Mid-Atlantic Surgical Associates: Surgeons

Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates (MASA) was founded by Dr. Grant V.S. Parr in 1984. Since that time, he has assembled a staff of nine surgeons, all of whom are board certified, and collectively perform over 2300 open heart procedures annually. MASA is the largest and busiest cardiothoracic surgery practice in the New York metropolitan tri-state area, and one of the largest cardiothoracic groups in the nation. Each surgeon has undergone a long and intensive training period, and has the following educational background:

4 years of college
4 years of medical school
5 years of general surgery residency
2-3 years of cardiothoracic surgery fellowship

All MASA surgeons are board certified in Cardiothoracic Surgery. Certification consists of both written and oral examinations given by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery. The purpose of establishing board certification is to protect the public by establishing and maintaining standards in cardiothoracic surgery that assure the highest level of patient care. Every ten years, surgeons must meet the Board's requirements for recertification.

To learn more about the MASA surgeons, click on their names.

Grant V.S. Parr, M.D.

Richard M. Neibart, M.D.

John M. Brown, III, M.D.

David L. Johnson, M.D.

Alejandro L. Rodriguez, M.D.

Christopher J. Magovern, M.D.

James P. Slater, M.D.

Drew P. Greeley, M.D.

Brook A. Dejene, M.D.

President, Mid Atlantic Surgical Associates
Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Atlantic Health Systems.
Associate Professor of Clinical Surgery,.Columbia
University College of Physicians and Surgeons


Office Address: Mailing Address: Phone: Fax: Email:	95 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 100 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 971-7300 (973) 984-7019 gparr@heartsurgeons.com

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        Wesleyan University (Middletown, CT), 1965

Medical School:
        Cornell University Medical College (New York, NY), 1969

General Surgery Residency:
        University of Alabama (Birmingham, AL), 1974

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        University of Alabama (Birmingham, AL), 1977

Previous Employment:
        Presbyterian University Medical Center (Philadelphia, PA) 1982-88
        Pennsylvania State University (Hershey, PA) 1978-82

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1976
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1979

Joined MASA: 1984, Founding Member and President

Clinical Interests:
        All aspects of Adult Cardiac Surgery with a special interest in Valve Replacement and Repair

Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Jersey Shore University Medical Center


Office Address: Phone: Fax:	1944 Rte. 33 Suite 201 Neptune, NJ 07753-4863 (732) 776-4622 (732) 776-3765

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA), 1978

Medical School:
        Mount Sinai School of Medicine (New York, NY), 1982

General Surgery Residency:
        St. Vincents Hospital and Medical Center (New York, NY), 1987

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        University of Miami-Jackson Memorial Hospital (Miami, FL), 1989

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1988
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1991

Joined MASA: 1989

Clinical Interests:
        All aspects of Adult Cardiac Surgery

Chief of Cardiac Surgery, Morristown Memorial Hospital


Office Address: Mailing Address: Phone: Fax: Email:	95 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 100 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 971-7300 (973) 984-7019 jbrown@heartsurgeons.com

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        Colgate University (Hamilton, NY), 1982

Medical School:
        Cornell University Medical College (New York, NY), 1986

General Surgery Residency:
        New York Hospital (New York, NY), 1991

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        New York Hospital (New York, NY), 1993

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1992
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1994

Joined MASA: 1993

Clinical Interests:
        All aspects of Adult Cardiac Surgery including Cornary Artery Bypass, Off Pump Bypass, Valve Repair and Replacement and Aortic Reconstruction. Also, Adult Thoracic including Lung and Esophageal Surgery.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Jersey Shore University Medical Center


Office Address: Phone: Fax:	1944 Rte. 33 Suite 201 Neptune, NJ 07753-4863 (732) 776-4622 (732) 776-3765

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        Georgia Institute of Technology (Atlanta, GA), 1978

Medical School:
        Johns Hopkins University (Baltimore, MD), 1983

General Surgery Residency:
        The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD), 1989

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore, MD), 1992

Previous Employment:
        Presbyterian University Medical Center (Philadelphia, PA), 1992-95

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1995
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1997

Joined MASA: 1995

Clinical Interests:
        All aspects of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Morristown Memorial Hospital


Office Address: Mailing Address: Phone: Fax: Email:	95 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 100 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 971-7300 (973) 984-7019 arodriguez@heartsurgeons.com

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        Farleigh Dickinson University (Teaneck, NJ), 1984

Medical School:
        University of Connecticut School of Medicine (Farmington, CT), 1981

General Surgery Residency:
        Morristown Memorial Hospital (Morristown, NJ), 1993

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia, PA), 1996

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1995
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1997

Joined MASA: 1996

Clinical Interests:
        All aspects of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery. Adult Thoracic Surgery with an emphasis on Thoracic Oncology.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Morristown Memorial Hospital


Office Address: Mailing Address: Phone: Fax: Email:	95 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 100 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 971-7300 (973) 984-7019 cmagovern@heartsurgeons.com

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        College of the Holy Cross (Worcester, MA), 1985

Medical School:
        Baylor College of Medicine (Houston, TX), 1989

General Surgery Residency:
        New York Hospital (New York, NY), 1994

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        New York Hospital (New York, NY), 1998

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1995
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1999

Joined MASA: 1998

Clinical Interests:
        All aspects of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery

Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Morristown Memorial Hospital


Office Address: Mailing Address: Phone: Fax: Email:	95 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 100 Madison Avenue Morristown, NJ 07960 (973) 971-7300 (973) 984-7019 jslater@heartsurgeons.com

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        Franklin and Marshall College (Lancaster, PA), 1982

Medical School:
        Case Western Reserve Univ. School of Medicine (Cleveland, OH), 1990

General Surgery Residency:
        Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (New York, NY), 1996

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (New York, NY), 1998

Previous Employment:
        Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center (New York, NY), 1999

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1997
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2000

Joined MASA: 1999

Clinical Interests:
        Off Pump Surgical Revascularization, Mechanical Circulatory Assist

Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Jersey Shore University Medical Center


Office Address: Phone: Fax:	1944 Rte. 33 Suite 201 Neptune, NJ 07753-4863 (732) 776-4622 (732) 776-3765

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        University of Notre Dame (Southbend, IN), 1988

Medical School:
        University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (Newark, NJ), 1992

General Surgery Residency:
        The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center (New York, NY), 1996

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        The New York Hospital - Cornell Medical Center (New York, NY), 1998

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1998
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 2000

Joined MASA: 1999

Clinical Interests:
        All aspects of Adult Cardiac Surgery and Cardiac Trauma.

Cardiothoracic Surgeon, Jersey Shore University Medical Center


Office Address: Phone: Fax:	1944 Rte. 33 Suite 201 Neptune, NJ 07753-4863 (732) 776-4622 (732) 776-3765

Educational and Clinical Background

College:
        Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), 1978
Medical School:
        Addis Ababa University (Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), 1983

General Surgery Residency:
        University of Kansas Medical Center (Kansas City, Kansas), 1990

Cardiac Surgery Fellowship:
        Jersey Shore Heart Institute (Neptune, NJ), 1993

Previous Employment:
        The General Hospital Center at Passaic (Passaic, NJ), 2000
        Jersey Shore University Medical Center (Neptune, NJ), 1993-1999

Board Certification:
        American Board of Surgery, 1992
        American Board of Thoracic Surgery, 1995

Joined MASA: 2000

Clinical Interests:
        All aspects of Adult Cardiothoracic Surgery

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