Medical Profiles

This special section contains profiles of certain doctors in Union County. The following doctors chose to participate in this special section and have provided information about their training, specialties and practices as an informational service to our readers.

MARIA E. ALEXIANU, MD, PHD
Dr. Alexianu established her neurology practice in Summit and Westfield in 2005. She started practicing Neurology at New York University in New York City, where she holds a teaching appointment with the department of neurology.

She has hospital privileges at Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ and NYU Medical Center in Manhattan.

Dr. Alexianu graduated from the Neurology Residency program at New York University School of Medicine and graduated with a fellowship in neuromuscular disorders and electromyography at the Neurological Institute of Columbia University Medical Center in NYC. Prior to her clinical training, Dr. Alexianu was a research scientist on faculty at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, where she focused her efforts on studying neuromuscular and neurodegenerative diseases. She published numerous
papers in first-rate peer-reviewed journals. However, her love for clinical work and patient interaction made her turn her career to the patient care pathway.

Dr. Alexianu is a Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and provides consultations and care for general neurological issues such as headaches, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, movement disorders, stroke, muscle, nerve, and spine disorders. She is also a Diplomate of the American Board of Electrodiagnostic Medicine and has extensive experience in electromyography and nerve conduction studies used in the diagnosis of neuromuscular disorders.

Treating every patient as she would treat her family, she provides extensive interviews and examinations, taking time to listen and fully answer questions. Her patients leave the office feeling they are in trustworthy hands. Her office staff’s priority is positive, caring patient interaction where every patient’s concerns are handled with care and on a timely basis. For patient convenience, most major medical insurance plans are accepted.

33 Overlook Rd, Suite 401, Summit
507 Westfield Ave., Westfield
908-273-9000
www.summit-neurology.com

ASSOCIATED ORTHOPAEDICS
Associated Orthopaedics was started in Union by Dr. Botwin in 1976. An area resident, Dr. Botwin grew his practice into Bayonne as well. He was one of the New York Metro Area's Top Doctors and is a founding member of the Arthroscopy Association of North America. He was a past president of the New Jersey State Osteopathic Society and is currently the Chief of Surgery at Union Hospital. Dr. Botwin first became a pharmacist and then received his Medical Degree from the Osteopathic Medical School in Kansas City, Missouri. He received his residency training at the Delaware Valley Medical Center in Langhorne, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Innella, also one of the New York Metro Area's Top Doctors, then joined Dr. Botwin in 1987. He is a Founding Fellow in the Osteopathic Sports Medicine Society and specializes in joint arthroplasty. Dr. Innella has been chief of orthopedics at Union and Bayonne Hospitals. He attended the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine and then served as a resident at UMDNJ-Kennedy Health System in Stratford, New Jersey.

Dr. Warshauer joined Associated Orthopedics in 1995. As a senior resident he obtained one of the highest combination scores on his written and oral board exams. He received additional trauma training in Germany. Like Dr. Innella, Dr. Warshauer received his medical education at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, after which he became a resident at UMDNJ-Kennedy Health System.

Dr. Faccone joined the practice in 2000 after completing a Fellowship in Sports Medicine at Temple University. He obtained the nation's highest score on the written board exam and now specializes in arthroscopic surgery and the care of athletic trauma and sports injuries. Dr. Faccone attended the Osteopathic Medical School in Des Moines, Iowa. He also served as a resident at UMDNJ-Kennedy Health System in Stratford, New Jersey.

Each patient at Associated Orthopedics is treated as an individual — the whole person, and his/her needs, are addressed. For patient convenience, most medial insurance plans are accepted.

900 Stuyvesant Ave., Union; 908-946-6600
744 Broadway, Bayonne; 201-858-1500, ext. 240
1814 East 2nd St., Scotch Plains; 908-322-6611

JOSEPH T. BARMAKIAN, MD
Joseph T. Barmakian, MD, is board certified in orthopaedic surgery with additional certification in hand surgery. A New Jersey native and Westfield resident, he graduated from Bucknell University and attended Rutgers Medical School where he graduated with honors. Dr. Barmakian received his training in orthopaedic surgery at the Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York City, and then completed a fellowship in hand surgery at the Hospital for Joint Diseases-Orthopaedic Institute. He was elected to both the American and New York Societies for Surgery of the Hand. He is a member of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons, the New Jersey Orthopaedic Society and the Medical Society of New Jersey. Dr. Barmakian’s practice is limited to the treatment of disorders involving the hand, wrist, forearm, elbow and shoulder. A wide range of hand and upper extremity disorders are treated in patients of all ages. Fractures, tendon, nerve and ligament injuries, arthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and rotator cuff disorders are some of the conditions he treats. Dr. Barmakian has been practicing in New Jersey since 1990.

523 Westfield Ave., Westfield; 908-654-1100
225 Bridge St., Metuchen; 732-906-9700
www.handtoshoulder.com

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