Patrick Lemasters

Before joining Summit Health, Bernadette Parga, PA, practiced with First Care Medical Group in Verona and Lyndhurst, and WellCome Care in Garfield, New Jersey. Ms. Parga also has practiced with University Medical Professionals in Union, New Jersey. She is a member of the American Academy of Physician Assistants and New Jersey State Society of Physician Assistants.To her credit, Ms. Parga has volunteered for Saint John's Clinic, an urban health care facility in New Brunswick and Broadway House Long-term Care Facility in Newark. She also has volunteered for the The College of New Jersey Special Olympics in Trenton, and Elijah's Promise Soup Kitchen in Newark.Ms. Parga became a PA because of her interest in medicine and her desire to help others. She says, "Being a PA allows me to care for others, address my patients' medical problems, and still have time to develop meaningful relationships with my patients and colleagues." She adds, "I want most to continue learning and becoming a better practitioner so that I can give my patients the best care possible. I believe that treating each of my patients as a whole person rather than focusing only on his or her condition or disease makes it possible to deliver comprehensive care that can sometimes make all the difference in a patient's outcomes."

Viktoriia Kobliuk, MSN, RN, AGPCNP-BC , is a member of Summit Health's Urology team.

In addition to his position at Summit Health, Jeffrey I. Katz, MD, is Chairman of the Medical Records Committee, Surgery Resident Selection Committee, and Resident Surgery Education Committee at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. Dr. Katz is Former Chief in the Section of Urology and Former Chairman in the Department of Surgery at Saint Barnabas Medical Center.Dr. Katz's research interests are primarily devoted to urinary tract infections, urgency, prostate cancer detection, overactive bladder, and bladder cancer. He is the coauthor of articles and abstracts that are published in prestigious, peer-reviewed scientific journals such as Journal of Urology.Dr. Katz is a member of the American Association of Clinical Urologists, American Urological Association, American Urological Association New York Section, American Medical Association, American College of Surgeons, Essex County Medical Society, American Lithotripsy Society, International Endourological Society, New York Urodynamic Society, New Jersey Urological Association, New Jersey Academy of Medicine, and New Jersey Medical Society. He is a member of the Stone Center of New Jersey Medical Advisory Committee, Juvenile Diabetes Foundation Medical Advisory Committee, New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners Advisory Committee, and Foundation for Diabetic Research Board of Trustees.Dr. Katz is featured in Castle Connolly "Best Doctors in the New York Area" listings.