New Jersey's Favorite Kids' Docs
Are your child’s doctors or pediatric specialists exceptional? That’s what we asked our readers, and they answered with a resounding “yes!” In fact, they named more than 380 of their favorite doctors, dentists, speech/language therapists, and many other professionals, who work hard to keep kids healthy—and also respond to parents’ concerns. Their names are listed below, like trusted word-of-mouth referrals from good friends.
The list of favorite docs is organized by specialty, then subspecialty, in categories from A to Z. While most parents nominated an individual, some nominations were made for an entire practice or physicians’ group. A name in boldface type indicates that physician or practice is highlighted in an advertising profile (click on the name to go directly to the profile).
Acupuncture
Chiropractic
Dentistry
Dermatology
Family Medicine
Family Nurse Practitioner
Mental Health
Neurology
Optometry
Orthopedics
Orthotics
Otolaryngology
Pediatrics
Plastic Surgery
Sleep Medicine
Sports Medicine
Therapy
Nominations:
Acupuncture
Christopher Butler, CA · Maplewood
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Chiropractic
Joseph A. Barber, DC · Bridgewater
Norman Decker, DC · Cranford
Andrew M. Halperin, DC · Maplewood
Gregory R. Salmond, DC · Flanders
Salmond Family Chiropractic Center · Flanders
Andrew M. Smith, DC · Parsippany
Drew Spergel, DC · Livingston
The Get Well Center, PC · Bound Brook
Kim Vance, DC · Bridgewater
Perry Wolk-Weiss, DC · Bound Brook
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Dentistry
General
Paul Arfanis, DDS · Westfield
Anthony G. DeVincentis, DMD · Bloomfield
Vincent P. DeVincentis, DMD · Bloomfield
Fariba Farrokhi, DMD · South Orange
David Fields, DMD · Montville
Howard Goodkin, DMD · Long Valley
D. Michael Hart, DDS · Edison
Todd Jolly, DDS · Nutley
Fred Leahy, DDS · Fanwood
John L. Lipani, DMD · Bridgewater
Musa Macapodi, DDS · Jamesburg
Marianella Ramirez, DDS · Union
Rauchberg Dental Group · Parsippany
Elaine M. Swingle, DMD · Westfield
Konstantine Trichas, DDS · Montclair
Samuel Michael Vanchieri, DMD · New Providence
David M. Weinman, DMD · Westfield
Robert Wortzel, DMD · Mountainside
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Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Jon A. Bartlett, DDS · Summit
Joseph D. DeMaio, DDS · Westfield
Torin W. Rutner, DMD, MD · Westfield
Daniel P. Sullivan, DDS · Warren
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Orthodontics
Susan Arnold, DMD · Randolph
Joseph M. Arvay, DMD · Flanders
Bernard Barrish, DMD · Randolph
Brian S. Bosonac, DDS · Brick, Clark
Stephen D. Bosonac, DDS · Brick, Clark
Bosonac Orthodontics · Brick, Clark
David Caggiano, DDS · Parsippany
Maria Cecilia Duprat, DDS · Bound Brook
Chatham Orthodontics · Chatham
Flanders Pediatric Dentistry · Flanders
Barbara A. Fodero, DDS · Chatham
Bruce Fox, DDS · Denville
Michael W. Freda, DMD · Bloomfield
Scott D. Galkin, DMD · Woodbridge
Scott Gersch, DMD · Linden, Westfield
Stanley Gersch, DMD · Linden, Westfield
Gersch Orthodontics · Linden, Westfield
Denise Kitay, DDS · Caldwell, Parsippany
Jorge A. Matos, DDS · Elizabeth
Stella P. Mellas, DDS · Basking Ridge, Flanders
Craig L. Menker, DMD · S. Plainfield, Warren
Pediatric Dental Associates of Randolph · Randolph
Robert T. Robinson, DDS · New Providence
Barry S. Rosenfeld, DDS · Somerville
Jason Rothenberg, DMD · Madison, W. Caldwell
Eric M. Sacks, DMD · Livingston
Michael Steinberg, DDS · Millburn
Anthony T. Suriano, DMD · Bloomfield
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Pediatric
Cavan M. Brunsden, DMD · Old Bridge
Mary J. Burke, DDS · Union
Melissa Burruezo, DMD · Bedminster
