Belitsis, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, M.D.; Honorable Mention Faculty Presentation: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the Preferred Ronald Villanueva, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Approach in Cirrhosis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study Arthur Topilow, M.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.; Mark J. Krasna, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D.
BRAF-Positive Thyroid Lymphoma: An Unusual Presentation and Clinical Dilemma Honorable Mention Faculty Presentation: Sensitivity and Specificity of CT Scan Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Mohammed Elsawaf, M.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.; and Angiogram for Ongoing Internal Bleeding Following Torso Trauma Sushama C. Govil, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D.; Rajiv Biswal, M.D.
Use of Molecular Markers on FNA Biopsies of Thyroid Nodules, as Recommended by Recent ATA Guideline, Modifies Surgical Treatment of Thyroid Nodules Original Research Poster Presentations and Thyroid Cancer 1st Place: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Long-Term Outcome Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Sushama Govil, M.D.; Sunil Asnani M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.
Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Metastatic to the Parathyroid Gland that Was 2nd Place: Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathology and Brain Imaging Re-Implanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Findings in Children with Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Lyme Disease Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma Aswine Bal, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D; Peter Mencel, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, M.D.; Evan Naylor, M.D. 3rd Place: Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? Unusual Case of 0.9 cm Aldosteronoma in Patient with Primary Hyperaldososteronism Michael P. Carson, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.
Patient with the Tracheal Duplication Cyst Misdiagnosed as a Thyroid Nodule Case Report Poster Presentations Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Manimala Roy, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. 1st Place: Case Report: A 12 Month Old with Tremors – A Case of “Mis-Shaken” Identity Paul Schwartzberg, D.O.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Beth Loveridge-Lenza, D.O.; Cathleen Ballance, Is that my Brain Causing my Belly to Ache? M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Rose St.Fleur, M.D.; Matthew MacCarrick, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Aswine Bal, M.D. 2nd Place: Is That My Brain Causing My Belly to Ache? Abrupt Onset Tonsillar Herniation of Complex Etiology: A Case Report Rose St.Fleur, M.D.; Matthew MacCarrick, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Aswine Bal, M.D. Richard Sultan, D.O. 3rd Place: Acute Non-Reversible Renal Failure Secondary to Dimethylamylamine Ingestion Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? Michael P. Carson, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 38 Clinical Research Research at Meridian Health continues to shine forth not only through the publications and presentations we’ve listed, but also through the over 275 active clinical trials that are currently underway across the Meridian Health system. This includes 69 pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials, 66 cooperative group oncology clinical trials, and 140 investigator-initiated clinical trials with over 600 patients enrolled in 2013 alone. Members of our Medical and Dental staff are tracking down the answers to an array of challenging questions — from how can we use markers in the blood to detect and treat breast cancer earlier in the process to can a new absorbable stent benefit patients with heart disease.
Principal Investigator - Pharma Studies Ziad Abbud, M.D. David S. Kountz, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Teddy L. Atik, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Arthur Mark, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Ronald Benitez, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Larry Bloomstein, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D. Ali R. Moosvi, M.D. Kathleen M. Casey, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Paul K. Chung, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Haralambos Demetriades, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Samuel H. Engel, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Wellington S. Tsai, DMD Aron Green, M.D. Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Charles H. Koo, M.D. Theodore Zaleski, M.D.
A Dance to Remember Vincent Cirella, M.D., chief of Anesthesiology at Jersey Shore, celebrated a family milestone this year when his daughter Mary announced her engagement. As proud parents, Dr. Cirella and his wife Barbara committed to perfecting a dance routine to impress, and maybe even surprise, family and friends at the upcoming wedding reception in October 2014. For the past six months, Dr. Cirella and Barbara have twirled, dipped, and waltzed in preparation for a dance performance that promises to delight!
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 40 Clinical Research Research at Meridian Health continues to shine forth not only through the publications and presentations we’ve listed, but also through the over 275 active clinical trials that are currently underway across the Meridian Health system. This includes 69 pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials, 66 cooperative group oncology clinical trials, and 140 investigator-initiated clinical trials with over 600 patients enrolled in 2013 alone. Members of our Medical and Dental staff are tracking down the answers to an array of challenging questions — from how can we use markers in the blood to detect and treat breast cancer earlier in the process to can a new absorbable stent benefit patients with heart disease.
Principal Investigator - Pharma Studies Ziad Abbud, M.D. David S. Kountz, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Teddy L. Atik, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Arthur Mark, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Ronald Benitez, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Larry Bloomstein, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D. Ali R. Moosvi, M.D. Kathleen M. Casey, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Paul K. Chung, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Haralambos Demetriades, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Samuel H. Engel, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Wellington S. Tsai, DMD Aron Green, M.D. Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Charles H. Koo, M.D. Theodore Zaleski, M.D.
A Dance to Remember Vincent Cirella, M.D., chief of Anesthesiology at Jersey Shore, celebrated a family milestone this year when his daughter Mary announced her engagement. As proud parents, Dr. Cirella and his wife Barbara committed to perfecting a dance routine to impress, and maybe even surprise, family and friends at the upcoming wedding reception in October 2014. For the past six months, Dr. Cirella and Barbara have twirled, dipped, and waltzed in preparation for a dance performance that promises to delight!
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 40 Sub-Is Pharma Studies Principal Investigator - Cooperative Group Studies Ziad Abbud, M.D. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D., FACS Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Joseph Albanese, D.O. Charles Koo, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Renato Apolito, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Anna M. Kufelnicka, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Jonathan Baum, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Sub-Is Cooperative Group Studies Andrew Blechman, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. Paul K. Chung, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Allen Lempel, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Kyle Chapple, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Peter J. Mencel, M.D. Aileen Chen, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Edward J. Choi, M.D. Mary T. Mitskavich, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Tony Chu, M.D. Ginja Massey, M.D. Carl T. Henningson, Jr. M.D. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. Beverly J. Demchuk, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Richard Scher, D.O. Jatin Desani, M.D. Peter J. Mencel, M.D. Randi Joy Katz, D.O. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Steven Morgan, M.D. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Christina Walsh, M.D. Michael DeVita, D.O. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Principal Investigator - Investigator Initiated Pedro Escandon, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D., FACS Meltem Karatas, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Mark Pass, M.D Denise Aloisio, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. John Fitzpatrick, M.D. David Pinnelas, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Jose Fune, M.D. Sally-Jo Placa, DMD Aswine Bal, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Shveta Gandhi, M.D. David G. Ramos, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Jessica Mann, M.D. Peter Ganime, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Jonathan D. Baum, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Paul Gilson, D.O. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Ihab Girgis, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Eilleen Masterson, M.D. Nancy Gornish, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D Paul Matta, D.O. David Greenberg, M.D. Mary Sedarous, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Puneet Sehgal, M.D. Charles Dadzie, M.D. Allen Morgan, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Edward Spellman, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D. Kolawole Olayinka Oyelese, M.D. Riple Hansalia, M.D. Xiaoyin Tang, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Carl T. Henningson, Jr., M.D. Dana Tarina, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Garland Herron, M.D. Isaac H. Tawfik, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Pranav N. Shah, M.D. Sean D. Houston, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Michael A. Graff, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Azam Soroush, M.D. Stephen Kairys, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Khoshnood Ahmad, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O Meltem Karatas, M.D. David Wells-Roth, M.D. Gordon D. Donald, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Rayson Yang, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. Randi Joy Katz, D.O. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Theodore Zaleski, M.D. Stephen Kairys, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 42 Sub-Is Pharma Studies Principal Investigator - Cooperative Group Studies Ziad Abbud, M.D. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D., FACS Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Joseph Albanese, D.O. Charles Koo, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Renato Apolito, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Anna M. Kufelnicka, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Jonathan Baum, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Sub-Is Cooperative Group Studies Andrew Blechman, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. Paul K. Chung, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Allen Lempel, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Kyle Chapple, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Peter J. Mencel, M.D. Aileen Chen, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Edward J. Choi, M.D. Mary T. Mitskavich, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Tony Chu, M.D. Ginja Massey, M.D. Carl T. Henningson, Jr. M.D. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. Beverly J. Demchuk, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Richard Scher, D.O. Jatin Desani, M.D. Peter J. Mencel, M.D. Randi Joy Katz, D.O. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Steven Morgan, M.D. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Christina Walsh, M.D. Michael DeVita, D.O. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Principal Investigator - Investigator Initiated Pedro Escandon, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D., FACS Meltem Karatas, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Mark Pass, M.D Denise Aloisio, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. John Fitzpatrick, M.D. David Pinnelas, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Jose Fune, M.D. Sally-Jo Placa, DMD Aswine Bal, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Shveta Gandhi, M.D. David G. Ramos, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Jessica Mann, M.D. Peter Ganime, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Jonathan D. Baum, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Paul Gilson, D.O. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Ihab Girgis, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Eilleen Masterson, M.D. Nancy Gornish, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D Paul Matta, D.O. David Greenberg, M.D. Mary Sedarous, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Puneet Sehgal, M.D. Charles Dadzie, M.D. Allen Morgan, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Edward Spellman, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D. Kolawole Olayinka Oyelese, M.D. Riple Hansalia, M.D. Xiaoyin Tang, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Carl T. Henningson, Jr., M.D. Dana Tarina, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Garland Herron, M.D. Isaac H. Tawfik, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Pranav N. Shah, M.D. Sean D. Houston, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Michael A. Graff, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Azam Soroush, M.D. Stephen Kairys, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Khoshnood Ahmad, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O Meltem Karatas, M.D. David Wells-Roth, M.D. Gordon D. Donald, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Rayson Yang, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. Randi Joy Katz, D.O. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Theodore Zaleski, M.D. Stephen Kairys, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 42 Sub-Is Investigator Initiated Studies Infectious Disease Jorge Corzo, M.D. Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O. PI: Edward Liu, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Principal Sponsor: Merck Diane DiTusa, D.O. Jason Nehmad, M.D. Title: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Adaptive Design Study of the Brian Erler, M.D., Ph.D. Apurva Patel, M.D. Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of a Single Infusion of MK-3415 (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Elliot Frank, M.D. Tushar R. Patel, M.D. Clostridium difficile toxin A), MK-6072 (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Clostridium difficile toxin Jose Fune, M.D. Sally-Jo Placa, DMD B), and MK-3415A (Human Monoclonal Antibodies to Clostridium difficile toxin A and toxin B) in Noah Gilson, M.D. Anis Rangwala, M.D. Patients Receiving Antibiotic Therapy for Clostridium difficile Infection Debra Gussman, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Michael Rose, M.D. Meridian Neuroscience Peter Hynes, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. PI: Stephen Martino, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Anne Roth, D.O. Principal Sponsor: NINDS Charles H. Koo, M.D. Janet Schairer, M.D. Title: Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT Trial) David Kountz, M.D. Jay A. Sher, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology Danielle Lann, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. PI: Mark Martens, M.D. Romeo Lucas, D.O. Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. Principal Sponsor: Sanofi Pasteur Theodore Matulewicz, M.D. William Ziegler, D.O. Title: A Phase III Study of C. difficile Vaccine in Participants at Risk for C. difficile Infection >50 Years of Age
Access to Clinical Trials Continues to Expand for Our Patients and Physicians Meridian Cancer Care These examples of clinical trials offered at Meridian Health demonstrate the breadth and PI: Paul Chung, M.D. dimension of our research program and how we continue to make the latest and most innovative Principal Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation diagnostic and treatment options available to patients through our comprehensive clinical Title: BELLE-2: A Phase III Randomized Study, Double Blind Placebo Controlled of Fulvestrant research program. in Combination with Oral BKM120 Versus Fulvestrant Plus Placebo, in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women with ER-Positive HER2-Negative, mTORi Naive Locally Advanced or A-Team (HIV) Metastatic Breast Cancer (BC) Refractory to Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) PI: Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Gilead Meridian Pediatric Network Title: A Phase 3 Open-Label Safety Study of the Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir PI: Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Alafenamide (E/C/F/TAF) Single-Tablet Regimen (STR) in HIV-1 Positive Patients with Mild to Principal Sponsor: Merck Moderate Renal Impairment Title: Study to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Sitagliptin as Initial Monotherapy for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Participants Meridian CardioVascular Network PI: Matthew Bach, M.D. Rheumatology Principal Sponsor: Abbott PI: Deborah Alpert, M.D. Title: Bioabsorable Stent Principal Sponsor: CERTAIN Title: The CORRONA Effectiveness Registry to Study Therapies for Arthritis and Inflammatory Emergency Medicine Conditions (CORRONA CERTAIN) Sub-study PI: Robert Sweeney, D.O. Principal Sponsor: Investigator Initiated (non-funded) Surgery Title: Modeling Patient Workflow from Real Time Data Inside Emergency Departments PI: Glenn Parker, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Excited States, LLC Endocrinology Title: Phase 3 Study of Efficacy and Safety of Topical E-101 Solution to Prevent Incisional PI: Sunil Asnani, M.D. Infections among Colorectal Surgery Patients (Triple IN Study–Inhibition of Incisional Infections) Principal Sponsor: AbbVie Title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Parallel, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effects of Study Drug on Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects with Nephropathy Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 44 Sub-Is Investigator Initiated Studies Infectious Disease Jorge Corzo, M.D. Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O. PI: Edward Liu, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Principal Sponsor: Merck Diane DiTusa, D.O. Jason Nehmad, M.D. Title: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Adaptive Design Study of the Brian Erler, M.D., Ph.D. Apurva Patel, M.D. Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of a Single Infusion of MK-3415 (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Elliot Frank, M.D. Tushar R. Patel, M.D. Clostridium difficile toxin A), MK-6072 (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Clostridium difficile toxin Jose Fune, M.D. Sally-Jo Placa, DMD B), and MK-3415A (Human Monoclonal Antibodies to Clostridium difficile toxin A and toxin B) in Noah Gilson, M.D. Anis Rangwala, M.D. Patients Receiving Antibiotic Therapy for Clostridium difficile Infection Debra Gussman, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Michael Rose, M.D. Meridian Neuroscience Peter Hynes, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. PI: Stephen Martino, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Anne Roth, D.O. Principal Sponsor: NINDS Charles H. Koo, M.D. Janet Schairer, M.D. Title: Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT Trial) David Kountz, M.D. Jay A. Sher, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology Danielle Lann, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. PI: Mark Martens, M.D. Romeo Lucas, D.O. Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. Principal Sponsor: Sanofi Pasteur Theodore Matulewicz, M.D. William Ziegler, D.O. Title: A Phase III Study of C. difficile Vaccine in Participants at Risk for C. difficile Infection >50 Years of Age
Access to Clinical Trials Continues to Expand for Our Patients and Physicians Meridian Cancer Care These examples of clinical trials offered at Meridian Health demonstrate the breadth and PI: Paul Chung, M.D. dimension of our research program and how we continue to make the latest and most innovative Principal Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation diagnostic and treatment options available to patients through our comprehensive clinical Title: BELLE-2: A Phase III Randomized Study, Double Blind Placebo Controlled of Fulvestrant research program. in Combination with Oral BKM120 Versus Fulvestrant Plus Placebo, in the Treatment of Postmenopausal Women with ER-Positive HER2-Negative, mTORi Naive Locally Advanced or A-Team (HIV) Metastatic Breast Cancer (BC) Refractory to Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) PI: Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Gilead Meridian Pediatric Network Title: A Phase 3 Open-Label Safety Study of the Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir PI: Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Alafenamide (E/C/F/TAF) Single-Tablet Regimen (STR) in HIV-1 Positive Patients with Mild to Principal Sponsor: Merck Moderate Renal Impairment Title: Study to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Sitagliptin as Initial Monotherapy for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Participants Meridian CardioVascular Network PI: Matthew Bach, M.D. Rheumatology Principal Sponsor: Abbott PI: Deborah Alpert, M.D. Title: Bioabsorable Stent Principal Sponsor: CERTAIN Title: The CORRONA Effectiveness Registry to Study Therapies for Arthritis and Inflammatory Emergency Medicine Conditions (CORRONA CERTAIN) Sub-study PI: Robert Sweeney, D.O. Principal Sponsor: Investigator Initiated (non-funded) Surgery Title: Modeling Patient Workflow from Real Time Data Inside Emergency Departments PI: Glenn Parker, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Excited States, LLC Endocrinology Title: Phase 3 Study of Efficacy and Safety of Topical E-101 Solution to Prevent Incisional PI: Sunil Asnani, M.D. Infections among Colorectal Surgery Patients (Triple IN Study–Inhibition of Incisional Infections) Principal Sponsor: AbbVie Title: A Randomized, Multicenter, Double-Blind, Parallel, Placebo-Controlled Study of the Effects of Study Drug on Renal Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects with Nephropathy Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 44 Caring for Others Around the World For urologist Daniel Burzon, M.D., being a doctor means more than caring for those in your own community. Helping others has no boundaries, which is evident by his commitment to participate in a medical mission to Haiti each year.
Since 1999, Dr. Burzon has made 18 trips to Haiti, leaving behind the comforts and conveniences of the health care environment at Ocean Medical Center, and instead facing indescribable need and insufficient resources in a far away land. While power is limited, instruments are scarce, and technology is outdated, Dr. Burzon is inspired by the spirit expressed by the Haitians.
“What keeps us going back is the sense of reward we feel and their appreciation for our support. I look forward to it every year,” says Dr. Burzon. “My wish for Haiti is that their doctors and nurses can be trained and given access to proper supplies so that they don’t need us anymore. If we can enable them to meet their own needs that would be the ultimate accomplishment.”
A Healing Touch, in the Air As Ladan Ilkhani, M.D., prepared for a trip to Aruba with her husband, she had a funny feeling that she would “be needed” in some way on the excursion. A family practitioner at Ocean Medical Center, she was looking forward to a few days away and switched her thoughts to those of leaving the cold weather behind and enjoying a sunny, warm retreat.
With an hour left in the flight, Dr. Ilkhani noticed an elderly man walking down the aisle, his gait beginning to get wobbly. “I watched as he approached my section of the plane, and suddenly he collapsed onto my seat,” says Dr. Ilkhani. “It was as if he knew which person to pick.”
She quickly assisted him to the floor and instructed him to lie flat. The air attendant rushed over and asked if Dr. Ilkhani could watch him while she tried to find a doctor. Dr. Ilkhani said, “I am a doctor,” and began to assess the 78-year-old patient.
The man’s heartbeat was irregular, one eye was dilated, and he was complaining of pain on one side. Dr. Ilkhani told the flight crew that he needed immediate medical attention, and stayed by his side until they landed. An EMS crew swiftly boarded, reviewed the situation with Dr. Ilkhani, and rushed the man to the nearest hospital. It was determined that he was experiencing an irregular heart rate that needed to be put back into rhythm.
Throughout her vacation, Dr. Ilkhani couldn’t help but wonder how the man was. As she prepared to depart for her return flight, she went to the airline counter and explained who she was and inquired about him. Hearing that he was alive and recovering in the cardiac unit of the hospital was a relief, and brought a positive end to her vacation.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 46 Caring for Others Around the World For urologist Daniel Burzon, M.D., being a doctor means more than caring for those in your own community. Helping others has no boundaries, which is evident by his commitment to participate in a medical mission to Haiti each year.
Since 1999, Dr. Burzon has made 18 trips to Haiti, leaving behind the comforts and conveniences of the health care environment at Ocean Medical Center, and instead facing indescribable need and insufficient resources in a far away land. While power is limited, instruments are scarce, and technology is outdated, Dr. Burzon is inspired by the spirit expressed by the Haitians.
“What keeps us going back is the sense of reward we feel and their appreciation for our support. I look forward to it every year,” says Dr. Burzon. “My wish for Haiti is that their doctors and nurses can be trained and given access to proper supplies so that they don’t need us anymore. If we can enable them to meet their own needs that would be the ultimate accomplishment.”
A Healing Touch, in the Air As Ladan Ilkhani, M.D., prepared for a trip to Aruba with her husband, she had a funny feeling that she would “be needed” in some way on the excursion. A family practitioner at Ocean Medical Center, she was looking forward to a few days away and switched her thoughts to those of leaving the cold weather behind and enjoying a sunny, warm retreat.
With an hour left in the flight, Dr. Ilkhani noticed an elderly man walking down the aisle, his gait beginning to get wobbly. “I watched as he approached my section of the plane, and suddenly he collapsed onto my seat,” says Dr. Ilkhani. “It was as if he knew which person to pick.”
She quickly assisted him to the floor and instructed him to lie flat. The air attendant rushed over and asked if Dr. Ilkhani could watch him while she tried to find a doctor. Dr. Ilkhani said, “I am a doctor,” and began to assess the 78-year-old patient.
The man’s heartbeat was irregular, one eye was dilated, and he was complaining of pain on one side. Dr. Ilkhani told the flight crew that he needed immediate medical attention, and stayed by his side until they landed. An EMS crew swiftly boarded, reviewed the situation with Dr. Ilkhani, and rushed the man to the nearest hospital. It was determined that he was experiencing an irregular heart rate that needed to be put back into rhythm.
