Hospital Affiliation

University Hospital, Newark

INSURANCE PARTICIPATION

Insurance Participation: with Provider Number (where applicable)
The information below is subject to change and should not be relied upon until after it is verified with the insurance company. In addition, psychiatric providers should be contacted directly for information on their participation with managed care and insurance companies.

Aetna, Inc.

AmeriGroup

AmeriHealth of NJ

America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)

Amerivantage Dual Coordination

Clover Health Plans

Devon Health Services/ULLICO

Horizon BCBS Managed Care

Horizon NJ Health

Horizon NJ Total Care(HNJH)

Horizon PPO Network

Medicaid

Medicare

MultiPlan

Prime Health Services, Inc.

Qual Care HMO

Qual Care PPO

Three Rivers Provider Network

UHC Comm/Oxford

United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)

VA Choice (Health Net Federal Services)

WellCare Health Plans

Overview

Dr. Atkin graduated from Cornell University, the College of Arts and Sciences, where she received her BA and then attended New Jersey Medical School where she received both her MD degree and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine. Dr. Atkin became the Associate Director of the ED in University Hospital in 1992 and has held numerous administrative and academic positions, both at UH and NJMS. She was honored by her colleagues in 1999 when she was elected the first woman president of the UH Medical Staff and was also the Chief Medical Officer of UH. Also held the post of Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at NJMS from 2005 to 2013. She sees patients regularly in the UH outpatient Internal Medicine Practice and teaches medical students and internal medicine residents. She is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Emergency Physicians.

Education

M.D., 1979, CMDNJ New Jersey Medical School
B.A., 1975, Cornell University, College of Arts & Sciences

Licensure & Certification

Medical Licensure
New Jersey

Relevant Publications

Ahmed, A, Rotundo, L, Silva A, Feurdean, M, Atkin, S: Screening for H Pylori in Patients Originating from Endemic Areas in the AIMC, Rutgers Research Day, Abstract and Poster Presentation, Newark, NJ May 2019.

Rajwani, K, Scarpone, J, Rovi, S, Atkin, S: Provision of Prophylaxis to Rape Victims in an ED/Level I Trauma Center. Poster and abstract presentation. The American College of Emergency Physicians, New York Regional Meeting, 2003.

Quadrel M, Lavery RF, Jaker M, Atkin S, Cody R: A Prospective, Random Trial of Epinephrine, Metaproterenol, and Epinephrine and Proterenol in the Prehospital Treatment of Adult Asthma. (Abstract) Prehospital and Disaster Medicine 1994;9: S55. Presented at the 10th Annual Meeting of the National Association of EMS Physicians, August, 1994.

Quadrel M, Atkin S, Jaker M: Monitoring the Patient for Toxicity During the Administration of Intravenous Pentamidine. Poster and abstract presentation. The Seventh International Conference on AIDS, Florence, Italy. 1991.

Gestring ML, Lombardo JM, Atkin SH, Jaker MA, Swan KG: Seroprevalence of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Infection among Trauma Patients in Newark, New Jersey. Clinical Research 1991; 39:861A.