Dr. Jennifer L. DeJesus, MD

Expert Publications

• Techniques to assess cross-border air pollution and application to a US-Mexico border region.
• Delay in the progression of low-risk prostate cancer: rationale and design of the Reduction by Dutasteride of Clinical Progression Events in Expectant Management (REDEEM) trial.
• Usefulness of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) rise as a marker of prostate cancer in men treated with dutasteride: lessons from the REDUCE study.
• Exact likelihood ratio and score confidence intervals for the binomial proportion.

Media Releases

Get to know Family Physician Dr. Jennifer L. DeJesus, who serves patients in North Bergen, New Jersey.

Dr. DeJesus, a caring and compassionate family physician, is in practice with Riverside Medical Group in North Bergen, New Jersey.

Riverside Medical Group is the premier medical practice in Northern New Jersey, serving patients in Bergen, Essex, Passaic, and Hudson counties. Started over 35 years ago in Hudson County​, Riverside has been able to grow due to its unwavering commitment to continuity of care and ​the establishment of strong​ relationships between the doctor and the patient. The team consists of 80 board-certified medical providers equipped with state-of-the-art diagnostic tools with a long-lasting goal to deliver the ultimate patient experience.

Throughout her academic career, Dr. DeJesus earned her medical degree from the American University of the Caribbean School of Medicine in Coral Gables, Florida. Upon graduation, she went on to complete her residency in family practice at the St. Mary Hospital in Hoboken.

Following her training, the doctor became board-certified in family medicine by the American Board of Family Medicine, a non-profit, independent medical association of American physicians who practice in family medicine and its sub-specialties. 

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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