Cardiologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Chiropractor providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dentist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Dermatologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Family Physician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
OB-GYN providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Ophthalmologist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Orthopedic Surgeon providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Pediatrician providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Physical Therapist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Podiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Psychiatrist providers include doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants. They often maintain long-term relationships with you and advise and treat you on a range of health related issues.
Cara Barlis, MD, is a primary care physician who is board certified in family medicine. She currently sees patients at Princeton Sports and Family Medicine, P.C., in Lawrenceville, New Jersey.
She was raised in Toronto, Canada, and graduated from Queen’s University Medical School. She completed her family practice residency at the University of Toronto.
Dr. Barlis evaluates and treats patients with a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. Her patients range in age from adolescence to the elderly, and she enjoys seeing multiple generations of family members. She also offers women’s health care, including contraception, routine gynecology, menopausal concerns, and osteoporosis management.
Dr. Barlis also works as a collaborative physician at The College of New Jersey Student Health Services. She is responsible for the medical care of students who present to health services with medical illness, sports injuries, women’s and men’s health concerns, and preventive needs. She also serves as a consulting physician to The Hun School of Princeton, and in the past, has provided medical services at Hamilton Township Health Department sexually transmitted disease clinics.
For a number of years, Dr. Barlis has been privileged to be part of a medical mission team, providing care to underserved populations in Guatemala.
Dr. Barlis recognizes that mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing are interrelated. She truly believes in a patient-centered approach to family medicine and strives to partner with her patients with the goal of preventing disease and achieving lifelong wellness.
Chukwunwike Paul Okafor, MD (Chike), a New Jersey native, is a board-certified sports medicine and family medicine provider at Princeton Sports and Family Medicine. He completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship training at Duke University where he served as a team physician for Duke, Elon, and North Carolina Central University Athletics.
Chike graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed his residency at Albert Einstein - Montefiore in Family Medicine. He is passionate about keeping his patients active as well as himself. Whether it’s helping an athlete or patient return after an injury or discussing injury prevention strategies, his mission is to work in collaboration with each individual he encounters to achieve their goals.
Chike strives to provide personalized care for each of his patients that address their unique needs. As a sports medicine physician he provides care for injury prevention, acute and chronic tendinopathy, degenerative joint disease (arthritis), fractures, diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound, ultrasound guided injections, concussion care, and other musculoskeletal conditions. As a family medicine physician, he provides comprehensive care including annual wellness visits, sick visits, management of chronic medical condition, and discussing preventative care. He is invested in empowering his patients to better understand and take control of their health.
When Chike is not practicing medicine, you can find him playing basketball, practicing Jiu Jitsu, spending time with family or friends or trying new restaurants.
Hazel Bluestein, MD has been a Family Medicine specialist for 37 years, with her experience including work as a hospitalist (with ICU and Nursery), FM office, teaching in FM residency, management, 10 years as Residency Director and 10 years in Urgent Care. Dr.Bluestein also has experience in presenting many state and national lectures.
I integrate primary care with complimentary services.
Primary care services include screening, diagnosis, and treatment, focusing on early detection and prevention. I also order tests, prescribe medications, and give referrals to specialists.
In addition to standard medical treatments, I offer science and evidence-based complementary applications such as mindfulness, plant medicine, acupressure, and meditation. These services are included in regular visits and offered as independent modalities.
Jessica Carpenter, MD, is a skilled family medicine physician at Pronto Med Care in Toms River, New Jersey. She proudly welcomes new and returning patients.
Dr. Carpenter was born in Houston, Texas, before moving to her hometown of North Bergen, New Jersey. Her desire to pursue medicine stemmed from her years at Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire, where she organized and served on several medical missions to Ecuador and Nicaragua. During this service, she volunteered and interpreted Spanish for doctors from the United States.
Dr. Carpenter developed a genuine interest in family medicine during an elective at the Renaissance School of Medicine at Stony Brook University. She learned that family medicine allows her to build long-term relationships with patients. The versatility and diversity of family practice initially drew her interest, but her wonderful encounters with family physicians solidified her desire to pursue a career in this specialty.
As a family practitioner, Dr. Carpenter sees adults and children. She also loves incorporating women’s health into her practice. Dr. Carpenter is very excited to be a part of Pronto Med Care. She is an animal lover, and her interests include reading, running, traveling, and exploring nature.
Double board-certified physician Hitesh Patel, MD, provides expert primary care services for people living and working in Brick, New Jersey, at his practice Premier Healthcare Associates, PC. Dr. Patel is a highly skilled and experienced internal medicine and obesity medicine specialist.
Dr. Patel is conveniently located near Ocean Medical Center in a brand new, state-of-the-art facility. An electronic medical records system is used to maintain your private health records. Most prescriptions are sent out electronically. The practice delivers professional yet compassionate care for people suffering from a wide range of disorders, including thyroid disease, mental health disorders, heart disease, diabetes, and COPD. Dr. Patel also offers additional services, including physical examinations, medical weight loss management, and aesthetic treatments such as skin tightening with TempSure® Envi.
