Patient Stories

Real People. Real Stories.

They're all very different. But they all have something special in common. When life brought them an unexpected health challenge, they all turned to the remarkable doctors, nurses, and caregivers of Meridian Health for answers.  

Each amazing person featured within our Taking Care of New Jersey campaign is a living example of how the experts of Meridian Health bring the most extraordinary medical advances – from heart to cancer care, orthopedics to pediatric medicine – to the people of New Jersey, every day.   

Explore the stories of hope, strength, trust, and life for some the patients of K.Hovnanian Children's Hospital:

Irie

Diagnosis: Seizure
Physician: Thomas Steineke, M.D.

Read Irie's Story

Daniel

Diagnosis: Digestive Disorder
Physician: Saad A. Saad, M.D.

Read Daniel's Story

Tony

Diagnosis: Multiple Sclerosis
Physician: Richard Sultan, D.O.

Read Tony's Story

Kerry

Diagnosis: Asthma
Physician: Charles Dadzie, M.D.

Read Kerry's Story

Marcus

Diagnosis: Type 1 Diabetes
Physician: Santhosh Eapen, M.D.

Read Marcus' Story

Elisheva

Diagnosis: Kidney Laceration
Physicians: Loretta Christensen, M.D., Thomas Vates, M.D., Michael Fleisher, M.D.

Read Elisheva's Story

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