Summit Health

John D. Lipani, MD, PhD, FAANS, FACS, our Neurosurgeon-In-Chief, is a board certified, Fellowship-Trained specialist in complex Brain Surgery and Spine Surgery in New Jersey. Dr. Lipani also specializes in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery and Non-Invasive brain and spine Radiosurgery. Dr. Lipani’s patients receive uncompromised state-of-the-art care in Brain Surgery and Spine Surgery with experience, compassion and excellence.

Dr. Thomas Cioce is a primary care physician who is board-certified by the American Board of Family Medicine.He is a graduate of the Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (Kirksville, MO) and, he completed his internship and a residency in Family Practice at the Somerset Medical Center (Somerville, NJ). Prior to attending medical school, Dr. Cioce obtained two undergraduate degrees in New Jersey: a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy from the Rutgers College of Pharmacy and a Bachelor of Science in Biology from Monmouth University.For the past decade, he has served as a preceptor for first year medical students at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School (formerly UMDNJ) and a preceptor for third and fourth year medical students attending A.T. Still University (Kirksville, MO). He also served as the team physician for the Bernards High School sports program from 2007-2013.Dr. Cioce is an affiliate of American Academy of Family Practitioners and the American College of Osteopathic Family Practitioners. He is also affiliated with Morristown Memorial Hospital. He has been in Family Practice in Morristown and Bernardsville since 2007.When he is not working with patients, Dr. Cioce enjoys spending time with his wife and three children, cooking and hiking. He also finds time to coach youth football, baseball and lacrosse.