Bergen Magazine March 2022

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Features Does Something Feel Wrong? | 40

In times like these, it’s natural to experience stress. But if stress turns into ongoing anxiety or depression, proper treatment can get your life back on track.

Long Time Snapping | 42

Former Don Bosco Prep star Thomas Hennessy has achieved impressive tenure on football’s New York Jets in the specialized role of long snapper.

Spring Style From The Pros | 48

Four boutique owners in Bergen share their favorite trends of the season and how to make them your own.

Color Me Current | 52

Embolden your spring wardrobe with a few bright and cheery items in Veri Peri, Pantone’s official color of the year.

8 Ways To Look Great | 54

Wear these pieces with panache and you’ll be oh so ’22.

BRIGHTS & WHITES

Refreshing The Nest | 62

Usher in spring with pops of bold color paired perfectly with crisp whites. p.

The central gathering place in a luxury Park Ridge townhome complex needed a redo, and it needed to feel just right.

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No Time To Start A Business?

Think Again | 66

Bergen County entrepreneurs haven’t let the pandemic stop them from launching new ventures. Here’s how you can join their ranks—and succeed.

IN EVERY ISSUE 10 Editor’s Note 36 Health News 132 Be There 134 Where to Eat

ON THE COVER: White tuxedo from Hartly, Westwood. Photo by Daniel Springston.

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CONTENTS

Departments Bergen Buzz | 19 Our guide to new ideas, tips, trends and things we love in the county.

Your Friends & Neighbors | 26 A career under the hood seemed inevitable for “Car Doctor” Ron Ananian. Radio fame?

Not so much.

For Men Only | 28

Get into the swing of things with golf gear that will help you look like a pro—and perhaps play like one too!

Style Watch | 30

Both flattering and fashion-forward, ruching is a trend that is oh-so-chic.

Beauty | 32

Pull your hair back—and your look together— with a headband, the season’s hottest hair must-have.

Home Front | 34

Traditional leather is always in style. But it’s even better when used in unexpected ways around the home.

Tastes | 70

Cooking at home won’t be boring as long as you change things up. These flavorful poultry recipes require ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.

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This refreshing take on a sherry cobbler delivers a sweet and sharp taste—a perfect flavor for spring.

Just Married | 130

These Emerson high school sweethearts postponed their original wedding date. But their big day at their Great Gatsby-esque venue in Ridgewood was still perfect.

Gatherings | 133

Bergenites always show up to support their friends and neighbors—especially when help is needed most.

A Bergen Moment | 136

A local reporter said yes to the dress at a bridal shop in Englewood—and had her best friends and mom with her to share in the excitement.

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The Elements of Style

Probably every magazine editor knows The Elements of Style, an indispensable reference book for crisp, concise language and clarity of expression. But once a year the phrase has a double meaning for me. That’s when we present our annual Fashion Issue, and I ask myself about the elements of personal style. I consider this: When you’re standing in front of the mirror in the morning deciding what to wear, what can assure you clarity in expressing you?

One element is to know what’s current. To understand “what people are wearing” this season—and what designers have been exhibiting on runways—is to be part of an exciting visual conversation that says “now.” But another element, just as important, is your sense of what works for you in any season—everything from height to build to eye color to the personality you show every day (and the one you keep hidden to bring out only on special occasions).

No one can define you for you. But knowledgeable folks can help you pull together the elements of your style to create a look that works.

That’s what four Bergen County boutique owners do in “Spring Style from the Pros” on page 48. Each one picks a clothing trend that’s currently hot and offers tips on deploying it smartly. And “8 Ways to Look Great” on page 54 doesn’t just tick off items that are “in” for ’22— it adds, for each, a dollop of why and a little bit of how.

Want more inspiration? Turn to “Color Me Current” on page 52 to see the wonders that can be worked with this year’s Pantone Color of the Year. In “Brights and Whites” starting on page 56, you’ll see the results of BERGEN’s own springtime fashion shoot, which features styles from four local shops. And if there’s a fashion enthusiast in your house—even a young one—see page 19 for places to go to nourish a burgeoning talent in style.

Style isn’t just in clothes, of course. It’s in home design too. So we drop in on a townhouse complex in Park Ridge (page 62) to check out an interior that combines rugged practicality with aesthetic pizzazz.

It gives “clarity of expression” to the owners’ dreams.

Maybe your own dream is to start a business in Bergen County soon. If so, turn to our special report on page 66 to find out why your timing—surprise!—may actually be spot-on. Dealing with springtime stress (page 40)? Want to hear from a lifelong “car doctor” who won fame on the radio (page 26)? Or the story of one of football’s top “long snappers” (page 42)? You’ll find these nuggets, too, in this issue—and much more besides.

Spring has special meaning for us—it’s the season of renewal, after all. Let’s greet it in style.

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GET A PIZZA THESE PIES

We’re sorry, NYC, but when it comes to dishing out the best pizza, New Jersey reigns supreme. OK, we may be a little biased in our assessment, but it’s tough to argue against our claim considering the top-notch pizzerias in Bergen alone.

We recently featured five of our favorites in our weekly e-newsletter: Amici’s Restaurant, 28 W. Pleasant Ave., Maywood, 201.881.0608. Fans flock to this chic space for their entrees, but don’t forget about the wood-oven pizzas! The Palermitana—with San Marzano sauce, onion, spicy sopressata, ricotta and honey—is a sure-fire hit for any pizza lover.

Nino’s Pizza, 456 Broadway, Hillsdale, 201.497.6900. There’s no shortage of specials here, but one of our must-tries is the eggplant rollatini pie. It combines homemade breaded eggplant with heaps of marinara, mozzarella and ricotta. Pro tip: Customize it with some mushrooms and greens!

Pizza Club, 725 River Rd., Edgewater, 201.945.1111; 17 Outerwater Ln., Garfield, 973.253.1000. Thanks to this restaurant’s two locations, pizza lovers have more than one way to get a hold of the stuffed spinach pie. The double crust pizza is stuffed with sautéed spinach, fresh garlic, ricotta and mozzarella.

Tavolino, 435 Paterson Ave., Wallington, 201.460.3400. This pizza joint is a favorite among locals, and we see why. There are nearly 20 specialties here, and the French onion pie tops our recommendations. Garlic butter crust, onions, French onion broth, melted grueyere: What’s not to love?

Uncle Louie’s, 754 Franklin Ave., Franklin Lakes, 201.485.8840. The Grandma pie here is second to none, but our pick from this local favorite is none other than the Chicago-style “Uncle Louie.” This deep dish with extra sauce and plenty of flavor might even change the minds of some New York-style pizza diehards.

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GOT A PASSION FOR FASHION? Fashionistas- and fashionistosin-training of all ages can nourish their talents at stylish classes here in our county: • Bergen Community College, with its main campus in Paramus, offers many fashion courses that don’t require the time commitment of an associate’s degree. Adults may enroll in hands-on classes to earn a fashion art certificate, a fashion design certificate or a sewing certificate; students will learn pattern making, draping, sewing and more. bergen.edu • Kuka’s Fashion and Design teaches kids, teens and adults of all skill levels how to design, sew and create “couture” designs and home décor/accessories. Offerings at this Englewood studio include after-school programs, summer camps, workshops, private parties and even “sew and sips” for the 21+ set. kukas-fashion-and-design.com • SewnCute in Tenafly has classes for ages 9 and up that teach how to manipulate fabrics and sew with different materials.

Classes have no more than four students for a personalized approach; try an after-school program or the summer camp—or book a private party. sewncute.com

DID YOU KNOW? Paramus, the center of shopping in Bergen County, does more than $6 billion in retail sales each year. Garden State Plaza, one of the most lucrative malls in the U.S., gets about 20 million visitors per year—that’s almost as much as Disney World’s Magic Kingdom.

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THE FACTS ON FOOD Foodies appreciate what tastes good, but they’re also up to speed when it comes to nutrition and health.

To commemorate National Nutrition Month in March, BERGEN spoke with Robin DeCicco, a Ramsey-based certified holistic nutritionist, and Julene Stassou, R.D., a dietitian in Englewood Cliffs, and they debunked some myths: Myth: “No-fat” or “low-fat” foods are always healthy.

The truth: This is far from true, notes DeCicco. “When we skimp on fat, we usually replace it with refined carbs and sugar,” she notes. “Choosing full-fat yogurt keeps you full longer and stabilizes blood sugar while lower-fat varieties spike blood sugar and make you crave more sugar.”

Myth: Eating carbs will make you gain weight.

The truth: Consuming a lot of any kind of food will make you gain weight. The calories from carbohydrates—the primary source of energy for muscles and the brain—are not more fattening than calories from other sources.

Myth: Late-night snacking is OK if food is low-fat.

The truth: Hunger before bed is an indication you’re not eating enough during the day. “Make sure to eat adequate protein and good fat throughout the day,” says DeCicco. She adds that it’s best not to eat right before bed, as digestion disrupts sleep. “We should use sleep as a time to let our organs and our systems relax and re-charge, which can only be done while our body is in a fasting state,” she says.

Myth: A low-calorie diet is the best way to lose weight.

The truth: Burning more calories than you take in will

lead to weight loss, but low-calorie diets can cause fatigue, heart arrhythmia, headaches and constipation, says Stassou. “Instead, eating a low-glycemic diet (fresh fruits vegetables, complex carbs and lean protein) can promote weight loss and overall health,” she says. “Not all calorie sources have the same effects on your weight, so fill up on healthy choices.”

Myth: Probiotic-rich foods should be a staple in all diets.

The truth: While there is ample clinical evidence linking probiotics with a healthy, balanced gut, not all probiotics are created equally. “Concentration and quality can vary widely among products,” Stassou says. Some fermented foods known for delivering probiotic benefits—sauerkraut, for instance—may not do the job “because of the fragility of the microbes and the complexity of delivering them to the stomach,” she says. “A high-quality probiotic supplement may be better.”

A JOLLY HOLI! While some of us usher in spring with St. Patrick’s Day, Easter or Passover, others celebrate Holi, an ancient Hindu festival that honors the changing season, life and love. Also called the “Festival of Love” and the “Festival of Colors,” Holi falls on Friday, March 18, this year. Festivities often include splashing brightly colored paint all over yourself and others—and what’s not fun about that? A few local Holi happenings: • March 20, 2–5 p.m., Fair Lawn. Join the borough’s Holi Celebration— Spring Color Blast at Memorial Park, where color will paint the sky as attendees enjoy music, dancing and crafts. Wear a white shirt you don’t mind getting stained in order to experience the ultimate in a color splash.

More info: facebook.com/FairLawnInclusion/events/ • March 27, 9:30–11:30 p.m., Jersey City. After the party it’s the after party at the Holi Ayee Re NYC Bollywood Dance Party at Dorrian’s Red Hand.

Indulge in the colors of India and dance to Bollywood hits from the ’80s, ’90s and today. (Must be 21 or older.) More info: meetup.com/BollywoodFriends.

• April 21, 2:30–4:30 p.m., Rutherford. Kulture Kool, the Indian performing arts center/dance school in Rutherford, hosts the Holi Art Festival, where kids ages 6–17 can register their Indian-inspired art for a chance to win prizes in each age category. More info: kulturekool.com.

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Trying to find “the one” is hard enough—doing so as a young medical professional who’s working and studying 24/7 is even harder. That’s why brother/sister duo Sagar Shah, 32, and Shivani Shah, M.D., 28, who grew up in Franklin Lakes, created a new dating and social connection app, ForeverX, exclusively for healthcare professionals— including physicians, nurses, EMTs, physical therapists and even veterinarians—looking for love (or even just companionship).

“Coming from a family of medical professionals, we wanted to give back to the industry,” says Sagar, an entrepreneur, “but also help our users achieve their ideal work/life balance.” Adds Shivani, a Bergen Academies alum currently doing her residency at Duke University in pediatric neurology: “The nature of training, with long hours and the taxing emotional/physical toll, makes it very important to find a likeminded partner who understands the demands of this field.”

ForeverX features cheeky nods to healthcare, such as a syringe to show a user’s COVID vaccination status and The Waiting Room, where users can see who’s “waiting” for their response. The app has several thousand users, mostly in the metropolitan area, and membership is free as the Shahs build their client base. “Our ultimate goal is to promote wellness amongst our users,” says Sagar, “and give them a much-needed escape from the rigors of a career in healthcare.”

Learn more about the app and sign up at foreverxapp.com.

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“Being in Girl Scouts can improve every part of a girl’s life,” says Pattie O’Connell of Clifton— and she should know. She’s the mom of 14-year-old Girl Scout Josephine and leader of troop #96357 for girls in kindergarten through ninth grade.

Whether or not you have a Girl Scout in your family, you’ve undoubtedly seen the organization’s trademark green vests—and the ubiquitous Thin Mints and Savannah Smiles that tempt us to break our diets. To hear O’Connell tell it, though, today’s Girl Scout is a pretty smart cookie herself.

“A Girl Scout will learn life skills, business ethics, how to set goals and to face fears and challenges, the importance of honesty and responsibility,” she says. “She will also learn about diversity and how to believe in herself and to build trust in others—and, of course, she’ll learn about friendship.”

March is Women’s History Month, and before long today’s young girls will be making history themselves. Paramus-based Girl Scouts of Northern New Jersey (gsnnj.org) has plenty of ways to get involved if you’d like to help out: • Volunteer. Become a troop leader like O’Connell, or take on other volunteer roles that require less of a commitment— chaperoning on overnights, managing recruitment events or overseeing cookie sales, for example. (Says O’Connell: “I love being here to watch as girls come out of their shell and find their true selves and grow and flourish.”)

• Donate. Your monetary donation of any amount will go toward helping these young girls succeed—for instance, by helping to pay for staff-led community programs, STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education, outdoor adventures or scholarships and financial aid.

• Host. “Allowing troops to meet in our schools, recreation centers, business offices, libraries and houses of worship means that more troops can form and meet,” says O’Connell, “which means [we’ll have] more strong, independent women in our future.” She adds that the girls love hearing from guest speakers with a particular skillset—chefs, teachers, gardeners, artists, healthcare workers, etc.

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READY TO START SEEDING?

March weather in Bergen County is unpredictable, but one thing is certain: It’s a perfect time to plant the seeds for your backyard garden. Some get started at this time of year like clockwork, but others lack a green thumb. Not to worry. Sean Duffy, a plant identification specialist and landscape designer at Stone Mill Gardens in Washington Township, offers BERGEN readers tips: • Though temps are supposed to warm up, plants that can withstand varying temperatures are ideal. “There are a lot of fruits and vegetables that a first-time gardener can grow and have plenty of success with,” Duffy says. Tomatoes and cucumbers typically hold up well and are perfect for rookie growers this time of year.

• If landscapers recently spread fertilizer around your yard, consider digging up and replacing the top four to six inches of topsoil, Duffy advises. “That way you can still plant in the affected area,” he says. If you’re still concerned, vegetables can thrive in pots and other planters.

• Raised beds or boxes—gardens with solid wood or plaster borders—add a level of convenience, as gardeners won’t have the chore of digging and turning compacted soil.

In other words, you’ll always have the perfect mix when you add topsoil to the box.

• Keep in mind that plants like tomatoes require at least eight hours of direct sunlight, preferably warm afternoon daylight. Whether you’re using pots, boxes or an open bed of dirt, seeds should have ample space to grow and absorb water and nutrients. “Each plant needs about 2 to 3 feet; the more room the better,” says Duffy.

new housing complexes are popping up left and right in our county. Here are three: • The Enclave, Old Tappan. Realtor Attilio Adamo and his team at The Adamo Group are talking up 79 boutique townhouses at The Enclave, a community of new-construction homes on Old Tappan Road. Says Adamo: “I’m honored to have been chosen by K. Hovanian Homes to represent this wonderful new community in the heart of Old Tappan.” Buyers may choose from four different style townhomes, which range in price from $899,900 up to around $1,079,990 and have between 2,500 and 3,041 square feet of space, respectively. More info: theadamogroupnj.com • 66 Kinderkamack Rd., Oradell. This still-unnamed complex is in its very early stages, but we do know it’s approved for construction. The mixed-use property will contain 33 apartments (1–3 bedrooms), parking for residents and communal space on the main level with a community room, a game room, a gym and bike storage. More info: Contact the Oradell zoning officer at sdepken@oradell.org.

• Thrive, Montvale. Across from the Wegmans shopping center at DePiero’s Farm on Grand Avenue is a luxury assisted-living community that’s wrapping up construction. Unlike the senior centers of yesteryear, Thrive features an enormous “social court” greenspace in which guests can mingle, a playground for residents’ grandkids, a beauty/barber shop and modern “farmhouse chic” interior décor. It’s slated to open this spring, and is currently scheduling tours for prospective residents and their families. More info: thrivesl.com/Montvale.

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Dog: Roxie, almost 2-year-old dachshund Owners: Lauren and Stu Davis of Cresskill Even before they got married, this young couple knew they wanted a dog to join their family, and the early days of the pandemic—when Lauren was working from home—seemed the perfect time to get one. The couple opted for a dachshund because most of Stu’s family has them as pets, and they matched with a red-and-brown brindle doxie through a breeder in Virginia. Now this 20-pound doggy is the perfect addition to the household.

Roxie the doxie loves barking at birds in the backyard, letting her humans know what she’s thinking with a multitude of expressions and going for walks at Westwood’s Westvale Park and Van Saun Park in Paramus. Perhaps she’s a feminist, because one of her favorite walks is The Women’s Federation Monument hike at Palisades Interstate Park. “Roxie is a great snuggler and always ready to cheer you up with kisses,” says Lauren. Her humans run a Facebook group called Dachshunds of New Jersey, and they’d love to meet more Bergen-based doxies. You can follow Roxie’s adventures @doxie.roxie on Instagram too!

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SEASON O’ THE GREEN Can’t make it to Ireland for St. Patrick’s Day this year? Being here in Bergen County—where about 107,000 residents claim Irish ancestry—is the next best thing. Here are a few ways you can unleash your inner Irish spirit around March 17: —Get your gear at Carrick Mor (212 Rock Rd., Glen Rock, 201.444.9230; carrickmor. com). The quaint shop offers “gifts from Ireland,” such as jewelry, home goods, caps and capes. Stop by the store or visit the website for details about a custom golf trip to Ireland.

—Join the parade in Bergenfield. The Council of Irish Associations of Greater Bergen County will hold its 40th annual event on March 13, honoring Grand Marshal Kieran Lynch. (There’s another parade March 20 in nearby Pearl River in

Rockland County, N.Y.) —Raise a pint of Guinness at Blarney Station (258 Park Ave., Rutherford, 201.531.0001; blarneystation.com). Besides a cold one, guests can also feast on an Irish breakfast, shepherd’s pie and corned beef sandwiches.

Five other Irish pubs to try: • Brady’s at the Station, 5 W. Main St., Ramsey, 201.327.9748; bradysramsey.com • Brady’s Fox Hunt Inn, 201 Livingston St., Northvale, 201.784.8047; bradysfoxhuntinn. com • Davey’s Irish Pub, 5 Park St., Montvale, 201.391.9356; daveyspub.com • P.J. Finnegan’s, 274 Fairview Ave., Westwood, 201.664.7576; pjfinnegans.com • Tommy Fox’s Public House, 32 S. Washington Ave., Bergenfield, 201.384.0900; tommyfoxs.com

‘SPRINGING FORWARD’: A HOW-TO “I’m ready to lose an hour of sleep!” said no one ever, which makes the adjustment to Daylight Saving Time all the more difficult. Ahead of changing the clocks on March 13, BERGEN asked Joshua Tal, Ph.D., a sleep psychologist in Englewood, to share tips on how to make this transition less terrible: • Make gradual adjustments. Preparation is key, both mentally and physically, says Tal. “There may be some sleep loss, but this is OK, and it’s temporary,” he says. He also suggests taking a few nights to go to sleep an hour later and wake up an hour later if your schedule permits.

• Prepare for that afternoon slump. Though the “circadian dip” we feel between 1 and 3 p.m. as we metabolize our lunch can’t be prevented, it can be decreased, says Tal. “Eat breakfast and small, healthy snacks during the day and exercise daily,”

he says. “You can also plan your easiest tasks during this period, so the circadian dip doesn’t affect your productivity as much.”

• Don’t take your work to bed. Working from home during the pandemic has blurred the lines of work/life balance; Tal says it’s imperative to keep physical work and business conversations out of the bedroom. He adds: “The sleep loss of Daylight Saving Time may prompt you to stay in bed an extra hour and start doing work there, but try to resist!”

• Avoid distractions. Tal advises going to bed satiated but not too full to avoid waking up in the middle of the night due to hunger, and to cut off screen time 30 to 60 minutes before bed. One caveat on screen time? “If you can’t sleep due to anxiety around Daylight Saving Time, it’s better to watch something as a distraction rather than stay up all night worrying.”

CULINARY CORNER Good games, great grub Whether you’re looking to watch a game, join friends for happy hour or grab a casual dinner with the family, River & Henley checks all the boxes.

This new New Milford spot boasts a cozy atmosphere with big-screen TVs, a lounge area and a menu with American specialties like salads, sandwiches, burgers and wings. P.S.: It’s familyrun, which often makes for a better customer experience.

• River & Henley, 704 River Rd., New Milford, 201.262.0391; riverandhenley.com

Mex it up Want tacos to take out or eat in? Try Mi Ranchito, a new Mexican restaurant in Cliffside Park. The menu features your usual south-of-the-Rio options, from tacos to enchiladas, platillos to mariscos. If you’re extra hungry, there’s also an “extra portions” menu to add on another serving of rice, beans, salsa and chips or mole.

• Mi Ranchito, 696 Anderson Ave., Cliffside Park, 201.942.6377; miranchitomexicanrestaurantnj.com

More options for hungry shoppers And because there isn’t already enough to do and to eat at American Dream, two more restaurants recently opened in the food court: 1st Rnd, the first U.S. location for a Canada-based chain of sports bars intended for a night of sports, beers and chicken wings; and House of ’Que, a must-try for barbecue aficionados. It’s where you’ll get Austin-style ribs, brisket, pork, wings and chicken fingers. And don’t skimp on the mac and cheese bites, made with pepper jack cheese and deep fried in ranch dressing.

• 1st Rnd, 1 American Dream Way, Suite A370, East Rutherford, 551.217.7701; 1strndusa.com • House of ’Que, 1 American Dream Way, Level 2, Space A200, 201.402.4881; houseofque.com/ americandream

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Meet the Motor Medic

A career under the hood seemed inevitable for “Car Doctor” Ron Ananian.

Radio fame? Not so much.

As a child, Ron Ananian would sit on the fender of the family car as his dad worked on it, hopping off to fetch tools for him. Pop had been lead mechanic for American Airlines at LaGuardia Airport during World War II. Of course, a seed of mechanical knowledge and curiosity began to grow.

Ananian graduated from college, but always knew he wanted to fix cars; he just felt comfortable under the hood. What he never foresaw was that he’d also grow comfortable behind a microphone, advising millions of listeners as “The Car Doctor” on his own nationally syndicated radio show and podcast.

A series of serendipitous events—“pure dumb luck,” he says—brought him renown.

But he keeps it real; between shows he fixes cars at his shop, R/A Automotive in Waldwick, where he’s been in business for nearly 40 years. BERGEN stopped by for a chat.

How did your passion for mechanics lead to opening your own shop?

I was that kid—if the washing machine or an appliance broke, I’d take it apart and try to fix it. I was tuning up neighbors’ cars by age 14.

One night there was a knock at the door. Our neighbor’s ’77 Pinto had stopped running in front of the house. She asked if I could fix it and if she could pay me. I said, “Sure.” We got the car into the driveway. The next day I went to get a replacement fanbelt for it, and when I came back there were two more cars in the driveway with notes: “I hear you fix cars; can you take a look?” Every time I came back there were more cars. In a very short time I outgrew the driveway.

On your show, you offer tips to avoid repair fraud and deception. What can you can advise our readers?

The most common mistake people make in a repair shop is that they either don’t sign the paperwork or they sign it and don’t read it. It’s a contract. Signing paperwork stating the work that will be done is important.

Are women more susceptible to scams?

Yes. I think women get taken advantage of because some mechanics assume they don’t know anything about cars. That’s a dangerous assumption. When my daughters got their

licenses, they were all excited to come home and take the car out. They all found a flat tire on their car. “Hmm, how’d that happen?” They all learned how to change a flat. I want them to be prepared.

