Amit R.T. Joshi, MD, FACS, FRCSEd (Hon)
General Surgery
Highlights
Age Groups Seen
- Adult 18-65
- Older Adult 65+
Languages
- English
Gender
MaleAffiliations
- Cooper University Hospital
About Amit R.T. Joshi
Professional Statement
Dr. Joshi is the Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education/Designated Institutional Official and Professor of Surgery at Cooper Healthcare and Cooper Medical School of Rowan University in Camden, NJ. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the American Board of Surgery’s SCORE—which is the national curriculum for surgery. He was also the 2023-2024 President of the Association of Program Directors in Surgery. In 2025, he was awarded an honorary fellowship (ad hominem) from the Royal College of Surgeons, Edinburgh and was inducted as a Member of the Academy of Master Surgeon Educators of the American College of Surgeons.
At Brown University’s 8-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 (ABS). His clinical interests include general surgery with a focus on hernia repairs. His principal research interests are resident recruitment and curricular development within surgical training. He has authored over 150 scientific manuscripts and presentations.
He has held leadership positions in many organizations:
- Between 2010-2021, he was the residency Program Director and Vice-Chair for Academic Affairs for the Department of Surgery at Einstein Healthcare Network in Philadelphia.
- Prior member of the Board of Directors of the ABS. He has been an oral board examiner since 2016.
- American College of Surgeons, having served on the Executive Committee of the Board of Governors as Lead of the Education Pillar and on the International Affairs Committee.
- Member of the 2nd Blue Ribbon Committee on Optimal General Surgery Training
- Executive Committee, Educational Quality Improvement Project (EQIP) of the APDS
- Past-President of the Philadelphia chapter of the American College of Surgeons
- Editorial Board, Journal of Surgical Education
- Co-chair of the Planning Committee of the Coalition of Physician Accountability.
- Member, Committee on Certification for the American Board of Medical Specialties
- Founding Secretary/Treasurer of the International Collaborative of Surgical Education and Training (ICOSET), and program committee member for meetings in Edinburgh, Scotland in 2022 and 2025 and Mexico City in 2026.
- 2022 awardee of the ACGME’s Palmer Award for Program Director Excellence.
- Member, International Surgical Society
- Vice-President, Early Music America
Title
General Surgeon
Designated Institution Official, Graduate Medical Education
Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Titles
Professor of Surgery
Associate Dean for Graduate Medical Education
Awards and Honors
Babette and Peter Stewart Prize, Program in Liberal Medical Education, Brown University School of Medicine - 1997Sigma 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
Professional Memberships
American College of SurgeonsAssociation of Program Directors in SurgeryAssociation for Academic SurgeryNew Jersey Chapter, American College of SurgeonsAssociation for Surgical EducationSociety of University SurgeonsEditorial Positions
Editor-in-chief, SCORE
Editorial Board, Journal of Surgical Education
Selected 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: 30956085Departments
General Surgery
Surgery
Practice Groups
Cooper University Physicians
Locations
- 1210 Brace Road, Suite 103, Cherry Hill, NJ 08034
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- phone: 856-536-1515
- fax: 856-536-1983
- 400 W Route 38, Suite 100, Moorestown, NJ 08057
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- phone: 856-270-4001
- fax: 856-325-6555
Clinical Interests
Minimally invasive hernia repair, curricular development, surgical educationEducation and Training
Education
- Fellowship: North Shore University Hospital & Long Island Jewish Medical Center, Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery, 2007
- Internship/Residency: New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical College, Surgery, 2006
- Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine, 2001
Board Certifications
- Surgery (General Surgery): American Board of Surgery, 2007
Insurance
- Aetna Better Health Medicaid HMO
- Aetna Dental Health
- Aetna First Health (Coventry)
- Aetna HMO/PPO/POS
- Aetna Medicare
- Aetna Quality Health
- Aetna Whole Health
- Aetna Workers Comp
- AmeriHealth Comp Services (Workers Comp)
- AmeriHealth HMO/PPO/POS
- AmeriHealth Medicare
- AmeriHealth Value Network
- Braven Health Medicare
- Cigna Evernorth Behavioral Health
- Cigna HMO/PPO/POS
- Cigna Medicare
- Cigna One Health
- Clover Health Medicare PPO
- Consumer Health Network Workers Comp
- Fidelis Care Medicaid HMO
- First MCO Group Health
- First MCO Workers Comp
- Galaxy Health Network Group Health
- Galaxy Health Network Workers Comp
- Guardian
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey HMO/PPO
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey Omnia
- Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey State Benefit Plans
- Horizon NJ Health Medicaid HMO
- Horizon NJ Health NJ Family Kidcare
- Humana Medicare Advantage Medicare HMO
- Humana Medicare Advantage Medicare PPO
- Humana Military Prime
- Humana Military Standard
- Humana Military TriCare
- Independence Blue Cross Comp Services (Workers Comp)
- Independence Blue Cross IBC PPO
- Independence Blue Cross Keystone Healthplan East
- Independence Blue Cross Medicare
- Independence Blue Cross Personal Choice
- Jefferson Health Plans Medicare HMO
- Jefferson Health Plans Medicare PPO
- Liberty Mutual Auto
- Liberty Mutual Workers Comp
- Longevity Health Plan Medicare PPO I-SNP
- Magellan Behavioral Health
- MagnaCare Auto
- MagnaCare Group Health
- MagnaCare Workers Comp
- Medicaid (NJ)
- Medicare
- MultiPlan PHCS
- NJ Manufacturers Auto
- NJ Manufacturers Workers Comp
- Prime Health Services Auto/Workers Comp
- Prime Health Services Group Health
- QualCare Emblem Health
- QualCare HMO/PPO
- QualCare Workers Comp
- Railroad Medicare
- Three Rivers Contigo
- Three Rivers Devon
- United Behavioral Health Group Health
- United Behavioral Health Medicaid
- United Behavioral Health Medicare
- United Behavioral Health Optum
- United Healthcare AARP
- United Healthcare Community Plan Medicaid HMO
- United Healthcare Community Plan NJ Family Kidcare
- United Healthcare Dental
- United Healthcare Dual Complete D-SNP
- United Healthcare Group Health
- United Healthcare Medicaid
- United Healthcare Medicare
- United Healthcare Medicare Advantage
- US Family Health Plan
- VA Community Care Network
- WellCare Medicare
- Wellpoint Medicaid HMO
- Wellpoint Medicare
Ratings & Reviews
4.9 out of 5
88 ratings, 33 reviewsThe Patient Satisfaction Rating is an average of all responses to the care provider related questions shown below from our survey. Patients that are treated in outpatient or hospital environments may receive different surveys, and the volume of responses will vary by question.
