Hurtado Staff

Director: Melodee Lasky, MD
Associate Director: Mary Krug, MSN, APN-C

Physicians:	Philip Cohen, MD Karen Ingram, MD, FAAP Debbie Johnson, MD Melodee Lasky, MD William Newrock, MD
Nurse Practitioners: What is a Nurse Practitioner?	Ann Alban, NP Lynn Fryer, APN-C Mary C. Krug MSN, APN-C Theresa Lord-Stout, NP Ann Maher, MS, APNC, ONC * Joan Raike, MSN, ANPC *
Registered Nurses:	Diane Ahmed, BA, RN Barbara Lowe, BSN, RN, BC Cynthia Stitt-Cameron, ADN, RN-C
Health Technicians:	Monique Deavereaux Lynda Reynolds, LPN Helen Suchocki, CMA
Laboratory Services:	Maisha S.Caldwell
Front Desk Supervisor:	Rose Bartley
	^{* Part time}

Philip Cohen, MD Staff Physician Busch-Livingston Health Center	Dr. Cohen is a specialist in Internal (adult) Medicine and Sports Medicine who has been at Rutgers University since 2000. Dr. Cohen did his undergraduate work at Yale University where he graduated with honors. He returned to New Jersey for medical school, and graduated from UMDNJ-RWJ - again with honors. He then completed a three year residency in Internal Medicine and headed out west for a fellowship in Sports Medicine at UCLA. While in Calfornia, he served as the team physician for baseball and women's soccer and was on the medical staff of the USA weight lifting team. At Rutgers University, Dr. Cohen splits his time between the Busch-Livingston Health Center (where he sees both general medical problems and injuries) and the Hale Center where he treats Rutgers athletes. Dr. Cohen says: "It's a privilege to work in such an exciting environment as we have here at Rutgers. I greatly enjoy teaching my patients and students, and I feel that I learn just as much from them as they do from me."
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Karen Ingram, MD, FAAP Staff Physician Hurtado Health Center	Dr. Ingram is a graduate of Marymount College in Tarrytown, NY, and the former UMDNJ-Rutgers Medical School, where she completed a residency in Pediatrics in 1981. Board-certified in Pediatrics, she was in private practice, and was listed as one of "New Jersey�s Top Physicians" in New Jersey Magazine issues of 1993, 1995, and 1998. She joined Rutgers and the Hurtado Health Center in 1998 and served as the interim Medical Director from July 2000 � December 2001. Dr. Ingram enjoys the daily interaction with students, and the challenges of providing quality care in pleasant surroundings. She is married, with two children, and lives in East Brunswick, NJ.
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Debbie Johnson, MD Staff Physician Hurtado Health Center	Dr. Johnson is a board-certified Family Physician with a special interest in reproductive and sexual health issues. She is a NJ native and Rutgers College Alumni, graduating Phi Beta Kappa with a Bachelor�s degree in Psychology. She then went on to NJ Medical School in Newark for her medical degree and completed residency at Somerset Family Practice in Somerville, NJ. Dr. Johnson is a pro-choice physician who is actively involved in women�s health issues both in and out of the office. In addition, she enjoys seeing a wide-variety of general medical problems and educating students about their own health. She came to Hurtado in 2007 after many years of experience working in private practice and at Planned Parenthood.
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Melodee Lasky, MD Executive Director Rutgers University Health Services Hurtado Health Center	Dr. Lasky came to Hurtado in 2002, after serving as Program Director of the Family Practice Residency at Somerset Medical Center. She has served as Director of Health Services at Hurtado, prior to taking her current position in 2004. Board-certified in Family Practice, she maintains her clinical practice, seeing students in her office and in urgent care for a wide variety of medical problems. A native of Pennsylvania, Dr. Lasky did her undergraduate work at Lycoming College, studied medicine at Temple University, and currently resides in Hunterdon County with her husband and two children. In her free time, she is often found in a gymnasium or at a playing field, watching her teenagers compete in multiple sports.
