Hackensack University Medical Center Included In Castle Connolly’s Top Doctor Picks In The New York Metro Area

Hackensack University Medical Center (HUMC) is not alone when it comes to recognizing its outstanding medical staff as the cornerstone of the quality care provided, and has been recognized by some of the most premier indicators of quality in the nation. Its team of providers works tirelessly to ensure its patients receive exceptional healthcare, and has achieved the trust and confidence of both patients and caregivers.

“We are pleased to announce that once again, many of our physicians were recently listed in the 12th edition of The Castle Connolly Guide to ‘Top Doctors - New York Metro Area,” said John P. Ferguson, president and chief executive officer at HUMC. “It’s become a wonderful tradition to recognize our doctors at Hackensack University Medical Center that are included as physicians in ‘Top Doctors Lists.”

The following physicians are listed in the Castle Connolly Guide “Top Doctors:”

Allergy and Immunology: Mary Ann Michelis, M.D.; Cardiovascular Disease: Sheldon Eisenberg, M.D.; Jacob I. Haft, M.D.; David B. Landers, M.D.; Joel Landzberg, M.D.; Henry Lau, M.D.; Rick Pumill, M.D.; Constantine Rossakis, M.D.; William Salerno, M.D.; Louis E. Teichholz, M.D.; Murray Weinstock, M.D.; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry: Illisse Perlmutter, M.D.; and Clinical Genetics: Robert Wallerstein, M.D.; Colon and Rectal Surgery: Mark E. Helbraun, M.D.; Dermatology: Robin Ashinoff, M.D.; Diagnostic Radiology: Joel Budin, M.D.; Melissa S. Liebling, M.D.; Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism: Mark Wiesen, M.D.; Gastroenterology: David Feit, M.D.; George A. Nikias, M.D.; Gynecologic Oncology: Iraj Gafori, M.D.; Hand Surgery: Frederick Fakharzadeh, M.D.; Mark Gurland, M.D.; Roger G. Rosenstein, M.D.; Hematology: Scott D. Rowley, M.D.; Infectious Disease: Cristina E. Cicogna, M.D.; Jerome F. Levine, M.D.; Internal Medicine: Thomas A. Cacciola, M.D.; Evan G. Kushner, M.D.; Interventional Cardiology: Elliot S. Lichtstein, M.D.; Medical Oncology: Andre Goy, M.D.; Harry Harper, M.D.; Mark Pascal, M.D.; Andrew L. Pecora, M.D.; Stanley Waintraub, M.D.; Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine: Harold Perl, M.D.; Nephrology: Howard Weizman, M.D.; Neurological Surgery: Arno H. Fried, M.D.; Patrick A. Roth, M.D.; Roy D. Vingan, M.D.; Nuclear Medicine: Harry Agress, Jr., M.D.; Obstetrics and Gynecology: Andrew F. Rubenstein, M.D.; Ophthalmology: Glenn Silbert, M.D.; Orthopedic Surgery: Mark Berman, M.D.; Mark H. Hartzband, M.D.; Otolaryngology: Ronald B. Low, M.D.; Arie Rosen, M.D., Pediatric Cardiology: Robert J. Tozzi, M.D.; Pediatric Hematology-Oncology: Steven Diamond, M.D.; Frances Flug, M.D.; Steven Halpern, M.D.; Michael B. Harris, M.D.; Pediatric Infectious Disease: Jeffrey R. Boscamp, M.D.; Pediatric Nephrology: Kenneth Lieberman, M.D.; Pediatric Otolaryngology: Don Respler, M.D.; Pediatric Rheumatology: Kathleen A. Haines, M.D.; Yukiko Kimura, M.D.; Pediatric Surgery: Frederick Alexander, M.D.; Victor Valda, M.D.; Pediatrics: Hugh Bases, M.D.; Maury Buchalter, M.D.; Paul Harlow, M.D.; Susan Kushner, M.D.; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: David J. Bikoff, M.D.; Gregory E. Rauscher, M.D.; Michael J. Sternschein, M.D.; Pulmonary Disease: Melvin Polkow, M.D.; Radiation Oncology: Glen Gejerman, M.D.; Anthony C. Ingenito, M.D.; Reproductive Endocrinology: Gerson Weiss, M.D.; Rheumatology: Ralph Marcus, M.D.; Sports Medicine (Orthopaedic Surgery): Michael L. Gross, M.D.; Michael A. Kelly, M.D.; Gary Savatsky, M.D.; Surgery: Garth H. Ballantyne, M.D.; the late Richard J. Davies, M.D.; Stephen Pereira, M.D.; Hans J. Schmidt, M.D.; Michael E. Shapiro, M.D.; Thoracic Surgery: Elie Elman, M.D.; Urology: Kevin R. Basralian, M.D.; Michael P. Esposito, M.D.; Vincent J. Lanteri, M.D.; Ravi Munver, M.D.; Jay S. Rosen, M.D.; Hossein Nejad-Sadeghi, M.D.; Ihor S. Sawczuk, M.D.; and Jack Vitenson, M.D.; Vascular Surgery: James W. Geuder, M.D.; Joseph Manno, M.D.; and Charles M. Moss, M.D.

*denotes the doctor is in the current edition of America's Top Doctors.

NOTE: Doctors are as listed by Castle Connolly by specialty and the results are not reflective of any rank order.

About Hackensack University Medical Center
HealthGrades® named HUMC as one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals for 2007, 2008 and 2009. This designation recognizes hospitals that have demonstrated superior clinical quality over a seven-year time period, based upon an analysis of more than 75 million Medicare patient records. These hospitals have achieved better survival rates and lower complication rates across dozens of medical procedures and diagnoses, from cardiac care to orthopedic surgery, consistently ranking among the top five percent in the nation for overall clinical outcomes. HUMC is the only healthcare facility in New Jersey, New York, and New England to be named one of America’s 50 Best Hospitals, for three years in a row.
For more information, please visit the medical center’s website at www.humc.com.