Smruti R. Mohanty, MD, MS, FACP, to Serve as New Division Director of Gastroenterology
Newark, NJ, (July 19, 2022) – Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, has named Smruti R. Mohanty, MD, MS, FACP the new Division Director of Gastroenterology.
Dr. Mohanty brings to the position over 20 years of expertise and practice in gastroenterology and hepatology, including specialization in liver disease and liver transplant. In his new role, he will lead the division of Gastroenterology at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center where he will oversee the clinical care, evaluation, and management of adults with gastrointestinal and liver diseases.
“Dr. Mohanty is an exceptional leader in gastroenterology and liver diseases, and we are proud to welcome him to Newark Beth Israel Medical Center,” said Darrell K. Terry, Sr., MHA, MPH, FACHE, FHELA, President and Chief Executive Officer, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey. “His extensive experience and clinical expertise in gastrointestinal and liver diseases as well as his research in racial disparities in liver disease make him uniquely qualified for this role. Under his guidance and vision, we look forward to enhancing our gastroenterology program to continue to best serve our community.”
Prior to joining Newark Beth Israel, Dr. Mohanty served as the Chief, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatobiliary Disease and Director, Center for Liver Disease at New York Presbyterian-Brooklyn Methodist Hospital in New York where he worked with the team to establish in-patient hepatology consult services and a hepatology out-patient ambulatory clinic. He also served as Assistant Professor of Medicine, Section of Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition at the University of Chicago where he played a pivotal role in the hospital’s nationally ranked liver disease and liver transplant program.
Dr. Mohanty earned his medical degree from Utkal University in India and served his internal medicine residency at Texas A&M Health Science Center, Baylor Scott & White. He completed his fellowship training in gastroenterology at the University of California San Diego Health and University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics. He has also completed his master’s degree in Community Health from Minnesota State University.
About Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, is a 665-bed regional care teaching hospital that provides comprehensive health care. Newark Beth Israel is a Top Teaching Hospital and home to one of the nation’s top 15 heart transplant centers, which has performed more than 1,100 heart transplants; RWJBarnabas Health’s Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant Program; New Jersey’s only Advanced Lung Disease and Transplant Program and a Valve Center that performs complex cardiac valve procedures, including minimally invasive transcatheter aortic valve replacements (TAVRs). Newark Beth Israel Medical Center is also home to Children’s Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ), which cares for children from birth through adolescence, with more than 30 specialized pediatric services including New Jersey’s largest Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; and the Children’s Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for the most complex cardiac abnormalities. The Newark Beth Israel robotic surgery program is the most experienced in northern New Jersey. RWJBarnabas Health and The Frederick B. Cohen, MD, Comprehensive Cancer and Blood Disorders Center at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and the Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey Breast Health Center, in partnership with Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey – the state's only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center – brings a world class team of researchers and specialists to fight alongside you, providing close-to-home access to the latest treatment and clinical trials. Newark Beth Israel also offers many preventive health programs that promote wellness in the community, including The Beth Greenhouse, which provides access to fresh produce and health and wellness education to local residents.
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey (CHoNJ), located at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, cares for children from birth through adolescence, with more than 30 specialized pediatric services including New Jersey’s largest Valerie Fund Children’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders; and the Children’s Heart Center that offers a complete range of medical and surgical treatments for the most complex cardiac abnormalities. Children’s Hospital of New Jersey also includes a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit and a Level IV Regional Perinatal Center that offers New Jersey’s only Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) therapy; and the highest level of intensive care for both mothers and newborns.
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