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Ridgewood, NJ – February 14, 2011 – The Valley Hospital is proud to announce that the just released 14th edition of Top Doctors: New York Metro Area includes 114 members of the hospital’s medical staff. The guide, published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, a New York City research and information company, includes more than 6,000 top primary care and specialty care physicians. “Top Doctors: New York Metro Area” identifies the top 10 percent of physicians in the New York metro region and reflects the results of tens of thousands of physician respondents to Castle Connolly's nationwide survey.
“I am very proud to recognize the many outstanding physicians at The Valley Hospital who have been included in the “Top Doctors” guide, said Audrey Meyers, President and CEO of The Valley Hospital. “It demonstrates what we’ve always known – that some of the top specialists in their fields practice here at Valley.”
Valley physicians who were listed in the 14th edition of “Top Doctors: New York Metro Area” are:
Thomas Ahlborn, M.D., surgery; Mary Bello, M.D., family practice; Jeffrey Berdini, M.D., urology; John Bosso, M.D., allergy and immunology; Assia Bromberg, M.D., pulmonary medicine; Daniel Budd, M.D., surgery; Jaclyn Calem-Grunat, M.D., radiology; Francis Cangemi, M.D., ophthalmology; Duncan Carpenter, M.D., neurosurgery; Patrick Chin, M.D., ophthalmology; Rhoda Cobin, M.D., endocrinology; Timothy Corey, M.D., dermatology; James Cornell, M.D., critical care medicine; and Roger Coven, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology.
Sheldon Eisenberg, M.D., cardiology; Ira Esformes, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Michael Esposito, M.D., urology; Frederick Fakharzadeh, M.D., hand surgery; Michael Faust, M.D., gynecology; Barry Fernbach, M.D., hematology; Howard Frey, M.D., urology; David Friedman, M.D., pediatric surgery; Rajinder Gandhi, M.D., pediatric surgery; Howard Goldschmidt, M.D., cardiology; Robert Goodman, M.D., neurosurgery; Hamilton Goulart, M.D., neurosurgery; John Hajjar, M.D., urology; Paul Harlow, M.D., pediatrics; and Jay Heldman, M.D., dermatology.
Patricia Hicks, M.D., allergy and immunology; Martin Hochstein, M.D., endocrinology; Alan Israel, M.D., hematology; Valerie Johnson, M.D., pediatric nephrology; Steven Kanengiser, M.D., pediatric pulmonology; Harry Katz, M.D., otolaryngology; Philip Kazlow, M.D., pediatric gastroenterology; 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; and Vivian Lan, M.D., internal medicine.
Joel Landzberg, M.D., interventional cardiology; Evan Leibowitz, M.D., rheumatology; Bennett Leifer, M.D., geriatric medicine; Elliot Lerner, M.D., neuroradiology; Kenneth Levin, M.D., neurology; Seth Levine, M.D., urology; Lauren Levy, M.D., radiology; Joseph Licata, M.D., surgery; Elliott Lichtstein, M.D., interventional cardiology; Louise G. Ligresti, M.D., oncology; David Lipson, M.D., plastic surgery; Douglas Liva, M.D., ophthalmology; John M. Lloyd, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Edward Lubat, M.D., radiology; Frank Manginello, M.D., neonatology; Stephen Margulis, M.D., gastroenterology; Stephen McIlveen, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Monica Meyer, M.D., gynecology; Laurence Milgrim, M.D., otolaryngology; Sessine Najjar, M.D., internal medicine; and David Namerow, M.D., pediatrics.
Amarjot Narula, M.D., psychiatry; Daniel Navot, M.D., reproductive endocrinology; Joel Nizin, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Daryl O'Brien, M.D., pediatrics; Martin Pelavin, M.D., internal medicine; Reed Perron, M.D., neurology; Joseph Pizzurro, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Roger Pollock, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Donald Quest, M.D., neurosurgery; Michael Rahmin, M.D., gastroenterology; Thomas Rakowski, M.D., oncology; Louis Rambler, M.D., radiology; Andrei Rebarber, M.D., maternal and fetal medicine; and Dennis Reison, M.D., interventional cardiology
Don Respler, M.D., otolaryngology; Fred Rezvani, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology; Robert Rigolosi, M.D., nephrology; David Rosenfeld, M.D., psychiatry; Roger Rosenstein, M.D., hand surgery; Patrick Roth, M.D., neurosurgery; Mitchell Rubinoff, M.D., gastroenterology; Maria Scibetta, M.D., internal medicine; Marjorie Slankard, M.D., allergy and immunology; Scott Smilen, M.D., urogynecology; Edward Solomon, M.D., ophthalmology; Philip Sorabella, M.D., radiology; Gerald Sotsky, M.D., cardiology; and Jonathan Steinberg, M.D., electrophysiology.
Michael Sternschein, M.D., plastic surgery; John Strobeck, M.D., cardiology; Jason Surow, M.D., otolaryngology; Albert Tartini, M.D., nephrology; Steven Tennenbaum, M.D., urology; Jack Tohme, M.D., endocrinology; Anne Marie Valinoti, M.D., internal medicine; Daniel Van Engel, M.D., neurology; David Van Slooten, M.D., neurology; Roy Vingan, M.D., neurosurgery; Anthony Volpe, M.D., internal medicine; Steven Waxenbaum, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Robert Wehmann, M.D., endocrinology; Darryl Weiss, M.D., dermatology; and Howard Weizman, M.D., nephrology.
Michael Wesson, M.D., radiation oncology; Ronald White, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Anusak Yiengpruksawan, M.D., surgery; Alan Zalkowitz, M.D., rheumatology; Alex Zapolanski, M.D., cardiac surgery; Robert Zubowski, M.D., plastic surgery; and Ira Zucker, M.D., gastroenterology.
About The Valley Hospital
The Valley Hospital is a 451-bed, acute care, not-for-profit hospital. Valley is the second busiest hospital in the state of New Jersey, based on admissions. Valley was the first hospital in the tri-state area to be recognized for service excellence under the J.D. Power and Associates Distinguished Hospital Program, and is the only hospital in the country to be recognized eight consecutive times. Valley has been honored twice with “Magnet” designation – the nursing profession’s highest honor – from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC). The Hospital has also earned an impressive 10 Gold Seals of Approval for healthcare quality from the Joint Commission, placing it among an elite group of hospitals to achieve this number of Disease-Specific Certifications. For six consecutive years Valley has been designated one of the 50 Best Places to Work in New Jersey by NJBIZ, New Jersey’s only weekly business publication.
