Department of Medicine

Division of
Gastroeneterology
and Hepatology

Crohn's and Colitis
Center of New Jersey

Clinical Academic Building
125 Paterson Street,
Room 5133
New Brunswick, NJ 08901

(732) 235-6360
(732) 235-6105
(732) 235-7792 (Fax)

Program Description:

The Inflammatory Bowel Disease Program evaluates and treats patients suspected of or diagnosed with Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis with state-of-the-art conventional, as well as new treatments. This program sees both adults and children, and closely coordinates all aspects of care, including the most recent medical therapy, nutritional, psychological and other support, and any necessary surgery. Special expertise is offered for the hard-to-manage patient. The program participates extensively in clinical trials of new agents and is the only center in New Jersey to offer a multidisciplinary, comprehensive approach to these complex problems.

The program is also interested in undiagnosed patients with chronic diarrhea. Novel serologic diagnostic tests to separate inflammatory bowel disease from other forms of diarrhea are available only through this program.

The Center also includes the Basic Research Laboratory funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and by state and industrial support. The laboratory is dedicated to fundamental research focusing on the cause of colitis and Crohn's disease and the development of novel treatment strategies.

Special Services:

  • Comprehensive multidisciplinary care
  • New drug protocols
  • Special pouch surgery
  • Nutritional counseling
  • Support service
  • Specific diagnostic tests for inflammatory bowel disease

Director:

Participating RWJUMG Physicians & Professionals:

  • Gary S. Needell, M.D.

Nurse / Study Coordinator:

  • Emily Kosa, R.N.

 

You can find us on the web ...
http://www2.umdnj.edu/medpweb

Anil Balani, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-6513

Fax:  

732-235-6524

Email:  

balanian@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Clinical Academic Building - Suite 5100B
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Specialty:  

Internal Medicine - American Board of Internal Medicine, 2005

Degree:  

State University of New York Stoney Brook, 2002

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, 2003

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Winthrop University Hospital, 2005

Fellowship:  

Gastroenterology, Winthrop University Hospital, 2008


Kiron M. Das, MD, PhD


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Phone:  

732-235-6513

Fax:  

732-235-6524

Email:  

daskm@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Clinical Academic Building - Suite 5100B
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Interests:  

Inflammatory Bowel Disease, GERD, Esophageal and gastric cancer

Specialty:  

Gastroenterology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1975

Degree:  

Calcutta University, 1965

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, Calcutta National Medical Institute, 1966

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Calcutta National Medical Institute, 1968

Fellowship:  

Gastroenterology, Western General Hospital, 1973


Louis H. Griffel, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-6513

Fax:  

732-235-6524

Email:  

griffelh@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Clinical Academic Building - Suite 5100B
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Interests:  

Viral Hepatitis, Hepatitis C

Specialty:  

Gastroenterology - American Board of Internal Medicine, 1995

Degree:  

Hahnemann University, 1990

Internship:  

Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1991

Residency:  

Internal Medicine, Pennsylvania Hospital, 1993

Fellowship:  

Gastroenterology, UMDNJ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, 1996


Paul M. Lehrer, PhD


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Phone:  

732-235-4402

Fax:  

732-235-3923

Email:  

lehrer@umdnj.edu

Address:  

University Behavioral Healthcare Center
671 Hoes Lane
Piscataway, NJ 08854

Interests:  

Biofeedback behavior therapy, anxiety disorders, psychosomatics

Specialty:  

Psychology - State Board of Psychological Examiners, 1974

Degree:  

Harvard University School of Arts & Sciences, 1969

Internship:  

Clinical Psychology, VA Hospital, 1966


Barbara A. Palmeri, MD


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Phone:  

732-235-7647

Fax:  

732-235-7677

Email:  

palmerba@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Clinical Academic Building - Suite 2200
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Specialty:  

Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, 1983

Degree:  

Duke University Medical Center, 1977

Internship:  

Psychiatry, Duke University, 1978

Residency:  

Psychiatry, Duke University, 1981

Fellowship:  

Cons. Psychiatry, Georgetown University, 1982


Mary E. Swigar, MD


 [ Full Listing ]
Phone:  

732-235-7647

Fax:  

732-235-7677

Email:  

swigar@umdnj.edu

Address:  

Clinical Academic Building - Suite 2200
125 Paterson Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1977

Interests:  

Neuropsychiatry, Iuniversity Student Health, Ethics in Research

Specialty:  

Psychiatry - American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology, 1972

Degree:  

Temple University Health Sciences Center, 1966

Internship:  

Rotating, Bryn Mawr Hospital, 1967

Residency:  

Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, 1970