Cancer Care
Skin Cancer: Putting Her Trust In Others
For years, Joan Earle has been a tireless caregiver for her children and grandchildren. Faced with skin cancer, she put her trust in others to look after her.
Meet Joan
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Patient Perspectives
Learn about the inspiring stories of real Hackensack Meridian Health patients.
Arthritis, Pediatrics
Diagnosis at Last: Takayasu’s Arteritis
Nathalie suffered from joint pain, headaches and dizzy spells her entire life. Thanks to a persistent rheumatologist, the 20-year-old finally found answers.
Meet Nathalie
Bariatrics
Second Chances for Weight Loss
Weight-loss surgery through the JFK for Life Bariatric Surgery Program changed Wendy Florczak’s life for the better—twice.
Meet Wendy
Cancer Care
Thyroid Cancer Care Close to Home
When Lauren Shields was diagnosed with thyroid cancer, she assumed she’d find care in New York. But the right doctors were in her own backyard.
Meet Lauren
Neuroscience, Parenting, Pediatrics
The Beat Goes on After Brain Tumor
An avid drummer undergoes brain tumor surgery that saves his life and returns him to the stage.
Meet Matthew K.
Cancer Care
Prostate Cancer: Eye on the Horizon
When Mark Saczawa was diagnosed with an aggressive prostate cancer, he opted for equally aggressive treatment to offer the best hope for a long future.
Meet Mark S.
Weightloss
Losing to Gain
Learn how Eliza Galarza took control of her weight—and her life—with bariatric surgery at Raritan Bay Medical Center.
Meet Eliza
Cancer Care
Giving With Gratitude
Learn about the Nicola-Musso Charitable Foundation, Inc. and Carol Musso Foley’s $750,000 donation for cancer care in honor of Peter J. Mencel, M.D.
Meet Carol
Orthopedics
Partial Knee Replacement—Total Success
Nancy Conn-Levin’s knee replacement has her up and dancing with her granddaughter.
Meet Nancy
Sleep Disorders
Breathing Room
For years, Carlos Maitin complained of not sleeping well. It took falling asleep at the wheel to convince him to seek answers.
Meet Carlos