Stephen R. Shapiro received his BA from Washington and Jefferson College in Washington, PA. and his M.D. at the Chicago University School of Medicine in Chicago, IL. Dr. Shapiro completed his Internship in Internal Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in Chicago, IL and a Residency in Internal Medicine at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, NJ. A Fellowship in Gastroenterology followed at the Orange County Medical Center in Orange, CA. He served as a Physician in the United States Army specializing in Internal Medicine at Fort Monmouth, Monmouth, NJ. Dr. Shapiro then completed another Fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta, GA.
From 1976, Dr. Shapiro has served as an Attending Physician in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology at the Somerset Medical Center in Somerville, NJ. He has served in many Medical Staff capacities at SMC, including Secretary, Vice President and President. In addition, he served as SMC's Chairman of the Department of Medicine. Active in numerous community projects and causes, Dr. Shapiro served as the President of the American Cancer Society of Somerset County.  Dr. Shapiro is board certified in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.  
 

Lawrence S. Kluger obtained his BA at Franklin and Marshall College in Lancaster, PA and his M.D. at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA. His Internship and Residency in Internal Medicine were completed at Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY Dr Kluger then completed a Fellowship in Gastroenterology at the Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine.
Dr. Kluger served as an Assistant Attending Physician at the Montefiore Hospital and Medical Center and as an Instructor in Medicine at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. From 1981 to the present, he has been an Attending Physician in the Department of Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology at the Somerset Medical Center, Somerville, NJ and served for several years on the Hospital's Board of Trustees.  He served as the Chief of Gastroenterology at Somerset Medical Center for five years and is currently the Chairman of the SMC Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.  Dr. Kluger is board certified in both Gastroenterology and Internal Medicine.  

Jeffrey S. Unger received his BA from the State University in New York at Albany, NY and his M.D. at Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, MA.  He completed his Residency in Internal Medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center in New York.  Dr. Unger then completed his Fellowship in Gastroenterology at New York University Medical Center in New York.   
Dr. Unger has written many abstracts and publications in his study of Gastroenterology and has received the prestigious Award for Excellence in Research.   He currently serves as the Chief of Gastroenterology at Somerset Medical Center.

Surya P. Irakam attended medical school at Sir Venkateswara Medical College in India.  He completed his residency in internal medicine in New York at Interfaith Medical Center, and his Fellowship in Gastroenterology at Brooklyn Hospital Center in New York.   Dr.Irakam also received specialized gastrointestinal training in advanced, state-of-the-art biliary and pancreatic endoscopy at Beth Israel Medical Center in New York.  Dr.Irakam has written many abstracts and publications during his residency and fellowship.  He has received awards for excellence in academics both during residency and fellowship training. He is board certified in internal medicine and gastroenterology.  He serves on cancer committee at Somerset Medical Center.

We are pleased to announce that Dr. Robert Wiesen has joined our practice.   He completed his residency at Beth Israel Medical Center, New York and his fellowship at UMDNJ, New Jersey Medical school.  Dr. Wiesen is trained in the advanced techniques of  Therapeutic biliary/pancreatic  endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasound with FNA.  He came to us very highly recommended and we are happy to have him be a part of our medical team.