Throughout her vacation, Dr. Ilkhani couldn’t help but wonder how the man was. As she prepared to depart for her return flight, she went to the airline counter and explained who she was and inquired about him. Hearing that he was alive and recovering in the cardiac unit of the hospital was a relief, and brought a positive end to her vacation.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 46 Seth Kipnis, M.D. William Power, M.D. Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, M.D. Paul Kostoulakos, D.O. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. Avery Kuflik, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Gina Lagnese, DPM Richard Rhee, M.D. Liana Spano-Brennan, M.D. Community Outreach Michael Lasser, M.D. Keith Rinkus, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Ian Leber, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Babu Surya, M.D. Elias Lehaf, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Girija Surya, M.D. Presentations and Screenings William Lerner, M.D. Jacqueline Rondeau, PsyD Stephen Swartz, M.D. By taking the time to lead presentations, speak at public events, or provide health screenings, our Stephen Martino, M.D. Brian Roper, M.D. Robert Terranova, D.O. Medical and Dental Staff members help people understand and prevent health issues, which is an Julie Master, D.O. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Manoj Thakker, M.D. integral component to building healthy communities. With topics ranging from understanding autism Douglas Miller, M.D. Howard Ross, M.D. John Tozzi, M.D. to preventing diabetes, individuals of all ages benefit from the knowledge they share. In 2013, Roy Mittman, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Deep Trivedi, M.D. Meridian provided more than 39,000 health screenings, and there were over 80,000 attendees at Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Diana Trusky, M.D. education events across the system. Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Simon Salerno, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O. Ramasubramanian Carl Vaccaro, D.O. The following members of the Medical and Dental Staff were involved in recent presentations Evan Naylor, M.D. Sambandan, M.D. Diane Verga, M.D. and screenings: Tommy Ng, M.D. Asaad H. Samra, M.D. Lisa Vernon, M.D. Anil Pahuja, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. Eveyln Wells, M.D. Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D. Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Tomasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Joseph Schirripa, M.D. Matthew Wolenski, M.D. Glenda Albizu, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Edward Allegra, M.D. Aman Dhawan, M.D. James Pasquariello, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Shaun Altneu, D.O. Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Emil Shakov, M.D. Sharon Yuen, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou, M.D. Lance Dillion, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Saad Antoun, M.D. Elena Drudy, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Jay Sher, M.D. Jennifer Zaitz, D.O. Carol Ash, M.D. Samuel Epstein, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Nagalakshmi Shetty, M.D. Tina Zecca, D.O. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Charles Fernicola, M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. Monica Bais, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D. Robert Gabel, M.D. Ammar Bazerbashi, M.D. Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Kavita Beri, M.D. Paul Gilson, M.D. In The Media Derrick Brown, M.D. Jeffery Hager, D.O. Anthony Bruno, M.D. Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D. When a reporter has a health question — no matter what the topic — a member of our Medical Alma Bustamante, M.D. Eric Hargreaves, M.D. and Dental Staff is there to answer it. Meridian physicians and dentists step out into the Dawn Calderon, D.O. Ian Hersh, DPM limelight by making television appearances, participating in radio shows, conducting newspaper Roger Chen, M.D. Nader Hebela, M.D. interviews, and serving as general spokespeople for the media. In doing so, they also showcase Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. the many exceptional services and initiatives provided by Meridian Health. Physicians responding Stephanie Chin, M.D. Sajjad Hussain, M.D. to media inquiries on behalf of Meridian Health include the following: Maria Choy, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Douglas Chudzik, M.D. Vishal Jain, M.D. Ziad Abbud M.D. Thomas Brandeisky, D.O. John Connors M.D. Jeanmarie Chudzik, D.O. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Daniel Burzon M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou M.D. Alan Cabasso, M.D. David D’Ambrosio, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Jessy Joykutty, M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. Eric Costanzo, D.O. Roopal Karia, M.D. Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D. Debra Camal M.D. Anthony P. DeNoia, M.D Michael Cunningham, M.D. Kristine Keane, PsyD Eric Berger, M.D. Samuel Carino, D.O. Jatin Desani, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Sundip Kaur, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Roger Chen, M.D Stacy Doumas M.D. John Davis, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 48 Seth Kipnis, M.D. William Power, M.D. Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, M.D. Paul Kostoulakos, D.O. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. Avery Kuflik, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Gina Lagnese, DPM Richard Rhee, M.D. Liana Spano-Brennan, M.D. Community Outreach Michael Lasser, M.D. Keith Rinkus, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Ian Leber, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Babu Surya, M.D. Elias Lehaf, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Girija Surya, M.D. Presentations and Screenings William Lerner, M.D. Jacqueline Rondeau, PsyD Stephen Swartz, M.D. By taking the time to lead presentations, speak at public events, or provide health screenings, our Stephen Martino, M.D. Brian Roper, M.D. Robert Terranova, D.O. Medical and Dental Staff members help people understand and prevent health issues, which is an Julie Master, D.O. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Manoj Thakker, M.D. integral component to building healthy communities. With topics ranging from understanding autism Douglas Miller, M.D. Howard Ross, M.D. John Tozzi, M.D. to preventing diabetes, individuals of all ages benefit from the knowledge they share. In 2013, Roy Mittman, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Deep Trivedi, M.D. Meridian provided more than 39,000 health screenings, and there were over 80,000 attendees at Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Diana Trusky, M.D. education events across the system. Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Simon Salerno, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O. Ramasubramanian Carl Vaccaro, D.O. The following members of the Medical and Dental Staff were involved in recent presentations Evan Naylor, M.D. Sambandan, M.D. Diane Verga, M.D. and screenings: Tommy Ng, M.D. Asaad H. Samra, M.D. Lisa Vernon, M.D. Anil Pahuja, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. Eveyln Wells, M.D. Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D. Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Tomasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Joseph Schirripa, M.D. Matthew Wolenski, M.D. Glenda Albizu, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Edward Allegra, M.D. Aman Dhawan, M.D. James Pasquariello, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Shaun Altneu, D.O. Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Emil Shakov, M.D. Sharon Yuen, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou, M.D. Lance Dillion, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Saad Antoun, M.D. Elena Drudy, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Jay Sher, M.D. Jennifer Zaitz, D.O. Carol Ash, M.D. Samuel Epstein, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Nagalakshmi Shetty, M.D. Tina Zecca, D.O. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Charles Fernicola, M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. Monica Bais, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D. Robert Gabel, M.D. Ammar Bazerbashi, M.D. Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Kavita Beri, M.D. Paul Gilson, M.D. In The Media Derrick Brown, M.D. Jeffery Hager, D.O. Anthony Bruno, M.D. Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D. When a reporter has a health question — no matter what the topic — a member of our Medical Alma Bustamante, M.D. Eric Hargreaves, M.D. and Dental Staff is there to answer it. Meridian physicians and dentists step out into the Dawn Calderon, D.O. Ian Hersh, DPM limelight by making television appearances, participating in radio shows, conducting newspaper Roger Chen, M.D. Nader Hebela, M.D. interviews, and serving as general spokespeople for the media. In doing so, they also showcase Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. the many exceptional services and initiatives provided by Meridian Health. Physicians responding Stephanie Chin, M.D. Sajjad Hussain, M.D. to media inquiries on behalf of Meridian Health include the following: Maria Choy, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Douglas Chudzik, M.D. Vishal Jain, M.D. Ziad Abbud M.D. Thomas Brandeisky, D.O. John Connors M.D. Jeanmarie Chudzik, D.O. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Daniel Burzon M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou M.D. Alan Cabasso, M.D. David D’Ambrosio, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Jessy Joykutty, M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. Eric Costanzo, D.O. Roopal Karia, M.D. Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D. Debra Camal M.D. Anthony P. DeNoia, M.D Michael Cunningham, M.D. Kristine Keane, PsyD Eric Berger, M.D. Samuel Carino, D.O. Jatin Desani, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Sundip Kaur, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Roger Chen, M.D Stacy Doumas M.D. John Davis, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 48 Scott Eisenberg D.O. Marianne Roosels M.D. Aristotelis E. Vlahos, M.D. YouTube Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Michael Rose, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Further expanding our commitment to “Taking Care of New Jersey,” our physicians Elliot Frank, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Christina Walsh M.D. provide useful health information and preventive strategies through YouTube videos Amy Frieman, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Bokran Won M.D. on such topics as reducing the risk for cancer, knowing the signs of stroke, cvunderstanding Felix Garcia M.D. Saad A. Saad, M.D. George Younan, M.D. the relevance of mammograms, and more. The following physicians have been featured in our Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. videos, which can be accessed at www.YouTube.com/MeridianHealthNJ: Caroline Glicksman, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Zyad Younan, M.D. Robert Graebe M.D. Asaad Samra M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D Apurv Agrawal, M.D. Dalia N. Hanna, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Jeffrey Hager, D.O. Anil K. Sharma M.D. David S. Zukoff, M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Nader Hebela, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D. Brian Rogers, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Nader Bakhos, M.D. Sara Karam, M.D. John Rose, M.D. Jessy Joykutty M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Shikhar Soni, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Emad Kamel, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Anthony J. Bruno, M.D. Mark J. 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CONT Anupama Rao, M.D. ACT: PATRICIA [email protected] :: Tuesday, April 732-643-4298 23, 2013 Page Noah Gilson, M.D. Anthony Ricca, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. :: B5 :: APP.COM/HEAL Meghan Rattigan, D.O. TH healthyliving Ferryal Hajee, M.D. Stephen Rice, M.D., Ph.D. Jonathan Reich, M.D. READ MORE Scan the code to see study shows how a new a drop in U.S. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O mortality rates. infant Stephen G. Rice M.D., Ph.D. People’s Pharmacy By Joe Graedon Gregory Roehrig, M.D. & Teresa Graedon Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 50 Cinnamon capsules counteract carbs Q. I have been help using cinnamon keep my blood in capsules always sugar in to take one or normal range. meal. I use two before I a costly one a high-carb is water-extracted. called Cinnulin, I am which reaction after not diabetic, sugar certain foods but get a quickly, like that raise Ta pizza, pie, blood king cinnamon pasta or potatoes. sugars has brought Dr. Alexander down about my fasting Shifrin mid-90s. 10 to 15 points, Chris Gant (right), endocrine This stuff really to the low- of Toms River surgeon works. to , who recently at Jersey A. A small had his Shore University clinical thyroid gland Medical demonstrated trial published removed. Center in Neptune, that cinnamon last year DOUG HOOD/ASBUR checks nificantly improve extract Y PARK PRESS patient blood-sugar can sig- ple with type control June 2 diabetes in peo- 2012). 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The magazine showcases the benefits Robert G. Kayser, M.D. and features of Meridian Pediatric Network, our network of more than 350 community pediatricians, Paul J. Gilson, M.D. obstetricians, and family practitioners working side-by-side with the region’s largest group of Negin Griffith, M.D. pediatric sub-specialists. Physicians and dentists who have shared their expertise in recent issues Kelly Hammond, M.D. include the following: Nader Hebela, M.D. Franklin Hernando, M.D. Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Anil Pawa, M.D. Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O. Carol Ash, D.O. Samuel Laufer, M.D. Robert Rabinowitz, D.O. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Anne Roth, D.O. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. W. Francis Kennard, M.D. Jocelyn B. Bautista, M.D. Ahmed Mami, M.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. John J. Kenny, D.O. 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Gottesman, M.D. Angelo Chinnici, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Mary T. Mitskavich, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Jonathan M. Reich, M.D. Robert J. Terranova, D.O. Jorge F. Corzo, M.D. Joshua T. Mendelson, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Anthony J. Costa, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Keith Rinkus, M.D. John M. Tozzi, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Jonathan V. Reyes, M.D. Steven Daniels, M.D. Steven A. Morgan, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Jeffrey T. Van Gelderen, M.D. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. Kenneth D. Nahum, D.O. Greg Roehrig, M.D. Diane Verga, M.D. John Davis, M.D. M. Usman Nasir Khan, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Tommy K. Ng, M.D. Frederick J. Rothberg, M.D. Aristotelis E. Vlahos, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Saad A. Saad, M.D. Mark Weiss, M.D. Diane DiTusa, D.O. Arthur P. Christiano, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Matthew Wolenski, M.D. David Dupree, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Asaad H. Samra, M.D. Bokran Won, M.D. Lynn E. Bezpalko, D.O. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. John Schmidt, M.D. Phillipa G. Woodriffe, M.D. Dale E. Edlin, M.D. Bronislaw Partyka, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Ashish Patel, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. Frederick C. Ezon, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Emil Shakov, M.D. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Azam Soroush, M.D. Joel Fechisin, M.D. David J. Pinnelas, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. David Feng, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Richard Sultan, D.O. Carlos O. Fernandez, M.D. Lauren J. Fischer, M.D. Brett Frieman, D.O. Meridian KidViews Glenn Forman, M.D. Meridian KidViews is our quarterly publication that focuses on children’s health topics, including Lawrence Frieman, M.D. asthma, safety, neonatal care, and much more for parents. The magazine showcases the benefits Robert G. Kayser, M.D. and features of Meridian Pediatric Network, our network of more than 350 community pediatricians, Paul J. Gilson, M.D. obstetricians, and family practitioners working side-by-side with the region’s largest group of Negin Griffith, M.D. pediatric sub-specialists. Physicians and dentists who have shared their expertise in recent issues Kelly Hammond, M.D. include the following: Nader Hebela, M.D. Franklin Hernando, M.D. Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Anil Pawa, M.D. Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O. Carol Ash, D.O. Samuel Laufer, M.D. Robert Rabinowitz, D.O. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Anne Roth, D.O. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. W. Francis Kennard, M.D. Jocelyn B. Bautista, M.D. Ahmed Mami, M.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. John J. Kenny, D.O. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Manolis Manolakakis DMD Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. Arthur K. Mark, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Steven Koerner, D.O. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Thomas Steineke, M.D. Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Debra E. Camal, M.D. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Paul Sunkavalli, M.D. Kenneth E. Kronhaus, M.D. Joseph C. Canterino, M.D. Catherine L. Meli, M.D. Brian Truxal, M.D. Joseph C. Landolfi, M.D. Santhosh Eapen, M.D. Steven Miller, D.O. Peter Vaclavik, M.D. Michael Lasser, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. David S. Zukoff, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Dalia Hanna, M.D. Kolawole Oyelese, M.D. Kenneth A. Laughinghouse, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Ilene Pardon, M.D. Michael F. Lospinuso, M.D., FACS Meltem Karatas, M.D. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 54 Physician Philanthropy
Our physicians are not only exceptional caregivers, but exceptional leaders. Meridian Health is honored to receive gifts from physicians and is truly appreciative of their generosity. Donor support enables us to raise funds that create and maintain new services and facilities, including advanced medical treatments, technologies, and environments that provide the best medical care in the region. Jersey Shore’s 17th Annual Sweetheart Ball Successfully Raises More than $240,000 in Support of Cancer Care Chaired by Ann Nahum and Ken Nahum, M.D., Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s 17th Annual Sweetheart Ball attracted nearly 450 attendees and raised more than $240,000. As part of Meridian Cancer Care, Jersey Shore will benefit from funds raised at the Sweetheart Ball. Proceeds from the event will support Jersey Shore’s robust cancer research and navigation services that are helping to bring state-of-the-art drugs, treatment protocols, and support services to patients so they can get the best cancer care, close to home. Record Donor Support Helps to Make Ocean’s New ED a Reality The creation of the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Emergency Care Center is one of the most significant expansion projects at Ocean Medical Center. Not only did it completely transform the patient experience, but it created an unprecedented level of philanthropy. Donations such as $250,000 gifts from Seaview Orthopedics and Brielle Orthopedics helped set new records of donor support for the Jersey Shore’s 17th Annual Sweetheart Ball medical center. Many members of the medical staff have recognized the importance of investing in Ocean’s facilities, and have personally helped to ensure that the public has access to exceptional care when they need it most. Sweet Soiree Benefits Our Youngest of Patients K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital’s Sweet Soiree at the Shore was successfully led by event chairs Caryn Elkwood and Andrew I. Elkwood, M.D., FACS. Nearly $60,000 was raised to help fund an expansion at the Children’s Hospital and support one of the most coveted resources our community has to serve...our children. Bayshore’s Fifth Annual Wine and Spirits Tasting Benefits Cardiovascular Services K. George Younan, M.D.; Shaddy Younan, M.D.; and Zyad Younan, M.D. graciously served as the lead sponsors for the Bayshore Community Hospital Wine and Spirits Tasting, which raised over $50,000. Record Donor Support More than 200 guests gathered to support the continued development of a growing and thriving cardiovascular program at the hospital.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words As director of Infectious Diseases Research at Jersey Shore, Marnie Rosenthal, D.O., focuses on medical research, documenting, and writing. But colleagues and friends also appreciate her artistic expertise. As a digital photography enthusiast, Dr. Rosenthal enjoys capturing the interaction between people, animals, and their local natural environment. A regular participant in Meridian Health’s Annual Photography & Art Exhibit, Dr. Rosenthal’s work has also exhibited in New York, New York.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 56 Sweet Soiree Physician Philanthropy
Our physicians are not only exceptional caregivers, but exceptional leaders. Meridian Health is honored to receive gifts from physicians and is truly appreciative of their generosity. Donor support enables us to raise funds that create and maintain new services and facilities, including advanced medical treatments, technologies, and environments that provide the best medical care in the region. Jersey Shore’s 17th Annual Sweetheart Ball Successfully Raises More than $240,000 in Support of Cancer Care Chaired by Ann Nahum and Ken Nahum, M.D., Jersey Shore University Medical Center’s 17th Annual Sweetheart Ball attracted nearly 450 attendees and raised more than $240,000. As part of Meridian Cancer Care, Jersey Shore will benefit from funds raised at the Sweetheart Ball. Proceeds from the event will support Jersey Shore’s robust cancer research and navigation services that are helping to bring state-of-the-art drugs, treatment protocols, and support services to patients so they can get the best cancer care, close to home. Record Donor Support Helps to Make Ocean’s New ED a Reality The creation of the Hirair and Anna Hovnanian Emergency Care Center is one of the most significant expansion projects at Ocean Medical Center. Not only did it completely transform the patient experience, but it created an unprecedented level of philanthropy. Donations such as $250,000 gifts from Seaview Orthopedics and Brielle Orthopedics helped set new records of donor support for the Jersey Shore’s 17th Annual Sweetheart Ball medical center. Many members of the medical staff have recognized the importance of investing in Ocean’s facilities, and have personally helped to ensure that the public has access to exceptional care when they need it most. Sweet Soiree Benefits Our Youngest of Patients K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital’s Sweet Soiree at the Shore was successfully led by event chairs Caryn Elkwood and Andrew I. Elkwood, M.D., FACS. Nearly $60,000 was raised to help fund an expansion at the Children’s Hospital and support one of the most coveted resources our community has to serve...our children. Bayshore’s Fifth Annual Wine and Spirits Tasting Benefits Cardiovascular Services K. George Younan, M.D.; Shaddy Younan, M.D.; and Zyad Younan, M.D. graciously served as the lead sponsors for the Bayshore Community Hospital Wine and Spirits Tasting, which raised over $50,000. Record Donor Support More than 200 guests gathered to support the continued development of a growing and thriving cardiovascular program at the hospital.
