Left to Right: Jose Bustillo, DO, Internal Medicine Specialist; Patrick Oczkos, MD, Psychiatrist; Russ Bergman, DMD; George Martin, Captain, 1986 NY Giants Super Bowl XXI Champion; Darrell K. Terry, Sr., MHA, MPH, FACHE, FHELA, Newark Beth Israel Medical Center President and Chief Executive Officer; Domenico Savatta, MD, Urologist; Smruti Mohanty, MD, MS, Gastroenterologist; Eric Chan, MD; and Matthew Montgomery, DO, MBA, MPH, Cardiologist.
NEWARK, NJ (September 20, 2023) — Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey, an RWJBarnabas Health facility, hosted its Annual Ray Murphy Men’s Health Night on September 11, 2023 at the Cedar Hill Country Club. Approximately 226 men were in attendance at the event, the highlight of which was a panel discussion on health and wellness issues moderated by special guest host, George Martin, Captain, 1986 NY Giants Super Bowl XXI Champion.
The panel of men’s health experts from Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey included Jose Bustillo, DO, Internal Medicine Specialist; Patrick Oczkos, MD, Psychiatrist; Russ Bergman, DMD, Vice Chair and Program Director of Newark Beth Israel Medical Center’s Dental Residency Program; Domenico Savatta, MD, Urologist, who focuses on treating enlarged prostate, prostate cancer, and other urologic cancers through robotic surgery; Smruti Mohanty, MD, MS, Gastroenterologist and Director of the G.I. Program at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center; Eric Chan, MD, Urologist with the Essex Hudson Urology Group; and Matthew Montgomery, DO, MBA, MPH, Cardiologist with the Advanced Heart Failure Treatment and Transplant team at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, one of the top 15 programs in the nation.
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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