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Biography: Dr. David Pertsemlidis, MD is a General Surgery Specialist who practices in Newark, NJ. He is 56 years old and has been practicing for 29 years. Dr. David Pertsemlidis, MD is affiliated with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Care Philosophy: The Renal and Pancreas Transplant Division at Saint Barnabas Medical Center is one of the largest kidney transplant programs in the country, performing an average of 300 transplants each year. Dr. Harry Sun, along with our transplant program, is committed to providing the highest quality of care to kidney transplant candidates, kidney transplant recipients, and their living kidney donors. Our comprehensive kidney transplant program offers innovative living donation options available at only a few of the world's leading transplant centers. Our transplant program also offers an array of innovative options to help patients receive deceased donor kidney transplants as soon as possible and with the best possible outcomes. Thanks to these innovative options, more patients than ever before can now receive a successful transplant.

Biography: Dr. Kevin Clarke, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Newark, NJ. He is 51 years old. Dr. Kevin Clarke, MD is affiliated with Newark Beth Israel Medical Center.

Biography: Marco B. Zoccali is a minimally invasive surgeon with extensive expertise in the treatment of the broad range of colorectal diseases including IBD, colon and rectal cancers, and benign colorectal diseases. He received his medical degree at the Catholic University in Rome, Italy where he also completed his surgical training. He then came to the USA where he did a Minimally Invasive Gastrointestinal Surgery Fellowship at the University of Chicago followed by a surgical residency at Weill Cornell Medical Center. He then completed his Colon and Rectal Surgery Fellowship at the University of Chicago. Although committed to managing the entire spectrum of pathologies that can affect the lower intestinal tract, his personal interest lies mostly in minimally invasive approaches to colorectal conditions including the robotic platform and the management of inflammatory bowel diseases. Beyond his clinical practice, Dr. Zoccali is also a prolific researcher. He has published more than 50 articles in major surgical journals including The Journal of The American College of Surgeons, The British Journal of Surgery and Inflammatory Bowel Disease, and has contributed to several book chapters.

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