ABOUT US

Dr. Bassam Haddad has been practicing medicine and nephrology for more than 30 years. Throughout his career he held many prominent positions, including his current position as Chief of Nephrology at Hoboken University Medical Center and medical director at Fresenius Kidney Care-Hoboken. Dr. Bassam Haddad is a former member of NJ State Board of Medical Examiner, and a former Secretary of NJ State Board of Medical Examiner. When he’s not practicing medicine, Dr. Bassam Haddad enjoys swimming, jogging, and traveling.

Dr. Danny Haddad is a board certified in Nephrology and Internal Medicine. He received his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College in Philadelphia where he graduated with Alpha Omega Alpha honors. He went on to complete residency in Internal Medicine and fellowship in Nephrology at the University of Pennsylvania. He has been practicing in the Hudson County area since that time. He is the chief of the nephology division at RWJ Barnabas-Jersey City Medical Center. He is also the medical director at Fresenius Kidney Care-Jersey City and North Jersey. He co-directs the Lupus-Rheumatology/Nephrology clinic.  He has published articles in several clinical research journals and has presented his work at numerous conferences.

Director of Clinical Research, NJKC

Dr. Narender Goel is Board Certified in Internal Medicine and Nephrology and is a designated ASH Certified - Hypertension Specialist.

Dr. Goel completed his Internal Medicine residency at Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, New York and Nephrology fellowship at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, New York. Dr. Goel has published several papers in clinical journals and numerous presentations at International Conferences. He is an expert in providing nephrology consultations for kidney diseases, dialysis, hypertension, kidney stones and electrolyte abnormalities.

Dr. Goel is recognized as a Fellow of the National Kidney Foundation (FNKF) and Fellow of the American Society of Nephrology (FASN). He currently serves as the chairman of the medical advisory board for NKF, New Jersey. 

Born and raised in India, he is fluent in English and Hindi with working knowledge of Spanish and Punjabi. 

Dr. Lochana Manandhar completed her Internal Medicine Residency at Central Michigan University and her Nephrology Fellowship at Texas A&M University. Her medical interests include preserving kidney function, controlling hypertension, treating electrolyte disorders, and providing optimal care to kidney transplant patients.

Dr. Manandhar is originally from Kathmandu, Nepal and she currently resides in Jersey City, New Jersey. Dr. Manandhar enjoys cycling, traveling to different cities, trying cuisines from around the world and spending time with family and friends.

Dr. Varsha Suresh was raised in India and attended medical school in her hometown of Chennai, India.  She completed her Internal Medicine Residency at the University of Central Florida, Orlando, and then moved to New York City to do her fellowship in Nephrology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Her clinical interests include Glomerular Disease and the management of Diabetic Kidney Disease.  She lives in Jersey City and enjoys hiking, cooking, traveling, and reading fiction.  She is fluent in English, Tamil, and Hindi.

Rebecca is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who earned her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree with honors from Rutgers University in 2022. Her doctoral dissertation, Reducing Hyperphosphatemia in Patients on Hemodialysis: A Quality Improvement Project, focuses on phosphorus education and its impact on dialysis patients. Prior to being a NP, she worked as a registered nurse in both the acute and chronic dialysis setting for over 7 years.

Born in South Korea, raised in South Africa, and educated in the U.S., she speaks fluent English and Korean, and conversational Spanish and Afrikaans. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her two young children, reading, and discovering new outdoor activities.

Denise Goodman, MSN, CNN, NP-C completed her Masters in Nursing at St. Peter’s University in New Jersey and received her certification as an Adult Nurse Practitioner in April of 2009. She has over 32 years of experience in Nephrology and for the last five years has been working at Hudson Essex Nephrology.

Born in the Bronx, NY and raised in Dumont, NJ, she is fluent in English and conversationally fluent in Spanish. She is an animal advocate and enjoys the outdoors. Ms. Goodman also likes spending time with family and friends while exploring new restaurants.

Gady is a board certified nurse practitioner. He completed his Masters Degree - Nurse Practitioner program from William Paterson University in 2016. Prior to that he worked as a registered dialysis nurse for 20 years with direct patient care in a dialysis clinic setting. He is well known for keen diagnostic skills, excellent rapport and a topnotch patient advocate. He is fluent in English, Russian and Hebrew. Gady enjoys traveling and spending time with his family.