Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS

4.87 out of 5 (38 ratings, 11 reviews)
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Departments

Cooper University Health Care Titles

  • General Surgeon

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Titles

  • Professor of Surgery
  • Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education

Board Certifications

  • American Board of Surgery (General Surgery)

Professional Type

Cooper University Physician

NPI

1790819084

About Me

Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS, is a Professor of Surgery and  Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, NJ. Until 2021, he was the residency Program Director and Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs for the Department of Surgery at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.

At Brown University’s eight-year program in Liberal Medical Education, he received his BA in Music in 1997 and MD (with academic distinction) in 2001. He completed his surgical residency at New York Presbyterian/Cornell and fellowship in minimally invasive surgery at North Shore/Long Island Jewish Hospitals. He is certified by the American Board of Surgery.

A general surgeon at Cooper University Health Care, Dr. Joshi's clinical interests include all of general surgery with a focus on hernia repair (particularly using minimally invasive techniques). 

His principal research interests are resident recruitment and curricular development within surgical training. He has authored more than 100 scientific manuscripts and presentations. 

He holds leadership positions in several surgical organizations:

  • Editor-in-Chief of the American Board of Surgery’s Surgical Council on Resident Education (SCORE)—which is the national curriculum for general surgery
  • Board of Directors of the American Board of Surgery. He serves on its audit committee, the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Task Force, and the Strategic Planning Committee.
  • Board of Directors of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery (APDS). He serves on the executive committee and has previously led the Education Division.
  • Executive Committee, Educational Quality Improvement Project (EQIP) of the APDS
  • Board of Governors of the ACS, serving on the Continuing Education workgroup
  • Past-President of the Philadelphia chapter of the American College of Surgeons (ACS)
  • Editorial Board, Journal of Surgical Education 

He recently co-chaired the Planning Committee of the Coalition of Accountability—a multiorganizational (AAMC, NBME, ECFMG, AACOM, AOGME, NBOME, and OPDA) group working to establish a process to review and make recommendations to improve the undergraduate (UME) to graduate (GME) medical education transition across medical training. 

Office Locations

Moorestown, Cherry Hill, Moorestown
Cooper Primary and Specialty Care at Moorestown

110 Marter Avenue
Building 500, Suite 503
Moorestown , NJ 08057
Phone: 856.608.8840
Fax: 856.722.1898
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Cooper Surgery at Brace Road

1210 Brace Road
Cherry Hill , NJ 08034
Phone: 856.536.1515
Fax: 856.361.1975
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Cooper University Health Care Moorestown Campus

400 NJ-38
Moorestown Mall
Moorestown , NJ 08057
Phone: 844.752.6673
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Education & Training

Medical SchoolBrown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI
InternshipSurgery - New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
ResidencySurgery - New York-Presbyterian Hospital Weill Medical College of Cornell University, New York, NY
FellowshipMinimally Invasive Surgery - North Shore University Hospital/Long Island Jewish Hospital Manhasset/New Hyde Park, NY

Special Interests

Minimally invasive hernia repair, curricular development, surgical education

Memberships

  • American College of Surgeons
  • Association of Program Directors in Surgery
  • Association for Academic Surgery
  • New Jersey Chapter, American College of Surgeons
  • Association for Surgical Education
  • Society of University Surgeons

Awards and Honors

  • Babette and Peter Stewart Prize, Program in Liberal Medical Education, Brown University School of Medicine - 1997
  • Sigma Xi Scientific Honor Society, Brown University School of Medicine - 2001
  • Dr. Henry Randall Prize, Department of Surgery, Brown University School of Medicine - 2001
  • Doctor of Medicine with academic distinction, Brown University School of Medicine - 2001
  • Hassan A. Naama Memorial Resident Teaching Award, Department of Surgery, New York-Presbyterian Hospital, Weill Medical College of Cornell University - 2006
  • Fellow, American College of Surgeons - 2009
  • Outstanding Educator of the Year Award, Einstein Healthcare Network, Philadelphia, PA - 2016
  • Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award, Department of Surgery, Einstein Healthcare Network - 2016
  • “Top Reviewer,” Journal of Surgical Education - 2018
  • Faculty inductee, Alpha Omega Alpha Medical Honor Society, Jefferson Medical College - 2019
  • “Top Reviewer,” Journal of Graduate Medical Education - 2020
  • Outstanding Clinical Teacher Award, Department of Surgery, Einstein Healthcare Network - 2020
  • Parker J. Palmer Courage to Teach Award, Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education - 2022

Editorial Positions

Editor-in-chief, SCORE

Editorial Board, Journal of Surgical Education

Publications

Ritter KA, Anand RJ, Beard K, Edelman DA, Huth L, Namm J, Hope W, Allen S, Joshi A, Hildreth A, Tu C, Seavey CN, Vilchez V, Lipman J. Impact of Surgery Program Characteristics on Fate of Non-designated Preliminary Surgery Interns. J Surg Educ. 2020 Nov Dec;77(6):e11-e19. doi: 10.1016/j.jsurg.2020.06.001. Epub 2020 Oct 7. PMID: 33039318.

