
Ruth C. Wong-Liang, MD, FACP
Program Director
Chair, Department of Medicine
BA in Oriental Studies, University of Pennsylvania,
Cum Laude
MD, Temple University
Residency: Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, MA, a Tufts University teaching affiliate, co-recipient of the Outstanding Intern of the Year Award. Medical College of Pennsylvania.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Recipient of the "Residents' Award." Principal investigator for the ALLHAT Trial. Chairman, Performance Improvement Committee.
Raymond Y. Liang, MD
Associate Program Director
BA in Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Cum Laude
MD, Medical College of Pennsylvania, Alpha Omega Alpha
Residency: Baystate Medical Center and the Medical College of Pennsylvania, co-recipient of the Outstanding Intern of the Year Award.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School
Two time recipient of the "Outstanding Teacher Award." Two time nominee for Golden Apple teaching award by UMDNJ medical students, Member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, and Coordinator of Medical Grand Rounds and the Visiting Professor Program.
Douglas H. Zaeh, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director
Instructor of Medicine, Medical Student Coordinator
BS in Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Cum Laude, Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society
MS in Environmental Engineering, Cornell University
MD, University of Medicine and Dentistry-New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ, Alpha Omega Alpha
Residency: University Hospital, UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School, Nwk, NJ
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School
Coordinator of third year medical clerks from UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School Awarded "Outstanding Teacher Award."
Tiziana Califano, MD
Instructor of Medicine
Director, Out-patient Clinic
MD, La Sapienza Medical School, Rome, Summa Cum Laude, valedictorian
Residency: Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, NJ
Chief Resident 2003-2004, Mountainside Hospital
Recipient of Resident Humanitarian Award June 2003, Recipient of “Outstanding Teacher Award”
Cardiovascular Diseases
Harold Kim, MD, FACC
MD, State University of New York, Upstate Medical School
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson
Critical Care Medicine
Kush R. Dholakia, MD, FCCP
MD. LTM Medical College, University of Bombay, India
Residency: Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, New York Medical College
Fellowship: St. John's Mercy Medical Cemter, St. Louis University
Endocrine/Metabolism
Stephen Sherry, MD
MD, University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA
Fellowship: Lahey Clinic Foundation, Joslin Clinic
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Emergency Medicine
Marjory Langer, MD
MD, Sackler School of Medicine, Israel
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital Center, New York
Gastroenterology
Swami Nathan, MD, FACG
MD, Madurai Medical College, India
Residency and Fellowship: St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, NJ
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDHJ- New Jersey Medical School
Geriatric Medicine
Anne Marie Gracia, MD
MD, Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Residency: UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School, Internal Medicine
Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel
Hematology
Robert F. Zager, MD
MD, Cornell Medical School, New York
Residency: The New York Hospital, New York
Fellowship: The New York Hospital, New York
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Infectious Diseases
Hema Dholakia, MBBS
MBBS, Kasturba Medical College, India
Residency: New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York
Fellowship: UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical Schooll
Medical Oncology
John Conti, MD, FACP
MD, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School, Alpha Omega Alpha
Residency: University Hospital, Newark, NJ
Fellowship: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Nephrology
Alvin Bell, MD
MD. Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA
Residency: Harlem Hospital Center, NY
Fellowship: Harlem Hospital Center, NY
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Neurology
David Blady, MD
MD, SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY
Residency: New York University/Bellevue Medical Center, New York
Psychiatry
Juan Riestra-Cortes, MD
MD. Cornell University School of Medicine
Residency: St Vincent’s Hospital, New York
Pulmonary Medicine
Efthymios Daniskas, MD, FACCP
MD, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson
Fellowship: St. Luke’s Hospital, New York
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School
Rheumatology
Fu Flora Bai, MD
MD, Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China
Residency: New York Medical College, St. Vincent’s Catholic Medical Center New York
Fellowship: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Jersey
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Instructor Division of Rheumatology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
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