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Biography: Dr. Louise Ligresti, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Livingston, NJ. She is 60 years old and has been practicing for 34 years. Dr. Louise Ligresti, MD is affiliated with Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center and Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital.

Care Philosophy: We are committed to delivering the best care and an exceptional patient experience. We are devoted to providing services that are patient-centered and compassionate, and care for you as a person.

Care Philosophy: To provide a superior level of care for you or your loved one that includes: empathy for one's condition, careful investigative practice for an unknown diagnosis and a trusting relationship throughout one's entire course of care.

Care Philosophy: Dr. Phillips embraces the multi-disciplinary approach to cancer care at Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center. She works collaboratively with the members of the oncology team to ensure access to state of the art treatments and optimal patient outcomes.

Biography: Stuart Leitner, MD, is a board-certified medical oncologist and Section Chief of Medical Oncology for the Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center's Department of Medicine. He received his medical degree from the Mt. Sinai School of Medicine in New York. Dr. Leitner completed his residency at Parkland Hospital in Dallas, TX and a medical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Dr. Leitner is very interested in clinical research. He has published numerous abstracts and journal articles and has presented research on breast cancer at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, the New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group, and has chaired sessions at the Annual Retreat on Cancer Research in New Jersey. He has been a reviewer for articles on breast and genitourinary cancer for Cancer, the official journal of the American Cancer Society. Dr. Leitner is a member of the New York Metropolitan Breast Cancer Group, American Society of Breast Disease and the New Jersey Commission on Cancer Prostate Research Advisory Group. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honors including being recognized in Best Doctors in America; included in the Consumers' Research Council of America's Guide to America's Top Physicians; named as a Top Doc in NJ Monthly and Inside Jersey magazines; recipient of Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center Excellence in Caring; and an American Cancer Society Diamond Ball Honoree. In 2011, Dr. Leitner received the Arnold Gold Foundation Award for ``skill, sensitivity, caring and compassion in the practice of medicine``.

Care Philosophy: I am a medical oncologist with interests in lung cancers, head and neck cancers, and pancreatic cancers. Its important to me that patients feel they are not alone in their fight against cancer. I have a strong interest in clinical trial and providing patients with the most advanced available care. My goal is to help patients be in control with their health and understand their treatment options.

Care Philosophy: Where Care and Compassion Matters.

Biography: Dr. Patrick Dipaolo, MD is an Oncology Specialist who practices in Montclair, NJ. He is 69 years old and has been practicing for 42 years. Dr. Patrick Dipaolo, MD is affiliated with Clara Maass Medical Center.