Who We Are

Princeton Anesthesia Services provides anesthesia and pain management services in Princeton, Plainsboro, Monroe, and the surrounding community.

Princeton Anesthesia Services is a division of NJ Healthcare Specialists, a subsidiary of Envision Physician Services.  Our group is a well-regarded leader in advanced anesthesia care, providing services at the following locations:

  • Princeton Medical Center
  • PMC’s Center for Ambulatory Surgery – Plainsboro
  • PMC’s Center for Ambulatory Surgery – Monroe
  • Princeton House Behavioral Health
  • Surgical Specialists at Princeton

All of our anesthesiologists are Board-Certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology and are highly experienced in providing safe, personalized, and efficient patient care.  Many of our anesthesiologists are fellowship-trained interventional pain management specialists, cardiothoracic anesthesiologists, regional anesthesiologists, obstetric anesthesiologists, and pediatric anesthesiologists.  To learn more about joining our practice, please email a cover letter and CV to Bridget Ruscito, MD at bridget.ruscito@pennmedicine.upenn.edu and also Rebecca Griffith, MD at rebecca.griffith@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Mukta Aggarwal, MD
Medical School: Amritsar Medical College
Residency: New York University

Anshul Airen, MD
College: University at Buffalo
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center

Stephen Barone, MD
College: Emory University
Medical School: Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami
Residency: NYP – Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital

Anna Battat, MD
College: Brown University
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship:  Regional Anesthesia, Hospital for Special Surgery

Oliver Choo, MD
College: Harvard University
Medical School: Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School
Residency: Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School

Heidi Gordon, MD
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: University of Pennsylvania

Rebecca Griffith, MD
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: Rutgers – New Jersey Medical School
Residency: New York University
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Boston Children’s Hospital

Joseph Hancock, MD
College: Southwestern University
Medical School: University of Texas at San Antonio
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center

Amir Hanna, MD
Medical School: Ain Shams University, Egypt
Residency: Brookdale University Hospital
Fellowship: Regional anesthesia, University of Pittsburgh

Christina Iliadis, DO
College: Rutgers University
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: University of Pennsylvania
Fellowship: Pediatric anesthesia, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia

Lawrence Kanter, MD
College: University of Pennsylvania
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania
Residency: Hahnemann University Hospital
Fellowship: Pain Management, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

Matt Kauffman MD
College: TCNJ
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine
Residency
: Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Fellowship
: Regional Anesthesia, NYP-Weill Cornell Medical Center

Anna Klausner, MD
Medical School: Upstate Medical University
Residency: Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Columbia University

Jacob Levene, MD
College: The College of New Jersey
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Residency: University of North Carolina

Philip Ludmer, MD
College: University of Wisconsin – Madison
Medical School: New York Medical College
Residency: University of North Carolina
Fellowship: Pediatric Anesthesiology, Children’s National Medical Center

Michael D. McDonald, MD
College: Oberlin College
Medical School: The University of Pennsylvania
Residency: The University of Pennsylvania

Jill Morganstern, MD
College: Cornell University
Medical School: Weill Cornell Medical College
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: Cardiothoracic Anesthesia, Massachusetts General Hospital

Annemarie Phillips, MD
College: The College of New Jersey
Medical School: Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Residency
: Mount Sinai West and St. Luke’s
Fellowship
: Regional Anesthesia, NYP-Columbia

Michael J. Richardson, MD
Medical School: University of California, Irvine
Residency: University of Southern California
Fellowship: Obstetrical Anesthesia, University of Southern California

Bridget Ruscito, MD
College: Davidson College
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center

Jessica Sumski, MD
College: Villanova University
Medical School: Drexel University College of Medicine
Residency: George Washington University

Avani Trivedi, DO
College: University of the Sciences
Medical School:  University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey School of Osteopathic Medicine
Residency: Nassau University Medical Center

Alexander Wolfson, MD
College: Johns Hopkins University
Medical School: Jacobs School of Medicine at SUNY Buffalo
Residency: New York Presbyterian Hospital – Weill Cornell Medical Center
Fellowship: Regional and Obstetric Anesthesiology, Johns Hopkins Hospital