Meridian Health`s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements
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Meridian Health`s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements
2013 ’s h t l a e H n a i d i r e M s t n e m e v e i h c A f f a t S l a t n e D / l a c i Med 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 Tina C. Zecca, D.O. Thomas R. Lake, III, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Bariatric Surgery Silvia Fresco, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Dermatology Kenneth A. Grossman, M.D. Breast Surgery Debra E. Camal, M.D. Cardiology Matt Bach, M.D. Lance Seth Berger, M.D. John Checton, M.D. Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. Charles H. Koo, M.D. Nelson S. LaMarche, M.D. Charles J. Mattina, M.D. Jeffrey Lee Osofsky, M.D. Ashish Bhasker Patel, M.D. Parag V. Patel, M.D. L. Steven Zukerman, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Michael L. Arvanitis, M.D. Roy M. Dressner, D.O. Emergency Medicine Catherine A. Hanlon, M.D. Gregg E. Mojares, D.O. Robert L. Sweeney, D.O. Endocrinology Martin J. Luria, M.D. Gastroenterology William E. Basri, M.D. Thomas C. Fiest, D.O. Thaddeus J. Grabowy, M.D. General Surgery Steven J. Binenbaum, M.D. Frank Borao, M.D. Stephen A. Chagares, M.D. Donald A. Cugini, M.D. Theodore B. Lygas, M.D. 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 Tina C. Zecca, D.O. Thomas R. Lake, III, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Bariatric Surgery Silvia Fresco, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Dermatology Kenneth A. Grossman, M.D. Breast Surgery Debra E. Camal, M.D. Cardiology Matt Bach, M.D. Lance Seth Berger, M.D. John Checton, M.D. Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. Charles H. Koo, M.D. Nelson S. LaMarche, M.D. Charles J. Mattina, M.D. Jeffrey Lee Osofsky, M.D. Ashish Bhasker Patel, M.D. Parag V. Patel, M.D. L. Steven Zukerman, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Michael L. Arvanitis, M.D. Roy M. Dressner, D.O. Emergency Medicine Catherine A. Hanlon, M.D. Gregg E. Mojares, D.O. Robert L. Sweeney, D.O. Endocrinology Martin J. Luria, M.D. Gastroenterology William E. Basri, M.D. Thomas C. Fiest, D.O. Thaddeus J. Grabowy, M.D. General Surgery Steven J. Binenbaum, M.D. Frank Borao, M.D. Stephen A. Chagares, M.D. Donald A. Cugini, M.D. Theodore B. Lygas, M.D. 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 Mark D. Pass, M.D. Mildred R. Sabo, M.D. Neurosurgery David Estin, M.D. Ty James Olson, M.D. Hematology/Oncology Susan N. Greenberg, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology Robert P. Penney, M.D. Infectious Diseases Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Angelo T. Scotti, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology – Reproductive Endocrinology Miguel Damien, M.D. Internal Medicine Joseph G. Boak, Jr., M.D. Stephen S. Jurewicz, M.D. Ophthalmology Richard C. Angrist, M.D. Harry J. Coniaris, M.D. Vipul K. Lakhani, M.D. Donald A. MacDonald, M.D. Martin Uram, M.D. Nephrology Spiros M. Arbes, M.D. Raymond S. Flis, D.O. Alan B. Haratz, M.D. Rajat Kapoor, D.O. Kenneth A. Liss, D.O. Neurology Noah R. Gilson, M.D. Martin N. Herman, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Sumul N. Raval, M.D. Orthopedic Hand Surgery Gary M. Pess, M.D. Orthopedic Spine Surgery Lambro Demetriades, M.D. Hoan-Vu Tran Nguyen, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery Harry A. Bade, III, M.D. Kenneth Y. Chern, M.D. Jason D. Cohen, M.D. Gregg R. Foos, M.D. Glenn Gabisan, M.D. David R. Gentile, M.D. Mark W. Gesell, M.D. Aron M. Green, M.D. Christopher D. Johnson, M.D. Arthur K. Mark, M.D. Kevin C. McDaid, M.D. Christopher J. Spagnuola, M.D. Sunil Rajan Thacker, M.D. Brian M. Torpey, M.D. Arthur P. Vasen, M.D. Otolaryngology Clifford T. Chu, M.D. Arvind “Vin” Prabhat, M.D. Darsit K. Shah, M.D. Pain Management Charles B. Daknis, M.D. Scott E. Metzger, M.D. Anil K. Sharma, M.D. Peter S. Staats, M.D. Pathology Manimala Roy, M.D. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Frank J. Picone, M.D. Ellen R. Sher, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Pediatric Gastroenterology Rajiv Uppal, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery J. Andrew Bowe, M.D. Samuel J. Laufer, M.D. Lawrence M. Stankovits, M.D. Philip J. Therrien, M.D. Pediatric Otolarynogology Michael A. Tavill, M.D. Pediatric Surgery Saad A. Saad, M.D. Pediatric Urology Michael Fleisher, M.D. Thomas S. Vates, III, M.D. Pediatrics Enza P. Caputo, M.D. Hector R. Iglesias, M.D. Maria G. Katsoulis-Emnace, M.D. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Joseph Basilone, M.D. Robert P. Pannullo, M.D. Plastic Surgery Andrew Elkwood, M.D., FACS Christopher P. Godek, M.D. Gregory A. Greco, D.O. Peter T. Hetzler, M.D. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D., FACS Podiatric Surgery Mark A. Biebel, DPM Mark A. DeCotiis, DPM George J. Fahoury, DPM Lawrence A. Levine, DPM Psychiatry Michel P. Serieye, M.D. Pulmonology Robert M. Kosinski, M.D. Douglas S. Livornese, M.D. Chandler D. Patton, M.D. Radiology Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Arkady Finkel, M.D. Daniel E. Flynn, M.D. Douglas T. Gibbens, M.D. John P. Swidryk, M.D. Rheumatology Edward C. Allegra, M.D. Richard H. Haddad, M.D. Urology Jules M. Geltzeiler, M.D. Ira G. Keselman, M.D. Yigal Litvin, M.D. Matthew S. Tobin, M.D. Vascular Surgery Joseph E. Cauda, M.D. Sung Wook Kwon, M.D. Kevin S. Lopyan, M.D. Frank J. Sharp, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 6 Geriatric Medicine Mark D. Pass, M.D. Mildred R. Sabo, M.D. Neurosurgery David Estin, M.D. Ty James Olson, M.D. Hematology/Oncology Susan N. Greenberg, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology Robert P. Penney, M.D. Infectious Diseases Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Angelo T. Scotti, M.D. Obstetrics/Gynecology – Reproductive Endocrinology Miguel Damien, M.D. Internal Medicine Joseph G. Boak, Jr., M.D. Stephen S. Jurewicz, M.D. Ophthalmology Richard C. Angrist, M.D. Harry J. Coniaris, M.D. Vipul K. Lakhani, M.D. Donald A. MacDonald, M.D. Martin Uram, M.D. Nephrology Spiros M. Arbes, M.D. Raymond S. Flis, D.O. Alan B. Haratz, M.D. Rajat Kapoor, D.O. Kenneth A. Liss, D.O. Neurology Noah R. Gilson, M.D. Martin N. Herman, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Sumul N. Raval, M.D. Orthopedic Hand Surgery Gary M. Pess, M.D. Orthopedic Spine Surgery Lambro Demetriades, M.D. Hoan-Vu Tran Nguyen, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery Harry A. Bade, III, M.D. Kenneth Y. Chern, M.D. Jason D. Cohen, M.D. Gregg R. Foos, M.D. Glenn Gabisan, M.D. David R. Gentile, M.D. Mark W. Gesell, M.D. Aron M. Green, M.D. Christopher D. Johnson, M.D. Arthur K. Mark, M.D. Kevin C. McDaid, M.D. Christopher J. Spagnuola, M.D. Sunil Rajan Thacker, M.D. Brian M. Torpey, M.D. Arthur P. Vasen, M.D. Otolaryngology Clifford T. Chu, M.D. Arvind “Vin” Prabhat, M.D. Darsit K. Shah, M.D. Pain Management Charles B. Daknis, M.D. Scott E. Metzger, M.D. Anil K. Sharma, M.D. Peter S. Staats, M.D. Pathology Manimala Roy, M.D. Pediatric Allergy and Immunology Frank J. Picone, M.D. Ellen R. Sher, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Pediatric Gastroenterology Rajiv Uppal, M.D. Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery J. Andrew Bowe, M.D. Samuel J. Laufer, M.D. Lawrence M. Stankovits, M.D. Philip J. Therrien, M.D. Pediatric Otolarynogology Michael A. Tavill, M.D. Pediatric Surgery Saad A. Saad, M.D. Pediatric Urology Michael Fleisher, M.D. Thomas S. Vates, III, M.D. Pediatrics Enza P. Caputo, M.D. Hector R. Iglesias, M.D. Maria G. Katsoulis-Emnace, M.D. Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Joseph Basilone, M.D. Robert P. Pannullo, M.D. Plastic Surgery Andrew Elkwood, M.D., FACS Christopher P. Godek, M.D. Gregory A. Greco, D.O. Peter T. Hetzler, M.D. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D., FACS Podiatric Surgery Mark A. Biebel, DPM Mark A. DeCotiis, DPM George J. Fahoury, DPM Lawrence A. Levine, DPM Psychiatry Michel P. Serieye, M.D. Pulmonology Robert M. Kosinski, M.D. Douglas S. Livornese, M.D. Chandler D. Patton, M.D. Radiology Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Arkady Finkel, M.D. Daniel E. Flynn, M.D. Douglas T. Gibbens, M.D. John P. Swidryk, M.D. Rheumatology Edward C. Allegra, M.D. Richard H. Haddad, M.D. Urology Jules M. Geltzeiler, M.D. Ira G. Keselman, M.D. Yigal Litvin, M.D. Matthew S. Tobin, M.D. Vascular Surgery Joseph E. Cauda, M.D. Sung Wook Kwon, M.D. Kevin S. Lopyan, M.D. Frank J. Sharp, 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 physician-led research team. Thousands of physicians and health care professionals are asked to identify excellent doctors in every specialty in their region and throughout the nation. Congratulations to these 2013 Top Doctors: Allergy & Immunology Gary L. Gross, M.D. Andrew C. Hirsch, M.D. Frank Picone, M.D. Ellen R. Sher, M.D. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Michael Graff, M.D. Pediatric Urology Michael H. Fleisher, M.D. Nephrology Raymond S. Flis, D.O. Plastic Surgery Russell L. Ashinoff, M.D. Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D., DDS Stephen T. Dudick, M.D. Andrew I. Elkwood, M.D. Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D. Christopher P. Godek, M.D. Robert A. Herbstman, M.D. Peter T. Hetzler, M.D. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D. Michael J. Pecoraro, M.D. Michael I. Rose, M.D. Michael D. Rosen, M.D. Said A. Samra, M.D. Alan Zaccaria, M.D. Neurological Surgery William W. Maggio, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D. Robert C. Lauer, M.D., Ph.D. Neurology Noah R. Gilson, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Paul J. Silbert, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Michael L. Arvanitis, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Mark G. Martens, M.D. Dermatology Kenneth A. Grossman, M.D. Ophthalmology Mark L. Engel, M.D. Marvin L. Talansky, M.D. Lawrence S. Turtel, M.D. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Barton Nassberg, M.D. Gastroenterology Joseph Binns, M.D. Thomas Fiest, D.O. Penny S. Turtel, M.D. Hand Surgery Steven P. Lisser, M.D. Hematology William A. Lerner, M.D. Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. Internal Medicine Jan S. Glowacki, M.D. Raymond M. Masterson, M.D. Medical Oncology Denis B. Fitzgerald, M.D. Susan N. Greenberg, M.D. Christina M. Walsh, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Harry A. Bade, M.D. Robert B. Grossman, M.D. Otolaryngology Frank J. Scaccia, M.D. Pain Medicine Harris N. Bram, M.D. Scott E. Metzger, M.D. Peter Staats, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Pediatric Endocrinology Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Richard Drachtman, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinology Miguel Damien, M.D. Rheumatology Mori Schwartzberg, M.D. Kenneth B. Wasser, M.D. Sports Medicine Stephen G. Rice, M.D. Ph.D. Michael Sclafani, M.D. Surgery Robert Arbour, M.D. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery Richard M. Neibart, M.D. Urology Jack Ebani, M.D. Jules Geltzeiler, M.D. John G. Rose, M.D. James Rotolo, 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 physician-led research team. Thousands of physicians and health care professionals are asked to identify excellent doctors in every specialty in their region and throughout the nation. Congratulations to these 2013 Top Doctors: Allergy & Immunology Gary L. Gross, M.D. Andrew C. Hirsch, M.D. Frank Picone, M.D. Ellen R. Sher, M.D. Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Michael Graff, M.D. Pediatric Urology Michael H. Fleisher, M.D. Nephrology Raymond S. Flis, D.O. Plastic Surgery Russell L. Ashinoff, M.D. Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D., DDS Stephen T. Dudick, M.D. Andrew I. Elkwood, M.D. Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D. Christopher P. Godek, M.D. Robert A. Herbstman, M.D. Peter T. Hetzler, M.D. Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D. Michael J. Pecoraro, M.D. Michael I. Rose, M.D. Michael D. Rosen, M.D. Said A. Samra, M.D. Alan Zaccaria, M.D. Neurological Surgery William W. Maggio, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Cardiovascular Disease Jeffrey S. Daniels, M.D. Robert C. Lauer, M.D., Ph.D. Neurology Noah R. Gilson, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Paul J. Silbert, M.D. Colon & Rectal Surgery Michael L. Arvanitis, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Mark G. Martens, M.D. Dermatology Kenneth A. Grossman, M.D. Ophthalmology Mark L. Engel, M.D. Marvin L. Talansky, M.D. Lawrence S. Turtel, M.D. Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism Barton Nassberg, M.D. Gastroenterology Joseph Binns, M.D. Thomas Fiest, D.O. Penny S. Turtel, M.D. Hand Surgery Steven P. Lisser, M.D. Hematology William A. Lerner, M.D. Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. Internal Medicine Jan S. Glowacki, M.D. Raymond M. Masterson, M.D. Medical Oncology Denis B. Fitzgerald, M.D. Susan N. Greenberg, M.D. Christina M. Walsh, M.D. Orthopaedic Surgery Harry A. Bade, M.D. Robert B. Grossman, M.D. Otolaryngology Frank J. Scaccia, M.D. Pain Medicine Harris N. Bram, M.D. Scott E. Metzger, M.D. Peter Staats, M.D. Pediatric Cardiology Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Pediatric Endocrinology Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Richard Drachtman, M.D. Reproductive Endocrinology Miguel Damien, M.D. Rheumatology Mori Schwartzberg, M.D. Kenneth B. Wasser, M.D. Sports Medicine Stephen G. Rice, M.D. Ph.D. Michael Sclafani, M.D. Surgery Robert Arbour, M.D. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D. Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery Richard M. Neibart, M.D. Urology Jack Ebani, M.D. Jules Geltzeiler, M.D. John G. Rose, M.D. James Rotolo, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 8 Nurses’ Choice Physician-of-the-Year Awards It’s an annual tradition at Bayshore Community Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center, and Southern Ocean Medical Center — the nursing teams at each hospital select their own “top docs” during Nurses’ Week. The 2013 Nurses’ Choice Awards celebrate not only our outstanding physicians, but also the respect that nurses have for members of the medical staff. Bayshore Community Hospital Michael Marchetti, M.D. Michael Piscopiello, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Mark Cerefice, M.D. Edward Choi, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Suhas Patel, M.D. Ocean Medical Center Minako Abe, M.D. Rana Ali, M.D. Jonathan Banibensu, M.D. Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Lance Dillon, M.D. Sukrut Dwivedi, D.O. Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Kent Fung, M.D. Paul Haynes, M.D. James Higgins, M.D. Ajay Mathur, M.D. Andrew Lee, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Michael Rothberg, M.D. Lisa Zahn, M.D. Southern Ocean Medical Center Arvind Baliga, M.D. Carey Penrod, D.O. Anupama Rao M.D. Purviben Shah, M.D. Meridian Recognition Awards At Meridian, we have our own recognition program for exceptional service — and under this umbrella, many of our Medical and Dental staff were honored in 2013 with Polaris, Orion, or Galaxy awards. Polaris Award recipients genuinely improve the environment and experience for our colleagues, our patients, and their families. The Orion Award recognizes teams that have had a significant and overwhelming positive impact, and the Galaxy Award honors extraordinary acts of service that exemplify Meridian’s values of professional excellence with personal concern. Polaris Awards Robert Arbour, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Galaxy Awards Raven DeVincenzo, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D. Frank Sharp, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Orion Awards Robert Arbour, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Andrew Burstiner, M.D. Paul Chung, M.D. Daniel D’Andrea, M.D. Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Silvia Fresco, M.D. Mary Fury, D.O. Elliot Goodman, D.O. Bruce Grossman, M.D. David Johnson, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Jocelyn Lewis, D.O. Denise Livingston, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Nicole Pantano, D.O. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Mona Patel, DMD Anil Pawa, M.D. Dorothy Pietrucha, M.D. Vinita Pitchumoni, M.D. Suzanne Plaine, D.O. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Neal Ruda, M.D. Ajay Shah, M.D. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Peter Valko, M.D. Kathleen Walsh, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Daniel Yu, M.D. General Awards and Recognition We know they’re the best. From lifetime achievement awards to recognition as America’s top physicians, here are some of the recognitions they’ve received during 2013. Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Best Doctors in America, Rheumatology Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.: 2013 Dedication to Resident Education and Career Development Award, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Residents Andrew Blechman, M.D.: National Faculty Award, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Inducted, Monmouth University Chapter, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Wayne R. Braendle, M.D.: Physician Recognition Award, Medical Executive Committee, Riverview Medical Center Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.: Red Heart Award for Clinical Services in the Monmouth County Region, The Center in Asbury Park Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 10 Nurses’ Choice Physician-of-the-Year Awards It’s an annual tradition at Bayshore Community Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, Ocean Medical Center, and Southern Ocean Medical Center — the nursing teams at each hospital select their own “top docs” during Nurses’ Week. The 2013 Nurses’ Choice Awards celebrate not only our outstanding physicians, but also the respect that nurses have for members of the medical staff. Bayshore Community Hospital Michael Marchetti, M.D. Michael Piscopiello, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Mark Cerefice, M.D. Edward Choi, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Suhas Patel, M.D. Ocean Medical Center Minako Abe, M.D. Rana Ali, M.D. Jonathan Banibensu, M.D. Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Lance Dillon, M.D. Sukrut Dwivedi, D.O. Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Kent Fung, M.D. Paul Haynes, M.D. James Higgins, M.D. Ajay Mathur, M.D. Andrew Lee, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Michael Rothberg, M.D. Lisa Zahn, M.D. Southern Ocean Medical Center Arvind Baliga, M.D. Carey Penrod, D.O. Anupama Rao M.D. Purviben Shah, M.D. Meridian Recognition Awards At Meridian, we have our own recognition program for exceptional service — and under this umbrella, many of our Medical and Dental staff were honored in 2013 with Polaris, Orion, or Galaxy awards. Polaris Award recipients genuinely improve the environment and experience for our colleagues, our patients, and their families. The Orion Award recognizes teams that have had a significant and overwhelming positive impact, and the Galaxy Award honors extraordinary acts of service that exemplify Meridian’s values of professional excellence with personal concern. Polaris Awards Robert Arbour, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Galaxy Awards Raven DeVincenzo, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D. Frank Sharp, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Orion Awards Robert Arbour, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Andrew Burstiner, M.D. Paul Chung, M.D. Daniel D’Andrea, M.D. Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Silvia Fresco, M.D. Mary Fury, D.O. Elliot Goodman, D.O. Bruce Grossman, M.D. David Johnson, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Jocelyn Lewis, D.O. Denise Livingston, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Nicole Pantano, D.O. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Mona Patel, DMD Anil Pawa, M.D. Dorothy Pietrucha, M.D. Vinita Pitchumoni, M.D. Suzanne Plaine, D.O. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Neal Ruda, M.D. Ajay Shah, M.D. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Peter Valko, M.D. Kathleen Walsh, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Daniel Yu, M.D. General Awards and Recognition We know they’re the best. From lifetime achievement awards to recognition as America’s top physicians, here are some of the recognitions they’ve received during 2013. Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Best Doctors in America, Rheumatology Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.: 2013 Dedication to Resident Education and Career Development Award, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Residents Andrew Blechman, M.D.: National Faculty Award, Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Inducted, Monmouth University Chapter, Beta Gamma Sigma Honor Society Wayne R. Braendle, M.D.: Physician Recognition Award, Medical Executive Committee, Riverview Medical Center Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.: Red Heart Award for Clinical Services in the Monmouth County 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, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Stacy Doumas, M.D.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, Drexel University College of Medicine Martin D. Fried, M.D.: Leading Physician of the World, International Association of Healthcare Professionals; Top Pediatric Gastroenterologist in New Jersey, Health Tap Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Distinguished Scientific Contributions to the Application of Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 50 - Society of Addiction Psychology Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Medical Service Honoree (Stroke), American Heart Association; A.B. Baker National Honor Roll of Neurologic Teachers, American Academy of Neurology Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo of California for service and commitment to the breast cancer community; Top Doctor, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Steven Kairys, M.D.: Pediatrician of the Year, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Sean Li, M.D.: Patients’ Choice Award, Vitals.com Carl Marchetti, M.D.: President’s Volunteer Service Award, Corporation of National and Community Service Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Featured in The Korean-Americans Who Sowed the Seeds in America Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Thomas E. Shaffer Award, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Silvio O. Conte Award for Public Awareness and Education, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Program Director Award, Pediatric Residency Class of 2013, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; America’s Top Pediatrician, Consumers Research Council of America Peter S. Staats, M.D.: Clinical Excellence Award, West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: David Falkenstein Fellow’s Award, New York Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy William Ziegler, D.O.: Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Faculty Teaching Award, Monmouth Medical Center Residents Leadership and Certifications Our Medical and Dental Staff members serve on boards and in teaching capacities throughout 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, certifications, and leadership roles include the following: Khalid M. Ahmad, M.D.: Recertified, General Internal Medicine Nasir M. Ahmad, M.D.: Recertified, Infectious Diseases Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Top Doctor, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Doctor of Excellence, Leaders in Healthcare Excellence; Award for Teaching Excellence, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Vitals.com Hal Ornstein, DPM: Meritorious Service Award, American Podiatric Medical Association 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 Wood Johnson Magazine: Focusing on Patients, Outcomes, and Education Amy E. Peardon, D.O.: Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Vitals.com Meghan Rattigan, D.O.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Adam Redlich, M.D.: Patient’s Choice Award, American Registry Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Physician Champion, Children’s Oral Health Implementation Grant, American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Masters of Business Administration with Honors, Monmouth University 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 Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Executive Committee, North American Society of Obstetric Medicine Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Chairman, Inservice Exam Committees, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Regional Spokesperson for New Jersey, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Member, Council on State Affairs, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Member, Educational Committee and Maxillofacial News Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons; Member, Nominating Committee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Chief, Plastic and 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, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Stacy Doumas, M.D.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Volunteer Clinical Faculty Award, Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Medical Honor Society, Drexel University College of Medicine Martin D. Fried, M.D.: Leading Physician of the World, International Association of Healthcare Professionals; Top Pediatric Gastroenterologist in New Jersey, Health Tap Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Distinguished Scientific Contributions to the Application of Psychology, American Psychological Association, Division 50 - Society of Addiction Psychology Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Medical Service Honoree (Stroke), American Heart Association; A.B. Baker National Honor Roll of Neurologic Teachers, American Academy of Neurology Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition from U.S. Congresswoman Anna Eshoo of California for service and commitment to the breast cancer community; Top Doctor, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Steven Kairys, M.D.: Pediatrician of the Year, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics Sean Li, M.D.: Patients’ Choice Award, Vitals.com Carl Marchetti, M.D.: President’s Volunteer Service Award, Corporation of National and Community Service Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Featured in The Korean-Americans Who Sowed the Seeds in America Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Thomas E. Shaffer Award, Council on Sports Medicine and Fitness of the American Academy of Pediatrics; Silvio O. Conte Award for Public Awareness and Education, Brain Injury Alliance of New Jersey Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Program Director Award, Pediatric Residency Class of 2013, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; America’s Top Pediatrician, Consumers Research Council of America Peter S. Staats, M.D.: Clinical Excellence Award, West Virginia Society of Interventional Pain Physicians Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: David Falkenstein Fellow’s Award, New York Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy William Ziegler, D.O.: Council on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology (CREOG) Faculty Teaching Award, Monmouth Medical Center Residents Leadership and Certifications Our Medical and Dental Staff members serve on boards and in teaching capacities throughout 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, certifications, and leadership roles include the following: Khalid M. Ahmad, M.D.: Recertified, General Internal Medicine Nasir M. Ahmad, M.D.: Recertified, Infectious Diseases Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Top Doctor, New York Metro Area, Castle Connolly Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Doctor of Excellence, Leaders in Healthcare Excellence; Award for Teaching Excellence, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Vitals.com Hal Ornstein, DPM: Meritorious Service Award, American Podiatric Medical Association 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 Wood Johnson Magazine: Focusing on Patients, Outcomes, and Education Amy E. Peardon, D.O.: Most Compassionate Doctor Award, Vitals.com Meghan Rattigan, D.O.: Volunteer Faculty Award, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Adam Redlich, M.D.: Patient’s Choice Award, American Registry Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Physician Champion, Children’s Oral Health Implementation Grant, American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Chapter Andrew Blechman, M.D.: Masters of Business Administration with Honors, Monmouth University 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 Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Executive Committee, North American Society of Obstetric Medicine Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Chairman, Inservice Exam Committees, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Regional Spokesperson for New Jersey, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Member, Council on State Affairs, American Society of Plastic Surgeons; Member, Educational Committee and Maxillofacial News Committee, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons; Member, Nominating Committee, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Chief, Plastic and 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 Johnson Medical School Academy of Pediatrics; Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, New Jersey Council of 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, New Jersey Governor’s Council of the American College of Physicians; Chair, Executive Leadership Forum, Alliance for Independent Academic Medical Centers Manimala Roy, M.D.: New Jersey Delegate, College of American Pathologists; Blood Bank Director, Ocean Medical Center 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 Rolando Llull Tombo, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Lisa A. Luciano, D.O.: Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Became one of the first two physicians in New Jersey to perform the Acessa procedure, a new treatment for uterine fibroids Alpana Marwaha, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Completed the OASIS Leadership and Development Program at Rutgers Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: Secretary, American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine – Interventional and Intraoperative Ultrasound Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorship, American Academy of Pediatrics; National Peer Reviewer, Association of Pediatric Program Directors Leadership in Educational Academic Development; Committee Representative, New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals Academic Affairs Council/Council of Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Committee; Co-Director, Pediatric LIFT (Let’s Improve Fitness Together) Obesity Clinic, Family Health Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Recertified, General Pediatrics Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Leadership Council, Monmouth-Ocean Medical Society; Recertified, Allergy and Immunology 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 of Massachusetts Peter S. Staats, M.D.: President, New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; 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 using Spyglass at Riverview Medical Center Gary Pess, M.D.: Board Member, Dupuytren Foundation; Member, International Advisory Council 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 Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Medical Director, ADHD Clinic, Family Health Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Robert Tomaro, M.D.: Performed the first single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) at Meridian Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: Development Committee Member, American Society of Hematology 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; Chairman, Health and Science Policy Committee, American College of Sports Medicine; Board of Directors, Pediatric Council on Research and Education (PCORE), New Jersey Chapter, American Vincent R. Zales, M.D.: Promoted to Clinical Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center; Vice-Chairman, VHA HG of New Jersey Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 16 Daniel F. Kennedy, D.O.: Appointed Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Academy of Pediatrics; Member, Graduate Medical Education Committee, New Jersey Council of 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, New Jersey Governor’s Council of the American College of Physicians; Chair, Executive Leadership Forum, Alliance for Independent Academic Medical Centers Manimala Roy, M.D.: New Jersey Delegate, College of American Pathologists; Blood Bank Director, Ocean Medical Center 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 Rolando Llull Tombo, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Instructor in Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Lisa A. Luciano, D.O.: Clinical Associate Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Became one of the first two physicians in New Jersey to perform the Acessa procedure, a new treatment for uterine fibroids Alpana Marwaha, M.D.: Appointed Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Completed the OASIS Leadership and Development Program at Rutgers Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: Secretary, American Institute of Ultrasound Medicine – Interventional and Intraoperative Ultrasound Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorship, American Academy of Pediatrics; National Peer Reviewer, Association of Pediatric Program Directors Leadership in Educational Academic Development; Committee Representative, New Jersey Council of Teaching Hospitals Academic Affairs Council/Council of Children’s Hospitals Graduate Medical Education Committee; Co-Director, Pediatric LIFT (Let’s Improve Fitness Together) Obesity Clinic, Family Health Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Recertified, General Pediatrics Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Leadership Council, Monmouth-Ocean Medical Society; Recertified, Allergy and Immunology 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 of Massachusetts Peter S. Staats, M.D.: President, New Jersey Society of Interventional Pain Physicians; 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 using Spyglass at Riverview Medical Center Gary Pess, M.D.: Board Member, Dupuytren Foundation; Member, International Advisory Council 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 Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Medical Director, ADHD Clinic, Family Health Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Robert Tomaro, M.D.: Performed the first single-incision laparoscopic surgery (SILS) at Meridian Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: Development Committee Member, American Society of Hematology 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; Chairman, Health and Science Policy Committee, American College of Sports Medicine; Board of Directors, Pediatric Council on Research and Education (PCORE), New Jersey Chapter, American Vincent R. Zales, M.D.: Promoted to Clinical Professor, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical Center; Vice-Chairman, VHA HG of New Jersey 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; Reviewer, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; The Spirit of Maxillofacial Surgery and the Private Practitioner, Maxillofacial News – American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS); A Look at Life in the Regional Community Trauma Center, Maxillofacial News – ASMS Daniel A. D’Andrea, M.D.: Transient Resolution of Treatment-Resistant Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Ketamine Infusion, Biological Psychiatry John M. Davis, M.D.: Editorial Board, Surgical Infections Karim Elsahwi, M.D.: Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Outcomes in Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons; Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence in Robotic-Assisted Total Hysterectomy, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Editorial Board, HPB Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Resilience Revisited: Toward an Expanding Understanding of Post-Disaster Adaptation Adaptation (Chapter), Translating Resilience Theory for Assessment and Application with Children, Adolescents and Adults: Translating Research into Practice; Adjusting to Life After Being Held Hostage or Kidnapped, American Psychological Association Help Center Website Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Standardized Online Clinical Educational and Assessment Tool for Neurology Clerkship Students Assigned to Multiple Sites, Perspectives on Medical Education Steven Kairys, M.D.: Editorial Board, Journal of Child Health Care; Contributing Editor, Pediatrics; Contributing Editor, Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect; Contributing Editor, Clinical Pediatrics; Positive Deviance, Newsletter of the Section on International Child Health; Quality Improvement and the PDSDA Cycle, Newsletter of the Section on International Child Health; Practice-Based Quality Improvement/Research Networks: Full Speed Forward, Academic Pediatrics Charles H. Koo, M.D.: Reviewer, American Journal of Cardiology 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 Groups, Advances in Therapy 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 of Thoracic Surgery; Prognostic Significance of Positive Circumferential Resection Margin in Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Prospective Phase II Trial of Presection Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Restaging After Neoajuvant Therapy for IIIA (N2) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results of CALGB Protocol 39803, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Esophageal Cancer Guidelines Series (Editorial), Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Radiographic Endosonographic Staging 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. Management of Stage III N2 NSCLC, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York New York pg. 129139. 