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Riverview Medical Center Honors Stephen Swartz, M.D. as Physician of the Year

During Riverview Medical Center’s General Staff Meeting on June 8, 2022, Stephen Swartz, M.D. was honored with the Riverview Physician of the Year Award. Dr. Swartz has practiced medicine locally for more than 30 years. This year’s meeting and awards

Ryan K. Kaple, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, Joins Hackensack University Medical Center as New Director of Structural & Congenital Heart Program

Ryan K. Kaple, M.D., FACC, FSCAI is joining Hackensack University Medical Center as the new Director of the Structural & Congenital Heart Program. Dr. Kaple is board certified in Interventional Cardiology, Cardiovascular Medicine and Internal Medicine and specializes in minimally

James P. Lamprinakos, M.D. Receives the HNA’s Healthcare Hero Award

James P. Lamprinakos, M.D., Senior Attending Physician at Raritan Bay Medical Center, recently received the Hellenic News of America’s Healthcare Hero Award. He was honored for providing more than 40 years of medical services to patients, which includes many Greek

Hackensack Meridian Health’s Chief Clinical Officer Honored With Excellence in Health Care Award

Thomas J. Bader, M.D., MBA, senior vice president & chief clinical officer at Hackensack Meridian Health, recently received UHF’s 2022 Excellence in Health Care Award. He was one of 73 leaders from 68 health care organizations in the metropolitan region

Cancer Researcher and Physician Team Up to Fight Kidney Cancer Through Department of Defense Grant

Benjamin Tycko, M.D., Ph.D., a scientist and member of the Hackensack Meridian Center for Discovery and Innovation (CDI), has teamed up with Michael Stifelman, M.D., chair of the Department of Urology at Hackensack Meridian Hackensack University Medical Center and inaugural

Taya Glotzer, M.D. Receives the American Heart Association’s 2022 Researcher of the Year Award

Hackensack University Medical Center’s Taya Glotzer, M.D., Medical Director EP Research, recently received the American Heart Association’s 2022 Researcher of the Year award. The Researcher of the Year Award is given to a researcher who is performing cutting edge research

Aditya Mehra, M.D. Co-Authors Newly Published COVID-19 Analysis

Aditya Mehra, M.D., FACC, FSCAI, a cardiologist at Jersey Shore University Medical Center, co-authored a newly published analysis in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology1. It analyzed hospitalized patients with both STEMI (ST-elevation myocardial infarction) and COVID-19 infection,

Brain Injury Alliance New Jersey Honors Richard J. Malone, D.O.

The Brain Injury Alliance New Jersey (BIANJ) honored Richard J. Malone, D.O., at the organization’s Annual Gala on March 23. Dr. Malone plays a critical role at JFK Johnson’s Center for Brain Injuries and the in-patient Brain Trauma Unit, known

Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Pediatric Nephrology Chief Recognized with Excellence in Care Award by the National Kidney Foundation Award

The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) has awarded its 2022 Excellence in Care Award to Kenneth Lieberman, M.D., chief of Pediatric Nephrology at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital at Hackensack University Medical Center, and professor of Pediatrics at Hackensack Meridian School

Jersey Shore University Medical Center Welcomes Dr. Roshani Patel as Medical Director of Breast Surgery

Jersey Shore University Medical Center welcomes Roshani Patel, M.D., FACS, as medical director for breast surgery, part of Hackensack Meridian Health Cancer Care. With more than 10 years of experience as a board-certified breast surgical oncologist, Dr. Patel specializes in

Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health Pediatric Neurosurgeon Performs First Endoscopic-Assisted Corpus Callosotomy Surgery to Treat Epilepsy

Hackensack Meridian Children’s Health pediatric neurosurgeon Luke Tomycz, M.D., FAANS, working with Dr. Robert Goodman, M.D., PhD, performed the first endoscopic-assisted corpus callosotomy surgery done at Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital to treat a nine-year-old patient with epilepsy. Traditional corpus

Breaking Barriers with Dr. Marian Vandyck-Acquah

Women have historically been underrepresented in the nation’s physician workforce, varying by race, socioeconomic status and geography. According to data released by the Association of American Medical Colleges in February of 2021, more women are becoming physicians – representing 36.3