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William Newrock, MD Staff Physician Hurtado Health Center	Dr. Newrock received his Bachelor of Science degree from Iona College and a Masters from St. John's University. He received his medical degree from the University of Genoa, in Genoa, Italy. He did his internship and residency in family practice at John F. Kennedy Medical Center in Edison, NJ where he was also Chief Resident. Dr. Newrock has been associated with Rutgers University since 1989, and is board-certified in Family Practice.
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Ann L. Farrell-Alban, NP Staff Nurse Practitioner Hurtado Health Center	Ann has been at Hurtado Health Center since 1983, and has great experience as a school nurse in Hillsborough, NJ. She holds degrees from SUNY Plattsburgh and SUNY Stony Brook, and specializes in women�s health, performing most of the coloposcopies done at the health center. Ann lives in Somerville, and is actively involved in feminist issues.
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Lynn Fryer, APN-C Staff Nurse Practitioner Hurtado Health Center	Lynn received a BA in biology from Rutgers College, and a Masters in Public Health from the University of Medicine and Dentistry-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. She worked in the pharmaceutical industry for many years doing preclinical research in inflammatory diseases. In 1996, she left her career to pursue a Bachelors of Science in Nursing and a Masters of Science in Nursing from Columbia University. As a Family Nurse Practitioner, Lynn has worked in women's health, adolescent health, HIV care, and Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgendered (LGBT) health. She is also a New Jersey State Certified Forensic Nurse, able to conduct exams on adult victims of sexual assault. Prior to working at Rutgers University, Lynn worked in college health at Montclair State University. She enjoys the diversity of the campus community and is excited to return to the Rutgers community. Lynn lives locally and spends her free time with her partner and her school aged twins.
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Mary C. Krug MSN, APN-C Associate Health Center Director Hurtado Health Center	Mary Krug obtained her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst, Massachusetts, and a Masters of Science degree in Nursing from Seton Hall University. She has previously held board certification in critical care, emergency nursing, as well as HIV nursing. She is currently a member of Sigma Theta Tau, the honor society for nursing, and has served as adjunct faculty for several area universities, acting as a preceptor for graduate nursing students. Mary is most happy when seeing a wide variety of problems, and enjoys working with Rutgers students. She resides in Monmouth County with her husband, and has two grown children.
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Theresa Lord-Stout, RN, MSN, APN-C Staff Nurse Practitioner Hurtado Health Center	Theresa holds nursing degrees from Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing, Seton Hall University, and UMDNJ. She has been at Hurtado since 2004, and is a certified Adult Nurse Practitioner and Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, with extensive clinical experience. She formerly taught in the Graduate Nursing program at Seton Hall, and was a nominee for the Governor�s Award for Excellence in Advanced Practice Nursing. Theresa enjoys spending her free time with her husband and five children.
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Ann Maher, MS, APNC, ONC Staff Nurse Practitioner Willets Health Center	Ann Maher comes to Willets Health Center with over 30 years of nursing experience as a staff nurse, college faculty member, clinical nurse specialist, and nurse practitioner. She received her Bachelor's and Master's degrees in Nursing from Rutgers University and a Certification in Advanced Graduate Study in Primary Care from Pace University. Since becoming certified as a Family Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialling Center, Ann has worked as a nurse practitioner in private practice, at a community health clinic and a battered women's shelter. She has a particular interest in musculoskeletal problems and has been certified in orthopaedic nursing by the Orthopaedic Nurses Certification Board since 1988. Ann is the author of numerous book chapters and articles published in professional nursing journals. She is the first author of Orthopaedic Nursing, the only comprehensive Orthopaedic reference for nurses, which is currently in its 3rd Edition. She serves as an Editorial Board member of the Online Journal of Issues in Nursing and writes a column for the Orthopaedic Nursing Journal. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, the Forum of Nurses in Advanced Practice of the NJ State Nurses Association, the National Association of Orthopaedic Nurses, and a charter member of Alpha Tau, the Rutgers University chapter of Sigma Theta Tau, the national honor society of Nursing.
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Joan Raike, MSN, ANPC Staff Nurse Practitioner Hurtado Health Center	After 40 years of nursing experience, 14 as a nurse practitioner, Joan joined the Rutgers University Health Services in 2001. She received her BA from Jersey City State College, a masters degree from Teacher�s College of Columbia University, and her masters in nursing from Seton Hall University. Joan enjoys health education, with an emphasis on prevention, in providing care to a generally healthy and educated population. She has a special interest in women�s health. She is married with three children, and three grandchildren.