Cassidy DJ, Mullen JT, Gee DW, Joshi ART, Klingensmith ME, Petrusa E, Phitayakorn R: #SurgEdVidz: Using Social Media to Create a Supplemental Video-Based Surgery Didactic Curriculum J Surg Res. 2020 May 14;S0022-4804(20)30213-4. PMID: 32418641

Terhune KP, Choi J, Green JM, Hildreth AN, Lipman JM, Aarons CB, Heyduk DA, Misra S, Anand RJ, Fise TF, Thorne CB, Edwards GC, Joshi ART, Clark CE, Nfonsam VN, Chahine A, Smink DS, Jarman BT, Harrington DT. Ad astra per aspera (Through Hardships to the Stars): Lessons Learned from the First National Virtual APDS Meeting, 2020. J Surg Educ. 2020 Jul 6:S1931-7204(20)30208-7. PMID: 32646812.

Jarman BT, Borgert AJ, Kallies KJ, Joshi ART, Smink DS, Sarosi GA, Chang L, Green JM, Greenberg JA, Melcher ML, Nfonsam V, James Whiting J: Under-represented Minorities in General Surgery Residency: Analysis of Interviewed Applicants, Residents, and Core Teaching Faculty. J Am Coll Surg. 2020 Mar 7. PMID: 32156654

Joshi ART, Choi J, Terhune K. The Discouraging Inadequacy of Clerkship Grades to Evaluate Medical Students-Are We Ready for Solutions? J Grad Med Educ. 2020 Apr;12(2):150-152. PMID: 32322346

Salami AC, Obaid T, Nweze NJ, Deleon M, Force L, Gorgun E, Wexner S, Joshi ART: Neoadjuvant Chemo-radiation versus Adjuvant Chemotherapy for Locally Advanced Adenocarcinoma of the Rectosigmoid junction. Colorectal Dis. 2019 Nov 29. PMID: 31782601

Cassaro S, Goldman-Mellor S, Hope WW, Jarman BT, Johna S, Joshi ART, Kaufman T, Grannan KJ: Mid-year Medical Knowledge Milestones and ABSITE Scores in First-Year Surgery Residents. J Surg Educ. 2019 Sep 28. PMID: 31575488

Terhune KP, Joshi ART, Choi J: Career Advancement in Surgical Education. Surgery. 2019 Oct 14. PMID: 31623854

Jarman BT, Kallies KJ, Joshi ART, Smink DS, Sarosi GA, Chang L, Green JM, Greenberg JA, Melcher ML, Nfonsam V, Ramirez LD, Borgert AJ, Whiting J: Under-represented Minorities are Under-represented Among General Surgery Applicants Selected to Interview. J Surg Edu. 2019 Jun 5. PMID: 31175064

Onufer EJ, Trolard A, Hickey M, Lyons W, Klingensmith ME, Malangoni MA, Joshi ART: SCORE – Leveling the Playing Field for Surgical Training Programs. J Surg Edu. Nov/Dec, 2019, 76(6). PMID: 31395521

Joshi ART, Choi J, Terhune K: ERAS and the NRMP and Their Roles in Residency Recruitment—a Primer for Surgical Program Directors. J Surg Edu. 2019 Apr 4. PMID: 30956085

Ratings and Reviews

Ratings and reviews come from patient responses to health care provider-related questions on the Clinician and Group Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (CG-CAHPS) Patient Experience Survey that Cooper sends to patients after outpatient office visits.  Learn more about our survey and how ratings are calculated >>

Overall Rating

4.87 out of 5 (38 ratings, 11 reviews)
Nov 12, 2023
All good
Nov 12, 2023
A pleasant experience in all situations
Nov 12, 2023
I switch to Cooper one year ago and could not be happier
Oct 12, 2023
Great bed side manner.
Sep 12, 2023
The secretaries & nurses were very nice. I'd go back again.
Jun 12, 2023
Very happy with Dr. Joshi and his staff, easy to understand explanations, kind and concerning. staff very helpful. Definitely recommend Dr. Joshi. Highly recommend his concern and bedside manner. Thanks Dr. Joshi.
Apr 12, 2023
I loved the staff
Apr 12, 2023
Very good at making you feel comfortable with him. Greets you with an awesome smile like he is happy to see you. Easy to open up to. Experience left me feeling like he really knows what he doing, is concerned about patients and earns their trust.
Mar 12, 2023
Dr Joshi has an excellent bedside manner. Was very easy to talk to, explained everything in great detail and was very thorough.
Mar 12, 2023
Doctor was very informative to my needs and explained everything to me thoroughly