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words As director of Infectious Diseases Research at Jersey Shore, Marnie Rosenthal, D.O., focuses on medical research, documenting, and writing. But colleagues and friends also appreciate her artistic expertise. As a digital photography enthusiast, Dr. Rosenthal enjoys capturing the interaction between people, animals, and their local natural environment. A regular participant in Meridian Health’s Annual Photography & Art Exhibit, Dr. Rosenthal’s work has also exhibited in New York, New York.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 56 Sweet Soiree Community Involvement Kevin Roma, M.D.: Completed New York City Marathon In their spare time, many members of our Medical and Dental Staff turn their attention to Jerry A. Silberman, DPM: Commissioner, Men’s Fast Pitch Softball League, Marlboro community service, like coaching athletic teams, volunteering for first aid squads, or participating Thomas J. Sniscak, DMD: Co-Hosted Annual Free Day of Dentistry, Dentistry from the Heart in fundraising initiatives. In addition to ongoing service roles for countless boards and advisory groups, here are a few things they accomplished in 2013: Joseph C. Tauro, M.D.: Sports Car Club of America Regional Champion, Formula Atlantic Race Car Class; Sports Car Club of America National/Major Class Podium Finishes, Road Atlanta and Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Healthy Teeth for Happy Tots Program: Fluoride varnishes for Virginia International Raceway Asbury Park and Neptune students through United Way grant Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: Supervised annual summer student internship, Axelrod Research Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Ambassador for Autism, Autism New Jersey; Clothes Closet of Group; Released “Dr. Jazz” Piano CD; Piano concerts at Lafayette College Choir Reunion, Asbury Park Volunteer, First Baptist Church of Asbury Park; Member, Special People United to reopening of the Axelrod Arts Center and Ride (SPUR); Member Sponsor, Autism Family Services of New Jersey, Eagle Scout Sponsor, Cleveland Pops Orchestra Boy Scouts of America; Member Sponsor, Count Basie Theater Martin D. Fried, M.D.: Volunteer, Toyz-4-Kidz Drive; Member, Ocean Township Chamber of 12th Annual Physician’s Art & Photography Exhibit Commerce; Member, Business Networking International In celebration of National Doctors’ Day, the 12th Annual Physician’s Art & Photography Exhibit Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Collaborative Strategic Planning, Breast Restoration Advocacy was held in March in Jersey Shore’s Kurr Atrium. The exhibit paid tribute to the artistic side of Education (BRAVE) Day Meridian Health’s gifted physicians, and featured 110 artworks from 17 physicians representing Catherine A. Hanlon, M.D.: Maroon Club Executive Committee, Lafayette College; Board of all Meridian hospitals. Meridian’s physicians and dentists are widely respected for their medical Directors, St. Mary’s High School expertise and commitment to patient care, but this unique exhibit showcases their artistic gifts, including painting, sculpting, and photography. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Kaleidoscope of Hope Foundation Walk, Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk Alan Cabasso, M.D. Tommy K. Ng, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D.: Medical Consultant, Monmouth/Ocean Education Commission; School Andrew Conti, M.D., FACP Richard Rhee, M.D. Physician, Highlands Elementary School; School Physician, Rugby School Steven J. Daniels, M.D. William Rhee, M.D. David S. Kountz, M.D.: Program Director, Mini-Medical School, Neptune High School Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Kenneth S. Rosenstock, DPM Lauren J. Fischer, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Scott Metzger, M.D.: Marlboro Township Council Noah Gilson, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. and Planning Board Robert Jarmon, M.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Volunteer Pediatric Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Charles A. Weber, M.D. Endocrinologist, Camp Nejeda, Stillwater, NJ Sushil Mehandru, M.D., FACP Gary M. Pess, M.D.: Executive Board, Temple Beth Miriam For the second year in a row, guest experts from the Monmouth County Arts Council and the helped select three noteworthy pieces. The following art submissions Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Provided medical care as Asbury Park Press received a : Director, Monmouth Grace United Methodist Church, 2013 Physician Artistic Achievement Award Eatontown Free Medical Mission Clinic; Coordinated 1. Tommy Ng, M.D. (Interventional Cardiologist, Southern Ocean Medical Center) for his 12th Annual Meridian Physicians Art and Photography photograph Eye to Eye 2 Exhibit; First Prize, Photography Competition, Medical Society of New Jersey 2013 Calendar 2. Mark Schwartz, M.D. (Surgeon at Ocean Medical Center & Jersey Shore) for his photograph Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Advocate, Water Taxi to Manhattan Congressional Bills, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Sports and Fitness Industry 3. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. (Chair of the Surgery Department at Jersey Shore) for his Association (SFIA); Race Physician, Jersey Shore photograph Tea Room in Beiging and Freehold Areas; Team Physician: Neptune School District, Raritan High School, Georgian Court University, New Jersey Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program; Tournament Physician, Manalapan Memorial Day Weekend Soccer Tournament Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 58 Community Involvement Kevin Roma, M.D.: Completed New York City Marathon In their spare time, many members of our Medical and Dental Staff turn their attention to Jerry A. Silberman, DPM: Commissioner, Men’s Fast Pitch Softball League, Marlboro community service, like coaching athletic teams, volunteering for first aid squads, or participating Thomas J. Sniscak, DMD: Co-Hosted Annual Free Day of Dentistry, Dentistry from the Heart in fundraising initiatives. In addition to ongoing service roles for countless boards and advisory groups, here are a few things they accomplished in 2013: Joseph C. Tauro, M.D.: Sports Car Club of America Regional Champion, Formula Atlantic Race Car Class; Sports Car Club of America National/Major Class Podium Finishes, Road Atlanta and Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Healthy Teeth for Happy Tots Program: Fluoride varnishes for Virginia International Raceway Asbury Park and Neptune students through United Way grant Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: Supervised annual summer student internship, Axelrod Research Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Ambassador for Autism, Autism New Jersey; Clothes Closet of Group; Released “Dr. Jazz” Piano CD; Piano concerts at Lafayette College Choir Reunion, Asbury Park Volunteer, First Baptist Church of Asbury Park; Member, Special People United to reopening of the Axelrod Arts Center and Ride (SPUR); Member Sponsor, Autism Family Services of New Jersey, Eagle Scout Sponsor, Cleveland Pops Orchestra Boy Scouts of America; Member Sponsor, Count Basie Theater Martin D. Fried, M.D.: Volunteer, Toyz-4-Kidz Drive; Member, Ocean Township Chamber of 12th Annual Physician’s Art & Photography Exhibit Commerce; Member, Business Networking International In celebration of National Doctors’ Day, the 12th Annual Physician’s Art & Photography Exhibit Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Collaborative Strategic Planning, Breast Restoration Advocacy was held in March in Jersey Shore’s Kurr Atrium. The exhibit paid tribute to the artistic side of Education (BRAVE) Day Meridian Health’s gifted physicians, and featured 110 artworks from 17 physicians representing Catherine A. Hanlon, M.D.: Maroon Club Executive Committee, Lafayette College; Board of all Meridian hospitals. Meridian’s physicians and dentists are widely respected for their medical Directors, St. Mary’s High School expertise and commitment to patient care, but this unique exhibit showcases their artistic gifts, including painting, sculpting, and photography. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Kaleidoscope of Hope Foundation Walk, Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk Alan Cabasso, M.D. Tommy K. Ng, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D.: Medical Consultant, Monmouth/Ocean Education Commission; School Andrew Conti, M.D., FACP Richard Rhee, M.D. Physician, Highlands Elementary School; School Physician, Rugby School Steven J. Daniels, M.D. William Rhee, M.D. David S. Kountz, M.D.: Program Director, Mini-Medical School, Neptune High School Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Kenneth S. Rosenstock, DPM Lauren J. Fischer, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Scott Metzger, M.D.: Marlboro Township Council Noah Gilson, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. and Planning Board Robert Jarmon, M.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Volunteer Pediatric Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Charles A. Weber, M.D. Endocrinologist, Camp Nejeda, Stillwater, NJ Sushil Mehandru, M.D., FACP Gary M. Pess, M.D.: Executive Board, Temple Beth Miriam For the second year in a row, guest experts from the Monmouth County Arts Council and the helped select three noteworthy pieces. The following art submissions Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Provided medical care as Asbury Park Press received a : Director, Monmouth Grace United Methodist Church, 2013 Physician Artistic Achievement Award Eatontown Free Medical Mission Clinic; Coordinated 1. Tommy Ng, M.D. (Interventional Cardiologist, Southern Ocean Medical Center) for his 12th Annual Meridian Physicians Art and Photography photograph Eye to Eye 2 Exhibit; First Prize, Photography Competition, Medical Society of New Jersey 2013 Calendar 2. Mark Schwartz, M.D. (Surgeon at Ocean Medical Center & Jersey Shore) for his photograph Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Advocate, Water Taxi to Manhattan Congressional Bills, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Sports and Fitness Industry 3. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. (Chair of the Surgery Department at Jersey Shore) for his Association (SFIA); Race Physician, Jersey Shore photograph Tea Room in Beiging and Freehold Areas; Team Physician: Neptune School District, Raritan High School, Georgian Court University, New Jersey Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program; Tournament Physician, Manalapan Memorial Day Weekend Soccer Tournament Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 58 On a Mission At Meridian Health, our commitment to improving the health and well-being of our community goes far beyond our state and national borders — and our Medical and Dental Staff members truly showcase this dedication. Here are just a few examples of their selfless dedication to serving those who are less fortunate around the world:
Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Medical Mission, Dominican Republic Daniel Burzon, M.D.: Medical Mission, Haiti Jarrod Kaufman, M.D.: Medical Mission, Dominican Republic Lawrence P. Mueller, M.D.: Medical Mission, Thailand Evelyn R. Wells, M.D.: Medical Mission, Uganda Woodriffe’s Warriors Woodriffe’s Warriors In 1993, Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D., formed a fundraising group for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk for the first time. Since then, her team, fondly referred to as “Riverview’s Woodriffe Warriors” has grown to more than 100 members, including her patients, Riverview staffers, and friends from across the country. “In 2013, we had more than 100 participants, some of which weren’t with us in Point Pleasant, but made their strides wherever they were,” says Dr. Woodriffe. “We had people from Massachusetts, Georgia, California, and Washington, to name a few.” Dr. Woodriffe has also been an advocate for breast cancer awareness, reminding women to get yearly mammograms by participating in Paint the Town Pink. A board member of the American Cancer Society for five years beginning in 1996, Dr. Woodriffe also served as president of the local chapter for two years.
A Family’s Passion A Family’s Passion for Healing Saves the Day In October 2013, George Younan, M.D., whose passionate leadership helped build a thriving cardiac program at Bayshore Community Hospital, began suffering chest pain. After being brought to the hospital, it was clear Dr. Younan needed an emergency angioplasty.
It was quite coincidental that Dr. Younan was the first patient in a program he helped shape, but it gets better; the physician who performed the first emergency angioplasty at Bayshore was his son, Shaddy Younan, M.D. “I worked so many years building a program at this incredible hospital, my hospital, and invested so much into my son’s future as well, and that morning it all came together to save my life,” says Dr. George Younan.
When asked, Dr. Shaddy Younan could hardly choose the words to describe his experience. “It was the most extraordinary feeling to use everything I know to save my dad’s life,” says Dr. Shaddy Younan. “No words can describe how I felt during all the events that took place.
Expecting the Unexpected Adam M. Shiroff, M.D., goes to work each day expecting the unexpected. As chief of Trauma at Jersey Shore, Dr. Shiroff’s role on the front lines of medicine demands energy, stamina, and adrenaline. This physical and mental agility also helps him train for challenges such as the 50-mile Trail Run and Ironman Triathlon. An avid athlete who enjoys a variety of sports and trains five days a week, Dr. Shiroff’s dedication to endurance prepares him for the unpredictability that’s part of both competition and the trauma center.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 60 On a Mission At Meridian Health, our commitment to improving the health and well-being of our community goes far beyond our state and national borders — and our Medical and Dental Staff members truly showcase this dedication. Here are just a few examples of their selfless dedication to serving those who are less fortunate around the world:
Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Medical Mission, Dominican Republic Daniel Burzon, M.D.: Medical Mission, Haiti Jarrod Kaufman, M.D.: Medical Mission, Dominican Republic Lawrence P. Mueller, M.D.: Medical Mission, Thailand Evelyn R. Wells, M.D.: Medical Mission, Uganda Woodriffe’s Warriors Woodriffe’s Warriors In 1993, Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D., formed a fundraising group for the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk for the first time. Since then, her team, fondly referred to as “Riverview’s Woodriffe Warriors” has grown to more than 100 members, including her patients, Riverview staffers, and friends from across the country. “In 2013, we had more than 100 participants, some of which weren’t with us in Point Pleasant, but made their strides wherever they were,” says Dr. Woodriffe. “We had people from Massachusetts, Georgia, California, and Washington, to name a few.” Dr. Woodriffe has also been an advocate for breast cancer awareness, reminding women to get yearly mammograms by participating in Paint the Town Pink. A board member of the American Cancer Society for five years beginning in 1996, Dr. Woodriffe also served as president of the local chapter for two years.
A Family’s Passion A Family’s Passion for Healing Saves the Day In October 2013, George Younan, M.D., whose passionate leadership helped build a thriving cardiac program at Bayshore Community Hospital, began suffering chest pain. After being brought to the hospital, it was clear Dr. Younan needed an emergency angioplasty.
It was quite coincidental that Dr. Younan was the first patient in a program he helped shape, but it gets better; the physician who performed the first emergency angioplasty at Bayshore was his son, Shaddy Younan, M.D. “I worked so many years building a program at this incredible hospital, my hospital, and invested so much into my son’s future as well, and that morning it all came together to save my life,” says Dr. George Younan.
When asked, Dr. Shaddy Younan could hardly choose the words to describe his experience. “It was the most extraordinary feeling to use everything I know to save my dad’s life,” says Dr. Shaddy Younan. “No words can describe how I felt during all the events that took place.
Expecting the Unexpected Adam M. Shiroff, M.D., goes to work each day expecting the unexpected. As chief of Trauma at Jersey Shore, Dr. Shiroff’s role on the front lines of medicine demands energy, stamina, and adrenaline. This physical and mental agility also helps him train for challenges such as the 50-mile Trail Run and Ironman Triathlon. An avid athlete who enjoys a variety of sports and trains five days a week, Dr. Shiroff’s dedication to endurance prepares him for the unpredictability that’s part of both competition and the trauma center.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 60 Medicine Pediatrics Elliot Frank, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Psychiatry Leadership Mark G. Martens, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D.
Orthopedics Radiology Bayshore Community Hospital Medical & Dental Staff Officers John M. Tozzi, M.D. Daniel E. Flynn, M.D. President: Edward Rittweger, M.D. Vice President: Bonnie Robinson-Gallaro, M.D. Pathology Surgery (interim chair) Secretary: Krishnan Gopal, M.D. Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Treasurer: Dinesh Shah, M.D. Past President: George Younan, M.D. Ocean Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers President: Thomas White, D.O. Department Chairs Vice President: Cornelius Gallagher, M.D. Anesthesiology Secretary: Ira Strauss, M.D. James Dooley, M.D. Pediatrics Treasurer: Thomas Lake, M.D. Azza Elbasty, M.D. Member At Large: Michael Rothberg, M.D. Emergency Medicine Marc Milano, M.D. Physical Medicine Member At Large: Walter Wynkoop, M.D. & Rehabilitation Alternate: Ariel Meyer, D.O. Medicine Amal Azer, M.D. Immediate Past President: Frank Sharp, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Radiology Department Chairs Ophthalmology David Wirtshafter, M.D. Anesthesiology Internal Medicine Mark Engel, M.D. G. Elliott Bruce, M.D. Anna Dedona, D.O. Surgery Orthopedic Surgery Said Samra, M.D. Cardiology Medicine Michael Cunningham, M.D. Philip Infantolino, M.D. Joseph Albanese, D.O. Urology Pathology William Jow, M.D. Emergency Medicine Nephrology Haig Minassian, M.D. Bradley Pulver, M.D. Daniel Brouder, M.D.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers Family Practice Neurology President: Ray Masterson, M.D. Thomas Lozowski, D.O. Alan Colicchio, M.D. Vice President: John Davis, M.D. Secretary: Brian Erler, M.D. Gastroenterology Neurosurgery Treasurer: Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Neal Winzelberg, M.D. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. Immediate Past President: Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. General Surgery Obstetrics & Gynecology Department Chairs Steven Priolo, M.D. Darlene Morgan, M.D. Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Vincent Cirella, M.D. Robert L. Sweeney, D.O. Geriatrics Ophthalmology Joshua Shua-Haim, M.D. David Schlisserman, M.D. Dentistry Family Practice W. Christian Madsen, DMD John D. Gumina, M.D. Hematology/Oncology Oral Surgery William Lerner, M.D. Paul A. Galante, DDS
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 62 Medicine Pediatrics Elliot Frank, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D.
Obstetrics & Gynecology Psychiatry Leadership Mark G. Martens, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D.
Orthopedics Radiology Bayshore Community Hospital Medical & Dental Staff Officers John M. Tozzi, M.D. Daniel E. Flynn, M.D. President: Edward Rittweger, M.D. Vice President: Bonnie Robinson-Gallaro, M.D. Pathology Surgery (interim chair) Secretary: Krishnan Gopal, M.D. Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Treasurer: Dinesh Shah, M.D. Past President: George Younan, M.D. Ocean Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers President: Thomas White, D.O. Department Chairs Vice President: Cornelius Gallagher, M.D. Anesthesiology Secretary: Ira Strauss, M.D. James Dooley, M.D. Pediatrics Treasurer: Thomas Lake, M.D. Azza Elbasty, M.D. Member At Large: Michael Rothberg, M.D. Emergency Medicine Marc Milano, M.D. Physical Medicine Member At Large: Walter Wynkoop, M.D. & Rehabilitation Alternate: Ariel Meyer, D.O. Medicine Amal Azer, M.D. Immediate Past President: Frank Sharp, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Radiology Department Chairs Ophthalmology David Wirtshafter, M.D. Anesthesiology Internal Medicine Mark Engel, M.D. G. Elliott Bruce, M.D. Anna Dedona, D.O. Surgery Orthopedic Surgery Said Samra, M.D. Cardiology Medicine Michael Cunningham, M.D. Philip Infantolino, M.D. Joseph Albanese, D.O. Urology Pathology William Jow, M.D. Emergency Medicine Nephrology Haig Minassian, M.D. Bradley Pulver, M.D. Daniel Brouder, M.D.
Jersey Shore University Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers Family Practice Neurology President: Ray Masterson, M.D. Thomas Lozowski, D.O. Alan Colicchio, M.D. Vice President: John Davis, M.D. Secretary: Brian Erler, M.D. Gastroenterology Neurosurgery Treasurer: Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Neal Winzelberg, M.D. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. Immediate Past President: Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. General Surgery Obstetrics & Gynecology Department Chairs Steven Priolo, M.D. Darlene Morgan, M.D. Anesthesiology Emergency Medicine Vincent Cirella, M.D. Robert L. Sweeney, D.O. Geriatrics Ophthalmology Joshua Shua-Haim, M.D. David Schlisserman, M.D. Dentistry Family Practice W. Christian Madsen, DMD John D. Gumina, M.D. Hematology/Oncology Oral Surgery William Lerner, M.D. Paul A. Galante, DDS
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 62 Orthopedics Pulmonary Orthopaedics Members-At-Large Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Paul Friedman, M.D. Steven Lisser, M.D. Dale Edlin, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Otolaryngology Radiation Oncology Pathology Noah Gilson, M.D. Clifford Timothy Chu, M.D. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Kelli Hammond, M.D. Pathology Radiology Pediatrics Gregory Heyt, M.D. Anis Rangwala, M.D. Michael Unterman, M.D. Joel Edman, M.D. Walter Kahn, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D Pediatrics Surgery Psychiatry Robert Penney, M.D. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Thomas Lake, M.D. Joseph Vetrano, M.D. Stefanie Reynolds, D.O. Pranav Shah, M.D. Physical Med/Rehab Thoracic Surgery Radiology Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Lisa Luciano, D.O Lewis Wetstein, M.D. Chair: Robert Wold, M.D. . Plastic Surgery Urology Surgery Richard M. Guzewicz, M.D. James E. Rotolo, M.D. John Rose, M.D.
Podiatry Vascular Surgery Allen J. Atheras, DPM Scott R. Cluley, M.D. Southern Ocean Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers Psychiatry President: Joseph Lattanzi, M.D. Robert Berkowitz, M.D. Vice President: Thomas Yu, M.D. Secretary/Treasurer: Lynn Bezpalko, D.O. Member At Large: Rosenio Medenilla, Jr., M.D.
Riverview Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers Department Chairs President: Joseph Cauda, M.D. Anesthesiology Pediatrics Vice President: Steven Lisser, M.D. Mordechai Bermann, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Secretary: David Drout, M.D. Treasurer: John D. Royall, M.D. Emergency Medicine Radiology Immediate Past President: Roger Thompson, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D.
Department Chairs Medicine Surgery Anesthesiology Shikhar Soni, M.D. Orest Bezpalko, D.O. James Dooley, M.D. Family Medicine Department Vice-Chairmen Emergency Medicine Herbert Rudolph, M.D. Department of Medicine Steven Bruno, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Medicine Todd Liu, M.D. Department of Surgery Frank Arlinghaus, M.D. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Pathology Obstetrics & Gynecology Nagy Mikhail, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D.
Ophthalmology Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 64 Orthopedics Pulmonary Orthopaedics Members-At-Large Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Paul Friedman, M.D. Steven Lisser, M.D. Dale Edlin, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Otolaryngology Radiation Oncology Pathology Noah Gilson, M.D. Clifford Timothy Chu, M.D. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Kelli Hammond, M.D. Pathology Radiology Pediatrics Gregory Heyt, M.D. Anis Rangwala, M.D. Michael Unterman, M.D. Joel Edman, M.D. Walter Kahn, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D Pediatrics Surgery Psychiatry Robert Penney, M.D. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Thomas Lake, M.D. Joseph Vetrano, M.D. Stefanie Reynolds, D.O. Pranav Shah, M.D. Physical Med/Rehab Thoracic Surgery Radiology Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Lisa Luciano, D.O Lewis Wetstein, M.D. Chair: Robert Wold, M.D. . Plastic Surgery Urology Surgery Richard M. Guzewicz, M.D. James E. Rotolo, M.D. John Rose, M.D.
Podiatry Vascular Surgery Allen J. Atheras, DPM Scott R. Cluley, M.D. Southern Ocean Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers Psychiatry President: Joseph Lattanzi, M.D. Robert Berkowitz, M.D. Vice President: Thomas Yu, M.D. Secretary/Treasurer: Lynn Bezpalko, D.O. Member At Large: Rosenio Medenilla, Jr., M.D.
Riverview Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers Department Chairs President: Joseph Cauda, M.D. Anesthesiology Pediatrics Vice President: Steven Lisser, M.D. Mordechai Bermann, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Secretary: David Drout, M.D. Treasurer: John D. Royall, M.D. Emergency Medicine Radiology Immediate Past President: Roger Thompson, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D.
Department Chairs Medicine Surgery Anesthesiology Shikhar Soni, M.D. Orest Bezpalko, D.O. James Dooley, M.D. Family Medicine Department Vice-Chairmen Emergency Medicine Herbert Rudolph, M.D. Department of Medicine Steven Bruno, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Medicine Todd Liu, M.D. Department of Surgery Frank Arlinghaus, M.D. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Pathology Obstetrics & Gynecology Nagy Mikhail, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D.
Ophthalmology Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 64 Sweeping in on the Jersey Shore For the past several years, Ocean Medical Center Human Resources Department has partnered with Walter Wynkoop, M.D., to coordinate Earth Day activities and awareness for team members. As a pulmonologist and firm advocate for “green” initiatives, this has always held a special place in Dr. Wynkoop’s heart. Last year, Dr. Wynkoop led the initiative to take their efforts outside the hospital and getting team members involved in Beach Sweeps that were being organized by environmental organizations. As a result, hundreds of team members and their families swooped in last April and helped to clean several bay and ocean locations.
Inspired to Serve As a trustee of Right to Sight and Health, Donald Macdonald, M.D., has participated in many humanitarian missions to the Philippines, Nicaragua, Ghana, Cameroon, Rwanda, Senegal, and Tanzania, restoring vision to thousands of blind people who have no access to health care, as well as performing many eye plastic surgeries. He is active in raising money to support his mission to bring the gift of sight to the 18 million people who are completely blind from the curable condition of cataracts. For weeks at a time, Dr. Macdonald will educate and train doctors in Africa in the most cost efficient and safest method of cataract surgery, as well as performing hundreds of surgeries on many missions.
Physicians on TV Several Meridian physicians and specialists played an integral part in the development of commercials for Meridian CardioVascular Network and Meridian Neuroscience, providing heart disease and stroke awareness as well as promoting the wide range of offerings our service lines offer.
These commercials have been featured throughout various television networks and digital platforms and have won various awards from national advertising competitions including the Service Industry Advertising Awards and The Marcom Awards.
Meridian Neuroscience Meridian CardioVascular Network Robert Sweeney, D.O. Ziad Abbud, M.D. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. Brett Sealove, M.D. Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Charles Koo, M.D. Alan Colicchio, M.D. Evelyn Minaya, M.D. Tomassina Papa-Rugino, M.D. James Orlando, M.D.
Inspired to Serve
Years of Service
50 or More Years Anthony Bruno, M.D. Joseph DelSordo, M.D. Joseph Kyrillos, M.D. Harold Chafkin, M.D. Michael Doyle, M.D. Harry Swartz, M.D.
Physicians on TV Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 66 Sweeping in on the Jersey Shore For the past several years, Ocean Medical Center Human Resources Department has partnered with Walter Wynkoop, M.D., to coordinate Earth Day activities and awareness for team members. As a pulmonologist and rm advocate for “green” initiatives, this has always held a special place in Dr. Wynkoop’s heart. Last year, Dr. Wynkoop led the initiative to take their efforts outside the hospital and getting team members involved in Beach Sweeps that were being organized by environmental organizations. As a result, hundreds of team members and their families swooped in last April and helped to clean several bay and ocean locations.
Inspired to Serve As a trustee of Right to Sight and Health, Donald Macdonald, M.D., has participated in many humanitarian missions to the Philippines, Nicaragua, Ghana, Cameroon, Rwanda, Senegal, and Tanzania, restoring vision to thousands of blind people who have no access to health care, as well as performing many eye plastic surgeries. He is active in raising money to support his mission to bring the gift of sight to the 18 million people who are completely blind from the curable condition of cataracts. For weeks at a time, Dr. Macdonald will educate and train doctors in Africa in the most cost ef cient and safest method of cataract surgery, as well as performing hundreds of surgeries on many missions.
Physicians on TV Several Meridian physicians and specialists played an integral part in the development of commercials for Meridian CardioVascular Network and Meridian Neuroscience, providing heart disease and stroke awareness as well as promoting the wide range of offerings our service lines provide.
These commercials have been featured throughout various television networks and digital platforms and have won various awards from national advertising competitions including the Service Industry Advertising Awards and The Marcom Awards.
Meridian Neuroscience Meridian CardioVascular Network Robert Sweeney, D.O. Ziad Abbud, M.D. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. Brett Sealove, M.D. Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Charles Koo, M.D. Alan Colicchio, M.D. Evelyn Minaya, M.D. Tomassina Papa-Rugino, M.D. James Orlando, M.D.
