Meet Our Faculty
Elisabeth Wilson, MD, MPH, MS-HPEd
Chair, Department of Family Medicine
Dr. Elisabeth Wilson, Professor, serves as the Chair of Family Medicine for the JFK Department of Family Medicine and the Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine. She is also the inaugural Chief Clinical Officer for Primary Care at Hackensack Meridian Health.
Prior to joining Hackensack Meridian Health, Dr. Wilson served as Chair of Community & Family Medicine at Dartmouth Health and Geisel School of Medicine (2022-26) and as Chair of Family Medicine at Maine Medical Center (2027-2022). Before moving back East, Dr. Wilson was the Vice Chair of Education in Family and Community Medicine and the founding Director of the Program in Medical Education for the Urban Underserved (PRIME-US) at the University of California San Francisco.
Rosa M. Mendoza, M.D., MS
Residency Program Director
Medical School: Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons
Career Interests: Women’s health, taking care of vulnerable patient populations and working closely with both residents and medical students
Fun Fact: Enjoys the outdoors, reading, 1000+ piece puzzles and spending time with her family
Adity Bhattacharyya, M.D.
Associate Director
Medical School: Lady Hardinge Medical College at the University of Delhi, India
Career Interests: Women’s Health, Office procedures, Inpatient Medicine
Fun Facts: Spending time with family and traveling the world
Joy-Lynne Carnes, M.D., CMD
Assistant Director
Medical School: Ross University School of Medicine
Career Interests: Family and Geriatric Medicine
Fun Facts: Enjoys time with my family and traveling in my spare time
Lauren Guth, PsyD, MEd, DipACLM
Graduate School: Widener University
Career Interests: Lifestyle Medicine, group medical visits, resident wellness, interdisciplinary team building, and mindfulness
Fun Facts: Enjoys yoga, birdwatching, and spending time with her husband, son and two dachshunds
Deborah Metz, M.D.
Preceptor
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA
Career Interests: Teaching Quality Improvement
Fun Facts: Enjoys binge watching television, baking and spending time with her daughters
John Metz, M.D., CAQSM
Associate Director
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia, PA
Career Interest: Sports Medicine
Fun Facts: Served 8 yrs in the USAF, enjoys cycling, golf, photography and cooking
Charlene Milne, M.D.
Associate Director
Medical School: University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey-New Jersey Medical School in Newark, NJ
Career Interest: Adolescent Medicine and Women's health
Dipesh Patel, D.O.
Assistant Director
Medical School: Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine in Erie, PA
Career Interest: Osteopathic Medicine
Fun Facts: Huge fan of the Eagles, Sixers, Flyers and Phillies
Michelle Wilks, M.D.
Preceptor
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx, NY
Career Interest: Outpatient Family Medicine
Fun Facts: Enjoys time with my family
Joseph Walter, PharmD, BCPS
Ambulatory Care Pharmacist
Pharmacy School: University of Rhode Island with a Doctorate of Pharmacy
Career Interest: Chronic disease state management, polypharmacy and medication affordability
Fun Facts: Loves to travel and consider himself a foodie! Enjoys cooking and trying new recipes too
Nirali Patel, D.O., DipABLM, M.S.
Assistant Director
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Career Interest: Osteopathic Medicine, Global Health, Lifestyle/Integrative Medicine, Health Advocacy, Women’s Health, LGBTQ
Fun Facts: Can usually be found traveling, searching for an adventure, chasing sunsets, eating yummy food and spending time with friends and family
Maria Masih, M.D.
Assistant Director
Medical School: American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine
Career Interest: Family Medicine and Hospital Medicine
Fun Facts: Always on the lookout for the next unique travel destination or cuisine to try. Is dedicated to staying active and maintaining a balanced, healthy lifestyle
Medical School: Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine
Career Interest: Full scope of care, prenatal care, medication assisted treatment, integrative medicine, preventive medicine, Osteopathic manipulation therapy
Fun Facts: Travel itinerary consists of new restaurants to try and loves finding good food
Haneen Hussein, D.O.
Assistant Director
Medical School: Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Penn Medicine Lancaster General Hospital
Career Interest: Full spectrum FM, global health, prenatal care, refugee health, obesity medicine and women's health.
Fun Facts: travel, running, and eating bread