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Diane Ahmed, BA, RN Staff Nurse Hurtado Health Center	Diane has worked on and off at the Hurtado Health Center since 1981, and has lived in the New Brunswick area all of her life. She received her bachelor�s degree from Douglass College and earned her nursing degree from St. Peter�s Hospital School of Nursing. Diane has been certified in a number of areas, including IV placement, HIV counseling and testing, and Basic Life Support. She enjoys the daily interaction with students in a college health setting.
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Barbara Lowe, BSN, RN, BC Staff Nurse Hurtado Health Center	Barbara received her Bachelor of Science in nursing from the University of Kentucky, and has an extensive background in rehabilitative medicine. She joined the Hurtado staff in 1982, and enjoys the focus on preventative medicine. In 1991, she joined the first group of nurses in the nation to be certified in college health nursing. Barbara is certified by the state to provide HIV testing and counseling, and maintains her basic life support certification.
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Cynthia Stitt-Cameron, ADN, RN-C Staff Nurse Hurtado Health Center	Cynthia has had a well-traveled career. After taking some courses at Rutgers, she received her nursing degree from Cameron University in Lawton, Oklahoma. Her career has taken her as far as to Bamberg, Germany where she worked in an emergency room - and was awarded the American Red Cross Nurse's Badge for her efforts. Cynthia has worked in college health since 1986, and in 1991 was one of the first group of nurses to become certified in college health. She is certified by the state to do HIV counseling and testing, and maintains her basic cardiac life support certification.
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Monique Deavereaux Health Technician Hurtado Health Center	Monique is a graduate of Burr D. Coe Vocational School (East Brunswick), and has been with Rutgers at Hurtado since 1986. Monique assists the nurses and physicians at the health center . In her spare time, she enjoys reading, bowling and watching her two children grow.
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Linda Reynolds, LPN Health Technician Hurtado Health Center	Lynda was the salutatorian and class president of her Middlesex County Vocational/Technical School of Practical Nursing Program. Prior to coming to Rutgers University, Lynda had worked in private offices and at the Raritan Bay Medical Center. One of her main responsibilities is to work closely with the nurses, nurse practitioners, and doctors at Hurtado to insure that students are seen in a timely and high quality manner. Lynda enjoys working at Hurtado and feels fortunate that she is able to make a difference with Rutgers University students. Her favorite quote is: "We will never know how much just a simple smile will do." (Mother Teresa).
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Helen Suchocki-Martinez, CMA, RMA, REKG, RPT, AHI Health Technician Hurtado Health Center	Helen attended college in New Jersey and trained in New York and New Jersey. At Hurtado, Helen's broad responsibilities include performing EKGs, pulmonary function and other testing, drawing blood, and working with the nurses, nurse practitioners, and doctors to insure that student's medical needs are addressed. Helen is also Lead Medical Instructor at Sandford Brown Institute for over 10 yrs. "Be Happy"
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Maisha S. Caldwell Medical Laboratory Services Coordinator Hurtado Health Center	Maisha functions as the liason between Hurtado Health Center�s providers and Quest Diagnostics, the final destination for all studies ordered on campus. She works closely with the phlebotomist to ensure that samples are appropriately drawn, and results achieved in an expeditious manner. Maisha is a graduate of the University of Maryland � Eastern Shore, as well at The Medical Training Institute of NJ. In her spare time, Maisha is a big sports fan and patron of the arts. She resides in northern NJ with her husband and three children.
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Rose Bartley Administrative Assistant Hurtado Health Center	Rose is a graduate of Middlesex County College, with a background in accounting and business, as well as previous careers as an operating room technician, and medical office manager. Since 2002, Rose has been responsible for front end management and scheduling, and ensures that medical priorities are triaged in a timely fashion. Rose maintains her certification in CPR, and enjoys cooking, arts and crafts, and boating with her husband and two children.
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Last Modified 02/20/2008