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.
A lifelong resident of New Jersey, Dr. Suzanne Atkin graduated from Cornell University, the College of Arts and Sciences, and then attended New Jersey Medical School where she received both her MD degree and completed her residency training in Internal Medicine and became a fulltime faculty member of the New Jersey Medical School. Dr. Atkin has held numerous clinical, administrative and academic leadership positions, both at University Hospital and at New Jersey Medical School, serving as the Chief Medical Officer of University Hospital and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs at NJMS for 12 years. She has been the chair and active member of many hospital and medical school boards, committees and task forces addressing clinical quality and safety and academic excellence. She was the leadership force steering the implementation and management of the hospital electronic medical record, she created the Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Program at the University Hospital Emergency Department and the University Hospital Clinical Research Program. She was honored by her colleagues in 1999 when she was elected the first woman President of the University Hospital Medical Staff and was re-elected for a second term. In addition, she was the Assistant then Associate Director of the Emergency Department for over 20 years. A highly acclaimed clinician, educator, leader, and mentor and career role model for countless younger faculty members, internal medicine residents and medical students, Dr Atkin has also authored numerous clinical research papers. She continues to see patients regularly in the University Hospital Ambulatory Internal Medicine Practice and teaches internal medicine residents and medical students. She is a fellow in the American College of Physicians and the American College of Emergency Physicians.
Education
MD, 1979, CMDNJ New Jersey Medical School BA, 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.
