2008 Press Releases

Saint Barnabas Medical Center Physicians Named “Top Docs” in New Jersey

Livingston, N.J. -- New Jersey Monthly magazine recently named 156 Saint Barnabas Medical Center physicians among the best in the state in its annual "Top Doctors in New Jersey" issue.  The Saint Barnabas Medical Center doctors, who provide a wide range of specialties, were selected from more than 33,000 doctors in New Jersey.

“As a leading teaching hospital, Saint Barnabas Medical Center attracts some of the best doctors from the finest institutions in the country,” says John F. Bonamo, M.D., M.S., Executive Director of Saint Barnabas Medical Center. “This latest list of recognized physicians truly shows that the depth of medical expertise at Saint Barnabas Medical Center is exceptional.”

For this year’s list of 573 Top Doctors, representing just 1.7 percent of doctors with valid New Jersey licenses, New Jersey Monthly commissioned an independent survey of the state’s physicians by the Polling Institute at Monmouth University in West Long Branch. A total of 20,254 New Jersey-based doctors were invited to give their recommendations for this year’s list. 

The final list represents Top Doctors in 57 medical categories, including many pediatric and surgical subspecialties. In most categories, a minimum of 14 votes was required to be listed, up from last year’s 10-vote minimum because of the increase in eligible ballots received. The threshold was lower in some subspecialties with fewer practitioners.

The physicians from Saint Barnabas Medical Center who were selected as New Jersey Monthly magazine's "Top Doctors in New Jersey" include:

Allergy & Immunology
Leonard Bielory, M.D.
Joel S. Mendelson, M.D.
Donald Perlman, M.D.
Steven J. Weiss, M.D.

Anesthesiology & Pain Management
Idrees Ahmad, M.D.
David Conyack, D.O.
Robert S. Dorian, M.D.
Hang Ray Pak, D.O.
Giovanni Ramundo, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease
Kenneth Bannerman, M.D.
Fadi Chaaban, M.D.
John Ciccone, M.D.
Bart DeGregorio, M.D.
John DiFilippo, M.D.
Kenneth B. Gantz, M.D.
Irvin D. Goldfarb, M.D.
Keith A. Hawthorne, M.D.
Stephen Levy, M.D.
Domenic Mariano, D.O.
Kevin McCoach, M.D.
Kenneth P. Miller, M.D.
Francis Prior, M.D.
Gary J. Rogal, M.D.
Paul Wangenheim, M.D.
Mark Zucker, M.D.

Dermatology
Cheryl Ackerman, M.D.
Roger Brodkin, M.D.
Brian Machler, M.D.

Emergency Medicine
Christopher Freer, D.O.

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Samuel Dower, M.D.
George Gewirtz, M.D.
Sridhar Srinivasan Nambi, M.D.
Herneet Sahani, M.D.

Gastroenterology
Matthew P. Askin, M.D.
John Franzese, M.D.
Glen R. Mogan, M.D.
Zalman R. Schrader, M.D.
Robert Schuman, M.D.
Mehul Shah, M.D.
William Sloan, M.D.
Lawrence B. Stein, M.D.
Carl B. Wallach, M.D.

Geriatric Care
Joshua Schor, M.D.

Infectious Disease
Stephen DeFronzo, M.D.
Gigi Diamond, M.D.
Lincoln Miller, M.D.
Leon G. Smith, Sr., M.D.

Internal Medicine
Howard Holtz, M.D.
John A. Russo, M.D.

Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Richard C. Miller, M.D.
Leon G, Smith, Jr., M.D.

Nephrology
Alvin Bell, M.D.
Luigi Bonomini, M.D.
Lawrence Byrd, M.D.
Penny DeFranco, M.D.
Craig Goldstein, D.O.
Neil W. Lyman, M.D.
Joel Notkin, M.D.
Ronald L. Viscuso, M.D.
Robert D. Zenenberg, D.O.

Neurology
Marvin I. Ruderman, M.D.

