Diagnostic Services

Diagnostic Services

The following is a referral list for diagnostic services. The individuals and facilities listed here have been recommended by other parents and have agreed to be on this referral list. Please contact their offices to inquire about specific information such as insurance, Medicaid, etc. The description of services is listed exactly as submitted by professionals or as found in their literature.

Contact the center for information on other services available.

Please click on a county for centers local to your area:


Governor’s Council Clinical Centers

There exist four clinical centers established through the Governor’s Council on Autism.  These centers are able to provide an evaluation to determine a diagnosis of Autism, PDDNOS or other related developmental disabilities.

Hackensack University Medical Center
Hackensack Medical Center
Randye F. Huron, MD
Institute for Child Development
30 Prospect Avenue
Hackensack, NJ 07601
201-996-5202
Diagnostic Services
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics

New Jersey Medical School
Division of Child Development
183 South Orange Avenue, F Level
Newark, New Jersey 07103
Director: Barbie Zimmerman-Bier, M.D.
973-972-8930

UMDNJ – Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
97 Paterson St.
New Brunswick, New Jersey 08903
Medical Director: Audrey Mars, M.D.
Search Program Director
Psychologist: Rosanne Moreno
732-235-7083

UMDNJ- School of Osteopathic Medicine
One Medical Center Drive
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Director: Marianne Traccy
856-566-6035
Psychiatrist: Andrew Levitas, M.D.
856-566-6034

Atlantic County

Devineni Prasad, MD

7777 South White Horse Pike, #E1
Hammonton, NJ 08037
609-567-0608
General Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics


Bergen County

Batul Ladak, MD, FAAP
50 Market Street
Saddle Brook, NJ 07663
201-843-8835
Diagnostic Services, Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics

Farleigh Dickinson University
Office of Dr. Charles Schaeffer
131 Temple Avenue
Hackensack, New Jersey 07601
201-692-2645
Evaluation Services

Neurology Group of Bergen County
Dr. Stein Schneider
1200 East Ridgewood Avenue
2nd Floor, East Wing
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
201-444-0868
Pediatric Neurologist

West Bergen Adult Asperger’s Program
Jeanne Marron, PhD
120 Chestnut Street
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
201-934-1160
Fax: 201-934-0019

West Bergen Center for Children and Youth
Jeanne Marron, PhD
One Cherry Lane
Ramsey, NJ 07446
201-934-1160
Fax: 201-934-0019


Burlington County

Dr. Lewis Alban
508 Lippencott Drive
Marlton, New Jersey 08053
856-596-1652
Diagnostic Services

Carlo Melini, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Developmental, Behavioral Pediatrician
525 Route 73, Suite 105 B
Marlton, New Jersey 08053
856-983-9100
Evaluation of infants, children and adolescents with developmental disorders

Center for Family Guidance
733 E. Route 70, Suite 201
Marlton, NJ 08053
856-983-3900
Child and adolescent psychiatrists, psychologists, and therapists; evaluations; medications; group and family therapy


Camden County

Center for Neurological & Neurodevelopmental Health
1001 Laurel Oak Road, Suite E2
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-346-0006
Fax: 856-784-1799
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics, Diagnostic Services, Evaluations and Assessments for CST

Children’s Hospital Specialty Care and Ambulatory Surgery Center in Voorhees
1012 Laural Oak Road
Laurel Oak Cooperate Center
Voorhees, NJ 08043
856-435-1300

The Children’s Regional Hospital at Cooper
Child’s Development Center
Three Copper Plaza; Suite 200
Camden, New Jersey 08103
856-342-2257
Contact: Barbara J. Marcelo Evans, M.D.
Multidisciplinary, communication, diagnostic evaluations and neurodevelopmental Pediatrician
Cooper Child Neurology
6400 Main Street Complex
Voorhees, New Jersey 08043
856-751-9339
Contact: Dr. Gary McAbee
Mailing Address: UMDNJ
Department of Pediatrics
40 East Laurel Road, Suite 100
Stratford, New Jersey 08084
Neurological Evaluations


Cumberland County

Carlo Melini, M.D.,F.A.A.P.
Developmental, Behavioral Pediatrician
P.O. Box 609
Vineland, New Jersey 08360
856-691-6666
Evaluation of infants, children and adolescents with developmental disorders

Child Development Services
South Jersey Healthcare
Roberta DiHoff, PhD
Linda Weinburg, MD
1138 East Chestnut Avenue
Building 3B
Vineland, NJ 08360
856-696-1035
Fax: 866-696-1875
We provide team evaluations, speech, PT, OT, social work, and neurodevelopmental evaluations.
Spanish translator available
Accepts Medicaid

Newcomb Medical Center
Child Development Services
1138 East Chestnut Avenue
Building #3
Vineland, New Jersey 08360
856-696-1035
Neurodevelopment, diagnostic, communication and OT and PT evaluations
Ages 3 and above only


