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Richard Levandowski, MD, specializes in orthopedic medicine and primary care medicine at Princeton Sports and Family Medicine, P.C., in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He is a primary care sports medicine specialist who is board certified in sports medicine and family medicine.

Dr. Levandowski spent ten years as a team physician and the Director of Athletic Medicine at Princeton University in New Jersey. He then became the Director of the Institute for Sports Medicine Institute, where he started the Sports Medicine Fellowship that is now part of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School in New Brunswick, New Jersey.

Dr. Levandowski has been a team physician at the Pan American Games, World Athletics Championships for USA Track and Field, and Princeton Training Camps for the USRowing, as well as for the Haitian National Athletics Team and Intercollegiate Tennis Association. Dr. Levandowski is deeply proud of his long association with Special Olympics New Jersey and is honored to be named the Head Physician for the 2014 Special Olympics USA Games.

Peter C. Wenger, MD, is an orthopedic and non-operative sports injury specialist at Princeton Sports and Family Medicine, P.C., in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. He is board certified in both family medicine and sports medicine. 

Dr. Wenger graduated magna cum laude from Loyola College with a Bachelor of Science in biology. He attended and earned his medical degree from Drexel University College of Medicine in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Dr. Wenger then completed a surgical internship at Rush University in Chicago, Illinois, and was promoted with highest honors. 

Afterward, he completed his residency in family medicine with an emphasis in orthopedics at Hackensack Meridian Health Mountainside Medical Center. Finally, he completed his training at the University of Pittsburgh – Center for Sports Medicine, where he graduated from the Shadyside Hospital Sports Medicine Fellowship with distinguished honors.

Dr. Wenger brings a unique approach to sports medicine care with his comprehensive understanding of family medicine, sports medicine, and surgery. As a multisport athlete himself, he understands a patient’s desire to safely return to their sport.

Chukwunwike Paul Okafor, MD (Chike), a New Jersey native, is a board-certified sports medicine and family medicine provider at Princeton Sports and Family Medicine. He completed his Sports Medicine Fellowship training at Duke University where he served as a team physician for Duke, Elon, and North Carolina Central University Athletics.

Chike graduated from Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed his residency at Albert Einstein - Montefiore in Family Medicine. He is passionate about keeping his patients active as well as himself. Whether it’s helping an athlete or patient return after an injury or discussing injury prevention strategies, his mission is to work in collaboration with each individual he encounters to achieve their goals.

Chike strives to provide personalized care for each of his patients that address their unique needs. As a sports medicine physician he provides care for injury prevention, acute and chronic tendinopathy, degenerative joint disease (arthritis), fractures, diagnostic musculoskeletal ultrasound, ultrasound guided injections, concussion care, and other musculoskeletal conditions. As a family medicine physician, he provides comprehensive care including annual wellness visits, sick visits, management of chronic medical condition, and discussing preventative care. He is invested in empowering his patients to better understand and take control of their health.

When Chike is not practicing medicine, you can find him playing basketball, practicing Jiu Jitsu, spending time with family or friends or trying new restaurants.

Cara Barlis, MD, is a primary care physician who is board certified in family medicine. She currently sees patients at Princeton Sports and Family Medicine, P.C., in Lawrenceville, New Jersey. 

She was raised in Toronto, Canada, and graduated from Queen’s University Medical School. She completed her family practice residency at the University of Toronto.  

Dr. Barlis evaluates and treats patients with a wide variety of acute and chronic medical conditions. Her patients range in age from adolescence to the elderly, and she enjoys seeing multiple generations of family members. She also offers women’s health care, including contraception, routine gynecology, menopausal concerns, and osteoporosis management.   

Dr. Barlis also works as a collaborative physician at The College of New Jersey Student Health Services. She is responsible for the medical care of students who present to health services with medical illness, sports injuries, women’s and men’s health concerns, and preventive needs.  She also serves as a consulting physician to The Hun School of Princeton, and in the past, has provided medical services at Hamilton Township Health Department sexually transmitted disease clinics. 

For a number of years, Dr. Barlis has been privileged to be part of a medical mission team, providing care to underserved populations in Guatemala.  

Dr. Barlis recognizes that mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing are interrelated.  She truly believes in a patient-centered approach to family medicine and strives to partner with her patients with the goal of preventing disease and achieving lifelong wellness.