How do you keep a car on the road for a long time?

Cars are like kids. When we were young, we could fall down the stairs—whatever, no big deal. When we were teenagers, we’d stay out late and do nefarious things, but we always managed to get home. When you get a little older, you feel a bit more beat up. You take better care of yourself. Cars are the same way.

An oil change done properly is one of the best things you can do for a car’s longevity on the road. A qualified mechanic is going to see the little things before they become big ones.

How have you dealt with the changes in the auto industry since you opened your shop?

Cars are always changing, and the business is always evolving. But my dad taught me certain ways to do things—there’s a procedure, a stepby-step process. If it’s a six-step process, you don’t skip to step four. You start at one. Have cars changed? Yeah. Has the process changed?

No. I still start with step one because if you skip steps, you box yourself into a corner.

Repair bills can be intimidating.

How should car owners prepare?

You need to start budgeting for maintenance.

Put away $125 a month. In a year a car could need $1,200 to $1,500 in maintenance. Is every year going to be $1,500? No. Cars are like marriages; there are good years and bad years.

Do luxury cars really need high-octane gas?

It depends on what the manufacturer says.

Does the owner’s manual say it’s “best for” the car, or that it’s “mandatory”? Read the wording.

You own several cars. Which is your favorite?

When I was in high school, I saw American Graffiti. The antagonist of the movie drives a black, two-door ’55 Chevy. I wasn’t athletically gifted in high school, but I could make one of those. I did, and I still have that car to this day. I really enjoy that car—it’s all nuts and bolts. I’m one with that car.

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Increasing coffee intake from one to two cups daily makes you 8 percent less likely to lose executive brain function, according to researchers. In addition, you’ll enjoy a 5 percent reduction in amyloid protein in the brain, which is associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

It appears there’s a good heart time to hit the hay.

Researchers report that folks who fall asleep between 10 and 11 p.m. have a lower risk of heart disease compared to people who go sleep both earlier and later.

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But if stress turns into ongoing anxiety or depression, proper treatment can get your life back on track.

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When anxiety attacks: Women are more than twice as likely as men to experience anxiety disorders. “This is mostly due to hormonal differences—any time women go through a hormonal transition such as puberty, pregnancy, perimenopause or menopause, they’re more susceptible to anxiety and depression,” says Tracy Scheller, M.D, medical director of The Graf Center for Integrative Medicine at Englewood Health. But either sex can suffer from this condition. Recent or chronic exposure to stressful situations, including personal and family illnesses, can also induce anxiety that may be difficult to manage. “Other causes include trauma, finances, not sleeping or eating well and not being in a routine,” adds Dr. Scheller.

“People got off their routines during the pandemic, and that’s become another source of stress and anxiety because we don’t have control over what’s happening.”

Panic vs. generalized anxiety: One of the most prevalent anxiety-related diagnoses is generalized anxiety disorder, or GAD, which is often accompanied by depression.

While panic attacks come and go, a person with GAD always has anxiety, which can center on everyday things from health to work. “Generalized anxiety disorder involves persistent and excessive worry that interferes with daily activities,” says Gabriel Kaplan, M.D., chief medical officer of RWJBH Behavioral Health and Addictions Service Line, based in Springfield. “This may be accompanied by physical symptoms, such as restlessness, feeling on edge or easily fatigued, difficulty concentrating, muscle tension or sleeping problems.”

Insight into depression: Like anxiety, depression is often triggered by the stress of filling multiple roles—as well as financial stressors, trauma or a difficult experience such as a job loss. “Symptoms of depression develop when there is a combination of genetic vulnerability and stressors,” says Dr. Kaplan. “If someone has very little genetic vulnerability, it takes a large amount of stress to bring on depression, while a person with high genetic vulnerability may become ill after

suffering normal life events.” He continues: “It is theorized that this combination of etiological [causal] factors disrupts the proper functioning of certain chemicals in the brain known as neurotransmitters, which leads to producing specific mood changes.”

To diagnose depression, trained mental health experts look for symptoms, including an increase or decrease in appetite and/or sleep, along with a feeling of hopelessness.

“A mental health professional will conduct an interview with the patient to determine if these cardinal symptoms of depression are present, obtain a personal and family history of the patient and rule out medical illness that could mimic depression,” says Dr. Kaplan.

Talk therapy works: There are many types of therapy that can treat depression and/or anxiety; one is known as cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT. “The main principle of CBT is that our psychological problems are an unhealthy way of thinking or are learned patterns of unhealthful behavior,” says Dr. Scheller. “Therapists help their patients seek out better ways of coping [with these thoughts].”

How to get help: As soon as you feel depression or anxiety is interfering with your normal functioning, it’s time to seek out a professional. “A consult will rule out pathology but most importantly, in the presence of an illness, an early intervention carries better prognosis than waiting for problems to become very acute,” says Dr. Kaplan. RWJBH, for example, provides evaluation and treatment for depression and anxiety in a variety of settings across the state, and has a call center which provides more information and resources.

Another resource is The Graf Center.

There you’ll learn more about your overall lifestyle and how it effects your mood, as well as about more holistic approaches to depression and anxiety. “We offer acupuncture, which has been shown to reduce stress and anxiety, meditation classes, massage therapy, reiki, yoga, nutritional counseling and more,” says Dr. Scheller. “Having a consultation really helps people put their health at the forefront and makes them realize that a few changed habits could make a huge difference.”

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Women are notorious for making sure everyone else’s needs are met before pausing to care for themselves.

But of course they’re best able to be present for those they love if they attend to their own needs too.

Whatever your sex, showing yourself a little love through steps like these can help stave off both anxiety and depression: • Jot it down. “Journaling is a technique to rid the body of any stored emotional energy,” says Dr. Scheller.

• Exercise regularly. You should aim for about two and a half hours of moderate-intensity exercise per week, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Exercise releases endorphins, the body’s natural “feel-good” chemicals, which can reduce anxiety and depression.

• Drink enough water. Six to eight glasses of H20 a day is a great starting point, but how much you drink ultimately depends on your level of activity. One tip from Dr. Scheller: “Looking at the color of your urine tells you if you’re hydrated or not—it should be a pale color, not bright yellow.”

• Get enough sleep. Sleeping at least seven to eight hours per night “has been proven by elegant research to be very helpful to keeping ourselves mentally and physically healthy,” says Dr. Kaplan.

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LONG TIME SNAPPING Former Don Bosco Prep star Thomas Hennessy has achieved impressive tenure on football’s New York Jets in the specialized role of long snapper.

By Darius Amos

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Good news is no news; make a mistake and you’ll be talked about for days by the fanbase. That’s long been the case for an NFL long snapper. This special-teams role, one of football’s most specialized, doesn’t usually get the glory lavished on quarterbacks, running backs and receivers. But Thomas Hennessy is beginning to change that.

The former Don Bosco Prep standout and current New York Jets long snapper is so consistently good at his job—which requires him to precisely hike a football between seven and 15 yards on punts and kicks while a 300-pound defensive lineman is standing over him—that it’s hard not to notice him.

Success wasn’t easy for Hennessy, but he was determined to make a name for himself.

He worked his way up the ladder in Don Bosco’s nationally ranked program and again on the collegiate level at Duke University. Undrafted after his Duke career ended in 2016, he battled to earn a spot in the Indianapolis Colts’ organization before he got the call that he was being traded in 2017—to the hometown New York Jets. Though he’s come full circle, returning to his old stamping grounds in New Jersey, Hennessy has never stopped trying to make a lasting impression—and it shows. The 27-year-old, who lives in Madison with his wife Christina and son Jack, just completed his fifth season with Gang Green, making him the team’s longest tenured player at any position.

BERGEN caught up with Hennessy just as the Jets’ season concluded.

What was the biggest highlight this past season?

For me personally, it was playing against my younger brother, Matt, when we played the [Atlanta] Falcons in London. We have both worked really hard to get to where we are in our careers and have overcome long odds to make it to the NFL, so it was awesome to be playing in the same game. The highlight as a team was just seeing us grow as the season went on. We played some really good football, especially in the second half of the year.

And you were one of the most consistent parts of the Jets’ second-half resurgence.

My goal is to be the guy who, when he comes into the building every day, people know what to expect of him from a performance and professionalism standpoint. That is important at every position in the organization, but especially for a long snapper.

What kind of work goes into being a successful long snapper?

I prepare by practicing good habits. We

kick two times per week before each game, so it is critical to treat those practice reps like game reps to get yourself mentally and physically ready to execute on Sundays. Our special teams coach, Brant Boyer, does a great job helping us get ready for every game. I try and treat every snap the same whether it is in practice or in the game.

That way no moment is too big and I am relying on muscle memory.

Did you always want to be a long snapper?

As a kid I wanted to play quarterback. I grew up a Giants fan, so my idols were Eli Manning, Justin Tuck and Zak DeOssie. But I knew in my freshman year at Don Bosco that [long snapper] was something I wanted to do. I wanted to find a way to contribute to the team, so my dad helped me zero in on long snapping. It’s specialized, and I had a knack for it. My goal was to play at a Division I college, and as I grew and got serious about lifting weights I knew junior year that it was a possibility. I went to several national longsnapping showcases during my junior year to receive a national ranking, which helped with college recruiting, and then I started during my senior year at Don Bosco.

What memorable moments did you have playing at Don Bosco?

The lessons I learned from challenging myself to be part of a great program were invaluable. My favorite games were beating Manatee High School in 2011 and then winning the state championship against Bergen Catholic at MetLife Stadium the same year to secure our No. 1 national ranking.

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one game to snap for a chance to win the job—against the Eagles at MetLife. I was really just focused on doing my job, but there was some sentimental value playing in my hometown and in a stadium where I grew up going to games.

Speaking of growing up, you lived in Rockland County, N.Y., but now live in North Jersey.

What have been your favorite spots, then and now?

I shuttled back and forth to Ramsey to go to Don Bosco and spent a lot of time hanging out at the Pascack Community Center and the Palisades Center Mall. Today, we like to dine at The Committed Pig, Shanghai Jazz, Porta and Namkeen, while my favorite places to shop are the Short Hills Mall and the Garden State Plaza.

How do you regard being a part of the community?

It is really important to give back, and especially to be a good role model. It was not too long ago that I was a kid looking up to professional athletes, and it meant a lot to me when an athlete took time to sign an autograph, take a picture or come speak to a team I was on. I have taken some opportunities to speak at local schools, visit the children’s hospital or give out turkeys on Thanksgiving.

What moments are you most proud of?

The highlight was signing a contract extension in October 2019. That moment signified belief in me on the part of the coaches and management and was ultimately the start of another chapter of proving everyone right who has believed in me to get here.

My proudest moments off the field were getting married to my wife, Christina, and the birth of my son, Jack. I take football seriously and love what I do, but coming home to a family every day puts things in perspective.

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THE TREND: ’70S PRINTS

The expert: Gabriella Manganella, owner, Cetta Boutique, Wyckoff “I’ve been seeing a lot of ’70s-inspired prints such as paisley and geometric designs. If you’re feeling daring and want to try out this trend, try it in a fun printed dress!

Otherwise, opt for a paisley or geometric-print top paired with a pair of light wash jeans.”

If there’s a time to experiment with your wardrobe, that time is now, ladies. Spring is a chance for new beginnings—and 2022 just might be the year we finally leave our homes for extended periods of time. So hey, you might as well look put-together.

Here, four boutique owners in Bergen share their favorite trends of the season and how to make them your own.

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THE TREND: BRIGHT COLORS The expert: Amanda DeLucia, owner, Marigold Boutique, Midland Park “A little brightness is just what we need in our closets to uplift our spirits and day-to-day lives. I personally love wearing brights like hot pink or chartreuse for spring. Try crisp white jeans paired with a vibrant yet simple lightweight crew-neck sweater and sneakers that have some extra sparkle and personality. Top it off with a jean jacket for a fun, vibrant yet comfortable and versatile look.”

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THE TREND: WIDE-LEG PANTS

The expert: Michel Bezoza-Jadud, owner and creative director, Hunt & Orchard, Westwood “I love wide-leg pants or jeans for spring in tons of different colors and textures, new or vintage. A great statement pant looks so chic with a basic top or vintage band tee.”

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THE TREND: RELAXED BLAZERS

The expert: Lara Henawi, owner, Ludovica, Westwood “Blazers add something extra to any outfit and make you look confident and powerful. Relaxed blazers specifically are the move right now, and I couldn’t be happier about it. They can easily tie in to almost any outfit: over jeans, dresses, even a matching set.”

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COLOR ME CURRENT Embolden your spring wardrobe with a few bright and cheery items in Veri Peri, Pantone’s official color of the year.

What’s periwinkle blue with violet all over? Veri Peri, Pantone’s 2022 color of the year. This new hue was mixed to perfection and created at Carlstadt-based Pantone, which develops the color standards for graphics, fashion and product design. Brand reps say Very Peri represents our “determination to find alternative solutions” in 2022. This pretty purple is already popping up on clothes, furniture, home décor and beauty trends.

Here are but a few Veri Peri-esque pieces that’ll put some spring in your style.

VINCE CAMUTO LACE BODYCON DRESS Macy’s, Paramus, 201.843.9100

BOGS RAINBOW RAIN BOOT REI, Paramus, 201.226.1560 Fendi

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LC LAUREN CONRAD VOLUME SLEEVE WRAP TOP Kohl’s, Ramsey, 201.327.2877

THAM HANDWOVEN SCARF fairanita.com Miu Miu

GIVENCHY ANTIGONA TOTE Bloomingdale’s, Hackensack, 201.457.2000

PANTONE VERY PERI/OFF WHITE CANVAS SNEAKER cariuma.com

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8 WAYS TO LOOK GREAT Wear these pieces with panache and you’ll be oh so ’22.

Illustrations by Stephen M. Vitarbo You’ve probably heard the saying that “there’s nothing new under the sun.” But there are certainly new twists on old classics—and what a difference those twists can make! To a large extent, that’s the story of this year’s fashion trends for women. It’s like everything old is new again!

For many of us it’s a busy and challenging time, but it’s nice to know that putting a look together needn’t be an intimidating calculus. It can be as simple as donning one or two of these new-again items with style—and a smile:

WIDE-WAISTED BELTS

Look back at red-carpet pics from the Y2K era and you’ll find wide-waisted belts on top of lacey camisoles and tees. But today’s are worn to flatter and accentuate your curves, rather than just for decoration. It’s too wide for belt loops and too slim for the hips, but a wide belt can be worn over a tunic, jumpsuit, dress or cardigan to give it some shape, or atop a jacket or blazer to cinch in your waist.

HEAD SCARF

Wrapped, tied or knotted, this isn’t your grandma’s headwear. OK, maybe it is, but it’s getting a new life in 2022. These silky scarves come in a variety of patterns and colors and can be found at vintage and consignment shops. As for how to wear one? Type “how to tie a hair scarf” into TikTok and you’ll find many helpful video tutorials on the topic—wear it like a bandana, as a thick headband with a bow up top or braided directly into your hair. Or tie the scarf under your chin to go full-on Grace Kelly.

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STATEMENT HATS

A baseball cap is fine for a bad hair day, but in fashion this spring a statement hat is where it’s at. A bold head covering instantly pulls a look together, and is basically the cherry on top of those perfectly-planned spring ’fits. From visors to bucket hats, fedoras to party hats à la Carrie Bradshaw, there are really no set rules here. Hats off to that!

LAYERED DOUBLECHAIN NECKLACES

All the fashion girls on the ’Gram somehow manage to layer their necklaces perfectly—what’s the secret?

Keep your necklaces at varying lengths to draw the eye and create a multidimensional look. Mix up metals or textures—one should be a chunky necklace and another a more delicate chain, for example—and add personal touches such as charms, birthstones or initials to make your stack stand out.

FLORAL PRINT SKIRTS

Mini, midi or somewhere in between, floral skirts are a stylish way to liven up your spring wardrobe.

Pair a floral skirt with a solid cotton tee, a breezy button-up or a more structured blazer to offset the feminine silhouette. Top off the look with espadrilles, booties or flat sandals, depending on where it is you’re headed.

PURPLE BAGS

Veri Peri, a pretty periwinkle, is the official Pantone Color of the Year, so why not incorporate it via accessories? Pops of bright hue are huge this season, and a purple purse adds a punch.

Current collections from Givenchy and Fendi include pretty purple purses, so try a bucket bag, tote, clutch or satchel while royal purple still reigns. The hue looks best paired with blues or pinks in the same color family, but classic neutrals will make the accessories stand out.

CHUNKY PLATFORM BOOTS

Chunky boots come in and out of style, but the best part is they aren’t just for chilly weather—this back-on-trend boot style can be worn yearround. Put some spring in your chunky-boot step by pairing yours with denim cutoffs, a midi dress, white jeans or a trench coat. They’re comfy, chic and the perfect transitional footwear as the weather warms up.

GREEN ACCESSORIES

Green is a strong statement, whether you prefer lime, forest, olive or mint, so a safe bet is to pair green jewelry or accessories with neutral tops and bottoms (or try gold or silver for a bit of shimmer).

But if you don’t shy away from color and want to look like a green goddess? The oughts-inspired pigment looks chic with other green pieces of a similar saturation—vary the shades with green jewelry, hats, sunglasses or sandals.

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REFRESHING THE NEST The central gathering place in a luxury Park Ridge townhome complex needed a redo, and it needed to feel just right.

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You can’t please everyone, as we’ve all heard. But you have to put that truism out of your mind when you sign on to refresh the common area in a luxury gated townhome complex like Bear’s Nest in Park Ridge. There a designer isn’t working to suit the tastes of an individual homeowner—instead, the boss is a committee. Fortunately, Diane Durocher of Diane Durocher Interiors in Ramsey was equal to the task.

A Bear’s Nest committee member had seen the designer’s work in BERGEN and other magazines and thought she’d be perfect for the gig. Indeed, Durocher was full of ideas from the start. “Hospitality is a combination of commercial and residential design,” she explains. “For these larger spaces, it’s important to have ample circulation of space, durable fabric and a timeless design and palette that appeal to the masses.”

But Durocher had to start this job by coming to understand the purpose of the common area at Bear’s Nest, a complex renowned as the last place the late ex-President Richard Nixon lived. “I wanted to get to know the committee and what they wanted their community clubhouse to look like,” Durocher says. “Who

was going to use the space, and how?”

Turns out it was unanimous that the clubhouse needed to feel welcoming and comfortable. The space had great bones but needed an update, she says. So Durocher used the vaulted great room fondly known as “The Nest” as her starting point. “The slate fireplaces in this room and in the game room dictated the direction of the palette for the flooring in the entry foyer, hallway and bar,” she says.

“We incorporated cream, gray and sand tones for a lighter, youthful and sophisticated ambiance.”

The theme of community was paramount; thus the main room features multiple seating areas at which small groups of friends and neighbors can gather. In addition to the custom chairs by Master’s Interiors in Clifton placed by the fireplaces to encourage warm conversation, “we also wanted to incorporate game tables and chairs, as well as a larger sitting area so groups could gather for book clubs, informal committee meetings, an impromptu game of chess or cards as well as just socializing.” A smaller upstairs room has billiards and ping-pong tables, while another spot boasts a quaint coffee station.

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Interior designer Diane Durocher of Ramsey was hired by a committee at Bear’s Nest residential community in Park Ridge to freshen up the community’s common space. “I’d describe this aesthetic as transitional—traditional furniture with modern fabric and an infusion of timelessness,” says Durocher.

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This page: Durocher made sure to incorporate multiple seating areas to encourage residents to hang out together, including lounge spaces in front of the slate fireplaces and a bright, homey bar. Opposite: The custom console by Old Biscayne Designs located in the foyer offers a glimpse of the muted yet sophisticated design that lies ahead.

and her team refinished, reupholstered and refurbished many of the chairs in durable fabrics in that same neutral palette. They also created a new layout and entrance into the bar from the main hallway and worked their magic with new trim, wallcoverings, lighting, bathrooms, carpeting, tile and cabinetry, as well as a new bar. The bar certainly feels like the place to be—it features a built-in fireplace, floating shelves, a mounted television and a mosaic tile accent wall in the same sandy tones seen elsewhere. They also refinished the existing bar stools in a faux leather on the front for durability and Knoll fabric on back.

The time from signing the contract to the final installations was just over two years, culminating in fall 2021. What came out of it is a labor of love that the Bear’s Nest community will cherish for years to come—the committee’s verdict was a thumbs-up.

“This project was truly a group effort,” Durocher says. “And the result is a beautiful community clubhouse that we are all proud of.”

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NO TIME TO START A BUSINESS? THINK AGAIN

Bergen County entrepreneurs haven’t let the pandemic stop them from launching new ventures.

Here’s how you can join their ranks—and succeed.

By Leslie Garisto Pfaff

In a space that used to house a five-and-dime, Chris Alepa is working on his dream. Where the previous owner sold toys and trinkets, Alepa plans to proffer craft beer. His Five Dimes Brewery should be up and running in Westwood by the time this article is published, but Alepa knows that supply-chain problems, which bedeviled the renovation of his space from the beginning, could put off the opening by a couple of weeks.

When he created the business plan for Five Dimes, Alepa didn’t factor in supply-chain delays and inflated prices for just about everything.

He also didn’t factor in a pandemic that would change the face of retail business across the U.S.

Clockwise from left, Tara Clark launched Modern Mom Style Box, a clothing rental company, out of her home in Closter; Ridgewood’s Kristina Phillips started her interior design business “when the demand was high for obvious reasons,” she says; Anastasia Baker’s floral business, RSVP by Anastasia, is located in The Shops at Riverside—she secured discounted rent in a prime location due to the pandemic.

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Bergen County’s Division —Kristina Phillips, interior designer strong online presence, or those that do all of of Economic Development, their business online, attributes that trend, in have prospered during COVID as well, beleaguered parents. While Caperton part, to the county’s financial support especially if they occupy a desirable believes that COVID is putting a small of its restaurants through the federal niche. In 2020, Mayer Koenig founded crimp in the endeavor—which, of course, stimulus bill known as the CARES Act. TIPXY.com, an online marketplace for requires a nurse to work in a client’s It may also stem from pent-up demand: wines and spirits, which he operates home—she says nevertheless that things Bergenites, after all, have always loved out of an office in Hackensack. Koenig have been going well, and she’s looking eating out. recognized that there was an untapped to expand her territory in New Jersey as Eateries aren’t the only businesses online market for alcohol, which he says COVID recedes. opening up in Bergen. Thanks to the was “one of the last very, very large The pandemic has actually helped pandemic boost in e-commerce, the categories to shift in a significant way to Ridgewood resident Kristina Phillips’ warehouse business is booming here. the online space.” The site is prospering: interior design business, which she Abandoned industrial spaces and launched in February 2021. “The demand In July 2021, its first actual month doing brownfields—previously developed, business, the company earned $18,000 was high for interior designers for possibly contaminated land—now in revenue; in the first month of 2022 it obvious reasons,” she says. “Everybody represent prime real estate that’s earned $65,000. was hunkering at home, working easily convertible to warehouse space, Modern Mom Style Box, a clothing from home.” Not only did they want Cimiluca says. rental company, is another business to make the experience of hunkering Make no mistake—business success that’s benefiting from online-only status. more pleasant, they also needed better has never been a sure thing, and When Tara Clark launched the venture working spaces. And young couples the continuing pandemic has made from her Closter home in September moving from the city to the suburbs to the economic landscape even more 2021, it looked as if the pandemic was escape the worst of the pandemic often uncertain. Never has it been more on the wane and that, consequently, arrived with very little in the way of important for a potential business women would soon be returning to office furnishings. “I hit the ground running,” owner to proceed with caution and due life. So she marketed the venture as a Phillips says, “and I’m very busy.” diligence. Carol Rauscher, president way to suit up for work. When it became of the North New Jersey Chamber clear that, thanks to the Omicron variant, of Commerce, advises all would-be THE RIGHT LOCATION— most of us would still be working from entrepreneurs to “do your homework.”

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economic climate, the competition, the market for a service or product and the owner’s ability to deliver it.

Seasoned entrepreneurs may not be fazed by the idea of working up a business plan, but those just entering the arena can find it daunting. Luckily, Bergen County can help. Expected to launch this month, the Bergen County Resource Network (BRN) will offer business owners, new or established, what Cimiluca calls “one-stop shopping.” The new website will allow owners to contact a “support specialist,” who can then connect them with the county agencies offering the specific help they require, at no cost. If a business is looking for employees, for instance, the support specialist can direct it to the Bergen County Job Center. If owners need help with a business plan, they’ll likely be connected with the Small Business Development Center.

