Valley Hospital Physicians Make 'Top Doctors' List

The Valley Hospital congratulates its 147 affiliated physicians—including 22 members of Valley Medical Group—who are included on Inside Jersey magazine’s list of 2014 Top Doctors.

“I am very proud to recognize the many outstanding physicians at The Valley Hospital who have been included in the Top Doctors listing,” said Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital and Valley Health System. “It demonstrates what we’ve always known – that some of the top specialists in their fields practice here at Valley.”

Each year, Inside Jersey releases a list of the state’s top physicians in conjunction with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., which publishes America’s Top Doctors. Based on peer nominations, attributes such as board certification, clinical skills, training, years in practice, achievements and other criteria are reviewed and assessed by a physician-led research team. More than 24,000 physicians and 6,000 hospital CEOs, presidents and vice presidents from across the nation were asked to take part in the 2014 nomination process.

The members of The Valley Hospital Medical Staff included on this year’s list are:

Saurabh Agarwal, M.D., Urology; Thomas Ahlborn, M.D., Surgery; Mutahar Ahmed, M.D., Urology; Francis Alberta, M.D., Sports Medicine; Frederick Alexander, M.D., Pediatric Surgery; Howard Apfel, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology; Eric Avezzano, M.D., Gastroenterology; Jeffrey Barasch, M.D., Pulmonary Disease; Mary Bello, M.D., Family Practice; Irwin Berkowitz, M.D., Pediatrics; Jeffrey Bienstock, M.D., Pediatrics; Jessica Blume, M.D., Allergy & Immunology; William Boss, Jr., M.D., Plastic Surgery; Gary Breslow, M.D., Plastic Surgery; Assia Bromberg, M.D., Pulmonary Disease; Crystal Broussard, M.D., Gastroenterology; Maury Buchalter, M.D., Pediatrics; Daniel Budd, M.D., Surgery; and Jaclyn Calem-Grunat, M.D., Radiology.

Francis Cangemi, M.D., Ophthalmology; Duncan Carpenter, M.D., Neurosurgery; Cindy Chang, M.D., Allergy & Immunology; Patrick Chin, M.D., Ophthalmology; Jeff Chung, M.D., Rheumatology; Kenneth Citak, M.D., Neurology; Rhoda Cobin, M.D., Endocrinology; Thomas Cocke, M.D., Cardiology; Roger Coven, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology; John Cozzone, M.D., Plastic Surgery; Omid Dardashti, M.D., Cardiology; Sameera Daud-Ahmad, M.D., Endocrinology; Anthony Delfico, M.D., Sports Medicine; Anthony DeLillo, M.D., Gastroenterology; Michael Distefano, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery; Sheldon Eisenberg, M.D., Cardiology; and Arash Emami, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery.

Ira Esformes, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery; Frederick Fakharzadeh, M.D., Hand Surgery; Michael Faust, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology; Barry Fernbach, M.D., Hematology; Susan Flanzman, M.D., Internal Medicine; Martin Frank, M.D., Hematology; Howard Frey, M.D., Urology; David Friedman, M.D., Pediatric Surgery; Rajinder Gandhi, M.D., Pediatric Surgery; Bradley Geller, M.D., Ophthalmology; James Geuder, M.D., Vascular Surgery; Carol Glaubiger, M.D., Internal Medicine; Noah Goldman, M.D., Gynecologic Oncology; Howard Goldschmidt, M.D., Cardiology; Joseph Grizzanti, D.O., Pulmonary Disease; John Hajjar, M.D., Urology; Paul Harlow, M.D., Pediatrics; and Peter Heilbroner, M.D., Neurology.

Jay Heldman, M.D., Dermatology; Patricia Hicks, M.D., Pediatric Allergy & Immunology; Alan Israel, M.D., Hematology; Joel Jacowitz, M.D., Cardiology; Edward Julie, M.D., Cardiology; Steven Kanengiser, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonology; Harry Katz, M.D., Otolaryngology; Gary Knackmuhs, M.D., Infectious Disease; Rima Kopelman, M.D., Rheumatology; Jeffrey Kozlowski, M.D., Nephrology; Glenn Krinsky, M.D., Radiology; Evan Kushner, M.D., Internal Medicine; Susan Kushner, M.D., Pediatrics; Vivian Lan, M.D., Internal Medicine; Joel Landzberg, M.D., Cardiology; Evan Leibowitz, M.D., Rheumatology; Bennett Leifer, M.D.; Geriatric Medicine; Elliot Lerner, M.D., Neuroradiology; and Kenneth Levin, M.D., Neurology.

