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Left to right: Punit Gupta, M.D., division chair of Infectious Disease; Mona Nashed, Pharm.D., coordinator of Clinical Pharmacy; Vinit Gupta, M.D., infectious disease; Arturo Pascual, M.D., infectious disease; Beverlyann Collins, R.N., director of Infection Prevention and Control Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has been recognized as a Silver Level Antimicrobial Stewardship Recognition Program award recipient by…

Pictured left to right: Ankitkumar Patel, M.D., medical director of Interventional Cardiology; Nicola Kiernan, RN, nurse supervisor; Kathleen Kiernan, RN; Annalisa Cortes, manager of Imaging Services; Amare Witter, administrative assistant; Valerie Allusson, chief medical officer; Timothy Dixon, director of Imaging Services; Jennifer Abitabilo, APN; Concetta Angelino, lead CT tech; Andrea Maestas, medical imaging coordinator; Adam…

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center will participate in the American Dental Association’s “Give Kids a Smile” program on two dates this year, Friday, February 3 and 24, to provide free dental care for children 12 years old and younger. “Regular visits to the dental office set the stage for a lifetime of good dental hygiene,”…

Mountainside Medical Group has announced that gastroenterologist Masood Rizvi, M.D., has joined the practice. A fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, Dr. Rizvi is experienced in diagnosing and treating an extensive variety of gastrointestinal concerns including liver disease. Dr. Rizvi strives to deliver patient-centered care, taking time to understand his patient’s concerns to develop a diagnostic and treatment plan. “I chose healthcare,…

Mountainside Medical Center is excited to honor Ken Ocasio, director of ambulatory services, as an exceptional leader. Ken joined Mountainside in 2019 and has become the type of leader that is solution focused and keeps his eye on the prize to achieve out comes that not only benefit patients but team members alike. Ken remains…

Photo: The Mountainside Medical Center Bariatric Team led by Karl Strom, M.D., medical director (back left) and Kelli Hanzo, RN, director of bariatric surgery (front left). Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center received the Healthgrades Bariatric Surgery Excellence Award™ along with a five-star rating in Overall Bariatric Surgery for two years in a row.  The hospital…

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has earned Thrombectomy-Capable Certification from the Joint Commission for the hospital’s exceptional stroke program. During a September onsite review at Mountainside Medical Center, a Joint Commission team evaluated compliance with related certification standards including use of evidence-based clinical practice guidelines to manage and provide optimal patient care, data collection on all…

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Center has been approved to use Pluvicto™, an FDA-approved, targeted radioligand therapy for treatment of metastatic prostate-specific membrane antigen positive castration-resistant prostate cancer (PSMA+ mCRPC). Pluvicto™ is the first, and only targeted radioligand therapy for patients with PSMA+ mCRPC. The approval makes Mountainside Medical Center the first in the state to offer…

Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Group has announced that Elizabeth S. John, M.D., gastroenterologist, has joined the practice. A fellowship trained gastroenterologist, Dr. John is passionate about her specialty. “I have always loved gastroenterology as our digestive system really does affect so much of what we do outside of how we digest our food,” Dr. John shares. “The mind-body-gut axis…

Mountainside Medical Center is excited to honor Anjannette “AJ” Hutchinson, RN, BSN, manager of emergency services, as an exceptional leader. AJ has been a team member at Mountainside since 2002 where she started as an agency nurse and quickly found that Mountainside was where she wanted to develop her career.  Starting as a full-time night…