What you need to know
Forty-nine Hackensack Meridian Health's affiliated dentists based at Hackensack University Medical Center, Jersey Shore University Medical Center, and JFK Medical Center, have been recognized by New Jersey Monthly magazine as Top Dentists.
According to New Jersey Monthly, 6,812 New Jersey dentists were asked which of their fellow dentists they considered to be the best practitioners in the state. After conducting the survey, the list was submitted to an advisory board for professional review.
The result was a list of the 624 Top Dentists in New Jersey.
The following Hackensack Meridian Health-affiliated dentists have been recognized as New Jersey Monthly Top Dentists:
General Dentistry
- Fabio Apolito, D.M.D.
- Maxine A. Feinberg, D.D.S
- Rajeev Gupta, D.D.S.
- John R. Kukucka, D.M.D.
- David A. Lederman, D.M.D.
- Robert T. Martini, D.D.S.
- Edward Millward, D.M.D.
- Michael A. Perillo, D.M.D.
- Thomas Sniscak, D.M.D
- Sari C. Zimmer, D.M.D.
Endodontics
- Thomas B. Allen, D.D.S.
- Edward B. Drozd, D.M.D.
- Shawn M. Lafkowitz, D.M.D.
- Stephen G. Lawson, D.M.D.
- Michael Lewis, D.M.D.
- Dimple S. Malavia, D.D.S.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
- Jason M. Auerbach, D.D.S.
- Kathy A. Banks, D.M.D.
- Sung Hee Cho, M.D., D.D.S
- Kenneth J. Colameo, D.M.D.
- Michael P. Di Pietro, D.M.D.
- Jason Diamond, D.D.S.
- Jared N. Gelband, D.M.D.
- Kayvon Haghighi, D.D.S., M.D.
- Chang Han M.D., D.D.S.
- Payal Jain D.D.S.
- Michael A. Kleinman, D.M.D.
- John M. McElroy, D.M.D.
- Stuart H. Meyer, D.D.S.
- Steven M. Moss, D.M.D.
- Vincent P. Novelli, D.M.D.
- Nilesh R. Patel, D.M.D., M.D.
- John P. Soliman, D.M.D., M.D.
Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics
- James J. Bancroft, D.M.D.
- Scott Galkin, D.M.D.
- Robert L. Loeb, D.D.S.
Pediatric Dentistry
- Jill N. Alenier, D.D.S.
- Diane Baldwin, D.M.D.
- Darryl Engel, D.M.D.
- William H. Lieberman, D.D.S.
- Rosalie Nguyen D.M.D.
- Irvin B. Sherman, D.D.S.
- Kate A. Siegler, D.D.S.
- Matthew K. Sones, D.M.D.
- Vanessa Velilla, D.D.S.
Periodontics
- Robert A. Jaffin, D.M.D.
- Akshay Kumar, D.M.D.
- Nina B. Lehrhaupt, D.M.D.
- Amit M. Vora, D.D.S.
The dentists are recognized in New Jersey Monthly’s July issue.