Goals of the Center


 
 

  The Crohn’s and Colitis Center of New Jersey brings state of the art facilities and multi disciplinary expertise to adults and children with long ignored, chronic and devastating forms of inflammatory bowel disease in this state.  Patient care, patient education, research and physician training merge together to establish this center of excellence.  The Center fosters an interdisciplinary approach to diagnosis and treatment of patients with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis to include the physicians from various departments.

Gastroenterology;  Kiron M. Das, M.D. Ph.D., Louis H. Griffel, M.D., Emily Kosa, Nurse Coordinator, Pediatric Gastroenterology;  Sula Koniaris, M.D., Richard Strauss, M.D., Surgery;  Nathaniel Holmes, M.D.,  Psychiatry;  Barbara Palmeri, M.D.,  Mary Swigar, M.D., Paul Lehrer, Ph.D., Pathology;  Peter Amenta, M.D.,  Ph.D., Radiology;  Gary Needel, M.D., Nutrition;  Sandra Byer-Lubin MS, RD, CDE, Enterostomal Therapist;  Vittoria Pontieri-Lewis, MS, RN, CNS, C, CWOCN
 
 

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