Alieta Eck, M.D.

Alieta Eck, M.D.Dr. Alieta Eck graduated from the Rutgers College of Pharmacy in NJ and the St. Louis School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. She studied Internal Medicine at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick, NJ and has been in private practice with her husband, Dr. John Eck, MD in Piscataway, NJ since 1988. She has been involved in health care reform since residency and is convinced that the government is a poor provider of medical care. She testified before the Joint Economic Committee of the US Congress in 2004 about better ways to deliver health care in the United States. In 2003, she and her husband founded the Zarephath Health Center, a free clinic for the poor and uninsured that currently cares for 300-400 patients per month utilizing the donated services of volunteer physicians and nurses.

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Craig M. Wax, D.O.

Craig M. Wax, D.O.Dr. Craig M. Wax practices preventive family medicine and wellness in Mullica Hill, NJ.  He is the Host of "Your health Matters" on Rowan Radio 89.7 WGLS-FM on Thursdays at 5:30-6:00pm and podcast on the internet at WGLS.ROWAN.EDU.  He founded and maintains HealthIsNumberOne.com as a patient health information internet site.  He founded, "Independent Physicians for Patient Independence," to prevent government and insurance company intrusion into healthcare and help patients become independent at achieving and maintaining good health. Dr. Wax has lectured to may physician and patient groups on many topics. "He's a Doctor of All Media," said the Gloucester County Times.

Jeffrey Hall Dobken, M.D.

Jeffrey Hall Dobken, MD, is an assistant clinical professor of pediatric immunology and allergy at Weill Cornell School of Medicine in New York City. A certified bioethicist, he has served on the Biomedical Ethics Committee of the Medical Society of New Jersey since 1990. 

Robert Villare, M.D.

Doctor Robert Villare, M.D., Masters Public Administration

    * Bob served as Chair of Department of Surgery Quality Assurance Committee at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital-Methodist Division and served as clinical instructor in surgery at Jefferson Medical College.

    * Bob benefits the 3rd District due to his presence in two counties. He works in Salem County where he serves as Chairman of the hospital’s HealthCare Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Committees while he resides in Gloucester County in West Deptford Township.

    * Bob is a strong advocate for patients and for physicians, nurses and technicians working in the “trenches” of patient care.

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Peter Leone

Peter Leone has been in the professional liability market for nearly 34 years. During that time he has held various positions from VP of Claims of New Jersey's largest medical malpractice carrier to COO of a start up malpractice carrier. Peter is now the Program Director for The Academic Group a new and innovative Medical Malpractice carrier based in New York, but also covering physicians in New Jersey.
 
Peter has sat on two Governor's medical malpractice task forces, created the first fraud unit in malpractice designed to protect doctors from patients who exaggerate their claims , and he also formed the first litigation support group to assist physicians experiencing the trauma of the "courtroom." Peter has been a contributing Editor to MD NEWS and Health Guide and has also appeared in feature articles in Money Magazine and Medical Economics. He is well known in the industry a stanch advocate of physicians and their causes.