Medical Staff Newsletter
July 2018
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Generous Donation from Medical Staff Contributes to
Food Drive's Success
Joseph Albanese, DO, Vice President, CMC Medical Staff, presents Thomas Yanisko CEC, CCA, AAC, Administrative Director, Hospitality, with CMC Medical Staff's generous donation at this year's Food Drive.
A generous $5,000 donation from Community Medical Center's Medical Staff brought this year's Health Care Harvest Food Drive total donation to 20,187 pounds. S
ince this food drive began, hospital staff and physicians have given 194,917 pounds of food to those in need in our community.
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High Reliability Organization Presentation Sessions for Medical Staff Announced
Presentations at Community Medical Center
Presenters: Drs. Phillips & Nayak
8/21 - 7 - 9 am - Aud. A
9/7 - 7 - 9 am - Aud. A
9/25 - 6 - 8 pm - Aud. A
Off-Site Presentations
Presenters: Dr. Matt Schreiber from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
8/16 - 6 - 8 pm - Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty, Point Pleasant
9/19 - 6 - 8 pm - Jack Baker's Lobster Shanty, Point Pleasant
To register for any of these sessions, contact Angela Clute, Director, Medical Staff, at
angela.clute@rwjbh.org or 732-557-8082.
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The Doctor Is In (the Radio Studio)
Kathe Sadler-Wright, MSN, RN-C, Clinical Breast Navigator, (center left) and Sumy Chang,
MD, Breast Surgeon, (center right) spent time discussing breast surgery and the role of the clinical breast navigator on air with
Sue Moll
and S
hawn Michaels
on 92. WOBM-FM.
All summer long, CMC Medical Staff and employees visit the Ocean County Breakfast Show with Shawn and Sue on 92.7 WOBM-FM to provide updates on hospital service lines, news, and events. This summer's guests have included:
The show broadcasts live from the Community Medical Center Seaside Park Boardwalk Studio. CMC guests air every Friday following the 8:30 am news.
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CEO I Made A Difference Awards Celebrate Patient-Recognized Physicians
CEO I Made a Difference Award recipient Isabel Guerrero, MD, (second left) was honored at the event by Michael Mimoso, MHSA, FACHE, President & CEO, (left) and members of the Patient Satisfaction Team.
Congratulations to the following members of the Medical Staff who were recognized at this quarter's CEO I Made a Difference Awards. The awards are presented to physicians, employees and volunteers who have been mentioned in letters, surveys or social media posts from
patients or visitors.
| Joseph Albanese, DO |
Francis Kelly, MD |
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Najib Alturk, MD
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Alexander King, MD
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Priya Anantharaman, MD
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Stephen Kupferberg, MD
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Vani Andovolu, MD
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Eric Lehnes, MD
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Julia Appleman, PA
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Walter Lewis, MD
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Dennis Asay, PA
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Morris Ligorski, MD
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Wilhelmina Azu, DO
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Rangaswany Lokchander, MD
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Cynthia Barone, DO
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Steven Lowry, MD
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Markintosh Barthelemy, MD
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Vicente Magsino, MD
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Lauren Best, MD
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Anthony Marion, PA
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Marie Bonvicino, MD
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Tittymol Mathew, MD
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Alyssa Bozzett, PA
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Aliona Maxwell, MD
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Kenneth Cahill, DO
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Nikunj Mehta, MD
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Marco Caruso, MD
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Antonio Meily, MD
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Sumy Chang, MD
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John Merlino, DO
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Robert Closkey, MD
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Michael Molina, MD
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Francisco Cruz, MD
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Neil Nagaria, MD
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Steven Culbert, MD
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Yeshavanth Nayak, MD
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David D'Ambrosio, MD
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Ronald Neal, MD
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Danna Dela Cruz, MD
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Gregory Neyman, MD
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David Dickerson, MD
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Yung Park, MD
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Dino Espineli, MD
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Alexis Patrick, PA
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Victor Ferlise, MD
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Adam Repole, MD
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Douglas Gibbens, MD
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Matthew Rosenblum, PA-C
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Thomas Giles, DO
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John Sarris, MD
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Isabel Guerrero, MD
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William Schulman, MD
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Catherine Hanlon, MD
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Sarah Schwartz, APN
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Bassam Hasan, MD
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Amit Setya, DO
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Shannon Hopkins, NP
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Jay Stone, MD
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Steven Ingato, MD
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Vincent Tomasuolo, MD
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Chelvakumaran Jayanathan, MD
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Alexander Torres, DO
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Terry Johnson, MD
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Joseph Triolo, MD
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Rajat Kapoor, DO
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Ronald Villanueva, MD
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V. Paul Kate, MD
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Jonathan Weinberg, MD
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Thomas Kedersha, MD
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Walter Wynkoop, MD
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New Step-Down Unit Now Open
Donna Bonacorso, RN, MSN, NEA- BC, Chief Nursing Officer, Maurice Hill, DMD, CMC Board of Trustees, Theresa Ferretti, RN, BSN, DPC, Director, Intensive Care, Jayesh Parikh, MD, Michael Mimoso, MHSA, FACHE, President & CEO, Rich Stanzione, Esq., CMC Board of Trustees, take part in the Step-Down Unit's ribbon cutting ceremony.