Years of Service
50 or More Years Anthony Bruno, M.D. Joseph DelSordo, M.D. Joseph Kyrillos, M.D. Harold Chafkin, M.D. Michael Doyle, M.D. Harry Swartz, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Sta Achievements / 66 45 to 49 Years Dionisio Cruz, M.D. Hiroshi Iwamaye, M.D. Margaret Quinn, M.D. Joseph C. Bogdan, M.D. Alfred Greisman, M.D. Carl Marchetti, M.D. Charles Dadzie, M.D. George Jarahian, M.D. John Ridenour, DPM Michael Cahill, M.D. Walter Kahn, M.D. Declan O’Scanlon, M.D. Steven Daniels, M.D. Michael Karoly, M.D. Vardha Sailam, M.D. Robert Deatrick, Jr., DDS W. Francis Kennard, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. 40 to 44 Years Bruce DeCotiis, M.D. Kirk Kerensky, M.D. Nirmala Sanakkayala, M.D. Robert Arbour, M.D. Lionel Foz, M.D. Frederic Paperth, DMD Carmine DeFusco, M.D. Munawara Khuddus, M.D. Charles Semprevivo, D.O. Kenneth Barton, DDS Philip Infantolino, M.D. Richard Reisher, D.O. Richard DePalma, DPM Robert Kreutz, DDS Edward Shadiack, D.O. Thomas Baumlin, M.D. Robert Isaacson, DDS Martin Riss, D.O. Frank DiChiara, D.O. Chi Yeung Lau, M.D. Niranjan Shah, M.D. Bruce Berg, M.D. Javad Khavarian, M.D. Sigmund Sattenspiel, M.D. Jeffrey Dobken, M.D. Elizabeth Lau, M.D. Vinaychandra Shah, M.D. Martin Bier, M.D. Paul Klenoff, M.D. John Starke, M.D. Stephen Dudick, M.D. Chi Lee, M.D. Kalpana Shah, M.D. Morris Brodkey, M.D. Emanuel Kuflik, M.D. Judith Topilow, M.D. Joel Edman, M.D. William Lerner, M.D. Tarun Shah, M.D. Nakul Chandra, M.D. Elias Lehaf, M.D. Edward Wyrwa, DDS Stephen Ellis, M.D. William Liao, M.D. Laurence Sussman, DDS Marc Cooper, DDS Charles Miller, M.D. Ira Zohn, DMD Barbara Engel, M.D. Lee Lichtenstein, DMD Diana Trusky, M.D. Jose Dugenio, M.D. Bernard Murphy, M.D. Frederick Ezon, M.D. Miguel Maseda, M.D. Michael Unterman, M.D. Gary Faden, DPM Raymond Masterson, M.D. Martin Uram, M.D. 35 to 39 Years Vincent Ferrara, M.D. Roy Mittman, M.D. Vijayalaxmi Varadarajan, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Kusum Mohan, M.D. Gurbachan Varma, M.D. Mohammad Al-Asha, M.D. Robert Feldman, DDS Angappan Murugesan, M.D. Paul Friedman, M.D. Mir Moosvi, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Bernard Aaron, M.D. Raymond Flis, D.O. Golam Noaz, M.D. Robert Gabel, M.D. Richard Nobile, DDS Kenneth Wasser, M.D. Michael Alkon, DMD Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Alan Pertchik, M.D. Paul Gennaro, M.D. Hansa Patel, M.D. Alan Welt, M.D. Saad Antoun, M.D. Carl Gardiner, DMD Gerald Pflum, M.D. Jan Glowacki, M.D. Arthur Phair, M.D. Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Helen Atienza, M.D. Sushama Govil, M.D. Dorothy Pietrucha, M.D. Jane Go, M.D. Frank Picone, M.D. Ya-Tang Yen, M.D. Robert Berkowitz, M.D. Surender Grover, M.D. Richard Rhee, M.D. Kenneth Grossman, M.D. Frank Poplawski, DMD K. George Younan, M.D. Jagdish Bharara, M.D. Marcus Hanfling, D.O. Jeffrey Roffman, M.D. Steven Hausmann, M.D. Penesetti Prasad, M.D. Robert Young, DMD Frederick Blades, M.D. Franklin Hernando, M.D. John Rose, M.D. Thomas Hegyi, M.D. Richard Primavera, DPM Theodore Zaleski, M.D. J. Gordon Boak, M.D. Chunilal Kansagra, M.D. John Royall, M.D. Gary Brousell, DDS Pieter Ketelaar, M.D. Elias Sasson, M.D. Roy Carman, M.D. Sudhakar Kharod, M.D. David Schlisserman, M.D. 25 to 29 Years David Cheli, M.D. Anant Kubal, M.D. Mori Schwartzberg , M.D. Marshall Allegra, M.D. Vincent Catanese, M.D. Robert Farber, M.D. Douglas Chudzik, M.D. Carl Lepis, M.D. Angelo Scotti, M.D. Mitchel Alpert, M.D. Joseph Cauda, M.D. Oliver Felibrico, M.D. Marc Colmer, M.D. John Little, DDS Kyun Shin, M.D. Michael Amoroso, M.D. Angelo Chinnici, M.D. Gerald Ferencz, M.D. Paul Condello, DMD Philip LoBuono, M.D. Paul Silbert, M.D. William Anania, DPM Don Choi, M.D. Charles Fernicola, M.D. Willard Cook, M.D. Prakash Lothe, M.D. John Swidryk, M.D. Spiros Arbes, M.D. Marc Cohen, DPM Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Ronald Costa, M.D. Martin Luria, M.D. Marvin Talansky, M.D. Michael Arvanitis, M.D. Alan Colicchio, M.D. Jeffrey France, D.O. Steven Deitch, DPM Theodore Lygas, M.D. Anderson Tsai, M.D. Geeta Badami, M.D. William Cosulich, M.D. Mitchell Gardiner, DMD Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Helio Malinverni, M.D. Carmine Vaccaro, M.D. Harry Bade, M.D. Jeffrey Cryan, M.D. Howard Geller, M.D. David Drout, M.D. Daniel Markowitz, M.D. Joseph Vetrano, M.D. Raja Barakat, M.D. Mark DeCotiis, DPM Jules Geltzeiler, M.D. Mark Engel, M.D. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. F. Wilson, D.O. Jeffrey Beal, M.D. Anthony DeGennaro, M.D. Charles Geneslaw, M.D. Schuber Fan, M.D. Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Eric Wurmser, M.D. Roland Belluscio, M.D. Robert DeMartin, M.D. Rocco Giliberti, D.O. Paul Farrell, M.D. Joseph Miele, DDS Michael Bickerton, M.D. Susan Dick, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. John Feeney, DDS Robert Monaco, M.D. Mark Biebel, DPM Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Paul Gilson, M.D. Robert Blank, M.D. David Dornfeld, D.O. Cary Glastein, M.D. 30 to 34 Years Indira Bollampally, M.D. Neil Dreizen, M.D. William Glenn, D.O. William Boyan, M.D. Dale Edlin, M.D. Robert Goodwin, DMD Bernard Adler,M.D. Robert Belott, DDS Wayne Braendle, M.D. Stephen Bruno, M.D. Richard Eichel, M.D. Krishnan Gopal, M.D. Anbuchelvi Appulingam, M.D. Theresa Benecki, M.D. Robert Bransfield, M.D. Patrick Buddle, M.D. Emilia Eiras, M.D. Robert Graebe, M.D. Robert Arnold, M.D. Steven Berkowitz, M.D. Christopher Brown, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Anthony Emanuel, M.D. Stuart Green, M.D. Abdel Bakhos, M.D. Brian Boyle, D.O. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 68 45 to 49 Years Dionisio Cruz, M.D. Hiroshi Iwamaye, M.D. Margaret Quinn, M.D. Joseph C. Bogdan, M.D. Alfred Greisman, M.D. Carl Marchetti, M.D. Charles Dadzie, M.D. George Jarahian, M.D. John Ridenour, DPM Michael Cahill, M.D. Walter Kahn, M.D. Declan O’Scanlon, M.D. Steven Daniels, M.D. Michael Karoly, M.D. Vardha Sailam, M.D. Robert Deatrick, Jr., DDS W. Francis Kennard, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. 40 to 44 Years Bruce DeCotiis, M.D. Kirk Kerensky, M.D. Nirmala Sanakkayala, M.D. Robert Arbour, M.D. Lionel Foz, M.D. Frederic Paperth, DMD Carmine DeFusco, M.D. Munawara Khuddus, M.D. Charles Semprevivo, D.O. Kenneth Barton, DDS Philip Infantolino, M.D. Richard Reisher, D.O. Richard DePalma, DPM Robert Kreutz, DDS Edward Shadiack, D.O. Thomas Baumlin, M.D. Robert Isaacson, DDS Martin Riss, D.O. Frank DiChiara, D.O. Chi Yeung Lau, M.D. Niranjan Shah, M.D. Bruce Berg, M.D. Javad Khavarian, M.D. Sigmund Sattenspiel, M.D. Jeffrey Dobken, M.D. Elizabeth Lau, M.D. Vinaychandra Shah, M.D. Martin Bier, M.D. Paul Klenoff, M.D. John Starke, M.D. Stephen Dudick, M.D. Chi Lee, M.D. Kalpana Shah, M.D. Morris Brodkey, M.D. Emanuel Kuflik, M.D. Judith Topilow, M.D. Joel Edman, M.D. William Lerner, M.D. Tarun Shah, M.D. Nakul Chandra, M.D. Elias Lehaf, M.D. Edward Wyrwa, DDS Stephen Ellis, M.D. William Liao, M.D. Laurence Sussman, DDS Marc Cooper, DDS Charles Miller, M.D. Ira Zohn, DMD Barbara Engel, M.D. Lee Lichtenstein, DMD Diana Trusky, M.D. Jose Dugenio, M.D. Bernard Murphy, M.D. Frederick Ezon, M.D. Miguel Maseda, M.D. Michael Unterman, M.D. Gary Faden, DPM Raymond Masterson, M.D. Martin Uram, M.D. 35 to 39 Years Vincent Ferrara, M.D. Roy Mittman, M.D. Vijayalaxmi Varadarajan, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Kusum Mohan, M.D. Gurbachan Varma, M.D. Mohammad Al-Asha, M.D. Robert Feldman, DDS Angappan Murugesan, M.D. Paul Friedman, M.D. Mir Moosvi, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Bernard Aaron, M.D. Raymond Flis, D.O. Golam Noaz, M.D. Robert Gabel, M.D. Richard Nobile, DDS Kenneth Wasser, M.D. Michael Alkon, DMD Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Alan Pertchik, M.D. Paul Gennaro, M.D. Hansa Patel, M.D. Alan Welt, M.D. Saad Antoun, M.D. Carl Gardiner, DMD Gerald Pflum, M.D. Jan Glowacki, M.D. Arthur Phair, M.D. Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Helen Atienza, M.D. Sushama Govil, M.D. Dorothy Pietrucha, M.D. Jane Go, M.D. Frank Picone, M.D. Ya-Tang Yen, M.D. Robert Berkowitz, M.D. Surender Grover, M.D. Richard Rhee, M.D. Kenneth Grossman, M.D. Frank Poplawski, DMD K. George Younan, M.D. Jagdish Bharara, M.D. Marcus Hanfling, D.O. Jeffrey Roffman, M.D. Steven Hausmann, M.D. Penesetti Prasad, M.D. Robert Young, DMD Frederick Blades, M.D. Franklin Hernando, M.D. John Rose, M.D. Thomas Hegyi, M.D. Richard Primavera, DPM Theodore Zaleski, M.D. J. Gordon Boak, M.D. Chunilal Kansagra, M.D. John Royall, M.D. Gary Brousell, DDS Pieter Ketelaar, M.D. Elias Sasson, M.D. Roy Carman, M.D. Sudhakar Kharod, M.D. David Schlisserman, M.D. 25 to 29 Years David Cheli, M.D. Anant Kubal, M.D. Mori Schwartzberg , M.D. Marshall Allegra, M.D. Vincent Catanese, M.D. Robert Farber, M.D. Douglas Chudzik, M.D. Carl Lepis, M.D. Angelo Scotti, M.D. Mitchel Alpert, M.D. Joseph Cauda, M.D. Oliver Felibrico, M.D. Marc Colmer, M.D. John Little, DDS Kyun Shin, M.D. Michael Amoroso, M.D. Angelo Chinnici, M.D. Gerald Ferencz, M.D. Paul Condello, DMD Philip LoBuono, M.D. Paul Silbert, M.D. William Anania, DPM Don Choi, M.D. Charles Fernicola, M.D. Willard Cook, M.D. Prakash Lothe, M.D. John Swidryk, M.D. Spiros Arbes, M.D. Marc Cohen, DPM Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Ronald Costa, M.D. Martin Luria, M.D. Marvin Talansky, M.D. Michael Arvanitis, M.D. Alan Colicchio, M.D. Jeffrey France, D.O. Steven Deitch, DPM Theodore Lygas, M.D. Anderson Tsai, M.D. Geeta Badami, M.D. William Cosulich, M.D. Mitchell Gardiner, DMD Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Helio Malinverni, M.D. Carmine Vaccaro, M.D. Harry Bade, M.D. Jeffrey Cryan, M.D. Howard Geller, M.D. David Drout, M.D. Daniel Markowitz, M.D. Joseph Vetrano, M.D. Raja Barakat, M.D. Mark DeCotiis, DPM Jules Geltzeiler, M.D. Mark Engel, M.D. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. F. Wilson, D.O. Jeffrey Beal, M.D. Anthony DeGennaro, M.D. Charles Geneslaw, M.D. Schuber Fan, M.D. Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Eric Wurmser, M.D. Roland Belluscio, M.D. Robert DeMartin, M.D. Rocco Giliberti, D.O. Paul Farrell, M.D. Joseph Miele, DDS Michael Bickerton, M.D. Susan Dick, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. John Feeney, DDS Robert Monaco, M.D. Mark Biebel, DPM Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Paul Gilson, M.D. Robert Blank, M.D. David Dornfeld, D.O. Cary Glastein, M.D. 30 to 34 Years Indira Bollampally, M.D. Neil Dreizen, M.D. William Glenn, D.O. William Boyan, M.D. Dale Edlin, M.D. Robert Goodwin, DMD Bernard Adler,M.D. Robert Belott, DDS Wayne Braendle, M.D. Stephen Bruno, M.D. Richard Eichel, M.D. Krishnan Gopal, M.D. Anbuchelvi Appulingam, M.D. Theresa Benecki, M.D. Robert Bransfield, M.D. Patrick Buddle, M.D. Emilia Eiras, M.D. Robert Graebe, M.D. Robert Arnold, M.D. Steven Berkowitz, M.D. Christopher Brown, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Anthony Emanuel, M.D. Stuart Green, M.D. Abdel Bakhos, M.D. Brian Boyle, D.O. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 68 Gary Gross, M.D. 20 to 24 Years Robert Grossman, M.D. Michael Aaron, D.O. Vincent DeStasio, D.O. Carmela LaFalce, DMD Dominick Grosso, D.O. Richard Abramowitz, M.D. Anthony DeTulio, M.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Ahmad Haddad, M.D. Tanveer Ahmad, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Harry Larkin, M.D. Alan Haratz, M.D. Noelle Aikman, M.D. Gordon Donald, M.D. L. Scott Larsen, M.D. James Henry, M.D. Fouad Albana, M.D. Jack Ebani, M.D. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Linden Ho, M.D. Sharon Angelo, D.O. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Mark Lister, M.D. William Hong, M.D. Nasser Ani, M.D. Alan Erickson, M.D. Yigal Litvin, M.D. Toby Husserl, M.D. Frank Arlinghaus, M.D. Shahid Farooqui, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. John Infantolino, M.D. Allen Atheras, DPM Clint Ferenz, M.D. Claudio Lopez, M.D. Asha Jain, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Donald Ferri, M.D. Kevin Lopyan, M.D. Paul Jergens, M.D. Peter Barcas, D.O. Thomas Fiest, D.O. Elenito Maddatu, M.D. Stephen Jurewicz, M.D. Mark Bartiss, M.D. Josephine Filardo, M.D. Joseph Mannion, M.D. Michael Kachmar, DPM William Basri, M.D. John Fitzpatrick, M.D. Charles Markowitz, M.D. He-Yeun Kahng, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Franklin Frasco, M.D. James Marlys, M.D. Eugene Kaskiw, M.D. Joseph Binns, M.D. Martin Fried, M.D. Charles Mattina, M.D. V. Kate, M.D. Richard Borgatti, M.D. Mark Friedberg, M.D. Rudolf Meier, DPM John Kenny, D.O. Patricia Boylan, DPM George Gabuzda, M.D. Mohamed Meleis, M.D. Brian Kerr, M.D. Vanda Bruner, M.D. Cornelius Gallagher, M.D. Peter Mencel, M.D. Alan Klein, M.D. Ibrahim Buker, M.D. Anthony Giovine, D.O. Lawrence Menditto, DPM David Kleinfeld, M.D. Dino Calabrese, DDS Caroline Glicksman, M.D. Donald Micallef, M.D. Ronald Klug, M.D. Patrick Caputo, DPM Mark Goldberg, DPM Bernadette Miguelino, M.D. Mary Krisza, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D. John Checton, M.D. Sheldon Goldofsky, M.D. Steven Miller, D.O. John Kukucka, DMD Ramanand Panse, M.D. Edgar Chen, M.D. Joel Goldstein, M.D. Walter Miller, M.D. Marten Ladman, DMD Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Stephen Chidyllo, M.D. Steven Gorcey, M.D. Ali Moosvi, M.D. George Laubach, M.D. James Pasquariello, M.D. Andrew Simon, M.D. Maria Choy, M.D. Aron Gornish, M.D. Allen Morgan, M.D. David Lederman, DMD Rajendra Patel, M.D. Howard Stein, M.D. John Ciciarelli, M.D. Nancy Gornish, M.D. James Ofeldt, D.O. Robert Lillie, DPM Robert Penney, M.D. Ira Strauss, M.D. Georgina Cid, M.D. Rao Gourkanti, M.D. Hal Ornstein, DPM Alfred Lipp, D.O. Gary Pess, M.D. James Suddeth, M.D. Dean Cindrario, M.D. Michael Graff, M.D. Fazal Panezai, M.D. Jeffrey Lipper, M.D. Anthony Picaro, M.D. Uma Sundaram, M.D. James Clarke, M.D. John Greco, Jr., M.D. Jin Park, M.D. Jose Lopez, M.D. Frederick Potulski, M.D. Robert Sussman, DPM Joseph Clemente, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Chandler Patton, M.D. Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Karunambal Rajaraman, M.D. Stephen Swartz, M.D. Scott Cluley, M.D. Joseph Guarino, M.D. Michael Pecoraro, M.D. Donald Macdonald, M.D. Marianne Roosels, M.D. Cezar Tapnio, M.D. Michael Cohen, M.D. Richard Guzewicz, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Luis Manlapid, M.D. Mark Rosenbloom, M.D. Albert Tedeschi, M.D. Michael Conley, M.D. Daran Haber, M.D. Sally Jo Placa, DMD Steven Marder, DPM Neal Ruda, M.D. Narinder Thind, M.D. John Connors, DPM Jeffery Hager, D.O. Ira Port, DMD Michael Markoff, M.D. William Sachs, DPM Roger Thompson, M.D. Melanie Cotenoff, M.D. Bill Hayet, M.D. William Power, M.D. Eileen Masterson, M.D. Ramasubramanian John Vaccaro, M.D. Steven Crawford, M.D. Peter Hetzler, M.D. Robert Rabinowitz, D.O. Dominic Mazzocchi, M.D. Sambandan, M.D. Gregory Vergos, DMD Donald Cugini, M.D. Andrew Hirsch, M.D. David Ramos, M.D. Stuart Meyer, DDS Joseph Sarnelle, M.D. Charles Weber, M.D. Gregory Cunningham, M.D. Homayoun Homayouni, M.D. Anis Rangwala, M.D. Pandurang Miskin, M.D. Arnold Schonmuller, M.D. Marc Weil, DDS Miguel Damien, M.D. Charles Hux, M.D. Francis Rienzo, M.D. Robert Morgan, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Michael Weinblatt, DPM Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. Hector Iglesias, M.D. Loyda Rivera, M.D. Richard Murachanian, M.D. Richard Scott, M.D. Lewis Wetstein, M.D. Raymond Decker, M.D. Philip Ilaria, M.D. Thomas Rizzo, M.D. Harish Nagarsheth, M.D. Jay Sher, M.D. Sanford Wohlstadter, M.D. Ralph DelNegro, D.O. Brian Incremona, M.D. Michael Rosen, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Stephen Shroyer, M.D. Patricia Young, M.D. Bassem Demian, DPM Christopher Johnson, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Barton Nassberg, M.D. Jerry Silberman, DPM Rex Zapanta, M.D. Frederick DePaola, M.D. Evan Kelner, D.P.M. Kenneth Rosenstock, DPM Gary Noris, M.D. Jeffrey Silverstein, M.D. L. Steven Zukerman, M.D. Alicia DePerio, M.D. Robert Kosinski, M.D. James Rotolo, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 70 Gary Gross, M.D. 20 to 24 Years Robert Grossman, M.D. Michael Aaron, D.O. Vincent DeStasio, D.O. Carmela LaFalce, DMD Dominick Grosso, D.O. Richard Abramowitz, M.D. Anthony DeTulio, M.