Education
Bachelor’s Degree – James Madison University
Medical Degree – St. George University School of Medicine
Internship – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Residency – Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
Fellowship – University of Virginia
Board Certifications – Gastroenterology
Honors & Awards
- Top Doctors 2018, New Jersey Magazine
- NJ Top Docs award 2019
- Ocean Medical Center Nurses’ Choice Physician of the Year award 2019
- Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center Nurses’ Choice Physician of the Year award 2013
- Castle Connolly Top Doctor
Hospital Affiliations
- Hackensack Meridian Health – Ocean Medical Center
- Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Fun Facts
In his spare time, Dr. Cerefice enjoys sports, the ocean, and most of all, spending time with his family.
Conditions & Diseases Treated
- Abdominal Pain
- Achalasia
- Acid Reflux
- Anorectal Disease
- Bacteria and Foodborne Illness
- Barrett's Esophagus
- Celiac Disease
- Chronic Diarrhea
- Clostridioides Difficile
- Colon Cancer
- Colon Disease
- Colon Polyps
- Colorectal Cancer
- Constipation
- Crohn's and Ulcerative Colitis Management
- Crohn’s and Ulcerative Colitis
- Diarrhea
- Difficulty Swallowing (Dysphagia)
- Diverticulosis/Diverticulitis
- Esophageal Cancer
- Esophagitis and Stricture
- Fatty Liver
- Fecal Incontinence
- Gallbladder Disease
- Gallstones
- Gastritis
- Gastrointestinal Malignancies
- Gastroparesis
- Genetic Colon Cancer Syndromes
- GERD
- H. Pylori and Peptic Ulcer
- Heartburn
- Helicobacter Pylori/Peptic Ulcer
- Hemochromatosis
- Hemorrhoids
- Hepatitis A
- Hepatitis B
- Hepatitis C
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma
- Hernias (Abdominal, Groin, and Hiatal)
- High-Risk Colon Cancer Screening
- Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Including Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
- Iron Deficiency Anemia
- Irritable Bowel Syndrome
- Jaundice
- Lactose Intolerance
- Laryngopharyngeal Reflux
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Liver Disease
- Nausea and Vomiting
- Obesity
- Pancreatic Cancer
- Pancreatic Cysts
- Pancreatitis
- Peptic Ulcer Disease (PUD)
- Primary Biliary Cirrhosis
- Rectal Bleeding
- Reflux Esophagitis/Stricture
- Silent Reflux
- Stomach Ulcers
- Swallowing Difficulty
- Ulcerative Colitis
Procedures Performed
- Bacterial Overgrowth Test
- Bravo pH Study
- Breath Testing, including Lactose, Lactulose, Fructose Testing
- Capsule Endoscopy
- Cholangioscopy
- Colonoscopy
- Endoscopic Mucosal Resection
- Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)
- Esophageal Manometry
- Fecal Transplant
- Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
- Hemorrhoid Banding
- Lactose Tolerance Test
- Luminal Stent
- Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Radiofrequency Ablation of Barrett's
- Upper Endoscopy
