University Hospital Newark

University Hospital Newark provides NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center services such as access to the most advanced cancer treatment options and clinical trials to the residents of the greater Newark region to improve outcomes for patients and their families impacted by cancer. 

Located in Newark, New Jersey, University Hospital Newark is home to a dedicated team of healthcare professionals who work together to provide patients with the most advanced medical, surgical and radiation oncology services available. The team helps patients and families make appropriate decisions for cancer care.

Patients are evaluated for multi-modality cancer treatments including chemotherapy, minimally invasive surgical options, radiation therapy, and novel clinical trials including immunotherapy, targeted therapies, precision medicine, and new combination therapies.

Visitors to the cancer center in Newark are greeted by a spacious lobby filled with natural sunlight, and the patient treatment areas are kept bright and comfortable to create a safe space that promotes healing for our patients as they receive treatments.

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Dedicated Team, Advanced Techniques

In addition to outstanding compassionate physicians, the healthcare team includes oncology-certified nurses, outreach workers, patient navigators, social workers, registered dietitians, and pharmacists.
 

Wadih Arap, MD, PhD, Director, Medical Oncology

Anupama Nehra, MD, Clinical Director, Hematology/Oncology

Sung Kim, MD, Clinical Director, Radiation Oncology

Surgical Oncologists

Adriana Suarez-Ligon, MD

Ravi J. Chokshi, MD, FACS

Hematologists/Oncologists

Wadih Arap, MD, PhD

Joshua Kra, MD

Sharon Li, MD

Anupama Nehra, MD

Ankit Shah, MD

Radiation Oncologists

Anupama Chundury, MD

Sung Kim, MD

Malcolm Mattes, MD

Gastrointestinal Oncologist

Melissa M. Alvarez-Downing, MD, FACS, FASCRS, Colorectal Speciality

Gynecologic Oncologists

Mark Einstein, MD, MS, Chief of Gynecologic Oncology, Rutger New Jersey Medical School

Bernadette Cracchiolo, MD, MPH, FACOG

Urologic Oncologists

Evan Kovac, MD

Robert Weiss, MD

Surgeons Otolaryngology

Evelyne Kalyoussef, MD, Director of Comprehensive Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital Newark

Dylan Roden, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Director of Robotic Surgery Committee, University Hospital Newark

Soly Baredes, MD, Professor and Chair, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Otolaryngologist

Chan (Richard) Park, MD, Associate Professor, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery; Director of Transoral Robotic Cancer Surgery ; Director of Microvascular Reconstruction of the Head and Neck

Surgeons Orthopedic

Joseph Benevenia, MD, Musculoskeletal Oncologist, Orthopedic Surgeon

Kathleen Beebe, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon

Location and Hours

University Hospital Newark
205 South Orange Avenue 
Newark, NJ 07103 

Appointments are available Monday through Friday from 8:30 AM - 4:00 PM.  
Non-chemotherapy infusion services are available on Saturday and Sunday, from 8:00 AM - 12:00 noon
To make an appointment call 973-972-5108 or 973-972-5053 for radiation oncology.