The BRN will also offer a data intelligence tool it’s calling SizeUp. Owners and potential owners can enter indicators of performance, including costs, location, size and annual revenue (or projected revenue) to see how they fare compared with their competitors. “It will give them a benchmark to see where they are,” says Cimiluca, “and determine where they need help.” It can also help businesses learn who their competitors are and where they can find suppliers and customers— the latter particularly helpful in the planning of marketing campaigns.

(To find out more about the BRN and SizeUp, including when the site will be up and running, interested business owners can contact Joanne Cimiluca at 201.336.7336.)

Even in a pandemic, you don’t need to put off your dream of opening a business. But it’s essential, Vicari warns, “to connect your dream to truth.” What he means by truth is an understanding of the economic realities that can cause a business to thrive or fail. “You have to match skill set, investment, passion, sweat equity and an unwavering commitment to building community, from which loyal customers come,” he advises. Luckily for entrepreneurs in Bergen, the county is ready to help them do just that.

Chris Alepa’s Five Dimes Brewery in Westwood has been a labor of love, and should be up and running as you read this. Supplychain delays and inflated prices have slowed progress, but Alepa pushed through with the design and construction of the craft brewery.

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SPRING CHICKEN

Cooking at home won’t be boring as long as you change things up. These flavorful poultry recipes require ingredients you probably already have in your pantry.

SHERRY-BRAISED CHICKEN WITH ARTICHOKE HEARTS Yields 4-6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

n 1½ tsp. sea salt n 1 tsp. freshly ground black pepper, plus more to taste n 1 tsp. smoked paprika n 1 3-lbs. whole chicken, cut into pieces n 6 Tbs. unsalted butter n 2 Tbs. dry vermouth n 2 cups cremini mushrooms, quartered n 2 Tbs. unbleached all-purpose flour n ²⁄ ³ cup chicken stock n 2 Tbs. Manzanilla sherry n kosher salt, to taste n 2 cups canned artichoke hearts, rinsed, drained and halved n flat-leaf parsley, for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven to 375°F. In a small bowl mix together the sea salt, 1 teaspoon pepper and paprika. Sprinkle the mixture on all sides of the chicken and set aside.

Melt 4 tablespoons of the butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown the chicken on all sides, working in batches if needed. Transfer the chicken to a large Dutch oven and set aside.

Deglaze the skillet with the vermouth, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Lower the heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter. When the butter starts to foam, add the mushrooms and sauté until softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Sprinkle the mushrooms with flour and stir.

Add the chicken broth and the sherry in a thin stream while stirring. Simmer and stir for an additional 2 minutes. Season to taste with kosher salt and pepper.

This recipe is packed with flavor! Artichokes make an excellent, nutrient-packed addition to any meal.

They are loaded with antioxidants, vitamin c, fiber and protein, making them an ultimate superfood.”

—Laura Weisberg, registered dietitian, Fort Lee

Pour the mushroom and sherry sauce over the chicken. Wedge the artichoke hearts between the chicken pieces. Cover and cook until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, 50 to 55 minutes. To serve, place the chicken pieces on a large platter and top with the artichoke hearts, mushrooms, juices and flat-leaf parsley.

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CHICKEN SATAY WITH KECAP MANIS AND PEANUT SAUCE Yields 4-6 servings

INGREDIENTS:

n ¼ cup plus 2 Tbs. kecap manis n ¼ cup plus 2 Tbs. freshly squeezed lime juice n 1½ Tbs. coconut oil n ½ lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces n ½ cup creamy peanut butter n 1 Tbs. Thai fish sauce n 1 small fresh Thai chile pepper, finely chopped n 2 cloves garlic, minced n ¼ cup lightly salted peanuts, roughly chopped n peanut oil, for grilling n fresh minced parsley, for garnish

DIRECTIONS:

Soak 8 to 10 bamboo skewers in water for at least 30 minutes. In a large bowl, combine ¼ cup of the kecap manis, 3 tablespoons of the lime juice and the coconut oil. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl and toss to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, the remaining 2 tablespoons kecap manis, the remaining 3 tablespoons lime juice, the fish sauce, the chile pepper and the garlic.

While whisking constantly, add 2 tablespoons water in a thin stream. Whisk until the mixture is emulsified. Stir in the peanuts.

Thread 3 to 4 pieces of the marinated chicken on each skewer. Brush the skewered chicken with the marinade remaining in the bowl.

Preheat a grill to medium heat. If needed, lightly oil the grate. Place the skewers on the grill. Cook for 8 minutes, flip and continue cooking until the chicken is lightly charred and cooked through, or until the chicken reaches an internal temperature of 165°F, about 8 additional minutes. Garnish with fresh parsley and serve immediately with the peanut sauce.

Kecap manis is a sweet, thick soy sauce used in Indonesian cooking that’s seasoned with spices. It’s a versatile ingredient that can be used in a variety of Asian-inspired dishes, and is great on stir fries or as a dipping sauce. It is typically high in added sugar, so use sparingly. A good substitute is oyster sauce or sweet and sour sauce.”

—Diana Lee, registered dietitian, Feel Well and Good, Tenafly

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MODERN CHICKEN MARBELLA Yields 8-10 servings

INGREDIENTS:

n ½ cup walnut oil n ½ cup red wine vinegar n 1 cup pitted prunes n ½ cup pitted Castelvetrano olives n ¼ cup caperberries n ½ cup capers with their brine n 6 bay leaves n 1 head garlic, peeled n ¼ cup chopped fresh oregano, plus sprigs for garnish n 2 tsp. kosher salt n ¼ tsp. freshly ground black pepper n 4 bone-in skin-on chicken breasts n 4 bone-in skin-on chicken thighs n ½ cup brown sugar n 1 cup dry white wine n ¼ cup dry sherry

DIRECTIONS:

In a large bowl, combine the oil, vinegar, prunes, olives, caperberries, capers and brine, bay leaves, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Add the chicken pieces and turn to coat.

Cover and refrigerate for 8 hours.

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Arrange the chicken in a single layer in a shallow roasting pan and spoon the marinade evenly over it. Sprinkle with the brown sugar and pour the wine and sherry into the pan. Bake until the thigh pieces yield clear juice when pricked with a fork or the chicken reaches 145°F on an instant-read thermometer, 50 to 60 minutes.

I love the use of walnut oil in this recipe. It has a unique, nutty flavor that pairs perfectly with chicken and meat dishes.”

—Laura Weisberg, registered dietitian, Fort Lee

Remove the pan from the oven, cover tightly with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove and discard the bay leaves. Transfer the chicken pieces to a warm serving platter and top with the prunes, olives, caperberries, capers and garlic; keep warm. Reserve the pan juices.

Garnish the chicken with the oregano. Place the roasting pan over medium heat and bring the pan juices to a boil.

Reduce to about ½ cup. Strain into a heatproof bowl and serve the sauce alongside the chicken.

All photos and recipes are reprinted with permission from The Art of Pantry Cooking: Meals for Family and Friends by Ronda Carman. Photos by Matthew Mead. Rizzoli 2022.

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2022 BERGEN COUNTY IS HOME TO SOME OF THE MOST PROMINENT AND SOUGHT-AFTER PHYSICIANS IN THE COUNTRY. To help you find the best of the best, across more than 68 specialties, BERGEN magazine commissioned Professional Research Services (PRS) of Troy, Michigan to conduct a peer-review survey of thousands of practicing and active physicians across the county. Doctors were asked to select peers whom they deem are the best within their practice areas and whom they would seek out for particular procedures.

All the final honorees were fact-checked with the State of New Jersey and the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs License Verification System. The highest vote getters within each specialty who are in good standing with the state are included here in the 2022 “Bergen County’s Top Doctors” list.

While not every outstanding area doctor is listed in the 2022 “Bergen County Top Doctors” list, we think you will find it to be a valuable resource in the future for all your physician needs.

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ADDICTION MEDICINE HAYMAN RAMBARAN Bergen New Bridge Medical Center 230 E. Ridgewood Ave. Paramus, NJ 07652 201-967-4210 ADOLESCENT MEDICINE TERRI SMITH Riverside Medical Group 500 Piermont Rd. Closter, NJ 07624 201-784-3200 STEPHANIE STROZUK Evolved Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine 1250 E. Ridgewood Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-857-5770 DORA SULDAN Riverside Medical Group 870 Palisade Ave. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-692-1661 MOHAMED A. TANTAWI Hackensack Pediatrics 177 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-487-8222 ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY

STUART B. FROM Englewood Allergy Associates 214 Engle St., Suite 14 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-1480

LEONARD SILVERSTEIN Allergy & Asthma Specialists, PC 82 E. Allendale Rd., Suite 7 Saddle River, NJ 07458 201-236-8282

DEBORA GELLER Vanguard Medical Group 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 24E Emerson, NJ 07630 201-649-8100

JUSTIN M. SKRIPAK ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP 690 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 101 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-722-9850

RUTH GOLD Summit Medical Group 19-21 Fair Lawn Ave. Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-414-5095

MATHEW VARGHESE Northern Valley Allergy Asthma and Sinus Center 136 N. Washington Ave., Suite 203 Bergenfield, NJ 07621 201-374-1718

CAROLYN GOODSTEIN Englewood Health 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3000 JOSEPH GRIZZANTI Sovereign Medical Group 85 Harristown Rd., Suite 101 Glen Rock, NJ 07452 973-790-4111 JAY M. KASHKIN Jay Kashkin, MD 23-00 Route 208 South, Suite 2-1 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-794-7400

NIYA H. WANICH Englewood Ear, Nose, & Throat, PC 216 Engle St., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-816-9800 TAMAR WEINBERGER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— The Center for Allergy 360 Essex St., Suite 302 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2065 SHARON YEE Allergy and Asthma Consultants of Rockland & Bergen 354 Old Hook Rd., Suite 207 Westwood, NJ 07675 201-666-5241

YASMIN BHASIN Allergy and Asthma Care 27 S. Franklin Tpke.

Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-934-9393

ALEXANDER MAROTTA Allergy & Asthma Comprehensive Care 541 Cedar Hill Ave., Suite 8 Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201-652-6211

JESSICA W. BLUME Sovereign Medical Group 85 Harristown Rd., Suite 102 Glen Rock, NJ 07452 201-855-8491

NEIL MINIKES Summit Medical Group 500 Piermont Rd., Suite 304 Closter, NJ 07624 201-564-7777

CINDY CHANG Allergy Partners of NJ, PC 553 Cedar Ln., Suite A Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-6400

SIMA MITHANI ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP 433 Hackensack Ave. Floor 2, Suite 204 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-883-1062

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PATRICK PERIN Allergy Partners of NJ, PC 553 Cedar Ln., Suite A Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-6400

MELINDA BALL Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-7149

THOMAS A. SELVAGGI Hackensack Allergy & Asthma Center, LLC 211 Essex St., Suite 401 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-343-6673

DANIEL C. DRAGONE Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Hackensack Anesthesiology Associates 30 Prospect Ave., Room 2703 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2419

MARGARET CO Bergen Medical Associates 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 1 Emerson, NJ 07630 201-967-8221 MARYANN J. COLENDA Allergy Alliance Group, LLC 811 Abbott Blvd.

Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201-224-2256 SALVATORE DANGELO Center for Asthma & Allergy 71 S. Maple Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-4557 THEODORE FALK Allergy & Immunology Associates of Teaneck and River Edge, PA 63 Grand Ave., Suite 100 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-487-2900

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JENNIFER SHERMAN Summit Medical Group 19-21 Fair Lawn Ave. Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-414-5095

MOHAMMAD A. YOUNUS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— The Center for Allergy 360 Essex St., Suite 302 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2065 BERNARD BAEZ Englewood Health— Northern Valley Anesthesiology 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3238

MICHAEL HUBER Englewood Health— Northern Valley Anesthesiology 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-6073

MARGIT KAUFMAN Englewood Health— Northern Valley Anesthesiology 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3238 GREGG LOBEL Englewood Health— Northern Valley Anesthesiology 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3238 TINA D. MONTEMURNO Bergen Anesthesiology Group, PC 500 W. Main St., Suite 16 Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201-847-9320 MONICA A. PAGANESSI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Hackensack Anesthesiology Associates 30 Prospect Ave., Room 2703 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2419 MARK D. SCHLESINGER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Hackensack Anesthesiology Associates 30 Prospect Ave., Room 2703 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2419 MICHAEL SHULMAN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Hackensack Anesthesiology Associates 30 Prospect Ave., Room 2703 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2419 JORDAN G. VANBEEVER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Hackensack Anesthesiology Associates 30 Prospect Ave., Room 2703 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2419 CARL C. WESLEY Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Hackensack Anesthesiology Associates 30 Prospect Ave., Room 2703 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2419 BREAST SURGERY TARA M. BALIJA Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Surgical Breast Practice 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 402 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8778 ERIKA BRINKMANN Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-3357

MOIRA K. CHRISTOUDIAS Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5557 LAURA A. KLEIN Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5557 RACHELLE LEONG Englewood Health Physician Network—Breast Surgery 350 Engle St. Floor 4, Room 4503 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3893 JOSEPH J. LICATA Joseph J. Licata, MD, FACS 245 E. Main St. Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-327-0220 VIOLET M. MCINTOSH Englewood Health Physician Network—Breast Surgery 350 Engle St. Floor 4, Room 4503 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3893 LESLIE L. MONTGOMERY Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Surgical Breast Practice 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 402 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8778 CANCER SURGERY STEVEN T. BROWER Englewood Health Physician Network—Surgical Oncology 350 Engle St. Floor 6, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-2800 MARSON T. DAVIDSON Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Surgical Oncology Health Partner 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 404 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8879 SUNG KWON Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-541-5989 DONALD A. MCCAIN Cancer Surgery Associates 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 603 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-342-1010 MICHAEL J. PASSERI Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5547

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CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY DAVID Y. FEIGENBLUM Englewood Health Physician Network—North Jersey Electrophysiology Associates 350 Engle St., 3 East Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3533 SAMEER M. JAMAL Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 615 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5870 SUNEET MITTAL Valley Medical Group 970 Linwood Ave., Suite 102 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-432-7837 DAN L. MUSAT Valley Medical Group 970 Linwood Ave., Suite 102 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-432-7837 DMITRY NEMIROVSKY Englewood Health Physician Network—North Jersey Electrophysiology Associates 350 Engle St., 3 East Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3533 MARK W. PREMINGER Valley Medical Group 970 Linwood Ave., Suite 102 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-432-7837 GLAUCO A. RADOSLOVICH Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 615 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5870 TINA C. SICHROVSKY Valley Medical Group 970 Linwood Ave., Suite 102 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-432-7837 GRANT R. SIMONS Englewood Health Physician Network—North Jersey Electrophysiology Associates 350 Engle St., 3 East Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3533

CARDIAC SURGERY MARK B. ANDERSON Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—CVP Cardiac Surgery 30 Prospect Ave., 1 Link Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1333 ADAM G. ARNOFSKY Englewood Health Physician Network—Cardiothoracic Surgery 350 Engle St., Floor 5 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3636 GEORGE BATSIDES HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1333 ELIE M. ELMANN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—CVP Cardiac Surgery 30 Prospect Ave., 1 Link Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1333 ROBERT J. FERRANTE Englewood Health Physician Network—Cardiothoracic Surgery 350 Engle St., Floor 5 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3636 JUAN GRAU Valley Medical Group 223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8377 ALEX ZAPOLANSKI Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 301 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8377 CARDIOLOGY KARIANN F. ABBATE Valley Medical Group 970 Linwood Ave., Suite 102 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-447-8019 IRFAN M. ADMANI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 103 River Rd., Floor 2 Edgewater, NJ 07020 201-941-8100 JAEHOON CHUNG Englewood Health Physician Network—DiVagno Interventional Cardiology 216 Route 17 North, Suite 201 Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 201-845-3535 OMID DARDASHTI Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 304 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-689-9400

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H. MARK DENSON Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Cardiac Medical Associates 920 Main St., Suite 1 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-9180 LEONARDO J. DIVAGNO Englewood Health Physician Network—DiVagno Interventional Cardiology 216 Route 17 North, Suite 201 Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 201-845-3535 HAROON A. FARAZ Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Bergen Cardiology Associates 400 Frank Burr Blvd.

Floor 2, Suite 22 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-928-2300 CRISTOBAL J. GOA Physician Specialists of Northern Jersey 1 Sears Dr., Suite 306 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-830-2287 RICHARD S. GOLDWEIT Englewood Health Physician Network—Englewood Cardiology Consultants 177 N. Dean St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-4901 OMAR S. HASAN Englewood Health Physician Network—DiVagno Interventional Cardiology 216 Route 17 North, Suite 201 Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 201-845-3535

SANJEEV N. PATEL Heartcare Center, PA 38 Mayhill St. Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 201-843-1019 DENNIS S. REISON Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 304 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-670-8660 LUCY M. SAFI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 807 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-4747 WILLIAM D. SALERNO Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 38 Mayhill St. Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 201-843-1019 ROBERT A. SAPORITO JR. Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 304 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-689-9400 GERALD SOTSKY Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 307 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-670-8660 GEORGE STOUPAKIS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 5 Summit Ave., Suite 200 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-343-7001

STEVEN KANAREK Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Cardiac Medical Associates 920 Main St., Suite 1 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-9180

SAMUEL SUEDE Englewood Health Physician Network—Cardiovascular Associates of New Jersey 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 440 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-3690

HRACH I. KASARYAN Bergen Cardiology Associates 810 Abbott Blvd.

Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201-224-0050

ANDREW J. WEISSMAN Englewood Health Physician Network—Cardiovascular Associates of North Jersey 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 440 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-3690

DENNIS KATECHIS Englewood Health Physician Network—Englewood Cardiology Consultants 177 N. Dean St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-4901 APURVA MOTIVALA Englewood Health Physician Network—HVA Medical Group 22-18 Broadway, Suite 201 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-475-5050

CHILD PSYCHIATRY DAVID MITNICK New Jersey Family Psychiatric Group 240 W. Passaic St., Suite 3 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-880-7575 JUSTIN K. PALTROWITZ Justin K. Paltrowitz, MD 60 Grand Ave., Suite 102 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-1670

RALUCA RADULESCU Raluca Radulescu, MD & Associates 140 Route 17 North, Suite 312 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-445-1990 SARABJIT SINGH Behavioral Health Associates of North Jersey 40 E. Midland Ave., Suite 101 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-262-9400 CLINICAL GENETICS HELIO F. PEDRO Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Genetics Service 30 Prospect Ave. Don Imus Building, Suite 210 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5264

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FRANCIS R. PATTERSON Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 360 Essex St., Suite 203 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2533

COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY GREGORY J. GALLINA Gregory J. Gallina, MD 255 W. Spring Valley Ave. Suite 103 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-525-1031 PETER M. KAYE Englewood Health Physician Network— Colon and Rectal Surgery 350 Engle St. Floor 6, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-2800 SANGHYUN (ALEX) KIM Holy Name Medical Center / Mount Sinai 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-259-7371 ALBERT O. KWON Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 525 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-614-6130 FARSHAD MANSOURI Heritage Surgical Group 741 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-2888 DONALD A. MCCAIN Cancer Surgery Associates 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 603 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-342-1010 JOEL S. NIZIN Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 525 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-614-6130 HOWARD ROSS HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 406 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2959

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CHRISTINA J. SEO Holy Name Medical Center 216 Engle St., Suite 203 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-7615 ANNA SERUR Englewood Health Physician Network— Colon and Rectal Surgery 350 Engle St. Floor 6, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-2800 STEVEN I. WAXENBAUM Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 525 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-614-6130 RONALD WHITE Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-530-7918 CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AND PULMONARY DISEASE

STEVEN C. JACOBY Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 303 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-689-7755

HARRIS B. TESHER Pulmonary Specialists of North Jersey 200 Grand Ave., Suite 102 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-3636

FREDRIC HABERMAN Haberman Dermatology & Cosmetic Center 50 Market St. Saddle Brook, NJ 07633 201-368-0011

SRIKANT KONDAPANENI Englewood Health Physician Network— Bergen Medical Alliance, PA 1 N. Washington Ave., Floor 2 Englewood, NJ 07621 201-501-0082

LEON L. TING Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-3500

PETER G. ILOWITE Peter G. Ilowite, DO 480 Market St. Saddle Brook, NJ 07663 201-843-7177

LAUREN KONIARIS HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-3500

HEBA ABDULLA Lakes Skin Centre 841 Franklin Ave., Suite 4 Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 201-644-0228

ROBERT C. LEE Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—American Medical Group 192 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-880-0700

SAMIR I. ABDELHADI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 103 River Rd., Suite 101 Edgewater, NJ 07020 201-308-8995

NAT T. LEVY Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 303 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-689-7755

NADEEM Y. ALI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 160 Essex St., Suite 103 Lodi, NJ 07644 551-996-1370

DAVID A. ORR Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 160 Essex St., Suite 103 Lodi, NJ 07644 551-996-1370

BRIAN BENOFF Holy Name Medical Center 180 N. Dean St., Floor 2 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-8366

SEAN S. SADIKOT Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 707 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2211

WANDA W. CHOY Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 303 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-689-7755 NISHA R. GANDHI Englewood Health Physician Network 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3238 DEBORAH A. GOSS (HUTTER) Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center 170 Prospect Ave., Suite 20 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-996-0232 PAUL HAN Pulmonary Specialists of North Jersey 200 Grand Ave., Suite 102 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-3636

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EMANUELE A. SANTOMAURO Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 160 Essex St., Suite 103 Lodi, NJ 07644 551-996-1370 JASON SHATKIN Physician Specialists of Northern Jersey 1 Sears Dr., Suite 306 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-830-2287 DAVID SHIU Englewood Health Physician Network—Bergen Medical Alliance 180 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-2050 DANIEL M. SUFFIN Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 303 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-689-7755

DERMATOLOGY

ROBIN ASHINOFF Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Dermatologic Mohs & Laser Surgery 360 Essex St., Suite 201 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8660 REBECCA BAXT BAXT CosMedical 351 Evelyn St. Paramus, NJ 07652 201-265-1300 NAANA BOAKYE Bergen Dermatology 473 Sylvan Ave., Suite 110 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-567-7546 DAVID BONNEY Schweiger Dermatology Group 30 W. Century Rd., Suite 320 Paramus, NJ 07652 973-571-2121 JASON CHOUAKE Cliffside Skin & Laser 663 Palisade Ave., Suite 201 Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 201-298-3650 MARGARET FONDER Bergen Dermatology Specialists 400 Route 17 South Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-652-4536 JOSHUA FOX Advanced Dermatology, PC 1124 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 202 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-493-1717 SHARON FRIED Sharon Fried, MD 180 N. Dean St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-9800 CARMEN GARCIA Center for Dermatology & Skin Surgery 1 W. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 103 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-857-4200

AZA LEFKOWITZ Advanced Dermatology, PC 1124 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 202 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-493-1717

SHARON SCHERL Scherl Dermatology 140 Sylvan Ave., Suite 302 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-584-5253 HELEN T. SHIN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology Center 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 101 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8697 CHANG B. SON SCN Dermatology 200 Grand Ave., Suite 201 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-944-3800

JOCELYN LIEB Skin & Laser Center of NJ 156 Ramapo Valley Rd. Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-500-7525

EILEEN Q. TROKHAN The Trokhan Group 235 Closter Dock Rd. Closter, NJ 07624 201-767-1908

MARGARITA LOLIS Schweiger Dermatology Group 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 702 Hackensack, NJ 07601 908-359-8980

ALEXIS L. YOUNG Forest Healthcare Associates, PC 277 Forest Ave., Suite 200 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-523-9506

ALFREDO S. MASULLO Alfredo S. Masullo, MD, PA 120 S. Prospect Ave., Floor 2 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-0707

TAMAR ZAPOLANSKI Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 302 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-689-2103

KAPILA V. PAGHDAL Bergen Dermatology Specialists 400 Route 17 South Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-652-4536 MARGARET RAVITS Margaret Ravits, MD & Associates 721 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-487-3691 SOPHIA REID The Trokhan Group 235 Closter Dock Rd. Closter, NJ 07624 201-767-1908 ALLEN SAPADIN Allen Sapadin, MD 370 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-525-0057 KARIN H. SATRA Bergen Dermatology Specialists 400 Route 17 South Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-652-4536 JULIE V. SCHAFFER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology Center 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 101 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8697

EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT KAREN M. BELLAPIANTA Sovereign Medical Group 85 Harristown Rd., Suite 105 Glen Rock, NJ 07452 201-445-2900 BRIAN BENSON Bergen Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PA 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 613 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-489-6520 ROBIN M. BRODY ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP 433 Hackensack Ave. Floor 2, Suite 204 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-883-1062 MICHAEL CHEE HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave., Room 311 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5515 STEVEN M. GOLD ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP 433 Hackensack Ave. Floor 2, Suite 204 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-883-1062 SHERIF A. HASSAN Summit Medical Group 47 Orient Way, Floor 2 Rutherford, NJ 07070 201-935-5508

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JOHN J. HUANG ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP 690 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 101 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-722-9850 MASAYUKI INOUYE Bergen Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PA 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 613 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-489-6520 JAMES J. LEE Englewood Health Physician Network—Northern Valley ENT & Facial Plastics 163 Engle St., Suite 1B Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-6789 JOEL F. LEHRER Northern Jersey Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PA 1 Degraw Ave., Suite B Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-2174 JONATHAN A. LESSERSON ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP 433 Hackensack Ave. Floor 2, Suite 204 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-883-1062 DOUGLAS LEVENTHAL ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP 690 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 101 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-722-9850 DAVID A. LEWIS Englewood Ear, Nose, & Throat, PC 216 Engle St., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-816-9800 ROSEMARY B. OJO Englewood Ear, Nose, & Throat, PC 216 Engle St., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-816-9800 HUMA QURAISHI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 311 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5515 ARIE ROSEN Arie Rosen, MD 2 S. Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-996-9200

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MICHAEL SCHERL Englewood Health Physician Network—Northern Valley ENT & Facial Plastics 163 Engle St., Suite 1B Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-6789 MICHAEL P. SCHERL Englewood Health Physician Network—Northern Valley ENT 354 Old Hook Rd., Suite 204 Westwood, NJ 07675 201-666-8787 CHRISTOPHER M. SHAARI Christopher M. Shaari, MD 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 712 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-342-8060 MONICA TADROS Monica Tadros, MD, FACS 300 Grand Ave. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-408-5430 GEOFFREY W. TOBIAS Geoffrey Tobias, MD 140 Sylvan Ave., Suite 305 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-567-6770 SENJA TOMOVIC Bergen Ear, Nose & Throat Associates, PA 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 613 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-489-6520 JARED M. WASSERMAN ENT and Allergy Associates, LLP 433 Hackensack Ave. Floor 2, Suite 204 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-883-1062 EMERGENCY MEDICINE GEORGE L. BECKER III Valley Emergency Room Associates 223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8323 ERIK P. CHU Englewood Health Physician Network—Emergency Physicians of Englewood PC 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3440 HILLARY J. COHEN Englewood Health Physician Network—Emergency Physicians of Englewood PC 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3440 KEVIN J. HEWITT Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Main 3619 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-4614

AJAY V. JETLEY Englewood Health Urgent Care 46 Union Ave. Cresskill, NJ 07626 201-205-2172

JUSTINA DEITZ Summit Medical Group 19-21 Fair Lawn Ave. Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-620-3390

RYAN B. MURPHY Valley Emergency Room Associates 223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8300

JESSICA FLEISCHER Englewood Health Physician Network—Englewood Orthopedic Associates 401 S. Van Brunt St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-2770

JOSEPH P. UNDERWOOD Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Main 3619 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-4614 JUDY WONG Englewood Health Physician Network—Emergency Physicians of Englewood PC 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3440 ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES, AND METABOLISM ALICE ABRAHAM Englewood Health Physician Network— Bergen Medical Alliance 180 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-2050

YANA GARGER Garger Center for Endocrinology 10 Sycamore Ave. Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 201-474-5952 ARI GELIEBTER Comprehensive Endocrinology, PC 240 W. Passaic St., Suite 14 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-903-0070 JOSEPH GIANGOLA Forest Healthcare Associates, PC 277 Forest Ave., Suite 200 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-267-0902 ADAM S. KELMAN Valley Medical Group 947 Linwood Ave., Suite 1W Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-5552

JAVIER E. AISENBERG Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Floor 2 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5329

COLETTE M. KNIGHT Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 385 Prospect Ave., Suite 306 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-9191

NATALIA ANCHIPOLOVSKY Dr. Anchipolovsky, PA 170 Prospect Ave., Suite 1 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-820-3596

ATARA SCHULTZ Summit Medical Group 870 Palisade Ave., Suite 203 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-5655

RACHEL BIER Endocrinology Consultants, PC 229 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-8999

JOSEPH J. SCHWARTZ Endocrinology Consultants, PC 229 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-8999

GILLIAN S. BOYD-WOSCHINKO Valley Medical Group 947 Linwood Ave., Suite 1W Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-5552

VIRAL J. SHAH Endocrine Associates, PA 30 W. Century Rd., Suite 255 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-444-4363

NEAL G. BREIT Valley Medical Group 333 Old Hook Rd., Suite 103 Westwood, NJ 07675 201-820-4646

ANNE MARIE VAN HOVEN HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 385 Prospect Ave., Suite 306 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-9191

ELAINE A. CONG Englewood Health Physician Network— Bergen Medical Alliance 180 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-2050

FAMILY MEDICINE DONALD P. BEAUCHAMP Valley Medical Group 301 Godwin Ave. Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-444-4526 MARION BOBB-MCKOY Advance Medical Group 92 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 301-373-6522 SONIA CHADHA Sonia Chadha, MD 1 Sears Dr., Suite 402 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-483-9188 MANSOORA CHAUDRY Mansoora Chaudry, MD 41-04 Goldblatt Ter. Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-797-7129

TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

BRYAN T. HO Englewood Ear, Nose, & Throat, PC 216 Engle St., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-816-9800

MATT COOPER Valley Diagnostic Medical Center 470 N. Franklin Tpke., Suite 203 Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-327-0500 PHILIPPE DESPLAT Valley Health System—Dumont Primary & Walk-In Care 40 Washington Ave. Dumont, NJ 07628 201-387-7055 IRIS ERGUDER Holy Name Medical Center Physicians 514 Kinderkamack Rd. Oradell, NJ 07649 201-265-1159 HARVEY R. GROSS Englewood Health Physician Network—Primary Care NJ 370 Grand Ave., Suite 102 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-3370 CHRISTINE HEALY Englewood Health Physician Network—Leonia Medical Associates 25 Rockwood Pl. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-3335 ODESSA HOINKIS Bergen Geriatric Care 700 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 202 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-387-2003 ANNE L. KRONISH Dr. Anne L Kronish 780 Cedar Ln. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-7664 STEVEN L. NICKLES Valley Diagnostic Medical Center 470 N. Franklin Tpke., Suite 203 Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-327-0500

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TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

FELIX PACHECO Valley Medical Group 140 Route 17 North, Suite 302 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-444-2646 FRANCESCO PAGANO Valley Medical Group 50 Essex St., Suite 3 Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 201-843-3152 NICHOLAS D. PANAGIOTOU Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 255 W. Spring Valley Ave. Suite 200 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-447-3690

NEETU H. CHAHIL Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey 52 1st St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-3003

STEVEN R. LEIBOWITZ Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates 130 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 301 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-489-7772

SITA S. CHOKHAVATIA Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 525 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-614-6130

ROSARIO LIGRESTI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—HMHG Center for Advanced Gastroenterology 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 615 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-3091

ANTHONY DELILLO Bergen Medical Associates 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 1 Emerson, NJ 07630 201-967-8221

SEENA SHEKARI Valley Medical Group 140 Franklin Tpke., Suite 6C Waldwick, NJ 07463 201-447-3603

DAVID M. FELIG Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey 52 1st St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-3003

ALICIA C. SKARIMBAS Englewood Health Physician Network—Primary Care NJ 370 Grand Ave., Suite 102 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-3370

MARC A. FIORILLO The Gastroenterology Group of Northern New Jersey 140 Sylvan Ave., Suite 101A Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-945-6564

DANUTA STANKIEWICZ Valley Medical Group 50 Essex St., Suite 3 Rochelle Park, NJ 07662 201-843-3152

SANDARSH KANCHERLA The Gastroenterology Group of Northern New Jersey 420 Grand Ave., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7044

SUSAN VOLPICELLA-LEVY Susan Volpicella-Levy, DO 261 Old Hook Rd. Westwood, NJ 07675 201-666-9600 GASTROENTEROLOGY SAMUEL Y. BAE Englewood Health Physician Network— The Park Medical Group 274 County Rd. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-568-0493 VIVIAN K. BETHALA Vivian K. Bethala, MD 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 9 Emerson, NJ 07630 201-261-1005 BHAVIK M. BHANDARI Bergen Medical Associates 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 1 Emerson, NJ 07630 201-967-8221 MATTHEW BLASZKA Englewood Health Physician Network— The Park Medical Group 274 County Rd. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-568-0493

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FAHAD M. KHAN Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey 52 1st St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-3003 WALTER A. KLEIN Englewood Health Physician Network— The Park Medical Group 24 Elm St. Harrington Park, NJ 07604 201-784-0123 JEREMIAH KURZ Forest Healthcare Associates, PC 277 Forest Ave., Suite 200 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-986-1881 DONALD H. KUTNER Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey 15-01 Broadway, Suite 34 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-794-6808 MATTHEW A. KUTNER Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey 52 1st St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-3003

JUDY LIN Teaneck Gastroenterology Associates, PA 1086 Teaneck Rd., Suite 4C Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-9449 STEPHEN MARGULIS Bergen Medical Associates 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 1 Emerson, NJ 07630 201-967-8221 MICHAEL E. MEININGER The Gastroenterology Group of Northern New Jersey 140 Sylvan Ave., Suite 101A Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-945-6564 PHILIP MICALE Teaneck Gastroenterology Associates, PA 1086 Teaneck Rd., Suite 4C Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-9449 GEORGE NIKIAS Hackensack Gastroenterology Associates 130 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 301 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-489-7772 ADAM PALANCE Teaneck Gastroenterology Associates, PA 1086 Teaneck Rd., Suite 4C Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-9449 HALEH PAZWASH Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey 1124 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 203 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-523-4141 ROBERT PITTMAN Bergen Medical Associates 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 1 Emerson, NJ 07630 201-967-8221 MICHAEL G. RAHMIN Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 525 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-614-6130

MITCHELL J. RUBINOFF Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 525 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-614-6130 MARK S. SAPIENZA The Gastroenterology Group of Northern New Jersey 420 Grand Ave., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7044 NILESH B. SHUKLA Shukla Medical Group 1 W. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 203 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-652-8800 MARK E. TANCHEL Gastroenterology Associates of New Jersey 52 1st St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-3003 MAURICIO ZAPIACH Ambulatory Center for Endoscopy, LLC 810 Main St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-0095 BARRY M. ZINGLER The Gastroenterology Group of Northern New Jersey 420 Grand Ave., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7044 IRA ZUCKER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 452 Old Hook Rd. Emerson, NJ 07630 201-666-3900 GENERAL SURGERY

MICHAEL G. MAGRINO Englewood Health Physician Network— Englewood Surgical Associates 375 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-0400 PETER T. MARTA Heritage Surgical Group 9 Post Rd., M-7 Oakland, NJ 07436 201-833-2888 GEORGE A. MAZPULE One Surgical Specialists 90 Prospect Ave., Suite 1D Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-343-3433 JAMES MCGINTY Englewood Health Physician Network— Bariatric and General Surgery 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 120 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-2848 MAURIZIO MIGLIETTA Palisades Surgical Associates, PC 222 Cedar Ln., Suite 201 Teaneck, NJ 07666 888-320-0922 CELINES MORALES-RIBEIRO Englewood Health Physician Network— Bariatric and General Surgery 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 120 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-2848 STEPHEN G. PEREIRA One Surgical Specialists 90 Prospect Ave., Suite 1D Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-343-3433

THOMAS N. AHLBORN Valley Medical Group 385 S. Maple Ave., Suite 202 Glen Rock, NJ 07452 201-444-5757

JOHN POOLE North Jersey Surgical 50 Passaic St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-646-0010

ASHA G. BALE Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 406 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2959

ANTHONY POZZESSERE Anthony Pozzessere, MD, FACS 245 E. Main St. Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-733-2069

STAVROS CHRISTOUDIAS Heritage Surgical Group 741 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-2888 SEBASTIAN R. EID Advanced Laparoscopic Associates 81 Route 4 West, Suite 401 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-646-1121

ADAM S. ROSENSTOCK One Surgical Specialists 90 Prospect Ave., Suite 1D Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-343-3433 JINGJING L. SHERMAN Englewood Health Physician Network— Bariatric and General Surgery 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 120 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-2848

JOSEPH J. LICATA Joseph J. Licata, MD, FACS 245 E. Main St. Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-327-0220

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LISA K. TANK Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—The Center for Healthy Senior Living 360 Essex St., Suite 401 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1140

HEE K. YANG Hee K. Yang, MD, FACS 464 Hudson Ter., Suite 101 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-567-7747

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

GERIATRIC MEDICINE HARVEY R. GROSS Englewood Health Physician Network—Primary Care NJ 370 Grand Ave., Suite 102 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-3370 JOHN HEATH HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 360 Essex St., Suite 401 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1140 TERRI FELDMAN KATZ Center for Dynamic Aging 1530 Palisade Ave., Suite 30 Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201-363-8871

MIRA HELLMANN Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900 SHARYN LEWIN Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-227-6200 NIMESH NAGARSHETH Englewood Health Physician Network—Gynecologic Oncology 350 Engle St. Suite 6530, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-5999 MARIA SCHIAVONE-FORLENZA Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-227-6200

MARK A. GURLAND Mark A. Gurland 216 Engle St., Suite 202 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-4066

NOA BIRAN Regional Cancer Care Associates 25 Main St., Suite 601 Hackensack, NJ 07601 844-474-6866

LORI ANN LESLIE Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-904-3021

RICHARD Y. KIM Richard Y. Kim, MD 113 W. Essex St., Suite 203 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-880-7766

GIUSEPPE CONDEMI New Jersey Cancer & Blood Specialists 201 Route 17 North, Floor 11 Rutherford, NJ 07070 201-500-4958

DONNA TRAUTH MCNAMARA Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-904-3021

MANESHA LANKACHANDRA Englewood Health Physician Network—Englewood Orthopedic Associates 401 S. Van Brunt St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-2770 JEN F. LEE North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists, PA 106 Grand Ave., Suite 230 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-0100 DANIEL A. OSEI Hospital for Special Surgery— Paramus 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 175 Paramus, NJ 07652 212-606-1435

AMI P. VAIDYA Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-904-3021

MICHAEL F. PIZZILLO Englewood Health Physician Network—Englewood Orthopedic Associates 401 S. Van Brunt St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-2770

BENNETT P. LEIFER Valley Medical Group 301 Godwin Ave. Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-301-1317

MARIE WELSHINGER Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza, Suite 201 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5401

SIDNEY RABINOWITZ Sidney Rabinowitz, MD, PA 305 Route 17 South, Suite 3-100A Paramus, NJ 07652 201-967-1100

MANISHA S. PARULEKAR Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—The Center for Healthy Senior Living 360 Essex St., Suite 401 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1140

HAND SURGERY

DAVID RATLIFF Modern Orthopaedics of New Jersey 70 Route 17 North Paramus, NJ 07652 973-898-5999

SOO CHONG KIM Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 360 Essex St., Suite 401 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1140

DESPINA PSILLIDES Englewood Health Physician Network— The Park Medical Group 24 Elm St. Harrington Park, NJ 07604 201-784-0123 INDERPREET SACHAR Center for Dynamic Aging 1530 Palisade Ave., Suite 30 Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201-363-8871 ARUNIMA SARKAR Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—The Center for Healthy Senior Living 360 Essex St., Suite 401 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1140

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DAMIEN I. DAVIS Englewood Health Physician Network —Englewood Orthopedic Associates 401 S. Van Brunt St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-2770 PETER DENOBLE Modern Orthopaedics of New Jersey 70 Route 17 North Paramus, NJ 07652 973-898-5999 FREDERICK F. FAKHARZADEH Garden State Orthopaedic Associates 22 Madison Ave., Suite 202 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-587-7767 A. YLENIA GIUFFRIDA Active Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, LLC 25 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-343-2277

KEVIN ROENBECK Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830 JANET H. YUEH Cohen/Winters Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgeons 113 W. Essex St., Suite 202 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-487-3400 HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY LEWIS M. ATTAS Englewood Health Physician Network—Hematology Oncology Physicians of Englewood, PA 350 Engle St. Floor 5, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-5250

MICHELE DONATO Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900 TATYANA FELDMAN Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900 DEENA M. GRAHAM Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900 MARTIN GUTIERREZ Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900 MAXWELL D. JANOSKY Englewood Health Physician Network—Hematology Oncology Physicians of Englewood, PA 350 Engle St. Floor 5, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-5250 MINAXI P. JHAWER Englewood Health Physician Network—Hematology Oncology Physicians of Englewood, PA 350 Engle St. Floor 6, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-5250 MEGHAN KAUMAYA Englewood Health Physician Network—Hematology Oncology Physicians of Englewood, PA 350 Engle St. Floor 5, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-5250 BRIAN H. KIM Englewood Health Physician Network—Hematology Oncology Physicians of Englewood, PA 350 Engle St. Floor 5, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-5250 ELI D. KIRSHNER Valley Medical Group 400 Old Hook Rd., Suite 2-1 Westwood, NJ 07675 201-664-3900

JILL S. MORRISON Englewood Health Physician Network—Hematology Oncology Physicians of Englewood, PA 350 Engle St. Floor 4, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-5250

TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

FRED WOLODIGER Englewood Health Physician Network— Englewood Surgical Associates 375 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-0400

TRACY A. PROVERBS-SINGH Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-904-3021 MICHAEL SCHLEIDER Englewood Health Physician Network—Hematology Oncology Physicians of Englewood, PA 350 Engle St. Floor 5, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-5250 JASON W. SUH Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5578 ELEONORA TEPLINSKY Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5578 STANLEY WAINTRAUB Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-904-3021 KEVIN C. WOOD Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5578 HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE MEDICINE JOSE A. CONTRERAS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Institute for Pain & Palliative Medicine 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 602 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2442 VINNIDHY DAVE Englewood Health Physician Network—Pain Medicine 350 Engle St. Suite 5512, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-2556

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TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

INFECTIOUS DISEASE ARYEH ZVI BAER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. WFAN Building, Floor 3 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5308 BINDU A. BALANI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Center for Infectious Diseases 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 507 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-487-4088 THOMAS BIRCH Birch Tree Medical Associates 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-7274 LUCY Y. CHENG Ridgewood Infectious Disease Associates 947 Linwood Ave., Suite 2E Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-6468 CRISTINA E. CICOGNA Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Center for Infectious Diseases 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 507 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-487-4088 BENJAMIN DE LA ROSA Birch Tree Medical Associates 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-7274 SAMIT S. DESAI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Center for Infectious Diseases 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 507 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-487-4088 NEIL GAFFIN Ridgewood Infectious Disease Associates 947 Linwood Ave., Suite 2E Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-6468 ASHWIN JATHAVEDAM Englewood Health Physician Network—Leonia Medical Associates 25 Rockwood Pl. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-3335 ERINA KHADKA KUNWAR Bergen Infectious Diseases Associates 185 Cedar Ln., Suite U7 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-300-2768

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PAN S. KO Sylvan Infectious Diseases 400 Sylvan Ave., Suite 108 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-408-5314 LOPA V. MAHARAJA Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Infectious Diseases Associates of Northern New Jersey 255 W. Spring Valley Ave. Suite 100 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-291-4075 HAN N. NGUYEN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Infectious Diseases Associates of Northern New Jersey 255 W. Spring Valley Ave. Suite 100 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-291-4075 CAROL O’HAGAN SOTSKY Ridgewood Infectious Disease Associates 947 Linwood Ave., Suite 2E Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-6468 SABENA RAMSETTY Englewood Health Physician Network—Leonia Medical Associates 25 Rockwood Pl. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-3335 SURAJ SAGGAR North Jersey Infectious Disease Group, LLC 200 Grand Ave., Suite 103 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-503-0660 RANI SEBTI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Center for Infectious Diseases 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 507 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-487-4088 KEVIN A. SLAVIN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. WFAN Building, PC 360 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5308 STEVEN J. SPERBER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Center for Infectious Diseases 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 507 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-487-4088 AILEEN TLAMSA Englewood Health 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 833-234-2234

SIMON J. TSIOURIS Ridgewood Infectious Disease Associates 947 Linwood Ave., Suite 2E Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-6468 STEVEN WEISHOLTZ Englewood Health Physician Network—Leonia Medical Associates 25 Rockwood Pl. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-3335 INTERNAL MEDICINE AMIT AGARWAL Comprehensive Healthcare 1 Sears Dr., Suite 402 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-483-9188 SUHEL AHMED Advance Medical Group 357 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-309-3555 STEPHEN B. BRUNNQUELL Englewood Health Physician Network— The Park Medical Group 24 Elm St. Harrington Park, NJ 07604 201-784-0123 KAREN M. HART Valley Medical Group 301 Godwin Ave. Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-444-4526 KIMBERLY A. HEWITT-COOPER Valley Health System 470 N. Franklin Tpke., Suite 203 Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-327-0500 JOSEPH HYON Joseph K. Hyon, DO 555 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite D Oradell, NJ 07649 201-265-1133 EHAB F. IBRAHIM Advance Medical Group 92 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 301-373-6522 CATHERINE LAIOSA Englewood Health Physician Network—Leonia Medical Associates 25 Rockwood Pl. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-3335 RICHARD LUCANIE Valley Diagnostic Medical Center 470 N. Franklin Tpke., Suite 203 Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-327-0500

HUSSAIN MANJI Advance Medical Group 92 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-342-0066 JENNIFER A. MCGUGINS-HILL Valley Medical Group— Park Ridge Medical 70 Park Ave. Park Ridge, NJ 07656 201-930-0900 ROMAN PRAGER Advance Medical Group 92 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-342-0066 LISA M. RAACKE Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Women’s Health Center 160 Essex St., Suite 102 Lodi, NJ 07644 551-996-8111 ANAND SRINIVASAN Englewood Health Physician Network— The Park Medical Group 1 N. Washington Ave., Floor 2 Bergenfield, NJ 07621 201-374-9201 PETER A. SYMINGTON Englewood Health Physician Network— The Park Medical Group 24 Elm St. Harrington Park, NJ 07604 201-784-0123 NORA Z. TOSSOUNIAN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Women’s Health Center 160 Essex St., Suite 102 Lodi, NJ 07644 551-996-8111 MATERNAL AND FETAL MEDICINE ABDULLA AL KHAN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Maternal Fetal Medicine 30 Prospect Ave., 2W-73 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2453 MANUEL ALVAREZ HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 601 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2765

JENNIFER M. AMOROSA Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 390S Paramus, NJ 07652 201-291-6321 TRACI C. BURGESS Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 390S Paramus, NJ 07652 201-291-6321 MARGARET DZIADOSZ New Jersey Perinatal Associates 718 Teaneck Rd., Floor 3 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-3535 NATHAN FOX Englewood Health 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3000 JANE C. GOLDMAN Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 390S Paramus, NJ 07652 201-291-6321 ANTONIA FRANCIS KIM Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Maternal Fetal Medicine 30 Prospect Ave., 2W-73 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2453 CLAUDIA MOSQUERA CHARLENEA Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 390 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-291-6321 JONATHAN O’BRIEN New Jersey Perinatal Associates 718 Teaneck Rd., Floor 3 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-3535 CARL SAPHIER Women’s Ultrasound 498 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-0121 CAROLYN M. ZELOP Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 390 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-291-6321

JESUS R. ALVAREZ PEREZ Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Maternal Fetal Medicine 30 Prospect Ave., 2W-73 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2453

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ELIZABETH CARLIN Englewood Health Physician Network—Pediatrics 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3414 CHRISTIANA R. FARKOUHKAROLESKI Valley Medical Group 223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8388 ANNE LISE JACOBSEN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Don Imus Building Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5362 HOWARD S. MAZIN Englewood Health Physician Network—Pediatrics 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3414 BENJAMIN C. PLANER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Hackensack Specialty Care Associates 30 Prospect Ave. Don Imus Building Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5362 NICOLE T. SPILLANE Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Don Imus Building Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5362 NEPHROLOGY BENJAMIN ARONOFF Nephrology Associates, PA 870 Palisade Ave. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-0897 NEHA CHHEDA Bergen Hypertension & Renal Associates 44 Godwin Ave., Suite 301 Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-447-0013 SUSAN M. CLIFFORD Bergen Kidney Center 300 Grand Ave., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-5787 CLENTON COLEMAN Clenton Coleman, MD 222 Cedar Ln., Suite 109 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-379-5650 DEBORAH FEIN Pattner, Grodstein & Fein 177 N. Dean St., Suite 207 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-0446