Children’s Dental Specialists · Chester, Warren
Children’s Dentistry of Morristown · Morristown
Yasmi O. Crystal, DMD · Bound Brook
Archana Devi, DDS · Morristown
Mary Flanagan, DMD · Clark
Flanders Pediatric Dentistry · Flanders
Philip P. Graye, DDS · Westfield
Kenneth W. Groman, DMD · Holmdel
Stephen E. Hoffmann, DDS · East Brunswick
Christopher M. Jones, DDS · Caldwell
Julie Y. Jong, DMD · Westfield
Stephen B. Korson, DDS · Summit
Dennis W. Lam, DDS · Florham Park
Michael P. Lateiner, DMD · Flanders
Lezli Levene-Harvell, DMD · Newark
Cormac MacDermott, DDS · Old Bridge
Richard E. Malecz, DMD · Denville
Andrea Mann, DMD · Randolph
Aaron Mannella, DMD · Randolph
Christina Mazzone, DMD · Chester, Warren
Timothy P. McCabe, DMD · Westfield
Madhu Mohan, DMD · Chester, Warren
Stuart Neiss, DMD · Westfield
Tina Nguyen, DDS · Basking Ridge
Pediatric Dental Associates of Randolph· Randolph
Pediatric Dentistry of Union · Union
Lisset Penton, DDS · Morristown
Herbert H. Portnoff, DDS · Edison
Suzy H. Press, DDS, MD · Morristown
Eli Rachlin, DDS · Chestnut Ridge
Jason P. Rosenfeld, DMD · Butler
R. Glenn Rosivack, DMD · Union
Norman Schwartz, DMD · Roselle Park
Zia Shey, DMD · Millburn
Lisa Sobel, DDS · Monroe Township
Edward M. Sonnenberg, DDS · Flanders
The Children’s Dental Center · Somerville
Nanci S. Tofsky, DDS · Union
VDA Kids, Pediatric Dentistry · Verona
Philip Wasserman, DDS · Bloomfield
Westfield Pediatric Dental Group · Westfield
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Periodontics
Steven A. Campolattaro, DMD · Succasunna
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Dermatology
Amy I. Freeman, MD · Millburn
Mark Popkin, MD · Morristown
Eric S. Siegel, MD · Millburn
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Family Medicine
Bernards Family Practice · Basking Ridge
Robert W. Brenner, MD · Berkeley Heights
Changebridge Medical Associates · Montville
Arnold Pallay, MD · Montville
Samantha B. Pozner, MD · Summit
Summit Springfield Family Practice & Pediatrics · Summit
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Family Nurse Practitioner
Mary Cooper, NPC · Budd Lake
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Mental Health
Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent
Dale M. Jacobs, MD · Randolph, Summit
Margaret E. Tompsett, MD · Summit
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Psychiatry, Child & Adolescent: Addiction Therapy
Carrier Clinic · Belle Mead
Summit Oaks Hospital · Summit
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Psychology
Center for Child and Family Development · Morristown
Eliot B. Garson, PhD · Highland Park
Elizabeth H. Goldberg, PhD · Summit
Lisa M. Jacobs, PhD · Summit
Roger Maitland, PhD · Clark
Steven Sussman, PhD · Mountainside
Steven E. Tobias, PsyD · Morristown
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Therapy
Wendy Bond, LCSW · Millburn
David Manning, LCSW, LCADC · Westfield
Barbara Muller-Ackerman, MA, LPC · Morris Plains
Diane Zicarelli, MSW, LCSW · Livingston
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Neurology
John J. Knightly, MD · Morristown
James A. Ware, Jr., MD · Trenton
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Optometry
Suzanne Offen, OD · Westfield
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Orthopedics
Michael Deehan, MD · Hackettstown
Steven R. Gecha, MD · Princeton
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Orthotics
Stuart Weiner, CPO · Hazlet
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Otolaryngology
Bruce Edelman, MD · East Brunswick, Somerset
Jeffrey D. LeBenger, MD · Berkeley Heights
Didier L. Peron, MD · Morristown
Steven L. Sabin, MD · East Brunswick, Somerset
Damian W. Sorvino, MD · Morristown