- Reviewed on 12/23/2025
Dr. Joshi was informative, caring and made me feel like he cared about what my other issues were. he was upfront and honest and I was very comfortable with him.
- Reviewed on 12/2/2025
The appointment was quick and efficient!
- Reviewed on 11/16/2025
The courtesy and timeliness and full cooperation were most excellent ! !
- Reviewed on 10/4/2025
Excellent service, I am very pleased with the entire staff.
- Reviewed on 10/4/2025
My experience was served as professional & with excellence!
- Reviewed on 10/2/2025
Dr. Joshi is the best!!! He is honest, explains simply, so I can understand, he knows s compassionate and my husband and I trust him completely. We love Dr. Joshi.
- Reviewed on 9/16/2025
Dr Joshi and his nurse Kim were kind, respectful, concerned about my comfort, and a pleasure to spend time with. I cannot express how much I appreciate them.
- Reviewed on 9/11/2025
Very good
- Reviewed on 9/11/2025
Yeah, I felt very comfortable. Everything was explained to me. In layman terms, I understood everything. And you can't say much more. I mean, I was very comfortable and everything was explained. In layman terms, I understood everything and we went over everything. And very comfortable. And I will highly recommend this doctor to anyone who has a problem. And I look forward to working with him. and getting better, and it was a great experience. I highly recommend him to my friends and family. And I thank you very much.
- Reviewed on 9/10/2025
Dr Joshi was sensitive that his patient, my brother, is special needs. He treated my brother with compassion and kindness! Unlike another recent visit with a different doctor, Dr Joshi showed an understanding of my brother s disability and treated him with respect.
- Reviewed on 9/9/2025
Great service highly recommended
- Reviewed on 8/29/2025
Informative and respectful physican
- Reviewed on 8/26/2025
Everyone was very nice , no wait at all Liked my Dr. Overall a great experience
- Reviewed on 8/21/2025
Dr. Joshi came in to my consult friendly and familiar with my history. He was extremely professional and personable with an outstanding bedside manner. I'm grateful to be in his care.
- Reviewed on 8/20/2025
It was a wonderful visit. This building was new to me - it beautiful and large - lots of people to help you. AND plenty of handicapped parking spaces! Amen
- Reviewed on 7/26/2025
Dr. Joshi is amazing.
- Reviewed on 7/25/2025
This was my first consultation with Dr. Joshi, he was personable and easy to talk to. The entire staff was friendly and professional.
- Reviewed on 7/25/2025
That the attention was quick.
- Reviewed on 7/23/2025
Excellent care
- Reviewed on 7/22/2025
Was very happy with doctor Horashi. The surgeon. I trust him with performing surgery on me
- Reviewed on 7/15/2025
Professional kind respectful great communication displayed integrity
- Reviewed on 6/28/2025
The Doctor gave a true option for surgery he left it up to me if the problem starts to effect me in the future he said he will take care of it
- Reviewed on 5/20/2025
Very professional
- Reviewed on 5/13/2025
Doctor Joshi was Very kind and professional. He was very friendly and explained everything completely. It was a pleasure to meet him.
- Reviewed on 5/6/2025
Felt so comfortable with Dr Joshi within first few minutes and confident in his ability to explain all options in detail. Any doubts about proceeding with the surgery were quickly dispelled and appt was scheduled. Highly recommend!
- Reviewed on 3/11/2025
Dr. Joshi explained everything I needed to know and was patient when I asked questions. He made me feel relaxed and he showed compassion. I highly recommend him!
- Reviewed on 2/27/2025
Love the Moorestown facility. Clean and bright. Convenience of seeing providers mostly under one roof is awesome. So far--all of the providers were great!
- Reviewed on 2/26/2025
Phenomenal
- Reviewed on 2/25/2025
Excellent! !
- Reviewed on 2/21/2025
Yeah, I didn't give all top answers because it's like I met the guy one time. To give honest answers or opinions I would think, you know, I've got to get to know the person. But in general, I had a good feeling about the visit, had confidence in the gentleman and that's about the best I could tell you. I met one time, so answering some of them questions like how do you trust somebody, if I meet him once it's a tough thing, but I do trust the doctor. So there you go, that's a nice all over the place answer for you. I dig talking, that's why I left it like that. Alright, thank you.
- Reviewed on 2/19/2025
Dr joshi was great
- Reviewed on 2/19/2025
Excellent visit informative and professional
- Reviewed on 2/19/2025
Dr Joshi was amazing Would highly recommend him