A primary care physician (usually trained as a family doctor or an internal medicine doctor) is often the first doctor you go to when you aren’t feeling well. But their role extends far beyond a sick visit—a primary care physician is an essential partner in your health and well-being. A trusted relationship with your primary care physician can last a lifetime and keep you and your family on the path to good health.
SERVICES
Visiting a primary care physician for an annual checkup is the first step toward maintaining good health. Regular visits allow your doctor to understand your medical history, identify any disease risk factors you may have, and recommend appropriate lifestyle modifications for a healthier life.
Trained in family medicine or internal medicine, primary care physicians can:
- Diagnose symptoms you may have and recommend the right course of treatment
- Help you prevent and manage common chronic conditions like diabetes and hypertension (high blood pressure), along with other conditions like asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, depression, and back pain
- Answer questions about medications, diet, exercise, and many other health-related topics
- Refer you to appropriate physician specialists when needed
- Serve as an advocate and trusted partner in helping you navigate your health care needs
A physician who practices internal medicine is often referred to as an “internist” and is usually pursued by other physicians when in need of consult on a patient’s condition in which the physician is having difficulty diagnosing or treating. Internists can care for hospitalized and ambulatory patients. Physicians practicing internal medicine should not be confused with a family doctor. Internal medicine training consists of long clinical training and has special training in the use of prescription drugs and chronic illnesses, instead of other medical training specialties, such as surgery.
Internists may specialize in subspecialties including:
- Cardiology
- Endocrinology
- Gastroenterology
- Hematology
- Infectious disease
- Nephrology
- Oncology
- Pulmonology
- Rheumatology
CentraState’s internists are highly trained in adult health and illness, and offer specialized care when treating CentraState Medical Center’s patients.
Family doctors are trained to diagnose and deliver primary care to patients of all ages. At the CentraState Family Medicine Center, our doctors serve a vital role in coordinating care. They assist patients in navigating the increasingly complicated health care delivery system and accessing specialty care.
The CentraState Family Medicine Center also serves as a teaching site for resident physicians in family medicine through our Family Medicine Residency Program, operated in conjunction with the Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Our residents are on site daily under the supervision of experienced practitioners, including family doctors and medical educators.
The Family Medicine Center provides a range of services, including:
- Preventive medicine, including physical examinations, health screenings, and counseling
- Minor surgery, cryosurgery, and stitches
- Women’s health services, including PAP smears and maternity care
- Well baby and well child care
- Immunizations
- Diagnosis and treatment of acute illnesses
- Office procedures and treatments
- Management of chronic conditions
- Follow-up services
- Prescriptions and refills
- Patient and family education, group discussions, audios, and videos
- Family consultations
- Pre-marital and marital counseling
- Adolescent and adult care
- Geriatric care and special programs for the elderly
The Family Medicine Center is certified as a HealthStart Comprehensive Maternity Care and HealthStart Pediatric Care provider by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services.
CentraState offers urgent care in East Windsor, Brick and Marlboro in affiliation with Immediate Medical Care Walk-In. Urgent conditions and services include:
- Allergic reactions
- Bronchitis
- Bruises & minor burns
- Colds & coughs
- Eye & ear infections
- Sports-related injuries
- School & DOT physicals
- Crutches, boots, splints, & braces
- Immunizations
- X-rays
- Blood & urine tests
Open 7 days a week. Monday-Friday: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday-Sunday: 8 a.m.to 4 p.m. Most health insurances and self-pay accepted.
PHYSICIANS
HK Howard Katz, D.O.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Richa Gopal, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Joseph Raccuglia, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
SK Sunanda Krishna, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Zeeshan Khan, M.D.
Family Medicine, Geriatrics
MC Mugurel Cherciu, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Christopher Wong, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Frederic Heitzer, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
LS Leslie Sojka, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Alexander Petcu, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
AG Antero Gonzales, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
MK Miah Kim, D.O.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
KP Keshav Prasad, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
FH Farida Hassan, M.D.
Internal Medicine
FM Farag Mankarios, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Robert Pedowitz, D.O.
Family Medicine
RP Rupa Panchal, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Maria Ciminelli, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
MS Mubina Shah, M.D.
