Old Bridge, NJ – December 17, 2019 – Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center recently recognized Ghazali A. Chaudry, M.D., FACS, attending surgeon, during the semi-annual physician meeting at the Grand Marquis in Old Bridge for his service in Afghanistan as lieutenant colonel in the United States Army.

“We are pleased to honor Dr. Chaudry who has recently returned from overseas combat deployment in Afghanistan,” said Thomas Shanahan, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay Medical Center. “His commitment to provide the best care to our military and to our patients makes him an extraordinary leader.”

As a board certified and fellowship trained minimal invasive surgeon, he applied his skills and knowledge in the field ensuring our active military members have the best care possible. Since 2004, Dr. Chaudry serves as attending surgeon at Raritan Bay Medical Center and also serves as a lieutenant colonel in the US Army. Prior to this, Dr. Chaudry served as battalion commander and served overseas in combat deployment in Forward Surgical Team in Iraq, Afghanistan and Kosovo.

For more information about Raritan Bay Medical Center, please visit www.rbmc.org.

Photo Caption: Ghazali A. Chaudry, M.D., FACS; Thomas Shanahan, chief hospital executive, Raritan Bay Medical Center; and Sanjeev Nayyar, M.D., president of the medical staff.

About Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center

For more than 100 years, Hackensack Meridian Health Raritan Bay Medical Center-Perth Amboy and Raritan Bay Medical Center-Old Bridge have provided a full continuum of health care services to residents of Central Jersey. Raritan Bay Medical Center is one of less than one percent of hospitals in the world to achieve Magnet Recognition, the “Gold Standard” for nursing practice, quality, and safety in patient care, four times. In 2019, U.S. News & World Report ranked Raritan Bay Medical Center as high performing in Orthopedics, Nephrology, COPD and Heart Failure.

The medical center is a New Jersey state designated Primary Stroke Center and recipient of the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award, recognizing optimal treatment of stroke patients. Raritan Bay is also a recipient of the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and the AHA’s Heart Check Mark for Advanced Certification for Primary Stroke Centers and the AHA’s Mission: Lifeline® EMS Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award recognizing high-quality care of patients experiencing a severe heart attack.

The Joslin Diabetes Center, Affiliate at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge, provides the latest advances for treating diabetes and its complications as well as other metabolic and endocrine disorders. Among its flagship programs are the Human Motion Institute, a comprehensive orthopedic program, and Institute for Weight Loss at Raritan Bay-Old Bridge and Center for Bariatric Surgery at Raritan Bay-Perth Amboy, both specializing in weight loss surgery. As part of Hackensack Meridian Health, one of New Jersey’s most comprehensive health networks, patients have access to advanced specialized services with a seamless continuum of care, close to home.

For more information, visit www.rbmc.org. To make an appointment for an outpatient test or treatment, call 732-324-5270. For a free physician referral, call 1-800-560-9990.

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