Dr. Meena Murthy
Dr. Meena Murthy is Chief of the Division of Endocrinology, Nutrition and Metabolism at Saint Peter’s University Hospital. She is the Director of Saint Peter’s Thyroid and Diabetes Center and Community Outreach Director for the Department of Medicine. She is Associate Professor of Medicine at Drexel University College of Medicine and at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Dr. Murthy has certification in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Nutrition, and Metabolism. She has had advanced training and certification for Geriatrics by the American Board of Internal Medicine. She is a fellow of the American College of Endocrinology/American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and is a member of numerous professional medical associations.
Dr. Murthy served as Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine Residency of Robert Wood Johnson Medical School (UMDNJ) and as Co-Director for the Clinical Competency Center at Saint Peter’s University Hospital for more than 10 years. In these positions, she brought innovative tools such as objective structured clinical exercise to educate and evaluate medical students, physicians in training, and other health professionals (hospital employees). In the clinical practice area, she has been responsible for creation of the Diabetes Care and Control Center at Saint Peter’s University Hospital in the year 2000 and has maintained a strong independent education division active in patient and community education and support. The Center has earned recognition by the American Diabetes Association. Recently Dr. Murthy and Saint Peter’s University Hospital have partnered with the American Diabetes Association to promote excellence in the care of diabetes.
Dr. Murthy is dedicated to the causes of education and improvement of people whether they are professionals or patients. She believes in advocacy for the disadvantaged and service to the needy. To effect these changes she conducts seminars, workshops, medical outreach programs, and volunteer activities in the United States and abroad. She is committed to weaving the science of medicine to the art of living with a holistic approach. Dr. Murthy has strong links to the South Asian community. Her most recent activities include the creation of the New Jersey South Asian Diabetes Health Awareness Network, a monthly education and support group for people concerned with developing diabetes, people with diabetes, and their families and monthly broadcasts on Heartbeat, Radio Talk Show, EBC Radio 1170AM providing general health discussions.
