John B. Checton, MD

John B. Checton, M.D., has served as chief of the Department of Cardiology at Monmouth Medical Center for more than 20 years. Recognized as one of the region’s leading cardiologists, Dr. Checton is credited with playing an instrumental role in driving Monmouth Medical Center’s development as a center of excellence in cardiac care. Under his dedicated role as medical director of Monmouth’s Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory. In 1984, Dr. Checton was named director of its noninvasive Cardiac Laboratory. The following year, he assumed the directorship of the Department of Cardiology — a leadership position he has since held, holding responsibility over its full spectrum of services. Dr. Checton is board certified in internal medicine and has attained subspecialty certification in cardiovascular disease, critical care medicine and nuclear cardiology. He is among less than 5,000 physicians in the United States certified by the Board of Certification in Nuclear Cardiology, which involves skilled training in the use of radioisotopes for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. A member and fellow of the American Heart Association’s Council of Clinical Cardiology, Dr. Checton received the 2003 Distinguished Achievement Award in Cardiology Practice from its Monmouth County chapter. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Society of Coronary Angiography and Interventions, and the American College of Chest Physicians. He also holds membership in the American College of Physicians, American Society of Internal Medicine, Society of Nuclear Medicine, American Society of Echocardiography, American Medical Association, American Society of Nuclear Cardiology, Monmouth County Medical Society and the New Jersey Medical Society.