Obstetrics & Gynocology
Gerald Ciciola, M.D.
Doreen E. DeGraaff, M.D.
Gary C. DeGrande, M.D.
Richard DeMarsico, M.D.
Daria Anna Klachko, M.D.
Robert Rubino, M.D.

Oncology & Hematology
Anthony Botti, M.D.
John Conti, M.D.
Stuart Leitner, M.D.
Richard Michaelson, M.D.
James “Jim” Orsini, M.D.
Andreas Savopoulos, M.D.
Michael Scoppetuolo, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Matthew Marano, Jr., M.D.
Peter Nussbaum, M.D.

Otolaryngology
Laura Downey, M.D.
Robert Fieldman, M.D.
Bryant Lee, M.D.
Edmund S. Liu, M.D.
Todd Morrow, M.D.

Pathology
Jonathan Lara, M.D.

Pediatric Cardiology
John Fernandes, M.D.

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Francis Sunaryo, M.D.

Pediatric Nephrology
Maria Isabel Roberti, M.D.
Jose R. Salcedo Contreras, M.D.
Anup Singh, M.D.

Pediatric Neurology
Elliot A. Grossman, M.D.

Pediatric Oncology & Hematology
Peri Kamalakar, M.D.

Pediatric Orthopedics
David Y. Lin, M.D.

Pediatric Surgery
Kerry Bergman, M.D.

Pediatric Urology
Michele R. Clement, M.D.
John Connor, M.D.
Jeffrey Stock, M.D.

Pediatrics (General)
Constantinos Kintiroglou, M.D.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
John Z. Shumko, M.D.

Podiatry
Patricia Berran, D.P.M.
Wayne Caputo, D.P.M.

Pulmonary Disease
Francesco Califano, M.D.
Jack Dadaian, M.D.
Efthymios “Tom” Daniskas, M.D.
Kenneth T. DeFusco, M.D.
Smita Shah, M.D.

Radiation Oncology
Kenneth Blank, M.D.
Robert L. Goodman, M.D.
Alison Grann, M.D.
Andrew I. Zablow, M.D.

Radiology, Diagnostic
Alan G. Dembner, M.D.
Alan Garten, M.D.

Reproductive Endocrinology
Serena Chen, M.D.
Michael R. Drews, M.D.

Rheumatology
Neil Kramer, M.D.
Jill Ritter, M.D.
Elliot Rosenstein, M.D.

Surgery: Bariatric
Michael Bilof, M.D.
Michael Nusbaum, M.D.

Surgery: General
Edwin Amirata, M.D.
Ronald Chamberlain, M.D.
Patrick Chang, M.D.
Anthony Cuppari, M.D.
H. Stephen Fletcher, M.D.

Surgery: Orthopedic
Mark Drzala, M.D.
Frank Femino, M.D.
John Mendes, M.D.
William Oppenheim, M.D.
Richard Rosa, M.D.

Surgery: Neurosurgery
Roderick J. Clemente, M.D.
Stuart Geffner, M.D.

Surgery: Vascular
Mike Addis, M.D.
Bruce Brener, M.D.
Steven M. Hertz, M.D.
Raymond Holmes, M.D.
Clifford Sales, M.D.

Surgery: Plastic & Reconstructive
Anthony Berlet, M.D.
Paul LoVerme, M.D.
Daniel Pyo, M.D.
Allen Rosen, M.D.
Bennett Rothenberg, M.D.
Scott A. Spiro, M.D.
Isaac Starker, M.D.

Thoracic Surgery
Mark H. Forman, M.D.
Michael Pontoriero, M.D.
Donald Syracuse, M.D.

Urology
Peter Boorjian, M.D.
Michael Ciccone, M.D.
Michael LaSalle, M.D.
Bernard J. Lehrhoff, M.D.
Mark I. Miller, M.D.
Charles Rilli, M.D.
Kenneth Ring, M.D.
James Saidi, M.D.
Erol Ulker, M.D.
Konstantin Walmsley, M.D.

 

Date: November 18, 2008

Saint Barnabas Contact:  Samantha Anton, 973-322-5425

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