Joseph J. Pecora III, DO

Dr. Pecora joined Montgomery Medical Associates in 2002 and is currently the managing partner and President.

He is a graduate of Seton Hall University and Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Pecora completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine within the St. Barnabas Healthcare System. While a resident, he received the Resident of the Year award. He has been Board Certified in Internal Medicine since 2002 and is also a Fellow of the American College of Osteopathic Physicians (ACOI). Dr. Pecora serves as Medical Director for Stonebridge at Montgomery, a continuing care retirement community located in Skillman, since 2003. He also serves as the Medical Advisor for the township of Montgomery. In addition, he is the attending physician at Carrier Clinic’s Blake Recovery Center where he performs drug and alcohol detoxification and rehabilitation.

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION

08/1991-05/1995

Seton Hall University
South Orange Avenue South Orange, NJ
Major: Biology Degree: Bachelor of Science, B.S. May 1995

MEDICAL EDUCATION

08/1995-06/1999

Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine (LECOM)
1858 West Grandview Boulevard Erie, PA 16506
Degree: Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine, D.O. May 1999

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

06/1999-06/2002

Internal Medicine Residency St. Barnabas Health Care System Union Hospital
1000 Galloping Hill Road Union, NJ 07083 (908) 851-7190
Achievements: Internal Medicine Resident of the Year 2001-2002
Chief Intern 2000 Rudi Wadle Scholarship Award Winner 1999-2000 and 2001-2002

PRIVATE PRACTICE

05/2002-present

Montgomery Medical Associates LLC
9 Dutchtown-Harlingen Road Belle Mead, NJ 08502 (908) 874-8883

07/ 2003-present

Medical Director Stonebridge at Montgomery CCRC
Subsidiary of Presbyterian Homes Inc.
Skillman, NJ 08558

07/2002-present

Carrier Clinic Attending physician – Blake Unit Primary Medical Detoxification for 32 bed unit

07/ 2003-present

East Mountain Hospital Attending physician
Medical history & physical and consultations for 16 bed psychiatric unit

BOARD CERTIFICATION

Internal Medicine / ACOI – 2002

CERTIFICATIONS

ASAM (American Society of Addiction Medicine) 2006
Certificate number 622270

AFFILIATIONS

University Medical Center at Princeton 253 Witherspoon Street Princeton, NJ 08540 Attending Physician

Stonebridge at Montgomery CCRC 300 Hollinshead Spring Road Skillman, NJ 08558
Medical Director/Attending physician

Carrier Clinic Route 601 Belle Mead, NJ 08502
Attending Physician – Blake Recovery Unit

East Mountain Hospital Route 601 Belle Mead, NJ 08502
Attending physician

ASSOCIATIONS

American Medical Association

American Osteopathic Association
American Medical Directors
Assocaiation American College of Osteopathic
Internists American Society of Addiction Medicine
American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine