Faculty

Ruth C. Wong-Liang, MD, FACP
Program Director, Interim Chairman, Department of Medicine

Director, Medical Clinic
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.
Interests: Recipient of the "Residents' Award." Principal investigator for the ALLHAT Trial. Chairman, Performance Improvement Committee. Holds faculty appointment at UMDNJ-NJMS as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine.

Raymond Y. Liang, MD, FACP
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.
Interests: Recipient of the "Outstanding Teacher Award." Member of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee, Chairman of Library Committee, and Coordinator of Medical Grand Rounds and the Visiting Professor Program. Holds faculty appointment at UMDNJ-NJMS as Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine.

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-NJMS, Newark, NJ
Interests: Coordinator of third year medical clerks from UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School. Awarded "Outstanding Teacher Award." Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at UMDNJ/New Jersey Medical School.

Tiziana Califano, MD
Instructor of Medicine

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

Subspecialty and Specialty Faculty

Cardiovascular Diseases
Kenneth Bannerman, MD, FACC
New York Medical College,New York, Alpha Omega Alpha
Residency: Metropolitan Hospital, New York
Fellowship: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York

Endocrine/Metabolism
Stephen Sherry, MD
University of Connecticut School of Medicine
Residency: New England Deaconess Hospital, Boston, MA
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Emergency Medicine
Mitchell Heller, MD
UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: New York University Medical Center

Gastroenterology
Victor W. Groisser, MD, FACP, MACG
State University College of Medicine, Brooklyn, NY
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital and Montefiore Hospital, New York
Fellowship: Manhattan Veterans Hospital of Cornell Medical School
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Geriatric Medicine
Pradip Shah, MD
Gujrat University, India
Residency: Good Samaritan Hospital/Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, St. Barnabas Medical Center, NJ
Fellowship: Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, NY

Hematology
Robert F. Zager, 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
Theresa Soroko, MD, FACP
University of Rome, Faculty of Medicine
Residency: St. Michael's Medical Center, Newark, NJ
Fellowship: St. Michael's Medical Center
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

Medical Oncology
John Conti, MD, FACP
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
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
SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY
Internship: Long Island College Hospital, NY
Residency: New York University/Bellevue Medical Center, NY

Psychiatry
Juan Riestra-Cortes, MD
Cornell University School of Medicine
Residency: St Vincent’s Hospital, New York

Pulmonary Medicine
Jack Dadaian, MD
Seton Hall College of Medicine and Dentistry
Residency: Jersey City Medical Center, NJ
Fellowship: Bronx Municipal Hospital, NY
Faculty Appointment: Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School

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