Faculty

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

BA in Oriental Studies, University of Pennsylvania, Cum Laude
MD, Temple University
Residency: Baystate Medical Center and Medical College of Pennsylvania, co-recipient of the Outstanding Intern of the Year Award.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School
Director, Medical Clinic, Recipient of the "Residents' Award", Investigator for the ALLHAT Trial, Chairman, Performance Improvement Committee.

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.
Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School
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.

Douglas H. Zaeh, MD, FACP
Associate Program Director

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,  
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", Associate Division Chief, General Internal Medicine

Tiziana Califano, MD
Instructor of Medicine

MD, La Sapienza Medical School, University of Rome, Summa Cum Laude, valedictorian
Residency: Mountainside Hospital, Montclair, NJ
Chief Resident 2003-2004, Mountainside Hospital
Recipient of Resident Humanitarian Award June 2003
Chair, Patient Care Review Sub-Committee

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

Critical Care Medicine
Frank Califano, MD
La Sapienza Medical School, University of Rome
Residency:  Flushing Hospital Medical Center
Fellowship:  UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson, New Brunswick

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
Anne Marie Gracia, MD
Autonomous University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Residency: UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School
Fellowship: Newark Beth Israel, Newark

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
St. George’s University School 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, FACP
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

Rheumatology Medicine
Fu Flora Bai, MD
Shanghai Medical University, Shanghai, China
Residency: 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 Schoo

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