Family Medicine Practitioner Kenneth Faistl, M.D. Opens New Office

An open house for the community will be held Monday, April 23, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Kenneth Faistl, M.D., FAAFP, who is board certified in Family Medicine and Addiction Medicine, recently opened a new office, located at 195 Route 9 South, Suite 106, in Manalapan, NJ. The office will hold an open house Monday, April 23, 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. The community is welcome to stop by, meet the providers, see the office, and enjoy refreshments and appetizers.

Dr. Faistl is a member of Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group and maintains privileges at Raritan Bay Medical Center. An advocate for family medicine and holder of a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatrics, he returned in 2017 to the Central/Southern New Jersey community where he had an office in Freehold for more than 25 years. He is known for developing lasting, caring relationships with his patients and their families, of all ages, providing continuing and comprehensive health care. The office has affiliations with Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine at Seton Hall University and Monmouth University Physician Assistant Program providing a training site for future health care professionals.

Dr. Faistl also recently welcomed Susan Gentile, DNP, MSN, APN, to the practice. Susan is a board certified advanced practice nurse for 23 years who specializes in family medicine and has expertise in addiction medicine. She is known for building strong relationships with her patients, in addition to optimizing patient care, education, and outcomes. Susan has worked with Dr. Faistl for several years after leaving the faculty at Felician University School of Nursing.

A lifelong New Jersey resident, Dr. Faistl received his medical degree from College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, now Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and completed his residency at RWJ Medical School program at Monmouth Medical Center. The accomplished physician has held numerous medical appointments and leadership positions throughout his career. He founded the Family Medicine Residency for Rutgers University in Freehold and most recently served as director of the Family Medicine Residency program at Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center where he trained, directed, and provided strategy for primary care initiatives. Dr. Faistl is a recipient of the President's Award from New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians, a Fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a member of the American Geriatrics Society and Society of Teachers of Family Medicine, among other professional organizations. In 2010, Dr. Faistl was selected as the Family Physician of the year by the NJ Academy of Family Physicians.

For more information or to make an appointment, call 732-360-3522.

ABOUT HACKENSACK MERIDIAN HEALTH

Hackensack Meridian Health is a leading not-for-profit health care organization that is the most comprehensive and truly integrated health care network in New Jersey, offering a complete range of medical services, innovative research and life-enhancing care. Hackensack Meridian Health comprises 16 hospitals from Bergen to Ocean counties, which includes three academic medical centers – Hackensack University Medical Center in Hackensack, Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune, JFK Medical Center in Edison; two children's hospitals - Joseph M. Sanzari Children's Hospital in Hackensack, K. Hovnanian Children's Hospital in Neptune; 11 community hospitals - Ocean Medical Center in Brick, Riverview Medical Center in Red Bank, Mountainside Medical Center in Montclair, Palisades Medical Center in North Bergen, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Perth Amboy, Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, Bayshore Medical Center in Holmdel, Raritan Bay Medical Center in Old Bridge, and Pascack Valley Medical Center in Westwood, JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute in Edison and Shore Rehabilitation Institute in Brick.

Additionally, the network has more than 160 patient care locations throughout the state which include ambulatory care centers, surgery centers, home health services, long-term care and assisted living communities, ambulance services, lifesaving air medical transportation, fitness and wellness centers, rehabilitation centers, and urgent care and after-hours centers. Hackensack Meridian Health has 33,000 team members, and 6,500 physicians and is a distinguished leader in health care philanthropy, committed to the health and well-being of the communities it serves.

The network's notable distinctions include having one of only five major academic medical centers in the nation to receive Healthgrades America's 50 Best Hospitals Award for five or more consecutive years, four hospitals among the top 10 in New Jersey, including Hackensack University Medical Center which is ranked No. 1 by U.S. News and World Report. Other honors include consistently achieving Magnet® recognition for nursing excellence from the American Nurses Credentialing Center, recipient of the John M. Eisenberg Award for Patient Safety and Quality from The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum, a six-time recipient of Fortune's "100 Best Companies to Work For," one of the "20 Best Workplaces in Health Care" in the nation, and the number one "Best Place to Work for Women." Hackensack Meridian Health is a member of AllSpire Health Partners, an interstate consortium of leading health systems, to focus on the sharing of best practices in clinical care and achieving efficiencies.

For additional information, please visit www.HackensackMeridianHealth.org.