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Mitchell Chaar MD

Mitchell Chaar, MD

  • Surgery-General | Surgical Critical Care
  • Member of RWJBH Medical Group
Languages Spoken English, Portuguese, Spanish
  • At A Glance
  • Education & Publications
  • Insurance
  • Bio

    As a board certified general surgeon, Dr. Mitchell Chaar enjoys the full spectrum of general surgery. He provides surgical care in diseases of the skin and soft tissue, abdomen, including gallbladder, gastrointestinal, and colorectal problems as well as hernias, and diseases of the breast. He employs laparoscopic techniques for hernias, and comprehensive abdominal problems. In addition, Dr. Chaar is fluent in Spanish.

    Clinical Interests

    Breast Surgery, Colon and Rectal Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, including gallbladder, gastrointestinal, and colorectal, Hernia Surgery, Skin and Soft tissue

  • Medical School

    University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2002

    Residency

    General Surgery - University of Illinois Chicago, Mount Sinai Medical Center Program, Chicago IL, 2009

    Fellowship

    Trauma Surgery and Surgical Critical Care - Emory University-Grady Memorial Hospital, Atlanta, GA, 2011

    Publications
    Title: Role of mast cells in scar formation
    Authors: Chaar, M., Gamelli, R.L., DiPietro, L.A.
    Publisher: J Surgical Research
    Date: 2006
    Issue: 130(2):279
    Description: Abstract
    Title: Effects of acute ethanol exposure on the early inflammatory response after excisional injury
    Authors: Fitzgerald, D. J., Radek, K. A., Chaar, M., Faunce, D.E., Dipietro, L.A., Kovacs, E.J.
    Publisher: Alcohol Clin Exp Res
    Date: 2007
    Issue: 31:317-323
    Title: Subcision with a wire dissector as an approach to HIV-lipoatrophy
    Authors: Maguina, P., Chaar, M., Nadimi, S., Szczerba, S
    Publisher: Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
    Date: May 2010
    Issue: 125(5):206e-208e
  • Insurance

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    • Aetna HMO
    • Aetna PPO
    • Amerigroup
    • Amerihealth
    • Cigna
    • Consumer Health Plan
    • GHI
    • Horizon BCBS
    • Horizon NJ Health
    • Magnacare
    • Medicaid
    • Medicare
    • Multiplan
    • Oxford Health
    • Qualcare HMO
    • Qualcare PPO
    • Railroad Medicare
    • United Community
    • United Healthcare
    • United Medicare
    • WellCare