I see patients at the following locations:
Englewood Cliffs Office (140 Sylvan Ave.)
Education
Bachelor’s Degree – State University of New York at Binghamton
Medical Degree – New York University School of Medicine
Internship – The New York Hospital, Cornell University Medical Center
Residency – The New York Hospital, Cornell University Medical Center
Fellowship – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Board Certifications – Gastroenterology, Internal Medicine
Honors & Awards
- Top Doctors 2017-2021, Castle Connolly Top Doctor
- Top Gastroenterologists of Bergen County 2013 – 2021, 201 Health Magazine
- Top Doctors of Bergen County 2017-2024, Bergen Magazine
- Member-Select 2016 and 2019, NJ Top Docs
- Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Medical Society 1996,
- NYU School of Medicine
- Recipient of Maurice Freiman Memorial Award 1996 “for overall outstanding and exemplary work”, NYU School of Medicine
Specialties & Main Areas of Interest
- High Risk Colon Cancer Screening
- Small Bowel Capsule Endoscopy
Hospital Affiliations
- Englewood Hospital and Medical Center, 2002-current
- Holy Name Hospital, 2002-current
- Mount Sinai Hospital, 2005-current
- Rutgers Medical School, 2013-current
Other Appointments
- Associate Medical Director of the Institute for Patient Blood Management and Bloodless Medicine and Surgery at Englewood Hospital and Medical Center
- Clinical Instructor of Medicine, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, N.Y.
- Clinical Assistant Professor, Rutgers Medical School, Newark, N.J.
Research
- “An Electronic Surgery Route Sheet, Using the Apple Newton MessagePad”
- “Computerized Curriculum Database Program”
This program was created to search and evaluate pre-clinical medical school courses and is designed to be used by students, faculty, and the Dean of Curriculum - “The Use of Fluorescent In Situ Hybridization in the Detection of the p53 and
Her-2-neu Genes” - “Effects of a High and Low Protein Diet on the Development of Skin Tumors in Mice”
- “Rapid Detection of the Varicella-Zoster Virus, Crucial for Immunocompromised Patients”
Fun Facts
- I graduated from NYU School of Medicine with my identical twin brother.
- I enjoy spending time with my wife, two children, and our dog.
Conditions & Diseases Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Acid Reflux
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Cirrhosis of the Liver
- Clostridioides Difficile
- Colon Cancer
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Diverticulosis & Diverticulitis
- Esophagitis and Stricture
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gas
- Gastric Cancer
- Gastritis
- GERD
- H. Pylori and Peptic Ulcer
- Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Liver Disease
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatitis
- Proctitis
- Rectal Bleeding
- SIBO
- Ulcerative Colitis
Procedures Performed
- Bravo pH Study
- Breath Testing, including Lactose, Lactulose, Fructose Testing
- Colonoscopy
- Colonoscopy with Chromoendoscopy
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Fructose Intolerance Breath Test
- Hydrogen Breath Test for SIBO
- Lactose Intolerance Breath Test
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Upper GI Endoscopy (EGD)
