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Our Staff

Meet the team dedicated to making your care experience smooth at Garden State Orthopaedic Associates, from your first call to your follow-up.

Smiling members of the Garden State Orthopaedic Associates front desk team behind the reception window, with the GSOA logo on the glass

Vivek Taparia

CEO
Vivek brings over 15 years of experience scaling healthcare organizations, with prior leadership roles at Northwell Health and Optum, and a track record of driving clinical integration, operational excellence, and value-based care. He holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and is passionate about advancing patient-centered care delivery.

Alize Barbosa

Workers’ Compensation Manager
For questions about your work-related injury, or to schedule or change a workers’ compensation appointment, call Alize and her team at 201-475-0016.

Andrea Vachon

Pre-Certification Department Lead
Our Pre-Certification team helps obtain insurance approvals for physical therapy, MRIs, CT scans, ultrasounds, EMGs, bone stimulators, and viscosupplementation injections.

For questions, call Andrea and her team at 201-475-0019.

Irene Koenig

Surgical Scheduling, Senior Manager
For information about an upcoming procedure, or to schedule your surgery, call Irene and her team at 201-475-8940.

Caroline Ivanovski-Hauser

Medical Records Department Manager
For help obtaining your medical records, call Caroline and her team at 201-791-4434 x1141.

Anagilda Rojas

Revenue Cycle, Senior Manager
Our billing and managed care specialists are here to answer your billing questions. Call Anagilda and her team at 201-791-4679.

Sarah Ghilardi

Operations Manager
For help with operations-related questions, call Sarah at 201-791-4434 x1508.

Jill Yelen

Human Resources, Senior Manager
For HR-related questions, call Jill at 201-791-4434.

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