PERTH AMBOY- Twelve Raritan Bay Medical Center physicians were named to Inside Jersey magazine’s Top Doctors of New Jersey list in the October issue. The physicians represent a full range of specialties and maintain privileges at the medical center’s Old Bridge or Perth Amboy locations.

They include Dennis Blondo, MD, Ophthalmology; Kumar Dasmahapatra, MD, General Surgeon; Derrick DeSilva, MD, Internal Medicine; Constante Gil, MD, Internal Medicine; Gregorio Guillen, MD, Internal Medicine; Steven Hodes, MD, Gastroenterology; John Middleton, MD, Infectious Disease; Said Samra, MD, Plastic Surgery; Jamie Santamaria, MD, Ophthalmology; Gregory Shypula, MD, Hematology and Oncology; Ira Spiler, MD, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism and Kenneth G. Swan, Jr., MD, Orthopaedic Surgery. Drs. Samra and Swan are part of the Human Motion Institute at Raritan Bay Medical Center; an integrated team of orthopedic specialists consisting of surgeons, physicians, nurses, physical therapists and allied health professionals providing complete and comprehensive musculoskeletal healthcare.

An appointment can be made with these physicians, or any member of the Raritan Bay Medical Center medical staff, by calling 1-800-DOCTORS.

The selection process for Inside Jersey magazine’s top doctors edition is conducted by Castle Connolly. Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors™ selection process begins each year with surveys of thousands of physicians and other healthcare professionals asking them to identify excellent doctors in every specialty in their region and throughout the nation. Doctors cannot and do not pay to be listed in any Castle Connolly guide to top doctors. They are selected based on nominations by their peers and reviewed by Castle Connolly’s physician-directed research team.

Press Release 10/22/12