2013; Sean Li, M.D.: Safety and Efficacy of Once-Daily Gastroretentive Gabapentin in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia Aged 75 Years and Over, Drugs & Aging Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Prevalence of Non-Albicans Candida Infections in Women with Recurrent Vulvovaginal Symptomatology, Advances in Infectious Diseases; Efficacy of the HPV-16/18 AS04-Adjuvanted Vaccine Against Low-Risk HPV Types (PATRICIA Randomized Trial): An Unexpected Observation, Journal of Infectious Diseases; Management of Symptomatic Vulvovaginal Atrophy: 2013 Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society, Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society; Health Providers’ Opinions on the Utility of the HPV Vaccination – Are Guidelines Being Followed?, International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health; Rationale and Design of a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Extended Release Gabapentin in Provoked Vestibulodynia and Biological Correlates of Response, Contemporary Clinical Trials; Clinical Evaluation of a New Pap-Based Method for Screening of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae Using Liquid Cytology Media, Southern Medical Journal Srividya Naganathan, M.D.: Visual Diagnosis: Infant with Growth Failure, Body Asymmetry, and Dysmorphic Features, Pediatrics in Review; Summertime Skin Conditions, NJ Pediatrics Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Increased Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Heterotaxy Congenital Heart Disease Patients with Respiratory Ciliary Dysfunction, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 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 in Prenatal Screening, The Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine; The “Anathema” of Arbitrary Categorization of Continuous Predictors, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Gary M. Pess, M.D.: Results of Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren Contracture in Over 1,000 Fingers, Journal of Hand Surgery; Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; Reviewer, Journal of Hand Surgery Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Pediatric Residents’ Perceptions of Family-Centered Rounds as Part of Postgraduate Training, Clinical Pediatrics; Cocaine-Induced Dystonic Reaction: An Unlikely Presentation of Child Neglect, Pediatric Emergency Care Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 20 Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Reviewer, Journal of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma and Reconstruction; Reviewer, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; The Spirit of Maxillofacial Surgery and the Private Practitioner, Maxillofacial News – American Society of Maxillofacial Surgeons (ASMS); A Look at Life in the Regional Community Trauma Center, Maxillofacial News – ASMS Daniel A. D’Andrea, M.D.: Transient Resolution of Treatment-Resistant Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Following Ketamine Infusion, Biological Psychiatry John M. Davis, M.D.: Editorial Board, Surgical Infections Karim Elsahwi, M.D.: Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Hysterectomy: Outcomes in Obese and Morbidly Obese Patients, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons; Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence in Robotic-Assisted Total Hysterectomy, Journal of the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Editorial Board, HPB Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D.: Resilience Revisited: Toward an Expanding Understanding of Post-Disaster Adaptation Adaptation (Chapter), Translating Resilience Theory for Assessment and Application with Children, Adolescents and Adults: Translating Research into Practice; Adjusting to Life After Being Held Hostage or Kidnapped, American Psychological Association Help Center Website Neil R. Holland, M.D.: Standardized Online Clinical Educational and Assessment Tool for Neurology Clerkship Students Assigned to Multiple Sites, Perspectives on Medical Education Steven Kairys, M.D.: Editorial Board, Journal of Child Health Care; Contributing Editor, Pediatrics; Contributing Editor, Journal of Child Abuse and Neglect; Contributing Editor, Clinical Pediatrics; Positive Deviance, Newsletter of the Section on International Child Health; Quality Improvement and the PDSDA Cycle, Newsletter of the Section on International Child Health; Practice-Based Quality Improvement/Research Networks: Full Speed Forward, Academic Pediatrics Charles H. Koo, M.D.: Reviewer, American Journal of Cardiology 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 Groups, Advances in Therapy 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 of Thoracic Surgery; Prognostic Significance of Positive Circumferential Resection Margin in Esophageal Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Prospective Phase II Trial of Presection Thoracoscopic Mediastinal Restaging After Neoajuvant Therapy for IIIA (N2) Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: Results of CALGB Protocol 39803, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery; The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Esophageal Cancer Guidelines Series (Editorial), Annals of Thoracic Surgery; Radiographic Endosonographic Staging 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. Management of Stage III N2 NSCLC, Nova Science Publishers, Inc. New York New York pg. 129139. 2013; Sean Li, M.D.: Safety and Efficacy of Once-Daily Gastroretentive Gabapentin in Patients with Postherpetic Neuralgia Aged 75 Years and Over, Drugs & Aging Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Prevalence of Non-Albicans Candida Infections in Women with Recurrent Vulvovaginal Symptomatology, Advances in Infectious Diseases; Efficacy of the HPV-16/18 AS04-Adjuvanted Vaccine Against Low-Risk HPV Types (PATRICIA Randomized Trial): An Unexpected Observation, Journal of Infectious Diseases; Management of Symptomatic Vulvovaginal Atrophy: 2013 Position Statement of The North American Menopause Society, Menopause: The Journal of the North American Menopause Society; Health Providers’ Opinions on the Utility of the HPV Vaccination – Are Guidelines Being Followed?, International Journal of Medical Science and Public Health; Rationale and Design of a Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Extended Release Gabapentin in Provoked Vestibulodynia and Biological Correlates of Response, Contemporary Clinical Trials; Clinical Evaluation of a New Pap-Based Method for Screening of C. trachomatis and N. gonorrhoeae Using Liquid Cytology Media, Southern Medical Journal Srividya Naganathan, M.D.: Visual Diagnosis: Infant with Growth Failure, Body Asymmetry, and Dysmorphic Features, Pediatrics in Review; Summertime Skin Conditions, NJ Pediatrics Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Increased Postoperative Respiratory Complications in Heterotaxy Congenital Heart Disease Patients with Respiratory Ciliary Dysfunction, Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 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 in Prenatal Screening, The Australasian Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine; The “Anathema” of Arbitrary Categorization of Continuous Predictors, American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology Gary M. Pess, M.D.: Results of Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren Contracture in Over 1,000 Fingers, Journal of Hand Surgery; Reviewer, Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery; Reviewer, Journal of Hand Surgery Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: Pediatric Residents’ Perceptions of Family-Centered Rounds as Part of Postgraduate Training, Clinical Pediatrics; Cocaine-Induced Dystonic Reaction: An Unlikely Presentation of Child Neglect, Pediatric Emergency Care Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 20 Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Softball and Baseball – Preparing for the Upcoming Season, American Academy of Pediatrics News; Essentials for Office Evaluation, Pediatric Sports Medicine; Concerns Among Obese and Overweight Athletes (Chapter), Pediatric Sports Medicine - Essentials for Office Evaluation; Skeletal Dysplasias (Chapter), Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries, 2nd edition; Metabolic Bone Disease (Chapter), Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries, 2nd edition Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Reviewer, BioMed Central Infectious Diseases; Develop a Vaccination to Circumvent Mutations (Op Ed), Asbury Park Press Saad A. Saad, M.D.: Changes to Appendectomy Timing, New Jersey Pediatrics Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: The Quick Start Contraception Initiation Method During the 6-Week Postpartum Visit: An Efficacious Way to Improve Contraception in Federally Qualified Health Centers, Contraception; Baseline TNF-alpha Operational Capacity in Fetal and Maternal Circulation Prior to Labor: Tuned for Different Purposes, Reproductive Sciences; Paternal Age and Cesarean Birth, Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Brett A. Sealove, M.D.: Brain-Heart Interaction in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure Clinics Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: CATCH Update, The New Jersey Pediatrician Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Intranasal Corticosteroids: The Role of Patient Preference and Satisfaction, Allergy and Asthma Proceedings Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Reviewer, Minerva Chirurgica, Endocrine Practice, World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Surgery, Medical Principles and Practice, Annals of Surgical Oncology, World Journal of Surgery, World Journal of Endocrine Surgery, The Journal of Medical Case Reports Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: Pancreatic Necrosectomy Using Covered Esophageal Stents: A Novel Approach, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology; Endoscopic Ultrasonographic Access and Drainage of the Common Bile Duct (Chapter), Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: PET Scan Negativity Post Treatment in DLBCL May Not Indicate a Cure, Blood Journal Online Group Publications Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D.; Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Refractory Post-Surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Response to Multi-Modal Therapy, BMJ Case Reports Nasir M. Ahmad, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Edward W. Liu, M.D.; Jose M. Fune, M.D.: Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Extremity Caused by Shewanella Algae, Surgical Infections John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome, HPB Journal Mohamed A. Elsawaf M.D.; Manimala Roy, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Disseminated Cryptococcal Lymphadenitis with Negative Cryptooccal Antigen in an Immunosuppressed Patient, Chest 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 Dysfunction, BMC Nephrology Romeo Lucas, D.O.; Debra Gussman, M.D.; Meghan Rattigan, D.O.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.: Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis with Erythema Nodosum Simulating Breast Abscess in Pregnancy: A Case Report, Journal of Obstetric Medicine: The Medicine of Pregnancy Romeo Lucas, M.D.; Charles Hux, M.D.: The Dermal Anchor – An Evolving Trend, Dermatology in Practice Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.; Matthew J. MacCarrick, M.D.; Maria Agnes C. Dawis, M.D.: Group A Streptococcal Primary Ileitis: A Novel Presentation of a Common Pathogen, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal Meghan Rattigan, D.O.; Jonathan Baum, M.D.: Delivery Route Following Elective Induction of Labor at Term: Analysis of 807 Patients, Journal of Clinical Medicine Research Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.; Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Tuberculosis: Ancient History, Modern Scourge, Journal of Ancient Diseases & Preventive Remedies Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, 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 that Was Reimplanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, Endocrine Practice Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 22 Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Softball and Baseball – Preparing for the Upcoming Season, American Academy of Pediatrics News; Essentials for Office Evaluation, Pediatric Sports Medicine; Concerns Among Obese and Overweight Athletes (Chapter), Pediatric Sports Medicine - Essentials for Office Evaluation; Skeletal Dysplasias (Chapter), Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries, 2nd edition; Metabolic Bone Disease (Chapter), Pediatric Orthopaedics and Sports Injuries, 2nd edition Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Reviewer, BioMed Central Infectious Diseases; Develop a Vaccination to Circumvent Mutations (Op Ed), Asbury Park Press Saad A. Saad, M.D.: Changes to Appendectomy Timing, New Jersey Pediatrics Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: The Quick Start Contraception Initiation Method During the 6-Week Postpartum Visit: An Efficacious Way to Improve Contraception in Federally Qualified Health Centers, Contraception; Baseline TNF-alpha Operational Capacity in Fetal and Maternal Circulation Prior to Labor: Tuned for Different Purposes, Reproductive Sciences; Paternal Age and Cesarean Birth, Journal of Maternal-Fetal and Neonatal Medicine Brett A. Sealove, M.D.: Brain-Heart Interaction in Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy, Heart Failure Clinics Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: CATCH Update, The New Jersey Pediatrician Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Intranasal Corticosteroids: The Role of Patient Preference and Satisfaction, Allergy and Asthma Proceedings Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Reviewer, Minerva Chirurgica, Endocrine Practice, World Journal of Surgical Oncology, Surgery, Medical Principles and Practice, Annals of Surgical Oncology, World Journal of Surgery, World Journal of Endocrine Surgery, The Journal of Medical Case Reports Subha Sundararajan, M.D.: Pancreatic Necrosectomy Using Covered Esophageal Stents: A Novel Approach, Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology; Endoscopic Ultrasonographic Access and Drainage of the Common Bile Duct (Chapter), Gastrointestinal Endoscopy Clinics of North America Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: PET Scan Negativity Post Treatment in DLBCL May Not Indicate a Cure, Blood Journal Online Group Publications Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D.; Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Refractory Post-Surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum in a Patient with Beckwith Wiedemann Syndrome: Response to Multi-Modal Therapy, BMJ Case Reports Nasir M. Ahmad, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Edward W. Liu, M.D.; Jose M. Fune, M.D.: Necrotizing Fasciitis of the Lower Extremity Caused by Shewanella Algae, Surgical Infections John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome, HPB Journal Mohamed A. Elsawaf M.D.; Manimala Roy, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Disseminated Cryptococcal Lymphadenitis with Negative Cryptooccal Antigen in an Immunosuppressed Patient, Chest 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 Dysfunction, BMC Nephrology Romeo Lucas, D.O.; Debra Gussman, M.D.; Meghan Rattigan, D.O.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.: Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis with Erythema Nodosum Simulating Breast Abscess in Pregnancy: A Case Report, Journal of Obstetric Medicine: The Medicine of Pregnancy Romeo Lucas, M.D.; Charles Hux, M.D.: The Dermal Anchor – An Evolving Trend, Dermatology in Practice Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.; Matthew J. MacCarrick, M.D.; Maria Agnes C. Dawis, M.D.: Group A Streptococcal Primary Ileitis: A Novel Presentation of a Common Pathogen, Pediatric Infectious Diseases Journal Meghan Rattigan, D.O.; Jonathan Baum, M.D.: Delivery Route Following Elective Induction of Labor at Term: Analysis of 807 Patients, Journal of Clinical Medicine Research Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.; Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Tuberculosis: Ancient History, Modern Scourge, Journal of Ancient Diseases & Preventive Remedies Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, 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 that Was Reimplanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, Endocrine Practice Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 22 Professional Lectures and Presentations There’s a lot to cover when it comes to our Medical and Dental Staff sharing their clinical knowledge in professional venues. They chair steering committees, speak at annual meetings around the globe, present their research through poster presentations, teach courses, and present grand rounds. Here are some of those accomplishments from 2013. Denise Aloisio, M.D.: FASD Through the Lifespan: Changing Presentations, Changing Intervention, Professional Summit Back (and) to the Future: 1973-2013: 40 Years of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and FAS Conference; Bayley III Language Scores at Two Years of Age Predict Subsequent ASD Diagnosis Among Children Referred for ASD Screening (Poster), Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Pediatric Oral Trauma, Annual American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Conference; Brush Up on School Oral Health: What Physicians and Nurses Need 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 as a Strategy to Enhance Early Childhood Caries Prevention in the Community (Abstract), American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference; Pediatric Oral/Dental Health Training, Pediatric Health Group, Freehold Dawn M. Calderon, D.O.: The Pregnant Heart: A Few Words from Mom’s Cardiologist, 3rd Annual OBGYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Perioperative Anticoagulation, Grand Rounds, Overlook Medical Center; Preconception Care for Internists, Grand Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center; Medical Disorders in Pregnancy for Hospitalists, Grand Rounds, Jersey City Medical 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 of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM); Judge, Original Research Oral Presentations, Mid-Atlantic SGIM Meeting; Moderator, Management of Cirrhosis/Varices in Pregnancy, North American Society of Obstetric Medicine Meeting; Coordinator, Obstetric Medicine Interest Group, SGIM Annual Meeting; S.U.G.A.R.: Increasing Post-Partum GDM Testing Rates: Spotting Undiagnosed Glucose Abnormalities, Drexel University; Does Stress Testing before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management?, SGIM National Meeting; Perioperative Troponins: Is our VISION Clouded?, Perioperative Medicine Interest Group/ SGIM Annual Meeting Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.: HIV and Aging, UMDNJ/DHSS Annual HIV Symposium; On the CUSP – Stop CAUTI at the Front Door of the Hospital: The Emergency Department!, New Jersey Hospital Association ED Conference Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Faculty Member/Presenter, Basic Maxillofacial Course, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery; Faculty Member/Presenter, Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma, AOCMF of North America Karim Elsahwi, M.D.: Advanced Endoscopy, 42nd Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide (AAGL) Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology; Robot-Assisted Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Endometrial Cancer, 42nd AAGL Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology; Advances in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination, Women and Cancer Oncology Symposium Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Clinical Microbiological Correlations, Diseases and Defenses Course, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Syphilis, Sex, and Society, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Leeuwenhoek, My Hero, Grand Rounds, St. Peter’s University Medical Center; Humanism and Medical Education: One and the Same, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Uncertainty in Clinical Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 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 Managing Infections with Staphylococcus Aureus, Grand Rounds, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Revision of Breast Augmentation, Baker-Gordon Conference; Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction with Shaped Highly Cohesive Gel Implants, Grand Rounds, Washington University, St. Louis; Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction with Shaped Highly Cohesive Gel Implants, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Hot TopicsOptimizing Outcomes with the Allergan Style 410 Breast Implant, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Annual Meeting; Physician and Resident Education in Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction, Allergan Academy Roundtable Debra Gussman, M.D.: Teaching Students the Difference between Self-Promotion and Misrepresentation in the ERAS Application, 2013 Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Martin L. Stone, M.D. Faculty Development Workshop Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms, John Movelle MD Lecture Series, Meridian Health; Course Director, HPB Ultrasound and Advanced Technology, Americas HepatoPancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting; Course Director, 2013 Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancer Symposium: Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases; HepatoPancreato-Biliary Oncology Program at Meridian Cancer Care, Meridian Health Clinical Excellence Committee; Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreas Cancer, Meridian Cancer Care Annual Symposium; Use of Ultrasound in Liver and Pancreas Surgery, Society for Surgical Oncology/Fellow’s Institute 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 in Disasters: Involvement and Leadership in the Field, American Psychological Association Convention Neil R. Holland, M.D.: TIA Rapid Evaluation Center, Care Continuum Alliance Forum; EMG Assessment for Reconstructive Surgery, American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Women and Cancer Oncology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 24 Professional Lectures and Presentations There’s a lot to cover when it comes to our Medical and Dental Staff sharing their clinical knowledge in professional venues. They chair steering committees, speak at annual meetings around the globe, present their research through poster presentations, teach courses, and present grand rounds. Here are some of those accomplishments from 2013. Denise Aloisio, M.D.: FASD Through the Lifespan: Changing Presentations, Changing Intervention, Professional Summit Back (and) to the Future: 1973-2013: 40 Years of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and FAS Conference; Bayley III Language Scores at Two Years of Age Predict Subsequent ASD Diagnosis Among Children Referred for ASD Screening (Poster), Society for Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Annual Meeting Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Pediatric Oral Trauma, Annual American Academy of Pediatrics New Jersey Conference; Brush Up on School Oral Health: What Physicians and Nurses Need 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 as a Strategy to Enhance Early Childhood Caries Prevention in the Community (Abstract), American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference; Pediatric Oral/Dental Health Training, Pediatric Health Group, Freehold Dawn M. Calderon, D.O.: The Pregnant Heart: A Few Words from Mom’s Cardiologist, 3rd Annual OBGYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Perioperative Anticoagulation, Grand Rounds, Overlook Medical Center; Preconception Care for Internists, Grand Rounds, Robert Wood Johnson University Medical Center; Medical Disorders in Pregnancy for Hospitalists, Grand Rounds, Jersey City Medical 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 of the Society of General Internal Medicine (SGIM); Judge, Original Research Oral Presentations, Mid-Atlantic SGIM Meeting; Moderator, Management of Cirrhosis/Varices in Pregnancy, North American Society of Obstetric Medicine Meeting; Coordinator, Obstetric Medicine Interest Group, SGIM Annual Meeting; S.U.G.A.R.: Increasing Post-Partum GDM Testing Rates: Spotting Undiagnosed Glucose Abnormalities, Drexel University; Does Stress Testing before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management?, SGIM National Meeting; Perioperative Troponins: Is our VISION Clouded?, Perioperative Medicine Interest Group/ SGIM Annual Meeting Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.: HIV and Aging, UMDNJ/DHSS Annual HIV Symposium; On the CUSP – Stop CAUTI at the Front Door of the Hospital: The Emergency Department!, New Jersey Hospital Association ED Conference Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Faculty Member/Presenter, Basic Maxillofacial Course, American Society of Maxillofacial Surgery; Faculty Member/Presenter, Principles of Operative Treatment of Craniomaxillofacial Trauma, AOCMF of North America Karim Elsahwi, M.D.: Advanced Endoscopy, 42nd Advancing Minimally Invasive Gynecology Worldwide (AAGL) Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology; Robot-Assisted Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection for Endometrial Cancer, 42nd AAGL Global Congress of Minimally Invasive Gynecology; Advances in Cervical Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination, Women and Cancer Oncology Symposium Bruce D. Fisher, M.D.: Clinical Microbiological Correlations, Diseases and Defenses Course, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Syphilis, Sex, and Society, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital; Leeuwenhoek, My Hero, Grand Rounds, St. Peter’s University Medical Center; Humanism and Medical Education: One and the Same, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Uncertainty in Clinical Medicine, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 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 Managing Infections with Staphylococcus Aureus, Grand Rounds, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Revision of Breast Augmentation, Baker-Gordon Conference; Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction with Shaped Highly Cohesive Gel Implants, Grand Rounds, Washington University, St. Louis; Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction with Shaped Highly Cohesive Gel Implants, Northeastern Society of Plastic Surgeons; Hot TopicsOptimizing Outcomes with the Allergan Style 410 Breast Implant, American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) Annual Meeting; Physician and Resident Education in Breast Augmentation and Reconstruction, Allergan Academy Roundtable Debra Gussman, M.D.: Teaching Students the Difference between Self-Promotion and Misrepresentation in the ERAS Application, 2013 Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics (APGO) Martin L. Stone, M.D. Faculty Development Workshop Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.: Pancreatic Cystic Neoplasms, John Movelle MD Lecture Series, Meridian Health; Course Director, HPB Ultrasound and Advanced Technology, Americas HepatoPancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting; Course Director, 2013 Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Cancer Symposium: Multidisciplinary Treatment of Colorectal Liver Metastases; HepatoPancreato-Biliary Oncology Program at Meridian Cancer Care, Meridian Health Clinical Excellence Committee; Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreas Cancer, Meridian Cancer Care Annual Symposium; Use of Ultrasound in Liver and Pancreas Surgery, Society for Surgical Oncology/Fellow’s Institute 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 in Disasters: Involvement and Leadership in the Field, American Psychological Association Convention Neil R. Holland, M.D.: TIA Rapid Evaluation Center, Care Continuum Alliance Forum; EMG Assessment for Reconstructive Surgery, American Congress of Rehabilitative Medicine Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Women and Cancer Oncology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 24 Steven Kairys, M.D.: Quality Improvement, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Memorial Health, Savannah; Child Abuse, Family Medicine Grand Rounds, Memorial Health, Savannah; Translating Research into Standard of Care, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Standing Committee on Quality Improvement, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Use of Networks in Quality Improvement, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Strengthening Pediatric Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Prevention of Child Abuse, Grand Rounds, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Jefferson Medical School, Philadelphia; Pediatric Research in Office Settings, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference Michael F. Lospinuso, M.D.: Presentations and surgeries, 2013 Advanced Deformity Visitation Medical Congress Mark G. Martens, M.D.: Vaginal Microbiome – Your Trillion New Friends, North American Menopause Society (NAMS) Annual Meeting; Infections in Menopause, NAMS Annual Meeting; Association of Cervicovaginal Microorganisms and ASC-US Cytology in HPV-HR Negative Women, Central Association of Obstetricians & Gynecologists (CAOG) Annual Meeting; Mycoplasma Genitalium in Younger 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 to Treating C. difficile, Southern Medical Association Annual Scientific Assembly; Office Microbiology Testing – How Accurate?, Southern Medical Association Annual Scientific Assembly; Hormone Replacement Therapy Across the Ages, Update on the Affordable Care Act 2013, Office Microbiologic 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; Complicated Vulvo-Vaginitis Syndromes, American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) Annual Clinical Meeting; New Methods of Contraception, SUNY Buffalo Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology Jarrod Kaufman, M.D.: AWR after Abdominal Catastrophe, Mexican Congress of Surgeons Matthew R. Kaufman, M.D.: Functional Restoration of a Paralyzed Diaphragm, Neurology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Charles H. Koo, M.D.: Anticoagulation Management in Atrial Fibrillation, Community Medical Center, Carmine Pecora Lecture 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 Committee of the American Heart Association; Rheumatoid Arthritis Management in the Primary Care Setting, Grand Rounds, Penn State University School of Medicine; The Choosing Wisely Campaign: Implications for Health Care Providers, Grand Rounds, Riverview Medical Center, Bayshore Community Hospital, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Leadership in Medicine, Association of American Medical Colleges Leadership Forum for Minority Faculty Sushil K. Mehandru, M.D.: Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis, Nephrology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Page B5 SEMER :: 732-643-4204 Park Press APP.COM Asbury CONTACT: SARAH GRIE EALTH DIA.COM :: APP.COM/H SGRIESEMER@NJPRESSME 3-4293 :: IA MCDAN IEL :: 732-64 M/HEA LTH CONTA CT: PATRIC MEDIA .COM :: APP.CO PMCDA NIEL@N JPRESS CARE FAMILY Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Prevention: Guideline-Based Asthma Care in the Primary Care Setting, Grand Rounds, Riverview Medical Center READ MORE Mark J. 