A new 12-bed Step-Down Unit opened on Monday, July 30 on 2E1.
The Step-Down Unit is intended for patients post-ICU before they are downgraded to a Medical/Surgical unit for care, or patients who require a higher level of care than a Medical/Surgical unit but not ICU. Physicians may admit patients to the Step-Down Unit who meet admitting criteria.
Donna Bonacorso, RN, MSN, NEA- BC, Chief Nursing Officer, William Strazzella, DO, FCCP, President, CMC Medical Staff, and Theresa Ferretti, RN, BSN, DPC, Director, Intensive Care, tour the Step-Down Unit.
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CareNotify Brings Patient Engagement to Patients' Phones
Patients at
Community Medical Center are able to register for CareNotify, a program that sends text alerts to patients' or caregivers' phones with secure, unique links that enable them to quickly access important patient information and education before, during and after their hospital visit.
Patients will receive welcome messages, surveys, important information and education about current medications while they are in the hospital. Upon discharge, some patients will also receive post-discharge care plans specific to their condition.
CareNotify is an industry-leading mobile platform for patient engagement, and has previously been launched at Newark Beth Israel and Monmouth Medical Centers.
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Update on Unavailable Medications
The Pharmacy publishes a weekly list of medications that are unavailable due to multiple reasons including national shortages.
Click here to view the list.
If you have any medication questions, call the Pharmacy at ext. 18048.
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Clinical Documentation Tip of the Month
"Complete immobility due to physical or medical disability = Functional Quadriplegia"
- Complete immobility due to severe physical/medical disability or frailty
- Not true paresis, it is the inability to move due to another condition
- Person functions as a quadriplegic without a spinal cord injury
- Severe dementia is the most common underlying cause
- This person may have pressure ulcers, contractures, and are considered "total care," "bedbound," "max assist" and need assistance with all ADL's
Functional Quadriplegia significantly impacts the patient's severity of Illness (SOI) and risk of mortality (ROM). This diagnosis is considered a Major Co-morbidity and these patients are resource intensive.
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Reminder: Complete your Sepsis Education Attestation!