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Pediatrics
Adolescent Medicine
Richard Lander, MD · Livingston
Stephanie Levine, DO · Bedminster
David M. Namerow, MD · Pompton Plains
Elizabeth Rose, MD · Bernardsville
Leslie Sanders, MD · Morristown
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Allergy & Immunology
Ralph E. Caprio, MD · Pine Brook
David A. Fost, MD · Belleville, Sparta, Verona
Ruth L. K. Gold, MD · Riverdale
Kathleen Haines, MD · Hackensack
Hemant Kesarwala, MD · Kendall Park
Helen S. Skolnick, MD · Plainsboro
Patricia N. Whitley-Williams, MD · New Brunswick
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Allergy, Asthma, & Dive Medicine
Arthur J. Torre, MD · Fairfield
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Anesthesiology
David Scott, MD · Princeton
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Cardiology
Donald A. Leichter, MD · Summit
Sumekala Nadaraj, MD · New Brunswick
Donald C. Putman, MD · Livingston
Diane Rhee, MD · Paramus
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Critical Care
Gary L. Kohn, MD · Summit
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Dermatology
Helen T. Shin, MD · Hackensack
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Developmental-Behavioral
Vanna Amorapanth, MD · Metuchen
Jennifer Shaw-Brachfeld, MD · Chatham
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Emergency Medicine
Christopher Amato, MD · Morristown
Antonio Thomas, MD · South Plainfield
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Endocrinology
Marilynn D. Boim, MD · Mercerville
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Gastroenterology
Joel Rosh, MD · Morristown
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General Pediatrics
Daniel Abraham, MD · Bridgewater
Anthony C. Albanese, MD · South Orange
Andrea Alexander, MD · Millburn
Magdalena A. Anisko, MD · Cranford
George Azzariti, MD · Rochelle Park
Dennis M. Baiser, MD · Mercerville
Susan A. Barasch, MD · Fanwood, Warren
Maureen Baxley, MD · Whippany
Michelle Bender, MD · Short Hills
Sarah W. Blecherman, MD · Butler
Bound Brook Pediatrics · Bound Brook
Jeffrey A. Bourne, MD · Chatham
Julia Bramwell, MD · Parsippany
Marnie J. Cambria, MD · Summit
Christian Canzoniero, MD · Sparta
Dawn Cardwell, MD · South Orange
Patrick Caruso, MD · Chester, Hackettstown
Gerald Casale, MD · Chester
John Cavuto, MD · Westfield
Ching-Hwa Chi, MD · Hackettstown
Pearl Davie G. Chua-Eoan, MD · Livingston
Jagdish Chugh, MD · Hackettstown
Marisa Ciufalo, MD · Randolph
Ronald Collins, MD · Dover
Lori A. Colyer-Aversa, MD · Bloomfield
Ann Marie Comandatore, MD · Millburn
Donald N. Cotler, MD · Millburn
Kenneth Davis, MD · Elizabeth
Denville Pediatrics · Denville
Julio C. Diaz, MD · Short Hills
Jilma Patricia DiCarlo, MD · South Plainfield
Keren Ebel, MD · Bedminster
Robyn Ferrante, MD · Bridgewater
Sharon Filler, MD · Warren
John Fischer, Jr., MD · Bedminster
Ellen Flanzman, MD · Westfield
Gerard Fritz, MD · Warren
Salomon Galimidi-Hodara, MD · Elizabeth
Martin Ganek, MD · Denville
Patricia Gao, MD · Edison
Durga C. Gaviola, MD · South Plainfield
Jean S. Goh, MD · North Brunswick
Kathleen Greaney, MD · Fair Lawn
Laurence Gruenwald, MD · Millburn
Gruenwald and Comandatore · Millburn
Julio C. Guerra, MD · Randolph
Sheba Gul, MD · Highland Park
Hackensack Pediatrics · Hackensack
Lynn Hartmann, MD · Hillsborough
Karanja Harvey, MD · Hillsborough
Jean Haymond, MD · Westfield
Stacey Hecht, MD · Waldwick
Madan Hede, MD · Hillsborough, Warren
Robert F. Helmrich, MD · West Windsor
Daniel E. Hermann, MD · Westfield
Hilltop Pediatrics · Summit
Kyon A. Hood, MD · East Brunswick
Walter J. Jacques, MD · Mercerville
Inna Joffe, MD · Roseland
Daniel Kahn, MD · Parsippany
