Meet the 2021 Top Doctors for Women's Health in New Jersey - Jersey's Best

Being a 'Jersey gal' isn't always easy, so we hope the following list will be a valuable starting point for locating a physician who will be your partner in care. Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Ah, to be a "Jersey gal." 

Here in New Jersey, you don't have to pump your own gas, and a sweet summer Shore vacation is just a car ride away. 

But being a "Jersey gal" isn't always a vacation. Women spend much of their time juggling their family, professional and personal lives, and they are particularly prone to serious diseases that can be prevented — or detected and treated early — with routine examinations and wellness checks. The health information website WebMD list five diseases that most commonly afflict women: 

• Heart disease 
• Breast cancer 
• Osteoporosis 
• Depression 
• Autoimmune diseases such as thyroid issues, lupus erythematosus and many types of arthritis 

Women also commonly need care in the following areas:  

• Reproductive and gynecologic wellness, both during a woman's childbearing years and in her "empty nest" years as she approaches or reaches menopause. 

• Plastic surgery, either for reconstruction after breast cancer treatment, to re-sculpt her body after pregnancy or just to feel more beautiful and confident. 

• Migraine headaches. Women account for more than 70% of migraine sufferers, according to the Migraine Research Foundation, and many women suffer migraine attacks during their prime childbearing years or at the height of their careers.   

Fortunately, a woman in New Jersey is never far from a doctor. There are roughly 27,000 practicing physicians throughout the Garden State, the Association of American Medical Colleges says.  

Interpersonal skills such as listening, communication, empathy and patient confidence are factored into the decision of who gets listed as a Top Doctor. Photo courtesy of Getty Images

But with all those options for medical care comes another dilemma: "How do I find the primary care doctor or specialist who's right for me?" Sorting through the many options can be daunting, so you need a tool that helps you perform an effective yet efficient search to find a doctor who can treat your specific health needs. 

That's where Castle Connolly's Top Doctors for Women's Health list comes in. 

For nearly 30 years, Castle Connolly Top Doctors, one of the nation's leading health care research companies, each year has asked tens of thousands of physicians across the United States to nominate physicians for inclusion on its list of Top Doctors. When requesting recommendations, Castle Connolly essentially asks doctors: "If you or a family member needed care, which doctor would you choose?"    

So, for primary and specialty physicians alike, recognition as a Top Doctor is a mark of excellence in the profession. And for patients, the Top Doctor list can help them quickly pinpoint a doctor who can best meet their needs.

That is why — as a service to help women expeditiously access the ongoing care they need — Jersey's Best once again has partnered with Castle Connolly Top Doctors to provide information on hundreds of New Jersey-based physicians who are on the list.  

Women are particularly prone to serious diseases that can be prevented – or detected and treated early – with routine examinations and wellness checks by a Top Doctor. Photo courtesy of Getty Images

Why choose a 'Top Doctor'?  

Unlike other doctor-search sites that simply list physicians by city or region — or list only those doctors who pay to be included — each Top Doctor is nominated by a peer, then undergoes a rigorous vetting process by a medical review board consisting of expert physicians from the nation's leading teaching hospitals.  

Doctors cannot nominate themselves, nor can a doctor pay to be on the list. And, once nominated, a doctor is accepted for inclusion only after approval by Castle Connolly's review board, chief medical officer, chief research officer and research staff. 

Not every doctor reaches the Castle Connolly Top Doctors list: Of the more than 850,000 practicing doctors in the United States, about 60,000 — only 7% — are hand selected each year. So, patients can rest assured that they are perusing a list of top-level providers. 

That assurance cannot be underestimated. Findings from a 2018 study published in the Interactive Journal of Medical Research suggest that consumers who choose a peer-rated "Top Doctor" are considerably more satisfied with their care, compared with patients who choose physicians who are less favorably rated.     

Plastic surgery, either for reconstruction or resculpting, is an essential service provided by Top Women's Doctors. Photo courtesy of Getty Images

How the List is Developed 

Each year, Castle Connolly surveys tens of thousands of medical doctors (MDs) and doctors of osteopathy (DOs), asking them to nominate a peer to the list. The survey process is anonymous and confidential; Each survey recipient is assigned a unique access code to the nomination website to ensure that doctors do not nominate themselves. Castle Connolly also reaches out to leading specialists, clinical department chairs and medical affairs executives at hospitals nationwide, asking them to nominate physicians.  