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Ahmad Haddad, M.D. Tanveer Ahmad, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Harry Larkin, M.D. Alan Haratz, M.D. Noelle Aikman, M.D. Gordon Donald, M.D. L. Scott Larsen, M.D. James Henry, M.D. Fouad Albana, M.D. Jack Ebani, M.D. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Linden Ho, M.D. Sharon Angelo, D.O. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Mark Lister, M.D. William Hong, M.D. Nasser Ani, M.D. Alan Erickson, M.D. Yigal Litvin, M.D. Toby Husserl, M.D. Frank Arlinghaus, M.D. Shahid Farooqui, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. John Infantolino, M.D. Allen Atheras, DPM Clint Ferenz, M.D. Claudio Lopez, M.D. Asha Jain, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Donald Ferri, M.D. Kevin Lopyan, M.D. Paul Jergens, M.D. Peter Barcas, D.O. Thomas Fiest, D.O. Elenito Maddatu, M.D. Stephen Jurewicz, M.D. Mark Bartiss, M.D. Josephine Filardo, M.D. Joseph Mannion, M.D. Michael Kachmar, DPM William Basri, M.D. John Fitzpatrick, M.D. Charles Markowitz, M.D. He-Yeun Kahng, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Franklin Frasco, M.D. James Marlys, M.D. Eugene Kaskiw, M.D. Joseph Binns, M.D. Martin Fried, M.D. Charles Mattina, M.D. V. Kate, M.D. Richard Borgatti, M.D. Mark Friedberg, M.D. Rudolf Meier, DPM John Kenny, D.O. Patricia Boylan, DPM George Gabuzda, M.D. Mohamed Meleis, M.D. Brian Kerr, M.D. Vanda Bruner, M.D. Cornelius Gallagher, M.D. Peter Mencel, M.D. Alan Klein, M.D. Ibrahim Buker, M.D. Anthony Giovine, D.O. Lawrence Menditto, DPM David Kleinfeld, M.D. Dino Calabrese, DDS Caroline Glicksman, M.D. Donald Micallef, M.D. Ronald Klug, M.D. Patrick Caputo, DPM Mark Goldberg, DPM Bernadette Miguelino, M.D. Mary Krisza, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D. John Checton, M.D. Sheldon Goldofsky, M.D. Steven Miller, D.O. John Kukucka, DMD Ramanand Panse, M.D. Edgar Chen, M.D. Joel Goldstein, M.D. Walter Miller, M.D. Marten Ladman, DMD Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Stephen Chidyllo, M.D. Steven Gorcey, M.D. Ali Moosvi, M.D. George Laubach, M.D. James Pasquariello, M.D. Andrew Simon, M.D. Maria Choy, M.D. Aron Gornish, M.D. Allen Morgan, M.D. David Lederman, DMD Rajendra Patel, M.D. Howard Stein, M.D. John Ciciarelli, M.D. Nancy Gornish, M.D. James Ofeldt, D.O. Robert Lillie, DPM Robert Penney, M.D. Ira Strauss, M.D. Georgina Cid, M.D. Rao Gourkanti, M.D. Hal Ornstein, DPM Alfred Lipp, D.O. Gary Pess, M.D. James Suddeth, M.D. Dean Cindrario, M.D. Michael Graff, M.D. Fazal Panezai, M.D. Jeffrey Lipper, M.D. Anthony Picaro, M.D. Uma Sundaram, M.D. James Clarke, M.D. John Greco, Jr., M.D. Jin Park, M.D. Jose Lopez, M.D. Frederick Potulski, M.D. Robert Sussman, DPM Joseph Clemente, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Chandler Patton, M.D. Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Karunambal Rajaraman, M.D. Stephen Swartz, M.D. Scott Cluley, M.D. Joseph Guarino, M.D. Michael Pecoraro, M.D. Donald Macdonald, M.D. Marianne Roosels, M.D. Cezar Tapnio, M.D. Michael Cohen, M.D. Richard Guzewicz, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Luis Manlapid, M.D. Mark Rosenbloom, M.D. Albert Tedeschi, M.D. Michael Conley, M.D. Daran Haber, M.D. Sally Jo Placa, DMD Steven Marder, DPM Neal Ruda, M.D. Narinder Thind, M.D. John Connors, DPM Jeffery Hager, D.O. Ira Port, DMD Michael Markoff, M.D. William Sachs, DPM Roger Thompson, M.D. Melanie Cotenoff, M.D. Bill Hayet, M.D. William Power, M.D. Eileen Masterson, M.D. Ramasubramanian John Vaccaro, M.D. Steven Crawford, M.D. Peter Hetzler, M.D. Robert Rabinowitz, D.O. Dominic Mazzocchi, M.D. Sambandan, M.D. Gregory Vergos, DMD Donald Cugini, M.D. Andrew Hirsch, M.D. David Ramos, M.D. Stuart Meyer, DDS Joseph Sarnelle, M.D. Charles Weber, M.D. Gregory Cunningham, M.D. Homayoun Homayouni, M.D. Anis Rangwala, M.D. Pandurang Miskin, M.D. Arnold Schonmuller, M.D. Marc Weil, DDS Miguel Damien, M.D. Charles Hux, M.D. Francis Rienzo, M.D. Robert Morgan, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Michael Weinblatt, DPM Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. Hector Iglesias, M.D. Loyda Rivera, M.D. Richard Murachanian, M.D. Richard Scott, M.D. Lewis Wetstein, M.D. Raymond Decker, M.D. Philip Ilaria, M.D. Thomas Rizzo, M.D. Harish Nagarsheth, M.D. Jay Sher, M.D. Sanford Wohlstadter, M.D. Ralph DelNegro, D.O. Brian Incremona, M.D. Michael Rosen, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Stephen Shroyer, M.D. Patricia Young, M.D. Bassem Demian, DPM Christopher Johnson, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Barton Nassberg, M.D. Jerry Silberman, DPM Rex Zapanta, M.D. Frederick DePaola, M.D. Evan Kelner, D.P.M. Kenneth Rosenstock, DPM Gary Noris, M.D. Jeffrey Silverstein, M.D. L. Steven Zukerman, M.D. Alicia DePerio, M.D. Robert Kosinski, M.D. James Rotolo, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 70 Saad Saad, M.D. Mark Sisskin, M.D. Lawrence Turtel, M.D. Paul Galante, DDS Avery Kuflik, M.D. Haig Minassian, M.D. Deborah Saez-Lacy, M.D. Alan Spector, DPM Penny Turtel, M.D. Peter Ganime, M.D. Chitra Lahoti, M.D. Evelyn Minaya, M.D. Rajiv Sahay, M.D. Nicholas Spetko, M.D. Rajiv Uppal, M.D. Sudha Garla, M.D. Anthony LaMantia, M.D. Mary Mitskavich, M.D. Frank Scaccia, M.D. Richard Steenland, M.D. Anjali Verma, M.D. Rami Geffner, M.D. Margaret Lambert-Woolley, M.D. David Moskowitz, M.D. Steven Schneiderman, M.D. Ira Stein, DPM Christina Walsh, M.D. David Gentile, M.D. Jason Larson, DPM Brendan Mulholland, M.D. Mitchell Schwartz, M.D. Don Steinfeld, DPM Neal Winzelberg, M.D. Ihab Girgis, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. Daniel Mulholland, M.D. Mark Seckler, M.D. Jay Stone, M.D. Brian Wnorowski, M.D. Laurie Glasser, M.D. William Law, M.D. Steven Nadler, M.D. Murray Seltzer, DMD Richard Sultan, D.O. Robert Wold, M.D. Andrew Gollup, M.D. Robert Lee, M.D. Azeez Naqvi, M.D. Joseph Sestito, M.D. Girija Surya, M.D. Alfred Wolkomir, M.D. Santos Gonzales, M.D. Richard Leichter, DPM Magdy Nasra, M.D. Ellen Setton, M.D. Babu Surya, M.D. Mary Yee, M.D. Jack Gould, D.O. Gary Lengel, M.D. Anthony Navilio, DMD Frank Sharp, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O. Alan Zaccaria, M.D. Thaddeus Grabowy, M.D. Richard Lesser, DPM Sanjeev Nayyar, M.D. Ronald Sheppard, DPM Lamberto Tan, M.D. Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Leila Grayson, M.D. Alexander Levin, M.D. Geoffrey Ndeto, M.D. Jeffrey Silberberg, M.D. Mahesh Tekriwal, M.D. Mitchell Zimmel, DPM Tiberiu Gross, M.D. Lawrence Levine, DPM Richard Neibart, M.D. Marshall Silver, M.D. John Tozzi, M.D. Nagy Guirguis, M.D. Muriel Levy-Kern, M.D. Khanh Nguyen, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Krzysztof Lichnowski, M.D. Cynthia Nitschmann Schmoll, D.O. 15 to 19 Years Howard Guss, D.O. Kenneth Liss, D.O. Gregory Noto, M.D. William Adams, M.D. Isaac Braverman, M.D. Brook DeJene, M.D. Ira Haimowitz, D.O. Steven Lisser, M.D. Allen Ongsiako, D.O. Vinod Aggarwal, M.D. G. Bruce, M.D. Anthony DeLuca, M.D. Kelly Hammond, M.D. Douglas Livornese, M.D. Ihsan Osman, M.D. Joseph Albanese, D.O. Jacqueline Brunetto, M.D. Carney DeSarno, M.D. John Harrigan, Jr., M.D. Anthony Lombardi, M.D. Ilene Pardon, M.D. Carlos Alemany, M.D. Daniel Burzon, M.D. Rocco DiPaola, M.D. Russell Harris, M.D. Jonathan Lustgarten, M.D. Paul Pardon, M.D. Niaz Ali, M.D. Debra Camal, M.D. Jeffrey DiPaolo, M.D. Peter Harris, M.D. Jerry Mabagos, M.D. Avtar Parhar, M.D. Edward Allegra, M.D. James Cameron, M.D. Michael DiPietro, DMD Anup Hazra, M.D. Rose Maddatu, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Lorena Alonzo-Chafart, D.O. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Mrunalini Donde, M.D. Craig Henderson, D.O. James Madden, M.D. Bronislaw Partyka, M.D. Mahmoud Aly, M.D. Robert Carracino, M.D. Roy Dressner, D.O. James Higgins, M.D. Mark Majeski, DPM Pinakin Patel, M.D. Girish Amin, M.D. Michael Carroll, III, M.D. Joseph Duddy, DMD Liviu Holca, M.D. Gregory Manzullo, M.D. Arvind Patel, M.D. John Armstrong, D.O. Stephen Chagares, M.D. Zwannah Dukuly, M.D. Michael Howard, M.D. Michael Marchese, M.D. Diptika Patel, M.D. Fatima Asghar, M.D. Anu Chakraborty, M.D. Scott Eisenberg, D.O. Susan Hudome, M.D. Michael Marchetti, M.D. Sandhya Patil, M.D. Amal Azer, M.D. Kenneth Chern, M.D. Azza Elbasty, M.D. Sukhwinder Hundle, M.D. Mark Marino, M.D. Charles Peeples, M.D. R. Monica Bais, M.D. Niles Choper, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. David Hyppolite, M.D. Richard Marino, D.O. John Pellegrino, M.D. Aswine Bal, M.D. Ratna Choudhary, M.D. Stephen Ellis, M.D. Adel Ibrahim, M.D. Lance Markbreiter, M.D. DinaMarie Perrino, D.O. Jonathan Barofsky, M.D. Clifford Chu, M.D. Brian Erler, M.D. Rosa Ital, M.D. Andrew Maron, DDS Russell Petranto, DPM Frank Barone, M.D. Maria Clemente, M.D. Pedro Escandon, M.D. Dana Jacoby, M.D. Joseph Marsicano, M.D. Anthony Petrosini, M.D. Joseph Basilone, M.D. Todd Cohen, D.O. Sandra Escandon, M.D. Michelle Jacoby, M.D. Joseph Marzano, M.D. Christina Piela, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Eric Comsti, M.D. David Estin, M.D. David Johnson, M.D. Margaret Masterson, M.D. Christopher Pierson, M.D. Harjinder Bedi, M.D. Harry Coniaris, M.D. George Fahoury, DPM William Jow, M.D. Gregory Mazzatta, DPM Nonato Pineda, M.D. Stewart Berkowitz, M.D. Andrew Conti, M.D. Carlos Fernandez, M.D. Karl Kado, DPM Jeffrey Mazzatta, DPM Adrian Pristas, M.D. Jonathan Beutel, M.D. Harold Cotler, D.O. Richard Fernicola, M.D. Jeffrey Kargman, M.D. Kim McFadden, M.D. Maria Pyontek, D.O. Lynn Bezpalko, D.O. Heather Crawford, DPM Frances Fittanto, DPM Maria Katsoulis-Emnace, M.D. Rosenio Medenilla, M.D. William Rahal, M.D. Orest Bezpalko, D.O. Michael Cunningham, M.D. Michael Fleisher, M.D. Christian Kaunzinger, M.D. Varsha Mehta, M.D. Naheed Rahmet, M.D. Sanjay Bhagat, M.D. Eric Daiter, M.D. Margaret Florczyk, M.D. Michael Keelan, M.D. Gregory Meli, M.D. Kartha Ramachandran, M.D. Ashish Bhattacharya, M.D. Lea David, M.D. Miroslaw Florczyk, M.D. Ira Keselman, M.D. Catherine Meli, M.D. Vidya Rao, M.D. Nafisa Bhoori, M.D. John Davis, M.D. Daniel Flynn, M.D. David Kleinman, M.D. Francis Merlo, D.O. William Reed, D.O. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Rashmi Dayal, M.D. Gregg Foos, M.D. Steven Koerner, D.O. Scott Metzger, M.D. Prudencio Reyes, M.D. Joseph Boak, M.D. Gustavo De La Luz, M.D. John Frattellone, DMD Glenn Kolansky, M.D. Ellen Miele, M.D. Stephen Rice, M.D., Ph.D. Joseph P. Bogdan, M.D. Nancy Deacon, D.O. Ted Freeman, D.O. John Kraynock, M.D. Vincent Migliori, DPM Darrell Rigatti, M.D. John Brandeisky, DPM Anna DeDona, D.O. Jose Fune, M.D. Eileen Krieg, M.D. Nagy Mikhail, M.D. Rosalia Riguerra, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 72 Saad Saad, M.D. Mark Sisskin, M.D. Lawrence Turtel, M.D. Paul Galante, DDS Avery Kuflik, M.D. Haig Minassian, M.D. Deborah Saez-Lacy, M.D. Alan Spector, DPM Penny Turtel, M.D. Peter Ganime, M.D. Chitra Lahoti, M.D. Evelyn Minaya, M.D. Rajiv Sahay, M.D. Nicholas Spetko, M.D. Rajiv Uppal, M.D. Sudha Garla, M.D. Anthony LaMantia, M.D. Mary Mitskavich, M.D. Frank Scaccia, M.D. Richard Steenland, M.D. Anjali Verma, M.D. Rami Geffner, M.D. Margaret Lambert-Woolley, M.D. David Moskowitz, M.D. Steven Schneiderman, M.D. Ira Stein, DPM Christina Walsh, M.D. David Gentile, M.D. Jason Larson, DPM Brendan Mulholland, M.D. Mitchell Schwartz, M.D. Don Steinfeld, DPM Neal Winzelberg, M.D. Ihab Girgis, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. Daniel Mulholland, M.D. Mark Seckler, M.D. Jay Stone, M.D. Brian Wnorowski, M.D. Laurie Glasser, M.D. William Law, M.D. Steven Nadler, M.D. Murray Seltzer, DMD Richard Sultan, D.O. Robert Wold, M.D. Andrew Gollup, M.D. Robert Lee, M.D. Azeez Naqvi, M.D. Joseph Sestito, M.D. Girija Surya, M.D. Alfred Wolkomir, M.D. Santos Gonzales, M.D. Richard Leichter, DPM Magdy Nasra, M.D. Ellen Setton, M.D. Babu Surya, M.D. Mary Yee, M.D. Jack Gould, D.O. Gary Lengel, M.D. Anthony Navilio, DMD Frank Sharp, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O. Alan Zaccaria, M.D. Thaddeus Grabowy, M.D. Richard Lesser, DPM Sanjeev Nayyar, M.D. Ronald Sheppard, DPM Lamberto Tan, M.D. Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Leila Grayson, M.D. Alexander Levin, M.D. Geoffrey Ndeto, M.D. Jeffrey Silberberg, M.D. Mahesh Tekriwal, M.D. Mitchell Zimmel, DPM Tiberiu Gross, M.D. Lawrence Levine, DPM Richard Neibart, M.D. Marshall Silver, M.D. John Tozzi, M.D. Nagy Guirguis, M.D. Muriel Levy-Kern, M.D. Khanh Nguyen, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Krzysztof Lichnowski, M.D. Cynthia Nitschmann Schmoll, D.O. 15 to 19 Years Howard Guss, D.O. Kenneth Liss, D.O. Gregory Noto, M.D. William Adams, M.D. Isaac Braverman, M.D. Brook DeJene, M.D. Ira Haimowitz, D.O. Steven Lisser, M.D. Allen Ongsiako, D.O. Vinod Aggarwal, M.D. G. Bruce, M.D. Anthony DeLuca, M.D. Kelly Hammond, M.D. Douglas Livornese, M.D. Ihsan Osman, M.D. Joseph Albanese, D.O. Jacqueline Brunetto, M.D. Carney DeSarno, M.D. John Harrigan, Jr., M.D. Anthony Lombardi, M.D. Ilene Pardon, M.D. Carlos Alemany, M.D. Daniel Burzon, M.D. Rocco DiPaola, M.D. Russell Harris, M.D. Jonathan Lustgarten, M.D. Paul Pardon, M.D. Niaz Ali, M.D. Debra Camal, M.D. Jeffrey DiPaolo, M.D. Peter Harris, M.D. Jerry Mabagos, M.D. Avtar Parhar, M.D. Edward Allegra, M.D. James Cameron, M.D. Michael DiPietro, DMD Anup Hazra, M.D. Rose Maddatu, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Lorena Alonzo-Chafart, D.O. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Mrunalini Donde, M.D. Craig Henderson, D.O. James Madden, M.D. Bronislaw Partyka, M.D. Mahmoud Aly, M.D. Robert Carracino, M.D. Roy Dressner, D.O. James Higgins, M.D. Mark Majeski, DPM Pinakin Patel, M.D. Girish Amin, M.D. Michael Carroll, III, M.D. Joseph Duddy, DMD Liviu Holca, M.D. Gregory Manzullo, M.D. Arvind Patel, M.D. John Armstrong, D.O. Stephen Chagares, M.D. Zwannah Dukuly, M.D. Michael Howard, M.D. Michael Marchese, M.D. Diptika Patel, M.D. Fatima Asghar, M.D. Anu Chakraborty, M.D. Scott Eisenberg, D.O. Susan Hudome, M.D. Michael Marchetti, M.D. Sandhya Patil, M.D. Amal Azer, M.D. Kenneth Chern, M.D. Azza Elbasty, M.D. Sukhwinder Hundle, M.D. Mark Marino, M.D. Charles Peeples, M.D. R. Monica Bais, M.D. Niles Choper, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. David Hyppolite, M.D. Richard Marino, D.O. John Pellegrino, M.D. Aswine Bal, M.D. Ratna Choudhary, M.D. Stephen Ellis, M.D. Adel Ibrahim, M.D. Lance Markbreiter, M.D. DinaMarie Perrino, D.O. Jonathan Barofsky, M.D. Clifford Chu, M.D. Brian Erler, M.D. Rosa Ital, M.D. Andrew Maron, DDS Russell Petranto, DPM Frank Barone, M.D. Maria Clemente, M.D. Pedro Escandon, M.D. Dana Jacoby, M.D. Joseph Marsicano, M.D. Anthony Petrosini, M.D. Joseph Basilone, M.D. Todd Cohen, D.O. Sandra Escandon, M.D. Michelle Jacoby, M.D. Joseph Marzano, M.D. Christina Piela, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Eric Comsti, M.D. David Estin, M.D. David Johnson, M.D. Margaret Masterson, M.D. Christopher Pierson, M.D. Harjinder Bedi, M.D. Harry Coniaris, M.D. George Fahoury, DPM William Jow, M.D. Gregory Mazzatta, DPM Nonato Pineda, M.D. Stewart Berkowitz, M.D. Andrew Conti, M.D. Carlos Fernandez, M.D. Karl Kado, DPM Jeffrey Mazzatta, DPM Adrian Pristas, M.D. Jonathan Beutel, M.D. Harold Cotler, D.O. Richard Fernicola, M.D. Jeffrey Kargman, M.D. Kim McFadden, M.D. Maria Pyontek, D.O. Lynn Bezpalko, D.O. Heather Crawford, DPM Frances Fittanto, DPM Maria Katsoulis-Emnace, M.D. Rosenio Medenilla, M.D. William Rahal, M.D. Orest Bezpalko, D.O. Michael Cunningham, M.D. Michael Fleisher, M.D. Christian Kaunzinger, M.D. Varsha Mehta, M.D. Naheed Rahmet, M.D. Sanjay Bhagat, M.D. Eric Daiter, M.D. Margaret Florczyk, M.D. Michael Keelan, M.D. Gregory Meli, M.D. Kartha Ramachandran, M.D. Ashish Bhattacharya, M.D. Lea David, M.D. Miroslaw Florczyk, M.D. Ira Keselman, M.D. Catherine Meli, M.D. Vidya Rao, M.D. Nafisa Bhoori, M.D. John Davis, M.D. Daniel Flynn, M.D. David Kleinman, M.D. Francis Merlo, D.O. William Reed, D.O. