Office Staff

Carly joined the New Jersey Bariatric Center in 2012 as our Office Manager.  She is responsible for overseeing the staff and ensuring that all policies and procedures are adhered to, lending to the highest standards of care for our patients.  Carly has a bachelor's degree in Business Administration and brings many years of practice experience to NJBC.  She is a working manager who involves herself with all apsects of our practice and especially enjoys interacting with the patients.

Bonnie Smolen joined the practice in 2011. A communications specialist, Bonnie is charged with handling New Jersey Bariatric Center’s patient and physician outreach, including our Patient Ambassador program, CME programming, patient events, the New Jersey Bariatric Center website and social media efforts. Bonnie has Bachelor of Arts degree with a dual major in English and journalism, and worked for many years as a writer and editor for daily newspapers and national magazines before moving to the marketing communications arena.

Carmen joined the staff of New Jersey Bariatric Center in 2011. Carmen brings a strong knowledge of the cinical aspects of bariatric and general surgery procedures. She was promoted to Clinical Supervisor in 2012, and supervises New Jersey Bariatric Center's team of medical assistants.  Carmen earned her medical assistant certificate at the CDM Institute in Marlton in 2010. She is currently working toward earning a nursing degree at Raritan Valley Community College.

A veteran of the U.S. Army serving in Korea, Mercy has been a medical assistant since 2008 and is working on attaining her nursing degree at Essex County College. She is a graduate of the Salter School in Massachusetts.

With eight years' experience in medical offices, Carla Ramiriez  staffs our front desk, providing an exceptional customer service experience. Carla is a graduate of the Berdan Institute for Medical Office Administration.

Illiany Soto joined New Jersey Bariatric Center in 2010. She has been a medical assistant for three years and received her medical assistant certificate from Everest Institute in Miami, Fla. Ilianny assists the doctors with patient evaluations and band adjustments. When not assisting the doctors, she helps monitor and track the results of lab and ancillary tests. Ilianny is fluent in three languages: English, Spanish and Portuguese.

Melissa has worked as a Medical Assistant and Receptionist since 2007 and is currently studying nursing at Bergen Community College. Melissa enjoys working with  patients and helping them get the care they need to live healthy lives.