Sunday, July 13, 2008
Third Doctor of Obstetrics and Gynecology Joins OHI
Dr. Sharon Smith, Mays Landing, N.J., has become the third doctor of gynecology and obstetrics to join the staff of Ocean Health Initiatives (OHI), a federally qualified health center (FQHC) with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River.
Dr. Theresa Berger, president and CEO of OHI, says, “We are hoping to add another three ob/gyns to our staff by the fall. Last year, OHI doctors delivered almost a 1000 babies in Ocean County.”
Before joining OHI, Dr. Smith was a physician at Toms River OB-GYN Associates. Her experience includes a residency at Jamaica Hospital in New York and a concentration in gynecology oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Dr. Smith received her M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, and her B. S. degree in zoology at Howard University, Washington, D.C. She holds a New Jersey State license.
Dr. Smith will be working out of the Lakewood and Toms River offices of OHI, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For further information call either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood; or visit www.ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area's uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
Dr. Theresa Berger, president and CEO of OHI, says, “We are hoping to add another three ob/gyns to our staff by the fall. Last year, OHI doctors delivered almost a 1000 babies in Ocean County.”
Before joining OHI, Dr. Smith was a physician at Toms River OB-GYN Associates. Her experience includes a residency at Jamaica Hospital in New York and a concentration in gynecology oncology at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York. Dr. Smith received her M.D. from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, and her B. S. degree in zoology at Howard University, Washington, D.C. She holds a New Jersey State license.
Dr. Smith will be working out of the Lakewood and Toms River offices of OHI, Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. For further information call either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood; or visit www.ohinj.org.
About Ocean Health Initiatives
OHI, a federally qualified health center (FQHC), with locations at 101 Second Street, Lakewood and 301 Lakehurst Road, Toms River, provides comprehensive preventative and primary care, including pediatrics, maternal and child health, prenatal, WIC, universal immunizations, and dental health to the area's uninsured, underinsured, and undocumented residents on a sliding-fee scale, based on an individual's or family's ability to pay. OHI has a bilingual staff available to assist patients and callers. To become a patient of OHI, call a representative in the Call Center at either 732-552-0377, Toms River, or 732-363-6655, Lakewood. Visit www.ohinj.org. for further information.
Submitted by Fran Kirschner, Frantasy Enterprises
