Faculty of Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency Program

Richard Stewart
Program Director
Residency: Newark Beth Israel Medical Center, Newark, NJ
Medical School: University of Health Sciences, Kansas City, MO

Dusan Perisic, MD
Associate Program Director
Director of Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgeon
Medical school, a surgical internship and residency training in Serbia
Research fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY
Residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Morristown Memorial Hospital

Mary Ellen Hobler    
Ob/Gyn Residency Program Coordinator
Division of General Obstetrics and Gynecology Faculty

Michael D. Vardy MD    
Ob/Gyn Chariman

Andrew Corwin, MD
Residency: New York Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital New York, NY
Medical School: Far Eastern University Manila Philippines

Akosua Asantewaa-Oti, MD
Residency Rutgers -Jersey City Medical Center, Jersey City, NJ
Medical School Rutgers -Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Zaheda Muhammad, MD
Residency Rutgers- New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ
Medical School Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School, Newark, NJ

Robert Schaefer, MD
Residency: The Long Island College Hospital Brooklyn, N.Y
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College, M.D.

Yashica Shah, MD
Residency: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Medical School: Rutgers -Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Melissa Ackerman, MD
Medical School- Rutgers UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick
Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick

Joseph Vaydovsky, MD

Thomas Magliaro, MD
Medical School- Rutgers UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick
Residency: UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick

Ushma Patel, MD
(Medical Student Clerkship Director)
Residency Rutgers -Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ
Medical School Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Janelle Foroutan, MD
Fellowship:UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2007–2011
Medical School: St. George's University School of Medicine, Class of 2007

Kristy Palomares, MD
Residency: Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine and College of Engineering - Medical Doctorate and Doctorate of Philosophy in Biomedical Engineering

Ashwin Jadhav, MD
Graduated from N.D.M.V.P. Samaj’s Medical College in Nasik, India
Master’s in Health Informatics at the School of Health Information Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center
Ob-Gyn Residency training at Mount Sinai School of Medicine Program at Queens Hospital Center, New York
Fellowship in Maternal Fetal Medicine at New York University Langone Medical Center

Mark Mokrzycki, MD
Fellowship: New York University Medical School
Residency: New York University Medical School
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Manish Gopal, MD, MSCE   
Fellowship: Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Medical School: MCP Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia PA

Dr. Leo Doherty