Adam Redlich, MD, is board-certified and fellowship-trained in Sports Medicine, practicing at A+ Athlete Sports Medicine. With two office locations in Robbinsville (Mercer county) and Neptune (Monmouth), New Jersey, Dr. Redlich sees patients at both offices & brings with him over 20 years of experience in the field.  

Dr. Redlich's passion is to maintain the small-town, local sports doctor approach for the region, which he has been doing since 2003 - even before he opened A+ Athlete Sports Medicine. He takes great pride in serving the community and surrounding area he calls home. 

Dr. Redlich also trained under one of the non-operative sports medicine field’s founders at Rutgers/Jersey Shore University Medical Center - Sports Medicine Fellowship, Dr. Stephen Rice, in addition to leaders in the Sports Medicine & Regenerative Medicine and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound fields – Dr. Brian Shiple and Dr. Robert Monaco.  

Education has always been of importance to Dr. Redlich. He trained at Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and Crozer Keystone Healthplex Sports Medicine Institute.  During his family medicine residency at suburban Philadelphia's Crozer Keystone Health System, he acquired tremendous experience caring for athletes from local schools, weekend warriors doing marathons and triathlons, and higher level athletes at nearby Olympic Training Sites thru Healthplex Sports Medicine Institute.   Dr. Redlich remains an adjunct faculty member and volunteer clinical instructor for Rutgers - RWJ Medical School – Family Medicine, RWJBarnabas Residency – Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine, Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center / Ocean Medical Center – Pediatrics & Family Medicine, CentraState Medical Center – Family Medicine, Newark Beth Israel – Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 

He also maintains medical hospital staff privileges at RWJBarnabas - Robert Wood Johnson Hamilton, Penn Health - Princeton Medical Center, and Hackensack Meridian Health - Jersey Shore University Medical Center.   He serves on the Medical Advisory Panels for the joint ventures between the hospitals/fitness & wellness centers regarding programs related to health and wellness for RWJ Hamilton & Princeton Medical Center.  Furthermore, he works with local Physical Therapy and Athletic Training Programs serving as a consulting physician.

Dr. Redlich lives with his family within a few minutes of his office and was born and raised in Monmouth County.  He himself enjoys being active having over the years been a coach, runner, marathoner, triathlete, golfer, weight-lifter, hiker, mountain & trail biker, cycling, spin, yoga, walker, and High Intensity Interval Training participant at various points in his life. 

T. Cristina Sardinha, MD, FACS, FASCRS, is a board-certified surgeon on the team at Progressive Surgical Care, an exceptional surgery practice with locations in Manhasset Hills in New Hyde Park and the Lindenwood area in Howard Beach, New York. She specializes in general surgery and colorectal surgery.

Dr. Sardinha was born, raised, educated, and trained in Brazil. She earned her medical degree from Bahian School of Medicine and Public Health and completed residencies in general and trauma surgery at the University of Sao Paulo, including working under the leadership of internationally renowned colorectal surgeon Dr. Angelita Habr-Gama.

Dr. Sardinha eventually relocated to the United States and completed a research fellowship at the Cleveland Clinic campus in Florida and a general surgery chief residency at the Long Island Jewish Medical Center in Queens, New York. She returned to the Cleveland Clinic in Florida for a clinical fellowship in colorectal surgery under the leadership of Dr. Steven Wexner.

With more than 20 years of experience as a surgeon, Dr. Sardinha is highly regarded in her field. She’s certified by the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery, has authored numerous publications, and frequently speaks at international surgical conferences.

She is president-elect for the New York Surgical Society and will be the second female president ever in the oldest, most prestigious surgical organization in the country. She’s admired by her peers, is the doctor’s doctor, and has won numerous awards for surgical education.

She has been elected voluntary attending surgeon of the year at Long Island Jewish Medical Center two times. She is most proud of the “Straight from the Heart” award given to her as the most compassionate surgeon at LIJMC.

Dr. Sardinha treasures family time and is grateful for the love of her patients.  Her greatest accomplishment is being the mother to her son Lucas.