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GERALD GRODSTEIN Pattner, Grodstein & Fein 177 N. Dean St., Suite 207 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-0446 LOUIS C. JAN Bergen Kidney Center 300 Grand Ave., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-5787 ROSY JOSEPH BSD Nephrology & Hypertension 360 Essex St., Suite 304 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-646-0110 MIKHAIL KOTLOV Bergen Hypertension & Renal Associates 44 Godwin Ave., Suite 301 Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-447-0013

NEUROLOGY

KIRK J. LEVY Englewood Health Physician Network—Bergen Neurology Consultants 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 110 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-5805

NEUROSURGERY

DOROTHEA ALTSCHUL Neurosurgeons of New Jersey 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 101 & 200 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-327-8600 GARY ALWEISS Englewood Health Physician Network—Bergen Neurology Consultants 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 110 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-5805

JOHN T. NASR Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868

MARC S. ARGINTEANU Metropolitan Neurosurgery Associates 309 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7737

DANIEL BERLIN Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868

JOHN F. NOGUEIRA Hackensack Neurology Group 211 Essex St., Suite 202 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-1515

JEFFREY P. KOZLOWSKI Bergen Hypertension & Renal Associates 44 Godwin Ave., Suite 301 Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-447-0013

KENNETH A. CITAK Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868

THOMAS L. SALAZER Nephrology Associates, PA 870 Palisade Ave. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-0897

SAMUEL GOLDLUST Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900

DAVID SERUR Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Organ Transplantation 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 404 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2608

AMRIT K. GREWAL Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868

ZALMAN SULDAN BSD Nephrology & Hypertension 360 Essex St., Suite 304 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-646-0110

BRADLEY KLEIN Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868

DIANE TRIOLO Holy Name Medical Center Physicians 222 Cedar Ln., Suite 109 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-379-5650 HOWARD B. WEIZMAN Bergen Hypertension & Renal Associates 44 Godwin Ave., Suite 301 Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-447-0013 MARC S. ZELKOWITZ Bergen Kidney Center 300 Grand Ave., Suite 101 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-5787

THOMAS KREIBICH Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-7208 REGINA KREL Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Neuroscience Institute 360 Essex St., Suite 303 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8100 KENNETH A. LEVIN Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868

OLGA NOSKIN Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868 MARISSA OLLER-CRAMSIE Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-7208 KRUPA S. PANDEY Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Neuroscience Institute 360 Essex St., Suite 303 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8100 RIKKI R. RACELA Englewood Health Physician Network—Bergen Neurology Consultants 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 110 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-5805 SAMUEL SINGER Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-904-3021 KURT FLORIAN P. THOMAS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Neuroscience Institute 360 Essex St., Suite 303 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8100 FUMIN TONG Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868

RICHARD ANDERSON Neurosurgeons of New Jersey 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 101 & 200 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-327-8600

HOOMAN AZMI New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550

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NEONATAL AND PERINATAL MEDICINE

WILLIAM S. COBB Neurosurgeons of New Jersey 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 101 & 200 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-327-8600 ANTHONY D’AMBROSIO Neurosurgeons of New Jersey 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 101 & 200 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-327-8600 YAKOV GOLOGORSKY Metropolitan Neurosurgery Associates 309 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7737 MICHAEL G. KAISER Neurosurgeons of New Jersey 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 101 & 200 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-327-8600 GEORGE J. KAPTAIN New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550 REZA J. KARIMI New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550 MOHAMMED FARAZ KHAN New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550 KANGMIN DANIEL LEE New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550 GAETAN MOISE Neurosurgeons of New Jersey 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 101 & 200 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-327-8600

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TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

FRANK MOORE Metropolitan Neurosurgery Associates 309 Engle St., Floor 1 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7737

CHRISTOPHER A. ENGLERT Northern Jersey Obstetrics & Gynecology 420 Grand Ave., Suite 202 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-4040

ALFRED T. OGDEN Neurosurgeons of New Jersey 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 101 & 200 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-327-8600

KIMBERLY L. FALLON Valley Medical Group—Center for Women’s Health & Primary Care 135 N. Kinderkamack Rd. Montvale, NJ 07645 201-476-0040

PATRICK A. ROTH New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550

AMY I. GERHARDT All Generation Women’s Care 333 Old Hook Rd., Unit 105 Westwood, NJ 07675 201-497-0175

OMAR SYED Metropolitan Neurosurgery Associates 309 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7737

MARINA JACOBSON Englewood Health Physician Network—Complete Women’s Healthcare 216 Engle St., Suite 201 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-735-5700

ROY D. VINGAN New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550 TIMOTHY VOGEL New Jersey Brain and Spine 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 907 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-342-2550 DANIEL E. WALZMAN New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550 KEVIN YAO Metropolitan Neurosurgery Associates 309 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7737 NUCLEAR MEDICINE PATRICK TOTH Hackensack Radiology Group 130 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 200 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-488-2660 OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY MELODY S. BEHNAM Melody S. Behnam, MD 317 Franklin Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-1620 SHAGHAYEGH M. DENOBLE Advanced Gynecology and Laparoscopy of North Jersey 20 Wilsey Square Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-957-7220

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CRISTINA M. MANIU Valley Medical Group 470 N. Franklin Tpke., Suite 202 Ramsey, NJ 07446 201-236-2100 JACOB MARKOVITZ Englewood Women’s Health 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 305 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-0003 STACY M. MARTINUCCI Englewood Women’s Health 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 305 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-0003 KAREN PATRUSKY Englewood Health Physician Network—Comprehensive Women’s Care 401A S. Van Brunt St., Suite 405 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-4346 FRED F. REZVANI Valley Medical Group 119 Prospect St., Suite 3 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-1600 THOMAS RUSSO Valley OB/GYN Associates 80 Eisenhower Dr., Suite 200 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-843-2800 INNA SANTKOVSKY Englewood Health Physician Network—Complete Women’s Healthcare 216 Engle St., Suite 201 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-735-5700

HOPE SCHLOSSBERG Englewood Health Physician Network—Comprehensive Women’s Care 401A S. Van Brunt St., Suite 405 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-4346 PAYAL SHAH Women’s Health Care Group Obstetrics & Gynecology 870 Palisade Ave., Suite 301 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-907-0900 NOFIT WEISS Englewood Health Physician Network 177 N. Dean St., Suite 201 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-408-4810 OPHTHALMOLOGY DAVID M. BENDERSON Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 213 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-612-0044 GLEN M. BIANCHI Westwood Ophthalmology Associates, PA 300 Fairview Ave., Suite 1 Westwood, NJ 07675 201-666-4014 CHRISTOPHER D. BROWN Brown Eye Care Associate 751 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-0006 ANDREW C. BROWN Brown Eye Care Associates 751 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-0006 PATRICK K. CHIN Westwood Ophthalmology Associates, PA 300 Fairview Ave., Suite 1 Westwood, NJ 07675 201-666-4014 JACOB H. CHUNG Tenafly Eye Associates, PA 111 Dean Dr. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-567-5995 TANYA FOOKS Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 213 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-612-0044 DAVID E. FREILICH David E. Freilich, MD 15 Engle St., Suite 106 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-8900

BRADLEY D. GELLER Bradley D. Geller, MD, FAAO 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 24E Emerson, NJ 07630 201-265-7515

ANTHONY J. DELFICO Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830

SIMEON A. LAUER Simeon Lauer, MD 385 Prospect Ave., Suite 3 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-489-9478

DAVID M. DERAMO Englewood Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery, PC 370 Grand Ave., Suite 100 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-5700

MICHAEL E. ROSENBERG Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Montrose Eye Associates 301 Bridge Plaza North Fort Lee, NJ 07024 201-947-5929 MELANIE SINATRA Wyckoff Ophthalmology 350 Franklin Ave. Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201-891-0200 JOHN R. STABILE Tenafly Eye Associates, PA 111 Dean Dr. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-567-5995 ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY FRANCIS G. ALBERTA Rothman Orthopaedic Institute 80 Route 4 East, Suite 490 Paramus, NJ 07652 888-636-7840 JESSE W. ALLERT Restoration Orthopaedics 113 W. Essex St., Suite 201 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-226-0145 JONATHAN M. ARCHER North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists, PA 730 Palisade Ave. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-353-9000 MICHAEL P. AST Hospital for Special Surgery— Paramus 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 175 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-599-8056 ANDREW A. BRIEF Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830 JAMES W. CAHILL Cahill Orthopedic Sports Medicine and Joint Replacement 87 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-381-4688 UMER R. DASTI Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830

ISMAR DIZDAREVIC Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830 ROBERT W. DOIDGE Englewood Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery, PC 370 Grand Ave., Suite 100 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-5700 DAVID N. FELDMAN Englewood Health Physician Network— Active Joints Orthopedics 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 425 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-503-0447 JAMES J. HALE Eastern Orthopedic Associates 222 Cedar Ln., Suite 120 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-5332 AVRUM JOFFE Preferred Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery 106 Prospect St., Floor 3 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-639-2656 THOMAS K. JOHN Active Orthopedics & Sports Medicine, LLC 25 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-343-2277 JULIE M. KELLER Restoration Orthopaedics 113 W. Essex St., Suite 201 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-226-0145 YAIR DAVID KISSIN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—HUMG Orthopaedic Surgery 360 Essex St., Suite 203 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8867 GREGG R. KLEIN Rothman Orthopaedic Institute 50 Craig Rd. Montvale, NJ 07645 888-636-7840 JOHN K. PARRON The Trokhan Group—Parron Orthopaedics, LLC 235 Closter Dock Rd. Closter, NJ 07624 201-767-1908

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CHRISTOPHER KOENIG Hackensack Pathology Associates 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-4808

DENNIS J. PFISTERER Northern Jersey Orthopedic Center 870 Palisade Ave., Suite 205 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-1663

VINNIDHY DAVE Englewood Health Physician Network—Palliative Services 350 Engle St. Suite 5512, Berrie Center Englewood, NJ 07631 201-608-2556

CIARAN M. MANNION Hackensack Pathology Associates 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-4830

MARK M. PIZZURRO Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830

ROBIN J. IVERSEN Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5555

SIVARAM RAJAN Rajan Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine 211 Essex St., Suite 101 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-999-6433

RUBY KIM Premier Spine & Sports Medicine 140 Sylvan Ave., Suite 108 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-242-1600

JOSHUA S. ROVNER Progressive Spine & Orthopaedics 440 Curry Ave., Suite A Englewood, NJ 07631 201-515-5190 DAVID P. RUDMAN Specialty Orthopaedics of New Jersey, PA 1124 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 201 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-1188 PETER A. SALOB Englewood Health Physician Network—Englewood Orthopedic Associates 401 S. Van Brunt St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-2770 ARI SEIDENSTEIN Rothman Orthopaedic Institute 50 Craig Rd. Montvale, NJ 07645 888-636-7840 ASIT K. SHAH Englewood Health Physician Network—Englewood Orthopedic Associates 401 S. Van Brunt St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-2770 SHAWN E. TROKHAN The Trokhan Group—Trokhan Orthopaedics, LLC 235 Closter Dock Rd. Closter, NJ 07624 201-767-1908 PAIN MEDICINE JOSE A. CONTRERAS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Institute for Pain & Palliative Medicine 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 602 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2442

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KENNETH H. PARK Englewood Health Physician Network—Pain Medicine 309 Engle St., Suite 7 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-487-7246 JEFF PAVELL The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, PA 500 Grand Ave. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-2277 ALI I. SECKIN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Institute for Pain & Palliative Medicine 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 602 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2442 SURJYA SEN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Institute for Pain & Palliative Medicine 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 602 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2442 PATHOLOGY PRITISH BHATTACHARYYA HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-4808 ANA MARIA BURGA Englewood Health— Englewood Pathologists 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3420 MICHAEL GOLDFISCHER Englewood Health 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3000

ROBERT M. MAZZIOTTA Valley Medical Group 223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8242 MIKHAIL TISMENETSKY Englewood Health— Englewood Pathologists 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3420 PEDIATRIC CARDIOLOGY HOWARD D. APFEL Columbia University Irving Medical Center—Paramus 205 Robin Rd., Suite 100 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-599-0026 GEORGE KIPEL Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—The Pediatric Center for Heart Disease 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 106 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-441-9980

AUSTIN H. WONG Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—The Pediatric Center for Heart Disease 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 106 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-441-9980 PEDIATRIC CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE AMY L. CHIRICO Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8335

ELIZABETH BURTMAN Pediatric Endocrinology Associates 2 Dean Dr., Floor 2 Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-871-4680 STEVEN N. GHANNY Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 251 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5329

DENNIS C. COFFEY Valley Medical Group 223 N. Van Dien Ave. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8512

GENNA W. KLEIN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 251 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5329

RACHEL E. LEWIS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8335

MICHELLE M. MARESCA Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Floor 2 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5329

MARK E. SIEGEL Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8335

PAUL I. PELAVIN Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 480 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-447-8182

PEDIATRIC DERMATOLOGY

AYMAN ABDEL-WAHAB Riverside Medical Group 1 Maywood Ave. Maywood, NJ 07607 551-257-7005

ZVI S. MARANS Columbia University Irving Medical Center—Paramus 205 Robin Rd., Suite 100 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-599-0026

EMILY M. BERGER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology Center 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 101 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8697

YOUNG SUN DIANE RHEE Columbia University Irving Medical Center—Paramus 205 Robin Rd., Suite 100 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-599-0026

COLETTE LIEBER Metropolitan Dermatology 400 Franklin Tpke., Suite 208 Mahwah, NJ 07430 201-825-0009

DAVID E. SOLOWIEJCZYK Columbia University Irving Medical Center—Paramus 205 Robin Rd., Suite 100 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-599-0026

JULIE V. SCHAFFER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology Center 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 101 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8697

MEGHAN E. TOZZI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—The Pediatric Center for Heart Disease 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 106 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-441-9980

HELEN T. SHIN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric and Adolescent Dermatology Center 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 101 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8697

ROBERT J. TOZZI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—The Pediatric Center for Heart Disease 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 106 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-441-9980

PEDIATRIC ENDOCRINOLOGY JAVIER E. AISENBERG Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Endocrinology & Diabetes 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 251 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5329

TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

SAMYADEV DATTA Center for Pain Management 294 State St., Suite 1 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-7246

FRANCIS R. PATTERSON Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 360 Essex St., Suite 203 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2533

PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY

SHARON L. D’MELLO HILTON Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8840 ELAINE MOUSTAFELLOS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8840 J. ANTONIO QUIROS Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 480 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-389-0815 TRACIE M. WONG Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology 155 Polifly Rd., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8840

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TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY BURTON E. APPEL Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5437 DEREK R. HANSON Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. WFAN Building, PC 120 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5437 PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE ARYEH Z. BAER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Infectious Diseases 30 Prospect Ave. WFAN Building, PC 360 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5308 SEJAL M. BHAVSAR Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Infectious Diseases 30 Prospect Ave. WFAN Building, PC 360 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5308 KEVIN A. SLAVIN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Infectious Diseases 30 Prospect Ave. WFAN Building, PC 360 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5308 PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY LEIGH M. ETTINGER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8228 KENNETH V. LIEBERMAN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Nephrology 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8228 PEDIATRIC NEUROLOGY JENNIFER A. COPE Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-0868

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ALEXIS DALLARA-MARSH Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-251-9020

ADA SHUK CHONG LEE Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Pulmonary 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 375 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5207

FELICIA J. GLIKSMAN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Neurology 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 338 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-3200

DONNA J. LEE Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Pulmonary 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 375 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5207

PETER L. HEILBRONER Neurology Group of Bergen County 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 208 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-251-9020

PAKKAY NGAI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Pulmonary 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 375 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5207

NAOMI J. LUBARR Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 338 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-3200

PEDIATRIC RHEUMATOLOGY

ARIEL A. SHERBANY Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Neurology 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 338 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-3200 PEDIATRIC NEUROSURGERY RICHARD ANDERSON Neurosurgeons of New Jersey 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 101 & 200 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-327-8600 ARNO H. FRIED Advanced Neurosurgery Associates 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 905 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5251 LUKE TOMYCZ New Jersey Brain and Spine 680 Kinderkamack Rd. Suite 300 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-342-2550 TIM VOGEL New Jersey Brain and Spine 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 907 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-342-2550 PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY STEVEN KANENGISER Valley Medical Group 579 Franklin Tpke.

Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-8026

SUZANNE C. LI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5306 PEDIATRIC SLEEP MEDICINE PAKKAY NGAI HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5207 PEDIATRIC SURGERY FREDERICK ALEXANDER Pediatric SurgicalCare 140 Route 17 North, Suite 321 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-225-9700 JASON C. FISHER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 311 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2921 DAVID L. FRIEDMAN Pediatric Surgical Associates, PA 30 W. Century Rd., Suite 235 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-225-9440 KEITH A. KUENZLER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave., Suite 311 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2921 JUN TASHIRO HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave., Room 311 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2921

PEDIATRIC UROLOGY HARRY P. KOO Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— Department of Urology 360 Essex St., Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8090 RICHARD N. SCHLUSSEL Pediatric Urology Associates, PC 350 Engle St. Medical Suite 3 East Englewood, NJ 07631 201-541-8628 STEVEN Y. TENNENBAUM Children’s Surgical Specialties 699 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-692-9500 PEDIATRICS (GENERAL) ROBERT JAWETZ Tenafly Pediatrics, PA 32 Franklin St. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-569-2400 MAGDALINE S. KOPACZ Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Pediatric Emergency Room Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5430 JOSHUA MENASHA Tenafly Pediatrics, PA 32 Franklin St. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-569-2400 ARNOLD H. RABINOWITZ Madison Avenue Pediatrics 22 Madison Ave., Suite 303 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-291-9797 DARREN SAKS Tenafly Pediatrics, PA 32 Franklin St. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-569-2400 DAVID SCHAUMBERGER Tenafly Pediatrics, PA 32 Franklin St. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-569-2400 IRENE SHEVELEV Valley Pediatrics 201 E. Franklin Tpke.

Ho-Ho-Kus, NJ 07423 201-652-1888 LYNN SUGARMAN Tenafly Pediatrics, PA 32 Franklin St. Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-569-2400 MOHAMED A. TANTAWI Hackensack Pediatrics 177 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-487-8222

CHRISTOPHER WEISS Washington Avenue Pediatrics 95 N. Washington Ave. Bergenfield, NJ 07621 201-384-0300 MONDANA YAZDI Wyckoff Pediatrics 219 Everett Ave. Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201-891-4777 PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION ANGELA M. D’ALESSANDRO Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 475 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-251-3304 RUBY KIM Premier Spine & Sports Medicine 140 Sylvan Ave., Suite 108 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-242-1600 HOWARD LISS Howard Liss, MD Rehabilitation Institute 111 Dean Dr., Suite 1 Tenafly, NJ 07670 201-390-9200 DAMON J. NOTO Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 777 Terrace Ave., Suite 403 Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 201-288-7246 JEFF PAVELL The Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center, PA 500 Grand Ave. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-2277 CHRISTINE PFISTERER Northern Jersey Orthopedic Center 870 Palisade Ave., Suite 205 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-1663 MICHELLE SIRAK HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-2042 PHILIP TASCA Englewood Health Physician Network—Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Center 500 Grand Ave., Suite 100 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-2277 LAUREN TERRANOVA Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830

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DAVID L. ABRAMSON David L. Abramson, MD 363 Grand Ave. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-731-3134 DAVID J. BIKOFF David J. Bikoff, MD, FACS 146 Rpute 17 North Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-8584 WILLIAM K. BOSS Boss MD Plastic Surgery 305 Route 17 South, Suite 3-100A Paramus, NJ 07652 201-345-3764 TROY CALLAHAN Northern Jersey Plastic Surgery Center, LLC 140 Prospect Ave., Suite 17 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-225-1811 AARON CAPUANO Northern Center for Plastic Surgery 700 E. Palisade Ave., Floor 1 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-820-5280 FRANK S. CIMINELLO Cimisurgical Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 113 W. Essex St., Suite 204 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-289-5551 STEPHANIE M. COHEN Cohen/Winters Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgeons 113 W. Essex St., Suite 202 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-487-3400 JORDAN P. FARKAS Farkas Plastic Surgery 920 Sylvan Ave., Suite 230 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07670 201-587-4961 FRANK J. FERRARO Plastic Surgery Specialists of New Jersey 2 Sears Dr., Suite 103 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-815-4919 PEDY GANCHI Village Plastic Surgery 75 Oak St. Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-6646 EDWARD HAHN, JR. Cimisurgical Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1124 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 201 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-289-5551

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GORDON KAPLAN The Kaplan Center for Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery 1033 River Rd., Unit 1 Edgewater, NJ 07020 201-948-5475 DAVID LIPSON Schweiger Dermatology Group 30 W. Century Rd., Suite 320 Paramus, NJ 07652 973-571-2121 ROBERT J. MORIN Robert J. Morin, MD 125 Prospect Ave., Suite 1D Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-3422 SHWETAMBARA PARAKH Parakh Plastic Surgery 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 202 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-720-4935 PAUL M. PARKER Parker Center for Plastic Surgery 122 E. Ridgewood Ave. Paramus, NJ 07652 201-975-5430 SIDNEY RABINOWITZ Sidney Rabinowitz, MD, PA 305 Route 17 South Suite 3-100A Paramus, NJ 07652 201-967-1100 GREGORY E. RAUSCHER Dr. Gregory E Rauscher, MD 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 600 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-1036 NORBERTO SOTO Advanced Aesthetic Associates, Inc. 106 Grand Ave., Suite 490 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-279-5972 HARRIS R. STERMAN Sterman Plastic Surgery 870 Palisade Ave., Suite 304 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-4111 PEDRO VIEIRA Art Plastic Surgery 1 W. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 302 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-740-5397 RICHARD M. WINTERS Cohen/Winters Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgeons 113 W. Essex St. Suite 202 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-487-3400 JANET H. YUEH Cohen/Winters Aesthetic & Reconstructive Surgeons 113 W. Essex St., Suite 202 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-487-3400

LUIS A. ZAPIACH Art Plastic Surgery 1 W. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 302 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-740-5397 ROBERT I. ZUBOWSKI The Robert Zubowski MD Center For Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery 1 Sears Dr. Paramus, NJ 07652 201-261-7550 PODIATRY JOHN J. BERONIO Valley Medical Group 171 Franklin Tpke.

Waldwick, NJ 07463 201-447-8990 KATHERINE CHEN Englewood Health Physician Network— Northeast Podiatry Group 142 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-0033 JEFFREY M. COHEN Englewood Health Physician Network— Northeast Podiatry Group 142 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-0033 GREGORY T. KAUFMAN Englewood Health Physician Network— Northeast Podiatry Group 142 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-0033 JONATHAN MARGOLIN Holy Name Medical Center 470 Queen Anne Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-2126

ISA SCHWARZBERG Advanced Foot Care Specialists, PC 240 W. Passaic St., Suite 4 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-880-6000 PSYCHIATRY STEPHEN M. BISCHOFF Englewood Health Physician Network—Behavioral Health of Englewood Health Physician Network 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 205 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-292-1400 IGOR GEFTER CHCC—Ramapo Ridge Psychiatric Hospital 301 Sicomac Ave. Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201-848-5373 NIAMA JACOBS Englewood Health Physician Network—Behavioral Health of Englewood Health Physician Network 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 205 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-292-140 SIREESHA K. JATHAVEDAM Cresskill Mental Health Associates 145 County Rd. Cresskill, NJ 07626 917-952-6846 ROEY PASTERNAK Roey Pasternak, MD 240 Grand Ave. Englewood, NJ 07631 917-587-9715

GLEN GEJERMAN Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900 LOREN GODFREY Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900 ANTHONY C. INGENITO Regional Cancer Care Associates 92 2nd St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5900 THOMAS P. KOLE Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5403 BENJAMIN ROSENBLUTH Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-541-5900 MICHAEL F. WESSON Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5403 MEI ZHANG Englewood Health— Englewood Radiation Oncology, LLC 350 Engle St., Floor 1 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3125 RADIOLOGY

ROBERT SCHUMEISTER Robert Schumeister, MD 163 Engle St. Building 4, Suite D Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-1133

RONALD ARAMS Radiology Associates of Ridgewood 20 Franklin Tpke.

