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Hearing Loss
PROFESSIONAL PROFILES
Summit Hearing Aid Center
LESLIE E. HERMAN, AUD, CCC-A
75 Summit Avenue, Summit, NJ 07901 • 908-277-6886
summithearingaidcenter.com • summithearingaid@gmail.com
Although 30 years have passed since she opened the Summit Hearing Aid Center,
Dr. Leslie Herman’s goal remains the same: helping her patients hear better. While the
technology she uses to achieve that goal has certainly changed, the needs of those who
are looking for hearing help are as pressing as ever and on the rise.
“My patients are more informed about hearing and more demanding of the performance
of their amplification devices and wireless accessories,” she says. “But I believe their
knowledge is a plus. Also, technology is just the beginning to better hearing. As Dr. Neil
J. DiSarno, chief staff officer for audiology at the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, noted in The New York Times earlier this year, ‘A hearing aid is a complex
medical device, not a simple sound amplifier.’ The treatment following the fitting of a
device includes extensive counseling and programming.”
“We want people to know that if they or someone they care about would like to hear
clearer and with less effort, they should feel free to call us,” Dr. Herman says. “We’d love to
help them hear better.”
Ophthalmology
Retina Center of New Jersey, LLP
PATRICK M. HIGGINS, MD
1255 Broad Street, Bloomfield, NJ 07003 • 973-707-5632
6121 Kennedy Boulevard, North Bergen, NJ 07047 • 201-766-5151
Dr. Patrick Higgins is a board-certified ophthalmologist who is double fellowship
trained in medical and surgical diseases of the retina and vitreous. A solo practitioner, he
offers his patients the latest state-of-the-art treatment options for age-related macular
degeneration, diabetic retinopathy and the repair of retinal detachments.
Being bilingual and fluent in English and Spanish enables Dr. Higgins to explain medical
conditions to his patients in their native language. He believes in caring for patients as if
they were his own family, taking the time in the office to build a personal bond with each
one. “I make sure patients understand that as their physician, I have a vested interest in
their health and wellness,” he says.
Dr. Higgins is the former chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Clara Maass
Medical Center and is also on staff at Hackensack University Medical Center and Valley
Hospital.
Surgery, Oncologist
DONALD A. MCCAIN, MD, PHD, FACS
20 Prospect Avenue, Suite 603, Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-342-1010
drdonaldmccain.com
Surgical oncologist Dr. Donald McCain specializes in treating melanomas, sarcomas
and cancers of the gastrointestinal system, including the pancreas, stomach, colon, liver,
gall bladder and small intestine. He has expertise in state-of-the-art surgical procedures,
such as liver resections, laparoscopic surgery and radiofrequency ablation, and is actively
involved in clinical trials to evaluate new surgical techniques. He has been recognized for
exceptional research, primarily in the field of gastrointestinal cancers.
Dr. McCain completed his surgical oncology fellowship at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center and currently holds an academic appointment at UMDNJ. He is chief of
surgical oncology, co-chairman of the Department of Surgery and vice chairman of the
John Theurer Cancer Center at Hackensack University Medical Center. He is honored to
be named a New Jersey Monthly Top Doctor for the second time.