Family Medicine
MN Minakshi Nijhawan, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
OM Orlando Mills, M.D., M.P.H.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Charisma Lanez, DO
Family Medicine
JT Jayanthi Talamati, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Kenneth Eng, D.O.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Neil Agrawal, M.D.
Family Medicine
KP Kalpeshkumar Patel, M.D.
Family Medicine
Sabine Paul-Yee, M.D.
Family Medicine
Jaclyn Guliano, MD
Family Medicine
Lisa Mellor, M.D.
Family Medicine
Alicia Dermer, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Nivedita Sharma, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Marc Feingold, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
DL David Lombardi, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Geronima Alday, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
VS Vinod Shetty, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Bennett Shenker, M.D.
Family Medicine
Jacqueline Zuckerbrod, D.O.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Spencer Kroll, M.D., Ph.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
PA Philip Angello, M.D.
Family Medicine
ON Omar Nabulsi, M.D.
Emergency Medicine, Family Medicine
NA Natalya Avanesova, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Taru Sinha, M.D.
Family Medicine
AG Alexander Goldberg, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Christopher Skeehan, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
Shira Meyer, DO
Internal Medicine
IG Indu Gopal, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Paul Luparello, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Joshua Raymond, M.D.
Family Medicine, Geriatrics
FS Fiolakemi Sowemimo, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Stuti Agrawal, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Edward Stoner, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Nancy Peters, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Pediatrics
Julie Stern, M.D.
Family Medicine, Primary Care
JC James Covalesky, DO
Internal Medicine
Atul Bhasin, M.D.
Internal Medicine
Paul Axelrad, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
Maher Youssef, M.D., F.A.C.P
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
LS Leonard Schindel, M.D.
Geriatrics, Internal Medicine
SM Shikha Majumdar, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
DP Deepali Prasad, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
DS Dan Sandru, MD
Family Medicine
RB Rudolph Borgersen, D.O.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
VS Vijay Saaraswat, M.D.
Internal Medicine
SR Sonia Rijh-Singhani, M.D.
Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Primary Care
RG Rekha Gohel, M.D.
Geriatrics, Internal Medicine
RR Regina Rossi, DO
Internal Medicine
Kenneth Faistl, M.D.
Family Medicine, Geriatrics
Yaw Ofori-Behome, M.D.
Family Medicine
Charles Hayne, D.O.
Family Medicine
EF Eduard Fuzaylov, M. D.
Internal Medicine
HS Howard Schoenfeld, D.O.
Family Medicine
JC Jay Cutler, M.D.
Internal Medicine
ME Maria Espinar Ho, M.D.
Family Medicine
PD Philip Dennis, M.D.
Family Medicine
MK Mira Kaga, M.D.
Internal Medicine
PP Prathibha Potharlanka, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
AM Atul Maini, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
Abhijit Chatterjee, M.D.
Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Primary Care
TM Tushar Mistry, M.D.
Internal Medicine, Primary Care
HK Harneet Kaur, M. D.
Internal Medicine, Nephrology
FAQs
We recognize that emergency situations arise and the CentraState physicians make every effort to address your needs promptly. If an emergency arises after business hours:
- For Family Medicine Center patients, our answering service will forward the message to the physician on call who will advise you on how to proceed. Check with your primary care physicians as they are likely to office the same service.
- In some circumstances, the CentraState Emergency Department may be used. If hospitalization is necessary, patients of CentraState Family Medicine Center are cared for by the family medicine practice team at CentraState Medical Center.
- If not an emergent situation but timely care is needed, CentraState partners with Immediate Care for around-the clock-care in multiple locations throughout New Jersey.
All requests for prescription refills and referrals should be made during the CentraState Family Medicine Center’s regularly scheduled office hours by your family doctor. Please contact the CentraState Family Medicine Center at 732-294-2540 at least one week before your refill runs out.
Specialty physician services (available by referral) include:
- Cardiology
- Dermatology
- Ear, Nose, and Throat (ENT) Care
- Endocrinology
- Eye Care
- Gastrointestinal (GI) Services
- Hand Care
- Hematology
- Infectious Disease Care
- Nephrology
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Oncology
- Orthopedics
- Plastic Surgery
- Podiatry
- Respiratory Care
- Rheumatology
- STD Care
- Surgical Care
- Thoracic Care
- Urology