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Rashmi Dayal, M.D. Gregg Foos, M.D. Steven Koerner, D.O. Scott Metzger, M.D. Prudencio Reyes, M.D. Joseph Boak, M.D. Gustavo De La Luz, M.D. John Frattellone, DMD Glenn Kolansky, M.D. Ellen Miele, M.D. Stephen Rice, M.D., Ph.D. Joseph P. Bogdan, M.D. Nancy Deacon, D.O. Ted Freeman, D.O. John Kraynock, M.D. Vincent Migliori, DPM Darrell Rigatti, M.D. John Brandeisky, DPM Anna DeDona, D.O. Jose Fune, M.D. Eileen Krieg, M.D. Nagy Mikhail, M.D. Rosalia Riguerra, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 72 Charles Rizzo, M.D. Paul Vetter, M.D. Jeffrey Wolfe, M.D. 10 to 14 Years Brian Roper, M.D. Jay Vida, D.O. Grace Yia, M.D. Nauman Ahmad, M.D. John Chapman, M.D. Mary Rose Gallardo, M.D. Frederick Rothberg, DPM Michael Viksman, M.D. Elie Younes, M.D. Ziad Abbud, M.D. Peter Chiang, M.D. Kalyani Gardilla, M.D. Michael Rothberg, M.D. John Vitali, M.D. Byung Yu, M.D. Thanaa Abraham, M.D. Manjula Chidambaram, M.D. Arthur Geller, M.D. Herbert Rudolph, M.D. Kathleen Walsh, M.D. Margaret Zakanycz, DPM Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Joan Choper, M.D. Caryn Giacona, M.D. Bindoo Rughani-Shah, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Vincent Zales, M.D. Alynn Alexander, M.D. Arthur Christiano, M.D. Robert Gialanella, M.D. Mildred Sabo, M.D. Thomas White, D.O. Tina Zecca, D.O. Frank Almeida, M.D. Tony Chu, M.D. James Giannakaros, DPM Nishi Sahay, M.D. Eric Winarsky, M.D. William Ziegler, D.O. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Alfonso Ciervo, M.D. Georgios Giannakopoulos, D.O. Manish Saini, M.D. Stephen Windsor, M.D. Daniel Zirkman, M.D. Luzminda Anama, M.D. Corazon Cipriaso, M.D. Douglas Gibbens, M.D. Susan Salzberg Moore, M.D. Jeffrey Winkler, M.D. Frederick Zito, M.D. Rainier Aquino, M.D. Jason Cohen, M.D. Asim Gilani, M.D. John Saporito, M.D. Mary Witkowski, M.D. David Zukoff, M.D. Kristen Atienza, D.O. Lawrence Coia, M.D. Wahid Girgis, M.D. Richard Scher, D.O. Teddy Atik, M.D. Umberto Coletta, M.D. Janaki Giri, M.D. Scott Schlachter, D.O. Diane Attardi, M.D. Maria Collado, M.D. Christopher Godek, M.D. Todd Schmoll, D.O. Beverly Avendano, M.D. Surekha Collur, M.D. Gerald Goldsmith, DPM Lorette Sciarappa, M.D. Mona Awad, M.D. Maria Comsti, M.D. Laurel Goldstein, M.D. Michael Sclafani, M.D. Samia Ayoub, M.D. Shaw Condiotte, M.D. Richard Goldstein, M.D. Dinesh Shah, M.D. Lily Babayev, M.D. Maura Conniff, DMD Alejandro Gomez, M.D. Robert Shanik, M.D. Elaine Bacci, D.O. John Cristini, M.D. Gregory Greco, D.O. Indu Sharma, M.D. Edgardo Baerga, M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D. Drew Greeley, M.D. Magdy Shenouda, M.D. Kathy Banks, D.M.D. Francisco Del Valle, M.D. Jianhua Guo, M.D. Ellen Sher, M.D. Theresa Barry, D.O. Lambro Demetriades, M.D. Anil Gupta, M.D. Michael Sherman, M.D. Ricardo Barzaga, M.D. Rosemarie DeSantis- Debra Gussman, M.D. Joshua Shua-Haim, M.D. Jocelyn Bautista, M.D. Mastrangelo, M.D. Kayvon Haghighi, DDS, M.D. David Sikowitz, M.D. Ammar Bazerbashi, M.D. Matthew Dever, M.D. Nadeem Haider, M.D. Robert Smith, M.D. Susan Belanger, DPM Michael DeVita, D.O. Kenneth Harris, M.D. Stephen Spector, DDS Sardana Belkin, M.D. Mark Ditmar, M.D. Bassam Hasan, M.D. Daniel Stabile, M.D. Abha Bhargava, M.D. James Dooley, M.D. Carl Henningson, M.D. Mark Stephens, DPM Ramil Bhatnagar, M.D. Richard Drachtman, M.D. Gregory Heyt, M.D. Melissa Su, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. James Dralle, M.D. Neil Holland, M.D. James Sullivan, DPM Christopher Blakeslee, DPM Isaac Dweck, M.D. Sean Houston, M.D. Pacita Sy, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Santhosh Eapen, M.D. Ossama Hozayen, M.D. Moty Tal, M.D. Iza Boesler, M.D. Carrie Edelman, M.D. Kenny Hui, M.D. Michael Tavill, M.D. Frank Borao, M.D. Barry Edison, D.O. Jose Iglesias, D.O. Erwin Tepper, M.D. Thomas Brandeisky, D.O. Jennifer Edwards, M.D. Joseph Imbesi, D.O. Ben Terrany, M.D. Arthur Braunwell, D.O. Nazir El-Abidin, M.D. Norman Indich, M.D. Matthew Tobin, M.D. Jonathan Briggs, M.D. Maha Elsakka, M.D. Louis Iorio, M.D. Robert Tomaro, M.D. Neil Brodsky, M.D. Jennifer Engel, M.D. Jo-Ann Jordan, M.D. Stephen Toran, M.D. Daniel Brouder, M.D. Rafael Enukashvili, M.D. Jyotika Joshi, M.D. Brian Torpey, M.D. Derrick Brown, M.D. Amy Eschinger, M.D. Michael Josovitz, DPM Antonios Tsompanidis, D.O. Anthony Burniewicz, DPM Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Costas Kaiafas, M.D. Janet Tumaliuan, M.D. Andrew Burstiner, M.D. Kira Feldman, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Oscar Calderon, M.D. David Feng, M.D. Murat Karatepe, M.D. Rosanne Vantuono, M.D. Enza Caputo, M.D. Shufang Feng, M.D. Michael Kassouf, M.D. Arthur Vasen, M.D. Elsa Castro, M.D. Thomas Feola, DPM Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Srinivas Vasireddi, M.D. Dimitri Cefalu, M.D. Shawn Field, M.D. Sudha Kavuru, M.D. Thomas Vates, M.D. David Chalnick, M.D. Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. Ina Kelemen, M.D. Ashokvardhan Veldanda, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 74 Charles Rizzo, M.D. Paul Vetter, M.D. Jeffrey Wolfe, M.D. 10 to 14 Years Brian Roper, M.D. Jay Vida, D.O. Grace Yia, M.D. Nauman Ahmad, M.D. John Chapman, M.D. Mary Rose Gallardo, M.D. Frederick Rothberg, DPM Michael Viksman, M.D. Elie Younes, M.D. Ziad Abbud, M.D. Peter Chiang, M.D. Kalyani Gardilla, M.D. Michael Rothberg, M.D. John Vitali, M.D. Byung Yu, M.D. Thanaa Abraham, M.D. Manjula Chidambaram, M.D. Arthur Geller, M.D. Herbert Rudolph, M.D. Kathleen Walsh, M.D. Margaret Zakanycz, DPM Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Joan Choper, M.D. Caryn Giacona, M.D. Bindoo Rughani-Shah, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Vincent Zales, M.D. Alynn Alexander, M.D. Arthur Christiano, M.D. Robert Gialanella, M.D. Mildred Sabo, M.D. Thomas White, D.O. Tina Zecca, D.O. Frank Almeida, M.D. Tony Chu, M.D. James Giannakaros, DPM Nishi Sahay, M.D. Eric Winarsky, M.D. William Ziegler, D.O. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Alfonso Ciervo, M.D. Georgios Giannakopoulos, D.O. Manish Saini, M.D. Stephen Windsor, M.D. Daniel Zirkman, M.D. Luzminda Anama, M.D. Corazon Cipriaso, M.D. Douglas Gibbens, M.D. Susan Salzberg Moore, M.D. Jeffrey Winkler, M.D. Frederick Zito, M.D. Rainier Aquino, M.D. Jason Cohen, M.D. Asim Gilani, M.D. John Saporito, M.D. Mary Witkowski, M.D. David Zukoff, M.D. Kristen Atienza, D.O. Lawrence Coia, M.D. Wahid Girgis, M.D. Richard Scher, D.O. Teddy Atik, M.D. Umberto Coletta, M.D. Janaki Giri, M.D. Scott Schlachter, D.O. Diane Attardi, M.D. Maria Collado, M.D. Christopher Godek, M.D. Todd Schmoll, D.O. Beverly Avendano, M.D. Surekha Collur, M.D. Gerald Goldsmith, DPM Lorette Sciarappa, M.D. Mona Awad, M.D. Maria Comsti, M.D. Laurel Goldstein, M.D. Michael Sclafani, M.D. Samia Ayoub, M.D. Shaw Condiotte, M.D. Richard Goldstein, M.D. Dinesh Shah, M.D. Lily Babayev, M.D. Maura Conniff, DMD Alejandro Gomez, M.D. Robert Shanik, M.D. Elaine Bacci, D.O. John Cristini, M.D. Gregory Greco, D.O. Indu Sharma, M.D. Edgardo Baerga, M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D. Drew Greeley, M.D. Magdy Shenouda, M.D. Kathy Banks, D.M.D. Francisco Del Valle, M.D. Jianhua Guo, M.D. Ellen Sher, M.D. Theresa Barry, D.O. Lambro Demetriades, M.D. Anil Gupta, M.D. Michael Sherman, M.D. Ricardo Barzaga, M.D. Rosemarie DeSantis- Debra Gussman, M.D. Joshua Shua-Haim, M.D. Jocelyn Bautista, M.D. Mastrangelo, M.D. Kayvon Haghighi, DDS, M.D. David Sikowitz, M.D. Ammar Bazerbashi, M.D. Matthew Dever, M.D. Nadeem Haider, M.D. Robert Smith, M.D. Susan Belanger, DPM Michael DeVita, D.O. Kenneth Harris, M.D. Stephen Spector, DDS Sardana Belkin, M.D. Mark Ditmar, M.D. Bassam Hasan, M.D. Daniel Stabile, M.D. Abha Bhargava, M.D. James Dooley, M.D. Carl Henningson, M.D. Mark Stephens, DPM Ramil Bhatnagar, M.D. Richard Drachtman, M.D. Gregory Heyt, M.D. Melissa Su, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. James Dralle, M.D. Neil Holland, M.D. James Sullivan, DPM Christopher Blakeslee, DPM Isaac Dweck, M.D. Sean Houston, M.D. Pacita Sy, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Santhosh Eapen, M.D. Ossama Hozayen, M.D. Moty Tal, M.D. Iza Boesler, M.D. Carrie Edelman, M.D. Kenny Hui, M.D. Michael Tavill, M.D. Frank Borao, M.D. Barry Edison, D.O. Jose Iglesias, D.O. Erwin Tepper, M.D. Thomas Brandeisky, D.O. Jennifer Edwards, M.D. Joseph Imbesi, D.O. Ben Terrany, M.D. Arthur Braunwell, D.O. Nazir El-Abidin, M.D. Norman Indich, M.D. Matthew Tobin, M.D. Jonathan Briggs, M.D. Maha Elsakka, M.D. Louis Iorio, M.D. Robert Tomaro, M.D. Neil Brodsky, M.D. Jennifer Engel, M.D. Jo-Ann Jordan, M.D. Stephen Toran, M.D. Daniel Brouder, M.D. Rafael Enukashvili, M.D. Jyotika Joshi, M.D. Brian Torpey, M.D. Derrick Brown, M.D. Amy Eschinger, M.D. Michael Josovitz, DPM Antonios Tsompanidis, D.O. Anthony Burniewicz, DPM Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Costas Kaiafas, M.D. Janet Tumaliuan, M.D. Andrew Burstiner, M.D. Kira Feldman, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Oscar Calderon, M.D. David Feng, M.D. Murat Karatepe, M.D. Rosanne Vantuono, M.D. Enza Caputo, M.D. Shufang Feng, M.D. Michael Kassouf, M.D. Arthur Vasen, M.D. Elsa Castro, M.D. Thomas Feola, DPM Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Srinivas Vasireddi, M.D. Dimitri Cefalu, M.D. Shawn Field, M.D. Sudha Kavuru, M.D. Thomas Vates, M.D. David Chalnick, M.D. Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. Ina Kelemen, M.D. Ashokvardhan Veldanda, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 74 Gary Kershner, D.O. Noel Nivera, M.D. Joseph Schauer, M.D. Lin Xu, M.D. Daniel Yu, M.D. Lingbin Zhou, M.D. Rafiya Khakoo, M.D. Debra O’Brien, M.D. Andrew Schmierer, DPM Zhaomin Yang, M.D. Thomas Yu, M.D. Susanne Zimmermann, M.D. Chong Kim, M.D. Thomas O’Brien, M.D. Katherine Schneebaum, M.D. Hojun Yoo, M.D. Marta Zeb, M.D. Sowmini Kommireddi, M.D. Douglas O’Connor, M.D. Nina Seigelstein, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Min Zheng, M.D. Anita Kubal, M.D. Arthur O’Keefe, M.D. Elliot Semet, M.D. Sung Kwon, M.D. Lookman Odejobi, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. 5 to 9 Years Estela Lacap, M.D. Olukayode Oladeji, M.D. Pranav Shah, M.D. Holli Alster, DPM Melissa Bonilla, M.D. Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D. Thomas Lake, M.D. Jeffrey Osofsky, M.D. Darsit Shah, M.D. Shahida Abbas, M.D. J. Andrew Bowe, M.D. Beverly Demchuk, M.D. Vipul Lakhani, M.D. Ann Marie Pagano, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Nathan Ades, M.D. Harris Bram, M.D. Howard Denenberg, M.D. Jasen Langley, DPM Winicjusz Palecki, M.D. Yong Shi, M.D. Khalid Ahmad, M.D. James Brock, M.D. Nancy DeNicola, D.O. Daniel Lapidus, M.D. Wilbur Pan, M.D. Tatyana Shkolnaya, M.D. Nasir Ahmad, M.D. Jonathan Brodsky, D.O. Amee Desai, M.D. Joseph Lattanzi, M.D. Shivendra Pandey, M.D. Richard Siderits, M.D. Ninfa Alcasid, M.D. Mary Beth Browne, M.D. Sunit Desai, M.D. Issa Lehaf, M.D. Robert Pannullo, M.D. Egbert Simon, M.D. Marcos Alfie, M.D. Robert Bruno, D.O. Raven DeVincenzo, M.D. Michael Lepis, M.D. Alfred Parchment, M.D. Sangchin Song, DMD Rany AlHaj, M.D. Charles Cappadona, M.D. Marc DeVito, M.D. Michael Levin, D.O. Atul Pasricha, D.O. Azam Soroush, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Samuel Carino, D.O. Frederic Dewil, M.D. Ying Lin, M.D. Mark Pass, M.D. Christopher Spagnuola, M.D. Kevin Anannab, M.D. Jocelyn Carlo, M.D. Shamina Dhillon, M.D. Marcia Liu, M.D. Philip Passalaqua, M.D. Charles Spatz, DPM Richard Angrist, M.D. Owen Carolan, M.D. William Didie, M.D. Edward Liu, M.D. Suhas Patel, M.D. Anthony Squillaro, M.D. Renato Apolito, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D. Jody DiGiacomo, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Nachiket Patel, M.D. Bruce Stamos, M.D. Deepinder Arora, M.D. RoseAnn Caruso, DPM R. Dillon, M.D. Thomas Lozowski, D.O. Jayne Pavlak-Schenk, D.O. Scott Strenger, M.D. Adarsh Arya, M.D. Leslie Cauvin, D.O. William DiLorenzo, D.O. W. Madsen, DMD Bruce Peters, D.O. Alan Swinger, D.O. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Kane Chang, M.D. Ann DiPaolo, D.O. Pacifico Magahis, M.D. Victoria Pirogovsky, M.D. Randy Talamayan, M.D. Michael Ashkar, M.D. Robert Chang, M.D. Pankaj Doshi, M.D. Elizabeth Mammen-Prasad, M.D. Francis Ponce, M.D. Xiaoyin Tang, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Charlie Changchien, M.D. Peter Doss, M.D. Gina Maniar, D.O. Arvind Prabhat, M.D. Dana Tarina, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. James Chapman, M.D. Christopher Doumas, M.D. Farag Mankarios, M.D. Andrea Price, M.D. John Taylor, M.D. Moshe Bacharach, M.D. Aileen Chen, M.D. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Smitha Manoj, M.D. Steven Priolo, M.D. Robert Terranova, D.O. Flora Bai, M.D. Gino Chiappetta, M.D. Kathleen Dowling, M.D. Elie Mansour, M.D. Paul Prosperi, D.O. Pritinder Thind, M.D. Nadeem Baig, M.D. Kenny Chiu, M.D. Scott Druckman, D.O. Arthur Mark, M.D. Qiubing Qian, M.D. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Bhavesh Balar, M.D. Edward Choi, M.D. Elena Drudy, M.D. Benjamin Mark, M.D. Moh’d Qumei, M.D. Rudolf Thompson, M.D. Arvind Baliga, M.D. Yu-Jeong Choi, M.D. Sarah Easaw, M.D. Paul Marquette, M.D. Vicki Raab, M.D. Christopher Tolerico, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Shobha Chottera, M.D. Teresa Ecker, M.D. Stephen Martino, M.D. Michael Raguso-Failla, M.D. Jeanne Tomaino, M.D. Joseph Barbalinardo, M.D. Jeanmarie Chudzik, D.O. Mohamed Elbasty, DDS Lizett Marza, M.D. Zulfiqar Rajput, M.D. Toby Tracy, D.O. Robin Bash, M.D. Paul Chung, M.D. Abeer Elessawi, D.O. Avais Masud, M.D. Guy Rando, DDS Victoria Triola, D.O. Eric Baskin, DPM Greg Clark, DPM Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Theodore Matulewicz, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Joseph Triolo, M.D. Jonathan Baum, M.D. Jonathan Cohen, M.D. Samuel Engel, M.D. John McElroy, DMD Sumul Raval, M.D. Shirley Tsong, M.D. Jeffrey Bechler, M.D. Ellen Conner, M.D. Edward Engle, D.O. Kevin-Sean McGann, D.O. Richard Richlan, M.D. Folarin Tuboku-Metzger, M.D. Olga Belder, D.O. Raffaele Corbisiero, M.D. Raymond Esquieres, M.D. Sara McGee, M.D. Brian Rogers, M.D. Lawrence Van Horn, M.D. Kenneth Belitsis, M.D. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Mayer Ezer, M.D. Deepti Mehra, M.D. Kevin Roma, M.D. Michelle Verdi, D.O. Matthew Berberich, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Ahmed Fadil, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Joseph Romanella, D.O. Chellappan Vijayakumar, M.D. Eric Berger, M.D. Eric Costanzo, D.O. Gregory Fedorcik, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Michael Rose, M.D. Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. Lance Berger, M.D. Theodore D’Amato, DPM Charlee Feeney, D.O. Marek Mrzyglocki, M.D. Ann Ross, M.D. Michael Wappel, M.D. Gagan Beri, M.D. David D’Ambrosio, M.D. William Fenster, M.D. Sangita Nagpal, M.D. Robert Sabo, M.D. Evelyn Wells, M.D. Mordechai Bermann, M.D. Michael D’Angelo, M.D. Felix Fianko, M.D. Prem Nandiwada, M.D. Ahmad Salloum, M.D. Joseph Wendolowski, DPM Tarun Bhandari, M.D. Rama Dahal, M.D. Ryan Fields, D.O. Danielle Nardone, D.O. Emilia Santa Maria-Lucero, M.D. Joshua Wolpert, M.D. Atul Bhasin, M.D. Charles Daknis (Cresanti), M.D. Michael Findura, D.O. Hung Nguyen, M.D. Peter Scalia, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Steven Binenbaum, M.D. Michael Dambeck, D.O. Arkady Finkel, M.D. Thomas Nicholas, M.D. Janet Schairer, M.D. Walter Wynkoop, M.D. Warren Bleiweiss, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Anthony Fiorilli, DPM
