2009 Press Releases

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

Livingston, N.J. -- New Jersey Monthly magazine recently named 153 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 20,000 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 609 Top Doctors, 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 60 medical categories, including many pediatric and surgical subspecialties. Most categories have a standard threshold based on the overall number of doctors. The threshold is lowered for certain pediatric and surgical specialties, where the number of practitioners is smaller.

The physicians from Saint Barnabas Medical Center who were selected as New Jersey Monthly magazine's "Top Doctors in New Jersey" for 2009 include:

Allergy & Immunology
Leonard Bielory, M.D.
Kerry S. Le Benger, M.D.
Donald B. Perlman, M.D.                       

Anesthesiology
David G. Conyack, D.O.
Robert S. Dorian, M.D.
Giovanni B. Ramundo, M.D.
Marcello Sammarone, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease
Kenneth Bannerman, M.D.
Mark A. Blum, M.D.
Fadi N. Chaaban, M.D.
John M. Ciccone, M.D.
Barry M. Cohen, M.D.
Bart M. De Gregorio, M.D.
John DiFilippo, M.D.
Irvin D. Goldfarb, M.D.
Keith A. Hawthorne, M.D.
Domenic L. Mariano, D.O.
Kenneth P. Miller, M.D.
Francis P. Prior, M.D.
Gary J. Rogal, M.D.

Dermatology
Roger H. Brodkin, M.D.
Daniel S Groisser, M.D.
Brian C. Machler, M.D.

Emergency Medicine
Christopher F. Freer, D.O.

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
George P. Gewirtz, M.D.
Sridhar S. Nambi, M.D.
Herneet K. Sahani, M.D.

Family Medicine
Robert T. Gorman, M.D.
Thomas P. Mc Carrick, M.D.

Gastroenterology
Matthew P. Askin, M.D.
John N. Franzese, M.D.
John D. Morton, M.D.
Robert A. Ruffini, M.D.
Zalman R. Schrader, M.D.
Robert W. Schuman, M.D.
Lawrence B. Stein, M.D.
Carl B. Wallach, M.D.

Infectious Diseases
Gigi R. Diamond, M.D.
Lincoln P. Miller, M.D.
Jihad Slim, M.D.
Leon G. Smith, Sr., M.D.
Peter Weiner, M.D.

Internal Medicine
Howard Holtz, M.D.
Stanley Mayrowetz, M.D.
John Russo, M.D.

Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Leon Smith, Jr., M.D.

Nephrology
Alvin Bell, M.D.
Luigi V. Bonomini, M.D.
Inderpal S. Chadha, M.D.
William R. Chenitz, M.D.
Penny E. De Franco, M.D.
Craig Goldstein, D.O.
Neil Lyman, M.D.
Joel Notkin, M.D.
Ajit M. Shah, M.D.
Robert D. Zenenberg, D.O.

Neurology
Marvin I. Ruderman, M.D.
Frederick Weisbrot, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Richard G. Binetti, M.D.
Stephen Crane, M.D.
Gary C. DeGrande, M.D.
Richard DeMarsico, M.D.
Karen Dias-Martin, M.D.
Robert J. Rubino, M.D.
Sedat M. Surmeli, M.D.

Oncology and Hematology
John A. Conti, M.D.
Stuart P. Leitner, M.D.
Richard A. Michaelson, M.D.
James Orsini, M.D.
Michael Scoppetuolo, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Linda Hsueh, M.D.
Matthew Marano, Jr., M.D.

Otolaryngology
Howard M. Berg, M.D.
Laura L. Downey, M.D.
Robert J. Fieldman, M.D.
Jeffrey D. Le Benger, M.D.
Joel W. Levitt, M.D.
Edmund S. Liu, M.D.

Pathology
Michael Dardik, M.D.
Jonathan F. Lara, M.D.

Pediatric Cardiology
Donald A. Leichter, M.D.
Donald C. Putman, M.D.

Pediatric Pulmonary
Gary L. Kohn, M.D.

Pediatric Nephrology
Maria Isabel Roberti, M.D.

Pediatric Neurology
Elliot Grossman, M.D.

Pediatric Surgery
Kerry S. Bergman, M.D.
Eric L. Lazar, M.D.

Pediatric Urology
Michele R. Clement, M.D.
John P. Connor, M.D.

Pediatrics, General
Arthur Butensky, M.D.
Constantinos Kintiroglou, M.D.

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

Podiatry
Wayne J. Caputo, D.P.M.

Pulmonary Disease
Francesco Califano, M.D.
Jack H. Dadaian, M.D.
Efthymios I. Daniskas, M.D.
Kenneth T. DeFusco, M.D.
Smita Shah, M.D.

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

Radiology Diagnostic
Alan G. Dembner, M.D.

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Paul A. Bergh, M.D.
Serena H. Chen, M.D.
Michael R. Drews, M.D.

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

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

Surgery: Breast
Marcie B. Hertz, M.D.

Surgery: Cardiac
Paul G. Burns, M.D.

Surgery: General
Edwin A. Amirata, M.D.
Naveen Ballem, M.D.
Anthony L. Cuppari, M.D.
Zafar Jamil, M.D.

Surgery: Neurosurgery
Roderick J. Clemente, M.D.
Arno Fried, M.D.

Surgery: Orthopedic
Mark R. Drzala, M.D.
Frank P. Femino, M.D.
William Oppenheim, M.D.
Mark A. Rieger, M.D.
Richard A. Rosa, M.D.

Surgery: Plastic and Reconstructive
Anthony C. Berlet, M.D.
Francisco G. Colon, M.D.
Peter Hyans, M.D.
Paul J. LoVerme, M.D.
Reza Momeni, M.D.
Daniel J. Pyo, M.D.
Allen D. Rosen, M.D.
Bennett C. Rothenberg, M.D.
A. Peter Salas, M.D.
Isaac Starker, M.D.

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

Surgery: Transplant
Stuart R. Geffner, M.D.

Surgery: Vascular
Michael D. Addis, M.D.
Raymond Holmes, M.D.
Jonathan A. Levison, M.D.
Amit V. Patel, M.D.
Michael Resnikoff, M.D.
Clifford M. Sales, M.D.

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

Date: November 9, 2009

Contact: Samantha Anton
Public Relations Department
973-322-5425

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