The University Doctors
The University Doctors are part of your community with nearly 200 physicians at 60 clinical offices located in Southern NJ. Our doctors are faculty members at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, the nation's largest independent public health-sciences university. In partnership with our clinical affiliates we offer the latest advances inmedical care and comprehensive health services right in your neighborhood.
In the News
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The Division of Gastroenterology expands services. (12/17/2008) The Gastroenterology team of Charles Bongiorno, MD, Promila Banerjee, MD and John Chiesa, DO are expanding GI services to the Washington Township Building. Interventional procedures include: iendoscopic ultrasound, ERCP, capsule endoscopy, ambulatory esophageal pH and motility, and general GI endoscopy. Call any of our offices to schedule an appointment.
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Top Physicians 2008. SOM Physicians are listed in South Jersey Magazine's Top Physicians as selected by Best Doctors Inc. more >>
Sixteen University doctors named SJ Magazine Top Physicians for 2008. more >>
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Events
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Bariatric Surgery Seminars. Monday, June 29 & Monday, July 27, 6 – 6:45 pm. Bring any questions you have about bariatric surgery. Bring a friend. Immediately following the seminar you will have an opportunity to talk with recent bariatric surgery patients. Louis Balsama, DO, FACS, The University Doctors, Dept. of Surgery. -
A Patient's Guide to Wound Care. Tuesday, July 7, 10 - 11 am. Learn about the symptoms, latest treatment and prevention of wounds. Danielle Gigantino, APN, CWOCN, Division of Orthopedics.
Practice Spotlight 
Division of Gastroenterology & Digestive Disorders
The Division of Gastroenterology and Digestive Diseases provides the Southern New Jersey community with diagnosis and management of diseases of the digestive tract (esophagus, stomach, small intestine and colon), pancreas and liver. Through dedication to patient education and innovative treatment we help patients find relief from common gastrointestinal disorders such as reflux disease (heartburn), swallowing disorders, ulcer disease, irritable bowel syndrome and inflammatory bowel disease (Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis). Our division emphasizes close interaction with referring physicians coupled with sympathetic understanding of our patients’ needs in the context of their disease.
Office Locations
Endoscopy Center at Voorhees
2301 Evesham Road, Bldg. 800
Suite 216,
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-770-1920
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University Doctors Pavilion
42 East Laurel Road,
Suite 3100
Stratford, NJ 08084
856-566-6853 Fax: 856-566-6952
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Harbor Pavilions
570 Egg Harbor Road,
Suite C-2
Sewell, NJ 08080
856-218-0300 Fax: 856-589-5082
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Insurance Carriers
- Aetna
- AmeriChoice
- AmeriHealth
- Cigna
- Devon Health Services
- HealthNet
- Horizon
- Horizon NJ Health
- Intergroup Services Corp.
- Medicaid
- Medicare - NJ
- Multiplan
- Oxford
- Railroad Medicare
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- United Health Care Corp
Meet Our Doctorshat should I look for in choosing a new family physician?
Ask our Doctors:
- My doctor said I have “pre-diabetes.” Does this mean I will definitely become diabetic?
- Is there any way to prevent swimmer’s ear?
Keeping clear of colorectal disease. By the time you finish reading this article another person in this country will have died from colorectal cancer. According to estimates by the American Cancer Society, more than 55,000 Americans will die from this disease this year. That’s about one person every 10 minutes. It doesn’t have to be that way.
With an estimated 148,610 new cases each year, colorectal cancer—a term used to refer to cancer of either the colon or the rectum—is the second most common form of cancer in the United States. It is also the second largest cause of cancer deaths, which might seem logical until you consider that colorectal cancer is easily spotted through a routine diagnostic test, and when caught early, is more easily treated than many other types of cancers. In fact, when found early, the cure rate for this disease is greater than 90 percent.
One of the biggest obstacles to treating colorectal cancer is that most individuals avoid or postpone having the screening test for this disease. According to research published in the medical journal Cancer, only about half of those who are at risk for this disease ever undergo the recommended screening procedure. more >>
Health Services & Departments
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