Board-certified nurse practitioner Nina Aronov, FNP-BC, provides superior health care services at HealthWell Family Health for families in and around the Forest Hills neighborhood of Queens, New York. Nina specializes in family medicine, primary care, and emergency medicine. She went on to earn a Master of Science in Nursing degree from the Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Molloy College in Rockville Centre, New York. Nina is certified by and remains an active member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP). Prior to her work at HealthWell Family Health, Nina worked as a registered nurse at the Monter Cancer Center at Northwell Health in New Hyde Park, New York. Nina takes a compassionate, personalized approach to care. She focuses on improving the lives of her patients and empowering them to make the best decisions about their health. When not serving her patients, Nina stays active in her community. She is fluent in English, Russian, and Uzbek."

Dr. Lum is the primary Emergency Medicine physician at Forest Urgent Care. He graduated from SUNY Stony Brook Medical School and did his residency at NYU/ Bellevue Hospital. He has over 20 years of experience as an emergency room doctor at some of the best hospitals in New York including:  Columbia Hospital  and Montefiore Hospital. He practiced  in Stamford Hospital in Connecticut. Because of Dr. Lum’s vast amount of experience, he’s able to address a wide variety of patient needs.

Prashanth Mannam, MD, has over 20 years of experience as an internist and primary care provider. He offers patient-focused care to patients aged 12 and older at Mannam Medical & Wellness in the Soundview neighborhood of The Bronx in New York City. 

Dr. Mannam completed his training in medicine in Madras, India. He earned his medical degree at the Madras Medical College and served his internship at the Madras Medical College General Hospital. 

After spending a year honing his skills as a primary care physician at Kommalapati Nursing Home in Ongole, India, he moved to the United States, where he completed his internal medicine residency at New York’s Montefiore North Medical Center in The Bronx. He has since become a member of the American Medical Association and is board-certified in internal medicine.

Dr. Mannam commits himself to provide personalized medical care to his community. He speaks several languages fluently: English, Spanish, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu. Dr. Mannam takes his time with each patient, never rushing anyone, and answering questions thoroughly. 

Outside of his practice, Dr. Mannam stays active by playing racquetball and tennis. He also enjoys world music and reading.

Olesya is an experienced, highly-trained Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner specializing in surgical, medical, and cosmetic dermatology. She sees patients for acne, rashes, warts, skin cancer screenings, chemical peels, and microneedling. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Felician University, then completed her Masters in Science in Nursing at Fairleigh Dickinson University before completing Dermatology training for three years at Advanced Laser and Skin Cancer Center under Dr. Gangaram Ragi. She is a member of the National Nursing Honors Society and the National Academy of Dermatology Nurse Practitioners. Olesya is also fluent in Ukrainian, Polish, and Russian.

Iffat Sadique, MD is Board Certified in Family Medicine and has over 20 years of experience in the areas of family medicine, Internal Medicine, Urgent care, Woman’s' health, and Pediatrics. She offers concierge-quality family medical care -- but without the extra costs -- to her patients. Her facility, Prime Care Medical, has three locations: Brighton Beach, Brooklyn; Midwood, Brooklyn; and Jamaica, Queens, New York. Dr. Sadique and her staff provide a broad range of services including physical exams, wellness visits, Urgent care visits, emergency visits, Pediatric emergencies, immunizations, onsite diagnostics, women's health, chronic disease management, medical weight loss and anti-aging modalities. Her services cover the needs of men, women, and children of all ages. Her facility is dubbed as "Total healthcare for the entire family" covering major and minor illnesses, such as:

Diabetes, High Blood Pressure (Hypertension), Asthma/COPD, Coronary Heart Disease / High Cholesterol, Obesity management, Arthritis, Osteoporosis, Cancer, Depression, Covid testing and treatment, HIV, women’s’ health and gynecological issues; and Allergies, Colds and Flu, Conjunctivitis, Diarrhea, Headaches, Mononucleosis, Stomachache, etc.

Dr. Sadique has additional certifications in medical weight loss, PRP, Medical hair loss, Anti-aging, male ED & female SD, Hormone therapies, Mesotherapy, Facial Aesthetics, Dermal fillers, and Botox, Xeomin and Dysporty.

Dr. Sadique also provides telemedicine/video conferencing along with access to an Intelligent and Integrated Patient Management Platform for remote monitoring of heart conditions and other physiological indicators, to her patients making easy access to healthcare and hospital stays to the minimum.