Hemant Kairam, MD · Summit
Andrea Katz, MD · Fanwood, Warren
Howard Kornfeld, MD · Berkeley Heights
Mercedes Lesesne-Ayodeji, MD · Paterson
Jeffrey Levy, MD · West Orange
Harris Lilienfeld, MD · Lawrenceville
Richard Lon, MD · Summit
Richard W. Marcus, MD · Nutley
Susan Mediterraneo, MD · Pine Brook
Lisa-Ann B. Michaels, MD · Franklin Lakes
Morristown Pediatric Associates · Morristown
Steven Moskowitz, MD · New Providence
Jack Needleman, MD · Warren
Notchview Pediatrics of Pinebrook · Pine Brook
David J. Oxman, MD · Union
Robert A. Panza, MD · Westfield
Elizabeth A. Panzner, MD · Union
Niraj Patel, MD · East Hanover
Suresh I. Patel, MD · Edison
Trupti Patel, MD · Bridgewater
Pediatric Associates of West Essex · West Caldwell
Pediatric Specialties · Hackensack
Pediatrics of Morris · Denville
Pediatrics on Broadway · Denville
Patricia Peng, DO · Bernardsville
John O. Percy, MD · Westfield
Vito Petrozzino, MD · Livingston
Sylvia Piezas, MD · Bridgewater
Plaza Family Care · Chester, Hackettstown
Ursula Pogany, MD · Cranford
Jane C. Presti, MD · Westfield
Barry S. Prystowsky, MD · Nutley
Aradhana Rajkumar, MD · Parsippany
Elsie Roca-Piccini, MD · Somerset
Lawrence D. Rosen, MD · Oradell
Melih Sarigul, MD · Clifton
Allen J. Schneider, MD · Princeton
Melissa A. Segal, MD · Waldwick
Debra Semel Goldenring, MD · Livingston
Laura J. Senator, MD · Bridgewater
Kristen M. Shapren, MD · Westfield
Jennifer Shaw-Brachfeld, MD · Chatham
Amarish Sheth, MD · Trenton
Henry T. Shih, MD · Old Bridge
Victoria Shluper, MD · Morristown
Beth Singer, MD · Warren
Aldona J. Skripkus, MD · Kearny
Skylands Pediatrics · Sparta
Somerset Pediatric Group · Bridgewater, Hillsborough
Noel Sorvino, MD · Long Valley
Mara Sterio, MD · Millburn
Anjuli Suda, MD · Kinnelon
Geraldine M. Summa, MD · Warren
Summit Springfield Family Practice & Pediatrics · Summit
Louis Joseph Tesoro, MD · Princeton
The Pediatric Center · New Providence
The Whole Child Center · Oradell
Alan E. Thomas, MD · Berkeley Heights
Antonio Thomas, MD · South Plainfield
Touchpoint Pediatrics · Chatham
Carolyn Trend, MD · Bedminster
Trinity Pediatrics · Union
Michael J. Vacca, MD · Butler
John Vigorita, MD · Summit
Denise Visci, MD · New Providence
Watchung Pediatrics · Fanwood, Warren
Barry J. Weissman, MD · Hackensack, Wyckoff
Faye Wong, MD · Bedminster
Eric Yorke, MD · Bedminster
Neil Youngerman, MD · Hillsborough
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Genetics
Mark R. Geier, MD · Parsippany
Helio F. Pedro, MD · Newark
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Hematology-Oncology
Paul Harlow, MD · Hackensack
Michael B. Harris, MD · Hackensack
Cindy Steele, MD · Hackensack
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Infectious Diseases
Hemant Kesarwala, MD · Kendall Park
Julia Piwoz, MD · Hackensack
Kevin Slavin, MD · Hackensack
Patricia N. Whitley-Williams, MD · New Brunswick
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Internal Medicine
Brian P. Brett, MD · Budd Lake
John Freiheiter, MD · Randolph
Giuseppe Marzella, MD · East Hanover
Paulo B. Pinho, MD · Millburn
David B. Rygielski, MD · Budd Lake
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Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Kamtorn Vangvanichyakorn, MD · Livingston
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Neurology
Abba Cargan, MD · Mountainside
Elliot A. Grossman, MD · Florham Park
Marilyn Kubichek, MD · Livingston
Walter Molofsky, MD · West Orange
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Ophthalmology
Anthony Caputo, MD · Belleville
Lucy L. Chen, MD · Morristown, Sparta
J. Mark Engel, MD · Bridgewater, East Brunswick
Louis E. Furlan, MD · Westfield
Lauren C. Rispoli, MD · East Hanover
