Rheumatology Associates of North Jersey

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Our Physicians:
 
Our board certified physicians are extremely well known in the community and are sought after for consultations from all over the Tri-State area.  They see patients at the practice location in Teaneck as well as at Hackensack University Medical Center and Holy Name Hospital.
 
Our philosphy is an old one.  You can't treat the patient if you don't have the right diagnosis.  Our patients are evaluated extensively and thorougly in a gentle and relaxed atmosphere.
 
 
Ralph E. Marcus, M.D.
 
 
 
Dr. Marcus has been practicing medicine for more than 30 years.  He is a graduate of Cornell University, and Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY. Dr. Marcus completed his Internship at Coney Island Hospital/Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY, and was a Research Associate at the National Institutes of Health, and a Medical Resident at Mount Sinai Hospital, NY, NY.  He then completed his Rheumatology Fellowship at Hospital for Special Surgery/Cornell University Medical Center, NY, NY. 
 
Dr. Marcus is currently Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at New Jersey Medical School, and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. He has been a Senior Attending Physician at Hackensack University Medical Center since 1976, and is Chief Emeritis of their Rheumatology Section.  Also, he is currently Chief of Rheumatology at Holy Name Hospital, is Chief Emeritis of their Rheumatology Section, and has held the title of Senior Attending Physician since 1977. 
 
He has spent 30 years involved in clinical research while running a successful Rheumatology practice, and is the author of numerous clinical research papers. Dr. Marcus has received numerous awards and honors, including New York Magazine's  Best Doctors In New York, and New Jersey Monthly’s Top Doctors.
 
 
Neil J. Gonter, M.D.
 
 

 

Dr. Gonter has been practicing medicine since 1998, when he graduated from SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse School of Medicine.  He completed his Internship and Residency at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark with a specialty in Internal Medicine.  Dr. Gonter then completed his Fellowship at SUNY Downstate, Brooklyn, NY with a sub-specialty in Rheumatology.  He is a Rheumatology Consultant on the staff of both Hackensack University Medical Center, and Holy Name Hospital.  He is Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons in New York City and has practiced Rheumatology since 2003 at Rheumatology Associates of North Jersey.

 

Dr. Gonter was named one of New Jersey's top doctors in New Jersey Monthly, 2006.

 

His clinical interests include all forms of rheumatic disease, with a specialization in rheumatoid arthritis, musculoskeletal ultrasound, gout, as well as osteoporosis.  

 

His opinion is highly regarded and sought after. He has been interviewed on CBS television, numerous cable programs and in numerous publications including US News and World Reports and Arthritis Today.

 

Dr. Gonter has been writing a blog on osteoporosis for the past few years.  This has thousands of readers and is often based on current monthly news topics involving this condition.   It can be read at: 

                                                    

                                                   Dr. Gonter's Osteoporosis Blog


 

 

Alexandru F. Kimel, M.D.

 

 

 

Dr. Kimel has been actively practicing medicine since 2003. He was awarded his Doctorate in Medicine from the State of New York after completion of his schooling at New York Medical College.

         

He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai School of Medicine at Jersey City Medical Center where he was invited to serve as Chief Medical Resident. There he worked for four years under Dr Robert G. Lahita, a world-renowned Lupus and autoimmune disease expert and author.

           

Dr. Kimel then completed a rigorous fellowship in Rheumatology and Connective Tissue Diseases at Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine. He is an active member of the American College of Physicians (ACP), American Medical Association (AMA), and the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). He is board certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine.

           

While in fellowship Dr. Kimel was appointed to serve as the Chair of the Fellows Subcommittee in the American College of Rheumatology, a very prestigious and unique opportunity to represent all the fellows in the country. He has published several papers on rheumatological diagnosis and care.

 

His primary interests are Rheumatoid Arthritis, inflammatory myopathies, Gout, Polymyalgia Rheumatica, System Lupus Erythematosus, and Vasculitis.

           

He currently teaches medical students at New York Medical College and has been awarded various teaching and accomplishment awards from his past institutions.

           

In addition to his many other accomplishments, Dr. Kimel is also fluent in Romanian and Spanish, from living in both Romania and Latin America during his youth. He currently resides in Bergen County with his wife and their two beautiful daughters.

 

 

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