RICHARD D. LAUDADIO, M.D., OF CEDAR GROVE JOINS VANGUARD MEDICAL GROUP AT LINCOLN PARK

LINCOLN PARK, N.J. — Sept. 2, 2014 — Vanguard Medical Group, P.A. welcomes Richard D. Laudadio, M.D., to its medical team in Lincoln Park. Dr. Laudadio will be assuming the care of the patients for retiring Joel G. Fischgrund, M.D., who has been in practice for 32 years. The Vanguard Medical Group, with additional offices in Cranford, Montville, North Haledon, Oakland and Verona, is regionally and nationally recognized as a leader in providing high-quality, comprehensive individual and family care. Vanguard assumed responsibility for the care of Dr. Fischgrund’s patients on August 30.

“This past year while planning my retirement, I was concerned about finding a seamless transition of care for my patients,” said Dr. Fischgrund. “Finding Vanguard Medical Group, a local practice of family doctors with an excellent reputation for quality care, was that perfect solution. After meeting with Dr. Laudadio, I am confident my patients will receive the kind of care they have come to expect from our practice.”

Vanguard Medical Group at Lincoln Park provides comprehensive primary care for patients from adolescents to seniors. The staff will continue to provide unwavering dedication to individually tailored care for each patient while also adding new resources and expertise to keep all patients healthier. Prevention and a coordinated approach to care will be the focus. Convenient hours five days a week, with 24/7 emergency service, have made this office the primary care providers of choice in the Lincoln Park area for decades.

“The expansion of Vanguard Medical Group to providing patient care for Dr. Fischgrund’s Lincoln Park practice extends our medical services to a new community,” said Thomas McCarrick, M.D., chief medical officer of Vanguard Medical Group. “Our mission is to continue to focus on prevention, wellness and chronic care management across our patient population, expanding patient access to services, increasing outreach to help coordinate care in the community and improving clinical efficiencies that will help lower medical costs.”

Dr. Laudadio is an experienced physician, board certified in internal medicine, and has worked in Bergen County for the past 10 years. He received a Bachelor of Science degree from Montclair State University, Montclair, New Jersey; a medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean, St. Maarten, Netherland Antilles and his internal medicine training in the Internal Medicine Categorical Residency Program at Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, New Jersey. He will be seeing patients at Chilton Medical Center, in Pompton Plains, New Jersey. Dr. Laudadio is a medical advisory board member for the Cuban Children’s Urgent Relief Effort and an advisor for Kids for Kids.

“We want all our patients to rest assured that we will continue to provide our in-depth personal care that they have come to know over the years, and that any patient we have seen can continue to receive care from us through the Lincoln Park office,” said Dr. Laudadio. The current staff will remain in place, including Sue Rose, RN, APN; Glenda Fischgrund; Barbara Stanley; Diane Titus, RN; and Gail Jarolem.

Vanguard Medical Group now serves more than 48,000 active patients in six locations in Northern New Jersey. Vanguard Medical Group accepts most major insurance plans.

About Vanguard Medical Group

Vanguard Medical Group P.A. is a regional primary care practice now serving area communities from six sites:

• 123 N. Union Ave., Suite 204, Cranford, NJ 07016, Phone: 908-272-7990
• 61 Beaverbrook Road, Suite 301, Lincoln Park, NJ 07035, Phone: 973-696-6687

• 170 Changebridge Road, Suite C-3, Montville, NJ 07045, Phone: 973-575-5540
• 535 High Mountain Road, Suite 111, North Haledon, NJ 07508, Phone: 973-636-9000
• 19 Yawpo Ave., Oakland, NJ 07436, Phone: 201-337-3412
• 271 Grove Ave., Suite A, Verona, NJ 07044, Phone: 973-239-2600

Hospital affiliations include Chilton Memorial Hospital, Morristown Medical Center, Mountainside/UHMC Hospital, Overlook Medical Center, Saint Clare’s Hospital, Saint Barnabas Medical Center, St. Joseph’s Paterson and St. Joseph’s Wayne. Website: vanguardmedgroup.com.

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· Richard D. Laudadio, M.D., Vanguard Medical Group, Lincoln Park, New Jersey.