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Orthopedics
Joseph Altongy, MD · Summit
Frank J. Liggio, MD · Millburn
Mark Rieger, MD · Cedar Knolls
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Otolaryngology
Robert J. Fieldman, MD · West Orange
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Pulmonology
Harvey Bieler, MD · Morristown
David Cooper, MD · Morristown
Ellen Kaplan, MD · Hackensack
Gary L. Kohn, MD · Summit
William F. Kottler, MD · Millburn
Pakkay Ngai, MD · Hackensack
Nelson L. Turcios, MD · Somerville
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Rheumatology
Kathleen Haines, MD · Hackensack
Jennifer Weiss, MD · Hackensack
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Surgery
Amir Ganchi, MD · Wayne
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Urology
Michele Clement, MD · Morristown
Thomas S. Vates III, MD · East Brunswick
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Plastic Surgery
David D. Daniels, MD · Summit
Alvin Glasgold, MD · Highland Park
Howard Tepper, MD · Westfield
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Sleep Medicine
Sleep for Life · Hillsborough
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Sports Medicine
Joseph Altongy, MD · Summit
Steven R. Gecha, MD · Princeton
James J. Mauti, MD · Springfield
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Therapy
Occupational
Jason Campbell, OTR · West Caldwell
Walter Chavez, MS, OTR · Westfield
CTC Center · Budd Lake
Carissa Jannicelli, OTR/L · Bloomfield
Annette Krell, MS, OTR, CHT · Westfield
Laura Martucci, MA, OTR/L · Summit
Kevin Nelson, OT · Cranford
Michele Parkins, MS, OTR/L · Budd Lake
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Occupational, Physical, & Speech
Hope Fernicola, MA, CCC-SLP · Bernardsville
KidTherapy · Chester, Martinsville
Rocking Horse Rehab · West Orange
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Occupational & Speech
CommuniKids · Summit
Creative Speech Solutions · Summit
Stephanie G. Weisholtz, MS, CCC · Westfield
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Physical
David De La Fuente, DPT, CSCS · Clark
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Speech
Kimberly Astrologo, MA, CCC-SLP · Succasunna
Virginia Bannon, MA, CCC-SLP, CED · Bridgewater
Rachel Fisch-Kaplan, MA, CCC-SLP · Summit
Anne FitzPatrick, MA, CCC-SLP · Westfield
Barbara Goldfarb Portnoff, MA, CCC-SLP · Millburn
Melissa Greenblatt, MS, CCC-SLP · Short Hills
Deanna Jannicelli, MS, CCC-SLP · Verona
Cheryl Kaplan, CCC-SLP · Denville
Robynne Kratchman, MS, CCC-SLP · Westfield
Sondra Lucente-Goettelmann, MS, CCC-SLP· Summit
Cynthia Marrapodi, MS, CCC-SLP · Summit
Francie Matthews, PhD · Westfield
Cheryl McConnell, MA, CCC-SLP · Cranford
MSU Center for Audiology & Speech-Language Pathology · Bloomfield
Stephanie A. Murasso, CCC-SLP · Mountainside
Erica Beth Piche, MA, CCC-SLP · Summit
Nancy Polow, PhD, CCC-SLP · Short Hills
Princeton Speech-Language & Learning Center · Princeton
Sharon Ratiner, MA, CCC-SLP · Metuchen
Terri Rossman, MS, CCC-SLP · Princeton
Lori Roth, MA, CCC-SLP · Cedar Knolls
Neala Schuster, MS, CCC-SLP · Morris Plains
Heidi Sperling, MS, CCC-SLP · Metuchen
Suburban Speech Center · Short Hills
Bonnie Susser, MA, CCC-SLP · Morristown
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Parents voted for their favorite specialists on our website, njfamily.com, between July and September, 2009.
The name, specialty, and practice location for every nominated healthcare practitioner was confirmed on websites of the American Dental Association, the NJ State Board of Medical Examiners, affiliated hospitals, the practitioner’s own website, or directly with the medical professional or a representative in his/her office.
