Meet Our Faculty
Noelle Aikman, M.D.Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Program Director, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Medical School: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Heather Appelbaum, M.D.
Medical School: Emory University School of Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai Hospital
Research/Clinical Interests: Pediatric and Adolescent Gynecology
Rebecca Barnett, M.D.
Medical School: West Virginia University School of Medicine
Residency: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Jonathan Baum, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Hahnemann University College of Medicine
Residency: NYU Downtown Hospital
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Andrew Blechman, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: New York University Medical Center
Residency: New York University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Mark E. Borowsky, M.D., MBA
Director of the Division of Gynecologic Oncology
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Residency: North Shore Long Island Jewish Hospital
Fellowship: SUNY Downstate Medical Center – Cancer Institute
Research/Clinical Interests: Gynecologic Oncology
James Bosscher, M.D.
Medical School: Wayne State University
Residency: Tripler Army Hospital
Fellowship: National Capital Consortium, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Gynecologic Oncology
Joseph Canterino, M.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Fellowship: Westchester Comm. Medical Center, N.Y. Medical College
Research/Clinical Interests: Maternal Fetal Medicine
Jocelyn Carlo, M.D.
Medical School: Universedad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Ellen Conner, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine
Residency: North Shore University Hospital
Fellowship: New York University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: UroGynecology
Erin Curcio, D.O.
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Valeria DiStefano, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Residency: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson
Fellowship: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson
Research/Clinical Interests: Maternal Fetal Medicine
Nora Doty, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Beth Israel Medical Center
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine at Yeshiva University; Oregon Health & Science University
Research/Clinical Interests: Family Planning
Karim ElSahwi, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Fellowship: Yale University School of Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: Gynecologic Oncology
Jonathan Faro, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Technion Israel Institute of Technology
Residency: St. Barnabas Medical Center
Fellowship: Wayne State University – The Perinatology Research Branch
Research/Clinical Interests: Maternal Fetal Medicine
Suzanne Frasca, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Blaire Gumnic, D.O.
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Ashley Haggerty, M.D.
Medical School: Bowman Gray School of Medicine of Wake Forest University
Residency: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Garland Herron, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Universedad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Nina Jacobson, M.D.
Medical School: Sackler School of Medicine
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Fellowship: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: UroGynecology
Sheveta Jain, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Kasturba Medical College
Residency: Staten Island University Hospital
Fellowship: University of Baltimore
Research/Clinical Interests: Maternal Fetal Medicine
Angela Jones, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Medical College of Ohio
Residency: Medical College of Ohio, Christiana Care Health System
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Karen Koscica, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Maternal Fetal Medicine
Margaret Lambert, M.D.
Medical School: Institute of Medical Services
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Kristen LoRe, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Jessica Mann, M.D.
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine
Residency: New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship: University of Connecticut Health Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Maria Martins, M.D.
Medical School: Rutgers UMDNJ
Residency: University of Connecticut Health Center
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Research/Clinical Interests: Maternal Fetal Medicine
Allen Morgan, M.D.
Medical School: Far Eastern University
Residency: Jersey City Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Kentucky
Research/Clinical Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Benjamin Morgan, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Steven Morgan, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Ginja Morreale, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: East Carolina University
Residency: Duke University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
David Moskowitz, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Susan Pacana, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Hahnemann University
Residency: New York Hospital Cornell Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Jennifer Powell, M.D.
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine
Residency: Morristown Medical Center
Research: St. Louis University School of Medicine/Medical Center
Meghan Rattigan, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Pamela Schultz, M.D.
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine
Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Paulina Sedutto, M.D.
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Scott Smilen, M.D.
Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Medical School: NYU School of Medicine
Residency: NYU School of Medicine
Fellowship: NYU School of Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: Uro-gynecology
Robert Tomaro, M.D.
Medical School: Universedad Autonoma de Guadalajara
Residency: Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
Lawrence VanHorn, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: UMDNJ New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Gynecology
Kathleen Walsh, M.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
William Weeks, D.O.
Medical School: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Morristown Medical Center
Marie Werner, M.D.
Medical School: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Residency: New York University School of Medicine
Fellowship: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Research/Clinical Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility
Abigail Whetstone, D.O.
Medical School: UMDNJ School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Jersey City Medical Center
Research/Clinical Interests: Generalist
William Ziegler, D.O.
Assistant Professor, Ob/Gyn, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
Medical School: University of Osteopathic
Medicine and Surgery Residency: Medical Center of Delaware
Fellowship: University of Vermont College of Medicine
Research/Clinical Interests: Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility