Faculty
St. Joseph’s Emergency Medicine Residency Faculty
Nilesh Patel, DO, FACOEP, FAAEM
Chairman, Emergency Medicine Department
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM)
Residency Training: Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network (Bethlehem/Allentown PA)
Interests: (Clinical) Bleeding and reversal, Infectious Disease, Neurologic Emergencies, Venous thromboembolism, Critical Care, Education; (Personal)–NFL football, Professional tennis, Running, Hiking, Traveling
E-mail: patelnin@sjhmc.org
Eric Steinberg, DO MEHP, FACEP, FAAEM
Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
St. Joseph’s Regional Medical Center, Paterson, NJ
Med School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM)
Residency: Mount Sinai Beth Israel
Masters in Education for Health Professions: Johns Hopkins University
Hobbies: Work: bedside teaching, curriculum development, assessment. Play: Hiking, Bourbon, Yankees, Giants.
E-mail: steinberge@sjhmc.org
Ninad Shroff, MD FAAEM
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson
Residency Training: Cooper Hospital/University Medical Center, Camden, NJ
Interests: Wilderness Medicine
E-mail: shroffn@sjhmc.org
Stacey Barnes, DO, FACEP, FACOEP
Associate Program Director, Emergency Medicine Residency Program
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Emergency Medicine
New York Medical College
Medical School: NYCOM
Residency Training: St. Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
Interests: SIM
E-mail: barnesst@sjhmc.org
Anthony Catapano, DO, FACOEP
Director, Medical Student Clerkship & Education, Emergency Medicine Residency
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: NYCOM
Residency Training: SJUMC
Interests: fitness, travel, the beach, music, playing drums
E-mail: CatapanA@sjhmc.org
Steven Hochman, MD, FACEP
Research Director, Emergency Medicine
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
New York Medical College
Secretary-Treasurer NJ ACEP
Medical School: NJ Medical School
Residency Training: Morristown Memorial Hospital
Interests: Research, cardiology, airway, infectious disease, international medicine
John Kashani, DO, FACMT
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Consultant Medical Toxicologist, New Jersey Poison Control Center
Medical School: NYCOM
Residency Training: Morristown Medical Center, New Jersey
Fellowship: Medical Toxicology, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona
Interests: Skiing, Weightlifting, Arcade and Pinball game collector, cats
Kim Baldino, MD, FACEP
Medical Director, EMS and Disaster Preparedness
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: UMDNJ (Rutgers) Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency Training: Morristown Medical Center
Fellowship: EMS, Carolinas Medical Center (Charlotte, NC)
Interests: Prehospital medicine, event medicine, airway; photography, travel
Nicole Yuzuk, DO
Ultrasound Director
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency Training: Mt. Sinai/Beth Israel Medical Center NYC
Fellowship: Ultrasound, Methodist NYC
Jerome Balbin, MD
Director of Simulation
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: Rutgers – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency: Albert Einstein College of Medicine – Jacobi/Montefiore
Fellowship: Simulation, NYC Health+Hospitals/Institute for Medical Simulation and Advanced Learning Simulation Center
Clinical interests: Simulation, education, feedback, debriefing, trauma.
Personal interests: Running/staying in shape, sports, travel.
Twitter: @ersimulationdoc
Joseph Bove, DO
Assistant Professor of Clinical Emergency Medicine
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine (NYCOM)
Residency: St. Joseph’s University Medical Center
Work Interests: EKGs, PE, Arrhythmia’s, Procedures
Play: Warm weather activities, Boating, Basketball, Music, Traveling
Teams: Yankees, Giants, Knick (Yes it is tough), mini Rangers fan
E-mail: Bovej@sjhmc.org
Katherine Vlasica, DO, FACEP
Medical Director of Emergency Pain Management
Fellowship Director, Emergency Medicine Pain Management
Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine
Medical school: NYCOM
Residency training: Saint Barnabas Hospital, Bronx, NY
Interests: Pain Management, International Emergency Medicine, languages
E-mail: vlasicak@sjhmc.org
Twitter: @UAtesseract
Judy Callender
E-mail: callendj@sjhmc.org
Residency Coordinator
School: Rutgers University, B.S. Business Administration
Interests: Reading, knitting, the outdoors