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Lerner, M.D.: Improving Pain Management in the Hospitalized Patient, Grand Rounds, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Sean Li, M.D.: Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty, NY/NJ Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (SIPP) Pain Medicine Symposium 2013; Vertebral Augmentation, NY/NJ SIPP Pain Medicine Symposium 2013 Edward W. Liu, M.D.: Judge, New Jersey Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting Research Competition, American College of Physicians Page B5 Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Turner Syndrome, Pediatric g in v li y Grand Rounds, Jersey Shore University Medical Center h lt a e h healthyliving Press APP.COM Asbury Park to Use your smartphone read about infants and sleeping dangers. how an Scan the code to learn “knife” can experimental surgical as a identify cancerous tissue it. surgeon cuts through People’s Pharmacy By Joe Graedon & Teresa Graedon Stopping OTC drug caused itching ’s Hospital in at K. Hovnanian Children Pediatric Concussion Center while playing co-director of the Meridian , who suffered concussions earlier this year STAFF PHOTO/TOM SPADER Dr. Alan Cabasso (left), off.” Burmeister, 14, of Holmdel to simply be “shaken viewed as conditions Neptune, examines Kevin concussions are no longer said Cabasso lacrosse. PLAYING IT SAFE Concussion management By Susan Bloom For the Asbury Park Press puts athletes back on trac THE RIGHT START Dr. Alan Cabasso offers the follow- k said. ’s adThough he took Cabasso for the vice and sat out lacrosse Burmeister rest of last season, basketplayed baseball, enjoyed , and looks ball camp this summerg lacrosse forward to resumin coming winagain as early as this l High ter as a freshman at Holmde (Zyrtec) for about four Q. I took cetirizine , I started to itch months, and when I stopped and then my hands and horribly. First my feet, scalp acted up. wrong until I read I didn’t know what was people suffering other about website on your e. I had all the withdrawal from cetirizin symptoms. sh to scratch the itchy I would use a hairbru vig the skin. I also took spots without breakin since others suggesttamin C and probiotics,Acupuncture got me ed they might help. it. through the worst of but now that I am Nighttime was torture, withdrawal, I fikey on Day 20 of my cold-tur without scratching. nally slept an entire nighttough it out. to My advice to others is the medical literature A. Neither the label nor cetirizine suddenly can warns that stopping itching. Nevertheless, result in unbearable armacy.com have visitors to www.PeoplesPh and itching can be agoreported that the hives nizing and last for weeks. d success with Some people have reporteTo do this, some dose. the of tapering gradual ever-smaller pieces undivide the tablets into able to phase off withtil they eventually are taking vitamin that report out itching. Others ease their symptoms. C supplements can help a vet suggested giving Q. Several years ago, (psyllium fiber) to preour dog Metamucil experienced too, a. I, vent chronic diarrhe to food allergies. Bechronic diarrhea due good results, my wife cause our dog had such cil might help me. To suggested that Metamu . miracle a my surprise, it was virtually experience, my son When he learned of my cy school) tested (associate dean of a pharma e his own chronic probMetamucil to minimiz found it beneficial. and a lem with diarrhe think of Metamucil A. Although most people it also can be helption, to counteract constipa of diarrhea. ful against some types s at Contact the Graedon .com. www.PeoplesPharmacy People’s Pharmacy n few secing tips for effective concussio “I blanked out for a player management: onds,” 14-year-old lacrosse of the you suspect a Kevin Burmeister recalledanother » Be conservative. “If head-on collision withto fall and n, remove the child from concussio tely and player that caused him last Februthe field of play immedia School. care physihit his head on the field reach out to a primary room for ary. cian or an emergency down on Education, prevention When he got up, “I sat and got guidance.” program, the bench and was shaking Through Meridian’s my stomand Once the injury is cone, Sleep. have suf» headach a massive drug adults or children who said. a comfirmed, “sleep is the ultimate said. ach was upset too,” he he n,” fered a concussion receive ew Medinfor managing concussio After a trip to Rivervi Holmive evaluation that ar prehens the Bank, ability vestibul ical Center in Red » A collective effort. “The cludes neurological, ents. Meally deemed to to del teen was eventua of school faculty and nurses once and balance assessm to be dise/procbe in good enough shaped to school in a coordinated fashion of patients’ cognitiv work sures to with the charged, but he returne academic a concussion victim returns essing abilities are madetool. Imlighter recovrily break to a tempora school can make or computerized ImPACT his particitemporariPost-Concusload and a new plan for ery.” The efforts include PACT (Immediate spring. ents Cognitive pation in sports that ly reduced academic requirem or sion Assessment and and sciennew dations, Such is the recommended and testing accommo Testing) is a widely used By Robert Preidt s who get erized eating in a approach for student bell rung,” may involve the student tifically validated comput HealthDay “dinged” or “get their to the act evaluation system. spot or leaving class periion quieter concuss ces D deficiency may provides the noisy both sporting referen ods a little early to avoid Barnabas Health also cardiac Older people with vitamin — a Latin ion l activities such as dressconcuss a g of sufferin rush. education, sports-related gs, and struggle with daily physica — on the a new study shows. screenin ion word meaning “to shake” concuss and ing or climbing stairs, many as 90 percent of older , ined that as playing field. nt of sports injuries estimat It’s treatme for the vitamin, usually to Centers The the ient. According to Caused by a direct blow the re- cluding concussions. The Matthew people are vitamin D-defic or diet, plays a key role in ion, as Assessment neck or chest as Disease Control and Prevent lead to J. Morahan III Health absorbed through sunlight ages 5 to18 head, face, and a deficiency can many as 3.8 million kidsrecreation- sult of a fall, an accident or through Center for Athletes at the Ambula robone and muscle health, sympton has muscle weakness, osteopo will suffer a sports or U.S. each sports-related contact, “the tory Care Center in Livings reduced bone density, the include in can ion services ion d those a concuss related concuss sis and broken bones. - recently extende many high toms of than 1,300 people, aged including Monmouth year. In last few years,d cognitive headache, light and noise sensitiv The study included more who were followed for amne- to other sites, schools have institute , and a re- ity, cognitive impairment, Center in Long Branch, in the Netherlands 88, were to Medical 55 levels of D loss in vitamin Medical Center testing for their athletesbill has re- sia, visual disturbances, to do six years. Participants’ vomit- Community asked about their ability cent Concussion Safety schools to consciousness, dizziness, River and Kimball Medical checked and they wereShore University balance, or Toms quired all of the state’s in place. Lakewood. Diana Toto,en’s Hospi at Jersey ing, problems with taltasks. with the routine 88, thoseScott as irrita- Center inHovnaprogram 65 to River. coordiaged antsof have a concussion policy particip to more subtle things suchsleep Toms at K.n Center nian Childr Moraha Scott pat-gist s patientAmong Austin in rinolo provide were 1.7 times as likely tric endoc center and changes r-old a pedia saidtothe er,bility 18-yea nator, lowest vitamin D levels l limitation as those with the rs-Seif test kids,” Meye s ia using order younger seriou in in testing Cynth lly are kit ion Dr. physica especia one ssions sugar concuss least terns, at Concu aged CARE baseline AN HEALTHhave a pane, preps a blood MERIDI Among participants Neptu toolSYtoOFtrack COURTE ImPACT al Center inCabasso , he said. were PHOTO highest vitamin D levels. ber. the Medic is that every laste Novem lowest vitamin D levels messag reaction time and According to Dr. Alanwith keytes diabe Type 1“The 55 to 65, those with the at least one physical limitang tient’s memory, n Pediatosed somethi Meridia t; the of diagn tor differen is have was to ion co-direc with twice as likely can concentration. Center will host at K. Hovna- concuss group, 70 percent of those ric Concussion Center l in Nep- that may seem benign at firstmore The Morahan tion. In the older age physical levels had at least one or high and concussion nian Children’s Hospitano longer deteriorate into something the lowest vitamin D all de- free cardiac of those with moderate for the community tune, concussions are simply be serious and vice versa — it limitation, while most physical limitations. to the ini- screenings no viewed as conditions often were pends on what happens in said. from 8 a.m. to noon at the following vitamin D levels had entation could provide a way MedCabasso “shaken off,” as they n D supplem tial phases of injury,” concussion, locations: Sept. 7, Monmouth Sept. to be “Vitami needs idea but the decades ago. Once proven to be a Center in Long Branch; to prevent physical decline, al studies,” said study complex, nt initial thera- ical addition Medical Center in “A concussion is a explored further with VU University Medical Cenaffect- “the most importa cogni- 21, Community of intervention is total rest, Toms River; Oct. 19, Kimball Medpathophysiological process author Evelien Sohl, induced by peutic al aing the brain that’s tive, physical and emotionroom, to ical Center in Lakewood. Registr in Amsterdam. ter forces,” anical -7123. quiet d. Call 888-724 bly in a dark, traumatic biomech treated Bur- preferabrain quiet down,” Cabasso tion is require said Cabasso, who let the meister. 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ON THE HORIZON Kolawole (Yinka) Oyelese, M.D.: Episiotomy: Good or Evil?, 3rd Annual OB/GYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Update on Genetic Testing in Obstetrics in 2013, Induction of Labor 2013, Interpretation and Communication of Medical e for Improvement, Southern Medical ries to thRoom CherEvidence: Association Focus on the Female Patient Conference ; rescue Interpretation and Communication of Medical Evidence: Room for Improvement, Morristown Memorial Hospital Symposium a Graedon by Joe Graedon & Teres pain. I started having knee Q. Ten months ago, I d shots, heat, cold and was given Tylenol, steroi y had knee surgery, finall I . relief no rest but got . which didn’t help either traveled to my other The pain and stiffness docto my lower back. My knee and eventually prerate arthritis and tor diagnosed mode ent avail. 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Parker, M.D.: Multidisciplinary Conference for Gastrointestinal Malignancy, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Laparoscopic and Robotic Colon Resection, Meridian Cancer Care Symposium; Exparel Usage for Post-Operative Pain Management in Colon Resection, Pacira Pharmaceutical; Speaker, Biosurgery Innovation Summit Meeting, Ethicon Biosurgery Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 26 Steven Kairys, M.D.: Quality Improvement, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Memorial Health, Savannah; Child Abuse, Family Medicine Grand Rounds, Memorial Health, Savannah; Translating Research into Standard of Care, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Standing Committee on Quality Improvement, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Use of Networks in Quality Improvement, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Strengthening Pediatric Practice, American Academy of Pediatrics Conference; Prevention of Child Abuse, Grand Rounds, Nemours Children’s Hospital, Jefferson Medical School, Philadelphia; Pediatric Research in Office Settings, American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference Michael F. 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Mehandru, M.D.: Post-Infectious Glomerulonephritis, Nephrology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2012 Tuesday, July 23, 2013 Page B5 SEMER :: 732-643-4204 Park Press APP.COM Asbury CONTACT: SARAH GRIE EALTH DIA.COM :: APP.COM/H SGRIESEMER@NJPRESSME 3-4293 :: IA MCDAN IEL :: 732-64 M/HEA LTH CONTA CT: PATRIC MEDIA .COM :: APP.CO PMCDA NIEL@N JPRESS CARE FAMILY Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O.: Prevention: Guideline-Based Asthma Care in the Primary Care Setting, Grand Rounds, Riverview Medical Center READ MORE Mark J. 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Lerner, M.D.: Improving Pain Management in the Hospitalized Patient, Grand Rounds, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Sean Li, M.D.: Vertebroplasty and Kyphoplasty, NY/NJ Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (SIPP) Pain Medicine Symposium 2013; Vertebral Augmentation, NY/NJ SIPP Pain Medicine Symposium 2013 Edward W. Liu, M.D.: Judge, New Jersey Chapter Annual Scientific Meeting Research Competition, American College of Physicians Page B5 Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Turner Syndrome, Pediatric g in v li y Grand Rounds, Jersey Shore University Medical Center h lt a e h healthyliving Press APP.COM Asbury Park to Use your smartphone read about infants and sleeping dangers. how an Scan the code to learn “knife” can experimental surgical as a identify cancerous tissue it. surgeon cuts through People’s Pharmacy By Joe Graedon & Teresa Graedon Stopping OTC drug caused itching ’s Hospital in at K. Hovnanian Children Pediatric Concussion Center while playing co-director of the Meridian , who suffered concussions earlier this year STAFF PHOTO/TOM SPADER Dr. Alan Cabasso (left), off.” Burmeister, 14, of Holmdel to simply be “shaken viewed as conditions Neptune, examines Kevin concussions are no longer said Cabasso lacrosse. PLAYING IT SAFE Concussion management By Susan Bloom For the Asbury Park Press puts athletes back on trac THE RIGHT START Dr. Alan Cabasso offers the follow- k said. ’s adThough he took Cabasso for the vice and sat out lacrosse Burmeister rest of last season, basketplayed baseball, enjoyed , and looks ball camp this summerg lacrosse forward to resumin coming winagain as early as this l High ter as a freshman at Holmde (Zyrtec) for about four Q. I took cetirizine , I started to itch months, and when I stopped and then my hands and horribly. First my feet, scalp acted up. wrong until I read I didn’t know what was people suffering other about website on your e. I had all the withdrawal from cetirizin symptoms. sh to scratch the itchy I would use a hairbru vig the skin. I also took spots without breakin since others suggesttamin C and probiotics,Acupuncture got me ed they might help. it. through the worst of but now that I am Nighttime was torture, withdrawal, I fikey on Day 20 of my cold-tur without scratching. nally slept an entire nighttough it out. to My advice to others is the medical literature A. Neither the label nor cetirizine suddenly can warns that stopping itching. Nevertheless, result in unbearable armacy.com have visitors to www.PeoplesPh and itching can be agoreported that the hives nizing and last for weeks. d success with Some people have reporteTo do this, some dose. the of tapering gradual ever-smaller pieces undivide the tablets into able to phase off withtil they eventually are taking vitamin that report out itching. Others ease their symptoms. C supplements can help a vet suggested giving Q. Several years ago, (psyllium fiber) to preour dog Metamucil experienced too, a. I, vent chronic diarrhe to food allergies. Bechronic diarrhea due good results, my wife cause our dog had such cil might help me. To suggested that Metamu . miracle a my surprise, it was virtually experience, my son When he learned of my cy school) tested (associate dean of a pharma e his own chronic probMetamucil to minimiz found it beneficial. and a lem with diarrhe think of Metamucil A. Although most people it also can be helption, to counteract constipa of diarrhea. ful against some types s at Contact the Graedon .com. www.PeoplesPharmacy People’s Pharmacy n few secing tips for effective concussio “I blanked out for a player management: onds,” 14-year-old lacrosse of the you suspect a Kevin Burmeister recalledanother » Be conservative. “If head-on collision withto fall and n, remove the child from concussio tely and player that caused him last Februthe field of play immedia School. care physihit his head on the field reach out to a primary room for ary. cian or an emergency down on Education, prevention When he got up, “I sat and got guidance.” program, the bench and was shaking Through Meridian’s my stomand Once the injury is cone, Sleep. have suf» headach a massive drug adults or children who said. a comfirmed, “sleep is the ultimate said. ach was upset too,” he he n,” fered a concussion receive ew Medinfor managing concussio After a trip to Rivervi Holmive evaluation that ar prehens the Bank, ability vestibul ical Center in Red » A collective effort. “The cludes neurological, ents. Meally deemed to to del teen was eventua of school faculty and nurses once and balance assessm to be dise/procbe in good enough shaped to school in a coordinated fashion of patients’ cognitiv work sures to with the charged, but he returne academic a concussion victim returns essing abilities are madetool. Imlighter recovrily break to a tempora school can make or computerized ImPACT his particitemporariPost-Concusload and a new plan for ery.” The efforts include PACT (Immediate spring. ents Cognitive pation in sports that ly reduced academic requirem or sion Assessment and and sciennew dations, Such is the recommended and testing accommo Testing) is a widely used By Robert Preidt s who get erized eating in a approach for student bell rung,” may involve the student tifically validated comput HealthDay “dinged” or “get their to the act evaluation system. spot or leaving class periion quieter concuss ces D deficiency may provides the noisy both sporting referen ods a little early to avoid Barnabas Health also cardiac Older people with vitamin — a Latin ion l activities such as dressconcuss a g of sufferin rush. education, sports-related gs, and struggle with daily physica — on the a new study shows. screenin ion word meaning “to shake” concuss and ing or climbing stairs, many as 90 percent of older , ined that as playing field. nt of sports injuries estimat It’s treatme for the vitamin, usually to Centers The the ient. According to Caused by a direct blow the re- cluding concussions. The Matthew people are vitamin D-defic or diet, plays a key role in ion, as Assessment neck or chest as Disease Control and Prevent lead to J. Morahan III Health absorbed through sunlight ages 5 to18 head, face, and a deficiency can many as 3.8 million kidsrecreation- sult of a fall, an accident or through Center for Athletes at the Ambula robone and muscle health, sympton has muscle weakness, osteopo will suffer a sports or U.S. each sports-related contact, “the tory Care Center in Livings reduced bone density, the include in can ion services ion d those a concuss related concuss sis and broken bones. - recently extende many high toms of than 1,300 people, aged including Monmouth year. In last few years,d cognitive headache, light and noise sensitiv The study included more who were followed for amne- to other sites, schools have institute , and a re- ity, cognitive impairment, Center in Long Branch, in the Netherlands 88, were to Medical 55 levels of D loss in vitamin Medical Center testing for their athletesbill has re- sia, visual disturbances, to do six years. Participants’ vomit- Community asked about their ability cent Concussion Safety schools to consciousness, dizziness, River and Kimball Medical checked and they wereShore University balance, or Toms quired all of the state’s in place. Lakewood. Diana Toto,en’s Hospi at Jersey ing, problems with taltasks. with the routine 88, thoseScott as irrita- Center inHovnaprogram 65 to River. coordiaged antsof have a concussion policy particip to more subtle things suchsleep Toms at K.n Center nian Childr Moraha Scott pat-gist s patientAmong Austin in rinolo provide were 1.7 times as likely tric endoc center and changes r-old a pedia saidtothe er,bility 18-yea nator, lowest vitamin D levels l limitation as those with the rs-Seif test kids,” Meye s ia using order younger seriou in in testing Cynth lly are kit ion Dr. physica especia one ssions sugar concuss least terns, at Concu aged CARE baseline AN HEALTHhave a pane, preps a blood MERIDI Among participants Neptu toolSYtoOFtrack COURTE ImPACT al Center inCabasso , he said. were PHOTO highest vitamin D levels. ber. the Medic is that every laste Novem lowest vitamin D levels messag reaction time and According to Dr. Alanwith keytes diabe Type 1“The 55 to 65, those with the at least one physical limitang tient’s memory, n Pediatosed somethi Meridia t; the of diagn tor differen is have was to ion co-direc with twice as likely can concentration. Center will host at K. Hovna- concuss group, 70 percent of those ric Concussion Center l in Nep- that may seem benign at firstmore The Morahan tion. In the older age physical levels had at least one or high and concussion nian Children’s Hospitano longer deteriorate into something the lowest vitamin D all de- free cardiac of those with moderate for the community tune, concussions are simply be serious and vice versa — it limitation, while most physical limitations. to the ini- screenings no viewed as conditions often were pends on what happens in said. from 8 a.m. to noon at the following vitamin D levels had entation could provide a way MedCabasso “shaken off,” as they n D supplem tial phases of injury,” concussion, locations: Sept. 7, Monmouth Sept. to be “Vitami needs idea but the decades ago. Once proven to be a Center in Long Branch; to prevent physical decline, al studies,” said study complex, nt initial thera- ical addition Medical Center in “A concussion is a explored further with VU University Medical Cenaffect- “the most importa cogni- 21, Community of intervention is total rest, Toms River; Oct. 19, Kimball Medpathophysiological process author Evelien Sohl, induced by peutic al aing the brain that’s tive, physical and emotionroom, to ical Center in Lakewood. Registr in Amsterdam. ter forces,” anical -7123. quiet d. Call 888-724 bly in a dark, traumatic biomech treated Bur- preferabrain quiet down,” Cabasso tion is require said Cabasso, who let the meister. 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ON THE HORIZON Kolawole (Yinka) Oyelese, M.D.: Episiotomy: Good or Evil?, 3rd Annual OB/GYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Update on Genetic Testing in Obstetrics in 2013, Induction of Labor 2013, Interpretation and Communication of Medical e for Improvement, Southern Medical ries to thRoom CherEvidence: Association Focus on the Female Patient Conference ; rescue Interpretation and Communication of Medical Evidence: Room for Improvement, Morristown Memorial Hospital Symposium a Graedon by Joe Graedon & Teres pain. I started having knee Q. Ten months ago, I d shots, heat, cold and was given Tylenol, steroi y had knee surgery, finall I . relief no rest but got . which didn’t help either traveled to my other The pain and stiffness docto my lower back. My knee and eventually prerate arthritis and tor diagnosed mode ent avail. 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Parker, M.D.: Multidisciplinary Conference for Gastrointestinal Malignancy, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Laparoscopic and Robotic Colon Resection, Meridian Cancer Care Symposium; Exparel Usage for Post-Operative Pain Management in Colon Resection, Pacira Pharmaceutical; Speaker, Biosurgery Innovation Summit Meeting, Ethicon Biosurgery Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 26 Mark A. Perlmutter, M.D.: Renal Calculi, Nephrology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Gary Pess, M.D.: Percutaneous Trigger Finger Release and Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s Contracture, 2nd Annual Percutaneous Hand Surgery Course; New Advances in the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture, 2nd Annual Percutaneous Hand Surgery Course; Definition of Recurrence after Treatment for Dupuytren’s Contracture, Delphi Consensus Conference on Dupuytren’s Contracture; Dupuytren’s Contracture, Advanced Strategies in Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb; New Advances in Treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture, American Society for Surgery of the Hand; New Treatments for Dupuytren’s Contracture, Lectures in Eight Canadian Cities Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: The Effect of a Nurse-Driven Bronchiolitis Protocol in Decreasing the Use of Bronchodilators in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients (Poster), Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting; Family-Centered Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspective (Poster), Pediatric Academic Societies’ 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, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Clinical Pathology Conference: A Rare but Life-Threatening Cause of Nasal Congestion and Respiratory Distress in a Newborn, Grand Rounds, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Marie Grace Ponce, M.D.: Pediatric Emergency Simulation Course, Evanston, Illinois Adam Redlich, M.D.: Shoulder Pain in Athletes, Princeton Health Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Neurological Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease Association International Meeting Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: Reasoning Applied to Reproductive Genetic Testing, 3rd Annual OB/GYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Contemporary Management of Down Syndrome Pregnancies, Grand Rounds, Lehigh Valley Hospital; Evaluation of Multiple Pregnancies, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) National Meeting; The Art of Good Counseling, IV Inter-Hospital International Meeting in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Purification, Cryopreservation, Thawing and Expansion of Human Somatic Progenitor Cells for Therapeutic Applications During the Pre-Immune Embryonic Period, 3rd International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Cells, Reproductive Cells, Tissue and Organs Mary Sedarous, M.D.: Advanced Nerve Conduction Studies Workshop, HSS Neurological Directions 2013; Autoimmune Neuropathies, Neurology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Course Committee, Faculty/Resident Development Conference, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Finding Facilitator and Liaison Success, The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) American Academy of Pediatrics Training Meeting; Student Critiques on Resident Education Skills, APPD/COMSEP (Association of Pediatric Program Directors/Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics) Combined Annual Meeting Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Intranasal Corticosteroids: The Role of Patient Preference and Satisfaction, Eastern Allergy Conference Annual Meeting Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Primary Hyperthyroidism in Young Patients, Grand Rounds, Bayshore Community Hospital; Moderator, Endocrine Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Conference, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Panelist, Video-Based Education Program, 2013 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress; Phenotypic Presentation of MEN2 and MEN1 Syndromes: The Best Surgical Approach, Israel Society of Endocrine Surgeons; Molecular Markers in Thyroid Cancer: 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, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Thyroid Surgery for Graves’ Disease, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Concussion, Valley General Hospital Pediatric Department; Concussion, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Acclimatization and Heat Stress in Children, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting; Sports Medicine Fellowship Training, Resident Career Day Lecture, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Conference Faculty, Sports Medicine Fellows Research and Leadership Workshop, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Peter S. Staats, M.D.: Training a World-Class Interventional Pain Physician, NY/NJ Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (SIPP) Pain Medicine Symposium 2013; Non-Invasive Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve, NY/NJ SIPP Pain Medicine Symposium 2013 Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Carbepenamase Producing Gram Negative Rods, Grand Rounds, Riverview Medical Center Joseph C. Tauro, M.D.: Master Instructor of Shoulder Arthroscopy, AANA Learning 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: Experience of 526 Patients in a Community Hospital, 13th Congress of Pan Arab Association of Pediatric Surgeons and the 2nd International Congress of the Jordanian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Vincent R. Zales, M.D.: Rewards and Demands of Private Practice Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Early Career and Mentoring Program, American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session Rose M. St. Fleur, M.D.: Achieving Baby-Friendly Designation: The Role of the Physician-Nurse Leadership Dyad, New Jersey Hospital Association Conference Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 28 Mark A. Perlmutter, M.D.: Renal Calculi, Nephrology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Gary Pess, M.D.: Percutaneous Trigger Finger Release and Needle Aponeurotomy for Dupuytren’s Contracture, 2nd Annual Percutaneous Hand Surgery Course; New Advances in the Minimally Invasive Treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture, 2nd Annual Percutaneous Hand Surgery Course; Definition of Recurrence after Treatment for Dupuytren’s Contracture, Delphi Consensus Conference on Dupuytren’s Contracture; Dupuytren’s Contracture, Advanced Strategies in Rehabilitation of the Upper Limb; New Advances in Treatment of Dupuytren’s Contracture, American Society for Surgery of the Hand; New Treatments for Dupuytren’s Contracture, Lectures in Eight Canadian Cities Jamie M. Pinto, M.D.: The Effect of a Nurse-Driven Bronchiolitis Protocol in Decreasing the Use of Bronchodilators in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients (Poster), Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting; Family-Centered Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspective (Poster), Pediatric Academic Societies’ 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, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Clinical Pathology Conference: A Rare but Life-Threatening Cause of Nasal Congestion and Respiratory Distress in a Newborn, Grand Rounds, K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Marie Grace Ponce, M.D.: Pediatric Emergency Simulation Course, Evanston, Illinois Adam Redlich, M.D.: Shoulder Pain in Athletes, Princeton Health Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Neurological Lyme Disease, Lyme Disease Association International Meeting Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D.: Reasoning Applied to Reproductive Genetic Testing, 3rd Annual OB/GYN Symposium: Contemporary Issues in Obstetrics, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Contemporary Management of Down Syndrome Pregnancies, Grand Rounds, Lehigh Valley Hospital; Evaluation of Multiple Pregnancies, American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) National Meeting; The Art of Good Counseling, IV Inter-Hospital International Meeting in Obstetrics and Gynecology; Purification, Cryopreservation, Thawing and Expansion of Human Somatic Progenitor Cells for Therapeutic Applications During the Pre-Immune Embryonic Period, 3rd International Congress on Controversies in Cryopreservation of Stem Cells, Reproductive Cells, Tissue and Organs Mary Sedarous, M.D.: Advanced Nerve Conduction Studies Workshop, HSS Neurological Directions 2013; Autoimmune Neuropathies, Neurology Symposium, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.: Course Committee, Faculty/Resident Development Conference, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Finding Facilitator and Liaison Success, The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) American Academy of Pediatrics Training Meeting; Student Critiques on Resident Education Skills, APPD/COMSEP (Association of Pediatric Program Directors/Council on Medical Student Education in Pediatrics) Combined Annual Meeting Ellen R. Sher, M.D.: Intranasal Corticosteroids: The Role of Patient Preference and Satisfaction, Eastern Allergy Conference Annual Meeting Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.: Primary Hyperthyroidism in Young Patients, Grand Rounds, Bayshore Community Hospital; Moderator, Endocrine Multi-Disciplinary Cancer Conference, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Panelist, Video-Based Education Program, 2013 American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress; Phenotypic Presentation of MEN2 and MEN1 Syndromes: The Best Surgical Approach, Israel Society of Endocrine Surgeons; Molecular Markers in Thyroid Cancer: 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, Jersey Shore University Medical Center; Thyroid Surgery for Graves’ Disease, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Concussion, Valley General Hospital Pediatric Department; Concussion, Pediatric Grand Rounds, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School; Acclimatization and Heat Stress in Children, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine (AMSSM) Annual Meeting; Sports Medicine Fellowship Training, Resident Career Day Lecture, New Jersey Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics; Conference Faculty, Sports Medicine Fellows Research and Leadership Workshop, American Medical Society for Sports Medicine Peter S. Staats, M.D.: Training a World-Class Interventional Pain Physician, NY/NJ Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (SIPP) Pain Medicine Symposium 2013; Non-Invasive Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve, NY/NJ SIPP Pain Medicine Symposium 2013 Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Carbepenamase Producing Gram Negative Rods, Grand Rounds, Riverview Medical Center Joseph C. Tauro, M.D.: Master Instructor of Shoulder Arthroscopy, AANA Learning 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: Experience of 526 Patients in a Community Hospital, 13th Congress of Pan Arab Association of Pediatric Surgeons and the 2nd International Congress of the Jordanian Association of Pediatric Surgeons Vincent R. Zales, M.D.: Rewards and Demands of Private Practice Pediatric Cardiology, Cardiovascular Disease in the Young Early Career and Mentoring Program, American Heart Association Annual Scientific Session Rose M. St. Fleur, M.D.: Achieving Baby-Friendly Designation: The Role of the Physician-Nurse Leadership Dyad, New Jersey Hospital Association Conference 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 that Gallbladder Come Out?, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting Apurva Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Trends in Bacteroides Bacteremia, Infectious Diseases Society of America National Meeting Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.; Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.: Teaching and Evaluating Residents Across Milestones: Not a Simple Denver Scale, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.; Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Using 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 Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D.: Patients with Family History of Thyroid Carcinomas in the Second Degree Family Members Have Carried the Same Risk for Development of Thyroid Carcinoma as in the First Degree Members, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) Meeting Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D., Ph.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.: Assessment of Molecular Markers on Preoperative 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 Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, 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 that Was Reimplanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) Interesting Case Presentation Session American College of Physicians New Jersey Chapter Meeting Presentations 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 Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Palindromic Rheumatism: A Rare Inflammatory Arthritis Syndrome that May Evolve into Rheumatoid Arthritis (Abstract) Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Buying Time: Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Patient Calls for Medication Refills in a Resident Run Continuity Clinic; Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? (Abstract) Michael P. Carson, M.D.; Anna M. Kufelnika, M.D.: Is it Really Paraneoplastic Pemphigus? (Abstract) Eric J. Costanzo, D.O.: Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass Surgery Oliver G. Felebrico, M.D.: Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Oliver G. Felebrico, M.D.; Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D.: Secondary Hyperkalemic Paralysis Mimicking Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Abstract) Robert G. Kayser, M.D.: Acute Stent Thrombosis in a Young Patient Post Myocardial Infarction with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome (Abstract) Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Thinking Out of the Box: Pica-Related Foreign Body Ingestion as a Source of GI Bleed (Abstract); Energy Drink Consumption Among House Staff (Abstract) Jersey Shore University Medical Center Research Day Presentations Non-Metastatic Liver Involvement in Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case of Portal Vein Thrombosis Michael P. Carson, M.D. Refractory Post-Surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum: The Role of Multimodal Therapy in Attaining Disease Control Richard Abramowitz, M.D., Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. TPA for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Intra-Arterial Administration Associated with a Delay in Administration? Michael P. Carson, M.D. Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions (IMARR) Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D.; Dana I. Tarina, M.D.; Elliot Frank, M.D. Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass Surgery Eric Costanzo, D.O. Thinking Out of the Box: Pica-Related Foreign Body Ingestion as a Source of GI Bleed Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Acute Stent Thrombosis in a Young Patient Post Myocardial Infarction with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome Robert G. Kayser, M.D. Disseminated Cryptococcosis with Negative Cryptococcal Antigen in an Immunosuppresed Patient Mohamad A. Elsawaf, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery Off of the Left Coronary Sinus: A Rare Entity with Variable Clinical Presentation Jason Nehmad, M.D.; Peter J. Hynes, M.D.; Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D. 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 that Gallbladder Come Out?, Americas Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association Annual Meeting Apurva Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, M.D.: Trends in Bacteroides Bacteremia, Infectious Diseases Society of America National Meeting Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.; Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.: Teaching and Evaluating Residents Across Milestones: Not a Simple Denver Scale, Jersey Shore University Medical Center Paul M. Schwartzberg, D.O.; Carmela Rocchetti, M.D.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Using 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 Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D.: Patients with Family History of Thyroid Carcinomas in the Second Degree Family Members Have Carried the Same Risk for Development of Thyroid Carcinoma as in the First Degree Members, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) Meeting Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D., Ph.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.: Assessment of Molecular Markers on Preoperative 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 Alexander L. Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Danielle E. Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, 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 that Was Reimplanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma, American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (AAES) Interesting Case Presentation Session American College of Physicians New Jersey Chapter Meeting Presentations 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 Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D.: Palindromic Rheumatism: A Rare Inflammatory Arthritis Syndrome that May Evolve into Rheumatoid Arthritis (Abstract) Michael P. Carson, M.D.: Buying Time: Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Patient Calls for Medication Refills in a Resident Run Continuity Clinic; Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? (Abstract) Michael P. Carson, M.D.; Anna M. Kufelnika, M.D.: Is it Really Paraneoplastic Pemphigus? (Abstract) Eric J. Costanzo, D.O.: Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass Surgery Oliver G. Felebrico, M.D.: Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Oliver G. Felebrico, M.D.; Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D.: Secondary Hyperkalemic Paralysis Mimicking Guillain-Barre Syndrome (Abstract) Robert G. Kayser, M.D.: Acute Stent Thrombosis in a Young Patient Post Myocardial Infarction with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome (Abstract) Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.: Thinking Out of the Box: Pica-Related Foreign Body Ingestion as a Source of GI Bleed (Abstract); Energy Drink Consumption Among House Staff (Abstract) Jersey Shore University Medical Center Research Day Presentations Non-Metastatic Liver Involvement in Primary Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Case of Portal Vein Thrombosis Michael P. Carson, M.D. Refractory Post-Surgical Pyoderma Gangrenosum: The Role of Multimodal Therapy in Attaining Disease Control Richard Abramowitz, M.D., Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. TPA for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Intra-Arterial Administration Associated with a Delay in Administration? Michael P. Carson, M.D. Innovative Multidisciplinary Approach to Reducing Readmissions (IMARR) Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D.; Dana I. Tarina, M.D.; Elliot Frank, M.D. Hyperammonemic Encephalopathy after Gastric Bypass Surgery Eric Costanzo, D.O. Thinking Out of the Box: Pica-Related Foreign Body Ingestion as a Source of GI Bleed Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Acute Stent Thrombosis in a Young Patient Post Myocardial Infarction with Anti-Phospholipid Syndrome Robert G. Kayser, M.D. Disseminated Cryptococcosis with Negative Cryptococcal Antigen in an Immunosuppresed Patient Mohamad A. Elsawaf, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Anomalous Origin of the Right Coronary Artery Off of the Left Coronary Sinus: A Rare Entity with Variable Clinical Presentation Jason Nehmad, M.D.; Peter J. Hynes, M.D.; Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 32 Pelvic Pathology with Chest Pain: Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D. Three’s a Crowd: Cardiomegaly Induced by Cor Triatriatum Sinister Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Acute Non-Reversible Renal Failure Secondary to Dimethylamylamine Ingestion Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Duane Radial Ray Syndrome (Okihiro Syndrome) Rose St. Fleur, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Leclercia Adecarboxylata: A Rare Cause of Bacteremia Following Pacemaker Implantation Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. The Importance of Amplitude-Integrated EEG (AEEG) in Recognition and Prognosis of Brain Injury in Newborn Infants Meltem Karatas, M.D.; Michael Graff, M.D. Energy Drink Consumption Among House Staff Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Acute Flare in Chronic Hepatitis B in a 57-Year Old Woman Presenting with Unstable Angina Edward Liu, M.D.; Eileen Masterson, M.D. Palindromic Rheumatism: A Rare Inflammatory Arthritis Syndrome that May Evolve into Rheumatoid Arthritis Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.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. What Do Obstetricians Know About Yoga? A Literature Review Debra Gussman, M.D. Spontaneous Imaging Resolution of DAI in Association with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in a Ten-Year-Old Female Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Alan Cabasso, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O. “I’m So Ovary This!” Abdominal Fullness in Adolescents Ahmed Mami, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Good-Looking Baby with not so Good-Looking Stool Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Azam Soroush, M.D. An Innovative Way to Teach and Evaluate: ACGME Fantasy Football Scores (Student Critiques on Resident Education Skills) Program at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. 18-Year-Old Female with Respiratory Distress and Foot Lesion Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Case Report: A 12-Month-Old with Tremors – Case of “Mis-Shaken” Identity Paul Schwartzberg, D.O.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Beth Loveridge-Lenza, D.O.; Cathleen Ballance, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. It Came from Under the Stairs...Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a 15-Year-Old Immunocompetent Host Jamie M. Pinto, M.D., Gerald Almazan, M.D., Charles Dadzie, M.D., Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D. Brochiolitis and Laryngoesophageal Reflux: An Ugly Pairing Rose St. Fleur, M.D.; Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Sean Houston, M.D.; Samuel Engel, M.D. Compulsive Showering: A Sign of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. Visual Hallucinations but Psychiatrically Sound: Charles Bonnet Syndrome Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. Understanding Children’s Response to Traumatic Stress Post Newtown School Shooting: An Etiological & Nosological Enigma of Conversion Disorder Philip E. Vincent, M.D.; Stacy Doumas, M.D. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: An Unusual Presentation of Fibromuscular Dysplasia Brett Sealove, M.D. Utilization of Serum Electrolyte Panels in the Management of Children with Dehydration Steven Kairys, M.D. Pet Scans in DLBCL: One Scan Too Many? Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. Expression of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 (TTF-1) Does Not Correlate with Increased Survival in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients Mohammed Bakr, M.D.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. “Double Bubble:” A Case of Duodenal Atresia Meltem Karatas, M.D.; Saad Saad, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 34 Pelvic Pathology with Chest Pain: Atypical Presentation of Metastatic Prostate Cancer Oliver G. Felibrico, M.D. Three’s a Crowd: Cardiomegaly Induced by Cor Triatriatum Sinister Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Acute Non-Reversible Renal Failure Secondary to Dimethylamylamine Ingestion Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Duane Radial Ray Syndrome (Okihiro Syndrome) Rose St. Fleur, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Leclercia Adecarboxylata: A Rare Cause of Bacteremia Following Pacemaker Implantation Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. The Importance of Amplitude-Integrated EEG (AEEG) in Recognition and Prognosis of Brain Injury in Newborn Infants Meltem Karatas, M.D.; Michael Graff, M.D. Energy Drink Consumption Among House Staff Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Acute Flare in Chronic Hepatitis B in a 57-Year Old Woman Presenting with Unstable Angina Edward Liu, M.D.; Eileen Masterson, M.D. Palindromic Rheumatism: A Rare Inflammatory Arthritis Syndrome that May Evolve into Rheumatoid Arthritis Deborah R. Alpert, M.D., Ph.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. What Do Obstetricians Know About Yoga? A Literature Review Debra Gussman, M.D. Spontaneous Imaging Resolution of DAI in Association with Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in a Ten-Year-Old Female Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Alan Cabasso, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O. “I’m So Ovary This!” Abdominal Fullness in Adolescents Ahmed Mami, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Good-Looking Baby with not so Good-Looking Stool Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Azam Soroush, M.D. An Innovative Way to Teach and Evaluate: ACGME Fantasy Football Scores (Student Critiques on Resident Education Skills) Program at K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital Gerald Almazan, M.D.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. 18-Year-Old Female with Respiratory Distress and Foot Lesion Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Case Report: A 12-Month-Old with Tremors – Case of “Mis-Shaken” Identity Paul Schwartzberg, D.O.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Beth Loveridge-Lenza, D.O.; Cathleen Ballance, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. It Came from Under the Stairs...Invasive Pulmonary Aspergillosis in a 15-Year-Old Immunocompetent Host Jamie M. Pinto, M.D., Gerald Almazan, M.D., Charles Dadzie, M.D., Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D. Brochiolitis and Laryngoesophageal Reflux: An Ugly Pairing Rose St. Fleur, M.D.; Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Sean Houston, M.D.; Samuel Engel, M.D. Compulsive Showering: A Sign of Cannabinoid Hyperemesis Syndrome (CHS) Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. Visual Hallucinations but Psychiatrically Sound: Charles Bonnet Syndrome Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. Understanding Children’s Response to Traumatic Stress Post Newtown School Shooting: An Etiological & Nosological Enigma of Conversion Disorder Philip E. Vincent, M.D.; Stacy Doumas, M.D. Spontaneous Coronary Artery Dissection: An Unusual Presentation of Fibromuscular Dysplasia Brett Sealove, M.D. Utilization of Serum Electrolyte Panels in the Management of Children with Dehydration Steven Kairys, M.D. Pet Scans in DLBCL: One Scan Too Many? Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. Expression of Thyroid Transcription Factor-1 (TTF-1) Does Not Correlate with Increased Survival in Small Cell Lung Carcinoma Patients Mohammed Bakr, M.D.; Michael P. Carson, M.D.; Brian S. Erler, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Arthur A. Topilow, M.D. “Double Bubble:” A Case of Duodenal Atresia Meltem Karatas, M.D.; Saad Saad, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 34 Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathology and Brain Imaging Findings in Children with Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Lyme Disease and Idiopathic Facial Palsy (Bell’s Palsy) Aswine Bal, M.D. Family-Centered Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspectives Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. What Factors Predict the Development of Facial Palsy (FP) in Children with Lyme Disease (LD)? Aswine Bal, M.D. Implementation of a Centering Pregnancy Program: Preliminary Results for Pregnancy Outcomes Andrew Blechman, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. A Case Report of Alagille Syndrome: Newborn Male with Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia Elizabeth Assing, M.D.; Marcos Alfie, M.D. Using Specially Trained Actors in Facilitated Simulation Experience (FSE) to Assess Faculty Evaluation Skills 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 Colon Surgery John M. Davis, M.D.; Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Factors Associated with Postoperative Pneumonia in Patients with Malignant Neoplasm of Ascending Colon Underwent Elective Right Hemicolectomy Nasim Ahmed, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D. Myocarditis: A Not-So-Uncommon Pediatric Cardiac Condition Maria Angela T. Umali-Pamintuan, M.D.; Vincent R. Zales, M.D. Endometrial Carcinoma: Comparison of Outcomes after Laparotomy vs. Laparoscopy at a Teaching Hospital Romeo Lucas, D.O. Is Exclusive Breastfeeding Associated with Improvement of the Growth Pattern of Very Preterm Infants? Meltem Karatas, M.D. Review of Ongoing Resources Needed for Educational Simulations Andrew Blechman, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. A Rare Case of Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis and Thionamide Agranulocytosis Fransisco Cruz, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Something Is Eating Away My Foot! Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D.; Ahmed Mami, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Trends in Bacteroides Bacteremia Apurva Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Cravings in Pregnancy: 50 Years Later Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D.; Meghan I. Rattigan, D.O. Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Safe and Effective Treatment Modality for Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Cheryl Graber, M.D. Pregnacy Outcomes of Elective Deliveries by Gestational Age Andrew Blechman, M.D. Desmoid Tumor in a Pregnant Woman Jerome J. Vernick, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Rajiv Biswal, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. What Are the Best Techniques to Facilitate Nutrition Discussion within Centering Pregnancy Sessions? Debra Gussman, M.D. Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of Vital Capacity in Pediatric Asthma Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Steven Kairys, M.D. Derailing Guidelines: When Non-Indicated Antenatal Genetic Screening Create Unnecessary Burdens to Patients and Society Paul G. Matta, D.O.; Kolawole Oyelese, M.D.; Joseph C. Canterino, M.D.; Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Recurrence of a True Umbilical Cord Knot: Personalized Medicine to Prevent Adverse Perinatal Outcome Joseph C. Canterino, M.D.; Paul G. Matta, D.O.; Kolawole Oyelese, M.D.; Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Procalcitonin in Rapid Response: An Early Indicator of Sepsis Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.; Chirag Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Aureus in Post-Earthquake Haiti Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 36 Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathology and Brain Imaging Findings in Children with Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Lyme Disease and Idiopathic Facial Palsy (Bell’s Palsy) Aswine Bal, M.D. Family-Centered Rounds: Pediatric Residents’ Perspectives Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. What Factors Predict the Development of Facial Palsy (FP) in Children with Lyme Disease (LD)? Aswine Bal, M.D. Implementation of a Centering Pregnancy Program: Preliminary Results for Pregnancy Outcomes Andrew Blechman, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. A Case Report of Alagille Syndrome: Newborn Male with Conjugated Hyperbilirubinemia Elizabeth Assing, M.D.; Marcos Alfie, M.D. Using Specially Trained Actors in Facilitated Simulation Experience (FSE) to Assess Faculty Evaluation Skills 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 Colon Surgery John M. Davis, M.D.; Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Factors Associated with Postoperative Pneumonia in Patients with Malignant Neoplasm of Ascending Colon Underwent Elective Right Hemicolectomy Nasim Ahmed, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D. Myocarditis: A Not-So-Uncommon Pediatric Cardiac Condition Maria Angela T. Umali-Pamintuan, M.D.; Vincent R. Zales, M.D. Endometrial Carcinoma: Comparison of Outcomes after Laparotomy vs. Laparoscopy at a Teaching Hospital Romeo Lucas, D.O. Is Exclusive Breastfeeding Associated with Improvement of the Growth Pattern of Very Preterm Infants? Meltem Karatas, M.D. Review of Ongoing Resources Needed for Educational Simulations Andrew Blechman, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. A Rare Case of Amiodarone-Induced Thyrotoxicosis and Thionamide Agranulocytosis Fransisco Cruz, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Something Is Eating Away My Foot! Srividya Naganathan, M.D.; Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D.; Ahmed Mami, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Trends in Bacteroides Bacteremia Apurva Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D.; Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Cravings in Pregnancy: 50 Years Later Jonathan D. Baum, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D.; Meghan I. Rattigan, D.O. Electroconvulsive Therapy: A Safe and Effective Treatment Modality for Bipolar Disorder During Pregnancy and the Postpartum Period Cheryl Graber, M.D. Pregnacy Outcomes of Elective Deliveries by Gestational Age Andrew Blechman, M.D. Desmoid Tumor in a Pregnant Woman Jerome J. Vernick, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Rajiv Biswal, M.D.; Debra Gussman, M.D. What Are the Best Techniques to Facilitate Nutrition Discussion within Centering Pregnancy Sessions? Debra Gussman, M.D. Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of Vital Capacity in Pediatric Asthma Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Steven Kairys, M.D. Derailing Guidelines: When Non-Indicated Antenatal Genetic Screening Create Unnecessary Burdens to Patients and Society Paul G. Matta, D.O.; Kolawole Oyelese, M.D.; Joseph C. Canterino, M.D.; Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Recurrence of a True Umbilical Cord Knot: Personalized Medicine to Prevent Adverse Perinatal Outcome Joseph C. Canterino, M.D.; Paul G. Matta, D.O.; Kolawole Oyelese, M.D.; Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Procalcitonin in Rapid Response: An Early Indicator of Sepsis Marnie Rosenthal, D.O.; Chirag Patel, M.D.; Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus Aureus in Post-Earthquake Haiti 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 History, Radiation Exposure and Final Pathological Diagnosis Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D. Patients with Family History of Thyroid Carcinomas in the Second Degree Family Members Have Carried the Same Risk for Development of Thyroid Carcinoma as in the First Degree Members Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D. Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Two MEN1 Families Presented with Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Probands Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Kenneth Belitsis, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, M.D.; Ronald Villanueva, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Arthur Topilow, M.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.; Mark J. Krasna, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Meridian Health Research Day 2013 Award Winners Original Research Oral Presentations 2nd Place: Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of Vital Capacity in Pediatric Asthma Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Steven Kairys, M.D. 3rd Place: tPA for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Intra-Arterial Administration Associated with a Delay in Administration? Michael P. Carson, M.D. Honorable Mention Faculty Presentation: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the Preferred Approach in Cirrhosis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D. BRAF-Positive Thyroid Lymphoma: An Unusual Presentation and Clinical Dilemma Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Mohammed Elsawaf, M.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.; Sushama C. Govil, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. Honorable Mention Faculty Presentation: Sensitivity and Specificity of CT Scan and Angiogram for Ongoing Internal Bleeding Following Torso Trauma 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 and Thyroid Cancer Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Sushama Govil, M.D.; Sunil Asnani M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Original Research Poster Presentations 1st Place: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Metastatic to the Parathyroid Gland that Was Re-Implanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma 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. Unusual Case of 0.9 cm Aldosteronoma in Patient with Primary Hyperaldososteronism 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 Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Manimala Roy, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Is that my Brain Causing my Belly to Ache? Rose St.Fleur, M.D.; Matthew MacCarrick, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Aswine Bal, M.D. Abrupt Onset Tonsillar Herniation of Complex Etiology: A Case Report Richard Sultan, D.O. Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? Michael P. Carson, M.D. 2nd Place: Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathology and Brain Imaging Findings in Children with Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Lyme Disease Aswine Bal, M.D. 3rd Place: Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? Michael P. Carson, M.D. Case Report Poster Presentations 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, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. 2nd Place: Is That My Brain Causing My Belly to Ache? Rose St.Fleur, M.D.; Matthew MacCarrick, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Aswine Bal, M.D. 3rd Place: Acute Non-Reversible Renal Failure Secondary to Dimethylamylamine Ingestion Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 38 Initial Modes of Detection of Thyroid Nodules in Surgical Patients in Correlation to Family History, Radiation Exposure and Final Pathological Diagnosis Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D. Patients with Family History of Thyroid Carcinomas in the Second Degree Family Members Have Carried the Same Risk for Development of Thyroid Carcinoma as in the First Degree Members Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Sunil Asnani, M.D. Phenotypic and Molecular Characterization of Two MEN1 Families Presented with Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Probands Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Kenneth Belitsis, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Svetlana Fomin, M.D.; Ronald Villanueva, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Theodore Matulewicz, M.D.; Arthur Topilow, M.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.; Mark J. Krasna, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Meridian Health Research Day 2013 Award Winners Original Research Oral Presentations 2nd Place: Forced Expiratory Flow between 25% and 75% of Vital Capacity in Pediatric Asthma Charles Dadzie, M.D.; Nader Nakhleh, D.O.; Steven Kairys, M.D. 3rd Place: tPA for Pulmonary Embolism: Is Intra-Arterial Administration Associated with a Delay in Administration? Michael P. Carson, M.D. Honorable Mention Faculty Presentation: Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy is the Preferred Approach in Cirrhosis: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D.; John M. Davis, M.D. BRAF-Positive Thyroid Lymphoma: An Unusual Presentation and Clinical Dilemma Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Mohammed Elsawaf, M.D.; Peter Mencel, M.D.; Sushama C. Govil, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. Honorable Mention Faculty Presentation: Sensitivity and Specificity of CT Scan and Angiogram for Ongoing Internal Bleeding Following Torso Trauma 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 and Thyroid Cancer Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Danielle Lann, M.D.; Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D.; Brian Erler, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Sushama Govil, M.D.; Sunil Asnani M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Original Research Poster Presentations 1st Place: Laparoscopic Versus Open Liver Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Long-Term Outcome John M. Davis, M.D.; Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Metastatic to the Parathyroid Gland that Was Re-Implanted into the Forearm in Patient with Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 1 Syndrome: A Challenging Management Dilemma 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. Unusual Case of 0.9 cm Aldosteronoma in Patient with Primary Hyperaldososteronism 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 Alexander Shifrin, M.D.; Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D.; Manimala Roy, M.D.; Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Is that my Brain Causing my Belly to Ache? Rose St.Fleur, M.D.; Matthew MacCarrick, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Aswine Bal, M.D. Abrupt Onset Tonsillar Herniation of Complex Etiology: A Case Report Richard Sultan, D.O. Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? Michael P. Carson, M.D. 2nd Place: Association between Cerebrospinal Fluid Pathology and Brain Imaging Findings in Children with Facial Nerve Palsy Related to Lyme Disease Aswine Bal, M.D. 3rd Place: Does Stress Testing Before Elective Hip Fracture Surgery Increase Length of Stay and/or Alter Patient Management? Michael P. Carson, M.D. Case Report Poster Presentations 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, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Srividya Naganathan, M.D. 2nd Place: Is That My Brain Causing My Belly to Ache? Rose St.Fleur, M.D.; Matthew MacCarrick, M.D.; Richard Sultan, D.O.; Aswine Bal, M.D. 3rd Place: Acute Non-Reversible Renal Failure Secondary to Dimethylamylamine Ingestion Sushil Mehandru, 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. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Teddy L. Atik, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Ronald Benitez, M.D. Larry Bloomstein, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D. Kathleen M. Casey, M.D. Paul K. Chung, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Haralambos Demetriades, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Samuel H. Engel, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Aron Green, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Charles H. Koo, M.D. David S. Kountz, M.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Michael Manuel, M.D. Arthur Mark, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Ali R. Moosvi, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Wellington S. Tsai, DMD Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Shaddy Younan, 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. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Teddy L. Atik, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Ronald Benitez, M.D. Larry Bloomstein, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D. Kathleen M. Casey, M.D. Paul K. Chung, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Haralambos Demetriades, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Samuel H. Engel, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Aron Green, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Charles H. Koo, M.D. David S. Kountz, M.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Michael Manuel, M.D. Arthur Mark, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Ali R. Moosvi, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Wellington S. Tsai, DMD Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Shaddy Younan, 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 Ziad Abbud, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D., FACS Joseph Albanese, D.O. Renato Apolito, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Jonathan Baum, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Kyle Chapple, M.D. Aileen Chen, M.D. Edward J. Choi, M.D. Tony Chu, M.D. Beverly J. Demchuk, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Michael DeVita, D.O. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Pedro Escandon, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. John Fitzpatrick, M.D. Jose Fune, M.D. Shveta Gandhi, M.D. Peter Ganime, M.D. Paul Gilson, D.O. Ihab Girgis, M.D. Nancy Gornish, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Riple Hansalia, M.D. Carl T. Henningson, Jr., M.D. Garland Herron, M.D. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Sean D. Houston, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Stephen Kairys, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Randi Joy Katz, D.O. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Charles Koo, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Anna M. Kufelnicka, M.D. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. Allen Lempel, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Michael Manuel, M.D. Mary T. Mitskavich, M.D. Ginja Massey, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Peter J. Mencel, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Mark Pass, M.D Ashish Patel, M.D. David Pinnelas, M.D. Sally-Jo Placa, DMD David G. Ramos, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Brett Sealove, M.D. Mary Sedarous, M.D. Puneet Sehgal, M.D. Edward Spellman, M.D. Xiaoyin Tang, M.D. Dana Tarina, M.D. Isaac H. Tawfik, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. David Wells-Roth, M.D. Rayson Yang, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Principal Investigator - Cooperative Group Studies Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Sub-Is Cooperative Group Studies Paul K. Chung, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Carl T. Henningson, Jr. M.D. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Randi Joy Katz, D.O. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Principal Investigator - Investigator Initiated Nasim Ahmed, M.D., FACS Denise Aloisio, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Aswine Bal, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Jonathan D. Baum, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Charles Dadzie, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Michael A. Graff, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Khoshnood Ahmad, M.D. Gordon D. Donald, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Stephen Kairys, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Peter J. Mencel, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. Richard Scher, D.O. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Christina Walsh, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Jessica Mann, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Eilleen Masterson, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Allen Morgan, M.D. Kolawole Olayinka Oyelese, M.D. Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Pranav N. Shah, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Azam Soroush, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O Arthur Topilow, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. Theodore Zaleski, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 42 Sub-Is Pharma Studies Ziad Abbud, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D., FACS Joseph Albanese, D.O. Renato Apolito, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. Matt Bach, M.D. Jonathan Baum, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Kyle Chapple, M.D. Aileen Chen, M.D. Edward J. Choi, M.D. Tony Chu, M.D. Beverly J. Demchuk, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Michael DeVita, D.O. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Pedro Escandon, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. John Fitzpatrick, M.D. Jose Fune, M.D. Shveta Gandhi, M.D. Peter Ganime, M.D. Paul Gilson, D.O. Ihab Girgis, M.D. Nancy Gornish, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Riple Hansalia, M.D. Carl T. Henningson, Jr., M.D. Garland Herron, M.D. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Sean D. Houston, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Stephen Kairys, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Randi Joy Katz, D.O. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Charles Koo, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Anna M. Kufelnicka, M.D. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. Allen Lempel, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Michael Manuel, M.D. Mary T. Mitskavich, M.D. Ginja Massey, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Peter J. Mencel, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Mark Pass, M.D Ashish Patel, M.D. David Pinnelas, M.D. Sally-Jo Placa, DMD David G. Ramos, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Brett Sealove, M.D. Mary Sedarous, M.D. Puneet Sehgal, M.D. Edward Spellman, M.D. Xiaoyin Tang, M.D. Dana Tarina, M.D. Isaac H. Tawfik, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. David Wells-Roth, M.D. Rayson Yang, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Principal Investigator - Cooperative Group Studies Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Sub-Is Cooperative Group Studies Paul K. Chung, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Carl T. Henningson, Jr. M.D. Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Randi Joy Katz, D.O. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Principal Investigator - Investigator Initiated Nasim Ahmed, M.D., FACS Denise Aloisio, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Aswine Bal, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Jonathan D. Baum, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Charles Dadzie, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Michael A. Graff, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Khoshnood Ahmad, M.D. Gordon D. Donald, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Stephen Kairys, M.D. Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. William A. Lerner, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Peter J. Mencel, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. Richard Scher, D.O. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Christina Walsh, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Ed Liu, M.D., MPH Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Jessica Mann, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Eilleen Masterson, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Allen Morgan, M.D. Kolawole Olayinka Oyelese, M.D. Jamie M. Pinto, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Pranav N. Shah, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Azam Soroush, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O Arthur Topilow, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. Theodore Zaleski, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 42 Sub-Is Investigator Initiated Studies Jorge Corzo, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D. Diane DiTusa, D.O. Brian Erler, M.D., Ph.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Jose Fune, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Charles H. Koo, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Romeo Lucas, D.O. Theodore Matulewicz, M.D. Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Jason Nehmad, M.D. Apurva Patel, M.D. Tushar R. Patel, M.D. Sally-Jo Placa, DMD Anis Rangwala, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Michael Rose, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Anne Roth, D.O. Janet Schairer, M.D. Jay A. Sher, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. William Ziegler, D.O. Access to Clinical Trials Continues to Expand for Our Patients and Physicians These examples of clinical trials offered at Meridian Health demonstrate the breadth and dimension of our research program and how we continue to make the latest and most innovative diagnostic and treatment options available to patients through our comprehensive clinical research program. A-Team (HIV) PI: Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Gilead Title: A Phase 3 Open-Label Safety Study of the Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (E/C/F/TAF) Single-Tablet Regimen (STR) in HIV-1 Positive Patients with Mild to Moderate Renal Impairment Meridian CardioVascular Network PI: Matthew Bach, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Abbott Title: Bioabsorable Stent Emergency Medicine PI: Robert Sweeney, D.O. Principal Sponsor: Investigator Initiated (non-funded) Title: Modeling Patient Workflow from Real Time Data Inside Emergency Departments Endocrinology PI: Sunil Asnani, M.D. 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 Infectious Disease PI: Edward Liu, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Merck Title: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Adaptive Design Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of a Single Infusion of MK-3415 (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Clostridium difficile toxin A), MK-6072 (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Clostridium difficile toxin B), and MK-3415A (Human Monoclonal Antibodies to Clostridium difficile toxin A and toxin B) in Patients Receiving Antibiotic Therapy for Clostridium difficile Infection Meridian Neuroscience PI: Stephen Martino, M.D. Principal Sponsor: NINDS Title: Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT Trial) Obstetrics/Gynecology PI: Mark Martens, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Sanofi Pasteur Title: A Phase III Study of C. difficile Vaccine in Participants at Risk for C. difficile Infection >50 Years of Age Meridian Cancer Care PI: Paul Chung, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Title: BELLE-2: A Phase III Randomized Study, Double Blind Placebo Controlled of Fulvestrant 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 Metastatic Breast Cancer (BC) Refractory to Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) Meridian Pediatric Network PI: Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Merck Title: Study to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Sitagliptin as Initial Monotherapy for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Participants Rheumatology PI: Deborah Alpert, M.D. Principal Sponsor: CERTAIN Title: The CORRONA Effectiveness Registry to Study Therapies for Arthritis and Inflammatory Conditions (CORRONA CERTAIN) Sub-study Surgery PI: Glenn Parker, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Excited States, LLC Title: Phase 3 Study of Efficacy and Safety of Topical E-101 Solution to Prevent Incisional Infections among Colorectal Surgery Patients (Triple IN Study–Inhibition of Incisional Infections) Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 44 Sub-Is Investigator Initiated Studies Jorge Corzo, M.D. John M. Davis, M.D. Diane DiTusa, D.O. Brian Erler, M.D., Ph.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Jose Fune, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Charles H. Koo, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Romeo Lucas, D.O. Theodore Matulewicz, M.D. Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Jason Nehmad, M.D. Apurva Patel, M.D. Tushar R. Patel, M.D. Sally-Jo Placa, DMD Anis Rangwala, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Michael Rose, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Anne Roth, D.O. Janet Schairer, M.D. Jay A. Sher, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Arthur Topilow, M.D. Min Zheng, M.D., Ph.D. William Ziegler, D.O. Access to Clinical Trials Continues to Expand for Our Patients and Physicians These examples of clinical trials offered at Meridian Health demonstrate the breadth and dimension of our research program and how we continue to make the latest and most innovative diagnostic and treatment options available to patients through our comprehensive clinical research program. A-Team (HIV) PI: Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Gilead Title: A Phase 3 Open-Label Safety Study of the Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (E/C/F/TAF) Single-Tablet Regimen (STR) in HIV-1 Positive Patients with Mild to Moderate Renal Impairment Meridian CardioVascular Network PI: Matthew Bach, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Abbott Title: Bioabsorable Stent Emergency Medicine PI: Robert Sweeney, D.O. Principal Sponsor: Investigator Initiated (non-funded) Title: Modeling Patient Workflow from Real Time Data Inside Emergency Departments Endocrinology PI: Sunil Asnani, M.D. 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 Infectious Disease PI: Edward Liu, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Merck Title: A Phase III, Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Adaptive Design Study of the Efficacy, Safety, and Tolerability of a Single Infusion of MK-3415 (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Clostridium difficile toxin A), MK-6072 (Human Monoclonal Antibody to Clostridium difficile toxin B), and MK-3415A (Human Monoclonal Antibodies to Clostridium difficile toxin A and toxin B) in Patients Receiving Antibiotic Therapy for Clostridium difficile Infection Meridian Neuroscience PI: Stephen Martino, M.D. Principal Sponsor: NINDS Title: Platelet-Oriented Inhibition in New TIA and Minor Ischemic Stroke (POINT Trial) Obstetrics/Gynecology PI: Mark Martens, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Sanofi Pasteur Title: A Phase III Study of C. difficile Vaccine in Participants at Risk for C. difficile Infection >50 Years of Age Meridian Cancer Care PI: Paul Chung, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation Title: BELLE-2: A Phase III Randomized Study, Double Blind Placebo Controlled of Fulvestrant 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 Metastatic Breast Cancer (BC) Refractory to Aromatase Inhibitor (AI) Meridian Pediatric Network PI: Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Merck Title: Study to Assess Safety & Efficacy of Sitagliptin as Initial Monotherapy for Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Pediatric Participants Rheumatology PI: Deborah Alpert, M.D. Principal Sponsor: CERTAIN Title: The CORRONA Effectiveness Registry to Study Therapies for Arthritis and Inflammatory Conditions (CORRONA CERTAIN) Sub-study Surgery PI: Glenn Parker, M.D. Principal Sponsor: Excited States, LLC Title: Phase 3 Study of Efficacy and Safety of Topical E-101 Solution to Prevent Incisional Infections among Colorectal Surgery Patients (Triple IN Study–Inhibition of Incisional Infections) 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 Community Outreach Presentations and Screenings By taking the time to lead presentations, speak at public events, or provide health screenings, our Medical and Dental Staff members help people understand and prevent health issues, which is an integral component to building healthy communities. With topics ranging from understanding autism to preventing diabetes, individuals of all ages benefit from the knowledge they share. In 2013, Meridian provided more than 39,000 health screenings, and there were over 80,000 attendees at education events across the system. The following members of the Medical and Dental Staff were involved in recent presentations and screenings: Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D. Glenda Albizu, M.D. Edward Allegra, M.D. Shaun Altneu, D.O. Marianna Antonopoulou, M.D. Saad Antoun, M.D. Carol Ash, M.D. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Monica Bais, M.D. Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D. Ammar Bazerbashi, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Kavita Beri, M.D. Derrick Brown, M.D. Anthony Bruno, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Roger Chen, M.D. Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D. Stephanie Chin, M.D. Maria Choy, M.D. Douglas Chudzik, M.D. Jeanmarie Chudzik, D.O. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Eric Costanzo, D.O. Michael Cunningham, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. John Davis, M.D. Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Aman Dhawan, M.D. Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Lance Dillion, M.D. Elena Drudy, M.D. Samuel Epstein, M.D. Charles Fernicola, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Robert Gabel, M.D. Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Paul Gilson, M.D. Jeffery Hager, D.O. Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D. Eric Hargreaves, M.D. Ian Hersh, DPM Nader Hebela, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Sajjad Hussain, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Vishal Jain, M.D. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Jessy Joykutty, M.D. Roopal Karia, M.D. Kristine Keane, PsyD Sundip Kaur, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Paul Kostoulakos, D.O. Avery Kuflik, M.D. Gina Lagnese, DPM Michael Lasser, M.D. Ian Leber, M.D. Elias Lehaf, M.D. William Lerner, M.D. Stephen Martino, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Douglas Miller, M.D. Roy Mittman, M.D. Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O. Evan Naylor, M.D. Tommy Ng, M.D. Anil Pahuja, M.D. Tomasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. James Pasquariello, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. William Power, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Richard Rhee, M.D. Keith Rinkus, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Jacqueline Rondeau, PsyD Brian Roper, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Howard Ross, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Simon Salerno, M.D. Ramasubramanian Sambandan, M.D. Asaad H. Samra, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. Joseph Schirripa, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. Emil Shakov, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Jay Sher, M.D. Nagalakshmi Shetty, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Liana Spano-Brennan, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Babu Surya, M.D. Girija Surya, M.D. Stephen Swartz, M.D. Robert Terranova, D.O. Manoj Thakker, M.D. John Tozzi, M.D. Deep Trivedi, M.D. Diana Trusky, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Carl Vaccaro, D.O. Diane Verga, M.D. Lisa Vernon, M.D. Eveyln Wells, M.D. Matthew Wolenski, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Sharon Yuen, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Jennifer Zaitz, D.O. Tina Zecca, D.O. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. In The Media When a reporter has a health question — no matter what the topic — a member of our Medical and Dental Staff is there to answer it. Meridian physicians and dentists step out into the limelight by making television appearances, participating in radio shows, conducting newspaper interviews, and serving as general spokespeople for the media. In doing so, they also showcase the many exceptional services and initiatives provided by Meridian Health. Physicians responding to media inquiries on behalf of Meridian Health include the following: Ziad Abbud M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D. Eric Berger, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Thomas Brandeisky, D.O. Daniel Burzon M.D. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Debra Camal M.D. Samuel Carino, D.O. Roger Chen, M.D John Connors M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D. David D’Ambrosio, M.D. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. Anthony P. DeNoia, M.D Jatin Desani, M.D. Stacy Doumas M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 48 Community Outreach Presentations and Screenings By taking the time to lead presentations, speak at public events, or provide health screenings, our Medical and Dental Staff members help people understand and prevent health issues, which is an integral component to building healthy communities. With topics ranging from understanding autism to preventing diabetes, individuals of all ages benefit from the knowledge they share. In 2013, Meridian provided more than 39,000 health screenings, and there were over 80,000 attendees at education events across the system. The following members of the Medical and Dental Staff were involved in recent presentations and screenings: Richard M. Abramowitz, M.D. Glenda Albizu, M.D. Edward Allegra, M.D. Shaun Altneu, D.O. Marianna Antonopoulou, M.D. Saad Antoun, M.D. Carol Ash, M.D. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Monica Bais, M.D. Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D. Ammar Bazerbashi, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Kavita Beri, M.D. Derrick Brown, M.D. Anthony Bruno, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Roger Chen, M.D. Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D. Stephanie Chin, M.D. Maria Choy, M.D. Douglas Chudzik, M.D. Jeanmarie Chudzik, D.O. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Eric Costanzo, D.O. Michael Cunningham, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. John Davis, M.D. Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Aman Dhawan, M.D. Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Lance Dillion, M.D. Elena Drudy, M.D. Samuel Epstein, M.D. Charles Fernicola, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Robert Gabel, M.D. Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Paul Gilson, M.D. Jeffery Hager, D.O. Raymond F. Hanbury, Ph.D. Eric Hargreaves, M.D. Ian Hersh, DPM Nader Hebela, M.D. Neil R. Holland, M.D. Sajjad Hussain, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Vishal Jain, M.D. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Jessy Joykutty, M.D. Roopal Karia, M.D. Kristine Keane, PsyD Sundip Kaur, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Paul Kostoulakos, D.O. Avery Kuflik, M.D. Gina Lagnese, DPM Michael Lasser, M.D. Ian Leber, M.D. Elias Lehaf, M.D. William Lerner, M.D. Stephen Martino, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Douglas Miller, M.D. Roy Mittman, M.D. Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O. Evan Naylor, M.D. Tommy Ng, M.D. Anil Pahuja, M.D. Tomasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. James Pasquariello, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. William Power, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Richard Rhee, M.D. Keith Rinkus, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Jacqueline Rondeau, PsyD Brian Roper, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Howard Ross, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Simon Salerno, M.D. Ramasubramanian Sambandan, M.D. Asaad H. Samra, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. Joseph Schirripa, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. Emil Shakov, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Jay Sher, M.D. Nagalakshmi Shetty, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Liana Spano-Brennan, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Babu Surya, M.D. Girija Surya, M.D. Stephen Swartz, M.D. Robert Terranova, D.O. Manoj Thakker, M.D. John Tozzi, M.D. Deep Trivedi, M.D. Diana Trusky, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Carl Vaccaro, D.O. Diane Verga, M.D. Lisa Vernon, M.D. Eveyln Wells, M.D. Matthew Wolenski, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Sharon Yuen, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Jennifer Zaitz, D.O. Tina Zecca, D.O. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. In The Media When a reporter has a health question — no matter what the topic — a member of our Medical and Dental Staff is there to answer it. Meridian physicians and dentists step out into the limelight by making television appearances, participating in radio shows, conducting newspaper interviews, and serving as general spokespeople for the media. In doing so, they also showcase the many exceptional services and initiatives provided by Meridian Health. Physicians responding to media inquiries on behalf of Meridian Health include the following: Ziad Abbud M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D. Eric Berger, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Thomas Brandeisky, D.O. Daniel Burzon M.D. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Debra Camal M.D. Samuel Carino, D.O. Roger Chen, M.D John Connors M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D. David D’Ambrosio, M.D. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. Anthony P. DeNoia, M.D Jatin Desani, M.D. Stacy Doumas M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 48 Scott Eisenberg D.O. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Amy Frieman, M.D. Felix Garcia M.D. Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Caroline Glicksman, M.D. Robert Graebe M.D. Jeffrey Hager, D.O. Nader Hebela, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Jessy Joykutty M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Emad Kamel, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Sundip Kaur, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Edward Liu, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Ahmed G. Mami, M.D Arthur Mark, M.D. Mark Martens M.D. Stephen Martino, M.D. Douglas A. Miller, M.D Evelyn Minaya M.D. Benjamin Morgan, M.D. Darlene Morgan, M.D. Steven Morgan M.D. Kenneth D. Nahum, D.O. Evan Naylor, M.D. Richard Neibart, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Netrali Patel M.D Priti Patel M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D Bradley Pulver, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O Stephen G. Rice M.D., Ph.D. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Marianne Roosels M.D. Michael Rose, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Saad A. Saad, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Asaad Samra M.D. Anil K. Sharma M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Shikhar Soni, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O Deep Trivedi, M.D. Michael Unterman M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Arthur Vasen, M.D Diane Verga, M.D. APP.COM Asbury Park Aristotelis E. Vlahos, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Christina Walsh M.D. Bokran Won M.D. George Younan, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Zyad Younan, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D David S. Zukoff, M.D. YouTube Further expanding our commitment to “Taking Care of New Jersey,” our physicians provide useful health information and preventive strategies through YouTube videos on such topics as reducing the risk for cancer, knowing the signs of stroke, cvunderstanding the relevance of mammograms, and more. The following physicians have been featured in our videos, which can be accessed at www.YouTube.com/MeridianHealthNJ: Press CON TAC T: PMC DAN IEL@PATR ICIA MCD ANIE L :: 732 -643 NJPR ESSM -429 EDIA .CO M :: APP. COM 8 :: /HEA LTH healthylivin g Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Page B5 Apurv Agrawal, M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Nader Bakhos, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Anthony J. Bruno, M.D. Allen Bogdan, M.D. Joseph C. Bogdan, M.D. Joseph P. Bogdan, M.D. James Brock, M.D. Daniel Burzon, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Debra Camal, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Jocelyn Carlo, M.D. Joseph Cauda, M.D. Roger Chen, M.D. Eleanor Cheng, M.D. Steven Chidyllo, M.D. Surekha Collur, M.D. Andrew Conti, M.D. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Anthony DeGennaro, M.D. Robert Demartin, M.D. Peter Doss, M.D. Stacy Doumas, M.D. David Dupree, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Mark Friedberg, M.D. Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Ferryal Hajee, M.D. Dalia N. Hanna, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D. Sara Karam, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Joseph Landolfi, D.O. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Timothy Link, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Donald Macdonald, M.D. Arthur Mark, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Gerald Mauriello, DPM Roy Mittman, M.D. Robert Monaco, M.D. Ali R. Moosvi, M.D. Ben Morgan, M.D. Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Bernard Murphy, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. Richard Neibart, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Fred Paperth, DMD Alfred Parchment, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Vanita Patel, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Joseph Reichman, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. Anthony Ricca, M.D. Stephen Rice, M.D., Ph.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Brian Rogers, M.D. John Rose, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Asaad Samra, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. Salem Samra, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Richard Scott, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. Pranav Shah, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Liana Spano-Brennan, D.O. Rose St. Fleur, M.D. Bruce Stamos, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. J Robert Sweeney, D.O. Joseph Tauro, M.D. John Taylor, M.D. Carl Vaccaro Jr., D.O. Carmine Vaccaro Sr., M.D. Jeffrey Van Gelderen, M.D. Diane G. Verga, M.D. Sandford Wohlstadter, M.D. Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Eric Wurmser, M.D. Edwin Wymer, D.O. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. READ MORE Scan the code to see how a study show s a drop in U.S. new mortality rates infant . People’s Pha By Joe Grae rmacy don & Tere sa Graedon Cinnamon ca ps counteract ca ules rbs Q. I have been help keep my using cinnamon in always take blood sugar in normcapsules to meal. I use one or two before al range. I a a is water-ext costly one called Cinn high-carb racted. I am ulin, which reaction after not certain food diabetic, but get a sugar quic s tha Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 50 Scott Eisenberg D.O. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Amy Frieman, M.D. Felix Garcia M.D. Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Caroline Glicksman, M.D. Robert Graebe M.D. Jeffrey Hager, D.O. Nader Hebela, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Jessy Joykutty M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Emad Kamel, M.D. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Sundip Kaur, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. David Kountz, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Edward Liu, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Ahmed G. Mami, M.D Arthur Mark, M.D. Mark Martens M.D. Stephen Martino, M.D. Douglas A. Miller, M.D Evelyn Minaya M.D. Benjamin Morgan, M.D. Darlene Morgan, M.D. Steven Morgan M.D. Kenneth D. Nahum, D.O. Evan Naylor, M.D. Richard Neibart, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Netrali Patel M.D Priti Patel M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D Bradley Pulver, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O Stephen G. Rice M.D., Ph.D. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Marianne Roosels M.D. Michael Rose, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Saad A. Saad, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Asaad Samra M.D. Anil K. Sharma M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Shikhar Soni, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O Deep Trivedi, M.D. Michael Unterman M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Arthur Vasen, M.D Diane Verga, M.D. APP.COM Asbury Park Aristotelis E. Vlahos, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Christina Walsh M.D. Bokran Won M.D. George Younan, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Zyad Younan, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D David S. Zukoff, M.D. YouTube Further expanding our commitment to “Taking Care of New Jersey,” our physicians provide useful health information and preventive strategies through YouTube videos on such topics as reducing the risk for cancer, knowing the signs of stroke, cvunderstanding the relevance of mammograms, and more. The following physicians have been featured in our videos, which can be accessed at www.YouTube.com/MeridianHealthNJ: Press CON TAC T: PMC DAN IEL@PATR ICIA MCD ANIE L :: 732 -643 NJPR ESSM -429 EDIA .CO M :: APP. COM 8 :: /HEA LTH healthylivin g Tuesday, April 23, 2013 Page B5 Apurv Agrawal, M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Nader Bakhos, M.D. Andrew Blechman, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Anthony J. Bruno, M.D. Allen Bogdan, M.D. Joseph C. Bogdan, M.D. Joseph P. Bogdan, M.D. James Brock, M.D. Daniel Burzon, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Debra Camal, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Jocelyn Carlo, M.D. Joseph Cauda, M.D. Roger Chen, M.D. Eleanor Cheng, M.D. Steven Chidyllo, M.D. Surekha Collur, M.D. Andrew Conti, M.D. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Adnan Danish, M.D. Anthony DeGennaro, M.D. Robert Demartin, M.D. Peter Doss, M.D. Stacy Doumas, M.D. David Dupree, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Mark Friedberg, M.D. Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Ferryal Hajee, M.D. Dalia N. Hanna, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D. Sara Karam, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Joseph Landolfi, D.O. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Timothy Link, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Donald Macdonald, M.D. Arthur Mark, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. Gerald Mauriello, DPM Roy Mittman, M.D. Robert Monaco, M.D. Ali R. Moosvi, M.D. Ben Morgan, M.D. Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Bernard Murphy, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. Richard Neibart, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Fred Paperth, DMD Alfred Parchment, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Vanita Patel, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Joseph Reichman, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. Anthony Ricca, M.D. Stephen Rice, M.D., Ph.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Brian Rogers, M.D. John Rose, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Asaad Samra, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. Salem Samra, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Richard Scott, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. Pranav Shah, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Liana Spano-Brennan, D.O. Rose St. Fleur, M.D. Bruce Stamos, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. J Robert Sweeney, D.O. Joseph Tauro, M.D. John Taylor, M.D. Carl Vaccaro Jr., D.O. Carmine Vaccaro Sr., M.D. Jeffrey Van Gelderen, M.D. Diane G. 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I thin a Unhewo conthin .” wned airp osellmid can a day a unrelenti the pain as “con och od agious to dsev ort. — who stant and “The cos “Ipox, is pois viral , infec » Roo had He era ironied that k l month cally a burning Roos t of the tree sels just days away ras fulfeels tion athat towas h els saidt most purchase l-blng, aw s to go sensation said oph ow ay,” tion between wondered if there wa it from toppcon thalmic ciradul two Roo had as childtha like n getti ing nec clets toda prescribe sma selsessai someone’s ng the could shin thetakin y mrope ll piec fro ren. gles sa area d vaccine be several thou the drug and Wharo d. che (in dia and mid en it comd my of st g aarocam bet grinding und “Shingle when In Sea es. one e she it down sho s is aund the onset of addition to es spi eye up to skin against your and re Dawith ) can to kno my painful down par shin wh caus ticu gles y Sch win ed by tow larly bute rash ne, you .” ”Thou attrig skin antivirals, oobel—and natthe Mid herous Las dansger which ’re varic res case to t yea ide ella to gh dle ting stres zoste See ntget the in r, I T, patie-nts may lea and and s our same AIRPOR r viru expe and she was a national can significa wa verienc enc age s, ire s pre one ret wh ran tor the that ing. sees apat Pag at Ros ntly scr no do duri She d dro ient caus is foo e By docnp m ibe B5 em tea ng said pox, spe the es chl Mary s ds no rofi the with d ary che chic that ” she she’s you ed oro the hea tes Eliza initia ken whil r l phaseanwhen Unhoc this up thiazide (HC link said. “The bette diuretic hyeat65, beth ling ofe ile conditi , youpain r than Dalla kindn up tim exist virush, hav :: Healt hav etsof time she on s but no rashsee Sca ess s lies edorm diti pol been was,towh e TZ oph some- sai hDay the a d blo n to all ykee ) of on a the tha it’s for od slow doc blis a ove tha “the n and lmo is con ant pre mildly elevat QR.edia torugho present, ters, t wa r pre rash is what logireco ineye - enabto pro very ssure. Wit s ma the codeura forofnfu nerv Thro sthesoroot st imm noSho eEW rea ymo until LAK orted uns a ldin ut the re.paiCar lab visfat ing the wors atscr sis,” les el. body’s resis pai tect so “Dur gro OOthe ittoAP winter, “itgshethe ibe sprev D gla und are said, ers down AIR P.co exce t part tely eyemfor bohydrate, positive for diabet hin three months, I tes ed like athe PORbei and is typic diagno- the nkiwash ent , and ssive hand to vita m unco from llpro ss T tance is sent felt because toleand spre vid inju see table ad sary partrem the for eight days caually preries , I was of nec vid ing es. immuneng imm that ted germ tem proWh eseo. me weak s ate teiat by even driv edi t of dry and itchy can leav sys- pus hed .”Mo ensst n can sug fro . Resesed peo athe as we hea and ar:exe ief mely rel skin mbling blisters . e; I was just I couldn’t lthy . t. How oft BER , ifcom is most e into monthe “As words clusters of pai you tell theygrap ly experienc ageple the temp n, die enKE as Loo looe-lik to the sat doLEY meyou blisters, the get through each day,” tryingfor eratu BLA k at you can edon ll and twe about will re we Bynut ask me in people over- rash the theura is low looret tion age 50.” then crust over en diu theriti pro » indo ted se kZE a’tcon Reg she said, dicer s to at or air nou tim fat label ng that “I cont the heat a-isline nec e she nce, you num hel items and und gets should ingaddi ics and over tion p and ard at be dehyh the ber the arr wit heal all, mois low looem drat on, next shin s inue pro ive dia to ture Acco ed k pri cal or wil pos d two gles shoo d bab bet and to from at rdin not l lo-mo have week t-he erstand bac ting pains alon wh ma your es? ly put that bevacc neu her g to thetenvironm pre.sen erg at loses may leav s,tha rily rpe skin ine, thou Roos sels reRoo the number tic ghsaid at Tarbral els, e scar assoand y car g the A.s Elevat it Nove — ox, agia thethe ent,” n ciated with enc s behind item nervemo and it k “ca rash e 25 “isn derm said clin no on mbe lor in the gra Dr. ’t atolo that ed infec and r, me ic ies reco shin the Mich the four ms mean? 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Look mon lows the alwa y tho not forand amclean end For atolo num t.” ths ed sug atkept pat ong tor gy atse Buys later, tant prof pathdoc can stillof ientthin ber sidise effect whole-foo t foloth is da rarely of a nerv Sain kne the sto srash “The who to er essor ofe of thumb see remnar t sLoui for dry. wh se the fere wh esand pear o scom ry cond d the Universit ants of pri ition definare the - ty.car gs. mayw of many hav anyw ctly that if the of you tota follos. yatwe ingredme ap-exa .” se immune the tra here wing l fat wh itely com syst disco boh cte Tarb reon’re me con atCal ienntio tipseto help en’ get ems creates the body d ydrate/sugar ox shi Som - ofts ned promisUnh retics ing bey t, espe ling ng the , ting in classic chic dea first. gredic resu do not duri keep skin hydr goe cially labwh es wit edoch wintngl lt-h. dieatio but s gmfor els from ori when er mon tryin ntsns, wa me ond furose(In “Th enco gralike lud es:t,you’ kense list can areinc ths: urag ated ms are to y o wafar ey had red pox-two tho re ori cer Cal ters. »uce men sleep list es trea midof told,sur like blis- case diuorUsethis shi tiones nt toexc “ItIalwa fast teding but the e aits ngl ster eed oncecou hum acin bre and cho der ys es,” oid the idifie ing thr you pres akd line stan les Cho HC use of see eat r. Un ents nt dard ter ow the Let and Plug mo shin TZ ose the or other imm itemd. and , Roo on one side hoch n.devi for , sta wa thissel and rash and, proteinol-l— follo youtwhil along with owering dru st to least e work s. gles isn’te, s ’s tintha wstak aw rafat tha e.”a tclo s cenot life-t the def ing t is fulexac aw typ ing,” sai in ed Roosels, is une iciebe to prev hrea wis fou at are e by Roosels“It ser nigh rec ncy tenely traje nd as of mo the ent foo » gs t ent loo con . in how ctory pre nerv mois Use said. re nent a d.) and k ly the prop diti ser e, tha ture dni at over-the-coun of said,som of ons ofShi Invin By Mar intr ostet,roids suc prev,enta addigs n about 10 loss indoors. thestop sontoe. 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Thes app n the rafid s, part you pass in aus nea e 70mou can hydr is a gela your e60s, or Neo ing smidnal phen line. s:ratio e con ma rly red per Am ated th, cen be uld pro ” eri worttin eyes and ienroachsug to ar, myc hav mil h getti per ome it’s p wit blood vacc can icula mig in. chic1 non,yine nasa to ba-trolfru Ser ng the s eachtheyea rlytou Thekee ken htse toel. t bly 80 lput td hars dou areas the as also vin durigh solcor poxlion eff shin hin acre ae to »cen ng trav grash ble vacctrip venyoutris Whether Avoi We can gles hig cine size cto indu the or ine ive vacifbe stria : aces was it can rec Thion le bac exp hect one develope and LAK profru ultim clean tho om stav s the ens pre k are EWO blecto isr,cru syrup, shelf. For bloitemwit surf ately inODthe sers eeve shi mein sel park on sen with itive d and ofte g you off n m.se h thr .nde ngl Repl cal and thedinhyd rly more — Sma The or enab a. ori cia administ n ee ace esmild mild not d ven isdai dual lnea peo theseting and cercou le ly intake. to1995 Lakeund cov jets will , skin ered h acon case pleebe cleansers ered isch od sugar rogour wooders d llbec -frie pen to-run since nts ,” Unh app chil-way wh lontro enaGu airp ndly Airptan » ChooSo cate deto chi rov odren ger aus able ort, by och said. insu tedide prod “Oth ort afte hav , givin Dia d ingthe cke educts whic on to se themu you list ran oil, in erwi som foo landeat bettes, or gdin pan for of the h open tend peo them ce . r gran had se, dro land wa pox righ of ds foo cent etim ies the com use it’s l, item the appr ple prot nt t the dru p ed for we ds n er mois t-fun bec wil an tha joba blo in to eces of abou and ove you expe gs 1947e, isI loeat turizer. Esse aus ded upgrades than 11,000 find itemod oil and oach and dev food t shea woul rfrom rienc ethe run! that may ele $60, thin con sug 50. it’s.park elo dn’t 000 ,opt an tain kloff ar. Anyone wh whic p ethe con com take ntial tion people, said wish butte airp of s tha to expletedin h emp oils, as an on anyo ort r oilexc a iona busi field foun siv t to “on clo obli joare hav Cal the vat loys ness “Zo with leng l, Lake e d Stev s ne.” ing dise bene gat not in of am esori ir e e es then in mor ser sta certa the en woo ” bal ory, ficia the adja life o oun es sen Reinman, dire are actnext e Reinman vax runwvd Econ in the ance betwe l ingr cent tim mois d en froomic , acce Tow ay are ship of $3 car edie to nts the turiz e, acc sure mmea ssers. the like ualthre in check orKnowwo etwo to the leduld mon » tDrin fat .” shi thenshi ctorlar ium p offic said ly Dev a copy can ge is ths. :elop 3,00 ngl of the Swa .wate Cen ksod manager. 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Esse aus ded upgrades than 11,000 find itemod oil and oach and dev food t shea woul rfrom rienc ethe run! that may ele $60, thin con sug 50. it’s.park elo dn’t 000 ,opt an tain kloff ar. Anyone wh whic p ethe con com take ntial tion people, said wish butte airp of s tha to expletedin h emp oils, as an on anyo ort r oilexc a iona busi field foun siv t to “on clo obli joare hav Cal the vat loys ness “Zo with leng l, Lake e d Stev s ne.” ing dise bene gat not in of am esori ir e e es then in mor ser sta certa the en woo ” bal ory, ficia the adja life o oun es sen Reinman, dire are actnext e Reinman vax runwvd Econ in the ance betwe l ingr cent tim mois d en froomic , acce Tow ay are ship of $3 car edie to nts the turiz e, acc sure mmea ssers. the like ualthre in check orKnowwo etwo to the leduld mon » tDrin fat .” shi thenshi ctorlar ium p offic said ly Dev a copy can ge is ths. :elop 3,00 ngl of the Swa .wate Cen ksod manager. 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Y — A firehave ond ironment,” your skin loses Tarbox that startassociated wit to Roosels, the rash may leave scars behind , though it Novem painsedalo to 38 Mal the lard ang gara ner ge dam Road, aat der12:2 said ve ma4tolo ber on in aged ain Mall home gis r mo ard Road der and assistant Dr. Michelle a.m Wed lows the pat h shingles always fol- infected if not kept cle that can get and can , fou ma . ton nes tolomor s and day homeowner nth gyning late sent at Sai h r, the an and dry. professor of still see to the “The conditi forntaLou por fer ted pear anywh of a nerve and may apburnsrem edfire re- is Universit ital with the. Wh rash.” to hisnants hosp on definit of the follen owoffi ere ingcer Wednesday hands and feet rive tips , early s d, dur arto help keep y. Tarbox ofthey ing in classic on the body, result- discomfort, especially ely creates mor ing thefou Unhoc ndter win Robert Fenn ning, police said. themo skin hydrat fully engulfe gar age nth our ick, s: 51, age ed ters. “It alw chicken pox-like blis- trying to sleep, but when you’re tion onc h enc » Use da in was taken s fast Berkeley, flam to Commun aces,ier. hum said. ays presents the standard e youcal SmiPlu cas idif th Pediand e ity of see atrician Dr. Cent Med and shi the ier in Tomsh on one side ngl g this device follMike ile working owsBleim and Rive (center), who Somwh suffering minoras an (righ the r , ing,” Roosel es isn’t life-threaten- along with Roo in at firefigh exat)ct tourtra prevent mo s thejec raburns wheafter ters fouto the nerretur newtor » e Use to his hometow isguis s said. In add triedsel pedi nent of preven fire from ght the n he pro to s, isture loss indnight ve,ned yatric extin ove of unit at posto n of Stafford By Nich r-th ppi sai Sout the h itio e-c ng the d, hern olas inte self, tati oun n, the fire in to dedicate oor Ocea spr rior of the she the Huba vective himter saline pre the body and n Medicalce hou meSgt. seays asu Centof whecan “If you’resaid. Dete res @nicholash helpwer Jam of the centera er, which is sen er with re they sprays. The s. es.Smit shiNAS never passin middle keeepable ngl named after CAR isr a the mo in the 33-ygen hyd exti se line.” uba al ngu Martinwo rat g the mid him. BOB BIELK/ esdrive r 60s, it’s h to uth, eyes ear-old tion ished, phenom Fennyou Truerth thepar x Jr. get ick was fireticu enon,STAFFas , whilar chi PHOTOGRA ex said able to esca cken Tru look-ed aro le the ly other half during travel and nasal areas as he pox houseshi a PHER.cine if it tingthethe » fou und Wh Avght andngl STA oidthe eth dides vac- pe FFO The ped harfire er the beeh sur newvac RD sh on resc cencin devday iatric unit is can sta clethe side ueditby firef not need to be ter.e was ulti Wednes elothe ansoutve ped ers. 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A grant funds ru nway upgrades One in three ad who have had ults FACTS ABOU T SHINGLES $ch2ic2ke n po 0 x ar G eelp le to h at risk for sh n g th en runway, Eamrly treatment is key ingles ake room for ocean HEALTHY DE small jets CISIONS Read erRuSnO todaylabels to beSttTA OnPdE deFrsHta the food Southern O cean Medic Joyal Cent er Soften up wint er skin Solliday-Alliso n FAA grant fund s runway upgra lengthen runw des ay, $220G to help Experts offer make room fo help for coping Southern Oc ean Medica l Center with ‘severe’ r small jets flu season Dwelling damaged, man hurt NASCAR DRIVE INTO TRUE(X) R TAPS LEGACY Home inhabita ble after electrica l fire Facility names pediatric cent NASCAR DRIV er after Stafford native INTO TRUE(X) ER TAPS LEGACY FaE cility xpnaemrests pedio ffe atr s FOR THE KIDS Meridian Momtourage This online community provides a place for busy mothers to connect, share ideas, learn parenting tips, and access a broad range of health information on topics ranging from conception to pregnancy and parenthood. The following physicians have contributed articles or videos to the site, which can be accessed at MeridianMomtourage.com: Apurv Agrawal, M.D. Carol Ash, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Roger Chen, M.D. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Dalia N. Hanna, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Roopal Karia, M.D. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Evan C. Naylor, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Priti S. Patel, M.D. Brian Rogers, M.D. Saad Saad, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D., FACS Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Bruce D. Stamos, M.D. Aaron Weiss, D.O. Jason Wong, D.O. Edwin Wymer, D.O. Meridian HealthViews Our stories are an integral component of our lives — and the way they are told can have a definite impact on the lives of others. That’s just one of the characteristics of Meridian HealthViews, a community magazine that’s received by more than 560,000 households throughout Monmouth and Ocean counties. Each issue features compelling narratives about our patients’ health experiences combined with advice for readers who may be facing similar situations or health issues. You can find the following Medical and Dental Staff members quoted throughout its pages. Alynn Alexander, M.D. Mitchel Alpert, M.D. Shaun Altneu, D.O. Nasser Ani, M.D. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Arvind Baliga, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Stephen F. Bruno, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. Debra Camal, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Joseph F. Cauda, M.D. Kyle Chapple, M.D. you eat Dwelling damaged, man hurt Home inhabita ble after electrica l fire Soften up win ter skin Putting on a Good Act James Henry, M.D., may have a degree to practice family medicine at Southern Ocean Medical Center, but his out of office hobby is nothing but an act. Literally! Nine years ago, Dr. Henry and a few friends followed their passion for theatrics and started a group called LETCO (Little Egg Theatre Company). This community theatre organization has grown to about 30 members and produces two to three plays a year. In 2013, Dr. Henry performed in “39 Steps,” which was a four-person cast that covered 40 characters! He also performed in “You Can’t Take It With You.” It takes Dr. Henry and his ensemble about four months to prepare for a show, which includes everything from making sets and costumes to acting. In 2014, the group looks forward to expanding their stage presence and performing at the Surf Light Theatre on Long Beach Island. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 52 Roger Chen, M.D. Angelo Chinnici, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Jorge F. Corzo, M.D. Anthony J. Costa, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Steven Daniels, M.D. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. John Davis, M.D. Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. Diane DiTusa, D.O. David Dupree, M.D. Lynn E. Bezpalko, D.O. Dale E. Edlin, M.D. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Frederick C. Ezon, M.D. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. Joel Fechisin, M.D. David Feng, M.D. Carlos O. Fernandez, M.D. Lauren J. Fischer, M.D. Brett Frieman, D.O. Glenn Forman, M.D. Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Robert G. Kayser, M.D. Paul J. Gilson, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Kelly Hammond, M.D. Nader Hebela, M.D. Franklin Hernando, M.D. Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. W. Francis Kennard, M.D. John J. Kenny, D.O. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Steven Koerner, D.O. Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Kenneth E. Kronhaus, M.D. Joseph C. Landolfi, M.D. Michael Lasser, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Kenneth A. Laughinghouse, M.D. Michael F. Lospinuso, M.D., FACS Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Leonid Mandel, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Joshua T. Mendelson, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Steven A. Morgan, M.D. Kenneth D. Nahum, D.O. M. Usman Nasir Khan, M.D. Tommy K. Ng, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Arthur P. Christiano, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Bronislaw Partyka, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. David J. Pinnelas, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Jonathan M. Reich, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Keith Rinkus, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Greg Roehrig, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Frederick J. Rothberg, M.D. Saad A. Saad, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Asaad H. Samra, M.D. John Schmidt, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Emil Shakov, M.D. Azam Soroush, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Richard Sultan, D.O. Brian T. Gottesman, M.D. Mary T. Mitskavich, M.D. Robert J. Terranova, D.O. Samuel Thomas, M.D. John M. Tozzi, M.D. Jonathan V. Reyes, M.D. Jeffrey T. Van Gelderen, M.D. Diane Verga, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Aristotelis E. Vlahos, M.D. Mark Weiss, M.D. Matthew Wolenski, M.D. Bokran Won, M.D. Phillipa G. Woodriffe, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. Meridian KidViews Meridian KidViews is our quarterly publication that focuses on children’s health topics, including asthma, safety, neonatal care, and much more for parents. The magazine showcases the benefits and features of Meridian Pediatric Network, our network of more than 350 community pediatricians, obstetricians, and family practitioners working side-by-side with the region’s largest group of pediatric sub-specialists. Physicians and dentists who have shared their expertise in recent issues include the following: Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Jocelyn B. Bautista, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Debra E. Camal, M.D. Joseph C. Canterino, M.D. Santhosh Eapen, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Dalia Hanna, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Samuel Laufer, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Ahmed Mami, M.D. Manolis Manolakakis DMD Arthur K. Mark, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Catherine L. Meli, M.D. Steven Miller, D.O. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Kolawole Oyelese, M.D. Ilene Pardon, M.D. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Anil Pawa, M.D. Robert Rabinowitz, D.O. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Anne Roth, D.O. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Thomas Steineke, M.D. Paul Sunkavalli, M.D. Brian Truxal, M.D. Peter Vaclavik, M.D. David S. Zukoff, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 54 Roger Chen, M.D. Angelo Chinnici, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Jorge F. Corzo, M.D. Anthony J. Costa, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Steven Daniels, M.D. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. John Davis, M.D. Anthony DeNoia, M.D. Jatin Desani, M.D. Diane DiTusa, D.O. David Dupree, M.D. Lynn E. Bezpalko, D.O. Dale E. Edlin, M.D. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Frederick C. Ezon, M.D. Adnan F. Danish, M.D. Joel Fechisin, M.D. David Feng, M.D. Carlos O. Fernandez, M.D. Lauren J. Fischer, M.D. Brett Frieman, D.O. Glenn Forman, M.D. Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Robert G. Kayser, M.D. Paul J. Gilson, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Kelly Hammond, M.D. Nader Hebela, M.D. Franklin Hernando, M.D. Nader J. Nakhleh, D.O. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. W. Francis Kennard, M.D. John J. Kenny, D.O. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Steven Koerner, D.O. Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Kenneth E. Kronhaus, M.D. Joseph C. Landolfi, M.D. Michael Lasser, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Kenneth A. Laughinghouse, M.D. Michael F. Lospinuso, M.D., FACS Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Leonid Mandel, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Stephen J. Martino, M.D. Joshua T. Mendelson, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Steven A. Morgan, M.D. Kenneth D. Nahum, D.O. M. Usman Nasir Khan, M.D. Tommy K. Ng, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Arthur P. Christiano, M.D. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Bronislaw Partyka, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. David J. Pinnelas, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Anupama Rao, M.D. Jonathan M. Reich, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Keith Rinkus, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Greg Roehrig, M.D. Bruce R. Rosenblum, M.D. Frederick J. Rothberg, M.D. Saad A. Saad, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Asaad H. Samra, M.D. John Schmidt, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Emil Shakov, M.D. Azam Soroush, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Richard Sultan, D.O. Brian T. Gottesman, M.D. Mary T. Mitskavich, M.D. Robert J. Terranova, D.O. Samuel Thomas, M.D. John M. Tozzi, M.D. Jonathan V. Reyes, M.D. Jeffrey T. Van Gelderen, M.D. Diane Verga, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Aristotelis E. Vlahos, M.D. Mark Weiss, M.D. Matthew Wolenski, M.D. Bokran Won, M.D. Phillipa G. Woodriffe, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. Meridian KidViews Meridian KidViews is our quarterly publication that focuses on children’s health topics, including asthma, safety, neonatal care, and much more for parents. The magazine showcases the benefits and features of Meridian Pediatric Network, our network of more than 350 community pediatricians, obstetricians, and family practitioners working side-by-side with the region’s largest group of pediatric sub-specialists. Physicians and dentists who have shared their expertise in recent issues include the following: Mitchel B. Alpert, M.D. Carol Ash, D.O. Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Jocelyn B. Bautista, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Debra E. Camal, M.D. Joseph C. Canterino, M.D. Santhosh Eapen, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Dalia Hanna, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Samuel Laufer, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Ahmed Mami, M.D. Manolis Manolakakis DMD Arthur K. Mark, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Catherine L. Meli, M.D. Steven Miller, D.O. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Kolawole Oyelese, M.D. Ilene Pardon, M.D. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. Anil Pawa, M.D. Robert Rabinowitz, D.O. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Anne Roth, D.O. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Thomas Steineke, M.D. Paul Sunkavalli, M.D. Brian Truxal, M.D. Peter Vaclavik, M.D. David S. Zukoff, M.D. 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 Jersey Shore’s 17th An nual Sweetheart Ball 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 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 Record Donor Support 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. 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 Sweet Soiree / 56 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 Jersey Shore’s 17th An nual Sweetheart Ball 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 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 Record Donor Support 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. 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 Sweet Soiree / 56 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 community service, like coaching athletic teams, volunteering for first aid squads, or participating in fundraising initiatives. In addition to ongoing service roles for countless boards and advisory groups, here are a few things they accomplished in 2013: Jerry A. Silberman, DPM: Commissioner, Men’s Fast Pitch Softball League, Marlboro Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Healthy Teeth for Happy Tots Program: Fluoride varnishes for Asbury Park and Neptune students through United Way grant Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Ambassador for Autism, Autism New Jersey; Clothes Closet of Asbury Park Volunteer, First Baptist Church of Asbury Park; Member, Special People United to Ride (SPUR); Member Sponsor, Autism Family Services of New Jersey, Eagle Scout Sponsor, Boy Scouts of America; Member Sponsor, Count Basie Theater Martin D. Fried, M.D.: Volunteer, Toyz-4-Kidz Drive; Member, Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce; Member, Business Networking International Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Collaborative Strategic Planning, Breast Restoration Advocacy Education (BRAVE) Day Catherine A. Hanlon, M.D.: Maroon Club Executive Committee, Lafayette College; Board of Directors, St. Mary’s High School Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Kaleidoscope of Hope Foundation Walk, Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk Steven Kairys, M.D.: Medical Consultant, Monmouth/Ocean Education Commission; School Physician, Highlands Elementary School; School Physician, Rugby School David S. Kountz, M.D.: Program Director, Mini-Medical School, Neptune High School Scott Metzger, M.D.: Marlboro Township Council and Planning Board Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Volunteer Pediatric Endocrinologist, Camp Nejeda, Stillwater, NJ Gary M. Pess, M.D.: Executive Board, Temple Beth Miriam Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Provided medical care as Director, Monmouth Grace United Methodist Church, Eatontown Free Medical Mission Clinic; Coordinated 12th Annual Meridian Physicians Art and Photography Exhibit; First Prize, Photography Competition, Medical Society of New Jersey 2013 Calendar Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Advocate, Congressional Bills, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA); Race Physician, Jersey Shore 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 Thomas J. Sniscak, DMD: Co-Hosted Annual Free Day of Dentistry, Dentistry from the Heart 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 Virginia International Raceway Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: Supervised annual summer student internship, Axelrod Research Group; Released “Dr. Jazz” Piano CD; Piano concerts at Lafayette College Choir Reunion, reopening of the Axelrod Arts Center and Cleveland Pops Orchestra 12th Annual Physician’s Art & Photography Exhibit In celebration of National Doctors’ Day, the 12th Annual Physician’s Art & Photography Exhibit was held in March in Jersey Shore’s Kurr Atrium. The exhibit paid tribute to the artistic side of Meridian Health’s gifted physicians, and featured 110 artworks from 17 physicians representing all Meridian hospitals. Meridian’s physicians and dentists are widely respected for their medical expertise and commitment to patient care, but this unique exhibit showcases their artistic gifts, including painting, sculpting, and photography. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Andrew Conti, M.D., FACP Steven J. Daniels, M.D. Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Lauren J. Fischer, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Robert Jarmon, M.D. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Sushil Mehandru, M.D., FACP Tommy K. Ng, M.D. Richard Rhee, M.D. William Rhee, M.D. Kenneth S. Rosenstock, DPM Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Charles A. Weber, M.D. For the second year in a row, guest experts from the Monmouth County Arts Council and the Asbury Park Press helped select three noteworthy pieces. The following art submissions received a 2013 Physician Artistic Achievement Award: 1. Tommy Ng, M.D. (Interventional Cardiologist, Southern Ocean Medical Center) for his photograph Eye to Eye 2 2. Mark Schwartz, M.D. (Surgeon at Ocean Medical Center & Jersey Shore) for his photograph Water Taxi to Manhattan 3. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. (Chair of the Surgery Department at Jersey Shore) for his photograph Tea Room in Beiging 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 community service, like coaching athletic teams, volunteering for first aid squads, or participating in fundraising initiatives. In addition to ongoing service roles for countless boards and advisory groups, here are a few things they accomplished in 2013: Jerry A. Silberman, DPM: Commissioner, Men’s Fast Pitch Softball League, Marlboro Cathleen M. Ballance, M.D.: Healthy Teeth for Happy Tots Program: Fluoride varnishes for Asbury Park and Neptune students through United Way grant Stephen A. Chidyllo, M.D.: Ambassador for Autism, Autism New Jersey; Clothes Closet of Asbury Park Volunteer, First Baptist Church of Asbury Park; Member, Special People United to Ride (SPUR); Member Sponsor, Autism Family Services of New Jersey, Eagle Scout Sponsor, Boy Scouts of America; Member Sponsor, Count Basie Theater Martin D. Fried, M.D.: Volunteer, Toyz-4-Kidz Drive; Member, Ocean Township Chamber of Commerce; Member, Business Networking International Caroline A. Glicksman, M.D.: Collaborative Strategic Planning, Breast Restoration Advocacy Education (BRAVE) Day Catherine A. Hanlon, M.D.: Maroon Club Executive Committee, Lafayette College; Board of Directors, St. Mary’s High School Denise L. Johnson Miller, M.D.: Kaleidoscope of Hope Foundation Walk, Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk Steven Kairys, M.D.: Medical Consultant, Monmouth/Ocean Education Commission; School Physician, Highlands Elementary School; School Physician, Rugby School David S. Kountz, M.D.: Program Director, Mini-Medical School, Neptune High School Scott Metzger, M.D.: Marlboro Township Council and Planning Board Cynthia H. Meyers-Seifer, M.D.: Volunteer Pediatric Endocrinologist, Camp Nejeda, Stillwater, NJ Gary M. Pess, M.D.: Executive Board, Temple Beth Miriam Richard S. Rhee, M.D.: Provided medical care as Director, Monmouth Grace United Methodist Church, Eatontown Free Medical Mission Clinic; Coordinated 12th Annual Meridian Physicians Art and Photography Exhibit; First Prize, Photography Competition, Medical Society of New Jersey 2013 Calendar Stephen G. Rice, M.D., Ph.D.: Advocate, Congressional Bills, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and the Sports and Fitness Industry Association (SFIA); Race Physician, Jersey Shore 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 Thomas J. Sniscak, DMD: Co-Hosted Annual Free Day of Dentistry, Dentistry from the Heart 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 Virginia International Raceway Arthur A. Topilow, M.D.: Supervised annual summer student internship, Axelrod Research Group; Released “Dr. Jazz” Piano CD; Piano concerts at Lafayette College Choir Reunion, reopening of the Axelrod Arts Center and Cleveland Pops Orchestra 12th Annual Physician’s Art & Photography Exhibit In celebration of National Doctors’ Day, the 12th Annual Physician’s Art & Photography Exhibit was held in March in Jersey Shore’s Kurr Atrium. The exhibit paid tribute to the artistic side of Meridian Health’s gifted physicians, and featured 110 artworks from 17 physicians representing all Meridian hospitals. Meridian’s physicians and dentists are widely respected for their medical expertise and commitment to patient care, but this unique exhibit showcases their artistic gifts, including painting, sculpting, and photography. Alan Cabasso, M.D. Andrew Conti, M.D., FACP Steven J. Daniels, M.D. Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. Lauren J. Fischer, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Robert Jarmon, M.D. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Sushil Mehandru, M.D., FACP Tommy K. Ng, M.D. Richard Rhee, M.D. William Rhee, M.D. Kenneth S. Rosenstock, DPM Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Charles A. Weber, M.D. For the second year in a row, guest experts from the Monmouth County Arts Council and the Asbury Park Press helped select three noteworthy pieces. The following art submissions received a 2013 Physician Artistic Achievement Award: 1. Tommy Ng, M.D. (Interventional Cardiologist, Southern Ocean Medical Center) for his photograph Eye to Eye 2 2. Mark Schwartz, M.D. (Surgeon at Ocean Medical Center & Jersey Shore) for his photograph Water Taxi to Manhattan 3. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. (Chair of the Surgery Department at Jersey Shore) for his photograph Tea Room in Beiging 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: Woodriffe’s Warriors 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 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: Woodriffe’s Warriors 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 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 Elliot Frank, M.D. Pediatrics Steven Kairys, M.D. Leadership Obstetrics & Gynecology Mark G. Martens, M.D. Psychiatry Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Bayshore Community Hospital Medical & Dental Staff Officers Orthopedics John M. Tozzi, M.D. Radiology Daniel E. Flynn, M.D. Pathology Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D. Surgery (interim chair) Glenn S. Parker, M.D. President: Edward Rittweger, M.D. Vice President: Bonnie Robinson-Gallaro, M.D. Secretary: Krishnan Gopal, M.D. Treasurer: Dinesh Shah, M.D. Past President: George Younan, M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology James Dooley, M.D. Emergency Medicine Marc Milano, M.D. Medicine Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Ophthalmology Mark Engel, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery Michael Cunningham, M.D. Pathology Haig Minassian, M.D. Ocean Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers Pediatrics Azza Elbasty, M.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Amal Azer, M.D. Radiology David Wirtshafter, M.D. Surgery Said Samra, M.D. Urology William Jow, M.D. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers President: Ray Masterson, M.D. Vice President: John Davis, M.D. Secretary: Brian Erler, M.D. Treasurer: Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Immediate Past President: Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology Vincent Cirella, M.D. Emergency Medicine Robert L. Sweeney, D.O. Dentistry W. Christian Madsen, DMD Family Practice John D. Gumina, M.D. President: Thomas White, D.O. Vice President: Cornelius Gallagher, M.D. Secretary: Ira Strauss, M.D. Treasurer: Thomas Lake, M.D. Member At Large: M ichael Rothberg, M.D. Member At Large: Walter Wynkoop, M.D. Alternate: Ariel Meyer, D.O. Immediate Past President: Frank Sharp, M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology G. Elliott Bruce, M.D. Internal Medicine Anna Dedona, D.O. Cardiology Philip Infantolino, M.D. Medicine Joseph Albanese, D.O. Emergency Medicine Bradley Pulver, M.D. Nephrology Daniel Brouder, M.D. Family Practice Thomas Lozowski, D.O. Neurology Alan Colicchio, M.D. Gastroenterology Neal Winzelberg, M.D. Neurosurgery Aasim Kazmi, M.D. General Surgery Steven Priolo, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Darlene Morgan, M.D. Geriatrics Joshua Shua-Haim, M.D. Ophthalmology David Schlisserman, M.D. Hematology/Oncology William Lerner, M.D. Oral Surgery Paul A. Galante, DDS Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 62 Medicine Elliot Frank, M.D. Pediatrics Steven Kairys, M.D. Leadership Obstetrics & Gynecology Mark G. Martens, M.D. Psychiatry Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Bayshore Community Hospital Medical & Dental Staff Officers Orthopedics John M. Tozzi, M.D. Radiology Daniel E. Flynn, M.D. Pathology Theodore J. Matulewicz, M.D. Surgery (interim chair) Glenn S. Parker, M.D. President: Edward Rittweger, M.D. Vice President: Bonnie Robinson-Gallaro, M.D. Secretary: Krishnan Gopal, M.D. Treasurer: Dinesh Shah, M.D. Past President: George Younan, M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology James Dooley, M.D. Emergency Medicine Marc Milano, M.D. Medicine Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Ophthalmology Mark Engel, M.D. Orthopedic Surgery Michael Cunningham, M.D. Pathology Haig Minassian, M.D. Ocean Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers Pediatrics Azza Elbasty, M.D. Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Amal Azer, M.D. Radiology David Wirtshafter, M.D. Surgery Said Samra, M.D. Urology William Jow, M.D. Jersey Shore University Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers President: Ray Masterson, M.D. Vice President: John Davis, M.D. Secretary: Brian Erler, M.D. Treasurer: Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Immediate Past President: Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology Vincent Cirella, M.D. Emergency Medicine Robert L. Sweeney, D.O. Dentistry W. Christian Madsen, DMD Family Practice John D. Gumina, M.D. President: Thomas White, D.O. Vice President: Cornelius Gallagher, M.D. Secretary: Ira Strauss, M.D. Treasurer: Thomas Lake, M.D. Member At Large: M ichael Rothberg, M.D. Member At Large: Walter Wynkoop, M.D. Alternate: Ariel Meyer, D.O. Immediate Past President: Frank Sharp, M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology G. Elliott Bruce, M.D. Internal Medicine Anna Dedona, D.O. Cardiology Philip Infantolino, M.D. Medicine Joseph Albanese, D.O. Emergency Medicine Bradley Pulver, M.D. Nephrology Daniel Brouder, M.D. Family Practice Thomas Lozowski, D.O. Neurology Alan Colicchio, M.D. Gastroenterology Neal Winzelberg, M.D. Neurosurgery Aasim Kazmi, M.D. General Surgery Steven Priolo, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Darlene Morgan, M.D. Geriatrics Joshua Shua-Haim, M.D. Ophthalmology David Schlisserman, M.D. Hematology/Oncology William Lerner, M.D. Oral Surgery Paul A. Galante, DDS Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 62 Orthopedics Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Pulmonary Paul Friedman, M.D. Orthopaedics Steven Lisser, M.D. Otolaryngology Clifford Timothy Chu, M.D. Radiation Oncology Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Pathology Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Pathology Anis Rangwala, M.D. Radiology Michael Unterman, M.D. Pediatrics Joel Edman, M.D. Pediatrics Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Surgery Thomas Lake, M.D. Psychiatry Joseph Vetrano, M.D. Physical Med/Rehab Lisa Luciano, D.O . Plastic Surgery Richard M. Guzewicz, M.D. Thoracic Surgery Lewis Wetstein, M.D. Radiology Chair: Robert Wold, M.D. Urology James E. Rotolo, M.D. Surgery John Rose, M.D. Podiatry Allen J. Atheras, DPM Vascular Surgery Scott R. Cluley, M.D. Psychiatry Robert Berkowitz, M.D. Riverview Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers President: Joseph Cauda, M.D. Vice President: Steven Lisser, M.D. Secretary: David Drout, M.D. Treasurer: John D. Royall, M.D. Immediate Past President: Roger Thompson, M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology James Dooley, M.D. Emergency Medicine Steven Bruno, M.D. Medicine Frank Arlinghaus, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Ophthalmology Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Members-At-Large Dale Edlin, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Kelli Hammond, M.D. Gregory Heyt, M.D. Walter Kahn, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D Robert Penney, M.D. Stefanie Reynolds, D.O. Pranav Shah, M.D. Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Southern Ocean Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers President: Joseph Lattanzi, M.D. Vice President: Thomas Yu, M.D. Secretary/Treasurer: Lynn Bezpalko, D.O. Member At Large: Rosenio Medenilla, Jr., M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology Mordechai Bermann, M.D. Pediatrics Michael Bleiman, M.D. Emergency Medicine Adam Lazarus, M.D. Radiology Alicia Daniels, M.D. Medicine Shikhar Soni, M.D. Surgery Orest Bezpalko, D.O. Family Medicine Herbert Rudolph, M.D. Department Vice-Chairmen Department of Medicine Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Todd Liu, M.D. Department of Surgery Jonathan Reich, M.D. Pathology Nagy Mikhail, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 64 Orthopedics Joseph Bogdan, M.D. Pulmonary Paul Friedman, M.D. Orthopaedics Steven Lisser, M.D. Otolaryngology Clifford Timothy Chu, M.D. Radiation Oncology Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Pathology Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Pathology Anis Rangwala, M.D. Radiology Michael Unterman, M.D. Pediatrics Joel Edman, M.D. Pediatrics Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Surgery Thomas Lake, M.D. Psychiatry Joseph Vetrano, M.D. Physical Med/Rehab Lisa Luciano, D.O . Plastic Surgery Richard M. Guzewicz, M.D. Thoracic Surgery Lewis Wetstein, M.D. Radiology Chair: Robert Wold, M.D. Urology James E. Rotolo, M.D. Surgery John Rose, M.D. Podiatry Allen J. Atheras, DPM Vascular Surgery Scott R. Cluley, M.D. Psychiatry Robert Berkowitz, M.D. Riverview Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers President: Joseph Cauda, M.D. Vice President: Steven Lisser, M.D. Secretary: David Drout, M.D. Treasurer: John D. Royall, M.D. Immediate Past President: Roger Thompson, M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology James Dooley, M.D. Emergency Medicine Steven Bruno, M.D. Medicine Frank Arlinghaus, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Ophthalmology Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Members-At-Large Dale Edlin, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Noah Gilson, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Kelli Hammond, M.D. Gregory Heyt, M.D. Walter Kahn, M.D. Jean Otrakji, M.D Robert Penney, M.D. Stefanie Reynolds, D.O. Pranav Shah, M.D. Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Southern Ocean Medical Center Medical & Dental Staff Officers President: Joseph Lattanzi, M.D. Vice President: Thomas Yu, M.D. Secretary/Treasurer: Lynn Bezpalko, D.O. Member At Large: Rosenio Medenilla, Jr., M.D. Department Chairs Anesthesiology Mordechai Bermann, M.D. Pediatrics Michael Bleiman, M.D. Emergency Medicine Adam Lazarus, M.D. Radiology Alicia Daniels, M.D. Medicine Shikhar Soni, M.D. Surgery Orest Bezpalko, D.O. Family Medicine Herbert Rudolph, M.D. Department Vice-Chairmen Department of Medicine Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Obstetrics & Gynecology Todd Liu, M.D. Department of Surgery Jonathan Reich, M.D. Pathology Nagy Mikhail, 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 Robert Sweeney, D.O. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Alan Colicchio, M.D. Tomassina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Meridian CardioVascular Network Ziad Abbud, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Charles Koo, M.D. Evelyn Minaya, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. e Inspired to Serv Years of Service 50 or More Years Anthony Bruno, M.D. Harold Chafkin, M.D. Physicians on TV Joseph DelSordo, M.D. Michael Doyle, M.D. Joseph Kyrillos, M.D. Harry Swartz, M.D. 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 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 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 Robert Sweeney, D.O. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Alan Colicchio, M.D. Tomassina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Meridian CardioVascular Network Ziad Abbud, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Charles Koo, M.D. Evelyn Minaya, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Years of Service 50 or More Years Anthony Bruno, M.D. Harold Chafkin, M.D. Joseph DelSordo, M.D. Michael Doyle, M.D. Joseph Kyrillos, M.D. Harry Swartz, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 66 45 to 49 Years Joseph C. Bogdan, M.D. Michael Cahill, M.D. Alfred Greisman, M.D. Walter Kahn, M.D. Carl Marchetti, M.D. Declan O’Scanlon, M.D. Lionel Foz, M.D. Philip Infantolino, M.D. Robert Isaacson, DDS Javad Khavarian, M.D. Paul Klenoff, M.D. Emanuel Kuflik, M.D. Elias Lehaf, M.D. Charles Miller, M.D. Bernard Murphy, M.D. Frederic Paperth, DMD Richard Reisher, D.O. Martin Riss, D.O. Sigmund Sattenspiel, M.D. John Starke, M.D. Judith Topilow, M.D. Edward Wyrwa, DDS Ira Zohn, DMD Robert Feldman, DDS Raymond Flis, D.O. Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Carl Gardiner, DMD Sushama Govil, M.D. Surender Grover, M.D. Marcus Hanfling, D.O. Franklin Hernando, M.D. Chunilal Kansagra, M.D. Pieter Ketelaar, M.D. Sudhakar Kharod, M.D. Anant Kubal, M.D. Carl Lepis, M.D. John Little, DDS Philip LoBuono, M.D. Prakash Lothe, M.D. Martin Luria, M.D. Theodore Lygas, M.D. Helio Malinverni, M.D. Daniel Markowitz, M.D. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Joseph Miele, DDS Robert Monaco, M.D. Angappan Murugesan, M.D. Golam Noaz, M.D. Alan Pertchik, M.D. Gerald Pflum, M.D. Dorothy Pietrucha, M.D. Richard Rhee, M.D. Jeffrey Roffman, M.D. John Rose, M.D. John Royall, M.D. Elias Sasson, M.D. David Schlisserman, M.D. Mori Schwartzberg , M.D. Angelo Scotti, M.D. Kyun Shin, M.D. Paul Silbert, M.D. John Swidryk, M.D. Marvin Talansky, M.D. Anderson Tsai, M.D. Carmine Vaccaro, M.D. Joseph Vetrano, M.D. F. Wilson, D.O. Eric Wurmser, M.D. Robert Belott, DDS Theresa Benecki, M.D. Steven Berkowitz, M.D. Brian Boyle, D.O. Wayne Braendle, M.D. Robert Bransfield, M.D. Christopher Brown, M.D. Alan Cabasso, M.D. 40 to 44 Years Robert Arbour, M.D. Kenneth Barton, DDS Thomas Baumlin, M.D. Bruce Berg, M.D. Martin Bier, M.D. Morris Brodkey, M.D. Nakul Chandra, M.D. Marc Cooper, DDS Jose Dugenio, M.D. 35 to 39 Years Mohammad Al-Asha, M.D. Bernard Aaron, M.D. Michael Alkon, DMD Saad Antoun, M.D. Helen Atienza, M.D. Robert Berkowitz, M.D. Jagdish Bharara, M.D. Frederick Blades, M.D. J. Gordon Boak, M.D. Gary Brousell, DDS Roy Carman, M.D. David Cheli, M.D. Douglas Chudzik, M.D. Marc Colmer, M.D. Paul Condello, DMD Willard Cook, M.D. Ronald Costa, M.D. Steven Deitch, DPM Anthony DeNoia, M.D. David Drout, M.D. Mark Engel, M.D. Schuber Fan, M.D. Paul Farrell, M.D. John Feeney, DDS 30 to 34 Years Bernard Adler,M.D. Anbuchelvi Appulingam, M.D. Robert Arnold, M.D. Abdel Bakhos, M.D. Dionisio Cruz, M.D. Charles Dadzie, M.D. Steven Daniels, M.D. Robert Deatrick, Jr., DDS Bruce DeCotiis, M.D. Carmine DeFusco, M.D. Richard DePalma, DPM Frank DiChiara, D.O. Jeffrey Dobken, M.D. Stephen Dudick, M.D. Joel Edman, M.D. Stephen Ellis, M.D. Barbara Engel, M.D. Frederick Ezon, M.D. Gary Faden, DPM Vincent Ferrara, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Paul Friedman, M.D. Robert Gabel, M.D. Paul Gennaro, M.D. Jan Glowacki, M.D. Jane Go, M.D. Kenneth Grossman, M.D. Steven Hausmann, M.D. Thomas Hegyi, M.D. Hiroshi Iwamaye, M.D. George Jarahian, M.D. Michael Karoly, M.D. W. Francis Kennard, M.D. Kirk Kerensky, M.D. Munawara Khuddus, M.D. Robert Kreutz, DDS Chi Yeung Lau, M.D. Elizabeth Lau, M.D. Chi Lee, M.D. William Lerner, M.D. William Liao, M.D. Lee Lichtenstein, DMD Miguel Maseda, M.D. Raymond Masterson, M.D. Roy Mittman, M.D. Kusum Mohan, M.D. Mir Moosvi, M.D. Richard Nobile, DDS Hansa Patel, M.D. Arthur Phair, M.D. Frank Picone, M.D. Frank Poplawski, DMD Penesetti Prasad, M.D. Richard Primavera, DPM Margaret Quinn, M.D. John Ridenour, DPM Vardha Sailam, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. Nirmala Sanakkayala, M.D. Charles Semprevivo, D.O. Edward Shadiack, D.O. Niranjan Shah, M.D. Vinaychandra Shah, M.D. Kalpana Shah, M.D. Tarun Shah, M.D. Laurence Sussman, DDS Diana Trusky, M.D. Michael Unterman, M.D. Martin Uram, M.D. Vijayalaxmi Varadarajan, M.D. Gurbachan Varma, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Kenneth Wasser, M.D. Alan Welt, M.D. Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Ya-Tang Yen, M.D. K. George Younan, M.D. Robert Young, DMD Theodore Zaleski, M.D. Vincent Catanese, M.D. Joseph Cauda, M.D. Angelo Chinnici, M.D. Don Choi, M.D. Marc Cohen, DPM Alan Colicchio, M.D. William Cosulich, M.D. Jeffrey Cryan, M.D. Mark DeCotiis, DPM Anthony DeGennaro, M.D. Robert DeMartin, M.D. Susan Dick, M.D. Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. David Dornfeld, D.O. Neil Dreizen, M.D. Dale Edlin, M.D. Richard Eichel, M.D. Emilia Eiras, M.D. Anthony Emanuel, M.D. Robert Farber, M.D. Oliver Felibrico, M.D. Gerald Ferencz, M.D. Charles Fernicola, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Jeffrey France, D.O. Mitchell Gardiner, DMD Howard Geller, M.D. Jules Geltzeiler, M.D. Charles Geneslaw, M.D. Rocco Giliberti, D.O. Noah Gilson, M.D. Paul Gilson, M.D. Cary Glastein, M.D. William Glenn, D.O. Robert Goodwin, DMD Krishnan Gopal, M.D. Robert Graebe, M.D. Stuart Green, M.D. 25 to 29 Years Marshall Allegra, M.D. Mitchel Alpert, M.D. Michael Amoroso, M.D. William Anania, DPM Spiros Arbes, M.D. Michael Arvanitis, M.D. Geeta Badami, M.D. Harry Bade, M.D. Raja Barakat, M.D. Jeffrey Beal, M.D. Roland Belluscio, M.D. Michael Bickerton, M.D. Mark Biebel, DPM Robert Blank, M.D. Indira Bollampally, M.D. William Boyan, M.D. Stephen Bruno, M.D. Patrick Buddle, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 68 45 to 49 Years Joseph C. Bogdan, M.D. Michael Cahill, M.D. Alfred Greisman, M.D. Walter Kahn, M.D. Carl Marchetti, M.D. Declan O’Scanlon, M.D. Lionel Foz, M.D. Philip Infantolino, M.D. Robert Isaacson, DDS Javad Khavarian, M.D. Paul Klenoff, M.D. Emanuel Kuflik, M.D. Elias Lehaf, M.D. Charles Miller, M.D. Bernard Murphy, M.D. Frederic Paperth, DMD Richard Reisher, D.O. Martin Riss, D.O. Sigmund Sattenspiel, M.D. John Starke, M.D. Judith Topilow, M.D. Edward Wyrwa, DDS Ira Zohn, DMD Robert Feldman, DDS Raymond Flis, D.O. Lawrence Frieman, M.D. Carl Gardiner, DMD Sushama Govil, M.D. Surender Grover, M.D. Marcus Hanfling, D.O. Franklin Hernando, M.D. Chunilal Kansagra, M.D. Pieter Ketelaar, M.D. Sudhakar Kharod, M.D. Anant Kubal, M.D. Carl Lepis, M.D. John Little, DDS Philip LoBuono, M.D. Prakash Lothe, M.D. Martin Luria, M.D. Theodore Lygas, M.D. Helio Malinverni, M.D. Daniel Markowitz, M.D. Shrikrishna Mate, M.D. Sushil Mehandru, M.D. Joseph Miele, DDS Robert Monaco, M.D. Angappan Murugesan, M.D. Golam Noaz, M.D. Alan Pertchik, M.D. Gerald Pflum, M.D. Dorothy Pietrucha, M.D. Richard Rhee, M.D. Jeffrey Roffman, M.D. John Rose, M.D. John Royall, M.D. Elias Sasson, M.D. David Schlisserman, M.D. Mori Schwartzberg , M.D. Angelo Scotti, M.D. Kyun Shin, M.D. Paul Silbert, M.D. John Swidryk, M.D. Marvin Talansky, M.D. Anderson Tsai, M.D. Carmine Vaccaro, M.D. Joseph Vetrano, M.D. F. Wilson, D.O. Eric Wurmser, M.D. Robert Belott, DDS Theresa Benecki, M.D. Steven Berkowitz, M.D. Brian Boyle, D.O. Wayne Braendle, M.D. Robert Bransfield, M.D. Christopher Brown, M.D. Alan Cabasso, M.D. 40 to 44 Years Robert Arbour, M.D. Kenneth Barton, DDS Thomas Baumlin, M.D. Bruce Berg, M.D. Martin Bier, M.D. Morris Brodkey, M.D. Nakul Chandra, M.D. Marc Cooper, DDS Jose Dugenio, M.D. 35 to 39 Years Mohammad Al-Asha, M.D. Bernard Aaron, M.D. Michael Alkon, DMD Saad Antoun, M.D. Helen Atienza, M.D. Robert Berkowitz, M.D. Jagdish Bharara, M.D. Frederick Blades, M.D. J. Gordon Boak, M.D. Gary Brousell, DDS Roy Carman, M.D. David Cheli, M.D. Douglas Chudzik, M.D. Marc Colmer, M.D. Paul Condello, DMD Willard Cook, M.D. Ronald Costa, M.D. Steven Deitch, DPM Anthony DeNoia, M.D. David Drout, M.D. Mark Engel, M.D. Schuber Fan, M.D. Paul Farrell, M.D. John Feeney, DDS 30 to 34 Years Bernard Adler,M.D. Anbuchelvi Appulingam, M.D. Robert Arnold, M.D. Abdel Bakhos, M.D. Dionisio Cruz, M.D. Charles Dadzie, M.D. Steven Daniels, M.D. Robert Deatrick, Jr., DDS Bruce DeCotiis, M.D. Carmine DeFusco, M.D. Richard DePalma, DPM Frank DiChiara, D.O. Jeffrey Dobken, M.D. Stephen Dudick, M.D. Joel Edman, M.D. Stephen Ellis, M.D. Barbara Engel, M.D. Frederick Ezon, M.D. Gary Faden, DPM Vincent Ferrara, M.D. Elliot Frank, M.D. Paul Friedman, M.D. Robert Gabel, M.D. Paul Gennaro, M.D. Jan Glowacki, M.D. Jane Go, M.D. Kenneth Grossman, M.D. Steven Hausmann, M.D. Thomas Hegyi, M.D. Hiroshi Iwamaye, M.D. George Jarahian, M.D. Michael Karoly, M.D. W. Francis Kennard, M.D. Kirk Kerensky, M.D. Munawara Khuddus, M.D. Robert Kreutz, DDS Chi Yeung Lau, M.D. Elizabeth Lau, M.D. Chi Lee, M.D. William Lerner, M.D. William Liao, M.D. Lee Lichtenstein, DMD Miguel Maseda, M.D. Raymond Masterson, M.D. Roy Mittman, M.D. Kusum Mohan, M.D. Mir Moosvi, M.D. Richard Nobile, DDS Hansa Patel, M.D. Arthur Phair, M.D. Frank Picone, M.D. Frank Poplawski, DMD Penesetti Prasad, M.D. Richard Primavera, DPM Margaret Quinn, M.D. John Ridenour, DPM Vardha Sailam, M.D. Said Samra, M.D. Nirmala Sanakkayala, M.D. Charles Semprevivo, D.O. Edward Shadiack, D.O. Niranjan Shah, M.D. Vinaychandra Shah, M.D. Kalpana Shah, M.D. Tarun Shah, M.D. Laurence Sussman, DDS Diana Trusky, M.D. Michael Unterman, M.D. Martin Uram, M.D. Vijayalaxmi Varadarajan, M.D. Gurbachan Varma, M.D. Vincent Vivona, D.O. Kenneth Wasser, M.D. Alan Welt, M.D. Phillipa Woodriffe, M.D. Ya-Tang Yen, M.D. K. George Younan, M.D. Robert Young, DMD Theodore Zaleski, M.D. Vincent Catanese, M.D. Joseph Cauda, M.D. Angelo Chinnici, M.D. Don Choi, M.D. Marc Cohen, DPM Alan Colicchio, M.D. William Cosulich, M.D. Jeffrey Cryan, M.D. Mark DeCotiis, DPM Anthony DeGennaro, M.D. Robert DeMartin, M.D. Susan Dick, M.D. Nicola DiGuglielmo, M.D. David Dornfeld, D.O. Neil Dreizen, M.D. Dale Edlin, M.D. Richard Eichel, M.D. Emilia Eiras, M.D. Anthony Emanuel, M.D. Robert Farber, M.D. Oliver Felibrico, M.D. Gerald Ferencz, M.D. Charles Fernicola, M.D. Denis Fitzgerald, M.D. Jeffrey France, D.O. Mitchell Gardiner, DMD Howard Geller, M.D. Jules Geltzeiler, M.D. Charles Geneslaw, M.D. Rocco Giliberti, D.O. Noah Gilson, M.D. Paul Gilson, M.D. Cary Glastein, M.D. William Glenn, D.O. Robert Goodwin, DMD Krishnan Gopal, M.D. Robert Graebe, M.D. Stuart Green, M.D. 25 to 29 Years Marshall Allegra, M.D. Mitchel Alpert, M.D. Michael Amoroso, M.D. William Anania, DPM Spiros Arbes, M.D. Michael Arvanitis, M.D. Geeta Badami, M.D. Harry Bade, M.D. Raja Barakat, M.D. Jeffrey Beal, M.D. Roland Belluscio, M.D. Michael Bickerton, M.D. Mark Biebel, DPM Robert Blank, M.D. Indira Bollampally, M.D. William Boyan, M.D. Stephen Bruno, M.D. Patrick Buddle, M.D. Kathleen K. Casey, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 68 Gary Gross, M.D. Robert Grossman, M.D. Dominick Grosso, D.O. Ahmad Haddad, M.D. Alan Haratz, M.D. James Henry, M.D. Linden Ho, M.D. William Hong, M.D. Toby Husserl, M.D. John Infantolino, M.D. Asha Jain, M.D. Paul Jergens, M.D. Stephen Jurewicz, M.D. Michael Kachmar, DPM He-Yeun Kahng, M.D. Eugene Kaskiw, M.D. V. Kate, M.D. John Kenny, D.O. Brian Kerr, M.D. Alan Klein, M.D. David Kleinfeld, M.D. Ronald Klug, M.D. Mary Krisza, M.D. John Kukucka, DMD Marten Ladman, DMD George Laubach, M.D. David Lederman, DMD Robert Lillie, DPM Alfred Lipp, D.O. Jeffrey Lipper, M.D. Jose Lopez, M.D. Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Donald Macdonald, M.D. Luis Manlapid, M.D. Steven Marder, DPM Michael Markoff, M.D. Eileen Masterson, M.D. Dominic Mazzocchi, M.D. Stuart Meyer, DDS Pandurang Miskin, M.D. Robert Morgan, M.D. Richard Murachanian, M.D. Harish Nagarsheth, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Barton Nassberg, M.D. Gary Noris, M.D. 20 to 24 Years Jean Otrakji, M.D. Ramanand Panse, M.D. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. James Pasquariello, M.D. Rajendra Patel, M.D. Robert Penney, M.D. Gary Pess, M.D. Anthony Picaro, M.D. Frederick Potulski, M.D. Karunambal Rajaraman, M.D. Marianne Roosels, M.D. Mark Rosenbloom, M.D. Neal Ruda, M.D. William Sachs, DPM Ramasubramanian Sambandan, M.D. Joseph Sarnelle, M.D. Arnold Schonmuller, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Richard Scott, M.D. Jay Sher, M.D. Stephen Shroyer, M.D. Jerry Silberman, DPM Jeffrey Silverstein, M.D. Andrew Simon, M.D. Howard Stein, M.D. Ira Strauss, M.D. James Suddeth, M.D. Uma Sundaram, M.D. Robert Sussman, DPM Stephen Swartz, M.D. Cezar Tapnio, M.D. Albert Tedeschi, M.D. Narinder Thind, M.D. Roger Thompson, M.D. John Vaccaro, M.D. Gregory Vergos, DMD Charles Weber, M.D. Marc Weil, DDS Michael Weinblatt, DPM Lewis Wetstein, M.D. Sanford Wohlstadter, M.D. Patricia Young, M.D. Rex Zapanta, M.D. L. Steven Zukerman, M.D. Michael Aaron, D.O. Richard Abramowitz, M.D. Tanveer Ahmad, M.D. Noelle Aikman, M.D. Fouad Albana, M.D. Sharon Angelo, D.O. Nasser Ani, M.D. Frank Arlinghaus, M.D. Allen Atheras, DPM Matt Bach, M.D. Peter Barcas, D.O. Mark Bartiss, M.D. William Basri, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Joseph Binns, M.D. Richard Borgatti, M.D. Patricia Boylan, DPM Vanda Bruner, M.D. Ibrahim Buker, M.D. Dino Calabrese, DDS Patrick Caputo, DPM John Checton, M.D. Edgar Chen, M.D. Stephen Chidyllo, M.D. Maria Choy, M.D. John Ciciarelli, M.D. Georgina Cid, M.D. Dean Cindrario, M.D. James Clarke, M.D. Joseph Clemente, M.D. Scott Cluley, M.D. Michael Cohen, M.D. Michael Conley, M.D. John Connors, DPM Melanie Cotenoff, M.D. Steven Crawford, M.D. Donald Cugini, M.D. Gregory Cunningham, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. Raymond Decker, M.D. Ralph DelNegro, D.O. Bassem Demian, DPM Frederick DePaola, M.D. Alicia DePerio, M.D. Vincent DeStasio, D.O. Anthony DeTulio, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Gordon Donald, M.D. Jack Ebani, M.D. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Alan Erickson, M.D. Shahid Farooqui, M.D. Clint Ferenz, M.D. Donald Ferri, M.D. Thomas Fiest, D.O. Josephine Filardo, M.D. John Fitzpatrick, M.D. Franklin Frasco, M.D. Martin Fried, M.D. Mark Friedberg, M.D. George Gabuzda, M.D. Cornelius Gallagher, M.D. Anthony Giovine, D.O. Caroline Glicksman, M.D. Mark Goldberg, DPM Sheldon Goldofsky, M.D. Joel Goldstein, M.D. Steven Gorcey, M.D. Aron Gornish, M.D. Nancy Gornish, M.D. Rao Gourkanti, M.D. Michael Graff, M.D. John Greco, Jr., M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Joseph Guarino, M.D. Richard Guzewicz, M.D. Daran Haber, M.D. Jeffery Hager, D.O. Bill Hayet, M.D. Peter Hetzler, M.D. Andrew Hirsch, M.D. Homayoun Homayouni, M.D. Charles Hux, M.D. Hector Iglesias, M.D. Philip Ilaria, M.D. Brian Incremona, M.D. Christopher Johnson, M.D. Evan Kelner, D.P.M. Robert Kosinski, M.D. Carmela LaFalce, DMD Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Harry Larkin, M.D. L. Scott Larsen, M.D. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Mark Lister, M.D. Yigal Litvin, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Claudio Lopez, M.D. Kevin Lopyan, M.D. Elenito Maddatu, M.D. Joseph Mannion, M.D. Charles Markowitz, M.D. James Marlys, M.D. Charles Mattina, M.D. Rudolf Meier, DPM Mohamed Meleis, M.D. Peter Mencel, M.D. Lawrence Menditto, DPM Donald Micallef, M.D. Bernadette Miguelino, M.D. Steven Miller, D.O. Walter Miller, M.D. Ali Moosvi, M.D. Allen Morgan, M.D. James Ofeldt, D.O. Hal Ornstein, DPM Fazal Panezai, M.D. Jin Park, M.D. Chandler Patton, M.D. Michael Pecoraro, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Sally Jo Placa, DMD Ira Port, DMD William Power, M.D. Robert Rabinowitz, D.O. David Ramos, M.D. Anis Rangwala, M.D. Francis Rienzo, M.D. Loyda Rivera, M.D. Thomas Rizzo, M.D. Michael Rosen, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Kenneth Rosenstock, DPM James Rotolo, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 70 Gary Gross, M.D. Robert Grossman, M.D. Dominick Grosso, D.O. Ahmad Haddad, M.D. Alan Haratz, M.D. James Henry, M.D. Linden Ho, M.D. William Hong, M.D. Toby Husserl, M.D. John Infantolino, M.D. Asha Jain, M.D. Paul Jergens, M.D. Stephen Jurewicz, M.D. Michael Kachmar, DPM He-Yeun Kahng, M.D. Eugene Kaskiw, M.D. V. Kate, M.D. John Kenny, D.O. Brian Kerr, M.D. Alan Klein, M.D. David Kleinfeld, M.D. Ronald Klug, M.D. Mary Krisza, M.D. John Kukucka, DMD Marten Ladman, DMD George Laubach, M.D. David Lederman, DMD Robert Lillie, DPM Alfred Lipp, D.O. Jeffrey Lipper, M.D. Jose Lopez, M.D. Michael Lospinuso, M.D. Donald Macdonald, M.D. Luis Manlapid, M.D. Steven Marder, DPM Michael Markoff, M.D. Eileen Masterson, M.D. Dominic Mazzocchi, M.D. Stuart Meyer, DDS Pandurang Miskin, M.D. Robert Morgan, M.D. Richard Murachanian, M.D. Harish Nagarsheth, M.D. Kenneth Nahum, D.O. Barton Nassberg, M.D. Gary Noris, M.D. 20 to 24 Years Jean Otrakji, M.D. Ramanand Panse, M.D. Rocco Pascucci, M.D. James Pasquariello, M.D. Rajendra Patel, M.D. Robert Penney, M.D. Gary Pess, M.D. Anthony Picaro, M.D. Frederick Potulski, M.D. Karunambal Rajaraman, M.D. Marianne Roosels, M.D. Mark Rosenbloom, M.D. Neal Ruda, M.D. William Sachs, DPM Ramasubramanian Sambandan, M.D. Joseph Sarnelle, M.D. Arnold Schonmuller, M.D. Mark Schwartz, M.D. Richard Scott, M.D. Jay Sher, M.D. Stephen Shroyer, M.D. Jerry Silberman, DPM Jeffrey Silverstein, M.D. Andrew Simon, M.D. Howard Stein, M.D. Ira Strauss, M.D. James Suddeth, M.D. Uma Sundaram, M.D. Robert Sussman, DPM Stephen Swartz, M.D. Cezar Tapnio, M.D. Albert Tedeschi, M.D. Narinder Thind, M.D. Roger Thompson, M.D. John Vaccaro, M.D. Gregory Vergos, DMD Charles Weber, M.D. Marc Weil, DDS Michael Weinblatt, DPM Lewis Wetstein, M.D. Sanford Wohlstadter, M.D. Patricia Young, M.D. Rex Zapanta, M.D. L. Steven Zukerman, M.D. Michael Aaron, D.O. Richard Abramowitz, M.D. Tanveer Ahmad, M.D. Noelle Aikman, M.D. Fouad Albana, M.D. Sharon Angelo, D.O. Nasser Ani, M.D. Frank Arlinghaus, M.D. Allen Atheras, DPM Matt Bach, M.D. Peter Barcas, D.O. Mark Bartiss, M.D. William Basri, M.D. Sam Bebawy, M.D. Joseph Binns, M.D. Richard Borgatti, M.D. Patricia Boylan, DPM Vanda Bruner, M.D. Ibrahim Buker, M.D. Dino Calabrese, DDS Patrick Caputo, DPM John Checton, M.D. Edgar Chen, M.D. Stephen Chidyllo, M.D. Maria Choy, M.D. John Ciciarelli, M.D. Georgina Cid, M.D. Dean Cindrario, M.D. James Clarke, M.D. Joseph Clemente, M.D. Scott Cluley, M.D. Michael Cohen, M.D. Michael Conley, M.D. John Connors, DPM Melanie Cotenoff, M.D. Steven Crawford, M.D. Donald Cugini, M.D. Gregory Cunningham, M.D. Miguel Damien, M.D. Jeffrey Daniels, M.D. Raymond Decker, M.D. Ralph DelNegro, D.O. Bassem Demian, DPM Frederick DePaola, M.D. Alicia DePerio, M.D. Vincent DeStasio, D.O. Anthony DeTulio, M.D. Alan Deutsch, D.O. Gordon Donald, M.D. Jack Ebani, M.D. Samuel Epstein, D.O. Alan Erickson, M.D. Shahid Farooqui, M.D. Clint Ferenz, M.D. Donald Ferri, M.D. Thomas Fiest, D.O. Josephine Filardo, M.D. John Fitzpatrick, M.D. Franklin Frasco, M.D. Martin Fried, M.D. Mark Friedberg, M.D. George Gabuzda, M.D. Cornelius Gallagher, M.D. Anthony Giovine, D.O. Caroline Glicksman, M.D. Mark Goldberg, DPM Sheldon Goldofsky, M.D. Joel Goldstein, M.D. Steven Gorcey, M.D. Aron Gornish, M.D. Nancy Gornish, M.D. Rao Gourkanti, M.D. Michael Graff, M.D. John Greco, Jr., M.D. Susan Greenberg, M.D. Joseph Guarino, M.D. Richard Guzewicz, M.D. Daran Haber, M.D. Jeffery Hager, D.O. Bill Hayet, M.D. Peter Hetzler, M.D. Andrew Hirsch, M.D. Homayoun Homayouni, M.D. Charles Hux, M.D. Hector Iglesias, M.D. Philip Ilaria, M.D. Brian Incremona, M.D. Christopher Johnson, M.D. Evan Kelner, D.P.M. Robert Kosinski, M.D. Carmela LaFalce, DMD Nelson LaMarche, M.D. Harry Larkin, M.D. L. Scott Larsen, M.D. Edwin Leschhorn, M.D. Mark Lister, M.D. Yigal Litvin, M.D. Marilyn Loh Collado, M.D. Claudio Lopez, M.D. Kevin Lopyan, M.D. Elenito Maddatu, M.D. Joseph Mannion, M.D. Charles Markowitz, M.D. James Marlys, M.D. Charles Mattina, M.D. Rudolf Meier, DPM Mohamed Meleis, M.D. Peter Mencel, M.D. Lawrence Menditto, DPM Donald Micallef, M.D. Bernadette Miguelino, M.D. Steven Miller, D.O. Walter Miller, M.D. Ali Moosvi, M.D. Allen Morgan, M.D. James Ofeldt, D.O. Hal Ornstein, DPM Fazal Panezai, M.D. Jin Park, M.D. Chandler Patton, M.D. Michael Pecoraro, M.D. Vasantha Perkari, M.D. Sally Jo Placa, DMD Ira Port, DMD William Power, M.D. Robert Rabinowitz, D.O. David Ramos, M.D. Anis Rangwala, M.D. Francis Rienzo, M.D. Loyda Rivera, M.D. Thomas Rizzo, M.D. Michael Rosen, M.D. Bruce Rosenblum, M.D. Kenneth Rosenstock, DPM James Rotolo, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 70 Saad Saad, M.D. Deborah Saez-Lacy, M.D. Rajiv Sahay, M.D. Frank Scaccia, M.D. Steven Schneiderman, M.D. Mitchell Schwartz, M.D. Mark Seckler, M.D. Murray Seltzer, DMD Joseph Sestito, M.D. Ellen Setton, M.D. Frank Sharp, M.D. Ronald Sheppard, DPM Jeffrey Silberberg, M.D. Marshall Silver, M.D. Mark Sisskin, M.D. Alan Spector, DPM Nicholas Spetko, M.D. Richard Steenland, M.D. Ira Stein, DPM Don Steinfeld, DPM Jay Stone, M.D. Richard Sultan, D.O. Girija Surya, M.D. Babu Surya, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O. Lamberto Tan, M.D. Mahesh Tekriwal, M.D. John Tozzi, M.D. Lawrence Turtel, M.D. Penny Turtel, M.D. Rajiv Uppal, M.D. Anjali Verma, M.D. Christina Walsh, M.D. Neal Winzelberg, M.D. Brian Wnorowski, M.D. Robert Wold, M.D. Alfred Wolkomir, M.D. Mary Yee, M.D. Alan Zaccaria, M.D. Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Mitchell Zimmel, DPM Isaac Braverman, M.D. G. Bruce, M.D. Jacqueline Brunetto, M.D. Daniel Burzon, M.D. Debra Camal, M.D. James Cameron, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Robert Carracino, M.D. Michael Carroll, III, M.D. Stephen Chagares, M.D. Anu Chakraborty, M.D. Kenneth Chern, M.D. Niles Choper, M.D. Ratna Choudhary, M.D. Clifford Chu, M.D. Maria Clemente, M.D. Todd Cohen, D.O. Eric Comsti, M.D. Harry Coniaris, M.D. Andrew Conti, M.D. Harold Cotler, D.O. Heather Crawford, DPM Michael Cunningham, M.D. Eric Daiter, M.D. Lea David, M.D. John Davis, M.D. Rashmi Dayal, M.D. Gustavo De La Luz, M.D. Nancy Deacon, D.O. Anna DeDona, D.O. Brook DeJene, M.D. Anthony DeLuca, M.D. Carney DeSarno, M.D. Rocco DiPaola, M.D. Jeffrey DiPaolo, M.D. Michael DiPietro, DMD Mrunalini Donde, M.D. Roy Dressner, D.O. Joseph Duddy, DMD Zwannah Dukuly, M.D. Scott Eisenberg, D.O. Azza Elbasty, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Stephen Ellis, M.D. Brian Erler, M.D. Pedro Escandon, M.D. Sandra Escandon, M.D. David Estin, M.D. George Fahoury, DPM Carlos Fernandez, M.D. Richard Fernicola, M.D. Frances Fittanto, DPM Michael Fleisher, M.D. Margaret Florczyk, M.D. Miroslaw Florczyk, M.D. Daniel Flynn, M.D. Gregg Foos, M.D. John Frattellone, DMD Ted Freeman, D.O. Jose Fune, M.D. 15 to 19 Years William Adams, M.D. Vinod Aggarwal, M.D. Joseph Albanese, D.O. Carlos Alemany, M.D. Niaz Ali, M.D. Edward Allegra, M.D. Lorena Alonzo-Chafart, D.O. Mahmoud Aly, M.D. Girish Amin, M.D. John Armstrong, D.O. Fatima Asghar, M.D. Amal Azer, M.D. R. Monica Bais, M.D. Aswine Bal, M.D. Jonathan Barofsky, M.D. Frank Barone, M.D. Joseph Basilone, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Harjinder Bedi, M.D. Stewart Berkowitz, M.D. Jonathan Beutel, M.D. Lynn Bezpalko, D.O. Orest Bezpalko, D.O. Sanjay Bhagat, M.D. Ashish Bhattacharya, M.D. Nafisa Bhoori, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Joseph Boak, M.D. Joseph P. Bogdan, M.D. John Brandeisky, DPM Paul Galante, DDS Peter Ganime, M.D. Sudha Garla, M.D. Rami Geffner, M.D. David Gentile, M.D. Ihab Girgis, M.D. Laurie Glasser, M.D. Andrew Gollup, M.D. Santos Gonzales, M.D. Jack Gould, D.O. Thaddeus Grabowy, M.D. Leila Grayson, M.D. Tiberiu Gross, M.D. Nagy Guirguis, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Howard Guss, D.O. Ira Haimowitz, D.O. Kelly Hammond, M.D. John Harrigan, Jr., M.D. Russell Harris, M.D. Peter Harris, M.D. Anup Hazra, M.D. Craig Henderson, D.O. James Higgins, M.D. Liviu Holca, M.D. Michael Howard, M.D. Susan Hudome, M.D. Sukhwinder Hundle, M.D. David Hyppolite, M.D. Adel Ibrahim, M.D. Rosa Ital, M.D. Dana Jacoby, M.D. Michelle Jacoby, M.D. David Johnson, M.D. William Jow, M.D. Karl Kado, DPM Jeffrey Kargman, M.D. Maria Katsoulis-Emnace, M.D. Christian Kaunzinger, M.D. Michael Keelan, M.D. Ira Keselman, M.D. David Kleinman, M.D. Steven Koerner, D.O. Glenn Kolansky, M.D. John Kraynock, M.D. Eileen Krieg, M.D. Avery Kuflik, M.D. Chitra Lahoti, M.D. Anthony LaMantia, M.D. Margaret Lambert-Woolley, M.D. Jason Larson, DPM Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. William Law, M.D. Robert Lee, M.D. Richard Leichter, DPM Gary Lengel, M.D. Richard Lesser, DPM Alexander Levin, M.D. Lawrence Levine, DPM Muriel Levy-Kern, M.D. Krzysztof Lichnowski, M.D. Kenneth Liss, D.O. Steven Lisser, M.D. Douglas Livornese, M.D. Anthony Lombardi, M.D. Jonathan Lustgarten, M.D. Jerry Mabagos, M.D. Rose Maddatu, M.D. James Madden, M.D. Mark Majeski, DPM Gregory Manzullo, M.D. Michael Marchese, M.D. Michael Marchetti, M.D. Mark Marino, M.D. Richard Marino, D.O. Lance Markbreiter, M.D. Andrew Maron, DDS Joseph Marsicano, M.D. Joseph Marzano, M.D. Margaret Masterson, M.D. Gregory Mazzatta, DPM Jeffrey Mazzatta, DPM Kim McFadden, M.D. Rosenio Medenilla, M.D. Varsha Mehta, M.D. Gregory Meli, M.D. Catherine Meli, M.D. Francis Merlo, D.O. Scott Metzger, M.D. Ellen Miele, M.D. Vincent Migliori, DPM Nagy Mikhail, M.D. Haig Minassian, M.D. Evelyn Minaya, M.D. Mary Mitskavich, M.D. David Moskowitz, M.D. Brendan Mulholland, M.D. Daniel Mulholland, M.D. Steven Nadler, M.D. Azeez Naqvi, M.D. Magdy Nasra, M.D. Anthony Navilio, DMD Sanjeev Nayyar, M.D. Geoffrey Ndeto, M.D. Richard Neibart, M.D. Khanh Nguyen, M.D. Cynthia Nitschmann Schmoll, D.O. Gregory Noto, M.D. Allen Ongsiako, D.O. Ihsan Osman, M.D. Ilene Pardon, M.D. Paul Pardon, M.D. Avtar Parhar, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Bronislaw Partyka, M.D. Pinakin Patel, M.D. Arvind Patel, M.D. Diptika Patel, M.D. Sandhya Patil, M.D. Charles Peeples, M.D. John Pellegrino, M.D. DinaMarie Perrino, D.O. Russell Petranto, DPM Anthony Petrosini, M.D. Christina Piela, M.D. Christopher Pierson, M.D. Nonato Pineda, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Maria Pyontek, D.O. William Rahal, M.D. Naheed Rahmet, M.D. Kartha Ramachandran, M.D. Vidya Rao, M.D. William Reed, D.O. Prudencio Reyes, M.D. Stephen Rice, M.D., Ph.D. Darrell Rigatti, M.D. Rosalia Riguerra, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 72 Saad Saad, M.D. Deborah Saez-Lacy, M.D. Rajiv Sahay, M.D. Frank Scaccia, M.D. Steven Schneiderman, M.D. Mitchell Schwartz, M.D. Mark Seckler, M.D. Murray Seltzer, DMD Joseph Sestito, M.D. Ellen Setton, M.D. Frank Sharp, M.D. Ronald Sheppard, DPM Jeffrey Silberberg, M.D. Marshall Silver, M.D. Mark Sisskin, M.D. Alan Spector, DPM Nicholas Spetko, M.D. Richard Steenland, M.D. Ira Stein, DPM Don Steinfeld, DPM Jay Stone, M.D. Richard Sultan, D.O. Girija Surya, M.D. Babu Surya, M.D. Robert Sweeney, D.O. Lamberto Tan, M.D. Mahesh Tekriwal, M.D. John Tozzi, M.D. Lawrence Turtel, M.D. Penny Turtel, M.D. Rajiv Uppal, M.D. Anjali Verma, M.D. Christina Walsh, M.D. Neal Winzelberg, M.D. Brian Wnorowski, M.D. Robert Wold, M.D. Alfred Wolkomir, M.D. Mary Yee, M.D. Alan Zaccaria, M.D. Leonard Zawodniak, M.D. Mitchell Zimmel, DPM Isaac Braverman, M.D. G. Bruce, M.D. Jacqueline Brunetto, M.D. Daniel Burzon, M.D. Debra Camal, M.D. James Cameron, M.D. Joseph Canterino, M.D. Robert Carracino, M.D. Michael Carroll, III, M.D. Stephen Chagares, M.D. Anu Chakraborty, M.D. Kenneth Chern, M.D. Niles Choper, M.D. Ratna Choudhary, M.D. Clifford Chu, M.D. Maria Clemente, M.D. Todd Cohen, D.O. Eric Comsti, M.D. Harry Coniaris, M.D. Andrew Conti, M.D. Harold Cotler, D.O. Heather Crawford, DPM Michael Cunningham, M.D. Eric Daiter, M.D. Lea David, M.D. John Davis, M.D. Rashmi Dayal, M.D. Gustavo De La Luz, M.D. Nancy Deacon, D.O. Anna DeDona, D.O. Brook DeJene, M.D. Anthony DeLuca, M.D. Carney DeSarno, M.D. Rocco DiPaola, M.D. Jeffrey DiPaolo, M.D. Michael DiPietro, DMD Mrunalini Donde, M.D. Roy Dressner, D.O. Joseph Duddy, DMD Zwannah Dukuly, M.D. Scott Eisenberg, D.O. Azza Elbasty, M.D. Andrew Elkwood, M.D. Stephen Ellis, M.D. Brian Erler, M.D. Pedro Escandon, M.D. Sandra Escandon, M.D. David Estin, M.D. George Fahoury, DPM Carlos Fernandez, M.D. Richard Fernicola, M.D. Frances Fittanto, DPM Michael Fleisher, M.D. Margaret Florczyk, M.D. Miroslaw Florczyk, M.D. Daniel Flynn, M.D. Gregg Foos, M.D. John Frattellone, DMD Ted Freeman, D.O. Jose Fune, M.D. 15 to 19 Years William Adams, M.D. Vinod Aggarwal, M.D. Joseph Albanese, D.O. Carlos Alemany, M.D. Niaz Ali, M.D. Edward Allegra, M.D. Lorena Alonzo-Chafart, D.O. Mahmoud Aly, M.D. Girish Amin, M.D. John Armstrong, D.O. Fatima Asghar, M.D. Amal Azer, M.D. R. Monica Bais, M.D. Aswine Bal, M.D. Jonathan Barofsky, M.D. Frank Barone, M.D. Joseph Basilone, M.D. Eduardo Bautista, M.D. Harjinder Bedi, M.D. Stewart Berkowitz, M.D. Jonathan Beutel, M.D. Lynn Bezpalko, D.O. Orest Bezpalko, D.O. Sanjay Bhagat, M.D. Ashish Bhattacharya, M.D. Nafisa Bhoori, M.D. Michael Bleiman, M.D. Joseph Boak, M.D. Joseph P. Bogdan, M.D. John Brandeisky, DPM Paul Galante, DDS Peter Ganime, M.D. Sudha Garla, M.D. Rami Geffner, M.D. David Gentile, M.D. Ihab Girgis, M.D. Laurie Glasser, M.D. Andrew Gollup, M.D. Santos Gonzales, M.D. Jack Gould, D.O. Thaddeus Grabowy, M.D. Leila Grayson, M.D. Tiberiu Gross, M.D. Nagy Guirguis, M.D. John Gumina, M.D. Howard Guss, D.O. Ira Haimowitz, D.O. Kelly Hammond, M.D. John Harrigan, Jr., M.D. Russell Harris, M.D. Peter Harris, M.D. Anup Hazra, M.D. Craig Henderson, D.O. James Higgins, M.D. Liviu Holca, M.D. Michael Howard, M.D. Susan Hudome, M.D. Sukhwinder Hundle, M.D. David Hyppolite, M.D. Adel Ibrahim, M.D. Rosa Ital, M.D. Dana Jacoby, M.D. Michelle Jacoby, M.D. David Johnson, M.D. William Jow, M.D. Karl Kado, DPM Jeffrey Kargman, M.D. Maria Katsoulis-Emnace, M.D. Christian Kaunzinger, M.D. Michael Keelan, M.D. Ira Keselman, M.D. David Kleinman, M.D. Steven Koerner, D.O. Glenn Kolansky, M.D. John Kraynock, M.D. Eileen Krieg, M.D. Avery Kuflik, M.D. Chitra Lahoti, M.D. Anthony LaMantia, M.D. Margaret Lambert-Woolley, M.D. Jason Larson, DPM Kenneth Laughinghouse, M.D. William Law, M.D. Robert Lee, M.D. Richard Leichter, DPM Gary Lengel, M.D. Richard Lesser, DPM Alexander Levin, M.D. Lawrence Levine, DPM Muriel Levy-Kern, M.D. Krzysztof Lichnowski, M.D. Kenneth Liss, D.O. Steven Lisser, M.D. Douglas Livornese, M.D. Anthony Lombardi, M.D. Jonathan Lustgarten, M.D. Jerry Mabagos, M.D. Rose Maddatu, M.D. James Madden, M.D. Mark Majeski, DPM Gregory Manzullo, M.D. Michael Marchese, M.D. Michael Marchetti, M.D. Mark Marino, M.D. Richard Marino, D.O. Lance Markbreiter, M.D. Andrew Maron, DDS Joseph Marsicano, M.D. Joseph Marzano, M.D. Margaret Masterson, M.D. Gregory Mazzatta, DPM Jeffrey Mazzatta, DPM Kim McFadden, M.D. Rosenio Medenilla, M.D. Varsha Mehta, M.D. Gregory Meli, M.D. Catherine Meli, M.D. Francis Merlo, D.O. Scott Metzger, M.D. Ellen Miele, M.D. Vincent Migliori, DPM Nagy Mikhail, M.D. Haig Minassian, M.D. Evelyn Minaya, M.D. Mary Mitskavich, M.D. David Moskowitz, M.D. Brendan Mulholland, M.D. Daniel Mulholland, M.D. Steven Nadler, M.D. Azeez Naqvi, M.D. Magdy Nasra, M.D. Anthony Navilio, DMD Sanjeev Nayyar, M.D. Geoffrey Ndeto, M.D. Richard Neibart, M.D. Khanh Nguyen, M.D. Cynthia Nitschmann Schmoll, D.O. Gregory Noto, M.D. Allen Ongsiako, D.O. Ihsan Osman, M.D. Ilene Pardon, M.D. Paul Pardon, M.D. Avtar Parhar, M.D. Glenn S. Parker, M.D. Bronislaw Partyka, M.D. Pinakin Patel, M.D. Arvind Patel, M.D. Diptika Patel, M.D. Sandhya Patil, M.D. Charles Peeples, M.D. John Pellegrino, M.D. DinaMarie Perrino, D.O. Russell Petranto, DPM Anthony Petrosini, M.D. Christina Piela, M.D. Christopher Pierson, M.D. Nonato Pineda, M.D. Adrian Pristas, M.D. Maria Pyontek, D.O. William Rahal, M.D. Naheed Rahmet, M.D. Kartha Ramachandran, M.D. Vidya Rao, M.D. William Reed, D.O. Prudencio Reyes, M.D. Stephen Rice, M.D., Ph.D. Darrell Rigatti, M.D. Rosalia Riguerra, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 72 Charles Rizzo, M.D. Brian Roper, M.D. Frederick Rothberg, DPM Michael Rothberg, M.D. Herbert Rudolph, M.D. Bindoo Rughani-Shah, M.D. Mildred Sabo, M.D. Nishi Sahay, M.D. Manish Saini, M.D. Susan Salzberg Moore, M.D. John Saporito, M.D. Richard Scher, D.O. Scott Schlachter, D.O. Todd Schmoll, D.O. Lorette Sciarappa, M.D. Michael Sclafani, M.D. Dinesh Shah, M.D. Robert Shanik, M.D. Indu Sharma, M.D. Magdy Shenouda, M.D. Ellen Sher, M.D. Michael Sherman, M.D. Joshua Shua-Haim, M.D. David Sikowitz, M.D. Robert Smith, M.D. Stephen Spector, DDS Daniel Stabile, M.D. Mark Stephens, DPM Melissa Su, M.D. James Sullivan, DPM Pacita Sy, M.D. Moty Tal, M.D. Michael Tavill, M.D. Erwin Tepper, M.D. Ben Terrany, M.D. Matthew Tobin, M.D. Robert Tomaro, M.D. Stephen Toran, M.D. Brian Torpey, M.D. Antonios Tsompanidis, D.O. Janet Tumaliuan, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Rosanne Vantuono, M.D. Arthur Vasen, M.D. Srinivas Vasireddi, M.D. Thomas Vates, M.D. Ashokvardhan Veldanda, M.D. Paul Vetter, M.D. Jay Vida, D.O. Michael Viksman, M.D. John Vitali, M.D. Kathleen Walsh, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Thomas White, D.O. Eric Winarsky, M.D. Stephen Windsor, M.D. Jeffrey Winkler, M.D. Mary Witkowski, M.D. Jeffrey Wolfe, M.D. Grace Yia, M.D. Elie Younes, M.D. Byung Yu, M.D. Margaret Zakanycz, DPM Vincent Zales, M.D. Tina Zecca, D.O. William Ziegler, D.O. Daniel Zirkman, M.D. Frederick Zito, M.D. David Zukoff, M.D. 10 to 14 Years Nauman Ahmad, M.D. Ziad Abbud, M.D. Thanaa Abraham, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Alynn Alexander, M.D. Frank Almeida, M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Luzminda Anama, M.D. Rainier Aquino, M.D. Kristen Atienza, D.O. Teddy Atik, M.D. Diane Attardi, M.D. Beverly Avendano, M.D. Mona Awad, M.D. Samia Ayoub, M.D. Lily Babayev, M.D. Elaine Bacci, D.O. Edgardo Baerga, M.D. Kathy Banks, D.M.D. Theresa Barry, D.O. Ricardo Barzaga, M.D. Jocelyn Bautista, M.D. Ammar Bazerbashi, M.D. Susan Belanger, DPM Sardana Belkin, M.D. Abha Bhargava, M.D. Ramil Bhatnagar, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Christopher Blakeslee, DPM Andrew Blechman, M.D. Iza Boesler, M.D. Frank Borao, M.D. Thomas Brandeisky, D.O. Arthur Braunwell, D.O. Jonathan Briggs, M.D. Neil Brodsky, M.D. Daniel Brouder, M.D. Derrick Brown, M.D. Anthony Burniewicz, DPM Andrew Burstiner, M.D. Oscar Calderon, M.D. Enza Caputo, M.D. Elsa Castro, M.D. Dimitri Cefalu, M.D. David Chalnick, M.D. John Chapman, M.D. Peter Chiang, M.D. Manjula Chidambaram, M.D. Joan Choper, M.D. Arthur Christiano, M.D. Tony Chu, M.D. Alfonso Ciervo, M.D. Corazon Cipriaso, M.D. Jason Cohen, M.D. Lawrence Coia, M.D. Umberto Coletta, M.D. Maria Collado, M.D. Surekha Collur, M.D. Maria Comsti, M.D. Shaw Condiotte, M.D. Maura Conniff, DMD John Cristini, M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D. Francisco Del Valle, M.D. Lambro Demetriades, M.D. Rosemarie DeSantisMastrangelo, M.D. Matthew Dever, M.D. Michael DeVita, D.O. Mark Ditmar, M.D. James Dooley, M.D. Richard Drachtman, M.D. James Dralle, M.D. Isaac Dweck, M.D. Santhosh Eapen, M.D. Carrie Edelman, M.D. Barry Edison, D.O. Jennifer Edwards, M.D. Nazir El-Abidin, M.D. Maha Elsakka, M.D. Jennifer Engel, M.D. Rafael Enukashvili, M.D. Amy Eschinger, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Kira Feldman, M.D. David Feng, M.D. Shufang Feng, M.D. Thomas Feola, DPM Shawn Field, M.D. Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. Mary Rose Gallardo, M.D. Kalyani Gardilla, M.D. Arthur Geller, M.D. Caryn Giacona, M.D. Robert Gialanella, M.D. James Giannakaros, DPM Georgios Giannakopoulos, D.O. Douglas Gibbens, M.D. Asim Gilani, M.D. Wahid Girgis, M.D. Janaki Giri, M.D. Christopher Godek, M.D. Gerald Goldsmith, DPM Laurel Goldstein, M.D. Richard Goldstein, M.D. Alejandro Gomez, M.D. Gregory Greco, D.O. Drew Greeley, M.D. Jianhua Guo, M.D. Anil Gupta, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Kayvon Haghighi, DDS, M.D. Nadeem Haider, M.D. Kenneth Harris, M.D. Bassam Hasan, M.D. Carl Henningson, M.D. Gregory Heyt, M.D. Neil Holland, M.D. Sean Houston, M.D. Ossama Hozayen, M.D. Kenny Hui, M.D. Jose Iglesias, D.O. Joseph Imbesi, D.O. Norman Indich, M.D. Louis Iorio, M.D. Jo-Ann Jordan, M.D. Jyotika Joshi, M.D. Michael Josovitz, DPM Costas Kaiafas, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Murat Karatepe, M.D. Michael Kassouf, M.D. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Sudha Kavuru, M.D. Ina Kelemen, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 74 Charles Rizzo, M.D. Brian Roper, M.D. Frederick Rothberg, DPM Michael Rothberg, M.D. Herbert Rudolph, M.D. Bindoo Rughani-Shah, M.D. Mildred Sabo, M.D. Nishi Sahay, M.D. Manish Saini, M.D. Susan Salzberg Moore, M.D. John Saporito, M.D. Richard Scher, D.O. Scott Schlachter, D.O. Todd Schmoll, D.O. Lorette Sciarappa, M.D. Michael Sclafani, M.D. Dinesh Shah, M.D. Robert Shanik, M.D. Indu Sharma, M.D. Magdy Shenouda, M.D. Ellen Sher, M.D. Michael Sherman, M.D. Joshua Shua-Haim, M.D. David Sikowitz, M.D. Robert Smith, M.D. Stephen Spector, DDS Daniel Stabile, M.D. Mark Stephens, DPM Melissa Su, M.D. James Sullivan, DPM Pacita Sy, M.D. Moty Tal, M.D. Michael Tavill, M.D. Erwin Tepper, M.D. Ben Terrany, M.D. Matthew Tobin, M.D. Robert Tomaro, M.D. Stephen Toran, M.D. Brian Torpey, M.D. Antonios Tsompanidis, D.O. Janet Tumaliuan, M.D. Parveen Uppal, M.D. Rosanne Vantuono, M.D. Arthur Vasen, M.D. Srinivas Vasireddi, M.D. Thomas Vates, M.D. Ashokvardhan Veldanda, M.D. Paul Vetter, M.D. Jay Vida, D.O. Michael Viksman, M.D. John Vitali, M.D. Kathleen Walsh, M.D. Maurice Weiss, M.D. Thomas White, D.O. Eric Winarsky, M.D. Stephen Windsor, M.D. Jeffrey Winkler, M.D. Mary Witkowski, M.D. Jeffrey Wolfe, M.D. Grace Yia, M.D. Elie Younes, M.D. Byung Yu, M.D. Margaret Zakanycz, DPM Vincent Zales, M.D. Tina Zecca, D.O. William Ziegler, D.O. Daniel Zirkman, M.D. Frederick Zito, M.D. David Zukoff, M.D. 10 to 14 Years Nauman Ahmad, M.D. Ziad Abbud, M.D. Thanaa Abraham, M.D. Nasim Ahmed, M.D. Alynn Alexander, M.D. Frank Almeida, M.D. Denise Aloisio, M.D. Luzminda Anama, M.D. Rainier Aquino, M.D. Kristen Atienza, D.O. Teddy Atik, M.D. Diane Attardi, M.D. Beverly Avendano, M.D. Mona Awad, M.D. Samia Ayoub, M.D. Lily Babayev, M.D. Elaine Bacci, D.O. Edgardo Baerga, M.D. Kathy Banks, D.M.D. Theresa Barry, D.O. Ricardo Barzaga, M.D. Jocelyn Bautista, M.D. Ammar Bazerbashi, M.D. Susan Belanger, DPM Sardana Belkin, M.D. Abha Bhargava, M.D. Ramil Bhatnagar, M.D. Rajiv Biswal, M.D. Christopher Blakeslee, DPM Andrew Blechman, M.D. Iza Boesler, M.D. Frank Borao, M.D. Thomas Brandeisky, D.O. Arthur Braunwell, D.O. Jonathan Briggs, M.D. Neil Brodsky, M.D. Daniel Brouder, M.D. Derrick Brown, M.D. Anthony Burniewicz, DPM Andrew Burstiner, M.D. Oscar Calderon, M.D. Enza Caputo, M.D. Elsa Castro, M.D. Dimitri Cefalu, M.D. David Chalnick, M.D. John Chapman, M.D. Peter Chiang, M.D. Manjula Chidambaram, M.D. Joan Choper, M.D. Arthur Christiano, M.D. Tony Chu, M.D. Alfonso Ciervo, M.D. Corazon Cipriaso, M.D. Jason Cohen, M.D. Lawrence Coia, M.D. Umberto Coletta, M.D. Maria Collado, M.D. Surekha Collur, M.D. Maria Comsti, M.D. Shaw Condiotte, M.D. Maura Conniff, DMD John Cristini, M.D. Alicia Daniels, M.D. Francisco Del Valle, M.D. Lambro Demetriades, M.D. Rosemarie DeSantisMastrangelo, M.D. Matthew Dever, M.D. Michael DeVita, D.O. Mark Ditmar, M.D. James Dooley, M.D. Richard Drachtman, M.D. James Dralle, M.D. Isaac Dweck, M.D. Santhosh Eapen, M.D. Carrie Edelman, M.D. Barry Edison, D.O. Jennifer Edwards, M.D. Nazir El-Abidin, M.D. Maha Elsakka, M.D. Jennifer Engel, M.D. Rafael Enukashvili, M.D. Amy Eschinger, M.D. Christopher Fabricant, M.D. Kira Feldman, M.D. David Feng, M.D. Shufang Feng, M.D. Thomas Feola, DPM Shawn Field, M.D. Adriana Fitzsimmons, M.D. Mary Rose Gallardo, M.D. Kalyani Gardilla, M.D. Arthur Geller, M.D. Caryn Giacona, M.D. Robert Gialanella, M.D. James Giannakaros, DPM Georgios Giannakopoulos, D.O. Douglas Gibbens, M.D. Asim Gilani, M.D. Wahid Girgis, M.D. Janaki Giri, M.D. Christopher Godek, M.D. Gerald Goldsmith, DPM Laurel Goldstein, M.D. Richard Goldstein, M.D. Alejandro Gomez, M.D. Gregory Greco, D.O. Drew Greeley, M.D. Jianhua Guo, M.D. Anil Gupta, M.D. Debra Gussman, M.D. Kayvon Haghighi, DDS, M.D. Nadeem Haider, M.D. Kenneth Harris, M.D. Bassam Hasan, M.D. Carl Henningson, M.D. Gregory Heyt, M.D. Neil Holland, M.D. Sean Houston, M.D. Ossama Hozayen, M.D. Kenny Hui, M.D. Jose Iglesias, D.O. Joseph Imbesi, D.O. Norman Indich, M.D. Louis Iorio, M.D. Jo-Ann Jordan, M.D. Jyotika Joshi, M.D. Michael Josovitz, DPM Costas Kaiafas, M.D. Steven Kairys, M.D. Murat Karatepe, M.D. Michael Kassouf, M.D. Nathan Kaufman, M.D. Sudha Kavuru, M.D. Ina Kelemen, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 74 Gary Kershner, D.O. Rafiya Khakoo, M.D. Chong Kim, M.D. Sowmini Kommireddi, M.D. Anita Kubal, M.D. Sung Kwon, M.D. Estela Lacap, M.D. Thomas Lake, M.D. Vipul Lakhani, M.D. Jasen Langley, DPM Daniel Lapidus, M.D. Joseph Lattanzi, M.D. Issa Lehaf, M.D. Michael Lepis, M.D. Michael Levin, D.O. Ying Lin, M.D. Marcia Liu, M.D. Edward Liu, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Thomas Lozowski, D.O. W. Madsen, DMD Pacifico Magahis, M.D. Elizabeth Mammen-Prasad, M.D. Gina Maniar, D.O. Farag Mankarios, M.D. Smitha Manoj, M.D. Elie Mansour, M.D. Arthur Mark, M.D. Benjamin Mark, M.D. Paul Marquette, M.D. Stephen Martino, M.D. Lizett Marza, M.D. Avais Masud, M.D. Theodore Matulewicz, M.D. John McElroy, DMD Kevin-Sean McGann, D.O. Sara McGee, M.D. Deepti Mehra, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Marek Mrzyglocki, M.D. Sangita Nagpal, M.D. Prem Nandiwada, M.D. Danielle Nardone, D.O. Hung Nguyen, M.D. Thomas Nicholas, M.D. Noel Nivera, M.D. Debra O’Brien, M.D. Thomas O’Brien, M.D. Douglas O’Connor, M.D. Arthur O’Keefe, M.D. Lookman Odejobi, M.D. Olukayode Oladeji, M.D. Jeffrey Osofsky, M.D. Ann Marie Pagano, M.D. Winicjusz Palecki, M.D. Wilbur Pan, M.D. Shivendra Pandey, M.D. Robert Pannullo, M.D. Alfred Parchment, M.D. Atul Pasricha, D.O. Mark Pass, M.D. Philip Passalaqua, M.D. Suhas Patel, M.D. Nachiket Patel, M.D. Jayne Pavlak-Schenk, D.O. Bruce Peters, D.O. Victoria Pirogovsky, M.D. Francis Ponce, M.D. Arvind Prabhat, M.D. Andrea Price, M.D. Steven Priolo, M.D. Paul Prosperi, D.O. Qiubing Qian, M.D. Moh’d Qumei, M.D. Vicki Raab, M.D. Michael Raguso-Failla, M.D. Zulfiqar Rajput, M.D. Guy Rando, DDS Anupama Rao, M.D. Sumul Raval, M.D. Richard Richlan, M.D. Brian Rogers, M.D. Kevin Roma, M.D. Joseph Romanella, D.O. Michael Rose, M.D. Ann Ross, M.D. Robert Sabo, M.D. Ahmad Salloum, M.D. Emilia Santa Maria-Lucero, M.D. Peter Scalia, M.D. Janet Schairer, M.D. Joseph Schauer, M.D. Andrew Schmierer, DPM Katherine Schneebaum, M.D. Nina Seigelstein, M.D. Elliot Semet, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. Pranav Shah, M.D. Darsit Shah, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Yong Shi, M.D. Tatyana Shkolnaya, M.D. Richard Siderits, M.D. Egbert Simon, M.D. Sangchin Song, DMD Azam Soroush, M.D. Christopher Spagnuola, M.D. Charles Spatz, DPM Anthony Squillaro, M.D. Bruce Stamos, M.D. Scott Strenger, M.D. Alan Swinger, D.O. Randy Talamayan, M.D. Xiaoyin Tang, M.D. Dana Tarina, M.D. John Taylor, M.D. Robert Terranova, D.O. Pritinder Thind, M.D. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Rudolf Thompson, M.D. Christopher Tolerico, M.D. Jeanne Tomaino, M.D. Toby Tracy, D.O. Victoria Triola, D.O. Joseph Triolo, M.D. Shirley Tsong, M.D. Folarin Tuboku-Metzger, M.D. Lawrence Van Horn, M.D. Michelle Verdi, D.O. Chellappan Vijayakumar, M.D. Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. Michael Wappel, M.D. Evelyn Wells, M.D. Joseph Wendolowski, DPM Joshua Wolpert, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Walter Wynkoop, M.D. Lin Xu, M.D. Zhaomin Yang, M.D. Hojun Yoo, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Daniel Yu, M.D. Thomas Yu, M.D. Marta Zeb, M.D. Min Zheng, M.D. Lingbin Zhou, M.D. Susanne Zimmermann, M.D. Melissa Bonilla, M.D. J. Andrew Bowe, M.D. Harris Bram, M.D. James Brock, M.D. Jonathan Brodsky, D.O. Mary Beth Browne, M.D. Robert Bruno, D.O. Charles Cappadona, M.D. Samuel Carino, D.O. Jocelyn Carlo, M.D. Owen Carolan, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D. RoseAnn Caruso, DPM Leslie Cauvin, D.O. Kane Chang, M.D. Robert Chang, M.D. Charlie Changchien, M.D. James Chapman, M.D. Aileen Chen, M.D. Gino Chiappetta, M.D. Kenny Chiu, M.D. Edward Choi, M.D. Yu-Jeong Choi, M.D. Shobha Chottera, M.D. Jeanmarie Chudzik, D.O. Paul Chung, M.D. Greg Clark, DPM Jonathan Cohen, M.D. Ellen Conner, M.D. Raffaele Corbisiero, M.D. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Eric Costanzo, D.O. Theodore D’Amato, DPM David D’Ambrosio, M.D. Michael D’Angelo, M.D. Rama Dahal, M.D. Charles Daknis (Cresanti), M.D. Michael Dambeck, D.O. Adnan Danish, M.D. Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D. Beverly Demchuk, M.D. Howard Denenberg, M.D. Nancy DeNicola, D.O. Amee Desai, M.D. Sunit Desai, M.D. Raven DeVincenzo, M.D. Marc DeVito, M.D. Frederic Dewil, M.D. Shamina Dhillon, M.D. William Didie, M.D. Jody DiGiacomo, M.D. R. Dillon, M.D. William DiLorenzo, D.O. Ann DiPaolo, D.O. Pankaj Doshi, M.D. Peter Doss, M.D. Christopher Doumas, M.D. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Kathleen Dowling, M.D. Scott Druckman, D.O. Elena Drudy, M.D. Sarah Easaw, M.D. Teresa Ecker, M.D. Mohamed Elbasty, DDS Abeer Elessawi, D.O. Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Samuel Engel, M.D. Edward Engle, D.O. Raymond Esquieres, M.D. Mayer Ezer, M.D. Ahmed Fadil, M.D. Gregory Fedorcik, M.D. Charlee Feeney, D.O. William Fenster, M.D. Felix Fianko, M.D. Ryan Fields, D.O. Michael Findura, D.O. Arkady Finkel, M.D. Anthony Fiorilli, DPM 5 to 9 Years Holli Alster, DPM Shahida Abbas, M.D. Nathan Ades, M.D. Khalid Ahmad, M.D. Nasir Ahmad, M.D. Ninfa Alcasid, M.D. Marcos Alfie, M.D. Rany AlHaj, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Kevin Anannab, M.D. Richard Angrist, M.D. Renato Apolito, M.D. Deepinder Arora, M.D. Adarsh Arya, M.D. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Michael Ashkar, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. Moshe Bacharach, M.D. Flora Bai, M.D. Nadeem Baig, M.D. Bhavesh Balar, M.D. Arvind Baliga, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Joseph Barbalinardo, M.D. Robin Bash, M.D. Eric Baskin, DPM Jonathan Baum, M.D. Jeffrey Bechler, M.D. Olga Belder, D.O. Kenneth Belitsis, M.D. Matthew Berberich, M.D. Eric Berger, M.D. Lance Berger, M.D. Gagan Beri, M.D. Mordechai Bermann, M.D. Tarun Bhandari, M.D. Atul Bhasin, M.D. Steven Binenbaum, M.D. Warren Bleiweiss, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 76 Gary Kershner, D.O. Rafiya Khakoo, M.D. Chong Kim, M.D. Sowmini Kommireddi, M.D. Anita Kubal, M.D. Sung Kwon, M.D. Estela Lacap, M.D. Thomas Lake, M.D. Vipul Lakhani, M.D. Jasen Langley, DPM Daniel Lapidus, M.D. Joseph Lattanzi, M.D. Issa Lehaf, M.D. Michael Lepis, M.D. Michael Levin, D.O. Ying Lin, M.D. Marcia Liu, M.D. Edward Liu, M.D. Todd Liu, M.D. Thomas Lozowski, D.O. W. Madsen, DMD Pacifico Magahis, M.D. Elizabeth Mammen-Prasad, M.D. Gina Maniar, D.O. Farag Mankarios, M.D. Smitha Manoj, M.D. Elie Mansour, M.D. Arthur Mark, M.D. Benjamin Mark, M.D. Paul Marquette, M.D. Stephen Martino, M.D. Lizett Marza, M.D. Avais Masud, M.D. Theodore Matulewicz, M.D. John McElroy, DMD Kevin-Sean McGann, D.O. Sara McGee, M.D. Deepti Mehra, M.D. Cynthia Meyers-Seifer, M.D. Steven Morgan, M.D. Marek Mrzyglocki, M.D. Sangita Nagpal, M.D. Prem Nandiwada, M.D. Danielle Nardone, D.O. Hung Nguyen, M.D. Thomas Nicholas, M.D. Noel Nivera, M.D. Debra O’Brien, M.D. Thomas O’Brien, M.D. Douglas O’Connor, M.D. Arthur O’Keefe, M.D. Lookman Odejobi, M.D. Olukayode Oladeji, M.D. Jeffrey Osofsky, M.D. Ann Marie Pagano, M.D. Winicjusz Palecki, M.D. Wilbur Pan, M.D. Shivendra Pandey, M.D. Robert Pannullo, M.D. Alfred Parchment, M.D. Atul Pasricha, D.O. Mark Pass, M.D. Philip Passalaqua, M.D. Suhas Patel, M.D. Nachiket Patel, M.D. Jayne Pavlak-Schenk, D.O. Bruce Peters, D.O. Victoria Pirogovsky, M.D. Francis Ponce, M.D. Arvind Prabhat, M.D. Andrea Price, M.D. Steven Priolo, M.D. Paul Prosperi, D.O. Qiubing Qian, M.D. Moh’d Qumei, M.D. Vicki Raab, M.D. Michael Raguso-Failla, M.D. Zulfiqar Rajput, M.D. Guy Rando, DDS Anupama Rao, M.D. Sumul Raval, M.D. Richard Richlan, M.D. Brian Rogers, M.D. Kevin Roma, M.D. Joseph Romanella, D.O. Michael Rose, M.D. Ann Ross, M.D. Robert Sabo, M.D. Ahmad Salloum, M.D. Emilia Santa Maria-Lucero, M.D. Peter Scalia, M.D. Janet Schairer, M.D. Joseph Schauer, M.D. Andrew Schmierer, DPM Katherine Schneebaum, M.D. Nina Seigelstein, M.D. Elliot Semet, M.D. Carl Senft, M.D. Pranav Shah, M.D. Darsit Shah, M.D. Robert Shavelson, M.D. Yong Shi, M.D. Tatyana Shkolnaya, M.D. Richard Siderits, M.D. Egbert Simon, M.D. Sangchin Song, DMD Azam Soroush, M.D. Christopher Spagnuola, M.D. Charles Spatz, DPM Anthony Squillaro, M.D. Bruce Stamos, M.D. Scott Strenger, M.D. Alan Swinger, D.O. Randy Talamayan, M.D. Xiaoyin Tang, M.D. Dana Tarina, M.D. John Taylor, M.D. Robert Terranova, D.O. Pritinder Thind, M.D. Samuel Thomas, M.D. Rudolf Thompson, M.D. Christopher Tolerico, M.D. Jeanne Tomaino, M.D. Toby Tracy, D.O. Victoria Triola, D.O. Joseph Triolo, M.D. Shirley Tsong, M.D. Folarin Tuboku-Metzger, M.D. Lawrence Van Horn, M.D. Michelle Verdi, D.O. Chellappan Vijayakumar, M.D. Aristotelis Vlahos, M.D. Michael Wappel, M.D. Evelyn Wells, M.D. Joseph Wendolowski, DPM Joshua Wolpert, M.D. Jason Wong, D.O. Walter Wynkoop, M.D. Lin Xu, M.D. Zhaomin Yang, M.D. Hojun Yoo, M.D. Shaddy Younan, M.D. Daniel Yu, M.D. Thomas Yu, M.D. Marta Zeb, M.D. Min Zheng, M.D. Lingbin Zhou, M.D. Susanne Zimmermann, M.D. Melissa Bonilla, M.D. J. Andrew Bowe, M.D. Harris Bram, M.D. James Brock, M.D. Jonathan Brodsky, D.O. Mary Beth Browne, M.D. Robert Bruno, D.O. Charles Cappadona, M.D. Samuel Carino, D.O. Jocelyn Carlo, M.D. Owen Carolan, M.D. Michael P. Carson, M.D. RoseAnn Caruso, DPM Leslie Cauvin, D.O. Kane Chang, M.D. Robert Chang, M.D. Charlie Changchien, M.D. James Chapman, M.D. Aileen Chen, M.D. Gino Chiappetta, M.D. Kenny Chiu, M.D. Edward Choi, M.D. Yu-Jeong Choi, M.D. Shobha Chottera, M.D. Jeanmarie Chudzik, D.O. Paul Chung, M.D. Greg Clark, DPM Jonathan Cohen, M.D. Ellen Conner, M.D. Raffaele Corbisiero, M.D. Jorge Corzo, M.D. Anthony Costa, M.D. Eric Costanzo, D.O. Theodore D’Amato, DPM David D’Ambrosio, M.D. Michael D’Angelo, M.D. Rama Dahal, M.D. Charles Daknis (Cresanti), M.D. Michael Dambeck, D.O. Adnan Danish, M.D. Maria Agnes Dawis, M.D. Beverly Demchuk, M.D. Howard Denenberg, M.D. Nancy DeNicola, D.O. Amee Desai, M.D. Sunit Desai, M.D. Raven DeVincenzo, M.D. Marc DeVito, M.D. Frederic Dewil, M.D. Shamina Dhillon, M.D. William Didie, M.D. Jody DiGiacomo, M.D. R. Dillon, M.D. William DiLorenzo, D.O. Ann DiPaolo, D.O. Pankaj Doshi, M.D. Peter Doss, M.D. Christopher Doumas, M.D. Stacy Doumas, M.D. Kathleen Dowling, M.D. Scott Druckman, D.O. Elena Drudy, M.D. Sarah Easaw, M.D. Teresa Ecker, M.D. Mohamed Elbasty, DDS Abeer Elessawi, D.O. Mohamed Elsawaf, M.D. Samuel Engel, M.D. Edward Engle, D.O. Raymond Esquieres, M.D. Mayer Ezer, M.D. Ahmed Fadil, M.D. Gregory Fedorcik, M.D. Charlee Feeney, D.O. William Fenster, M.D. Felix Fianko, M.D. Ryan Fields, D.O. Michael Findura, D.O. Arkady Finkel, M.D. Anthony Fiorilli, DPM 5 to 9 Years Holli Alster, DPM Shahida Abbas, M.D. Nathan Ades, M.D. Khalid Ahmad, M.D. Nasir Ahmad, M.D. Ninfa Alcasid, M.D. Marcos Alfie, M.D. Rany AlHaj, M.D. Deborah Alpert, M.D., Ph.D. Kevin Anannab, M.D. Richard Angrist, M.D. Renato Apolito, M.D. Deepinder Arora, M.D. Adarsh Arya, M.D. Russell Ashinoff, M.D. Michael Ashkar, M.D. Sunil Asnani, M.D. Elizabeth Assing, M.D. Moshe Bacharach, M.D. Flora Bai, M.D. Nadeem Baig, M.D. Bhavesh Balar, M.D. Arvind Baliga, M.D. Cathleen Ballance, M.D. Joseph Barbalinardo, M.D. Robin Bash, M.D. Eric Baskin, DPM Jonathan Baum, M.D. Jeffrey Bechler, M.D. Olga Belder, D.O. Kenneth Belitsis, M.D. Matthew Berberich, M.D. Eric Berger, M.D. Lance Berger, M.D. Gagan Beri, M.D. Mordechai Bermann, M.D. Tarun Bhandari, M.D. Atul Bhasin, M.D. Steven Binenbaum, M.D. Warren Bleiweiss, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 76 Victor Fontana, D.O. Leo Fontana, M.D. Glenn Forman, M.D. Robert Frankel, M.D. Darren Freeman, D.O. Silvia Fresco, M.D. Steven Friedel, M.D. Brett Frieman, D.O. Mary Fury, D.O. Glenn Gabisan, M.D. Dhiren Gandhi, M.D. Felix Garcia-Perez, M.D. Christine Gasperetti, M.D. Charles Gatt, M.D. Renee Georges, M.D. Eric Gershenbaum, M.D. Amy Gesualdi, DPM Raafat Ghobraiel, M.D. John Ghobrial, M.D. Nicole Glynn, M.D. Lisa Golding-Granado, M.D. Mark Goldstein, M.D. Elliot Goodman, D.O. Barry Gordon, M.D. Brian Gottesman, M.D. Prasuna Gourkanti, M.D. Sergey Grachev, M.D. Jeremy Grayson, M.D. Aron Green, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Russell Gross, M.D. Bruce Grossman, M.D. Joann Gualberti, M.D. Lisa Gualberti-Girgis, M.D. Suraj Gupta, M.D. Sevgi Gurkan, M.D. Richard Haddad, M.D. Howard Hampel, M.D. Niveen Hanna, M.D. Tong Karen Hao, M.D. Heather Harnly, M.D. Denise Hayward, M.D. Robert Herbstman, M.D. Shane Hollawell, DPM Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Chan Huh, M.D. Sajjad Hussain, M.D. Sharon Jacob, M.D. Keshani Jain, M.D. Kimberley Jones, M.D. Yisrael Kadosh, M.D. Emad Kamel, M.D. Rajat Kapoor, D.O. Meltem Karatas, M.D. Roopal Karia, M.D. Helen Karwowska, M.D. Brian Katt, M.D. Randi Katz, D.O. Matthew Kaufman, M.D. Moises Kaweblum, M.D. Jaime Kaweblum, D.O. Ayal Kaynan, M.D. Robert Kayser, M.D. Dawn Kennedy-Little, D.O. Rahab Khalil, M.D. Ronald Klebacher, D.O. Stephen Kolakowski, M.D. Thomas Komorowski, M.D. Charles Koo, M.D. Paul Kostoulakos, D.O. David Kountz, M.D. Felix Kravets, M.D. Aleksey Kretov, M.D. Kenneth Kronhaus, M.D. Robert Krotenberg, M.D. Ramanasri Kudipudi, M.D. Julianne Kuflik, M.D. Sanjay Kumar, M.D. Raghu Kunamneni, M.D. Frank LaBue, M.D. Michael Lacap, M.D. Gina Lagnese, DPM Joseph Landolfi, D.O. Howard Landsman, D.O. Michele Lanza, M.D. Peter Lapman, M.D. Samuel Laufer, M.D. Adam Lazarus, M.D. Ian Leber, M.D. Timothy Leddy, M.D. Francis Moon Lee, M.D. Robyn Leitner, M.D. Thomas Lembo, DPM Allen Lempel, M.D. Howard Levite, M.D. Michael Levitt, M.D. Randall Lewis, M.D. David Lopez, M.D. Leonardo Lopez, D.O. Prinze Mack, M.D. Janet Mahan, M.D. Laura Malfitano, D.O. Ilya Manevich, M.D. Patricia Manfredonia, M.D. Manolis Manolakakis, DMD James Marco, M.D. Angelo Markatos, D.O. Rachel Markowitz, M.D. Antonio Marra, D.O. Ginja Massey, M.D. Caroline Mastro, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Diana Mayer, M.D. Peter McGuire, M.D. John McKeon, M.D. John McNamara, D.O. Thomas McPartland, M.D. Neeraj Mehra, M.D. Serge Menkin, M.D. Ariel Meyer, D.O. Frank Migliori, M.D. Vincent Milazzo, M.D. Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O. Rajesh Mohan, M.D. Gregg Mojares, D.O. Sharon Monter, DPM James Morales, M.D. Eliezer Mordan, M.D. Darlene Morgan, M.D. Diego Morreale, M.D. Khaled Morsi, M.D. Phillip Mosca, M.D. Vance Moss, M.D. Susan Murphy, M.D. Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Michael Nagy, M.D. Girish Nair, DPM Lakshmi Nandiwada, M.D. Louis Napolitano, DMD David Neckritz, D.O. Dana Nedelcu, M.D. Andrew Nelson, M.D. Alan Ng, M.D. Tommy Ng, M.D. Hoan-Vu Nguyen, M.D. Anna Nowinowska, M.D. Arlene O’Brien, DMD Patrick O’Connor, D.O. David Ogun, M.D. Ty Olson, M.D. James Orlando, M.D. Ayesha Ould-Hammou, M.D. Gary Packin, D.O. Theresa Paladino, D.O. Agnieszka Palecki, M.D. Sandip Parikh, M.D. Matthew Partrick, M.D. Ashish Patel, M.D. Deepa Patel, M.D. Hitesh Patel, M.D. Munjal Patel, M.D. Nikesh Patel, M.D. Sagar Patel, M.D. Samir Patel, M.D. Vanita Patel, M.D. Vijay Patel, M.D. Kalpeshkumar Patel, M.D. Tushar Patel, M.D. Kashmira Patel, M.D. Virendra Patel, M.D. Parag Patel, M.D. Vineeta Pathak, M.D. Anil Pawa, M.D. Amy Peardon, D.O. Nathaniel Peardon, D.O. Darelle Pfeiffer, DPM Renuka Pillai, D.O. Julita Pineda, M.D. David Pinnelas, M.D. Michael Piscopiello, M.D. Maria Polizzi, M.D. David Polonet, M.D. Tatyana Ponti, M.D. Gregory Przybylski, M.D. Suzanne Quigley, DMD Vinutha Raj, M.D. Adam Redlich, M.D. Elena Regalman, M.D. Jonathan Reich, M.D. Stephanie Reynolds, D.O. William Rhee, M.D. Anthony Ricca, M.D. Sonia Rijhsinghani, M.D. Josephine Rim, M.D. Keith Rinkus, M.D. Michael Risin, M.D. Julia Ritsan, D.O. Shannon Rittberg, D.O. Edward Rittweger, M.D. Bonnie Robinson-Gallaro, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Andrew Romano, D.O. Michael Romello, M.D. Anne Roth, D.O. Michael Rothman, M.D. Assif Rozovsky, M.D. Steven Rushford, M.D. Salvatore Russomano, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Carlos Sagebien, M.D. Puneet Sahgal, M.D. Ashraf Sakr, M.D. Simon Salerno, M.D. Matthew Samra, D.O. Asaad Samra, M.D. Rashmi Sandeep, M.D. Leonard Sandler, M.D. Vijay Sankhla, M.D. Vaidehi Sasidhar, M.D. Stephen Sawin, M.D. Ahmet Sayan, M.D. Joseph Schirripa, M.D. Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Joseph Sedutto, M.D. Seymour Semah, DMD Jane Sennett, D.O. Dhiren Shah, M.D. Mukesh Shah, M.D. Anil Sharma, M.D. Christine Sheehan, D.O. Michael Sher, M.D. Sanjay Shetty, M.D. Paul Shieh, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Marcia Shomo, M.D. Philip Simone, M.D. Mark Singer, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 78 Victor Fontana, D.O. Leo Fontana, M.D. Glenn Forman, M.D. Robert Frankel, M.D. Darren Freeman, D.O. Silvia Fresco, M.D. Steven Friedel, M.D. Brett Frieman, D.O. Mary Fury, D.O. Glenn Gabisan, M.D. Dhiren Gandhi, M.D. Felix Garcia-Perez, M.D. Christine Gasperetti, M.D. Charles Gatt, M.D. Renee Georges, M.D. Eric Gershenbaum, M.D. Amy Gesualdi, DPM Raafat Ghobraiel, M.D. John Ghobrial, M.D. Nicole Glynn, M.D. Lisa Golding-Granado, M.D. Mark Goldstein, M.D. Elliot Goodman, D.O. Barry Gordon, M.D. Brian Gottesman, M.D. Prasuna Gourkanti, M.D. Sergey Grachev, M.D. Jeremy Grayson, M.D. Aron Green, M.D. David Greenberg, M.D. Negin Griffith, M.D. Russell Gross, M.D. Bruce Grossman, M.D. Joann Gualberti, M.D. Lisa Gualberti-Girgis, M.D. Suraj Gupta, M.D. Sevgi Gurkan, M.D. Richard Haddad, M.D. Howard Hampel, M.D. Niveen Hanna, M.D. Tong Karen Hao, M.D. Heather Harnly, M.D. Denise Hayward, M.D. Robert Herbstman, M.D. Shane Hollawell, DPM Ian Horkheimer, M.D. Chan Huh, M.D. Sajjad Hussain, M.D. Sharon Jacob, M.D. Keshani Jain, M.D. Kimberley Jones, M.D. Yisrael Kadosh, M.D. Emad Kamel, M.D. Rajat Kapoor, D.O. 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Prinze Mack, M.D. Janet Mahan, M.D. Laura Malfitano, D.O. Ilya Manevich, M.D. Patricia Manfredonia, M.D. Manolis Manolakakis, DMD James Marco, M.D. Angelo Markatos, D.O. Rachel Markowitz, M.D. Antonio Marra, D.O. Ginja Massey, M.D. Caroline Mastro, M.D. Paul Matta, D.O. Diana Mayer, M.D. Peter McGuire, M.D. John McKeon, M.D. John McNamara, D.O. Thomas McPartland, M.D. Neeraj Mehra, M.D. Serge Menkin, M.D. Ariel Meyer, D.O. Frank Migliori, M.D. Vincent Milazzo, M.D. Jeffrey Miskoff, D.O. Rajesh Mohan, M.D. Gregg Mojares, D.O. Sharon Monter, DPM James Morales, M.D. Eliezer Mordan, M.D. Darlene Morgan, M.D. Diego Morreale, M.D. Khaled Morsi, M.D. Phillip Mosca, M.D. Vance Moss, M.D. Susan Murphy, M.D. Srividya Naganathan, M.D. Michael Nagy, M.D. Girish Nair, DPM Lakshmi Nandiwada, M.D. Louis Napolitano, DMD David Neckritz, D.O. Dana Nedelcu, M.D. Andrew Nelson, M.D. Alan Ng, M.D. Tommy Ng, M.D. Hoan-Vu Nguyen, M.D. Anna Nowinowska, M.D. Arlene O’Brien, DMD Patrick O’Connor, D.O. 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Shannon Rittberg, D.O. Edward Rittweger, M.D. Bonnie Robinson-Gallaro, M.D. David Rodricks, M.D. Andrew Romano, D.O. Michael Romello, M.D. Anne Roth, D.O. Michael Rothman, M.D. Assif Rozovsky, M.D. Steven Rushford, M.D. Salvatore Russomano, M.D. Rajesh Sachdeo, M.D. Carlos Sagebien, M.D. Puneet Sahgal, M.D. Ashraf Sakr, M.D. Simon Salerno, M.D. Matthew Samra, D.O. Asaad Samra, M.D. Rashmi Sandeep, M.D. Leonard Sandler, M.D. Vijay Sankhla, M.D. Vaidehi Sasidhar, M.D. Stephen Sawin, M.D. Ahmet Sayan, M.D. Joseph Schirripa, M.D. Paul Schwartzberg, D.O. Joseph Sedutto, M.D. Seymour Semah, DMD Jane Sennett, D.O. Dhiren Shah, M.D. Mukesh Shah, M.D. Anil Sharma, M.D. Christine Sheehan, D.O. Michael Sher, M.D. Sanjay Shetty, M.D. Paul Shieh, M.D. Alexander Shifrin, M.D. Marcia Shomo, M.D. Philip Simone, M.D. Mark Singer, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 78 Arun Singh, D.O. Robert Skaf, M.D. Stephen Small, D.O. Corey Smith, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Monir Soliman, M.D. Poonam Soni, M.D. Shikhar Soni, M.D. Anthony Sparano, M.D. Edward Spellman, M.D. Benjamin Spirn, M.D. Rose St. Fleur, M.D. Peter Staats, M.D. Lawrence Stankovits, M.D. Thomas Steineke, M.D. Jason Steinfeld, M.D. J. Barton Sterling, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Khalil Suaray, M.D. Jidong Sun, M.D. Paul Sunkavalli, M.D. Patricia Tager, M.D. Mary Tan, M.D. Matthew Tangorra, D.O. Eduard Tapliga, M.D. Christopher Taylor, M.D. Roger Taylor, DPM Anuradha Thalasila, M.D. Philip Therrien, M.D. Jhibu Thomas, M.D. Manjula Thopcherla, M.D. Vincent Tomasuolo, M.D. Wellington Tsai, DMD James Tse, M.D. Carl Vaccaro, D.O. Peter Vaclavik, M.D. Peter Van Deerlin, M.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Vandhana Wadhwa, M.D. Ilan Waldman, M.D. Kulbir Walia, M.D. Hongling Wang, M.D. Bernard Wayman, M.D. Lon Weiner, M.D. Sharon Weiner, M.D. David Weisman, M.D. Lynne Weiss, M.D. Kevin Willis, M.D. Donn Winokur, DDS Joshua Winslow, M.D. David Wirtshafter, M.D. Brett Wohlstetter, DDS Veronica Wolf, DPM Bokran Won, M.D. Edwin Wymer, D.O. Zyad Younan, M.D. Jonathan Yrad, M.D. Yin (Michael) Yu, M.D. Peter Zahos, M.D. James Zipagan, M.D. Cathy Andricsak, DMD Sreelatha Anne, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou, M.D. Fabio Apolito, DMD Carol Ash, D.O. Manjula Ashok, M.D. Howard Axelrod, M.D. Sara Axelrod-Malagold, M.D. Steve Aydin, D.O. Lisa Bakhos, M.D. Nader Bakhos, M.D. Mohamed Bakr, M.D. Sanjay Bakshi, M.D. Diane Baldwin, D.M.D. Jonathan Banibensu, M.D. Cynthia Barabas, M.D. Surendra Barshikar, M.D. Keith Barton, D.O. Bharathi Batchu, M.D. Eugene Batelli, DPM Nilay Baxi, M.D. Murray Becker, M.D. John Beckwith, DMD Jay Bellias, D.O. 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Jones-Dillon, M.D. Jessy Joykutty, M.D. Praveena Kandula, M.D. Dharmishtha Kanuga, M.D. Edmund Karam, M.D. Sara Grimley Karam, M.D. Kamil Karroum, M.D. Madhavi Katturupalli, M.D. Steven Katz, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 80 Arun Singh, D.O. Robert Skaf, M.D. Stephen Small, D.O. Corey Smith, M.D. Margarita Smotkin-Tangorra, D.O. Monir Soliman, M.D. Poonam Soni, M.D. Shikhar Soni, M.D. Anthony Sparano, M.D. Edward Spellman, M.D. Benjamin Spirn, M.D. Rose St. Fleur, M.D. Peter Staats, M.D. Lawrence Stankovits, M.D. Thomas Steineke, M.D. Jason Steinfeld, M.D. J. Barton Sterling, M.D. Karl Strom, M.D. Khalil Suaray, M.D. Jidong Sun, M.D. Paul Sunkavalli, M.D. Patricia Tager, M.D. Mary Tan, M.D. Matthew Tangorra, D.O. Eduard Tapliga, M.D. Christopher Taylor, M.D. Roger Taylor, DPM Anuradha Thalasila, M.D. Philip Therrien, M.D. Jhibu Thomas, M.D. Manjula Thopcherla, M.D. Vincent Tomasuolo, M.D. Wellington Tsai, DMD James Tse, M.D. Carl Vaccaro, D.O. Peter Vaclavik, M.D. Peter Van Deerlin, M.D. Jerome J. Vernick, M.D. Vandhana Wadhwa, M.D. Ilan Waldman, M.D. Kulbir Walia, M.D. Hongling Wang, M.D. Bernard Wayman, M.D. Lon Weiner, M.D. Sharon Weiner, M.D. David Weisman, M.D. Lynne Weiss, M.D. Kevin Willis, M.D. Donn Winokur, DDS Joshua Winslow, M.D. David Wirtshafter, M.D. Brett Wohlstetter, DDS Veronica Wolf, DPM Bokran Won, M.D. Edwin Wymer, D.O. Zyad Younan, M.D. Jonathan Yrad, M.D. Yin (Michael) Yu, M.D. Peter Zahos, M.D. James Zipagan, M.D. Cathy Andricsak, DMD Sreelatha Anne, M.D. Marianna Antonopoulou, M.D. Fabio Apolito, DMD Carol Ash, D.O. Manjula Ashok, M.D. Howard Axelrod, M.D. Sara Axelrod-Malagold, M.D. Steve Aydin, D.O. Lisa Bakhos, M.D. Nader Bakhos, M.D. Mohamed Bakr, M.D. Sanjay Bakshi, M.D. Diane Baldwin, D.M.D. Jonathan Banibensu, M.D. Cynthia Barabas, M.D. Surendra Barshikar, M.D. Keith Barton, D.O. Bharathi Batchu, M.D. Eugene Batelli, DPM Nilay Baxi, M.D. Murray Becker, M.D. John Beckwith, DMD Jay Bellias, D.O. Ronald Benitez, M.D. Kavita Beri, M.D. Michael Bernstein, M.D. Bela Bhuskute, M.D. Stephen Bischoff, M.D. Michael Blake, M.D. Elisa Bland, DMD Larry Bloomstein, M.D. Allan Bogdan, M.D. Walter Boris, D.O. Devi Prasad Botu, M.D. Michelle Bouyea, M.D. Colin Brown, M.D. Norman Brown, M.D. Ilene Burach, M.D. Alma Bustamante, M.D. Dawn Calderon, D.O. Deborah Camiscoli, M.D. Lisa Campanella-Coppo, M.D. Francis Cancellieri, M.D. Jan Cardinale, M.D. Erin Carney, M.D. Mark Cerefice, M.D. Joanne Chang, M.D. Less Than 5 Years Arshia Abbasi, M.D. Muhammad Abbas, M.D. Minako Abe, M.D. Vincent Abenante, M.D. Rebekah Adamczyk, D.O. Angela Adelizzi, D.O. Ayotunde Adeyeri, M.D. Evan Adler, DPM Stephen Adolfsen, M.D. Apurv Agrawal, M.D. Adeel Ahmad, M.D. Safi Ahmed, M.D. Reza Akhtar, M.D. Glenda Albizu, M.D. Patrick Alcasid, M.D. Rana Ali, M.D. Gerald Almazan, M.D. Shaun Altneu, D.O. Darshana Amin, D.O. Amy Aminlari, M.D. Daniel Amitie, M.D. Miriam Anannab, M.D. Priya Anantharaman, M.D. Jose Andrade, M.D. Kyle Chapple, M.D. Roger Chen, M.D. Eleanor Cheng, M.D. Stephanie Chin, M.D. Farys Chowdhury, D.O. Prashant Chutke, M.D. Vincent Cirella, M.D. Pasquale Cirullo, M.D. Gregory Coakley, DDS Aristides Codoyannis, M.D. John Cooper, D.O. Adriana Cordal, M.D. David Corley, M.D. James Cozzarelli, M.D. Robert Cranley, M.D. Corrie Crowe, DDS Francisco Cruz, M.D. Daniel D’Andrea, M.D. Denis D’Angelo, M.D. Rima Daghistani, M.D. Brian Daniel, D.O. Matthew Davis, M.D. Joseph DeAntonio, M.D. Marianne DeGennaro, D.O. Jacqueline Del Valle, M.D. John Delgado, M.D. James Demos, M.D. John DePalma, D.O. Aaditya Desai, D.O. Jatin Desani, M.D. Alison DeWaters-LaBianca, DPM Aman Dhawan, M.D. John Dillon, M.D. Mark DiMarcangelo, D.O. Nadia Din, DPM Diane DiTusa, D.O. Sudhir Diwan, M.D. Delia Dobrescu, M.D. John Donadeo, M.D. Margaret Donlon, M.D. George Doss, M.D. Harry Dounis, D.O. Adam Duhl, M.D. Sarah Dunn, M.D. David Dupree, M.D. Sukrut Dwivedi, D.O. Samuel Echeverri, M.D. Richard Eiges, D.O. Karim ElSahwi, M.D. Wael Elsamman, M.D. Ludmila Engelbach, M.D. Vanessa Escobar-Barboza, M.D. Aileen Estavillo, M.D. Charles Farrell, M.D. Peter Farrugia, M.D. Joel Fechisin, M.D. Robert Fegan, M.D. Emily Felzenberg, D.O. Steven Ferrer, M.D. Nassi Figdor, DDS Howard Fine, M.D. Pejman Firouztale, M.D. Lauren Fischer, M.D. Bruce Fisher, M.D. Francesco Florio, D.O. Svetlana Fomin, M.D. Hugo Franco, M.D. Stacey Franz, D.O. Diane Fresca, M.D. James Friedman, M.D. Amy Frieman, M.D. Kent Fung, M.D. Shefali Gandhi, D.O. Edwin Gangemi, M.D. George Ganson, M.D. Shuping Ge, M.D. Cynthia Genovese, M.D. Jon George, M.D. Mary Georgy, M.D. Mark Gesell, M.D. Magda Ghabras, D.O. Nader Ghaly, M.D. Christine Gigliuto, M.D. Jasrai Gill, M.D. Miguel Giron, M.D. Michael Golub, M.D. Cheryl Graber, M.D. Grace Grabowy, D.O. Margaret Griffith, M.D. Rudolph Gronsky, D.O. Laura Grygotis, M.D. Anthony Guariglia, M.D. Kunal Gupta, M.D. Namita Gupta, M.D. Rakesh Gupta, M.D. Ellen J. Hagopian, M.D. Feryal Hajee, M.D. Catherine Hanlon, M.D. Dalia Hanna, M.D. Riple Hansalia, M.D. Anthony Hartmann, M.D. Farida Hassan, M.D. Rose Hayet, M.D. Paul Haynes, M.D. Nader Hebela, M.D. Mark Heimmel, M.D. Daniel Herriman, M.D. Garland Herron, M.D. Ian Hersh, DPM I. Hiatt, M.D. Kimberly Hogan, M.D. Leonardo Holguin, M.D. James Holmes, DPM Nicole Hraniotis, M.D. Ian Hughes, M.D. Qasim Husain, M.D. Peter Hynes, M.D. Ladan Ilkhani, M.D. Julie Isaacson, M.D. Julia Jackson, DMD Vishal Jain, M.D. Nicholas Jarmon, M.D. Gabriele Jasper, M.D. Jocelyn Jeffries-Bruno, DDS Gloria-Ann Jennings, M.D. Jennifer Jimenez, M.D. Raed Jitan, M.D. Thomas John, M.D. Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. Shelley A. Jones-Dillon, M.D. Jessy Joykutty, M.D. Praveena Kandula, M.D. Dharmishtha Kanuga, M.D. Edmund Karam, M.D. Sara Grimley Karam, M.D. Kamil Karroum, M.D. Madhavi Katturupalli, M.D. Steven Katz, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 80 Jarrod Kaufman, M.D. Sundip Kaur, M.D. Thomas Kayal, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. Joshua Kellerman, M.D. Francis Kelly, M.D. Daniel Kennedy, D.O. Abrar Khan, M.D. Akbar Khan, M.D. Naseem Khan, M.D. Himansh Khanna, M.D. Amit Kharod, M.D. Gubir Khera, M.D. Min Jin Kim, DDS Yumi Kim, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Kevin Kirk, D.O. Michael Kirk, D.O. Jawad Kirmani, M.D. Michael Knight, M.D. Zinaida Kopylenko, DPM Richard Kovach, M.D. Nanette Kovash, D.O. Violet Kramer, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Anna Kufelnicka, M.D. Alexander Kulczycki, M.D. John Kulin, D.O. Britt Lacher, M.D. Nicole LaNatra, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Michael Lasser, M.D. Robert Lauer, M.D. Andrew Lee, M.D. Gene Lee, M.D. Matthew LeMaitre, M.D. Harry Lessig, M.D. Benjamin Lessig, D.O. Jenna Levy, D.O. Jocelyn Lewis, D.O. Sean Li, M.D. Jennifer Liao, M.D. Teresa Liccardi, M.D. William Lieberman, DDS Jeffrey Lin, M.D. Timothy Link, M.D. Rebekah Lipstein, M.D. Mark Liszewski, M.D. Ping Liu, M.D. Denise Livingston, M.D. Rolando Llull Tombo, M.D. Jeannette Loman, D.O. Kristen LoRe, D.O. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Romeo Lucas, D.O. Lisa Luciano, D.O. Paul Luparello, M.D. Megan Lynam, DPM Carmelita Mabanta, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Rose Mack, D.O. William Maggio, M.D. John Mak, M.D. Junsuke Maki, M.D. Ahmed Mami, M.D. Jessica Mann, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Marina Markos, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. James Martin, M.D. Alpana Marwaha, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Ajay Mathur, M.D. Gerald Mauriello, DPM Lourdes McAlarney, M.D. Kevin McDaid, M.D. James McDermott, D.O. John McDermott, D.O. Erin McFeely, M.D. Aditya Mehra, M.D. Keith Meltzer, M.D. Michael Menack, M.D. Joshua Mendelson, M.D. Jorge Mendez, M.D. Pierre Mendoza, M.D. Laleh Merikhi, M.D. John Merlino, D.O. Marc Milano, M.D. Christine Miller, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Edward Millward, DMD Monica Mishra, M.D. Tusharkumar Mistry, M.D. Richard Mojares, M.D. Thomas Molinaro, M.D. James Monica, M.D. GianeCarla Montero, M.D. Amy Morano, M.D. Aaron Morgan, M.D. Benjamin Morgan, M.D. Illiana Morgan, M.D. Vincent Moss, M.D. Srinivasa Movva, M.D. Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Timothy Mui, M.D. Robert Murphy, M.D. Ryan Murphy, M.D. Robert Muscio, M.D. Revathi Naadimuthu, M.D. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Alan Nasar, M.D. Christine Nashed, DPM M. Usman Nasir Khan, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. Jason Nehmad, M.D. Stephen Newman, M.D. Hamid Nia, M.D. Jason Nitche, M.D. Desmond Nunan, D.O. Michael O’Hara, D.O. Mary Clare O’Keefe, M.D. Terence O’Loughlin, M.D. Sirin Ocharoen, DMD Edward Olsen, DMD Oscar Ortiz, M.D. Kolawole Oyelese, M.D. Anil Pahuja, M.D. Dominic Pamintuan, M.D. Rupa Panchal, M.D. Nicole Pantano, D.O. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Elena Pappas, D.O. Yun Park, M.D. Peter Park, M.D. Kiranpreet Parmar, M.D. Lina Paster, M.D. Apurva Patel, M.D. Chirag Patel, M.D. Mona Patel, DMD Prakruti Patel, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Mayurkumar Patel, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Seema Patel, M.D. Mehul Patel, D.O. Priti Patel, M.D. Jatinchandra Patel, D.O. Dakshesh Patel, M.D. Mayur Patel, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Shelley-Ann Pennycooke, D.O. Salvatore Pepe, D.O. Joseph Pepek, M.D. Jayanthi Periasamy, M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. Schubert Perotte, M.D. Rebecca Perril, D.O. Lisa Petriccione, D.O. Edeck Pierre, M.D. Jamie Pinto, M.D. Vinita Pitchumoni, M.D. Matthew Pitera, M.D. Suzanne Plaine, D.O. Martin Pollack, M.D. James Polowczyk, DPM Marie Grace Ponce, M.D. Yelena Potylitsina, M.D. Lev Pukin, M.D. Bradley Pulver, M.D. Carmen Quinones, M.D. Leny Rada-Banat, M.D. Hossam Radwan, M.D. Sreedar Raja, M.D. Vanie Ramachandra Rao, M.D. Anthony Randazzo, M.D. Rekha Rao, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Eden Rauch, M.D. Marie Reffler, M.D. Joseph Reichman, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Leonard Resnikoff, M.D. Jonathan Reyes, M.D. Amadi Rezai, M.D. Michael Rhodes, M.D. Kathryn Richards, M.D. Timothy Rider, M.D. Cheryl Rimmer, M.D. Paul Ritchie, M.D. Miguel Rivera, M.D. Colleen Rivers, M.D. Hammad Rizvi, D.O. Heather Robberson, M.D. Carmela Rocchetti, M.D. Alejandro Rodriguez, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Pejman Rohani, D.O. Janel Romello, D.O. Adil Roomi, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Jacqueline Ross, M.D. Randy Rowlands, M.D. Manimala Roy, M.D. Thomas Rozwadowski, M.D. Lisa Rubenstein, M.D. Rebecca Rudd, M.D. Maria Cynthia Ruiz-DeLara, M.D. Tiffany Ruth, M.D. Adam Saad, M.D. Vijay Saaraswat, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Mohammad Safdar, M.D. Anca Salaru, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Glenn Salcedo, M.D. Brenda Mae Salvador-Goon, M.D. Victor Salvo, M.D. Salem Samra, M.D. Charles Saniewski, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Alexander Sarenac, M.D. Thomas Sargent, D.O. Muhammad Sarwar, M.D. Ernest Savransky, M.D. Jennifer Scheick, M.D. Tanya Schineller, M.D. Jeffrey Schlogl, M.D. John Schmidt, M.D. Adriann Schram, M.D. Jared Schulman, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Mary Sedarous, M.D. Rajat Sekhar, M.D. Michel Serieye, M.D. Amit Setya, D.O. Kara Sexton, M.D. Ryan Sexton, M.D. Ankit Shah, M.D. Kamlesh Shah, M.D. Purviben Shah, M.D. Ajay Shah, M.D. Craig Shapero, DPM Nivedita Sharma, M.D. Archana Sharma, D.O. Shivani Sharma, M.D. Irvin Sherman, DDS Nagalakshmi Shetty, M.D. Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, M.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. Scott Shrem, DPM Janice Siciliano, D.O. Kashif Siddiqi, M.D. Sanjay Sikand, M.D. Jagjeet Singh, M.D. Munaf Siyamwala, M.D. Gregg Slater, M.D. Timothy Slaven, D.O. George Smith, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. Thomas Sniscak, DMD David Sobel, M.D. Edward Soffen, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Monir Soliman, M.D. Elie Soussan, M.D. Oluseun Sowemimo, M.D. Liana Spano-Brennan, D.O. Sharon Steinman, M.D. Borislav Stoev, D.O. Agnes Sulewski, D.O. Jana Sulzer, M.D. Subha Sundararajan, M.D. Kathleen Swayne, M.D. Michael Sze, M.D. Leslie Taguba-Madrid, M.D. Imad Tamimi, DMD Kong Tan, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 82 Jarrod Kaufman, M.D. Sundip Kaur, M.D. Thomas Kayal, M.D. Stephen Kayiaros, M.D. Aasim Kazmi, M.D. Joshua Kellerman, M.D. Francis Kelly, M.D. Daniel Kennedy, D.O. Abrar Khan, M.D. Akbar Khan, M.D. Naseem Khan, M.D. Himansh Khanna, M.D. Amit Kharod, M.D. Gubir Khera, M.D. Min Jin Kim, DDS Yumi Kim, M.D. Seth Kipnis, M.D. Kevin Kirk, D.O. Michael Kirk, D.O. Jawad Kirmani, M.D. Michael Knight, M.D. Zinaida Kopylenko, DPM Richard Kovach, M.D. Nanette Kovash, D.O. Violet Kramer, M.D. Mark J. Krasna, M.D. Anna Kufelnicka, M.D. Alexander Kulczycki, M.D. John Kulin, D.O. Britt Lacher, M.D. Nicole LaNatra, M.D. Danielle Lann, M.D. Michael Lasser, M.D. Robert Lauer, M.D. Andrew Lee, M.D. Gene Lee, M.D. Matthew LeMaitre, M.D. Harry Lessig, M.D. Benjamin Lessig, D.O. Jenna Levy, D.O. Jocelyn Lewis, D.O. Sean Li, M.D. Jennifer Liao, M.D. Teresa Liccardi, M.D. William Lieberman, DDS Jeffrey Lin, M.D. Timothy Link, M.D. Rebekah Lipstein, M.D. Mark Liszewski, M.D. Ping Liu, M.D. Denise Livingston, M.D. Rolando Llull Tombo, M.D. Jeannette Loman, D.O. Kristen LoRe, D.O. Beth Loveridge Lenza, D.O. Romeo Lucas, D.O. Lisa Luciano, D.O. Paul Luparello, M.D. Megan Lynam, DPM Carmelita Mabanta, M.D. Matthew MacCarrick, M.D. Rose Mack, D.O. William Maggio, M.D. John Mak, M.D. Junsuke Maki, M.D. Ahmed Mami, M.D. Jessica Mann, M.D. Michael Manuel, M.D. Marina Markos, M.D. Mark Martens, M.D. James Martin, M.D. Alpana Marwaha, M.D. Julie Master, D.O. Ajay Mathur, M.D. Gerald Mauriello, DPM Lourdes McAlarney, M.D. Kevin McDaid, M.D. James McDermott, D.O. John McDermott, D.O. Erin McFeely, M.D. Aditya Mehra, M.D. Keith Meltzer, M.D. Michael Menack, M.D. Joshua Mendelson, M.D. Jorge Mendez, M.D. Pierre Mendoza, M.D. Laleh Merikhi, M.D. John Merlino, D.O. Marc Milano, M.D. Christine Miller, M.D. Douglas Miller, M.D. Edward Millward, DMD Monica Mishra, M.D. Tusharkumar Mistry, M.D. Richard Mojares, M.D. Thomas Molinaro, M.D. James Monica, M.D. GianeCarla Montero, M.D. Amy Morano, M.D. Aaron Morgan, M.D. Benjamin Morgan, M.D. Illiana Morgan, M.D. Vincent Moss, M.D. Srinivasa Movva, M.D. Lawrence Mueller, M.D. Timothy Mui, M.D. Robert Murphy, M.D. Ryan Murphy, M.D. Robert Muscio, M.D. Revathi Naadimuthu, M.D. Nader Nakhleh, D.O. Alan Nasar, M.D. Christine Nashed, DPM M. Usman Nasir Khan, M.D. Evan Naylor, M.D. Jason Nehmad, M.D. Stephen Newman, M.D. Hamid Nia, M.D. Jason Nitche, M.D. Desmond Nunan, D.O. Michael O’Hara, D.O. Mary Clare O’Keefe, M.D. Terence O’Loughlin, M.D. Sirin Ocharoen, DMD Edward Olsen, DMD Oscar Ortiz, M.D. Kolawole Oyelese, M.D. Anil Pahuja, M.D. Dominic Pamintuan, M.D. Rupa Panchal, M.D. Nicole Pantano, D.O. Tommasina Papa-Rugino, M.D. Elena Pappas, D.O. Yun Park, M.D. Peter Park, M.D. Kiranpreet Parmar, M.D. Lina Paster, M.D. Apurva Patel, M.D. Chirag Patel, M.D. Mona Patel, DMD Prakruti Patel, M.D. Aarti Patel, M.D. Mayurkumar Patel, M.D. Netrali Patel, M.D. Seema Patel, M.D. Mehul Patel, D.O. Priti Patel, M.D. Jatinchandra Patel, D.O. Dakshesh Patel, M.D. Mayur Patel, M.D. Owano Pennycooke, M.D. Shelley-Ann Pennycooke, D.O. Salvatore Pepe, D.O. Joseph Pepek, M.D. Jayanthi Periasamy, M.D. Mark Perlmutter, M.D. Schubert Perotte, M.D. Rebecca Perril, D.O. Lisa Petriccione, D.O. Edeck Pierre, M.D. Jamie Pinto, M.D. Vinita Pitchumoni, M.D. Matthew Pitera, M.D. Suzanne Plaine, D.O. Martin Pollack, M.D. James Polowczyk, DPM Marie Grace Ponce, M.D. Yelena Potylitsina, M.D. Lev Pukin, M.D. Bradley Pulver, M.D. Carmen Quinones, M.D. Leny Rada-Banat, M.D. Hossam Radwan, M.D. Sreedar Raja, M.D. Vanie Ramachandra Rao, M.D. Anthony Randazzo, M.D. Rekha Rao, M.D. Meghan Rattigan, D.O. Eden Rauch, M.D. Marie Reffler, M.D. Joseph Reichman, M.D. Jennifer Reimer, D.O. Leonard Resnikoff, M.D. Jonathan Reyes, M.D. Amadi Rezai, M.D. Michael Rhodes, M.D. Kathryn Richards, M.D. Timothy Rider, M.D. Cheryl Rimmer, M.D. Paul Ritchie, M.D. Miguel Rivera, M.D. Colleen Rivers, M.D. Hammad Rizvi, D.O. Heather Robberson, M.D. Carmela Rocchetti, M.D. Alejandro Rodriguez, M.D. Susan Rodriguez-Bostock, M.D. Gregory Roehrig, M.D. Pejman Rohani, D.O. Janel Romello, D.O. Adil Roomi, M.D. Marnie Rosenthal, D.O. Jacqueline Ross, M.D. Randy Rowlands, M.D. Manimala Roy, M.D. Thomas Rozwadowski, M.D. Lisa Rubenstein, M.D. Rebecca Rudd, M.D. Maria Cynthia Ruiz-DeLara, M.D. Tiffany Ruth, M.D. Adam Saad, M.D. Vijay Saaraswat, M.D. Ivan Sabio, M.D. Mohammad Safdar, M.D. Anca Salaru, M.D. Elizabeth Salcedo, M.D. Glenn Salcedo, M.D. Brenda Mae Salvador-Goon, M.D. Victor Salvo, M.D. Salem Samra, M.D. Charles Saniewski, M.D. Joaquin Santolaya, M.D., Ph.D. Alexander Sarenac, M.D. Thomas Sargent, D.O. Muhammad Sarwar, M.D. Ernest Savransky, M.D. Jennifer Scheick, M.D. Tanya Schineller, M.D. Jeffrey Schlogl, M.D. John Schmidt, M.D. Adriann Schram, M.D. Jared Schulman, M.D. Brett Sealove, M.D. Mary Sedarous, M.D. Rajat Sekhar, M.D. Michel Serieye, M.D. Amit Setya, D.O. Kara Sexton, M.D. Ryan Sexton, M.D. Ankit Shah, M.D. Kamlesh Shah, M.D. Purviben Shah, M.D. Ajay Shah, M.D. Craig Shapero, DPM Nivedita Sharma, M.D. Archana Sharma, D.O. Shivani Sharma, M.D. Irvin Sherman, DDS Nagalakshmi Shetty, M.D. Svetlana Shifrin-Douglas, M.D. Adam Shiroff, M.D. Scott Shrem, DPM Janice Siciliano, D.O. Kashif Siddiqi, M.D. Sanjay Sikand, M.D. Jagjeet Singh, M.D. Munaf Siyamwala, M.D. Gregg Slater, M.D. Timothy Slaven, D.O. George Smith, M.D. Adi Smolinsky, M.D. Thomas Sniscak, DMD David Sobel, M.D. Edward Soffen, M.D. Ramon Solhkhah, M.D. Monir Soliman, M.D. Elie Soussan, M.D. Oluseun Sowemimo, M.D. Liana Spano-Brennan, D.O. Sharon Steinman, M.D. Borislav Stoev, D.O. Agnes Sulewski, D.O. Jana Sulzer, M.D. Subha Sundararajan, M.D. Kathleen Swayne, M.D. Michael Sze, M.D. Leslie Taguba-Madrid, M.D. Imad Tamimi, DMD Kong Tan, M.D. Meridian Health’s Medical/Dental Staff Achievements / 82 Feng Tao, M.D. Joseph Tauro, M.D. Isaac Tawfik, M.D. Paul Tayoun, M.D. Michelle Teresh, M.D. Michael Terreri, M.D. Sunil Thacker, M.D. Harshada Thaker, M.D. Manoj Thakker, M.D. Davis Thomas, DDS Adam Toll, M.D. Ilana Torine, D.O. Vincent Tran, D.O. Rupan Trikha, M.D. Deep Trivedi, M.D. Alex Troncoso, M.D. Hadley Trotter, M.D. Brian Truxal, M.D. Dominick Tuason, M.D. Feza Tunc, M.D. Qazi Uddin, M.D. Maria Angela UmaliPamintuan, M.D. Florence Unuigbe, M.D. Augustine Unuigbe, M.D. Sandeepa Utpat, M.D. Peter Valko, M.D. Jeffrey Van Gelderen, M.D. Ajay Varma, M.D. Diane Verga, M.D. Lisa Vernon, M.D. Ronald Villanueva, M.D. Philip Vincent, M.D. Cristian Vladu, M.D. Ana Vladu, M.D. Amy Vogia, D.O. Boris Volshteyn, M.D. Usman Waheed, M.D. David Walor, M.D. Ethan Wasserman, M.D. Mitchell Weinberg, M.D. Douglas Weine, M.D. Leonard Weiner, M.D. David Wells-Roth, M.D. Ernest Wiggins, M.D. Daniel Winston, DDS Matthew Wolenski, M.D. Brian Wolfman, M.D. Meghan Womack, M.D. Jessica Wood, D.O. Jeffrey Wu, M.D. Mariusz Wysoczanski, M.D. Jinghui Xie, M.D. Vanitha Yadalla, M.D. Praveen Yalamanchili, M.D. Jun Yang, M.D. Rayson Yang, M.D. Mahmoud Yassin, M.D. Benjamin Youdelman, M.D. John Young, DDS Andrew Youssouf, M.D. Ann-Lee Yuan, M.D. Anthony Yudd, M.D. Sharon Yuen, M.D. Antoanela Zaharia, M.D. Lisa Zahn, M.D. Jennifer Zaitz, D.O. Eugenia Zilber, M.D. Denise Zingrone, D.O. Christopher Zukowski, D.O. Eugene Zurkovsky, M.D.