Essex County

ACC Ambulatory Care Center
Pediatric Specialty Department
200 South Orange Avenue
Livingston, New Jersey 07039
973-322-7600
Contact: Dr. Marilyn Kubichek
Pediatric Neurologist

Sherry Barron-Seabrook, M.D.
315 Northfield Road
Livingston, New Jersey 07039
973-533-1209
Diagnostic evaluation; medical management; parent training; support counseling for families; speech/language assessments

Emanuel Elfenbein, M.D.
204 Eagle Rock Avenue
Roseland, New Jersey 07068
973-228-8943
Board certified; children, adolescents and young adults. Diagnostic evaluation; parent counseling; behavior management; family and individual therapy; medication
The Autism Center
UMDNJ- New Jersey Medical School
183 S. Orange Avenue, F Level
Newark, New Jersey 07103
973-972-8930
Contact: Charles Cartwright, MD,
Director of Autism Center
Research, treatment, outreach. Provides a comprehensive team approach to evaluate underlying medical condition and functional status of individuals with autism. Coordination of individualized therapeutic plans.

St. Barnabus Medical Center
Department of Pediatrics
Old Short Hills Road
Livingston, New Jersey 07039
973-533-5692
Pediatric Neurologist


Gloucester County

Dr. Lewis Alban
4 North West Boulevard
P.O. Box 661
Newfield, New Jersey 08344
856-697-1919
Diagnostic Services


Hudson County


Hunterdon County

Hunterdon Medical Center
Developmental Pediatrics Associates
Audrey Mars, MD, Medical Director
David Atkins, MD
Michele Willems-Plakyda, MD
2100 Westcott Drive
Flemington, NJ 08822
908-788-6650
Fax: 908-788-2578
Accepts Medicaid
Somerset Pediatric Group
Michael Lapkin, MD
1319 US Highway 22, #106
Lebanon, NJ 08833
908-236-9500
Diagnostic Services
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics


Mercer County

Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center in Princeton
707 Alexander Road, Suite 205
Princeton, NJ 08540
609-520-1717

Children’s Specialized Hospital Outpatient Center at Hamilton
3575 Quakerbridge Road
Hamilton, NJ 08619
888-CHILDREN
Spanish translator available
Accepts Medicaid

Delaware Valley Pediatrics Association
Harris Lilienfeld, MD, FAAP
132 Franklin Corner Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
609-896-4141
Fax: 609-896-3940
General Pediatrics, Neurodevelopmental pediatrician, pediatric assessments
Accepts Medicaid

Lifespan Services, LLC
David Homes, EdD
Box 3322
Princeton, NJ 08543
609-397-3533
Fax: 609-397-3613
Website: lifespanservicesllc.com


Middlesex County

Vanna Amorapanth, M.D.
3 Bridge Street
Metuchen, New Jersey 08840
732-603-9050
Developmental Pediatrician
UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Sherie Novotny, M.D.
671 Hoes Lane, UBHC Building
Piscataway, NJ 08854
732-235-4119
Diagnosis, Medication Management
JFK Medical Center
Pediatric Rehabilitation Department
2050 Oak Tree Road
Edison, New Jersey 08820
732-548-7610
Contact: Patricia Munday, Ed.D.
Multidisciplinary and diagnostic evaluations. Pediatric neurology, psychological, learning, CST, OT, PT


Monmouth County

Child Neurology Associates
Gabor Barabas, M.D.
Ron Barabas, M.D.
3350 Highway 138 West, Suite 117
Wall, New Jersey 07719
732-556-0200
Neurologist & Diagnostician

Richard A. Reutter, M.D., F.A.A.P
307 Third Avenue
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
732-229-8285
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics and Diagnostic Services

Child Evaluation Center
Medical Arts Building
Suite 101A and 102
1944 Route 33
Neptune, New Jersey 07553
Contact: Dorothy Pietrucha M.D.,
Pediatric Neurologist- 732-776-4551
Denise Aloiso M.D.,
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician
732-776-4178
Pediatric neurological, developmental and diagnostic, communication and multidisciplinary evaluations

Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Child Evaluation Center
Denise Aloisio, MD
1944 Route 33, Room 101A
Neptune, NJ 07753
732-776-4178, ext. 2
Fax: 732-776-4946
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician
Spanish translator available
Accepts Medicaid

Monmouth Medical Center
300 Second Avenue
Long Branch, New Jersey 07740
732-870-5215
Multidisciplinary and communication Evaluations


Morris County

Elliott A. Grossman, M.D.
205 Ridgedale Avenue
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
973-966-6333
Pediatric Neurologist

P. Rathi Haran, M.D.
76 Broadway
Denville, New Jersey 07834
973-627-3366
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrician

