Family Practitioner Katy Belov, M.D., joins Valley Medical Group Practice in Waldwick
January 17, 2013 — Valley Medical Group is pleased to welcome family practitioner Katy Belov, M.D. Located at 61 Crescent Avenue, the practice was acquired last year by Valley Health System, which also includes The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood and Valley Home Care.
Valley Medical Group (VMG) comprises physicians practicing in a wide variety of specialties at Valley locations and in community-based practices. A new entity of Valley Health System, VMG brings together Valley-employed physicians based at the hospital, the Luckow
Pavilion in Paramus, other outpatient facilities, seven Valley Health Medical Group sites, and medical practices throughout the community.
Dr. Belov joins Beverly Dunn, M.D., in the practice of primary care and internal medicine for adults and families. Dr. Belov is board-certified in family practice, and she speaks Russian, Georgian, and medical Spanish.
Dr. Belov graduated from Tbilisi State Medical University, Republic of Georgia, with a combined college degree and doctor of medicine degree. In 1994, she received an award from the university for “Outstanding Thesis in Human Physiology.” From 1997 to 1999, she conducted a research fellowship at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine and a W.F. Keck Fellowship grant from the Office of Naval Research at Vanderbilt in 1998 for the study of the wound healing process. From 1999 to 2000, she completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Columbia University of Physicians and Surgeons conducting research in neurosomatic disorders and imaging studies.
In 2003, Dr. Belov completed her family practice residency at Bronx Lebanon Hospital Center in New York City. She was chosen to deliver the graduation speech to her fellow family practice residents. Prior to joining Valley Health System, Dr. Belov cared for patients in primary care and urgent care practices in Hudson and Passaic counties. She trained and supervised student nurse practitioners in an outpatient setting and has extensive experience in using electronic medical records.
The Valley Medical Group practice in Waldwick is one of a number of primary-care and specialty-care physician practices acquired by Valley within the past two years to ensure that patients residing in communities served by the health system have access to quality medical care now and in the future. Patients of Valley Medical Group practices enjoy seamless access to all of Valley’s programs and services.
To make an appointment with Dr. Belov, call 201-445-0033.