Dr. Potestio grew up in the Philadelphia area. He attended medical school at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and completed his Intern year in Internal Medicine at Cooper University Hospital. He completed Anesthesia residency at Georgetown University in Washington, DC and fellowship in Adult Critical Care Medicine at Columbia University in New York.

Dr. Potestio's academic interests include medical education, perioperative handoff, trauma and resuscitation. In his free time, he runs along the Schuylkill River and is an avid reader.

Dr. Pradhan is an academic psychiatrist, researcher, inventor, meditation practitioner and author. He currently serves as professor of psychiatry and pediatrics at the Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, and is the founding director of the Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (Y-MBCT) and the magnetic brain stimulation (TMS) treatment programs at Cooper University Health Care in Camden, NJ.

Dr. Pradhan had a few years of monastic training before he entered into an immersed career in neuropsychology and neuropsychiatry. Since 1993, his pioneering research work has revolved around cognitive neuroscience, translational research in yoga and mindfulness methods, and developing new models of treatments for adults and children. Known as the Y-MBCT models, these treatment methods are disorder-specific and are based on cutting-edge research on effective medications as well as culturally-adapted models of evidence-based psychotherapeutic interventions. The Y-MBCT models combine the methodology and pragmatism of the cognitive behavioral therapy with the techniques of yoga in its entirety (all eight limbs inclusive of meditation), rather than in piecemeal, thus broadening their scope and efficacy. TIMBER© (Trauma Interventions using Mindfulness Based Extinction and Reconsolidation) is the prototype of the Y-MBCT models and is shown to change the expression of trauma memories, the core of PTSD. TIMBER© has been proven effective in the treatment of refractory PTSD, depression, traumatic psychosis and related conditions. It can also be combined with other modalities including rapidly-acting medications like low-dose ketamine.

Dr. Pradhan’s work has been awarded with grant support from the National Institute on Aging (NIA/NIH), Huntington Study Group, and the Brain and Behavior Research Foundation, USA. He has received the Institutional Bronze Medal from the Prime Minister of India for scholarship, and has been listed in the registry of the prestigious “Marquis: Who’s Who in America”. Dr. Pradhan has been an invited speaker nationally and internationally, and has widely published his evidence-based research and clinical work. In addition to being a Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), Dr. Pradhan serves as an executive member of the prestigious Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry (GAP) and the APA’s National Caucus on Integrative Psychiatry.

Dr. Pukenas grew up in Western Maryland and studied biology as a Presidential Scholar at West Virginia University. After completing her MD degree there, Dr. Pukenas joined Cooper Anesthesia as a member of the inaugural residency class. She completed a pediatric anesthesiology fellowship at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and a one year leadership program at Harvard Medical School in patient safety, quality and informatics. She is certified by the American Board of Anesthesiology in general anesthesiology and pediatric anesthesiology and by the Certification Board of Patient Safety Professionals.

Dr. Pukenas was named to the NJ Biz list of ‘Top 40 under 40’ professionals in 2017 and to the South Jersey Magazine ‘Top Doc’ list for multiple years. She has held many institutional, regional and national leadership roles related to patient safety, quality, education and professional mentorship with the Society for Pediatric Anesthesiology, American Society of Anesthesiology, Anesthesia Patient Safety Foundation, and the National Patient Safety Foundation/Institute for Healthcare Improvement. Dr. Pukenas leads the faculty and staff mentorship program for Rowan University’s Women’s Alliance Network as an elected Board member and serves as an appointed member of the Cooper University Health Care Board of Trustees Quality Committee. Dr. Pukenas currently serves as Vice Chief and Vice Chair of Administrative Affairs for the Department of Anesthesiology and the Assistant Dean for Student Affairs at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

She is married to a neurointerventional radiologist and is a mom of two. Outside of work, Dr. Pukenas enjoys reading, hiking, interior and architectural design, and the pursuit of entrepreneurial endeavors.

Ernika Quimby, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine at Cooper Medical School of Rowan University. She graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with degrees in biology and psychology and received her medical degree from the University of Chicago. She completed her pediatric residency at Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago (Northwestern University) and pediatric emergency medicine fellowship at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. 

Dr. Quimby's main research interests are substance use and mental health in youth. She is passionate about advocating for underserved populations and mentoring underrepresented trainees. She enjoys medical student and resident education.​

Mark A. Rader, PhD, is a licensed clinical neuropsychologist who has been in active practice for over thirty years. He has been with Cooper University Health Care since 2005, where he conducts neuropsychological evaluations, sees patients for individual psychotherapy, and is on the inpatient consultation service.

Currently an assistant professor of neurology at the CMSRU, he is actively involved in the training and supervision of pre- and post-doctoral students in neuropsychology and medical students. His experience includes inpatient and outpatient reha­bilitation with a special focus on the diagnosis and treatment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) and emotional disorders arising from them. He has published and presented on many topics related to TBI and has also volunteered his time leading a support group since 2001.