Maria E. Benjamin

RH Provider

Specialties:

Surgical Oncology (General Surgery Board)

Interests:

I specialize in breast surgical oncology, benign breast disease, and high-risk genetic mutations that
predispose patients to breast cancer.

Aetna, Inc.

America's Choice Provider Network (ACPN)

Clover Health Plans

Devon Health Services/ULLICO

QualCare

Horizon NJ Health

Horizon NJ Total Care (HNJH)

Horizon PPO Network

Medicaid

Medicare

Multiplan/PHCS

Prime Health Services, Inc.

Qual Care HMO

Qual Care PPO

Three Rivers Provider Network

UHC Comm / Oxford

United Healthcare Community Plan (formerly AmeriChoice of NJ, Inc.)

WellCare Health Plans

Wellpoint (formerly AmeriGroup Medicaid HMO/Amerivantage Dual Coordination (HMO SNP))

University Hospital, Newark

M.D., Boston University School of Medicine (08/01/2011-05/15/2016)

Residency: General Surgery, North Shore University Hospital - Long Island Jewish Medical Center, New Hyde Park, NY, United States (07/01/2016-06/30/2021)

Fellowship - Breast Oncology, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States (08/01/2021-07/31/2022)

I specialize in breast surgical oncology, benign breast disease, and high-risk genetic mutations that predispose patients to breast cancer.

Provider Biography

Maria E. Benjamin, M.D., M.P.H., is a board certified, fellowship-trained breast surgeon, specializing in the treatment of benign and malignant diseases of the breast. She also treats high-risk patients and/or those with genetic susceptibility to breast cancer. Her care philosophy is rooted in patient advocacy and autonomy; she wants patients to feel educated about their comprehensive treatment plan so that they feel empowered to navigate their care decisions. Dr. Benjamin also has particular interest in medical genetics, and this extends from her initial training at Boston University School of Medicine. In medical school, she was selected for two consecutive years to be adjunct peer faculty for the medical genetics course. Dr. Benjamin is passionate about women's health, and she was honored by her peers during her general surgery residency with a "sweetheart award".