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Gastroenterologist Joins Kimball Medical Center Staff

Dr Kenneth GlazierLakewood, NJ, August 3, 2007 -- Kenneth D. Glazier, M.D., a gastroenterologist who specializes in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease, has joined the medical staff of Kimball Medical Center.

Dr. Glazier, who completed fellowship training at Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, and Robert Johnson University Medical School, New Brunswick, joins gastroenterologists Allen Cohen, M.D., Omar Tamimi, M.D., Jill Collier, M.D., and Edgar Bigornia, M.D., of Gastroenterologists of Ocean County PA, in Toms River.

He received his medical degree from Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago. A member of the American Gastroenterology Association, Dr. Glazier's professional affiliations also include the American College of Gastroenterology and the Chron’s and Colitis Foundation of America.

Dr. Glazier has extensive experience in the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease at the Crohn's and Colitis Center of New Jersey and published a manuscript on the use of the immunnosuppressant drug 6MP to treat the disorders. His other areas of interest include hepatitis C and advanced diagnosed procedures including endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) — which enables the physician to diagnose problems in the liver, gallbladder, bile ducts and pancreas — and colonoscopy.

Before joining Gastroenterologists of Ocean County, Dr. Glazier was in private practice in the Marlboro/Freehold area for five years. He currently is a clinical assistant professor of medicine with UMDNJ/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. A resident of Morganville, Dr. Glazier and his wife, pediatrician Kim Glazier, M.D., are the parents of two young children.

For more information on Dr. Glazier, who has offices in Lakewood and Toms River, call Kimball Medical Center — an affiliate of the Saint Barnabas Health Care System —
at 888-SBHS-123 (888-724-7123).

CONTACT: Kathleen Horan
Public Relations and Marketing
732-557-3909

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