Once a doctor is nominated, Castle Connolly's physician-led research teams evaluate the candidate's: 

• Current and valid board certification in his or her specialty 

• Experience within the specialty; the doctor must have worked a minimum number of years in practice, depending on the specialty 

• Medical education and training 

• Hospital staff appointments 

• Administrative posts held 

• Professional achievements 

• Disciplinary/malpractice history 

• Interpersonal skills such as listening, communication, empathy and patient confidence 

Outcomes history, procedure volume, access to the latest treatment technologies and participation in research also are considered, to the extent information on these metrics is available. 

Once selected and approved, each Top Doctor submits a comprehensive professional biography for inclusion with the listing. 

The Top Doctors list is updated annually, and also can be updated between yearly updates if key information in the physician's biography changes, or if the doctor's status changes. Castle Connolly also continually reviews and modifies its Top Doctor review process based on changing health care trends and emerging research.    

But while Castle Connolly's Top Doctor list includes doctors who are among the best in their areas of practice, it is not a comprehensive list of top-level doctors. Many excellent physicians in New Jersey and elsewhere are not included on the list. 

When choosing a doctor, in addition to using the Top Doctors list, also consider insurance plan participation, practice location and ease of access, first impression of doctor and facility, recommendations from a primary care provider for specialist care and recommendations from family, friends and colleagues.

But because being a "Jersey gal" isn't always easy, we hope the following list, sorted by county, will be a valuable starting point for locating a physician who will be your partner in care.    

Atlantic County

Benedict Asiegbu, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Jennifer Tioseco, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Daniel Morgan, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Finuccia Perez, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stephen Dudick, Plastic Surgery

Adam Saad, Plastic Surgery

Matthew Finnegan, Surgery

Bergen County

Kariann Abbate, Cardiovascular Disease

Jaclyn Calem-Grunat, Diagnostic Radiology

Regina Chu, Diagnostic Radiology

Mindy Goldfischer, Diagnostic Radiology

Joshua Gross, Diagnostic Radiology

Sameera Daud-Ahmad, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Yana Garger, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Crystal Broussard, Gastroenterology

Sharyn Lewin, Gynecologic Oncology

Ami Vaidya, Gynecologic Oncology

Marie Welshinger, Gynecologic Oncology

Vivian Lan, Internal Medicine

Anne Marie Valinoti, Internal Medicine

Irfan Admani, Interventional Cardiology

Carl Saphier, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Carolyn Zelop, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Maxwell Janosky, Medical Oncology

Jill Morrison, Medical Oncology

Mark Pascal, Medical Oncology

Yadyra Rivera, Medical Oncology

Michael Schleider, Medical Oncology

Stanley Waintraub, Medical Oncology

Rakesh Chhabra, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Michael Giuliano, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Sabrina Malik, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Harold Perl, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Benjamin Planer, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Barbara Cavallaro, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Roger Coven, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Christopher Englert, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Michael Faust, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Arthur Gross, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Wendy Hurst, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jacquelyn Loughlin, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jacob Markovitz, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stacy Martinucci, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Monica Meyer, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Fred Rezvani, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Michele Rooney, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Cynthia Sagullo, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ruth Schulze, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Anna Shoshilos, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Gail Sobel, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Drew Olsen, Pathology

Miguel Sanchez, Pathology

Gary Breslow, Plastic Surgery

Stephanie Cohen, Plastic Surgery

John Cozzone, Plastic Surgery

Richard D'Amico, Plastic Surgery

Pedramine Ganchi, Plastic Surgery

Brad Gandolfi, Plastic Surgery

Patrick Greaney, Plastic Surgery

Shwetambara Parakh, Plastic Surgery

Pedro Vieira, Plastic Surgery

Robert Zubowski, Plastic Surgery

David Dubin, Radiation Oncology

Benjamin Rosenbluth, Radiation Oncology

Michael Wesson, Radiation Oncology

Inna Berin, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Dehan Chen, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Michael Cho, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Adam Fechner, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Keri Greenseid, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Philip Lesorgen, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Jane Miller, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Ali Nasseri, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Neil Gonter, Rheumatology

Gilbert Kepecs, Rheumatology

Evan Leibowitz, Rheumatology

Ralph Marcus, Rheumatology

Alan Zalkowitz, Rheumatology

Thomas Ahlborn, Surgery

Marson Davidson, Surgery

Laura Klein, Surgery

Joseph Licata, Surgery

Leslie Montgomery, Surgery

Barry Sussman, Surgery

Andrew Siegel, Urology

Burlington County

Renee Bullock-Palmer, Cardiovascular Disease

Daniel Rosenbaum, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Mary Campagnolo, Family Medicine

Shailen Shah, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Maurice Cairoli, Medical Oncology

