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Princeton Medicine Adds Cranbury Location, Several New Practitioners

October 23, 2015

Princeton Medicine, the employed physician group of Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS), recently added a new office in Cranbury and welcomed six new practitioners.

Ann E. SmelkinsonAnn E. Smelkinson, MD (pictured, left), board certified in internal medicine, joined Princeton Medicine last month and continues to see patients at 2650 Route 130, Cranbury. The office is open every weekday and two Saturdays per month. Evening appointments (until 7 p.m.) are available on Mondays.

Dr. Smelkinson's areas of interest include providing primary care for older adults and helping patients to manage a wide range of chronic conditions.

To schedule an appointment, please call 609-860-8000.

Joseph A. DeBlasio Jr.Joseph A. DeBlasio Jr., MD (left), is both a hospitalist and an internist who sees patients at Hamilton Medical Group, 2275 Route 33, Suite 301, Hamilton Square.

As an internist, Dr. DeBlasio provides primary care for adult patients, including management of chronic conditions such as asthma, COPD, high cholesterol, diabetes, hypertension, obesity, acid reflux, sleep apnea and thyroid disorders. His areas of interest also include gastrointestinal disorders, travel medicine and vaccinations.

Please call 609-586-6006 for an appointment.

Stanley C. Hsu, MD (left), a board certified, fellowship-trained gastroenterologist, sees patients in the Medical Arts Pavilion—adjacent to University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP)—5 Plainsboro Road, Suite 300, Plainsboro, and at 281 Witherspoon Street, Suite 100, Princeton.

He offers screening and diagnostic procedures such as endoscopy and colonoscopy and works with patients to manage a wide range of issues, including gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD); Barrett's esophagus; Crohn's disease; irritable bowel syndrome; peptic ulcers; liver disease; pancreatic cancer; and colon cancer.

To make an appointment, please call 609-853-7272.

Dr. Hsu also participates in Direct Access Colonoscopy, a partnership between UMCP and local gastroenterologists to streamline the scheduling of screening colonoscopies for individuals 50 and older who meet certain criteria. The procedures are performed at UMCP's Stephen & Roxanne Distler Center for Ambulatory Surgery, 5 Plainsboro Road, Suite 200, Plainsboro; the UMCP Center for Ambulatory Surgery, 8 Centre Drive, Monroe; and Princeton Endoscopy Center, 731 Alexander Road, Suite 104, Princeton.

For more information, visit www.princetonhcs.org/directaccesscolonoscopy.

Karina LeeKarina K. Lee, MD (left), a board certified internist providing primary care for adults, sees patients at 281 Witherspoon Street, Suite 100, Princeton.

Her areas of interest include immunization, lipid management and coordinating care for patients with chronic conditions and health issues such as back pain, high cholesterol, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), diabetes, hypertension, obesity, reflux disease and thyroid disorders.


Please call 609-497-2211 for an appointment.

Christine M. Fanning, MD (left), is a hospitalist who is board certified in internal medicine.

Dr. Fanning serves as co-site director of UMCP's medicine clerkship program for third-year medical students and site director for the second-year medical students' Patient-Centered Medicine course. She earned her medical degree at New York Medical College and completed her internship and residency at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.


Her office is at 5 Plainsboro Road, Suite 350, Plainsboro.

Ashley A. Driscoll, APN (left), is a primary care practitioner who sees patients at three Princeton Medicine locations:

  • 5 Plainsboro Road, Suite 300, Plainsboro (in the Medical Arts Pavilion, adjacent to UMCP)
  • 2 Centre Drive, Suite 200, Monroe
  • 401 Ridge Road, Suite 6, Dayton

For an appointment, please call 609-853-7272.

Princeton Medicine employs more than 70 practitioners with offices in Princeton, Plainsboro, Cranbury, Dayton, Monroe, Hamilton, Lawrenceville, Robbinsville, South Brunswick, Ewing and Hillsborough.

In addition to the Princeton Medicine name, the group includes Comprehensive OB/GYN Care of Princeton, Ewing Medical Associates, Hamilton Medical Group, NJ Bariatrics, Princeton Pike Internal Medicine and Rednor-Risi Family Medicine.

To find a Princeton Medicine practitioner who is right for you, visit www.FINDADR.com.

About Princeton HealthCare System
Princeton HealthCare System is a comprehensive, integrated healthcare system that strives to anticipate and serve the lifelong needs of central New Jersey residents, including acute care hospital services through University Medical Center of Princeton, behavioral healthcare through Princeton House Behavioral Health, rehabilitation, home care, hospice care, ambulatory surgery, a primary and specialty medical practice, and fitness and wellness services. For more information, visit www.princetonhcs.org.

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