Princeton Health News

Anish A. Sheth, MD, Chief of Gastroenterology at University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP) and Medical Director of the hospital's comprehensive Esophageal Program, will discuss acid reflux during a live web chat on Thursday, August 20. An estimated 20 percent of American adults regularly...

A Hillsborough-based Family Medicine practice along with its practitioners, a board certified physician and a board certified advanced practice nurse, have joined Princeton Medicine, the employed physician group of Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS). The practice, now known as Melissa Selke, MD,...

A group of primary care practitioners at Princeton Medicine has earned Patient-Centered Medical HomeTM status, which recognizes their use of a team approach combined with an effective electronic health record (EHR) system to deliver comprehensive, coordinated patient care. The Patient-Centered...

Opiate abuse remains an epidemic in New Jersey, and street drugs such as heroin pose only part of the problem. Prescription painkillers containing oxycodone or hydrocodone are often as close as the family medicine cabinet. As a result, opiate abuse has made its way into every walk of life, from...

University Medical Center of Princeton through a partnership with local gastroenterologists recently launched a new Direct Access Colonoscopy program to help speed the process of scheduling a routine screening colonoscopy for certain patients who are ages 50 and over. Now individuals can call...

University Medical Center of Princeton (UMCP) now offers Stretta Therapy, a minimally invasive endoscopic procedure that provides long-term relief from symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux disease, better known as GERD or acid reflux. GERD affects approximately 30 percent of American adults, with...

Mark R. Schwartz, MD, an internist who recently graduated from residency, has joined Princeton Medicine, the employed physician group of Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS). A summa cum laude graduate of Rutgers University, Dr. Schwartz earned his medical degree at State University of New York...

Kathryn E. Morris, MD, a Princeton-based physician who is board certified in internal medicine, has joined Princeton Medicine, the employed physician group of Princeton HealthCare System (PHCS). Dr. Morris, who began her clinical practice in 1985, will continue seeing patients in her current...