Prime Care Medical is a multi-specialty medical center with Podiatry, Cardiology, Vascular, Pain management, and GI. Additionally, Dr. Sadique offers medical weight management and anti-aging modalities.    

In recognition of her high quality of care, Dr. Sadique was awarded "The Best Community Physician Award" by the Health & Hospital Corporation of the State of New York. Dr. Sadique earned her medical degree from Sindh Medical University, Karachi with the highest honors and completed her distinguished family practice residency at South Side Hospital in Long Island, New York. Dr. Sadique is a member of the American Academy of Family Physicians and enjoys active privileges at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center, New York Hospital Medical Center, Coney Island Hospital, Maimonides Medical Center, and New York Methodist Hospital.

The practice boasts staff members who speak English, Spanish, Russian, Urdu, Punjabi, and Bengali, while offering easy scheduling. The Practice welcomes walk-in patients for routine, urgent and emergency care visits.

If you've been looking for a way to meet your whole family's medical needs efficiently, effectively, and comfortably, your search is over: Call or book your appointment online today at www.PrimeCareNYC.com.

Michael Jurewicz, MD, is a dedicated urologist and the founder of Vantage Medical Associates, P.C., which has locations in the Bergen Beach, Coney Island, Williamsburg, and Sheepshead Bay neighborhoods in Brooklyn, the Far Rockaway neighborhood in Queens, and Brentwood, West Hempstead, and Babylon, New York. Dr. Jurewicz has extensive experience in providing exceptional men’s health care. 

Dr. Jurewicz earned his bachelor’s degree in brain, behavior, and cognitive sciences from Michigan University in 2007. He then went on to pursue his doctorate in medicine at Wayne State University, graduating in 2011. Following medical school, he received post-graduate training in general surgery, urology, and infertility around medical clinics in Miami, Florida, and New Hyde Park, New York. 

He is certified by the American Board of Urology. To provide the highest quality of care at Vantage Medical Associates, P.C., Dr. Jurewicz holds professional memberships in the American Urological Association, Society for Male Reproduction and Urology, Society for the Study of Male Reproduction, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, and the Alpha Omega Alpha (AOA) Honor Society. 

In addition to serving patients, Dr. Jurewicz is also actively involved in clinical research for infertility, hypogonadism, bladder tumors, prostate issues, and several other urology topics. He is a co-author of “The Complete Guide to Male Fertility Preservation.”

Dr. Shifrin then designed his practice to curate a world of obstetrics and gynecology medicine, providing a conservative approach that offers patients the best care possible. He and his team of specialists diagnose and treat several concerns, from chronic pelvic pain to irregular bleeding. They also provide routine diagnostics, such as ultrasounds to ensure a baby’s health or a well-woman exam to safeguard the mother’s health.

The team of professionals at each location understands the importance of protecting a patient’s sexual health. They offer STD screening as a part of a routine gynecology checkup and IUDs to those wanting to prevent an unwanted pregnancy. 

Dr. Shifrin protects his medical integrity as a diplomate of the American Board of OB/GYN and as a member of AMA and AAGL. He’s also fluent in English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Byelorussian.

Call or book online to schedule an appointment at Dr. Gregory Shifrin OBGYN PC today.

Michele Reed, DO, FAAFP, is a board-certified family medicine physician, public speaker, and best-selling author. She serves as the owner/medical director of MS Family Medicine Health Care, P.C., a holistic practice that serves two locations in Garden City, Long Island and Rosedale, Queens. Recently, Dr. Michele was appointed as the first Health and Wellness Ambassador for Discover Long Island. Her debut book “Mentally Fit, Physically Strong: The FitDoc’s Guide to Real Life, Real Fitness, Real Health” was released May 2017 and became a bestseller on Amazon in June 2017.

Dr. Michele received her undergraduate degree from the State University of New York at Stony Brook and her medical degree from the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine. She also serves as the School District Physician for the Malverne and Roosevelt School Districts in Nassau County, NY. Dr. Michele remains committed to serving her community and also serves as the community Medical Director for The Congregational Church of South Hempstead. One of her greatest accomplishments was completing The NYC Marathon in the fall of 2015. Since then, she has completed the Chicago Marathon (Oct 2016) and has challenged herself to run half-marathons in all 50 states.