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New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging

NJISA Faculty and Administration

Kevin Overbeck, D.O.
Chair, Department of Geriatrics & Gerontology
Director, NJISA

Elyse Perweiler, M.A., M.P.P., R.N. 
Co-Director, NJISA 

Martin M. Forsberg, M.D.
Chief, Geriatric Behavioral Health

Adaora Okoli-Umeweni, M.D.
Vice Chair of Clinical Services, Geriatrics and Gerontology

Barbara Mihatov, M.B.A.
Director of Administration, NJISA

Geriatric Medicine

Adaora Okoli-Umeweni, M.D.
Vice Chair of Clinical Services, Geriatrics and Gerontology

Jesse Abesh, D.O.
Mukta Bansal, M.D.
Paul N. Bryman, D.O., F.A.C.O.I., A.G.S.F., C.M.D.
Thomas A. Cavalieri, D.O., F.A.C.O.I., F.A.C.P., A.G.S.F.
Rengena Chan-Ting, D.O., M.D., F.A.C.O.I., C.W.S.P.
Wendy Cheng, D.O.
Anita Chopra, M.D., F.A.C.P., A.G.S.F., C.M.D.
Kimberly Covington, M.S.N., A.P.N.-C.
Lesly A. D'Ambola, D.O
Chetna A. Dave, M.D., F.A.C.O.I.
Abdul W. Elahi, M.D., M.P.H., C.M.D.
Terrie B. Ginsberg, D.O., F.A.C.O.I.
Kevin Overbeck, D.O
Paul Lee, M.D.
Edgardo M. Navarro, M.S.N., A.P.N.-C.
Cindy Nolan, M.S.N., A.P.N.-C.
Donald R. Noll, D.O., F.A.C.O.I.
Leonard Powell, D.O., C.M.D.

Geriatric Behavioral Health

Martin M. Forsberg, M.D., 
Chief, Geriatric Behavioral Health

David Libon, Ph.D.
Mitchel A. Kling, M.D
Y. Read, PsyD.
Stephen M. Scheinthal, D.O., dF.A.C.N., D.F.A.P.A.
Christian White, D.O.
Lisa Bodenheimer, L.C.S.W.
Lisa Burkholder, L.C.S.W.

House Calls Program

John F. Bertagnolli, D.O.
Paul Lee, M.D.
Rebecca Smith, M.S.N, A.P.N.-C.
Deborah Larmer, A.P.N.-C

Basic Science Research

Robert B. Nagele, Ph.D.
Director of the Biomarker Discovery Center

Nimish Acharya, Ph.D.

Behavioral Research

Rachel Pruchno, Ph.D.
Director of Research

Clinical Research

Sherry Pomerantz, Ph.D.