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 76 Gary Kershner, D.O. Noel Nivera, M.D. Joseph Schauer, M.D. Lin Xu, M.D. Daniel Yu, M.D. Lingbin Zhou, M.D. Rafiya Khakoo, M.D. Debra O’Brien, M.D. Andrew Schmierer, DPM Zhaomin Yang, M.D. Thomas Yu, M.D. Susanne Zimmermann, M.D. Chong Kim, M.D. Thomas O’Brien, M.D. Katherine Schneebaum, M.D. Hojun Yoo, M.D. Marta Zeb, M.D. Sowmini Kommireddi, M.D. Douglas O’Connor, M.D. Nina Seigelstein, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Min Zheng, M.D. Anita Kubal, M.D. Arthur O’Keefe, M.D. Elliot Semet, M.D. Sung Kwon, M.D. Lookman Odejobi, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. 5 to 9 Years Estela Lacap, M.D. Olukayode Oladeji, M.D. Pranav Shah, M.D. Holli Alster, DPM Melissa Bonilla, M.D. Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D. Thomas Lake, M.D. Jeffrey Osofsky, M.D. Darsit Shah, M.D. Shahida Abbas, M.D. J. Andrew Bowe, M.D. Beverly Demchuk, M.D. Vipul Lakhani, M.D. Ann Marie Pagano, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Nathan Ades, M.D. Harris Bram, M.D. Howard Denenberg, M.D. Jasen Langley, DPM Winicjusz Palecki, M.D. Yong Shi, M.D. Khalid Ahmad, M.D. James Brock, M.D. Nancy DeNicola, D.O. Daniel Lapidus, M.D. Wilbur Pan, M.D. Tatyana Shkolnaya, M.D. Nasir Ahmad, M.D. Jonathan Brodsky, D.O. Amee Desai, M.D. Joseph Lattanzi, M.D. Shivendra Pandey, M.D. Richard Siderits, M.D. Ninfa Alcasid, M.D. Mary Beth Browne, M.D. Sunit Desai, M.D. Issa Lehaf, M.D. Robert Pannullo, M.D. Egbert Simon, M.D. Marcos Alfie, M.D. Robert Bruno, D.O. Raven DeVincenzo, M.D. Michael Lepis, M.D. Alfred Parchment, M.D. Sangchin Song, DMD Rany AlHaj, M.D. Charles Cappadona, M.D. Marc DeVito, M.D. Michael Levin, D.O. Atul Pasricha, D.O. Azam Soroush, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Samuel Carino, D.O. Frederic Dewil, M.D. Ying Lin, M.D. Mark Pass, M.D. Christopher Spagnuola, M.D. Kevin Anannab, M.D. Jocelyn Carlo, M.D. Shamina Dhillon, M.D. Marcia Liu, M.D. Philip Passalaqua, M.D. Charles Spatz, DPM Richard Angrist, M.D. Owen Carolan, M.D. William Didie, M.D. Edward Liu, M.D. Suhas Patel, M.D. Anthony Squillaro, M.D. Renato Apolito, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D. Jody DiGiacomo, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Nachiket Patel, M.D. Bruce Stamos, M.D. Deepinder Arora, M.D. RoseAnn Caruso, DPM R. Dillon, M.D. Thomas Lozowski, D.O. Jayne Pavlak-Schenk, D.O. Scott Strenger, M.D. Adarsh Arya, M.D. Leslie Cauvin, D.O. William DiLorenzo, D.O. W. Madsen, DMD Bruce Peters, D.O. Alan Swinger, D.O. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Kane Chang, M.D. Ann DiPaolo, D.O. Pacifico Magahis, M.D. Victoria Pirogovsky, M.D. Randy Talamayan, M.D. Michael Ashkar, M.D. Robert Chang, M.D. Pankaj Doshi, M.D. Elizabeth Mammen-Prasad, M.D. Francis Ponce, M.D. Xiaoyin Tang, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Charlie Changchien, M.D. Peter Doss, M.D. Gina Maniar, D.O. Arvind Prabhat, M.D. Dana Tarina, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. James Chapman, M.D. Christopher Doumas, M.D. Farag Mankarios, M.D. Andrea Price, M.D. John Taylor, M.D. Moshe Bacharach, M.D. Aileen Chen, M.D. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Smitha Manoj, M.D. Steven Priolo, M.D. Robert Terranova, D.O. Flora Bai, M.D. Gino Chiappetta, M.D. Kathleen Dowling, M.D. Elie Mansour, M.D. Paul Prosperi, D.O. Pritinder Thind, M.D. Nadeem Baig, M.D. Kenny Chiu, M.D. Scott Druckman, D.O. Arthur Mark, M.D. Qiubing Qian, M.D. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Bhavesh Balar, M.D. Edward Choi, M.D. Elena Drudy, M.D. Benjamin Mark, M.D. Moh’d Qumei, M.D. Rudolf Thompson, M.D. Arvind Baliga, M.D. Yu-Jeong Choi, M.D. Sarah Easaw, M.D. Paul Marquette, M.D. Vicki Raab, M.D. Christopher Tolerico, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Shobha Chottera, M.D. Teresa Ecker, M.D. Stephen Martino, M.D. Michael Raguso-Failla, M.D. Jeanne Tomaino, M.D. Joseph Barbalinardo, M.D. Jeanmarie Chudzik, D.O. Mohamed Elbasty, DDS Lizett Marza, M.D. Zulfiqar Rajput, M.D. Toby Tracy, D.O. Robin Bash, M.D. Paul Chung, M.D. Abeer Elessawi, D.O. Avais Masud, M.D. Guy Rando, DDS Victoria Triola, D.O. Eric Baskin, DPM Greg Clark, DPM Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Theodore Matulewicz, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Joseph Triolo, M.D. Jonathan Baum, M.D. Jonathan Cohen, M.D. Samuel Engel, M.D. John McElroy, DMD Sumul Raval, M.D. Shirley Tsong, M.D. Jeffrey Bechler, M.D. Ellen Conner, M.D. Edward Engle, D.O. Kevin-Sean McGann, D.O. Richard Richlan, M.D. Folarin Tuboku-Metzger, M.D. Olga Belder, D.O. Raffaele Corbisiero, M.D. Raymond Esquieres, M.D. Sara McGee, M.D. Brian Rogers, M.D. Lawrence Van Horn, M.D. Kenneth Belitsis, M.D. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Mayer Ezer, M.D. Deepti Mehra, M.D. Kevin Roma, M.D. Michelle Verdi, D.O. Matthew Berberich, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Ahmed Fadil, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Joseph Romanella, D.O. Chellappan Vijayakumar, M.D. Eric Berger, M.D. Eric Costanzo, D.O. Gregory Fedorcik, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Michael Rose, M.D. Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. Lance Berger, M.D. Theodore D’Amato, DPM Charlee Feeney, D.O. Marek Mrzyglocki, M.D. Ann Ross, M.D. Michael Wappel, M.D. Gagan Beri, M.D. David D’Ambrosio, M.D. William Fenster, M.D. Sangita Nagpal, M.D. Robert Sabo, M.D. Evelyn Wells, M.D. Mordechai Bermann, M.D. Michael D’Angelo, M.D. Felix Fianko, M.D. Prem Nandiwada, M.D. Ahmad Salloum, M.D. Joseph Wendolowski, DPM Tarun Bhandari, M.D. Rama Dahal, M.D. Ryan Fields, D.O. Danielle Nardone, D.O. Emilia Santa Maria-Lucero, M.D. Joshua Wolpert, M.D. Atul Bhasin, M.D. Charles Daknis (Cresanti), M.D. Michael Findura, D.O. Hung Nguyen, M.D. Peter Scalia, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Steven Binenbaum, M.D. Michael Dambeck, D.O. Arkady Finkel, M.D. Thomas Nicholas, M.D. Janet Schairer, M.D. Walter Wynkoop, M.D. Warren Bleiweiss, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Anthony Fiorilli, DPM
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 76 Victor Fontana, D.O. Prinze Mack, M.D. Anna Nowinowska, M.D. Anthony Ricca, M.D. Leo Fontana, M.D. Janet Mahan, M.D. Arlene O’Brien, DMD Sonia Rijhsinghani, M.D. Glenn Forman, M.D. Laura Malfitano, D.O. Patrick O’Connor, D.O. Josephine Rim, M.D. Robert Frankel, M.D. Ilya Manevich, M.D. David Ogun, M.D. Keith Rinkus, M.D. Darren Freeman, D.O. Patricia Manfredonia, M.D. Ty Olson, M.D. Michael Risin, M.D. Silvia Fresco, M.D. Manolis Manolakakis, DMD James Orlando, M.D. Julia Ritsan, D.O. Steven Friedel, M.D. James Marco, M.D. Ayesha Ould-Hammou, M.D. Shannon Rittberg, D.O. Brett Frieman, D.O. Angelo Markatos, D.O. Gary Packin, D.O. Edward Rittweger, M.D. Mary Fury, D.O. Rachel Markowitz, M.D. Theresa Paladino, D.O. Bonnie Robinson-Gallaro, M.D. Glenn Gabisan, M.D. Antonio Marra, D.O. Agnieszka Palecki, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Dhiren Gandhi, M.D. Ginja Massey, M.D. Sandip Parikh, M.D. Andrew Romano, D.O. Felix Garcia-Perez, M.D. Caroline Mastro, M.D. Matthew Partrick, M.D. Michael Romello, M.D. Christine Gasperetti, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Ashish Patel, M.D. Anne Roth, D.O. Charles Gatt, M.D. Diana Mayer, M.D. Deepa Patel, M.D. Michael Rothman, M.D. Renee Georges, M.D. Peter McGuire, M.D. Hitesh Patel, M.D. Assif Rozovsky, M.D. Eric Gershenbaum, M.D. John McKeon, M.D. Munjal Patel, M.D. Steven Rushford, M.D. Amy Gesualdi, DPM John McNamara, D.O. Nikesh Patel, M.D. Salvatore Russomano, M.D. Raafat Ghobraiel, M.D. Chan Huh, M.D. Thomas McPartland, M.D. Sagar Patel, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. John Ghobrial, M.D. Sajjad Hussain, M.D. Kenneth Kronhaus, Neeraj Mehra, M.D. Samir Patel, M.D. Carlos Sagebien, M.D. Nicole Glynn, M.D. Sharon Jacob, M.D. M.D. Serge Menkin, M.D. Vanita Patel, M.D. Puneet Sahgal, M.D. Lisa Golding-Granado, M.D. Keshani Jain, M.D. Robert Krotenberg, M.D. Ariel Meyer, D.O. Vijay Patel, M.D. Ashraf Sakr, M.D. Mark Goldstein, M.D. Kimberley Jones, M.D. Ramanasri Kudipudi, M.D. Frank Migliori, M.D. Kalpeshkumar Patel, M.D. Simon Salerno, M.D. Elliot Goodman, D.O. Yisrael Kadosh, M.D. Julianne Kuflik, M.D. Vincent Milazzo, M.D. Tushar Patel, M.D. Matthew Samra, D.O. Barry Gordon, M.D. Emad Kamel, M.D. Sanjay Kumar, M.D. Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O. Kashmira Patel, M.D. Asaad Samra, M.D. Brian Gottesman, M.D. Rajat Kapoor, D.O. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Rajesh Mohan, M.D. Virendra Patel, M.D. Rashmi Sandeep, M.D. Prasuna Gourkanti, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Frank LaBue, M.D. Gregg Mojares, D.O. Parag Patel, M.D. Leonard Sandler, M.D. Sergey Grachev, M.D. Roopal Karia, M.D. Michael Lacap, M.D. Sharon Monter, DPM Vineeta Pathak, M.D. Vijay Sankhla, M.D. Jeremy Grayson, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Gina Lagnese, DPM James Morales, M.D. Anil Pawa, M.D. Vaidehi Sasidhar, M.D. Aron Green, M.D. Brian Katt, M.D. Joseph Landolfi, D.O. Eliezer Mordan, M.D. Amy Peardon, D.O. Stephen Sawin, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Randi Katz, D.O. Howard Landsman, D.O. Darlene Morgan, M.D. Nathaniel Peardon, D.O. Ahmet Sayan, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Michele Lanza, M.D. Diego Morreale, M.D. Darelle Pfeiffer, DPM Joseph Schirripa, M.D. Russell Gross, M.D. Moises Kaweblum, M.D. Peter Lapman, M.D. Khaled Morsi, M.D. Renuka Pillai, D.O. Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Bruce Grossman, M.D. Jaime Kaweblum, D.O. Samuel Laufer, M.D. Phillip Mosca, M.D. Julita Pineda, M.D. Joseph Sedutto, M.D. Joann Gualberti, M.D. Ayal Kaynan, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Vance Moss, M.D. David Pinnelas, M.D. Seymour Semah, DMD Lisa Gualberti-Girgis, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Ian Leber, M.D. Susan Murphy, M.D. Michael Piscopiello, M.D. Jane Sennett, D.O. Suraj Gupta, M.D. Dawn Kennedy-Little, D.O. Timothy Leddy, M.D. Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Maria Polizzi, M.D. Dhiren Shah, M.D. Sevgi Gurkan, M.D. Rahab Khalil, M.D. Francis Moon Lee, M.D. Michael Nagy, M.D. David Polonet, M.D. Mukesh Shah, M.D. Richard Haddad, M.D. Ronald Klebacher, D.O. Robyn Leitner, M.D. Girish Nair, DPM Tatyana Ponti, M.D. Anil Sharma, M.D. Howard Hampel, M.D. Stephen Kolakowski, M.D. Thomas Lembo, DPM Lakshmi Nandiwada, M.D. Gregory Przybylski, M.D. Christine Sheehan, D.O. Niveen Hanna, M.D. Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Allen Lempel, M.D. Louis Napolitano, DMD Suzanne Quigley, DMD Michael Sher, M.D. Tong Karen Hao, M.D. Charles Koo, M.D. Howard Levite, M.D. David Neckritz, D.O. Vinutha Raj, M.D. Sanjay Shetty, M.D. Heather Harnly, M.D. Paul Kostoulakos, D.O. Michael Levitt, M.D. Dana Nedelcu, M.D. Adam Redlich, M.D. Paul Shieh, M.D. Denise Hayward, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Randall Lewis, M.D. Andrew Nelson, M.D. Elena Regalman, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Robert Herbstman, M.D. Felix Kravets, M.D. David Lopez, M.D. Alan Ng, M.D. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Marcia Shomo, M.D. Shane Hollawell, DPM Aleksey Kretov, M.D. Leonardo Lopez, D.O. Tommy Ng, M.D. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. Philip Simone, M.D. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Hoan-Vu Nguyen, M.D. William Rhee, M.D. Mark Singer, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 78 Victor Fontana, D.O. Prinze Mack, M.D. Anna Nowinowska, M.D. Anthony Ricca, M.D. Leo Fontana, M.D. Janet Mahan, M.D. Arlene O’Brien, DMD Sonia Rijhsinghani, M.D. Glenn Forman, M.D. Laura Malfitano, D.O. Patrick O’Connor, D.O. Josephine Rim, M.D. Robert Frankel, M.D. Ilya Manevich, M.D. David Ogun, M.D. Keith Rinkus, M.D. Darren Freeman, D.O. Patricia Manfredonia, M.D. Ty Olson, M.D. Michael Risin, M.D. Silvia Fresco, M.D. Manolis Manolakakis, DMD James Orlando, M.D. Julia Ritsan, D.O. Steven Friedel, M.D. James Marco, M.D. Ayesha Ould-Hammou, M.D. Shannon Rittberg, D.O. Brett Frieman, D.O. Angelo Markatos, D.O. Gary Packin, D.O. Edward Rittweger, M.D. Mary Fury, D.O. Rachel Markowitz, M.D. Theresa Paladino, D.O. Bonnie Robinson-Gallaro, M.D. Glenn Gabisan, M.D. Antonio Marra, D.O. Agnieszka Palecki, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Dhiren Gandhi, M.D. Ginja Massey, M.D. Sandip Parikh, M.D. Andrew Romano, D.O. Felix Garcia-Perez, M.D. Caroline Mastro, M.D. Matthew Partrick, M.D. Michael Romello, M.D. Christine Gasperetti, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Ashish Patel, M.D. Anne Roth, D.O. Charles Gatt, M.D. Diana Mayer, M.D. Deepa Patel, M.D. Michael Rothman, M.D. Renee Georges, M.D. Peter McGuire, M.D. Hitesh Patel, M.D. Assif Rozovsky, M.D. Eric Gershenbaum, M.D. John McKeon, M.D. Munjal Patel, M.D. Steven Rushford, M.D. Amy Gesualdi, DPM John McNamara, D.O. Nikesh Patel, M.D. Salvatore Russomano, M.D. Raafat Ghobraiel, M.D. Chan Huh, M.D. Thomas McPartland, M.D. Sagar Patel, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. John Ghobrial, M.D. Sajjad Hussain, M.D. Kenneth Kronhaus, Neeraj Mehra, M.D. Samir Patel, M.D. Carlos Sagebien, M.D. Nicole Glynn, M.D. Sharon Jacob, M.D. M.D. Serge Menkin, M.D. Vanita Patel, M.D. Puneet Sahgal, M.D. Lisa Golding-Granado, M.D. Keshani Jain, M.D. Robert Krotenberg, M.D. Ariel Meyer, D.O. Vijay Patel, M.D. Ashraf Sakr, M.D. Mark Goldstein, M.D. Kimberley Jones, M.D. Ramanasri Kudipudi, M.D. Frank Migliori, M.D. Kalpeshkumar Patel, M.D. Simon Salerno, M.D. Elliot Goodman, D.O. Yisrael Kadosh, M.D. Julianne Kuflik, M.D. Vincent Milazzo, M.D. Tushar Patel, M.D. Matthew Samra, D.O. Barry Gordon, M.D. Emad Kamel, M.D. Sanjay Kumar, M.D. Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O. Kashmira Patel, M.D. Asaad Samra, M.D. Brian Gottesman, M.D. Rajat Kapoor, D.O. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Rajesh Mohan, M.D. Virendra Patel, M.D. Rashmi Sandeep, M.D. Prasuna Gourkanti, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Frank LaBue, M.D. Gregg Mojares, D.O. Parag Patel, M.D. Leonard Sandler, M.D. Sergey Grachev, M.D. Roopal Karia, M.D. Michael Lacap, M.D. Sharon Monter, DPM Vineeta Pathak, M.D. Vijay Sankhla, M.D. Jeremy Grayson, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Gina Lagnese, DPM James Morales, M.D. Anil Pawa, M.D. Vaidehi Sasidhar, M.D. Aron Green, M.D. Brian Katt, M.D. Joseph Landolfi, D.O. Eliezer Mordan, M.D. Amy Peardon, D.O. Stephen Sawin, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Randi Katz, D.O. Howard Landsman, D.O. Darlene Morgan, M.D. Nathaniel Peardon, D.O. Ahmet Sayan, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Michele Lanza, M.D. Diego Morreale, M.D. Darelle Pfeiffer, DPM Joseph Schirripa, M.D. Russell Gross, M.D. Moises Kaweblum, M.D. Peter Lapman, M.D. Khaled Morsi, M.D. Renuka Pillai, D.O. Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Bruce Grossman, M.D. Jaime Kaweblum, D.O. Samuel Laufer, M.D. Phillip Mosca, M.D. Julita Pineda, M.D. Joseph Sedutto, M.D. Joann Gualberti, M.D. Ayal Kaynan, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Vance Moss, M.D. David Pinnelas, M.D. Seymour Semah, DMD Lisa Gualberti-Girgis, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Ian Leber, M.D. Susan Murphy, M.D. Michael Piscopiello, M.D. Jane Sennett, D.O. Suraj Gupta, M.D. Dawn Kennedy-Little, D.O. Timothy Leddy, M.D. Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Maria Polizzi, M.D. Dhiren Shah, M.D. Sevgi Gurkan, M.D. Rahab Khalil, M.D. Francis Moon Lee, M.D. Michael Nagy, M.D. David Polonet, M.D. Mukesh Shah, M.D. Richard Haddad, M.D. Ronald Klebacher, D.O. Robyn Leitner, M.D. Girish Nair, DPM Tatyana Ponti, M.D. Anil Sharma, M.D. Howard Hampel, M.D. Stephen Kolakowski, M.D. Thomas Lembo, DPM Lakshmi Nandiwada, M.D. Gregory Przybylski, M.D. Christine Sheehan, D.O. Niveen Hanna, M.D. Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Allen Lempel, M.D. Louis Napolitano, DMD Suzanne Quigley, DMD Michael Sher, M.D. Tong Karen Hao, M.D. Charles Koo, M.D. Howard Levite, M.D. David Neckritz, D.O. Vinutha Raj, M.D. Sanjay Shetty, M.D. Heather Harnly, M.D. Paul Kostoulakos, D.O. Michael Levitt, M.D. Dana Nedelcu, M.D. Adam Redlich, M.D. Paul Shieh, M.D. Denise Hayward, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Randall Lewis, M.D. Andrew Nelson, M.D. Elena Regalman, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Robert Herbstman, M.D. Felix Kravets, M.D. David Lopez, M.D. Alan Ng, M.D. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Marcia Shomo, M.D. Shane Hollawell, DPM Aleksey Kretov, M.D. Leonardo Lopez, D.O. Tommy Ng, M.D. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. Philip Simone, M.D. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Hoan-Vu Nguyen, M.D. William Rhee, M.D. Mark Singer, M.D.
Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 78 Arun Singh, D.O. Paul Sunkavalli, M.D. Kulbir Walia, M.D. Kyle Chapple, M.D. Samuel Echeverri, M.D. Kunal Gupta, M.D. Robert Skaf, M.D. Patricia Tager, M.D. Hongling Wang, M.D. Roger Chen, M.D. Richard Eiges, D.O. Namita Gupta, M.D. Stephen Small, D.O. Mary Tan, M.D. Bernard Wayman, M.D. Eleanor Cheng, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Rakesh Gupta, M.D. Corey Smith, M.D. Matthew Tangorra, D.O. Lon Weiner, M.D. Stephanie Chin, M.D. Wael Elsamman, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Eduard Tapliga, M.D. Sharon Weiner, M.D. Farys Chowdhury, D.O. Ludmila Engelbach, M.D. Feryal Hajee, M.D. Monir Soliman, M.D. Christopher Taylor, M.D. David Weisman, M.D. Prashant Chutke, M.D. Vanessa Escobar-Barboza, M.D. Catherine Hanlon, M.D. Poonam Soni, M.D. Roger Taylor, DPM Lynne Weiss, M.D. Vincent Cirella, M.D. Aileen Estavillo, M.D. Dalia Hanna, M.D. Shikhar Soni, M.D. Anuradha Thalasila, M.D. Kevin Willis, M.D. Pasquale Cirullo, M.D. Charles Farrell, M.D. Riple Hansalia, M.D. Anthony Sparano, M.D. Philip Therrien, M.D. Donn Winokur, DDS Gregory Coakley, DDS Peter Farrugia, M.D. Anthony Hartmann, M.D. Edward Spellman, M.D. Jhibu Thomas, M.D. Joshua Winslow, M.D. Aristides Codoyannis, M.D. Joel Fechisin, M.D. Farida Hassan, M.D. Benjamin Spirn, M.D. Manjula Thopcherla, M.D. David Wirtshafter, M.D. John Cooper, D.O. Robert Fegan, M.D. Rose Hayet, M.D. Rose St. Fleur, M.D. Vincent Tomasuolo, M.D. Brett Wohlstetter, DDS Adriana Cordal, M.D. Emily Felzenberg, D.O. Paul Haynes, M.D. Peter Staats, M.D. Wellington Tsai, DMD Veronica Wolf, DPM David Corley, M.D. Steven Ferrer, M.D. Nader Hebela, M.D. Lawrence Stankovits, M.D. James Tse, M.D. Bokran Won, M.D. James Cozzarelli, M.D. Nassi Figdor, DDS Mark Heimmel, M.D. Thomas Steineke, M.D. Carl Vaccaro, D.O. Edwin Wymer, D.O. Robert Cranley, M.D. Howard Fine, M.D. Daniel Herriman, M.D. Jason Steinfeld, M.D. Peter Vaclavik, M.D. Zyad Younan, M.D. Corrie Crowe, DDS Pejman Firouztale, M.D. Garland Herron, M.D. J. Barton Sterling, M.D. Peter Van Deerlin, M.D. Jonathan Yrad, M.D. Francisco Cruz, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Ian Hersh, DPM Karl Strom, M.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Yin (Michael) Yu, M.D. Daniel D’Andrea, M.D. Bruce Fisher, M.D. I. Hiatt, M.D. Khalil Suaray, M.D. Vandhana Wadhwa, M.D. Peter Zahos, M.D. Denis D’Angelo, M.D. Francesco Florio, D.O. Kimberly Hogan, M.D. Jidong Sun, M.D. Ilan Waldman, M.D. James Zipagan, M.D. Rima Daghistani, M.D. Svetlana Fomin, M.D. Leonardo Holguin, M.D. Brian Daniel, D.O. Hugo Franco, M.D. James Holmes, DPM Matthew Davis, M.D. Stacey Franz, D.O. Nicole Hraniotis, M.D. Less Than 5 Years Joseph DeAntonio, M.D. Diane Fresca, M.D. Ian Hughes, M.D. Arshia Abbasi, M.D. Cathy Andricsak, DMD Ronald Benitez, M.D. Marianne DeGennaro, D.O. James Friedman, M.D. Qasim Husain, M.D. Muhammad Abbas, M.D. Sreelatha Anne, M.D. Kavita Beri, M.D. Jacqueline Del Valle, M.D. Amy Frieman, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Minako Abe, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou, M.D. Michael Bernstein, M.D. John Delgado, M.D. Kent Fung, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Vincent Abenante, M.D. Fabio Apolito, DMD Bela Bhuskute, M.D. James Demos, M.D. Shefali Gandhi, D.O. Julie Isaacson, M.D. Rebekah Adamczyk, D.O. Carol Ash, D.O. Stephen Bischoff, M.D. John DePalma, D.O. Edwin Gangemi, M.D. Julia Jackson, DMD Angela Adelizzi, D.O. Manjula Ashok, M.D. Michael Blake, M.D. Aaditya Desai, D.O. George Ganson, M.D. Vishal Jain, M.D. Ayotunde Adeyeri, M.D. Howard Axelrod, M.D. Elisa Bland, DMD Jatin Desani, M.D. Shuping Ge, M.D. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Evan Adler, DPM Sara Axelrod-Malagold, M.D. Larry Bloomstein, M.D. Alison DeWaters-LaBianca, DPM Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Gabriele Jasper, M.D. Stephen Adolfsen, M.D. Steve Aydin, D.O. Allan Bogdan, M.D. Aman Dhawan, M.D. Jon George, M.D. Jocelyn Jeffries-Bruno, DDS Apurv Agrawal, M.D. Lisa Bakhos, M.D. Walter Boris, D.O. John Dillon, M.D. Mary Georgy, M.D. Gloria-Ann Jennings, M.D. Adeel Ahmad, M.D. Nader Bakhos, M.D. Devi Prasad Botu, M.D. Mark DiMarcangelo, D.O. Mark Gesell, M.D. Jennifer Jimenez, M.D. Safi Ahmed, M.D. Mohamed Bakr, M.D. Michelle Bouyea, M.D. Nadia Din, DPM Magda Ghabras, D.O. Raed Jitan, M.D. Reza Akhtar, M.D. Sanjay Bakshi, M.D. Colin Brown, M.D. Diane DiTusa, D.O. Nader Ghaly, M.D. Thomas John, M.D. Glenda Albizu, M.D. Diane Baldwin, D.M.D. Norman Brown, M.D. Sudhir Diwan, M.D. Christine Gigliuto, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Patrick Alcasid, M.D. Jonathan Banibensu, M.D. Ilene Burach, M.D. Delia Dobrescu, M.D. Jasrai Gill, M.D. Shelley A. Jones-Dillon, M.D. Rana Ali, M.D. Cynthia Barabas, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. John Donadeo, M.D. Miguel Giron, M.D. Jessy Joykutty, M.D. Gerald Almazan, M.D. Surendra Barshikar, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Margaret Donlon, M.D. Michael Golub, M.D. Praveena Kandula, M.D. Shaun Altneu, D.O. Keith Barton, D.O. Deborah Camiscoli, M.D. George Doss, M.D. Cheryl Graber, M.D. Dharmishtha Kanuga, M.D. Darshana Amin, D.O. Bharathi Batchu, M.D. Lisa Campanella-Coppo, M.D. Harry Dounis, D.O. Grace Grabowy, D.O. Edmund Karam, M.D. Amy Aminlari, M.D. Eugene Batelli, DPM Francis Cancellieri, M.D. Adam Duhl, M.D. Margaret Griffith, M.D. Sara Grimley Karam, M.D. Daniel Amitie, M.D. Nilay Baxi, M.D. Jan Cardinale, M.D. Sarah Dunn, M.D. Rudolph Gronsky, D.O. Kamil Karroum, M.D. Miriam Anannab, M.D. Murray Becker, M.D. Erin Carney, M.D. David Dupree, M.D. Laura Grygotis, M.D. Madhavi Katturupalli, M.D. Priya Anantharaman, M.D. John Beckwith, DMD Mark Cerefice, M.D. Sukrut Dwivedi, D.O. Anthony Guariglia, M.D. Steven Katz, M.D. Jose Andrade, M.D. Jay Bellias, D.O. Joanne Chang, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 80 Arun Singh, D.O. Paul Sunkavalli, M.D. Kulbir Walia, M.D. Kyle Chapple, M.D. Samuel Echeverri, M.D. Kunal Gupta, M.D. Robert Skaf, M.D. Patricia Tager, M.D. Hongling Wang, M.D. Roger Chen, M.D. Richard Eiges, D.O. Namita Gupta, M.D. Stephen Small, D.O. Mary Tan, M.D. Bernard Wayman, M.D. Eleanor Cheng, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Rakesh Gupta, M.D. Corey Smith, M.D. Matthew Tangorra, D.O. Lon Weiner, M.D. Stephanie Chin, M.D. Wael Elsamman, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Eduard Tapliga, M.D. Sharon Weiner, M.D. Farys Chowdhury, D.O. Ludmila Engelbach, M.D. Feryal Hajee, M.D. Monir Soliman, M.D. Christopher Taylor, M.D. David Weisman, M.D. Prashant Chutke, M.D. Vanessa Escobar-Barboza, M.D. Catherine Hanlon, M.D. Poonam Soni, M.D. Roger Taylor, DPM Lynne Weiss, M.D. Vincent Cirella, M.D. Aileen Estavillo, M.D. Dalia Hanna, M.D. Shikhar Soni, M.D. Anuradha Thalasila, M.D. Kevin Willis, M.D. Pasquale Cirullo, M.D. Charles Farrell, M.D. Riple Hansalia, M.D. Anthony Sparano, M.D. Philip Therrien, M.D. Donn Winokur, DDS Gregory Coakley, DDS Peter Farrugia, M.D. Anthony Hartmann, M.D. Edward Spellman, M.D. Jhibu Thomas, M.D. Joshua Winslow, M.D. Aristides Codoyannis, M.D. Joel Fechisin, M.D. Farida Hassan, M.D. Benjamin Spirn, M.D. Manjula Thopcherla, M.D. David Wirtshafter, M.D. John Cooper, D.O. Robert Fegan, M.D. Rose Hayet, M.D. Rose St. Fleur, M.D. Vincent Tomasuolo, M.D. Brett Wohlstetter, DDS Adriana Cordal, M.D. Emily Felzenberg, D.O. Paul Haynes, M.D. Peter Staats, M.D. Wellington Tsai, DMD Veronica Wolf, DPM David Corley, M.D. Steven Ferrer, M.D. Nader Hebela, M.D. Lawrence Stankovits, M.D. James Tse, M.D. Bokran Won, M.D. James Cozzarelli, M.D. Nassi Figdor, DDS Mark Heimmel, M.D. Thomas Steineke, M.D. Carl Vaccaro, D.O. Edwin Wymer, D.O. Robert Cranley, M.D. Howard Fine, M.D. Daniel Herriman, M.D. Jason Steinfeld, M.D. Peter Vaclavik, M.D. Zyad Younan, M.D. Corrie Crowe, DDS Pejman Firouztale, M.D. Garland Herron, M.D. J. Barton Sterling, M.D. Peter Van Deerlin, M.D. Jonathan Yrad, M.D. Francisco Cruz, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Ian Hersh, DPM Karl Strom, M.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Yin (Michael) Yu, M.D. Daniel D’Andrea, M.D. Bruce Fisher, M.D. I. Hiatt, M.D. Khalil Suaray, M.D. Vandhana Wadhwa, M.D. Peter Zahos, M.D. Denis D’Angelo, M.D. Francesco Florio, D.O. Kimberly Hogan, M.D. Jidong Sun, M.D. Ilan Waldman, M.D. James Zipagan, M.D. Rima Daghistani, M.D. Svetlana Fomin, M.D. Leonardo Holguin, M.D. Brian Daniel, D.O. Hugo Franco, M.D. James Holmes, DPM Matthew Davis, M.D. Stacey Franz, D.O. Nicole Hraniotis, M.D. Less Than 5 Years Joseph DeAntonio, M.D. Diane Fresca, M.D. Ian Hughes, M.D. Arshia Abbasi, M.D. Cathy Andricsak, DMD Ronald Benitez, M.D. Marianne DeGennaro, D.O. James Friedman, M.D. Qasim Husain, M.D. Muhammad Abbas, M.D. Sreelatha Anne, M.D. Kavita Beri, M.D. Jacqueline Del Valle, M.D. Amy Frieman, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Minako Abe, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou, M.D. Michael Bernstein, M.D. John Delgado, M.D. Kent Fung, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Vincent Abenante, M.D. Fabio Apolito, DMD Bela Bhuskute, M.D. James Demos, M.D. Shefali Gandhi, D.O. Julie Isaacson, M.D. Rebekah Adamczyk, D.O. Carol Ash, D.O. Stephen Bischoff, M.D. John DePalma, D.O. Edwin Gangemi, M.D. Julia Jackson, DMD Angela Adelizzi, D.O. Manjula Ashok, M.D. Michael Blake, M.D. Aaditya Desai, D.O. George Ganson, M.D. Vishal Jain, M.D. Ayotunde Adeyeri, M.D. Howard Axelrod, M.D. Elisa Bland, DMD Jatin Desani, M.D. Shuping Ge, M.D. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Evan Adler, DPM Sara Axelrod-Malagold, M.D. Larry Bloomstein, M.D. Alison DeWaters-LaBianca, DPM Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Gabriele Jasper, M.D. Stephen Adolfsen, M.D. Steve Aydin, D.O. Allan Bogdan, M.D. Aman Dhawan, M.D. Jon George, M.D. Jocelyn Jeffries-Bruno, DDS Apurv Agrawal, M.D. Lisa Bakhos, M.D. Walter Boris, D.O. John Dillon, M.D. Mary Georgy, M.D. Gloria-Ann Jennings, M.D. Adeel Ahmad, M.D. Nader Bakhos, M.D. Devi Prasad Botu, M.D. Mark DiMarcangelo, D.O. Mark Gesell, M.D. Jennifer Jimenez, M.D. Safi Ahmed, M.D. Mohamed Bakr, M.D. Michelle Bouyea, M.D. Nadia Din, DPM Magda Ghabras, D.O. Raed Jitan, M.D. Reza Akhtar, M.D. Sanjay Bakshi, M.D. Colin Brown, M.D. Diane DiTusa, D.O. Nader Ghaly, M.D. Thomas John, M.D. Glenda Albizu, M.D. Diane Baldwin, D.M.D. Norman Brown, M.D. Sudhir Diwan, M.D. Christine Gigliuto, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Patrick Alcasid, M.D. Jonathan Banibensu, M.D. Ilene Burach, M.D. Delia Dobrescu, M.D. Jasrai Gill, M.D. Shelley A. Jones-Dillon, M.D. Rana Ali, M.D. Cynthia Barabas, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. John Donadeo, M.D. Miguel Giron, M.D. Jessy Joykutty, M.D. Gerald Almazan, M.D. Surendra Barshikar, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Margaret Donlon, M.D. Michael Golub, M.D. Praveena Kandula, M.D. Shaun Altneu, D.O. Keith Barton, D.O. Deborah Camiscoli, M.D. George Doss, M.D. Cheryl Graber, M.D. Dharmishtha Kanuga, M.D. Darshana Amin, D.O. Bharathi Batchu, M.D. Lisa Campanella-Coppo, M.D. Harry Dounis, D.O. Grace Grabowy, D.O. Edmund Karam, M.D. Amy Aminlari, M.D. Eugene Batelli, DPM Francis Cancellieri, M.D. Adam Duhl, M.D. Margaret Griffith, M.D. Sara Grimley Karam, M.D. Daniel Amitie, M.D. Nilay Baxi, M.D. Jan Cardinale, M.D. Sarah Dunn, M.D. Rudolph Gronsky, D.O. Kamil Karroum, M.D. Miriam Anannab, M.D. Murray Becker, M.D. Erin Carney, M.D. David Dupree, M.D. Laura Grygotis, M.D. Madhavi Katturupalli, M.D. Priya Anantharaman, M.D. John Beckwith, DMD Mark Cerefice, M.D. Sukrut Dwivedi, D.O. Anthony Guariglia, M.D. Steven Katz, M.D. Jose Andrade, M.D. Jay Bellias, D.O. Joanne Chang, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 80 Jarrod Kaufman, M.D. Rebekah Lipstein, M.D. Richard Mojares, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Timothy Rider, M.D. Mary Sedarous, M.D. Sundip Kaur, M.D. Mark Liszewski, M.D. Thomas Molinaro, M.D. Mayurkumar Patel, M.D. Cheryl Rimmer, M.D. Rajat Sekhar, M.D. Thomas Kayal, M.D. Ping Liu, M.D. James Monica, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Paul Ritchie, M.D. Michel Serieye, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Denise Livingston, M.D. GianeCarla Montero, M.D. Seema Patel, M.D. Miguel Rivera, M.D. Amit Setya, D.O. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. Rolando Llull Tombo, M.D. Amy Morano, M.D. Mehul Patel, D.O. Colleen Rivers, M.D. Kara Sexton, M.D. Joshua Kellerman, M.D. Jeannette Loman, D.O. Aaron Morgan, M.D. Priti Patel, M.D. Hammad Rizvi, D.O. Ryan Sexton, M.D. Francis Kelly, M.D. Kristen LoRe, D.O. Benjamin Morgan, M.D. Jatinchandra Patel, D.O. Heather Robberson, M.D. Ankit Shah, M.D. Daniel Kennedy, D.O. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Illiana Morgan, M.D. Dakshesh Patel, M.D. Carmela Rocchetti, M.D. Kamlesh Shah, M.D. Abrar Khan, M.D. Romeo Lucas, D.O. Vincent Moss, M.D. Mayur Patel, M.D. Alejandro Rodriguez, M.D. Purviben Shah, M.D. Akbar Khan, M.D. Lisa Luciano, D.O. Srinivasa Movva, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Ajay Shah, M.D. Naseem Khan, M.D. Paul Luparello, M.D. Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Shelley-Ann Pennycooke, D.O. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Craig Shapero, DPM Himansh Khanna, M.D. Megan Lynam, DPM Timothy Mui, M.D. Salvatore Pepe, D.O. Pejman Rohani, D.O. Nivedita Sharma, M.D. Amit Kharod, M.D. Carmelita Mabanta, M.D. Robert Murphy, M.D. Joseph Pepek, M.D. Janel Romello, D.O. Archana Sharma, D.O. Gubir Khera, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Ryan Murphy, M.D. Jayanthi Periasamy, M.D. Adil Roomi, M.D. Shivani Sharma, M.D. Min Jin Kim, DDS Rose Mack, D.O. Robert Muscio, M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Irvin Sherman, DDS Yumi Kim, M.D. William Maggio, M.D. Revathi Naadimuthu, M.D. Schubert Perotte, M.D. Jacqueline Ross, M.D. Nagalakshmi Shetty, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. John Mak, M.D. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Rebecca Perril, D.O. Randy Rowlands, M.D. Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, M.D. Kevin Kirk, D.O. Junsuke Maki, M.D. Alan Nasar, M.D. Lisa Petriccione, D.O. Manimala Roy, M.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. Michael Kirk, D.O. Ahmed Mami, M.D. Christine Nashed, DPM Edeck Pierre, M.D. Thomas Rozwadowski, M.D. Scott Shrem, DPM Jawad Kirmani, M.D. Jessica Mann, M.D. M. Usman Nasir Khan, M.D. Jamie Pinto, M.D. Lisa Rubenstein, M.D. Janice Siciliano, D.O. Michael Knight, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. Vinita Pitchumoni, M.D. Rebecca Rudd, M.D. Kashif Siddiqi, M.D. Zinaida Kopylenko, DPM Marina Markos, M.D. Jason Nehmad, M.D. Matthew Pitera, M.D. Maria Cynthia Ruiz-DeLara, M.D. Sanjay Sikand, M.D. Richard Kovach, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Stephen Newman, M.D. Suzanne Plaine, D.O. Tiffany Ruth, M.D. Jagjeet Singh, M.D. Nanette Kovash, D.O. James Martin, M.D. Hamid Nia, M.D. Martin Pollack, M.D. Adam Saad, M.D. Munaf Siyamwala, M.D. Violet Kramer, M.D. Alpana Marwaha, M.D. Jason Nitche, M.D. James Polowczyk, DPM Vijay Saaraswat, M.D. Gregg Slater, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Desmond Nunan, D.O. Marie Grace Ponce, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Timothy Slaven, D.O. Anna Kufelnicka, M.D. Ajay Mathur, M.D. Michael O’Hara, D.O. Yelena Potylitsina, M.D. Mohammad Safdar, M.D. George Smith, M.D. Alexander Kulczycki, M.D. Gerald Mauriello, DPM Mary Clare O’Keefe, M.D. Lev Pukin, M.D. Anca Salaru, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. John Kulin, D.O. Lourdes McAlarney, M.D. Terence O’Loughlin, M.D. Bradley Pulver, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Thomas Sniscak, DMD Britt Lacher, M.D. Kevin McDaid, M.D. Sirin Ocharoen, DMD Carmen Quinones, M.D. Glenn Salcedo, M.D. David Sobel, M.D. Nicole LaNatra, M.D. James McDermott, D.O. Edward Olsen, DMD Leny Rada-Banat, M.D. Brenda Mae Salvador-Goon, M.D. Edward Soffen, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. John McDermott, D.O. Oscar Ortiz, M.D. Hossam Radwan, M.D. Victor Salvo, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Michael Lasser, M.D. Erin McFeely, M.D. Kolawole Oyelese, M.D. Sreedar Raja, M.D. Salem Samra, M.D. Monir Soliman, M.D. Robert Lauer, M.D. Aditya Mehra, M.D. Anil Pahuja, M.D. Vanie Ramachandra Rao, M.D. Charles Saniewski, M.D. Elie Soussan, M.D. Andrew Lee, M.D. Keith Meltzer, M.D. Dominic Pamintuan, M.D. Anthony Randazzo, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Oluseun Sowemimo, M.D. Gene Lee, M.D. Michael Menack, M.D. Rupa Panchal, M.D. Rekha Rao, M.D. Alexander Sarenac, M.D. Liana Spano-Brennan, D.O. Matthew LeMaitre, M.D. Joshua Mendelson, M.D. Nicole Pantano, D.O. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Thomas Sargent, D.O. Sharon Steinman, M.D. Harry Lessig, M.D. Jorge Mendez, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Eden Rauch, M.D. Muhammad Sarwar, M.D. Borislav Stoev, D.O. Benjamin Lessig, D.O. Pierre Mendoza, M.D. Elena Pappas, D.O. Marie Reffler, M.D. Ernest Savransky, M.D. Agnes Sulewski, D.O. Jenna Levy, D.O. Laleh Merikhi, M.D. Yun Park, M.D. Joseph Reichman, M.D. Jennifer Scheick, M.D. Jana Sulzer, M.D. Jocelyn Lewis, D.O. John Merlino, D.O. Peter Park, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Tanya Schineller, M.D. Subha Sundararajan, M.D. Sean Li, M.D. Marc Milano, M.D. Kiranpreet Parmar, M.D. Leonard Resnikoff, M.D. Jeffrey Schlogl, M.D. Kathleen Swayne, M.D. Jennifer Liao, M.D. Christine Miller, M.D. Lina Paster, M.D. Jonathan Reyes, M.D. John Schmidt, M.D. Michael Sze, M.D. Teresa Liccardi, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Apurva Patel, M.D. Amadi Rezai, M.D. Adriann Schram, M.D. Leslie Taguba-Madrid, M.D. William Lieberman, DDS Edward Millward, DMD Chirag Patel, M.D. Michael Rhodes, M.D. Jared Schulman, M.D. Imad Tamimi, DMD Jeffrey Lin, M.D. Monica Mishra, M.D. Mona Patel, DMD Kathryn Richards, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Kong Tan, M.D. Timothy Link, M.D. Tusharkumar Mistry, M.D. Prakruti Patel, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 82 Jarrod Kaufman, M.D. Rebekah Lipstein, M.D. Richard Mojares, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Timothy Rider, M.D. Mary Sedarous, M.D. Sundip Kaur, M.D. Mark Liszewski, M.D. Thomas Molinaro, M.D. Mayurkumar Patel, M.D. Cheryl Rimmer, M.D. Rajat Sekhar, M.D. Thomas Kayal, M.D. Ping Liu, M.D. James Monica, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Paul Ritchie, M.D. Michel Serieye, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Denise Livingston, M.D. GianeCarla Montero, M.D. Seema Patel, M.D. Miguel Rivera, M.D. Amit Setya, D.O. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. Rolando Llull Tombo, M.D. Amy Morano, M.D. Mehul Patel, D.O. Colleen Rivers, M.D. Kara Sexton, M.D. Joshua Kellerman, M.D. Jeannette Loman, D.O. Aaron Morgan, M.D. Priti Patel, M.D. Hammad Rizvi, D.O. Ryan Sexton, M.D. Francis Kelly, M.D. Kristen LoRe, D.O. Benjamin Morgan, M.D. Jatinchandra Patel, D.O. Heather Robberson, M.D. Ankit Shah, M.D. Daniel Kennedy, D.O. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Illiana Morgan, M.D. Dakshesh Patel, M.D. Carmela Rocchetti, M.D. Kamlesh Shah, M.D. Abrar Khan, M.D. Romeo Lucas, D.O. Vincent Moss, M.D. Mayur Patel, M.D. Alejandro Rodriguez, M.D. Purviben Shah, M.D. Akbar Khan, M.D. Lisa Luciano, D.O. Srinivasa Movva, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Ajay Shah, M.D. Naseem Khan, M.D. Paul Luparello, M.D. Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Shelley-Ann Pennycooke, D.O. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Craig Shapero, DPM Himansh Khanna, M.D. Megan Lynam, DPM Timothy Mui, M.D. Salvatore Pepe, D.O. Pejman Rohani, D.O. Nivedita Sharma, M.D. Amit Kharod, M.D. Carmelita Mabanta, M.D. Robert Murphy, M.D. Joseph Pepek, M.D. Janel Romello, D.O. Archana Sharma, D.O. Gubir Khera, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Ryan Murphy, M.D. Jayanthi Periasamy, M.D. Adil Roomi, M.D. Shivani Sharma, M.D. Min Jin Kim, DDS Rose Mack, D.O. Robert Muscio, M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Irvin Sherman, DDS Yumi Kim, M.D. William Maggio, M.D. Revathi Naadimuthu, M.D. Schubert Perotte, M.D. Jacqueline Ross, M.D. Nagalakshmi Shetty, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. John Mak, M.D. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Rebecca Perril, D.O. Randy Rowlands, M.D. Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, M.D. Kevin Kirk, D.O. Junsuke Maki, M.D. Alan Nasar, M.D. Lisa Petriccione, D.O. Manimala Roy, M.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. Michael Kirk, D.O. Ahmed Mami, M.D. Christine Nashed, DPM Edeck Pierre, M.D. Thomas Rozwadowski, M.D. Scott Shrem, DPM Jawad Kirmani, M.D. Jessica Mann, M.D. M. Usman Nasir Khan, M.D. Jamie Pinto, M.D. Lisa Rubenstein, M.D. Janice Siciliano, D.O. Michael Knight, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. Vinita Pitchumoni, M.D. Rebecca Rudd, M.D. Kashif Siddiqi, M.D. Zinaida Kopylenko, DPM Marina Markos, M.D. Jason Nehmad, M.D. Matthew Pitera, M.D. Maria Cynthia Ruiz-DeLara, M.D. Sanjay Sikand, M.D. Richard Kovach, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Stephen Newman, M.D. Suzanne Plaine, D.O. Tiffany Ruth, M.D. Jagjeet Singh, M.D. Nanette Kovash, D.O. James Martin, M.D. Hamid Nia, M.D. Martin Pollack, M.D. Adam Saad, M.D. Munaf Siyamwala, M.D. Violet Kramer, M.D. Alpana Marwaha, M.D. Jason Nitche, M.D. James Polowczyk, DPM Vijay Saaraswat, M.D. Gregg Slater, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Desmond Nunan, D.O. Marie Grace Ponce, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Timothy Slaven, D.O. Anna Kufelnicka, M.D. Ajay Mathur, M.D. Michael O’Hara, D.O. 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