Doctor Mercando

Noreen A. Mercando DO grew up locally in Montgomery Township since 1969. She attended the local elementary and junior high school then transferred to Stuart Country Day School in Princeton and graduated valedictorian.

Her undergraduate education was completed at Bryn Mawr College and upon graduation, she obtained her medical degree at the University of Medicine and Dentistry in Stratford, NJ. She completed her residency in Family Practice within the Saint Barnabas Health Care System and has been Board Certified in Family Practice since 2000.

She lives in Montgomery Township with her husband, David Mercando and her two children. She is a member of the St. Charles Borromeo Church in Skillman. Dr. Mercando has extensive experience in the care of older adults, primary care, preventive medicine and people with developmental disabilities.

UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION
9/1984-5/1988	Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr PA

MEDICAL EDUCATION
9/1991-5/1995	University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey - School of Osteopathic Medicine, Stratford NJ

WORK EXPERIENCE
3/24/2003 –11/27/09	Greenbrook Regional Center, Greenbrook NJ, - Full time Division of Developmental Disabilities – NJ Department of Human Services • Provide medical services and treatment to geriatric patients with Developmental Disabilities • Coordinated psychiatric treatment and follow up with the psychiatric team • Member of a multidisciplinary team in providing specialized services in helping clients live independently as possible

2/14/2000 – 1/31/03	Hillsborough Medical Associates, Hillsborough, New Jersey, 20 hours/week • Provided continuing, preventative and comprehensive healthcare to families and individuals • Medical practice focusing on health maintenance, health promotion and patient education • Treatment of acute and chronic illnesses • Gynecology and Pediatrics

6/2000 – 5/2002	Professional Healthcare Services of Lawrenceville, Lawrenceville, NJ – 6 hr/week • Health center providing care and treatment to families, and individuals for acute and chronic illnesses and minor injuries

6/1988 – 7/1991	Lab Technician in Methods and Development, Union Camp Corporation - Full time • Analysis of the rheological properties of solids and liquids • Provided quantitative data on Thermal Analysis of Polymers • Sample preparation and performance of Gel Permeation and Gas liquid chromatography

MEDICAL TRAINING
6/26/1996 – 6/26/97	Internship, Union Hospital, Saint Barnabas Health Care System of New Jersey a Teaching affiliate of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

7/1/1997 – 6/30/99	Family Medicine Residency. Union Hospital, Saint Barnabas Healthcare System of New Jersey, Teaching affiliate of the New York College of Osteopathic Medicine

7/1/91-5/1995	Bryn Mawr College - Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania – AB in Biology with Minor Chemistry

9/1980 - 6/1984	Stuart Country Day School of the Sacred Heart High School - Princeton, NJ

LICENSURE
	• Board Certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians since 11/06/00 and Recertified 1/1/09 ( Certificate No. 10041) • License to practice medicine by the State of Board of medical Examiners since 9/9/1997- current • Controlled Substance Certificate by the DEA, current

MEDICAL PRIVILEGES
	• Somerset Medical Center - Somerville New Jersey- June 29, 2000 - February 25, 2005 • Stonebridge at Montgomery CCRC, Skillman, NJ – present • Carrier Clinic, Belle Mead, NJ – present • East Mountain Hospital, Belle Mead, NJ – present

AFFILIATIONS
	• American Osteopathic Association • American Osteopathic Board of Family Physicians

PERSONAL INTERESTS
	• Summers at the beach and poolside, Spending time with family, Travelling abroad Always trying to improve cooking skills, Reading Fantasy and Science Fiction genre