Waldwick, NJ 07463 201-445-8822

MICHAEL V. STEFANOVICH Michael V. Stefanovich, MD 100 Union Ave., Suite 210 Cresskill, NJ 07626 201-228-9496

WILLIAM J. KIM Hackensack Radiology Group 130 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 200 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-488-2660

EDWARD R. NIEUWENHUIS, JR. Foot & Ankle Associates of Wyckoff 350 Franklin Ave., Suite 2 Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201-891-4930

RADIATION ONCOLOGY CHAD M. DEYOUNG Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5403

GLENN KRINSKY Radiology Associates of Ridgewood 20 Franklin Tpke.

Waldwick, NJ 07463 201-445-8822

JACOB REINKRAUT Complete Foot & Ankle 400 Route 17 South Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2288

DAVID DUBIN Englewood Health—Englewood Radiation Oncology, LLC 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3125

MELISSA LIEBLING Hackensack Radiology Group 130 Kinderkamack Rd. Suite 200 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-488-2660

MORRIS MORIN Hackensack Center for Foot Surgery 125 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-7577

RITCHARD C. ROSEN Englewood Health Physician Network— Northeast Podiatry Group 142 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-568-0033

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PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

MICHAEL T. MCGUIRE Hackensack Radiology Group 130 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 200 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-488-2660

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TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

MOHIT NAIK Hackensack Radiology Group 130 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 200 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-488-2660 JAMES PARK Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-833-3280 SEAN PIERCE Hackensack Radiology Group 555 Kinderkamack Rd. Oradell, NJ 07649 201-448-2660 MARK SHAPIRO Englewood Health— Englewood Radiologic Group 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3480 REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY / INFERTILITY INNA BERIN Fertility Institute of New Jersey & New York 680 Kinderkamack Rd. Suite 200 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-666-4200 DEHAN CHEN Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 590 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5400 MARIA F. COSTANTINIFERRANDO Reproductive Medicine Associates 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 320 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7773 ADAM FECHNER University Reproductive Associates 214 Terrace Ave. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 201-288-6330 KERI LEE GREENSEID Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 590S Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5400 PATRICIA L. HUGHES IRMS 400 Frank W. Burr Blvd.

Suite 145 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-645-1873 PHILIP R. LESORGEN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 106 Grand Ave., Suite 400 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-6979

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ZALMAN LEVINE Fertility Institute of New Jersey & New York 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 200 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-666-4200

MICHAEL GUMA Riverside Medical Group 312 Belleville Tpke.

North Arlington, NJ 07031 201-998-2800

ANNA ZEZON Anna Zezon, MD 197 Cedar Ln., Suite 2 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-975-2400

PETER G. MCGOVERN University Reproductive Associates 214 Terrace Ave. Hasbrouck Heights, NJ 07604 201-288-6330

GINGER JANOW Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. WFAN Building, PC 360 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5306

SLEEP MEDICINE

JANE MILLER North Hudson IVF 385 Sylvan Ave. Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-871-1999

GILBERT KEPECS Hackensack Rheumatology 385 Prospect Ave., Suite 214 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-498-9060

ALI NASSERI Valley Medical Group 140 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 590 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5400

ALEXANDRU F. KIMEL Rheumatology Associates of North Jersey 1415 Queen Anne Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-7788

RHEUMATOLOGY

YUKIKO KIMURA Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Pediatric Rheumatology 30 Prospect Ave. WFAN, Room PC360 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5306

RICHARD ANDRON Holy Name Medical Partners Rheumatology 106 Grand Ave., Suite 450 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-1515 DAVID ARBIT Summit Medical Group 31-00 Broadway, Floor 2 Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-796-2255 SARY ARISTY Rheumatology Associates of North Jersey 1415 Queen Anne Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-7788 JEFF CHUNG Bergen Medical Associates 466 Old Hook Rd., Suite 1 Emerson, NJ 07630 201-967-8221 MELINDA J. COLLINS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group— HMH Medical Group 277 Forest Ave., Suite 208 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-523-9245 NEIL J. GONTER Rheumatology Associates of North Jersey 1415 Queen Anne Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-7788 MICHAEL GROSS Physician Specialists of Northern Jersey 1 Sears Dr., Suite 306 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-830-2287

RALPH E. MARCUS Rheumatology Associates of North Jersey 1415 Queen Anne Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-7788 RAJESH K. PANDEY Kayal Orthopaedic Center, PC 784 Franklin Ave., Suite 250 Franklin Lakes, NJ 07417 844-777-0910 ASHRAF RASLAN Valley Institute For Rheumatology & Autoimmune Diseases 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 306 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-389-0096 NOEL SALEM Noel Salem, MD 385 Sylvan Ave., Suite 26 Englewood Cliffs, NJ 07632 201-871-0223 JENNIFER E. WEISS Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5306 ARIK ZAIDER Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 306 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-389-0096

SPORTS MEDICINE UMER R. DASTI Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830

JEFFREY P. BARASCH Valley Medical Group 579 Franklin Tpke., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-447-3866

ANTHONY J. DELFICO Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 S. Maple Ave., Floor 2 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-445-2830

ADAM GLASSMAN Holy Name Medical Center 180 N. Dean St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-8366

DAVID M. DERAMO Englewood Sports Medicine Orthopaedic Surgery, PC 370 Grand Ave., Suite 100 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-567-5700

DEBORAH A. GOSS (HUTTER) Hackensack Sleep and Pulmonary Center 170 Prospect Ave., Suite 20 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-996-0232 PAUL S. HAN Pulmonary Specialists of North Jersey 200 Grand Ave., Suite 102 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-871-3636 SRIKANT KONDAPANENI Englewood Health Physician Network— Bergen Medical Alliance, PA 1 N. Washington Ave., Floor 2 Bergenfield, NJ 07621 201-501-0082 RAHAT SALAMAT Valley Medical Group 1200 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 303 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-689-7755 JASON SHATKIN Physician Specialists of Northern Jersey 1 Sears Dr., Suite 306 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-830-2287 ANDREW H. THE Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 130 Orient Way, Suite BB Rutherford, NJ 07070 201-343-6916 JOHN J. VILLA Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 160 Essex St., Suite 103 Lodi, NJ 07644 551-996-1370

DAVID A. WANG Hospital for Special Surgery— Paramus 140 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 175 Paramus, NJ 07652 201-599-8020 THORACIC SURGERY ELIE M. ELMANN HMH Hackensack University Medical Center 30 Prospect Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-1333 LYALL GORENSTEIN Englewood Health 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3000 GARY M. KLINE Summit Surgical Institute 332 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-6445 ROBERT J. KORST Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5722 GEOFFREY B. PELZ Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 701 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5960 NABIL P. RIZK Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—HUMG Thoracic Surgery 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 501 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5960 MARK SHAPIRO Valley Medical Group 1 Valley Health Plaza Paramus, NJ 07652 201-634-5722

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MICHELLE JOOSUN KIM Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Urology 360 Essex St., Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8090

IGNATIOS ZAIRIS Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd., L1 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-8282

CHESTER LEE Urologic Specialties 177 N. Dean St., Suite 305 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7777

UROLOGY

RICHARD LEE Urologic Specialties 177 N. Dean St., Suite 305 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-7777

SAURABH AGARWAL Urology Group, PA 4 Godwin Ave. Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-444-7070 MUTAHAR AHMED New Jersey Urology 222 Cedar Ln., Suite 206 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-836-6060 KEVIN R. BASRALIAN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Urology 360 Essex St., Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8090 THOMAS CHRISTIANO New Jersey Urology 255 W. Spring Valley Ave. Suite 101 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-487-8866 WAYNE DETORRES Urology Group, PA 4 Godwin Ave. Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-444-7070 MICHAEL D. ESPOSITO New Jersey Urology 255 W. Spring Valley Ave. Suite 101 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-487-8866 DEBRA L. FROMER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Urology 360 Essex St., Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8090 VICTOR H. HARTANTO Urology Group, PA 4 Godwin Ave. Midland Park, NJ 07432 201-444-7070 ANDRANIK HOWHANNESIAN Sovereign Medical Group 14-01 Broadway Fair Lawn, NJ 07410 201-791-4544

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GREGORY LOVALLO New Jersey Urology 255 W. Spring Valley Ave. Suite 101 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-487-8866 ERIC J. MARGOLIS New Jersey Urology 300 Grand Ave. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-816-1900 RAVI MUNVER Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Urology 360 Essex St., Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8090 IHOR STEVEN SAWCZUK Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Urology 360 Essex St., Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8090 DAVID SHIN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Urology 360 Essex St., Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8090 ROBERT B. SIMON New Jersey Urology 300 Grand Ave. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-816-1900 MICHAEL D. STIFELMAN Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—Department of Urology 360 Essex St., Suite 403 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-8090 CHRISTOPHER WRIGHT New Jersey Urology 255 W. Spring Valley Ave. Suite 101 Maywood, NJ 07607 201-487-8866

VASCULAR / INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY RONALD ARAMS Radiology Associates of Ridgewood 20 Franklin Tpke.

Waldwick, NJ 07463 201-445-8822 PHILLIP BAHRAMIPOUR Englewood Health— Englewood Radiologic Group 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3480 ALLISON BARONE Englewood Health— Englewood Radiologic Group 350 Engle St. Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3480 GEORGE FERRONE Hackensack Radiology Group 30 S. Newman St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-2660 VINCENT GALLO Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-227-6210 KEVIN HERMAN Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-227-6210 JOSHUA M. NG Hackensack Radiology Group 130 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 200 River Edge, NJ 07661 201-488-2660 JOHN RUNDBACK Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd. Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-227-6210 ANOOP WATTAMWAR Hackensack Radiology Group 555 Kinderkamack Rd. Oradell, NJ 07649 201-488-2660 VASCULAR SURGERY JOSHUA W. BERNHEIM New Jersey Endovascular Therapeutics 1124 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 104 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-5353 THOMAS R. BERNIK Englewood Health Physician Network —Vascular Surgery 350 Engle St., 2 East Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3689

DANIEL J. CHAR New Jersey Endovascular Therapeutics 1124 E. Ridgewood Ave. Suite 104 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-5353 KRISTIN COOK Bergen Surgical Specialists 211 Essex St., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-820-0049 STEVEN ELIAS Englewood Health Physician Network—The Center for Vein Disease 350 Engle St., Floor 3 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3252 JAMES W. GEUDER Vein Center of Oradell 680 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 306 Oradell, NJ 07649 201-262-8346 THERESA IMPEDUGLIA North Jersey Surgical 50 Passaic St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-646-0010

ADAM SAGARWALA Englewood Health Physician Network—Vascular Surgery 350 Engle St., 2 East Englewood, NJ 07631 201-894-3689 GREGORY SIMONIAN Bergen Surgical Specialists 211 Essex St., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-820-0049 KURT R. WENGERTER Rockland Thoracic & Vascular Associates 25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 330 Englewood, NJ 07631 201-569-1101

TOP DOCTORS LISTINGS

NAZLY M. SHARIATI Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group—HUMG Thoracic Surgery 20 Prospect Ave., Suite 501 Hackensack, NJ 07601 551-996-5960

MICHAEL WILDERMAN Bergen Surgical Specialists 211 Essex St., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-820-0050 IGNATIOS ZAIRIS Holy Name Medical Center 718 Teaneck Rd., L1 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-837-8282

PETER KAGAN NJ Surgical Specialties 222 Cedar Ln., Suite 111 Teaneck, NJ 07666 201-227-6222 ROXANA G. KLINE Summit Surgical Institute 332 Summit Ave. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-488-6445 JOSEPH MANNO North Jersey Surgical 50 Passaic St. Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-646-0010 MASSIMO M. NAPOLITANO Bergen Surgical Specialists 211 Essex St., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-820-0050 DAVID O’CONNOR Bergen Surgical Specialists 211 Essex St., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-820-0050 MITUL S. PATEL New Jersey Endovascular Therapeutics 1124 E. Ridgewood Ave., Suite 104 Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201-444-5353 ANJALI RATNATHICAM Bergen Surgical Specialists 211 Essex St., Suite 102 Hackensack, NJ 07601 201-820-0049

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Dorothea Altschul, M.D., F.A.H.A., F.S.V.I.N. Richard C.E. Anderson, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.P. William S. Cobb, M.D., PH.D., F.A.A.N.S. Anthony D’Ambrosio, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.N.S. Michael G. Kaiser, M.D., F.A.C.S., F.A.A.N.S. Gaetan Moise, M.D., F.A.A.N.S. Alfred T. Ogden, M.D., F.A.A.N.S. Neurosurgeons Of New Jersey 1200 East Ridgewood Ave., Suite 200, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 201.327.8600 • www.neurosurgeonsofnewjersey.com

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NEUROSURGEONS OF NEW JERSEY BRINGS TOGETHER A HIGHLY SPECIALIZED GROUP OF PHYSICIANS who have made it their mission to save lives. The doctors are committed to providing patients with the most appropriate approach for addressing their particular neurological condition. “Our surgeons have been educated and trained at some of the most prestigious universities and teaching hospitals across the country,” says Dr. Anthony D’Ambrosio. “But it’s here in New Jersey where we hang our hats and you can too. Our deep commitment and devotion to patient care and our continued stride to clinical excellence starts and remains in New Jersey.” Neurosurgeons of New Jersey is highly skilled in a wide variety of disease conditions, treatments and research including brain tumors, spine surgery, cerebrovascular disease, pediatric neurosurgery, and Gamma Knife Radiosurgery. “The technology used in neurosurgery is changing all the time. Every day, science and technology take this rapidly evolving specialty to advanced levels.

At Neurosurgeons of New Jersey, we have an unwavering regard for new treatments and remain steadfast in our work toward trailblazing new approaches,” says Dr. Gaetan Moise. One of the latest tools the doctors are grateful to have in their toolbox is a minimally invasive surgical procedure being advanced through The Valley Hospital that proves safer and less painful for patients. Through only a very small incision, the surgeons insert a tiny camera and instruments that visually guide them on a monitor. “Continued innovations in minimally invasive surgery are beneficial for both the patient and the physician,” says Dr. Dorothea Altschul. “Shorter hospital stays, and fewer complications mean a faster route in a patient’s journey toward recovery.”Each physician at

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Neurosurgeons of New Jersey has developed the highest degree of specialization in their chosen discipline. Through highly trained, subspecialized groups and cross-discipline consultation, the surgeons bring clarity to complex situations and achieve excellent outcomes. In furtherance of their mission, Neurosurgeons of New Jersey is proud of their new academic affiliation with NYU Langone Health, one of the most respected academic neurosurgery programs in the country serving as a national and international center for the most complex brain and spine cases. Now, together with access to resources and specialty staff at NYU, the practice offers a depth and breadth of surgical experience that no other practice in New Jersey can match.

With locations dispersed throughout New Jersey and a new office in Nyack, NY the specialists at Neurosurgeons of New Jersey are conveniently located throughout the state. In response to recent trends due to the pandemic, they have also introduced a sophisticated telehealth platform, Axion Connect, expanding access to safe care and on-demand appointments. Furthermore, the group participates in almost all insurance networks and has an insurance specialist on staff to help patients manage the complex insurance process. From children to adults, the goal is to deliver compassionate care to help patients achieve the quality of life they deserve. On behalf of the entire practice, Drs. Dorothea Altschul, Richard Anderson, William Cobb, Anthony D’Ambrosio, Michael Kaiser, Gaetan Moise and Alfred Ogden would like to say thank you for being recognized amongst the many wonderful physicians receiving New Jersey’s Top Doctors honor.

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TOP DOCTORS PROFILES Pictured from left to right. (Front row): Umar R. Dasti, Andrew A. Brief, Lauren Terranova, Mark M. Pizzurro. (Back row): Anthony J. Delfico, Arnold Criscitiello, Louis Amorosa, Kevin Roenbeck, Ismar Dizdarevic, James Giordano.

Andrew A. Brief, M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Umer R. Dasti, M.D. Anthony J. Delfico, M.D. Ismar Dizdarevic, M.D. Mark M. Pizzurro, M.D. Kevin Roenbeck, M.D. Lauren Terranova, D.O. Ridgewood Orthopedic Group 85 South Maple Ave., 2nd Floor, Ridgewood, NJ 07450 • 201.445.2830 • www.ridgewoodortho.com

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RIDGEWOOD ORTHOPEDIC GROUP IS A FULL SERVICE ORTHOPEDIC PRACTICE that has been serving patients in New Jersey for over 35 years.

This year, they have proudly partnered with six of the state’s largest and most prestigious orthopedic practices to form OrthoNJ. As a division of OrthoNJ, Ridgewood Orthopedic Group has expanded its reach – Ridgewood to Cape May – as well as its access to the very best minds and resources in orthopedic care. In helping to create this entity, Ridgewood Orthopedic Group has furthered its philosophy in bringing world-class care to patients right here in Bergen County.

At Ridgewood Orthopedic Group, patients of all ages receive technologically advanced medical care for conditions that involve sports medicine, hip and knee replacement, back and neck ailments, arthritis, and bone fractures including foot and ankle and hand and wrist surgeries. All 10 physicians are fellowship-trained, differentiating and advancing their skill set to develop expertise in a specific orthopedic subspecialty.

As leaders in their field, the surgeons stay one step ahead of the evolving research and emerging developments always with their patients best interest at heart. Their initial approach to treat a variety of conditions, injuries and diseases and to mitigate pain is conservative, however, when necessary each surgeon has the skills to handle the most complex procedures. Ridgewood Orthopedic Group is recognized for their groundbreaking work in robotic total joint replacement surgery. Dr.

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Anthony J. Delfico, the practice’s managing partner, performed the first robotic knee replacement in Bergen County. “I am extremely proud of the team we’ve built and the many “firsts” that we’ve accomplished. But, I am most proud of our commitment to quality care and our dedication to continuously learn and advance our skills, always practicing with integrity, vision and the highest standards of professionalism,” says Dr. Delfico.

Ridgewood Orthopedic Group is also highly experienced in the practice of pain management. Dr. Lauren Terranova, fellowship trained in diagnostic and therapeutic musculoskeletal ultrasound, has received awards for her work in pain management ultrasound guided injections.

She believes in a holistic approach and uses conservative measures to restore function, relieve pain and maximize the quality of life of her patients.

The experienced doctors at Ridgewood Orthopedic Group are assisted by over 60 caring and compassionate staff who work together with Valley Hospital to educate patients and provide efficient, patient-centered care.

In an effort to better serve patients during this difficult time, the practice is scheduling telemedicine appointments for new and existing patients at the discretion of the physicians.

The seven Top Doctors are humbled by this recognition and pledge to remain devoted to their field, promote good health and return their patients to an active, full life.

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Jason Chouake, M.D., F.A.A.D Cliffside Skin & Laser

663 Palisade Ave., Suite 201, Cliffside Park, NJ 07010 • 201.298.3650 • www.cliffsideskinandlaser.com BOARD-CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST, JASON CHOUAKE, specializes in holistic and integrative medical and cosmetic dermatology. He has performed thousands of treatments varying from aesthetic and cosmetic interventions to life-saving procedures for diseases of the skin. He proudly carries on the good work of his mother, Dr. Esther Hershenbaum, who established Cliffside Skin & Laser 35 years ago.

Dr. Chouake takes a team-centered approach to care by carefully discussing all options and techniques with his patients. Dr Jason develops very specific treatment plans that meet patient goals and expectations. His holistic method to skin health looks at the complete person—from diet to lifestyle choices – as the basis for the best and most advanced treatments for various skin conditions. In addition to treating all conditions of the skin, hair and nails for adults and children, Dr. Chouake

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is adept at today’s latest cosmetic and aesthetic dermatology services including Botox, fillers, non-invasive liquid rhinoplasty, microneedling, laser tattoo removal, laser treatment for rosacea and carbon laser peels.

Treating patients with the highest level of sensitivity and absolute kindness is the driving force at Cliffside Skin & Laser. Dr. Chouake builds solid and long-term patient relationships over years and even generations built around trust, honesty and attentiveness. The practice is affiliated with Holy Name Hospital and is conveniently located just two miles south of the George Washington Bridge and adjacent to Fort Lee. Find Cliffside Skin & Laser on TikTok and Instagram @askdrjason or text 201.298.3650 to schedule an appointment or consultation.

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Samuel Bae, M.D. Matthew Blaszka, M.D. The Park Medical Group

1555 Center Ave., Fort Lee, NJ 07024 • 1 North Washington Ave., Bergenfield, NJ 07621 220 Livingston St., Suite 202, Northvale, NJ 07647 • 24 Elm St., Harrington Park, NJ 07640 274 County Rd., Tenafly, NJ 07670 • 201.510.4451 • www.englewoodhealthphysicians.org THE PARK MEDICAL GROUP CONGRATULATES DR. MATTHEW BLASZKA AND DR. SAMUEL BAE for their recognition as Top Docs in Bergen County. Dr. Blaszka and Dr. Bae, both highly regarded board certified gastroenterologists, are two of the many compassionate physicians at The Park Medical Group, a multi-specialty practice for a wide range of health and wellness needs including endocrinology, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, podiatry, sleep medicine and women’s health and wellness. The practice is affiliated with Englewood Health and has five offices throughout Bergen County.

The doctors focus on digestive and intestinal health using varied approaches from traditional to the most advanced methods in their field.

Dr. Blaszka was fellowship trained at SUNY Downstate College of Medicine and has a particular interest in viral hepatitis, ischemic bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome. He has published in the American Journal of Gastroenterology and presented his research at numerous scientific

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meetings. Dr. Bae completed his fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City and has a special interest in cancer prevention and early cancer detection. They share the same philosophy to honor the doctor-patient relationship with trust and transparency.

Tackling the challenges of the most complicated cases, the physicians are committed to ensuring patients have the best possible outcomes.

Although gastroenterologists undergo the most extensive training in performing colonoscopies and other endoscopic procedures, their rates of polyp detection can vary significantly. Dr. Blaszka and Dr. Bae pride themselves on a polyp detection rate that is above the national average.

Dr. Blaszka and Dr. Bae as well as the entire GI practice at The Park Medical Group welcome new patients. For more information or to schedule an appointment, visit englewoodhealthphysicians.org or call 201.510.4451

2/23/22 12:56 PM

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Monica Tadros, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Center For Sinus, Sleep & Facial Plastic Surgery 300 Grand Ave., Suite 104, Englewood, NJ 07631 • 201.408.5430 911 Park Ave., New York, NY 10075 • 212.532.4590 • www.drmonicatadros.com DR. MONICA TADROS IS ONE OF THE RARE PHYSICIANS WHO IS DOUBLE BOARD-CERTIFIED IN OTOLARYNGOLOGY – Head and Neck Surgery and Facial Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery. A graduate of MIT and Georgetown and dual fellowship trained, Dr. Tadros began her Ivy League career as the youngest Director of Facial Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery at Columbia University Medical Center. Dr. Tadros’s stellar reputation in cosmetic facial surgery has developed around her mantra “Breathe 4 Beauty” where an emphasis on the nose as an organ and its form and function are mutually important to a patient’s beauty and health.

Specializing in Rhinoplasty, Sinus Surgery and Facial Plastic Surgery, Dr. Tadros works with patients who suffer from Sinusitis, Allergies, Sleep Apnea, Migraines or other symptoms that may stem from nasal structure abnormalities. Whether a patient’s concerns are medical, aesthetic or both, her combined subspecialty gives patients with breathing problems hope for relief and aesthetic patients confidence in great outcomes. Well known for her uncanny ability to read rhinoplasty patients of all ages, male or female, she collaborates with patients to determine how best to define a nose that will reflect their true inner beauty and personality. From a medical perspective, she understands the connection between nasal

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breathing, good-quality sleep and health is undeniable.

The patient experience at the Center for Sinus, Sleep & Facial Plastic Surgery is anything but typical. Exceptional patient care coordinators take you on a customized journey from start to finish about what to expect and how to prepare for office visits and pre and post-procedure protocols.

Dr. Tadros is actively involved in pioneering safe and effective technologies and continually inspired by new dramatic developments that offer game-changing results for her patients. Using Radiofrequency Ablation, a 10-minute, minimally invasive technique that shrinks tissues in the nose, people with chronic congestion, sinus infections, mouth breathing and nosebleeds benefit from long-term and often permanent results. “Much of the time congestion is due to swelling in the nasal tissue.

In fact, I recommend anyone using a nasal spray be evaluated for this procedure.” Under local anesthesia, simple office treatments like RhinAer and VivAer open up opportunities for patients suffering from nasal obstruction and rhinitis who might typically fear surgery. “These quick procedures are changing the landscape of chronic conditions and have patients back to work the next day.” With new innovations and her highly specialized skills, Dr. Tadros achieves some of the most outstanding results in cosmetic and functional surgery.

