Faculty

Orthopedic Surgery Residency Program

Jason D. Cohen, MD Jason D. Cohen, MD
Chairman
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Maryland Spine and Scoliosis Center

Steve J. Paragioudakis, MD Steve J. Paragioudakis, MD
Program Director
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Fellowship: Stanford University, St. Mary’s Medical Center

Foot and Ankle

Glenn Gabisan, MD Glenn Gabisan, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania

Aron M. Green, MD Aron M. Green, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: AGH

Lance A. Markbreiter, MD Lance A. Markbreiter, MD
Residency: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery

Hand and Upper Extremity

David R. Gentile, MD David R. Gentile, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: University of Utah

Teddy L. Atik, MD Teddy L. Atik, MD
Residency: New York University
Fellowship: Hospital for Joint Diseases (NYC)

Raymond G. Decker Jr, MD Raymond G. Decker Jr, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Tampa General Hospital

Gregory G. Fedorcik, MD Gregory G. Fedorcik, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Duke University

Jason D. Cohen, MD George M. Gabuzda, MD
Residency: University of Connecticut
Fellowship: Tufts University

Gary M. Pess, MD Gary M. Pess, MD
Residency: New York University
Fellowship: Massachusetts General Hospital

Christopher D. Johnson, MD Christopher D. Johnson, MD
Residency: RWJUH – St. Peter’s Medical Center
Fellowship: Indiana Center for Surgery and Rehabilitation of the Hand

Kevin C. McDaid, MD Kevin C. McDaid, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: The Hand Center of San Antonio

default image Michael S. Risin, MD
Residency: UPMC
Fellowship: UPMC

Arthur P. Vasen, MD Arthur P. Vasen, MD
Residency: Case Western Reserve
Fellowship: Brigham & Women’s Hospital Harvard Medical School

Monika Debkowska, MD Monika Debkowska, MD
Residency: Virginia Commonwealth University
Fellowship: Stony Brook University Hospital

Joseph Gower, MD Joseph Gower, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: New York University

Jeremy Ruskin, MD Jeremy Ruskin, MD
Residency: Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School
Fellowship: Stony Brook University Hospital

Harsh Shah, MD Harsh Shah, MD
Residency: University of Miami
Fellowship: Allegheny General Hospital

Spine

Jason D. Cohen, MD Jason D. Cohen, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Maryland Spine and Scoliosis Center

Marc S. Menkowitz, MD Marc S. Menkowitz, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: New York Spine Institute at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Steve J. Paragioudakis, MD Steve J. Paragioudakis, MD
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Fellowship: Stanford University, St. Mary’s Medical Center

Praveen K. Yalamanchili, MD Praveen K. Yalamanchili, MD
Residency: UMDNJ / New Jersey Medical School
Fellowship: Emory University

Benjamin Giliberti, MD Benjamin Giliberti, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University

Cary D. Glastein, MD Cary D. Glastein, MD
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery

Hoan-Vu Nguyen, MD Hoan-Vu Nguyen, MD
Residency: Penn State – Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Fellowship: San Diego Center for Spinal Disorders

Vincent Buddle, DO Vincent Buddle, DO
Residency: Rowan University School of Osteopathic Medicine
Fellowship: Beaumont Health Orthopaedic Surgery of the Spine

Sports Medicine

Christopher J. Spagnuola, MD Christopher J. Spagnuola, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University

Gregg R. Foos, MD Gregg R. Foos, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Southern California Orthopedic Institute

Brian M. Torpey, MD Brian M. Torpey, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Johns Hopkins University (Sports Medicine and Shoulder Reconstruction) UMDNJ (Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery)

Kenneth Y. Chern, MD Kenneth Y. Chern, MD
Residency: Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center
Fellowship: Baptist Hospital (Nashville, TN)

Sunil Thacker, MD Sunil Thacker, MD
Residency: UMDNJ – New Jersey Medical School
Fellowship: University of Pennsylvania

default image Charles C. Rizzo, MD
Residency: New York University
Fellowship: Thomas Jefferson University

Harry A. Bade, III, MD Harry A. Bade, III, MD
Residency: Hospital for Special Surgery
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery (Shoulder and Hand Surgery), Duke University (Hand Replantation/Microsurgery), St. Luke’s – Roosevelt Hospital Center (Hand Surgery)

Shoulder and Elbow

Allen Nicholson, MD Allen Nicholson, MD
Residency: Yale New Haven Hospital
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery and New York Presbyterian Hospital

Orthopaedic Trauma

Sergei Pushilin, MD Sergei Pushilin, MD
Residency: SUNY Downstate
Fellowship: UPMC

David Polonet, MD David Polonet, MD
Residency: SUNY Stony Brook
Fellowship: Harborview Medical Center

Mark Reilly, MD Mark Reilly, MD
Residency: UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship: USC Medical Center/Hospital of the Good Samaritan

Orthopaedic Oncology

Joseph Benevenia, MD Joseph Benevenia, MD
Residency: Rutgers University Hospital – Newark
Fellowship: Case Western Reserve

Joseph Ippolito, MD Joseph Ippolito, MD
Residency: Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Fellowship: University of Chicago

Adult Reconstruction

Michael G. Absatz, MD Michael G. Absatz, MD
Residency: New York University
Fellowship: Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Clinic

David L. Chalnick, MD David L. Chalnick, MD
Residency: Albany Medical Center
Fellowship: Insall Scott Kelly Institute, Beth Israel North Hospital

Mark W. Gesell, MD Mark W. Gesell, MD
Residency: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson
Fellowship: Hospital for Special Surgery

Joel P. Fechisin, MD Joel P. Fechisin, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Insall Scott Kelly Institute

Arthur K. Mark, MD Arthur K. Mark, MD
Residency: Albert Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital

Bert Parcells, MD Bert Parcells, MD
Residency: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson
Fellowship: Bern University Hospital

Julian Zangrilli, DO Julian Zangrilli, DO
Residency: Jefferson Health of New Jersey
Fellowship: Wake Forest School of Medicine

Pediatric Orthopaedics

Lawrence M. Stankovits, MD Lawrence M. Stankovits, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: A.I. duPont Hospital for Children

Paul T. Haynes, MD Paul T. Haynes, MD
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center
Fellowship: Albert Einstein College of Medicine Montefiore Medical Center (Pediatric Sports Medicine, Limb & Pediatric Spine Deformity), Staten Island Orthopedics & Sports Medicine (Arthroscopy)

Christos Plakas, MD Christos Plakas, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Montefiore Medical Center

Evan Curatolo, MD Evan Curatolo, MD
Residency: Monmouth Medical Center
Fellowship: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia