Jennifer Ann Montes, MD, MPH

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Get to know General Surgeon Dr. Jennifer Ann Montes, who serves patients throughout the State of New Jersey.

A board-certified general surgeon specializing in diseases of the breast, Dr. Montes is the Director of Hunterdon Breast Surgery Center, serving patients in Flemington and Washington, New Jersey. Her goal is to offer patients the utmost state-of-the-art care and provide the reassurance and guidance they need during their time of treatment.

The Hunterdon Breast Surgery Center combines a comfortable, supportive environment with first-rate, comprehensive diagnostic and treatment resources, all conveniently close to home. Their board-certified surgeons diagnose and treat cancerous and benign disorders of the breast. 

Academically, Dr. Montes received her undergraduate education at Cornell University and then went on to receive a Master of Public Health degree (MPH) from the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. She earned her medical degree from the Temple University School of Medicine, and went on to complete her surgical training at Lenox Hill Hospital.

Passionate about the treatment of breast disease since the early days of her medical career, she sought out every opportunity to expose herself to the field at varying high-profile institutions working with some of the most prominent leaders in the field. During her residency, she completed externships at Memorial Sloan Kettering, Columbia University, and St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital. 

Subsequently, Dr. Montes was selected for a fellowship in breast surgery at New York University Langone Medical Center. These opportunities allowed her to publish and present clinical research, perfect her surgical skills, and draw from many different schools of thought and styles to form her own unique treatment approach.

During this time, she realized that the integration of Eastern and holistic treatments to treat the mind and spirit were equally as important as state-of-the-art Western medicine to treat the body. She truly believes that the paramount of treating any disease is to bring East and West together, synergistically, and she embraces the integration of holistic modalities to do so. She works closely with the Hunterdon Health & Wellness Centers, as well as with several holistic healers in the community and looks forward to introducing her patients to the benefits of holistic modalities such as Reiki, acupuncture, massage, aromatherapy, and integrative nutrition.

General surgery is a surgical specialty that focuses on abdominal contents including the esophagus, stomach, small bowel, colon, liver, pancreas, gallbladder, appendix and other body systems. A general surgeon performs a wide range of surgeries for many forms of intestinal and abdominal wall neoplasms, gallbladder disease, gastric and biliary disease. They follow the patient through critical care and surgical recovery all the way to outpatient care.

After her time in the big city was complete, Dr. Montes relocated to Hunterdon County, where she brings all that she has learned to the women of her community. She is fluent in both English and Spanish.

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