2/18/22 2:15 PM

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Stavros Christoudias, M.D., F.A.C.S. Farshad Mansouri, M.D., F.A.C.S. Peter Marta, D.O. Heritage Surgical Group

741 Teaneck Rd., Teaneck, NJ 07666 • 261 Old Hook Rd., Westwood, NJ 07675 9 Post Rd., M-7, Oakland, NJ 07436 • 201.833.2888 • www.heritagesurgicalgroup.com ONE OF THE FEW REMAINING INDEPENDENT MEDICAL GROUPS IN NEW JERSEY, Heritage Surgical Group was established by Dr. Stavros Christoudias and Dr. Farshad Mansouri to honor and uphold the highest standards in medical care taught to them by their respective fathers, both dedicated surgeons. “We answer to our patients first, not to corporate interest,” says Dr. Christoudias, who adds that Heritage’s mission is to keep the practice of medicine separate from big business. “Our patients never doubt that they’re our only priority.”

Heritage Surgical Group diagnoses, treats and manages patients with a broad spectrum of surgical conditions with health and safety as their driving force. With over 35 years of combined experience practicing medicine, their board-certified Top Doctors perform surgeries involving complex abdominal reconstruction procedures, hernia, gallbladder and appendix removal, and skin and soft tissue masses. Dr. Mansouri has additional training in colon and rectal surgery. The group is at the forefront of advanced technologies including robotic assisted surgery for hernias, gallbladders and colorectal surgeries.

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Drs. Christoudias, Mansouri, Marta and Radvinsky are considered four of the region’s most highly respected general surgeons and share a similar philosophy in treating patients and family members with sensitivity and empathy while nurturing their well-being. “We take pride in practicing medicine the way it should be; where the best interest of patients is a doctor’s first and foremost order of business,” added Dr. David Radvinsky.

“In keeping our doors open throughout the entire pandemic to attend to the needs of our patients safely and with our usual devotion, our unwavering dedication has never been more clearly demonstrated.”

The surgeons are affiliated with The Valley Hospital, Holy Name Medical Center, Pascack Valley Medical Center and Chilton Medical Center; smaller hospitals with shared philosophies of performing the greatest good for the people who need them the most. “At Heritage, patients are not just a number or a face, but real human beings,” says Dr. Christoudias. The surgeons look forward to a future of carrying on the time-honored doctorpatient practices of the past.

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Hooman Azmi

George Kaptain

Patrick Roth

Reza Karimi

Roy Vingan

Hooman Azmi, M.D. George Kaptain, M.D. Reza Karimi, M.D. Mohammed Faraz Khan, M.D. Kangmin Daniel Lee, M.D.

Mohammed Faraz Khan

Tim Vogel

Kangmin Daniel Lee

Daniel Walzman

Patrick Roth, M.D. Roy Vingan, M.D. Tim Vogel, M.D. Daniel Walzman, M.D.

New Jersey Brain and Spine Oradell • Hackensack • North Bergen • Secaucus • Maywood • Montclair • 201.342.2550 • www.njbrainspine.com PROUD TO HAVE NINE PHYSICIANS RECOGNIZED IN THIS YEAR’S TOP DOCTORS ISSUE, NEW JERSEY BRAIN AND SPINE (NJBS) is the area’s premier neurosurgery practice for the treatment of complex brain and spine conditions. For more than 25 years, our team has delivered highly skilled, experienced, and compassionate care to more than 40,000 patients, and our patient outcomes are among the best in the nation.

With a comprehensive team that includes neurosurgeons, pediatric neurosurgeons, neurologists, and physiatrists, we offer the full range of neurosurgical care so patients get the best treatment for their unique needs.

We perform more procedures than any other area practice, yet we view surgery as a last resort and always recommend the most conservative care. When surgery is necessary, we use the most advanced treatments OUR SPECIALTY CENTERS INCLUDE: - Comprehensive Spine - Neuro-Oncology and Skull-Base Surgery - Neurovascular (Aneurysm, AVM, and Stroke) - Movement Disorders

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available. Since our physicians and surgeons subspecialize in different areas of neurosurgery, patients receive the highest level of training, skill, and experience.

We know navigating the healthcare system can be difficult. To make it easier, we provide each patient with a concierge and a dedicated team to ensure they receive coordinated care throughout every step of their treatment. We thoroughly explain all treatment options, and we work with each patient to create a personalized care plan that addresses their needs and circumstances and enables them to get back to their best life possible.

NJBS has offices in Oradell, Hackensack, North Bergen, Secaucus, Maywood, and Montclair to ensure access to care for all patients.

- Craniofacial Pain and Peripheral Nerve Disorders - Epilepsy - Pediatric Neurosurgery - Neurotrauma, Stroke, and Emergency Transfers - Pain Management and Physiatry

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Peter DeNoble, M.D., F.A.A.O.S. David Ratliff, M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Modern Orthopaedics Of New Jersey

70 Route 17 North, Paramus, NJ 07652 • 2025 Hamburg Turnpike, Suite C, Wayne, NJ 07470 3799 US-46, #207, Parsippany, NJ 07054 • 973.898.5999 • www.modernorthonj.com MODERN ORTHOPAEDICS OF NEW JERSEY, LED BY TOP DOCTORS PETER DENOBLE, M.D. AND DAVID RATLIFF, M.D., are a group of premier orthopedic surgeons who are recognized experts in their specialty of orthopedic upper extremity surgery. They approach musculoskeletal problems the “modern way” by combining old-fashioned patientcentered care with cutting-edge medical and surgical solutions to successfully treat painful and dysfunctional conditions of the shoulder, hand, wrist, and elbow. The Modern team’s approach is simple: they take

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the time to develop genuine relationships with their patients and tailor treatment plans through clear explanations and empathy.

Both Drs. DeNoble and Ratliff are board-certified orthopedic surgeons with an added board subspecialty qualification in surgery of the hand.

They are on staff at The Valley Hospital, The Hackensack Surgery Center, Chilton Medical Center, St. Clare’s Hospital, and St. Joseph’s University Medical Center.

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John J. Huang

Douglas Leventhal

Justin M. Skripak

Robin M. Brody

Steven M. Gold

Jonathan A. Lesserson

Sima Mithani

Jared M. Wasserman

John J. Huang, MD, FACS Douglas Leventhal, MD Justin M. Skripak, MD Robin M. Brody, MD

Steven M. Gold, MD Jonathan A. Lesserson, MD Sima Mithani, MD, FACAAI Jared M. Wasserman, MD, FACS

ENT and Allergy Associates 433 Hackensack Ave., The Continental Plaza, Suite 204, Hackensack, NJ 07601 • 201.883.1062 690 Kinderkamack Rd., Suite 101, Oradell, NJ 07649 • 201.722.9850 (Will be moving 4/2022*) www.entandallergy.com ENT AND ALLERGY ASSOCIATES (ENTA) WOULD LIKE TO EXTEND ITS SINCEREST CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 8 BERGEN COUNTY PHYSICIANS shown above on being named Top Docs in Bergen Magazine! Doctors John J. Huang, MD, FACS, Douglas Leventhal, MD, and Justin M. Skripak, MD practice out of the Oradell office, located at 690 Kinderkamack Road, Suite 101, Oradell, NJ 07649. To Schedule an appointment, please (201) 722-9850. Doctors Robin M. Brody, MD, Steven M. Gold, MD, Jonathan A. Lesserson, MD, Sima Mithani, MD, FACAAI, and Jared M. Wasserman, MD, FACS practice out of the Hackensack office, located at The Continental Plaza, 433 Hackensack Ave, Suite 204, Hackensack, NJ 07601. To schedule an appointment, please call (201) 883-1062.

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ENT and Allergy has over 220 physicians practicing in 44 office locations in New York and New Jersey. The practice sees over 90,000 patients per month. Each ENTA clinical location provides access to a full complement of services, including General Adult and Pediatric ENT and Allergy, Voice and Swallowing, Facial Plastics and Reconstructive Surgery, Disorders of the Inner Ear and Dizziness, Asthma, Allergy, Clinical Immunology, Diagnostic Audiology, and Hearing Aid dispensing. ENTA has clinical alliances with The Mount Sinai Hospital, Montefiore Medical Center, Northwell Health, and Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center.

Please note that the Oradell office will be relocating to Paramus in the Spring of 2022. The new address will be 650 From Road, 1st Floor, Paramus, NJ 07652.*

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Shwetambara Parakh, M.D., FACS Parakh Plastic Surgery

25 Rockwood Place, Suite 202, Englewood, New Jersey 07631 • 201.567.1919 • www.parakhplasticsurgery.com DR. SHWETAMBARA PARAKH WANTS HER PATIENTS TO BE THE BEST VERSION OF THEMSELVES and strives for results that are unique to each person. “For every patient that consults with me, I am deeply motivated to understand their goals and develop individual treatment plans for each patient to ensure long-lasting results that are true to the whole person,” says Dr. Parakh. Double-board certified, Dr. Parakh has established herself among the very best in the field of aesthetic and reconstructive surgery and strongly believes that surgical plans should not be cookie cutter in aesthetic surgery. Her quest to give patients a more personalized approach resulted in the creation of her private practice in 2017 where she personally sees every patient whether they are seeking an invasive or non-invasive treatment.

Dr. Parakh is the daughter of two physician parents who instilled in her that success comes through hard work and dedication. After attending one of the top medical schools in India, Dr. Parakh came to the United States to pursue a career in surgery and discovered her true passion for plastic surgery. She was accepted into the highly competitive plastic surgery training at the combined program of Cornell and Columbia Universities at New York Presbyterian Hospital and also trained at Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer

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Center and Hospital for Special Surgery. Her top-notch training taught her the classic techniques combined with the newest and most advanced innovations in aesthetic surgery.

Dr. Parakh is a master in the art and science of plastic surgeries that require the highest level of skill and aptitude exercising the safest standard of medical care. Her extensive surgical training combined with her artistic eye allow Dr. Parakh to provide her patients a naturally enhanced aesthetic that allows them to achieve customized goals with long lasting results.

She specializes in aesthetic facial, breast and body surgery. From women who are looking to return to their “pre-baby” bodies, to patients who need body contouring following significant weight loss, to patients who are interested in diminishing diet and exercise-resistant pockets of fat, to patients who want to look refreshed and more youthful, she is able to address all of their specific concerns.

Areas of specialty include facial rejuvenation with face/neck and eye lifting; breast augmentation/lift; scarless and traditional breast reduction; gynecomastia; liposuction; tummy tuck and body contouring, as well as non-invasive body contouring procedures.

2/18/22 2:16 PM

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Maria F. Costantini-Ferrando, M.D., PHD, FACOG RMA New Jersey Fertility Center

25 Rockwood Pl., Suite 320, Englewood, NJ 07631 • 973.656.2089 • www.rmanetwork.com DR. MARIA COSTANTINI IS A PHYSICIAN PARTNER AT RMA NEW JERSEY, ENGLEWOOD IN BERGEN COUNTY. She is a board-certified Reproductive Endocrinologist Infertility specialist and Obstetrician and Gynecologist, with a background in psychology. Dr. Costantini recognizes that her background in psychology is an asset to her work now as she can appreciate the emotional element and help patients work through what they are feeling. “It’s easy to be a fertility doctor when things are going well, but it’s so important to be empathetic and listen when things are not going well. Whatever my patients are experiencing, I understand that they are human first and I want them to feel respected and listened to in my care,” Dr. Costantini said.

In Vitro Fertilization (IVF), and ovulation induction (OI). But RMA is much more than just the science. The fertility specialists at RMA are leaders in the field of infertility and are passionate about the work they do to help women become pregnant and deliver safely.

At RMA, they view success as the birth of one healthy baby at a time. Their providers build families through the safest, proven fertility treatments for both mom and baby - that can include Intrauterine Insemination (IUI),

With eleven offices in New Jersey, including its newest addition coming to Jersey City in the Fall of 2022, New Jersey and New York City residents can find the best in fertility care, close to home.

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For more than 20 years has conducted fundamental research, improved fertility care, and helped more than 50,000 loving families bring home healthy babies. Their efforts, research, and innovation has made possible advancements in the field of In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and patient care that weren’t even considered in years past. Now RMA’s partnership with Europe’s largest IVF provider, IVI, has resulted in IVI-RMA being the single largest investor in IVF research in the U.S. and around the world.

2/18/22 2:16 PM

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Michael Gross, M.D. Jason Shatkin, M.D. Cristobal Goa, M.D.

Physician Specialists Of Northern Jersey 1 Sears Dr., Suite 306, Paramus, NJ 07652 • 201.830.2287 • www.psonj.com TOP DOCTORS MICHAEL GROSS, JASON SHATKIN AND CRISTOBAL GOA come together from different disciplines to provide patient-centered, sub-specialty comprehensive medical care for the overall health and wellness of the entire body. Sharing the same patient focus in their 20 years at another practice, Dr. Gross and Dr. Shatkin co-founded Physician Specialists of Northern Jersey in 2016 and welcomed Dr. Goa in 2018.

“We are three practitioners from different fields of medicine who are completely in sync and know how to work together so that all parts of a patient’s health needs are met. We give our undivided attention to every aspect of our patients’ lives,” says Dr. Gross, a fellowship trained rheumatologist.

Dr. Gross treats all rheumatoid conditions and orthopedic problems with a special concentration in systemic lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis. Dr. Shatkin is a leading board-certified pulmonologist, critical care and sleep specialist. As a pulmonologist, Dr. Jason Shatkin’s main focus is on obstructive disorders of breathing and lung cancer. As a sleep specialist, he focuses on diseases of fragmented sleep such as sleep apnea, narcolepsy and insomnia. Board certified Dr.

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Goa established the cardiology aspect of the practice with subspecialties in echocardiography and nuclear and non-invasive cardiology for both hospitalized and ambulatory patients.

Throughout the pandemic, the practice has been on the front line of COVID to ensure access to critical care. As the only private practice in Bergen County with two PCR testing machines, the physicians saw an unending flow of symptomatic patients and provided much needed support for patients, their families and the community struggling with the difficult health and emotional dilemmas of the devastating pandemic.

Dr. Shatkin, a recognized thought leader in the war on COVID feels optimistic, finally seeing some light at the end of the past two harrowing years. “We have turned this disease, by and large, into something endemic that will never go away, but one that we can live with. There will continue to be new variants, of course, but I predict they will come to be less pathogenic as time goes on,” Dr. Shatkin says with hope. “It is time to begin to live again—time for grandparents to hug their grandchildren with love and without fear.”

2/18/22 2:16 PM

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Noa Biran, M.D. Michele Donato, M.D. Tatyana Feldman, M.D. Glen Gejerman, M.D. Loren Godfrey, M.D. Samuel Goldlust, M.D. Deena Graham, M.D. Martin Gutierrez, M.D.

Mira Hellmann, M.D. Anthony Ingenito, M.D. Lori Leslie, M.D. Donna McNamara, M.D. Tracy Proverbs-Singh, M.D. Samuel Singer, M.D. Ami Vadya, M.D. Stanley Waintraub, M.D.

John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center 92 Second St., Hackensack NJ 07601 • www.JTCancerCenter.Org THE JOHN THEURER CANCER CENTER APPLAUDS our physicians recognized by Jersey’s Best Top Doctor’s list. Whether providing lifesaving, compassionate cancer treatment for patients throughout New Jersey or advancing the future of cancer care through research, these physicians have demonstrated their commitment to excellence and innovation - and are inspired to keep getting better.

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To learn more about our top doctors announced today, along with all of our exceptional oncologists, visit JTCancerCenter.Org To make an appointment, call 833-CANCERMD

2/18/22 2:16 PM

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Frank J. Ferraro, M.D., F.A.C.S. Plastic Surgery Specialists Of New Jersey

2 Sears Dr., Suite 103, Paramus, NJ 07652 • 201.664.8000 • www.pssnj.com OBTAINING THE HIGHEST DEGREE OF PATIENT SATISFACTION HAS ALWAYS BEEN THE HALLMARK OF DR. FRANK FERRARO’S PLASTIC SURGERY PRACTICE. His success in achieving that goal can be found in countless online reviews. “Those mean a lot because they are all real and patients sign their names to them,” he says. “It also helps future patients to gauge our results and learn about our procedures.”

In practice for more than 24 years, Dr. Ferraro is a board-certified plastic surgeon who was fellowship trained at Duke University Medical Center. He is a seven-time New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor and has been named one of Bergen County’s Top Doctors for the past four years by (201) Magazine.

His updated practice website describes the cosmetic plastic surgery he performs, with a focus on aesthetic surgery for the breast, body, and face.

member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, the New Jersey Society of Plastic Surgeons, and the New York Regional Society of Plastic Surgeons.

“Creating natural results is the foundation of what I do,” he says. “I listen closely to my patients and always appreciate the faith they have in me.”

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MEDICAL TRAINING: UMDNJ (MD); Duke University Medical Center (plastic surgery fellowship).

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Rebecca Baxt, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.A.D.

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351 Evelyn St., Suite 201, Paramus, NJ 07652 • 201.265.1300 • www.cosmedical.com DR. REBECCA BAXT IS A BOARD-CERTIFIED DERMATOLOGIST who specializes in Botox® and Filler, Acne and Acne Scarring, Coolsculpting®, Laser treatments, Facial Rejuvenation, Rosacea, and Skin Cancer screenings and treatments. She diagnoses and treats conditions of the skin, hair and nails, and sees adult and pediatric patients. She’s proud to offer honest consultations and natural results for cosmetic procedures.

Dr. Baxt has been serving the community for over 20 years.

Dr. Baxt graduated from the University of Pennsylvania for both undergraduate and medical school, and trained in dermatology at New York University, where she was a chief resident. She’s a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and a member of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. She carries on the long-standing traditions of honesty, integrity, and excellence at the helm of Baxt CosMedical, which was started over 40 years ago by her parents, retired physicians Dr. Saida Baxt and Dr. Sherwood Baxt.

Jen F. Lee, M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Jonathan M. Archer, M.D., F.A.A.O.S. North Jersey Orthopaedic Specialists, PA

730 Palisade Ave., Teaneck, NJ 07666 • 201.353.9000 106 Grand Ave., Suite 230, Englewood, NJ 07631 • 201.608.0100 15 Vervalen St., Closter, NJ 07624 • 201.784.6800 • www.njorthopedics.com NORTH JERSEY ORTHOPAEDIC SPECIALISTS has been providing world-class healthcare to the tri-state area for over 60 years. All seven doctors in the practice are Fellowship trained with a single-specialty orthopaedic focus.

The practice has offices in three convenient Bergen County locations with onsite physical therapy and a two-room surgical center and an MRI at the Teaneck location. “Having on-site physical therapy gives the patient’s team the opportunity to better communicate and coordinate treatment plans for optimal outcomes,’’ says Dr. Jen F. Lee, a hand and upper extremity specialist. “This arrangement also makes treatment more convenient by eliminating extra trips to the doctor.

Patients appreciate having all of their needs met in one place by a cohesive team.”

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Plastic, Cosmetic, And Reconstructive Surgery/ Hand And Microsurgery 305 Rt. 17 S., Paramus, NJ 07652 • 201.967.1100 • njcosmetic.com DR. SIDNEY RABINOWITZ IS TRIPLE BOARD-CERTIFIED in general surgery, plastic surgery, hand surgery, and microsurgery. He offers his patients the benefit of his extensive experience in the areas of plastic, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery.

Dr. Rabinowitz is warm and engaging, and passionate about his craft. His patients come first, always treated as unique individuals with great respect. Dr. Rabinowitz makes sure to dedicate his full attention to each patient who comes in for a consultation, listening carefully, and taking the necessary time to address any concerns. All treatment decisions are carefully considered, with the patient’s health, comfort, goals, and safety as the top priorities.

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Sidney Rabinowitz, M.D., FACS

Dr. Rabinowitz remains current with the latest procedures and techniques for the benefit of his patients.

Dr. Rabinowitz completed his undergraduate education at Washington University in St. Louis before attending medical school at New York University School of Medicine.

Dr. Rabinowitz is an Associate Professor at the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine, teaching the upper extremity anatomy course. He is also a Senior Attending in Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery at Valley Hospital and Hackensack Hospital.

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350 Franklin Ave., Wyckoff, NJ 07481 201.891.4930 • www.wyckoffpodiatrist.com BOARD CERTIFIED by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Dr. Edward Nieuwenhuis, Jr. has 26 years of experience in reconstructive foot and ankle surgery as well as treatment of all aspects of foot care, including the diabetic foot.

During his residency at Illinois Masonic Medical Center, Dr. Nieuwenhuis helped establish one of the premier residency training facilities for podiatric foot and ankle surgeons in the country.

Awarded Top Doctor in New Jersey multiple times, Dr. Nieuwenhuis is the Section Director of Podiatric Surgery at The Valley Hospital and an active staff member at Surgicare of Ridgewood. He is active in his community and regularly participates in medical mission trips with Healing the Children.

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DR. ROEY PASTERNAK SPECIALIZES IN THE TREATMENT OF ADHD, ANXIETY, AND AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS, in children and adults. He is board-certified in Adult, and Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

After earning his Doctor of Medicine, Dr. Pasternak completed a residency in Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Medical Center University Hospital of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and a fellowship in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry at the Hofstra North Shore-LIJ School of Medicine.

In private practice for nine years, Dr. Pasternak provides psychopharmacological treatment as well as psychotherapy. He promotes lifestyle modifications including meditation, diet, and exercise to help improve well-being.

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DR. JAMES GEUDER is a board-certified vascular surgeon with over 25 years of experience treating vascular and vein problems in Bergen County. At The Vein Center of Oradell, Dr. Geuder personally examines, educates and treats all patients. The Vein Center of Oradell has an ICAVL-approved vascular lab, and they became the first vein center in New Jersey to be certified by the Intersocietal Accreditation Commission. Nurse Patty Galitsis, R.N. has many years of experience with vein problems and is certified in fitting compression hose. Castle Connolly and New York Magazine consistently include Dr. Geuder on their “Best Doctor” list. He also has the Patients Choice Award which is based on patients’ experience. The Vein Center of Oradell makes every effort to offer patients the most comfortable and friendly environment as they receive the best medical care.

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Bergen Catholic Bergen Catholic is an independent four-year college preparatory school founded by Edmund Rice Christian Brothers, where boys become Christian gentlemen. BC provides rigorous academics, rewarding clubs, and championship athletics. In addition, an unmatched Brotherhood provides a network of support. BC is proud of our four-year, results-driven college counseling program. 91% of the Class of 2021 received a college scholarship and total scholarship amounts were $38.6mm. Enrollment is selective. For more information visit us at Bergencatholic.org.

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Immaculate Heart Academy Immaculate Heart Academy, founded in 1960 as the first regional high school for girls in the Archdiocese of Newark, has as its mission to provide quality Catholic education to young women. As a college preparatory school, a strong theme throughout the curriculum and extra-curricular activities is the development of the special gifts that our young women have to offer. IHA enjoys a reputation as an academic, artistic, and athletic powerhouse with one outstanding characteristic: the loving and supportive atmosphere that cultivates students’ growth.

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The oldest condiment reportedly had a two-thousand-year head start—no rival will ever ketchup.

Mustard is a pungent, liquidy paste made from the seeds of the mustard plant. There are more than 40 varieties of this plant, but the three best-known are yellow/white (science calls it Sinapis alba), brown (Brassic juncea) and black (Brassica nigra). Mustard’s first use is said to have been by the Sumerians around 3000 B.C. The Romans named it when they mixed unfermented grape juice with ground mustard seeds in a concoction called in Latin mustum (for the juice) arden (for “hot.”) According to one source, mustard was already older when ketchup was born (in imperial China) than ketchup is now.

The yellow/white mustard plant blossoms in summer. Its yellow flowers are bisexual, containing both types of reproductive organs. They grow in mainly cool, wet areas with access to sunlight and have a relatively short growing season—about 80 to 95 days. The crop is in heavy demand because of mustard’s commercial success, but it didn’t reach its full harvest potential in this part of the world (Canada’s a major producer) until World War II, when mustard supplies from Europe were disrupted. Today, it’s a hot commodity; around 700 million pounds of mustard are consumed each year worldwide.

