ABOUT SALERNO MEDICAL ASSOCIATES

Since its formation in 2001, Salerno Medical Associates has been dedicated to treating patients like family. This tradition stems back to the 1950s when Dr. Alphonse Salerno opened a home office in East Orange, New Jersey. A commitment to serving Essex County has enabled Salerno Medical Associates to provide several services for developing new and innovative programs over time. Discover why countless families throughout the region rely on Salerno Medical Associates for comprehensive primary, preventative, and proactive medical care.

A family-run, second-generation practice, Salerno Medical Associates has served East Orange and Newark, NJ, for more than 100 years collectively. The physician’s office started as a home office in the 1950s owned and operated by Dr. Alphonse Salerno while his wife, Dr. Svetlana Salerno, broke ground as one of the first women physicians in Newark, NJ.

When the social strife of the 1960s came, many businesses left the city to escape the tension in urban areas. However, the Salerno family maintained their commitment to Essex County, participating in the healing and rebuilding the region desperately needed.

Dr. Alexander G. Salerno not only aspires to bring his parents’ legacy into the 21st century. He also strives to increase offerings to meet changing healthcare needs in the growing urban communities of East Orange and the surrounding areas.

Under the new name, Community Health Care Outreach Program (CHOP), the program has expanded to include services for individuals with mental health issues.

With a large urban area, Essex County, NJ, features individuals with wide-ranging medical concerns. In response, Dr. Alexander Salerno sought to expand healthcare services and meet these growing needs. In 2015, he established Metropolitan Medical Group across the street to serve as an extension of Salerno Medical Associates.

Nirvana Healthcare Management Services provides primary healthcare and multidisciplinary medical services at four sites in the greater Newark area, East Orange, and soon Bloomfield. Our namesake, Nirvana, grounds the work we do in holistic preventative medicine. Each site is uniquely outfitted to create calming ambiance for patients. Our physicians, nurses, and employees are committed to creating a culture focused on personalizing the patient experience in a fast-paced and high-volume practice setting.

We have a long-standing tradition of providing exceptional patient outcomes and experiences for our 25,000+ patient population. We are a family-run, second-generation practice that has served Essex County for over 75 years.

“An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” — this quote from Benjamin Franklin described the mindsets of Drs. Alphonse and Svetlana Salerno, and by extension, Dr. Alexander Salerno. To them, healthcare was not only about treating medical problems. Instead, they believed prevention should always be the priority when providing patient care.

To truly make patients feel like family, Salerno Medical Associates strives to promote a comfortable and welcoming atmosphere. Between 2005 and 2007, major renovations took place to modernize facilities and deliver the highest quality care and customer experience possible.

Salerno Medical Associates has been providing quality, affordable healthcare to residents of Newark, East Orange, and environs for more than seventy years.