Michael J. Nissenblatt, MD

Board-Certified: National Board of Medical Examiners, Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology

“In my 30-year career, I’ve treated over 10,000 patients. Throughout the years, I’ve enjoyed the daily opportunity to blend human compassion with the tangible realities of new discoveries. I believe treating cancer is a calling in which, as stated by Dr. William Osler, ‘One uses the heart as much as the head.’ I’ve kept these words with me and have made it my personal goal to always practice compassionate and humanistic care for each and every patient. With hope, inspiration, and determination, I am able to guide you through your cancer journey for the best outcome possible.”

Fellowship: Medical Oncology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD

Residency: Medicine, John Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD 

MD: Columbia College of Physicians & Surgeons, New York, NY 

Honors: New York Magazine “Top Doctors” (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001, 2000, 1999); Inside Jersey Magazine “Top Doctors” (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009); New Jersey Monthly Magazine “Top Doctors” (2014, 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007); St. George National Award of the American Cancer Society, Best Doctors in America, The Burton L. Eichler Award – Humanitarian Contribution Recognition, Arnold P. Gold Foundation Award – “Humanism in Medicine;” Castle Connolly Top Doctors “New York Metro Area” (2010, 2009); North New Jersey Chapter of Nursing Oncology Society – Award of Gratitude; Motolinksy Foundation – “Distinguished Citizens Award;” New Jersey Magazine “New Jersey’s Best Doctors;” The Auxiliary of Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital – President’s Award of Excellence; Temple B’nail Shalom Honoree – Sweetness of Giving Gala; East Brunswick Educational Foundation – Partner in Excellence Award; Reverence Doctor Robert Mc Kean President’s Award

Leadership Positions: Founder, The Challah Fund; Founder, The Michael J. Nissenblatt Partners In Healing Foundation; Chairman, The American Cancer Society’s Annual Wine & Roses Event

Teaching Faculty: Clinical Professor of Medicine, Rutgers-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, NJ

Member: American Society of Clinical Oncology, American Medical Association, American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, American Radium Society, The International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC), The Chemotherapy Foundation, Johns Hopkins Medical & Surgical Society, American Physicians Fellowship Inc. for Medicine in Israel, The Maimonides Society, The New York Academy of Sciences, Oncology Society of New Jersey, Cancer Institute of New Jersey, The New Jersey Medical Society, The Middlesex County Medical Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, The Society for the Study of Breast Disease, New Jersey Breast Cancer Coalition, The Cancer Institute of New Jersey;

Languages: English