Mustard seeds can be cracked and served as a seasoning, a popular practice in Middle Eastern cuisine. The oil extracted from seeds can be used as a coating to give a bland dish a little more spice. Mustard powder can be used as a dry rub for several meats. But as we know, the tried, tested and true form of mustard is the brown or yellow paste—available at diner tables and ballparks across the country.

HDL, high-density lipoproteins (known colloquially as “good cholesterol”). Mustard seeds are rich in nutrients called glucoinsulates, which can be useful in breaking down toxins in the human body and lowering the risk of chronic inflammation. Mustard is relatively rich in iron, magnesium and phosphorus, and because it contains acetic acids it’s been found in many anecdotal reports to be helpful in preventing or relieving muscle cramps, though the scientific jury is still out on this.

BUY/STORE/SERVE Getting your hands on mustard in plastic or glass is a snap. You’re bound to find it in your nearby grocery or even a deli or general store. Fancier mustard varieties with artisan-crafted flavors can be sought out on online sites and in gourmet food stores.

Once a jar of mustard is opened, the longer it sits, the more it loses its smell and taste. Don’t feel the need to shotgun a bottle of French’s the minute you pick it up from the store or start doing lines of Grey Poupon, but if it’s more than a year old, the product probably shouldn’t still be residing in your fridge.

Keep it cool, in the dark and sealed.

Mustard, like any great item of this time, celebrates its diversity—in brown, yellow and Chinese (hot!) varieties. For some its use is as easy as a squirt onto a hot dog or a hamburger, but it can go further if you apply the proper innovation. Mixing it together with portions of honey gives you a good honey mustard to use as a dipper or glazer for chicken or ham. Putting it together with cream and butter creates a nicely textured sauce with a tangy finish. For a lot of these recipes you might want to stick to a Dijon or a whole-grain mustard rather than the standard yellow American product, but you use what you can, and the great thing about this food is that it works with a variety of ingredients to spice up the dishes in your life.

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POWER UP As an add-on, mustard doesn’t tend to take the main role in the great show of nutrition, but on its own can be effective for more dietary requirements than you’d think. For starters, it’s fairly low-impact as toppings go; each tablespoon of mustard adds only about 7–10 calories to your intake.

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Enjoy the freedom to explore new interests, unwind with daily happy hours, and relax in our serene outdoor spaces.

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Thrive at Montvale Thrive at Montvale, an active and vibrant independent living, assisted living, and memory care community with a modern farmhouse design, light-filled wide-open spaces, and stunning views of the expansive Social Court. Chef led dining venues including a full-service restaurant with wine bar, a casual bistro, and coffee shop. Plenty of opportunities to make new friends with cocktail hours, Sunday brunches, and more. Strengthen your body and mind with the athlete center, fitness classes, and wellness practitioners.

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ISN’T IT YOUR TIME TO THRIVE?

Northern New Jersey’s newest retirement community, The Vista, is now open! Adults 62 and better are now able to enjoy spacious, modern one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments and The Vista’s first-class amenities, on-site restaurants, breathtaking campus, active social calendar and a continuum of support and programs designed to help them maintain control of their lives–—today and in the future. Call to schedule your tour today.

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A Bittersweet Sentiment

This refreshing take on a sherry cobbler delivers a sweet and sharp taste—a perfect flavor for spring.

AVERNA COBBLER Yields: 2 servings

INGREDIENTS

n 1½ oz. Averna n ½ oz. sweet vermouth (such as Cinzano 1757 rosso) n ½ oz. lemon juice, freshly squeezed n 1 barspoon marmalade (blackberry, black cherry or orange) n mint sprig, blackberries, cracked black pepper for garnish

DIRECTIONS

Give this special cocktail a homey cobbler touch by rimming the glass with ground graham crackers. For a more impressive visual presentation, infuse the cocktail with smoke using a smoking gun loaded with cherry wood and cinnamon sticks.”

Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Pour into a rocks glass or tumbler. Top with cracked ice and stir.

Garnish with a mint sprig, blackberries and cracked black pepper.

—Jed Kessler, mixologist, Jed's Party Services, Fair Lawn

Recipe courtesy of liquor.com

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Yes, it's back! Spring time always means that prom season has begun. This is year is now better than ever! The colors are a reflection of this happy season, inspired by spring blooms. Periwinkle blue, lilac, hot pink and red are the top color choices.

Congratulations to the class of 2022!

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Spring is here, and so are new sweaters, tees, tops and trends from Planet, Elliott Lauren, Joseph Ribkoff, Brodie, Kinross, and more. Dresses, skirts, bottoms and jeans, too. For the special to the essential, shopping that will leave you feeling good and looking great.

(Pictured on the left above, Garter Stitch Sweater from Kinross and White Jeans from Joseph Ribkoff. On right, Stripe Top from Elliott Lauren.)

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Alexa and Alex Buchta

Thanks to the pandemic, these Emerson high school sweethearts postponed their original wedding date by six months and cut their guest list by one third. But their big day at the Great Gatsby-esque venue was still perfect. “Same vision, just warmer temps!” says the bride.

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WEDDING DATE August 29, 2021 NUMBER OF GUESTS 90 CEREMONY/RECEPTION Felina, Ridgewood, felinarestaurant.com FLOWERS Something Borrowed Blooms, somethingborrowedblooms.com PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY Jessah & Jason, Allendale, jessahandjason.com CAKE Baked by Bri, Emerson, @_baked_by_bri ICE CREAM TRUCK Sweet Ice Queen, Wayne, yoursweetqueen.com HAIR/MAKEUP Pin It Up & Pout, Harrington Park, pinitupandpout.com ENTERTAINMENT DJ John Hozak, Howell, enchantedcelebrations.com BRIDE’S GOWN Tara Keely by Lazaro “Alessandra” gown, @tara_keely GROOM’S TUX The Black Tux, @theblacktux

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Be There

Let’s get together! Here are 10 events—in-person and virtual— that are filled with fun, laughter and entertainment.

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Come one, come all—no matter how experienced a runner or hiker you are—to the SINGLE SQUATCH TRAIL RACE at Ramapo Valley County Reservation in Mahwah. Two runs will be going on simultaneously—a 5.5-mile trek, and another that’s 11 miles (two trips around the same loop). Heads up, this course is not flat, but once you make it to the top, you’ll be rewarded with some great views.

All participants will go home with a handcrafted wooden medal. Check-in begins at 9:30 a.m., followed by both races at 10. Get ready, get set, go to facebook.com/ events/ramapo-valley-county-reservation.

Buckle up for a history lesson about one of our towns at THE STORY OF CRAGMERE PARK with Tom Dunn, Mahwah historian. At 7:30 p.m. at the Mahwah Museum, he’ll tell the 110-year-old story of Cragmere in the Ramapos, which was a real estate development in the early 1900s, and the historic homes and modern places that helped shape the vibrant community Mahwah is today. The event will be both inperson and live-streamed.

Admission is $5 for nonmembers, and the in-person audience will be capped at 25.

Masks are required. Check out more details at mahwahmuseum.org.

MARCH 12 If a 5K is more your speed, join the 11TH ANNUAL MICHAEL CASSIDY SHAMROCK N’ RUN, a fundraiser that raises money for the National Brain Tumor Society. Michael Cassidy was the principal at Rutherford High School before he passed away from brain cancer in 2011. The run starts at 10 a.m. on Monona Avenue at Memorial Park in Rutherford; registration is $30 per person. Learn more at shamrocknrun5k. org, or email Michael’s wife at marilynrussocassidy@gmail.com.

MARCH 13 Grab your lucky charms and a Guinness and join the Council of Irish Associations of Greater Bergen County and friends at the 40TH ANNUAL BERGEN COUNTY SAINT PATRICK’S DAY PARADE. The parade this year will again take place along Washington Avenue in Bergenfield, and both residents and local businesses like Tommy Fox’s will be taking part. The festivities begin at 2 p.m., but arrive early to snag a good spot! Facebook.com/ TheBCCIA has more details. *Editor’s note: Due to COVID-19 restrictions, all events are subject to cancellations or changes. Readers should contact event venues to confirm times. Attendees are encouraged to observe local safety guidelines.

MARCH 18 Though St. Patrick’s Day will have passed, the fun continues. Head to THE ORANGE LANTERN in Paramus for some Irish tunes

by NXStage, a local band that performs classic rock, alt rock, pop and party jams from the ’70s to today. The Orange Lantern will provide the food, the drinks and the party favors! For admission info and more, check out allevents.in/paramus.

MARCH 20 Sloop, there it is—a beer tasting right here in Bergen County. Sloop Brewing, a brewery based in Fishkill, N.Y., brings its unique crafted brews to a beer-tasting event at TOTAL WINE & MORE in River Edge from 12–3 p.m. Be sure to try their signature Juice Bomb, their flagship IPA that contains juicy, citrusy flavor notes. Sloopbrewing. com has more where that came from.

MARCH 22 Brush up on your sketching skills at the ARTFUL EASEL SKETCHING CLASS run by the Wyckoff Public Library. Both beginners and pros will get something out of this intimate class with easy-tofollow instructions.

This event is virtual, and participants will receive login info upon sign-up. Go to bccls.libcal. com to register and to find out what supplies you’ll need on-hand for the lesson.

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MARCH 25–26 He used to tour with the late Joan Rivers, but now BRAD UPTON is bringing his solo comedy act to Bergen County with a three-show set at Bananas Comedy Club in Hasbrouck Heights. Look him up on YouTube to get a sense of his humor—he won the Las Vegas Comedy Festival too. General admission is $22, and the shows are at 8 p.m. on Friday, and 7:30 and 10 p.m. on Saturday.

Bananascomedyclub.com has your tickets.

MARCH 27 As the weather warms up, make the most of the great outdoors at the 11TH ANNUAL LOST BROOK TRAIL RACE at the Tenafly Nature Center. During this two-hour hike that starts at 10 a.m. featuring both 5- and 10-mile options, you’ll navigate over roots, rocks and streams to explore 400 acres of wetlands and woodlands at TNC. Best yet? All proceeds benefit the nature center’s outdoor educational programs; the cost is $35 for the 5-mile option or $45 for the 10. Visit tenaflynaturecenter.org for more details.

MARCH 27 Blue laws prohibit us from shopping on Sunday, but we’ll bend the rules just a little for the PARAMUS HIGH SCHOOL SPRING CRAFT SHOW. More than 125 exhibitors will present and sell their handmade crafts and goodies at the school from 10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Admission is $3.

Find out more at festivalnet.com.

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RAMAPO-BERGEN ANIMAL REFUGE Maywood Veterinary Hospital organized a supply drive, collecting much-needed items for Ramapo-Bergen Animal Refuge Inc. (RBARI).

The supplies help keep the shelter animals comfortable as they await their forever homes.

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Bergenites always show up to support their friends and neighbors—especially when help is needed most.

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Members of Upper Saddle River-based Health & Wellness Partners chipped in to help out at the Habitat ReStore in Westwood.

Habitat for Humanity of Bergen welcomes and is open to groups, organizations and businesses to volunteer at its furniture store.

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BERGEN COUNTY AUDUBON The Bergen County Audubon Society holds various educational programs and field trips to area parks throughout the year. Events are open to BCAS members and non-members and are offered to bird watchers of all levels. 1 BCAS volunteers and guests gather at a recent field trip to Mehrhof Pond in Little Ferry.

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GOTTHEIMER U.S. Congressman Josh Gottheimer joined a local DoorDash driver to deliver 150 meals from Cravings Tapas Bistro in Ridgewood. The hot food was brought to residents at Bergenfield’s Senior Activity Center and Brookside Gardens Senior Apartments. 2 Josh Gottheimer, center, hands out certificates to representatives from Cravings Tapas Bistro and DoorDash. 3 Lisa Swain, Tom Sullivan, Gottheimer and Corey Gallo

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TABLE TO TABLE The Northern NJ Association of Health Underwriter donated $2,500 to Table to Table of Hasbrouck Heights, a food rescue program that delivers prepared and perishable items to its clients. 4 Table to Table’s Ilene Isaacs, second from left, accepts the donation from David Owens, Gregory Roth and Jim Lardiere.

Spectrum for Living continues its community partnership with the Greater Bergen Realtors Care Foundation.

The REALTORS Care Foundation will support Spectrum through a life-improving roof replacement at their Highwood Group Home in Glen Rock. 7-8 Spectrum residents participate in a variety of activities thanks to donations from organizations like the Greater Bergen Realtors Care Foundation.

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Where To Eat

Getting three squares a day has never been easier—Bergen County is home to a selection of restaurants diverse enough to satisfy all of your cravings.

EMERSON

FAIRVIEW

PIMAAN THAI 79 Kinderkamack Rd. 201.967.0440 pimaanthai.com

NOCHES DE COLOMBIA 172 Broad Ave. 201.840.8428 nochesdecolombia.com

ENGLEWOOD

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BAUMGART’S CAFÉ 45 E. Palisade Ave. 201.569.6267 baumgartscafe.com

CAP’T LOUI 210 Main St. 201.461.7080 captloui.com

BLUE MOON CAFÉ 23 E. Palisade Ave. 201.541.0600 bluemoonmexican café.com

IN NAPOLI 116 Main St. 201.947.2500 inapoli.com

Sedona Taphouse in Cliffside Park

*Editor’s note—Patrons are encouraged to confirm individual restaurant policies regarding social distancing and curbside service. For a complete listing of restaurants in Bergen County, visit bergenmag.com.

ALLENDALE ALLENDALE STEAKHOUSE 95 W. Allendale Ave. 201.962.9797 allendalesteakhousenj.com SAVINI 168 W. Crescent Ave. 201.760.3700 savinirestaurant.com

BERGENFIELD TOMMY FOX’S PUBLIC HOUSE 32 S. Washington Ave. 201.384.0900 tommyfoxs.com

BOGOTA LUKA’S ITALIAN CUISINE 10 River Rd. 201.440.2996 lukasitaliancuisine.com

CARLSTADT BIGGIE’S 430 Rte. 17 S. 201.933.4000 biggies.com IL VILLAGGIO 651 Rte. 17 N. 201.935.7733 ilvillaggio.com

CLIFFSIDE PARK

STERN AND BOW 171 Schraalenburgh Rd. 201.750.3350 sternandbowrestaurant .com

EDGEWATER

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DE NOVO EUROPEAN PUB 1257 River Rd. 201.496.6161 denovoeuropeanpub.com

DELVINA RESTAURANT 172 Piermont Rd. 201.816.0239 delvinarestaurant.com

SEDONA TAPHOUSE 679 Anderson Ave. 201.943.2300 sedonataphouse.com

SAMDAN 178 Piermont Rd. 201.816.7343 samdanrestaurant.com

VILLA AMALFI 793 Palisade Ave. 201.886.8626 villaamalfi.com

DUMONT

FLEMING’S STEAKHOUSE 90 The Promenade 201.313.9463 flemingssteakhouse.com

FOSCHINI’S 21 E. Madison Ave. 201.387.9998 foschinis.com

GREEK TAVERNA 55 The Promenade 201.945.8998 greektavernausa.com

BRASSERIE MEMERE 107 Vervalen St. 201.660.8822 brasserie-memere.com

IL MULINO 132 Veterans Plz. 201.384.7767 ilmulinodumont.com

RIVER PALM TERRACE 1416 River Rd. 201.224.2013 riverpalm.com

THE HILL 252 Schraalenburgh Rd. 201.899.4700 thehillcloster.com

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ANNABELLA’S HOUSE OF MOZZARELLA 900 Paterson Plank Rd. 201.804.0303 annabellasmozz.com

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SOFIA 36 Engle St. 201.541.8530 sofiaenglewood.com

ENGLEWOOD CLIFFS BROWNSTONE PANCAKE FACTORY 717 E. Palisade Ave. 201.945.4800 brownstonepancake factory.com CLIFFS STEAKHOUSE 18 Sylvan Ave. 201.944.0233 cliffssteakhouse.com LEFKES ESTIATORIO 495 Sylvan Ave. 201.408.4444 lefkesnj.com

FAIR LAWN OCEANOS OYSTER BAR & SEA GRILL 2-27 Saddle River Rd. 201.796.0546 oceanosrestaurant.com RIVER PALM TERRACE 41-11 Rte. 4 W. 201.703.3500 riverpalm.com SAGE RESTAURANT 17-15 Broadway 201.797.0500 sagefairlawn.com

PRIME & BEYOND 501 Main St. 201.461.0033 primeandbeyond.com VENTANA’S 200 Park Ave. 201.583.4777 ventanasatthemodern.com

GARFIELD GOODFELLAS 661 Midland Ave. 973.478.4000 goodfellasristorante.com LA FORTALEZA 361 Midland Ave. 973.928.4470 lafortalezamexrestaurant .com

GLEN ROCK GLEN ROCK INN 222 Rock Rd. 201.445.2362 glenrockinn.com STONE & RAIL 175 Rock Rd. 201.345.0709 stoneandrail.com

HACKENSACK CASUAL HABANA CAFÉ 125 Main St. 201.880.9844 casualhabanacafe.com HOT FISH 450 Hackensack Ave. 201.881.0180 hotfishhackensack.com HOUSTON’S 1 Riverside Sq. 201.488.5667 houstons.com

Photos courtesy of Sedona Taphouse, The Risotto House

NOCHES DE COLOMBIA 90 W. Palisade Ave. 201.567.4950 nochesdecolombia.com

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Paisano’s in Rutherford LT BAR & GRILL 390 Hackensack Ave. 551.287.6333 ltbarandgrill.com MAGGIANO’S LITTLE ITALY 70 Riverside Sq. 201.221.2030 maggianos.com

BIDDY O’MALLEY’S 191 Paris Ave. 201.564.7893 biddyomalleys.com

LYNDHURST

MADELEINE’S PETIT PARIS 416 Tappan Rd. 201.767.0063 madeleinespetit paris.com

ANGELO’S 263 Ridge Rd. 201.939.1922

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SANGRIA 1033 MacArthur Blvd.

201.962.3310 sangriamahwah.com

HASBROUCK HEIGHTS IVY INN 268 Terrace Ave. 201.393.7699 ivyinn.com SOFIA’S 220 Boulevard 201.462.0123 sofiasmediterranean grill.com

HAWORTH ALESSANDRO’S 157 Terrace St. 201.385.8544 alessandrosnj.com ANDIAMO 23 Hardenburgh Ave. 201.384.1551 andiamorestaurant.net

HILLSDALE THE CORNERSTONE 84 Broadway 201.666.8688 thecornerstonenj.com OSSO BUCO 343 Broadway 201.664.1600 ossobucogrill.com

HO-HO-KUS HO-HO-KUS INN 1 E. Franklin Tpke.

201.445.4115 hohokusinn.com ST. EVE’S 611 N. Maple Ave. 201.857.4717 stevesnj.com

LITTLE FERRY SEGOVIA STEAKHOUSE 217 Main St. 201.814.1100 segoviasteakhouse.com

NORTHVALE

REBAR & KITCHEN 132 Essex St. 201.368.8181 rebarkitchen.com

MORTON’S THE STEAKHOUSE 1 Riverside Sq. 201.487.1303 mortons.com

DONATELLA RISTORANTE 12 Tappan Rd. 201.767.4245 donatellasitalian. restaurant

Photos courtesy of Sedona Taphouse, The Risotto House

LODI

MAHWAH BAR & GRILL 2 Island Rd. 201.529.8056 allendalebarandgrill.com

STATE LINE DINER 375 Rte. 17 N. 201.529.3353 statelinediner.com

BIAGIO’S RISTORANTE 299 Paramus Rd. 201.652.0201 biagios.com

SUBURBAN DINER 172 Rte. 17 N. 201.261.2605 suburbandiner17.com

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PARK RIDGE

BELLISSIMO 12 S. Kinderkamack Rd. 201.746.6669 bellissimonj.com HEARTH & TAP CO. 125 N. Kinderkamack Rd. 201.307.6300 hearthandtap.com

MOONACHIE

BAZZARELLI 117 Moonachie Rd. 201.641.4010 bazzarellirestaurant.com SEGOVIA 150 Moonachie Rd. 201.641.4266 segoviarestaurant.com

NEW MILFORD

BARREL & BREW 872 River Rd. 201.483.3329 barrelandbrews.com

VILLAGE GREEN 36 Prospect St. 201.445.2914 villagegreenrestaurant.com

RIVER EDGE MADO RESTAURANT 570 Kinderkamack Rd. 201.265.3629 madorestaurant.business. site

103 PRIME AT VALENTINO’S 103 Spring Valley Rd. 201.391.2220 103prime.com

SANDUCCI’S 620 Kinderkamack Rd. 201.599.0600 sanduccis.com

THE PARK STEAKHOUSE 151 Kinderkamack Rd. 201.930.1300 theparksteakhouse.com

RAMSEY CAFÉ PANACHE 130 E. Main St. 201.934.0030 cafepanachenj.com VARKA ESTIATORIO 30 N. Spruce St. 201.995.9333 varkarestaurant.com

RIDGEWOOD CRAVINGS TAPAS 8 Wilsey Sq. 201.857.8533 cravingstapas.com FELINA 54 E. Ridgewood Ave. 551.276.5454 felinarestaurant.com LATOUR 6 E. Ridgewood Ave. 201.445.5056 latourridgewood.com

SANZARI’S NEW BRIDGE INN 105 Old New Bridge Rd. 201.692.7700 sanzaris.com

RIVER VALE AMMATA THAI KITCHEN 184 Rivervale Rd. 201.664.2299 ammata.com ARMANDO’S GRILL 688 Westwood Ave. 201.722.5820 armandostuscangrill.com LET’S MEAT STEAKHOUSE 625 Rivervale Rd. 201.660.7960 letsmeatsteakhouse.com

RUTHERFORD CAFÉ MATISSE 167 Park Ave. 201.935.2995 cafematisse.com PAISANO’S 132 Park Ave. 201.935.5755 paisanos.com THE RISOTTO HOUSE 88 Park Ave. 201.438.5344 therisottohouse.com VOLARE’S 7 Station Sq. 201.935.6606 volaresrestaurant.com

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STEEL WHEEL TAVERN 51 N. Broad St. 201.882.1800 steelwheeltavern.com

PARAMUS

ANGELO’S GREEK TAVERNA 245 Maywood Ave. 201.845.4278 angelosgreektavernanj.com

MONTVALE

PEARL 17 S. Broad St. 201.857.5100 pearlridgewood.com

TROVATO’S DUE 4 Barbara Ln. 201.337.0813 trovatosduenj.com

MAYWOOD

ROSARIO’S TRATTORIA 29 Central Ave. 201.445.3335 rosariostrattoriamenu.com

PARK WEST TAVERN 30 Oak St. 201.445.5400 parkwesttavern.com

OAKLAND

MANTRA 275 Rte. 4 W. 201.342.8868 mantranj.com

ARTURO’S 41 Central Ave. 201.444.2466 arturos.co

LISA’S MEDITERRANEAN CUISINE 28 Oak St. 201.251.8686 lisasmediterranean cuisine.net

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SADDLE BROOK MIDLAND BREW HOUSE 374 N. Midland Ave. 201.797.0070 midlandbrewhouse.com QUE PASTA 326 Market St. 201.712.1900 qpitalian.com

SADDLE RIVER THE SADDLE RIVER INN 2 Barnstable Ct. 201.825.4016 saddleriverinn.com

TEANECK

WASHINGTON TOWNSHIP BACARI GRILL 800 Ridgewood Rd. 201.358.6330 bacarigrill.com

WESTWOOD DOWNTOWN DHABA 266 Center Ave. 201.664.0123 dhabadowntown.com THE IRON HORSE 20 Washington Ave. 201.666.9682 theironhorse.com

AMARONE 63 Cedar Ln. 201.833.1897 amaroneristorante.net

OSTERIA CRESCENDO 36 Jefferson Ave. 201.722.1900 osteriacrescendo.com

NOAH’S ARK 493 Cedar Ln. 201.692.1200 noahsark.net

PHOENICIAN LOUNGE 284 Center Ave. 201.722.8600 phoenicianlounge.com

REGINA’S 827 Teaneck Rd. 201.862.1996 reginassteakhouse andgrill.com

SOL RESTAURANT 42 Kinderkamack Rd. 201.746.9363 solrestaurantnj.com

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TENAFLY

WOOD-RIDGE

AXIA TAVERNA 18 Piermont Rd. 201.569.5999 axiataverna.com

AL TORO 187 Hackensack St. 862.243.3850 al-toro-restaurant-bar. negocio.site

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