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The following CME programs are scheduled for August 2018 at Community Medical Center:
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08/09/2018
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No CME Program
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08/16/2018
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"New Targeted Agents for Cancer Therapies"
Sumit Talwar, MD
Community Medical Center/Monmouth Medical Center
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| 08/23/2018 |
"New Advances in Medical & Surgical Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy"
Parvez Mahmood, MD
Community Medical Center
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| 08/30/2018 |
"Managing Type 2 Diabetes: The Role of Insulin"
Serena Cardillo, MD
Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
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| Dept/Committee |
Date |
Time |
| Breast Steering Committee |
8/27 |
9:00 AM |
| Credentials Committee |
8/20 |
5:30 PM |
| Critical Care Committee |
8/14 |
8:00 AM |
| Dr. Elmo Samuel "Chum" Golf Outing |
8/15 |
10:30 AM |
| Emergency Department |
8/14 |
8:45 AM |
| Emergency Department Peer Review |
8/14 |
8:00 AM |
| Executive Committee |
8/7 |
6:00 PM |
| Infection Control Committee |
8/14 |
12:00 PM |
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Med Staff Quality Committee - CANCELED
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8/16 |
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| Medicine/Fam. Practice Peer QA Committee |
8/7 |
8:00 AM |
| New Physician Orientation |
8/20 |
4:00 PM |
| OB/GYN QA |
8/9 |
7:00 AM |
| OR Advisory |
8/15 |
7:00 AM |
| Performance Improvement Council |
8/17 |
7:30 AM |
| Pharmacy & Therapeutics Committee |
8/28 |
8:00 AM |
| Radiation Oncology Quality Assurance |
8/23 |
12:30 PM |
| STEMI Review Committee |
8/28 |
6:00 PM |
| Surgery QA&I/PR |
8/23 |
7:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - Breast |
8/13 |
8:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - Breast |
8/27 |
8:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - Colorectal |
8/17 |
12:00 PM |
| Tumor Board - ENT |
8/3 |
12:00 PM |
| Tumor Board - Neuro Oncology |
8/20 |
8:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - Thoracic |
8/10 |
8:00 AM |
| Tumor Board - Thoracic |
8/24 |
8:00 AM |
| Urology Dept. |
8/1 |
7:00 AM |
| Utilization Review Committee |
8/22 |
7:30 AM |
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CMC Foundation Annual Robert H. Ogle Golf Invitational
September 26
Hollywood Golf Club, Deal
Details will follow.
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Changes to CMC Medical Staff
MEDICAL-DENTAL STAFF - NEW APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Alaeldin Eltom, MD - Department of Medicine, Cardiology
Kevin Edwards, MD - Department of Emergency Medicine
Janae Hohbein, DO - Department of Emergency Medicine (board eligible)
Teresa Menadier, MD - Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology (board eligible)
Ryan Natale, MD - Department of Emergency Medicine (board eligible)
Andrew Nguyen, MD - Department of Surgery, Thoracic Surgery (pending litigation)
Nikunjkumar Patel, MD - Department of Medicine, Hospitalist (board eligible)
Liju Philip, MD - Department of Emergency Medicine
Lisa Vernon, MD - Department of OB/GYN
ALLIED HEALTH PROFESSIONAL STAFF - NEW APPOINTMENT RECOMMENDATIONS
Robert Cerniglia, PA - Department of Surgery
Britta Millan, PA - Department of Emergency Medicine
Veronique Nixon, APN - Department of Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine / Department of Emergency Medicine
John Page, PA - Department of Emergency Medicine
Lauren Pellicane, APN - Department of Medicine, Hospitalist Medicine
STAFF STATUS CHANGE - Emeritus
Stephen Newman, MD - Effective July 1, 2018
LEAVE OF ABSENCE REQUESTED
Alicia Attanasio, DPM - Department of Podiatry - Effective July 2, 2018
Vaishali, Moghe, MD - Department of OB/GYN - Effective June 29, 2018
Kala Shankar, MD - Department of OB/GYN - Effective June 29, 2018
LEAVE OF ABSENCE EXPIRATION
Bruce Coplin, MD - Department of Medicine, PM & R - Return to Active Status effective September 6, 2018
RESIGNATION
Portia Groening, MD - Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology - Effective August 18, 2018
Oluwamayowale Folaranmi, MD - Department of Pediatrics, Neonatology - Effective July 2, 2018
MODIFICATION OF PRIVILEGES
David Kurz, MD - Department of Urology - Addition of robotic surgery privileges
Munir Ahmed, MD - Department of Orthopedics - Addition of MAKO robotic assisted surgery, Knee
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Nominate Your Colleagues as Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Rolling voting is now open.
All licensed physicians are eligible to participate in the nomination process, and may submit up to 10 nominations in their own specialties and a maximum of three in all other areas of medical specialty within a calendar year.
Physicians are required to provide an NPI (individual National Provider Identification) number, name and a valid email address, to participate in the nomination process.
The site is open 24 hours-a-day, seven days-a-week, 365 days-a-year.
If you have already nominated your colleagues, we thank you on their behalf.
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