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Local doctors committed to their patients.
Charles J. Mattina M.D., Cardiologist
Charles J. Mattina M.D., attended New York University, where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in chemistry, and then went on to receive a Doctor of Medicine degree at its School of Medicine. He completed his residency and fellowship at the Cornell Hospital System North Shore University Hospital–Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. He is board certified in internal medicine and cardiovascular diseases, is certified in nuclear cardiology by the Certification Board of Nuclear Cardiology, and is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology.
“Treating heart failure effectively takes a great deal of time and effort,” he says, “and this program is designed to supplement the care of the patient’s primary physician through a multidisciplinary approach, including at-home nursing care. Among our goals are to make the patients feel better and help them have a better quality of life.”
Dr. Mattina joined the staff of Monmouth Medical Center in 1989, and is active in the teaching program for medical students and staff. He is a past recipient of the “Teacher of the Year Award,” awarded by the medical staff. He is a partner with Monmouth Cardiology Associates, practicing invasive and noninvasive cardiology. Now serving as medical director of Monmouth Medical Center’s Heart Failure Program, Dr. Mattina hopes to bring the wide range of services and expertise that Monmouth Medical Center has to offer to patients in need.
Martin P. Michalewski M.D., Urogynecologist
Martin P. Michalewski M.D., a urogynecologist, recently joined Monmouth Medical Center after relocating from South Florida to the Jersey Shore. He has an impressive list of credentials in his work with robotic and minimally invasive laparoscopic surgery. He helped pioneer many urogynecological laparoscopic procedures, which have improved the quality of life for many women.
Further, Dr. Michalewski received the achievement award by the Society of Laparoscopic Surgeons distinguishing him as a top laparoscopic surgeon. He serves as proctor, consultant and lecturer for major surgical companies, teaching other surgeons minimally invasive surgical techniques.
Dr. Michalewski graduated from Medical University of Gdansk, Poland, where he also trained and worked as attending urogynecologist. Following his early-1990s arrival in the U.S., Dr. Michalewskistudied, trained and worked at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus, New York State Institute for Basic Research on Staten Island; he continued his training at Saint Vincent Medical Center, Staten Island, and New York Flushing Hospital Medical Center, Queens. For the past several years he served as director of urogynecology and reconstructive pelvic surgery for South Florida Women’s Health Associates. “The field of urogynecology and minimally invasive gynecologic surgery really evolved in the early 2000s,” he says. “In the past, women were expected to live with these problems. But now women live longer and are more active, and they deserve to maintain a high quality of life.”
Dr. Michalewski lives in Monmouth with his wife and 4-year-old son. He enjoys sports and reading, but mostly playing with his son.
