Dr. Anthony C. Quartell

Anthony Quartell, MD
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Anthony Quartell has delivered more than 4,000 babies in the past 31 years.

He has earned virtually every distinction in his field.He teaches at one of the country's best medical schools.And he is one lawsuit away from abandoning the delivery room.

Quartell's malpractice insurer charges him $61000 a year, its lowest price for doctors who deliver babies.Still, if Quartell lost just one malpractice case, that rate would double.

Quartell would have to deliver 65 children just to pay for his insurance.

"' I deliver about 110 babies a year, so I'd be working more than half the year just to pay the insurance bill," said Quartell, who practices at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston."I'd quit before I'd do that."

Given the enormous stakes, Quartell has adopted strategies designed to keep him out of court.He is not alone.

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About Dr. Quartell
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Dr. Anthony Quartell was born and raised in the Bronx.He is a graduate of the Bronx High School of Science and did his premedical work at Fordham University at Rose Hill.Dr. Quartell graduated from the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey with an M.D. degree.His post-doctoral training included surgery residencies, both at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine and the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.After serving as a Navy physician assigned to the United States Marine Corps, Dr. Quartell returned to New Jersey, to complete a residency at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey in 1976, under the tutelage and direction of James L. Breen, M.D., FACOG, FACS.
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Dr. Quartell is a fellow or member of numerous medical and scientific societies, including the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists and the American College of Surgeons.He also obtained fellowship in the American Association of GYN Laparoscopists, the American Association of Abdominal Surgeons, the American Society of Colposcopy and Colpomicroscopy, and the American Fertility Society.The doctor is Board Certified in obstetrics and gynecology, and received certification in advanced operative laparoscopy by the Accreditation Council for GYN Endoscopy in 1996.He is and has been a member of the Academy of Medicine of New Jersey, the Society of Laparo-endoscopic Surgeons, the Council for GYN Endoscopy, the James L. Breen Residents Society, the American Medical Association, the Essex County and New Jersey Medical Societies, and of course the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Quartell has been a member of the medical staff at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey since he arrived as a resident in 1973.He became a Junior Assistant Attending Physician in 1976 and rose through the ranks to the position of Medical Staff President from 2003 to 2005.During this time at Saint Barnabas, he served as Clinical Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, a member of the Medical Staff Executive Committee, and Chairman of the Quality Assurance Perinatal Review Committee for a number of years.

The doctor has received numerous honors and awards, and has been listed in the Castle-Connolly Guide for Top Doctors in the New York Metropolitan Area since 2001.He has also been listed in New Jersey Monthly, Best Doctors in New Jersey in the 2001 and 2003 editions; and likewise in New York Magazine, Best Doctors in the New York Tristate Area for 2000, 2001, 2003 and 2005.

In 1998 Dr. Quartell received two special awards.He received the award from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Saint Barnabas Medical Center for Clinical Chairperson recognition, and he received the coveted National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education given by the American College of OB/GYN Committee on Resident Education.Dr. Quartell has also been a member of the New Jersey Practitioners Club, the oldest physician club in the State of New Jersey, and a member of the Governing Council of the New Jersey Obstetrical and Gynecological Society.

For approximately 10 years, Dr. Quartell served as a visiting professor to the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, teaching the subject of OB/GYN Pathology.During that time (between 1987 and 1992) he received the "Clinician of the Year Award" given to the outstanding clinical instructor by the medical students on four occasions, 1987, 1990, 1992, and 1993.

Dr. Quartell served on active duty with the United States Naval Reserves with the United States Marine Corps as a general medical officer.He received an honorary discharge with the rank of Lieutenant Commander in 1973, and is also a recipient of the National Defense Medal, which is given to all servicemen serving during the Vietnam conflict.

Dr. Quartell is actively involved in teaching and holds the rank of Associate Clinical Professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Mt. Sinai University of Medicine.He trains residents in Saint Barnabas through intraoperative teaching, lectures, and grand rounds.The doctor has also been invited to lecture and present grand rounds on various topics in obstetrics and gynecology all over the United States, in Europe, and the Caribbean.He presently acts as a preceptor for both the Gynecare and Ethicon Divisions of Johnson and Johnson, and teaches other physicians advanced laparoscopic surgery. In June of 2006 Dr. Quartell will celebrate his 30th year in practice.During that time, he has delivered over 4,000 babies, and has done thousands of pelvic operations using the abdominal, vaginal, and laparoscopic format.

Dr. Quartell also collaborates closely with several excellent physicians whose offices are located with ours.
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Dr. Quartell has an efficient, caring, and experienced support staff.

Quartell Begins Term as President of Saint Barnabas Medical Center Medical Staff

Anthony Charles Quartell, M.D., an attending physician in obstetrics and gynecology at Saint Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, will serve as president of the Saint Barnabas Medical Center Medical Staff, effective now through March 31, 2004.

A resident of Livingston, Dr. Quartell serves on the Executive Committee of Saint Barnabas Medical Center's OB/GYN Department.In the past he has served on the Board of Governors of the Medical Society of New Jersey and the New Jersey Obstetricians and Gynecological Society.He previously served as a clinical assistant professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at New Jersey Medical School, College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and as a visiting professor at the University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine.In 2000, 2001, and 2003 New York Magazine named Dr. Quartell to its "Best Doctors in NY/Tri-state Area" and in 2001 he was placed on the 2001 "Top Doctors" list featured in NJ Monthly.He is also the 1998 recipient of the National Faculty Award for Excellence in Resident Education from the Committee on Resident Education in Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Dr. Quartell served as Clinical Chairman of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Saint Barnabas from 1995 to 1998, and was Chairman of the Perinatal Review Committee at Saint Barnabas Medical Center.He has also served separate terms as vice president, treasurer and secretary of the Saint Barnabas Medical Staff.

Dr. Quartell received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Fordham University and his Doctorate of Medicine from New Jersey College of Medicine.He did his postgraduate training in surgery at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and at New Jersey Medical School, College of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey.He completed his residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Saint Barnabas Medical Center.

Dr. Quartell is certified by the American Board of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the Society of Laparoendoscopic Surgeons, and the Council for Gynecological Endoscopy.He is a Fellow of the following societies: the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American College of Surgeons, American Society of Gynecologic Laparoscopists, American College of Abdominal Surgeons, American Society of Colposcopy and Colpomicroscopy and the American Fertility Society.He is a member of the American College of Physicians Executives, the Essex County Medical Society, the Medical Society of New Jersey, the James L. Breen Residents' Society, and The Academy of Medicine of New Jersey.