Dr. CONRADO A. BOJA III, M.D.

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Get to know Family Physician Dr. Conrado A. Boja, who serves patients in Teaneck, New Jersey.

A compassionate family physician, Dr. Boja III works with patients at Holy Name Medical Center in Teaneck, New Jersey. He can also be found on staff at Clara Maass Medical Center.

Holy Name is New Jersey’s last remaining independent, Catholic health system, comprising a comprehensive 361-bed acute care medical center, a cancer center, medical fitness center, residential hospice, nursing school, and physician network. Their mission to provide technologically advanced, compassionate and personalized care extends across a continuum that encompasses education, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and wellness maintenance.

Back in the early days of his academic career, Dr. Boja III earned his medical degree from the Cebu Institute of Medicine in 1980. He completed his residency in internal medicine at Brooklyn Hospital Center in 1990, and his fellowship in family medicine at the Hackensack University Medical Center in 1994.

Family medicine is a medical specialty devoted to comprehensive health care for people of all ages. The specialist is called a family physician or family doctor. A family physician is often the first person a patient sees when seeking healthcare services. They examine and treat patients with a wide range of conditions and refer those with serious ailments to a specialist or appropriate facility.

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