Amy Harvey O'Keeffe, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Mark Kuhn, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stacy McCrosson, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jane Noah, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Chike Obianwu, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Michelle Salvatore, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Francine Siegel, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Michael Snyder, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stephen Sawin, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Camden County

Kathleen Heintz, Cardiovascular Disease

Catherine Piccoli, Diagnostic Radiology

Geetha Bhat, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Steven Kaufman, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

James Aikins, Gynecologic Oncology

Meredith Crisp Duffy, Gynecologic Oncology

David Warshal, Gynecologic Oncology

Nancy Beggs, Internal Medicine

Rosemarie Leuzzi, Internal Medicine

Robert Debbs, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Hugh Ehrenberg, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Richard Fischer, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Meena Khandelwal, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Christina Clay, Medical Oncology

Priya Gor, Medical Oncology

Generosa Grana, Medical Oncology

Pallav Mehta, Medical Oncology

Robert Somer, Medical Oncology

Helen Gorlitsky, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Yon Sook Kim, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Edward Klein, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sherrilynn Parrish, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Wanda Ronner, Obstetrics and Gynecology

A Leilani Fahey, Plastic Surgery

Evan Sorokin, Plastic Surgery

Bhupesh Vasisht, Plastic Surgery

Anthony Dragun, Radiation Oncology

Catherine Kim, Radiation Oncology

Hala Eid, Rheumatology

Michael Schuster, Rheumatology

Michele Fantazzio, Surgery

Diane Gillum, Surgery

Adam Holzberg, Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Cape May County

David Cho, Radiation Oncology

Cumberland County

None

Essex County

Linda Sanders, Diagnostic Radiology

Maya Raghuwanshi, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Patrick Anderson, Gynecologic Oncology

Thad Denehy, Gynecologic Oncology

Joseph Apuzzio, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Martin Gimovsky, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Leon Smith, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Dom Terrone, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Wendy Warren, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Edward Wolf, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Stuart Leitner, Medical Oncology

Delia Radovich, Medical Oncology

Michael Scoppetuolo, Medical Oncology

Onajovwe Fofah, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Bellipady Rai, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Kamtorn Vangvanichyakorn, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Eric Geller, Neurology

Bernice Adu-Amankwa, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stephen Crane, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Richard Luciani, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Decca Mohammed, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Seena Aisner, Pathology

Debra Heller, Pathology

Valerie Ablaza, Plastic Surgery

Edward Lee, Plastic Surgery

Paul LoVerme, Plastic Surgery

Allen Rosen, Plastic Surgery

Glen Gejerman, Radiation Oncology

Alison Grann, Radiation Oncology

Raquel Wagman, Radiation Oncology

Natalie Cekleniak, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Serena Chen, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Nataki Douglas, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Marcy Maguire, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Ndidiamaka Onwubalili, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Eugenio Capitle, Rheumatology

M. Michele Blackwood, Surgery

Nancy Elliott, Surgery

Marcie Hertz, Surgery

Vivek Maheshwari, Surgery

Gloucester County

Eduardo Fernandez, Medical Oncology

Stephen Zrada, Medical Oncology

Byron Hapner, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Sean Bidic, Plastic Surgery

Thomas Steffe, Plastic Surgery

Alexis Harvey, Radiation Oncology

Tamara LaCouture, Radiation Oncology

David Lowther, Radiation Oncology

Marcella Nachmann, Urology

Hudson County

Mary Abed, Cardiovascular Disease

Lalitha Masson, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nicholas Scarpa, Rheumatology

Ronald Sultan, Surgery

Hunterdon County

Ruby Huttner, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Denise Pisatowski, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Seth Rubin, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Mercer County

Banu Mahalingam, Cardiovascular Disease

John Sierocki, Medical Oncology

Peter Yi, Medical Oncology

Gary Brickner, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Marc Drimmer, Plastic Surgery

Gary Tuma, Plastic Surgery

Eric Wimmers, Plastic Surgery

Ricardo Fernandez, Psychiatry

Michael McKenna, Radiation Oncology

Debbra Keegan, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Aly Cohen, Rheumatology

Rachel Dultz, Surgery

Alexander Vukasin, Urology

Middlesex County

Susan Brill, Adolescent Medicine

Daniel Shindler, Cardiovascular Disease

Jeanne Ferrante, Family Medicine

Michael Nissenblatt, Medical Oncology

Gregory Shypula, Medical Oncology

Deborah Toppmeyer, Medical Oncology

Gloria Bachmann, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nicole Davis, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Nicola Barnard, Pathology