Robert Levine, M.D., Gastroenterology; Seth Levine, M.D., Urology; Lauren Levy, M.D., Radiology; Joseph Licata, Jr., M.D., Surgery; Elliot Lichtstein, M.D., Cardiology; Louise Ligresti, M.D., Medical Oncology; David Lipson, M.D., Plastic Surgery; Douglas Liva, M.D., Ophthalmology; Edward Lubat, M.D., Radiology; Frank Manginello, M.D., Neonatal-Prenatal Medicine; Stephen Margulis, M.D., Gastroenterology; Stephen McIlveen, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery; Monica Meyer, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology; Mary Ann Michelis, M.D., Allergy & Immunology; Laurence Milgrim, M.D., Otolaryngology; Suneet Mittal, M.D., Electrophysiology; Roberto Nachajon, M.D., Pediatric Pulmonology; and David Namerow, M.D., Pediatrics.

Amarjot Narula, M.D., Psychiatry; Joel Nizin, M.D., Colon/Rectal Surgery; Olga Noskin, M.D., Neurology; Daryl O’Brien, M.D., Pediatrics; Martin Pelavin, M.D., Internal Medicine; Reed Perron, M.D., Neurology; Joseph Pizzurro, M.D., Orthpedic Sugery; Roger Pollock, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery; Mark Preminger, M.D., Electrophysiology; Michael Rahmin, M.D., Gastroenterology; Thomas Rakowski, M.D., Medical Oncology, Louis Rambler, M.D., Radiology; Dennis Reison, M.D., Cardiology; Fred Rezvani, M.D., Obstetrics/ Gynecology; Robert Rigolosi, M.D., Nephrology; Arie Rosen, M.D., Otolaryngology; David Rosenfeld, M.D., Psychiatry; and Roger Rosenstein, M.D., Hand Surgery.

Patrick Roth, M.D., Neurosurgery; Mitchell Rubinoff, M.D., Gastroenterology; Scott Ruffo, M.D., Electrophysiology; Michael Scherl, M.D., Otolaryngology; Ruth Schulze, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology; Maria Scibetta, M.D., Internal Medicine; Robert Silverman, M.D., Pain Medicine; Justin Skripak, M.D., Allergy & Immunology; Edward Solomon, M.D., Ophthalmology; David Solowiejczyk, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology; Gerald Sotsky, M.D., Cardiology; Michael Sternschein, M.D., Plastic Surgery; Lynn Sugarman, M.D., Pediatrics; Jason Surow, M.D., Otolaryngology; Albert Tartini, M.D., Nephrology; Steven Tennenbaum, M.D., Pediatric Urology; Jack Tohme, M.D., Endocrinology; and Simon Tsiouris, M.D., Infectious Disease.

Anne Marie Valinoti, M.D., Internal Medicine; Daniel VanEngel, M.D., Neurology; David VanSlooten, M.D., Neurology; Roy Vingan, M.D., Neurosurgery; Anthony Volpe, M.D., Internal Medicine; Steven Waxenbaum, M.D., Colon/Rectal Surgery; Robert Wehmann, M.D., Endocrinology; Darryl Weiss, M.D., Dermatology; Howard Weizman, M.D., Nephrology; Ronald White, M.D., Colon/Rectal Surgery; Marcus Williams, M.D., Cardiology; James Wittig, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery; Anusak Yiengpruksawan, M.D., Surgery; Ignatios Zairis, M.D., Thoracic Surgery; Alan Zalkowitz, M.D., Rheumatology; Luis Zapiach, M.D., Plastic Surgery; Alex Zapolanski, M.D., Cardiac Surgery; Carolyn Zelop, M.D., Maternal/Fetal Medicine; Robert Zubowski, M.D., Plastic Surgery; and Ira Zucker, M.D., Gastroenterology.