Child Developmental Center
Morristown Memorial Hospital
100 Madison Avenue
Box 100
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
973-971-5227
Contact: Kathleen Selvaggi Fadden, M.D.
Multidisciplinary, communication and diagnostic evaluations


Ocean County

Children’s Specialized Hospital
Dr. Yvette Janvier
94 Stevens Road
Toms River, New Jersey 08755
1-888-CHILDREN
Contact: Dr. Thomas Rugino, Dr. Yvette Janvier
Neurodevelopmental pediatrics
Multidisciplinary, communication and diagnostic evaluations


Passaic County

St. Joseph’s Hospital & Medical Center
703 Main Street
Paterson, New Jersey 07501
973-754-2000
Contact: Dr. Joseph Holahan & Dr. Poorvi Patel
Multidisciplinary, communication & diagnostic evaluations


Somerset County


Union County

Abba L. Caragan, MD
1122 Route 22 West
Mountainside, NJ 07092
908-233-5000
Fax: 908-233-5523
Pediatric Neurology

Thomas Boyle, Ph.D.
675 Morris Avenue
Suite 202
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
974-467-9422
Diagnostic & Psychological Services

Elliott A. Grossman, M.D.
2780 Morris Avenue
Union, New Jersey 07083
973-966-6333
Pediatric Neurologist

Dr. Scott B. Sigmon
1945 Morris Avenue
Union, New Jersey 07083
908-686-7555
Psychological testing, counseling and special education advocacy

Children’s Specialized Hospital
150 New Providence Road
Mountainside, New Jersey 07092-2590
908-301-5491 or 1-888-CHILDREN
Contact: Dr. Eveline Treager, Dr. Uday Mehta
Multidisciplinary, communication and diagnostic evaluations

Springfield Associates
675 Morris Avenue
Springfield, New Jersey 07081
973-467-9409
Contact: Kenneth Schneider, Ph.D.
Diagnostic Services


Warren County

Coventry Family Practice Center
Phillip B. May, M.D.
755 Memorial Parkway, Unite 17
Phillipsburg, New Jersey 08865
908-454-6303 (call for appointment to be seen Monday evenings)
Multidisciplinary & diagnostic evaluations for ADULTS
Mailing address: Hunterdon Development Center
Clinton, New Jersey 08809-4003


Out of State (also serves NJ region)

Connecticut

Yale Child Study Center
Fred Volkmar, MD
Ami Klin, PhD
Yale University School of Medicine
230 South Frontage Road
New Haven, CT 06510
203-785-2513

Delaware

DuPont Hospital For Children
Division of Developmental Pediatrics
P.O. Box 269
1600 Rockland Road
Wilmington, Delaware 19899
302-651-4511
Contact: Rhonda S. Walter, M.D.
Pediatric and Neurodevelopmental diagnostic evaluations

New York

Richard Perry, M.D.
55 West 74th Street
New York, New York 10023
212-595-0116
Diagnosis; advocacy-school placement; Psychopharmacology

New York Child Resource Center
350 East 146th Street
Bronx, NY 10451
718-585-0600

McCarton Center for Developmental Pediatrics
350 East 82nd Street
New York, New York 10028
212-996-9019
Contact: Dr. Cecelia McCarton, M.D.
Developmental pediatrics and diagnostic Services

Seaver Center for Autism Research & Treatment
Mount Sinai School Of Medicine
1 Gustave L. Levy Place
Box 1230
New York, New York 10029
212-241-7098
Contact: Eric Hollander, M.D.
Research studies available for children, adolescents, and adults. Includes diagnostic evaluation (if qualify to participate in study)

Pennsylvania

Center for Autistic Children
3965 Conshohocken Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19131
215-878-3400
Fax: 215-878-2082
Website: www. thecenterforautism.org
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Division of Neurology
34th and Civic Center Boulevard
Wood Building, 6th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
215-590-1719
Neurological Evaluations

Children’s Hospital Specialty Care Center in King of Prussia
East Building 210 Mall Boulevard
West Building 940 Pulaski Drive
King of Prussia, PA 19406
610-337-3232

Dr. Gertude A. Barber Center, Inc.
Contact: Julie Kurznia
100 Barber Place
Erie, PA 16507
814-453-7661
Fax: 814-454-2771

Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics of the Main Line
James Coplan, MD
919 Conestoga Road
Building 1, Suite 100
Rosemont, PA 19010
610-520-2130
Fax: 610-520-2131
Neurodevelopmental Pediatrics of the Main Line PC is the private practice of James Coplan, MD. Dr. Coplan is a developmental pediatrician who specializes in the evaluation and treatment of children with developmental delays and atypical development including autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorder, right hemispheric learning disability and related conditions.

Disclaimer: COSAC maintains this referral list as a service to families. We do not endorse or claim to have personal knowledge of the abilities of those listed. We urge you to make independent judgment when selecting a professional to assist you.