Long Branch, N.J. – Kenneth Granet, M.D., FACP, has been named Chief Medical Officer (CMO), responsible for the overall clinical vision for MMC. In this position, Dr. Granet provides medical oversight, expertise and leadership to ensure the delivery of the highest quality health care services.
Prior to taking on this role, Dr. Granet served as Chairman of the Department of Medicine at Monmouth Medical Center, leading a department consisting of more than 150 physicians, including many primary care practitioners who deliver comprehensive adult medical services. He joined the Medical and Dental Staff of Monmouth Medical Center in 1993, and prior to taking on the role of Chairman of Medicine, served as an assistant program director within the Department of Medicine. Additionally, he served as the chairman of the hospital’s Ethics Committee and section chief of Monmouth’s Department of Medicine. He has long been actively involved with the teaching program at MMC and is proud to have been honored with several Awards of Excellence in Clinical Teaching. He has been repeatedly named a “Top Doctor” by his peers in numerous publications.
A resident of West Long Branch, Dr. Granet has authored three pioneering studies published in international scientific journals that collected and analyzed data to improve the care of hospitalized COVID-9 patients. He currently serves as chairman of the RWJBarnabas Health Medical Value Analysis Team Committee.
Dr. Granet earned his medical degree at Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn, N.Y., and trained in internal medicine at Cornell Cooperating Hospitals and North Shore University Hospital in Manhasset, N.Y., and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. He is board certified in internal medicine and is a fellow of the American College of Physicians.