Dr. Patel went to Loyola University of Chicago in Illinois to complete an undergraduate degree with a double major in chemistry and biology. He was awarded the Loyola University Presidential Scholarship (a tuition merit scholarship), was a Pre-Medical Honor Society National Member, and on the Dean's List. Dr. Patel went on to study at Ross University School of Medicine, graduating in 2000. His areas of study included nephrology, urology, gastroenterology, cardiology, psychiatry, neurology, pulmonary disease, ICU (intensive care), surgery, and infectious diseases.
For his postgraduate training in internal medicine, Dr. Patel went to West Suburban Hospital in Oak Park, Illinois, then St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Center, part of New York Medical College in Queens, New York City. After completing his training, Dr. Patel worked as a staff physician and an attending teaching physician. He was also an occupational physician for Continental Airlines at Newark International Airport in Newark, New Jersey, before launching his private practice in 2006.
Dr. Patel is a member of the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, and the American Association of Physicians of Indian Origin. He is fluent in Gujarati and Hindi as well as English. In his spare time, Dr. Patel enjoys spending time with his family and pursuing his hobbies.
Alexander C. Scopellite MS, PA-C, is a board-certified Physician Assistant who has been employed with the OrthoCenter since 2019. Alex received his Masters as a Physician Assistant from Seton Hall University 2019. He has always had a passion for the orthopaedic medical field which he discovered working at Bayshore Medical Center in the OR during his undergraduate and graduate education.
Alex currently functions as the managing PA-C for the practice. His primary responsibilities include assisting all the surgeons in the practice in the operating room, as well as seeing patients admitted to the hospital and in the emergency room at Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Medical Center. Alex will perform bedside fracture and dislocation reductions, application of splints, application of wound vac systems, and intra-articular joint injections/aspirations.
Alex also occasionally sees patients in the outpatient office setting; evaluating new patients, managing patients in the post-operative period, and see patients for routine repeat injections.
Benjamin J Scopellite MS, PA-C, is a board-certified Physician Assistant. He received his bachelor's in Biology from Seton Hall University in 2019, and Subsequently his Masters's as a Physician Assistant from Seton Hall University in 2021.
Benjamin has always had a great interest in orthopedic surgery and since graduating as a PA in 2021 he has worked in orthopedics.
During his practice he has seen patients in the emergency and inpatient hospital setting as well as the outpatient clinic; in addition to acting as a surgical first assist in a wide variety of orthopedic procedures.
Benjamin joined Orthocenter in 2022. His primary responsibilities include assisting the surgeons in the operating room and seeing patients at both Riverview Medical Center and Bayshore Medical Center. Benjamin also sees patients in the outpatient office setting.
Paul Katz, DO, brings a vast skill set to Chesapeake Wellness Center in Cecilton and Elkton, Maryland, helping families in Cecil, Kent, and Queen Anne’s counties receive the medical care they need. In addition to his experience and knowledge as a primary care physician, Dr. Paul Katz specializes in addiction medicine, helping patients take back control of their lives through tailored recovery programs.
To offer this comprehensive care, Dr. Paul Katz holds board certifications in Primary Care Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Osteopathy and Anesthesia. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Board of Addiction Medicine and a Fellow of the American College of Anesthesiology.
Dr. Paul Katz began as a member of the military, and he was in active duty from 1962 until 1979, when he was honorably discharged as a Lieutenant Colonel. After obtaining his medical degree, Dr. Paul Katz completed his residency at Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993 and then worked as medical director and a primary care practitioner, as well as teaching faculty, at the same institution.
In 2000, Dr. Paul Katz established his practice in Cecilton to provide individualized care to each member of the family with a personable approach to medicine that emphasizes education and relationship-building. Chesapeake Wellness Center was established on that foundation and in January 2017, Dr. Paul Katz opened a second office in Elkton.
In addition to primary care and addiction medicine services, Dr. Paul Katz is a current Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration Certified Medical Examiner, which enables him to offer DOT and CDL physicals.
Dr. Kimberlee Williams Park founded MediCalm-PA, LLC in 2019. She graduated from Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1993 and completed her training at Crozer Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program in 1996. She is a Board Certified Family Medicine physician and has practiced primary care for the past 30 years in the Philadelphia region. Dr. Park created MediCalm-PA, LLC as a medical practice dedicated to helping patients benefit from the new and evolving treatments that became available with Pennsylvania's compassionate medical marijuana legislation signed into law by Gov. Tom Wolf on April 17, 2016 and is overjoyed that she is able to provide access and guidance for those individuals with qualifying chronic conditions not fully responding to conventional options. She is comfortable certifying people of all ages given her training and experience in family medicine. It's important to recognize that these are early days for the use of medical cannabis, and it's no surprise then that most related studies suggest that cannabis use is associated with relief of wide ranging symptoms, however, findings are sometimes inconsistent. Therefore, a key tenet of MediCalm-PA, LLC practice includes prioritizing the advancement of medical cannabis science in the framework of Osteopathic Medicine traditions inclusive of an ongoing bonafide relationship with our patients.
“Love Dr Park, she’s knowledgeable, all around great person and Doctor, she listens and answers all my questions and concerns., also gives her feedback on trying healthier ways of looking at your worries & concerns about what’s going on in your life. Plus she’s always on time with your yearly renewal. ”
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