Richard Agag, Plastic Surgery

Robert Herbstman, Plastic Surgery

Kevin Nini, Plastic Surgery

Steven Shoen, Plastic Surgery

Philip Wey, Plastic Surgery

John Baumann, Radiation Oncology

Ronald Ennis, Radiation Oncology

Bruce Haffty, Radiation Oncology

Edward Soffen, Radiation Oncology

Gregory Corsan, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Jessica Mann, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

M. Suna Qasim, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Rahul Sachdev, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Kumar Dasmahapatra, Surgery

Lisa Hopkins, Surgery

Susan McManus, Surgery

Michael Censullo, Vascular and Interventional Radiology

John Nosher, Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Monmouth County

Shamina Dhillon, Gastroenterology

Mark Borowsky, Gynecologic Oncology

Thomas Hackett, Gynecologic Oncology

David Gonzalez, Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Denis Fitzgerald, Medical Oncology

Mary Beth Browne, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

David Duncan, Neurology

Steven Goldstein, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Evelyn Minaya, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Mark Seigel, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Stephen Chidyllo, Plastic Surgery

Caroline Glicksman, Plastic Surgery

Peter Hetzler, Plastic Surgery

Matthew Kaufman, Plastic Surgery

Michael Nagy, Plastic Surgery

Tushar Patel, Plastic Surgery

Michael Rose, Plastic Surgery

Said Samra, Plastic Surgery

Miguel Damien, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Rany Al Haj, Rheumatology

Kenneth Wasser, Rheumatology

Denise Johnson Miller, Surgery

Ellen Conner, Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Scott Smilen, Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Morris County

Thomas Ziering, Family Medicine

Darlene Gibbon, Gynecologic Oncology

Daniel Tobias, Gynecologic Oncology

Jean Randazzo, Internal Medicine

Muhammed Abbasi, Medical Oncology

Kenneth Adler, Medical Oncology

Steven Papish, Medical Oncology

Robert Zenenberg, Nephrology

Mary Chu, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Patricia Dreyfuss, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Ian Gluck, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Elynne Margulis, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Yashica Shah, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jeffrey Soffer, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Robert Steer, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Joseph Wallis, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Francisco Colon, Plastic Surgery

Renee Comizio, Plastic Surgery

Brian Glatt, Plastic Surgery

Hakan Kutlu, Plastic Surgery

Farhad Rafizadeh, Plastic Surgery

Isaac Starker, Plastic Surgery

James Wong, Radiation Oncology

Kathleen Hong, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Deborah Pasik, Rheumatology

Ricardo Caraballo, Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

David Chaikin, Urology

Sean Calhoun, Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Ocean County

Lynne Einbinder, Cardiovascular Disease

Todd Liu, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Russell Ashinoff, Plastic Surgery

Christopher Godek, Plastic Surgery

Laurie Kane, Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery

Passaic County

Les Burns, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Paul Figlia, Plastic Surgery

Parham Ganchi, Plastic Surgery

Salem County

None

Somerset County

Jeannete Greer, Diagnostic Radiology

Roger Yang, Diagnostic Radiology

Ellen Ronnen, Medical Oncology

James Salwitz, Medical Oncology

Kathleen Toomey, Medical Oncology

Rajiv Goel, Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Suzanne Kabis, Nephrology

James Levey, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Rhonda Sanderson, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Arthur Perry, Plastic Surgery

Joel Braver, Radiation Oncology

Paul Bergh, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Michael Bohrer, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Michael Drews, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Richard Scott, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Susan Treiser, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Sussex County

May Abdo-Matkiwsky, Medical Oncology

Union County

Jill Clark-Hamilton, Adolescent Medicine

Sue Jane Grosso-Rivas, Diagnostic Radiology

Nana Tchabo, Gynecologic Oncology

Michelle Cholankeril, Medical Oncology

Bonni Guerin, Medical Oncology

Lisa Mills, Medical Oncology

Carl Goldstein, Nephrology

Robert Beim, Obstetrics and Gynecology

Eric Chang, Plastic Surgery

James Gardner, Plastic Surgery

Reza Momeni, Plastic Surgery

Howard Tepper, Plastic Surgery

Jane Sofair, Psychiatry

Neil Kramer, Rheumatology

Rodolfo Colaco, Surgery

Julia DiGioia, Surgery

Margaret Sacco, Surgery

Rebecca Yang, Surgery

Mark Miller, Urology

Warren County

None

To search for a doctor in a specific town and/or specialty, use Castle Connolly's search tool here.

This article originally appeared in the Winter 2021 issue of Jersey's Best. Subscribe here for in-depth access to everything that makes the Garden State great.