Meet the Doctors and Staff of Women's Health Alliance of NJ

“gentle compassionate individualized care for women by women”

Women's Health Alliance of New Jersey is an Obstetrics and Gynecology practice with a difference. We are a practice dedicated to putting the patient’s needs first by promoting overall wellness in a warm, supportive, and empathetic environment that nurtures the empowerment of all women. Embracing conventional as well as complementary and alternative medicine, we provide the ongoing support and education women need to help them understand and manage the changes that occur during their adolescence, childbearing years, menopause and throughout the life cycle.

Education is an essential part of our mission. We believe it is the cornerstone of preventative care, and that when women have complete, accurate information about their options, they are able to make the most appropriate treatment decisions. Our practice is comprised of two female Board Certified Obstetrician/Gynecologists. Dr. Price and Dr. Chakraborty consider the doctor patient relationship to be of paramount importance… a partnership that is built on mutual trust, respect and courtesy. Our relationship with you as a patient is personal and confidential. We pride ourselves on individualized care in a soothing and intimate setting, paying special attention to your own particular needs and concerns.
We have assembled a staff that is friendly, respectful, and dedicated to helping patients attain excellent service and follow-up. Our practice is small and independent, which allows us the flexibility to work well with other independent physicians, hospital-employed physicians, or with multi-specialty groups. Experience a new approach to Women’s Healthcare in our state of the art facility…The patient first!

Meet the Doctors and Staff of Women’s Health Alliance of NJ (WHANJ)

Dr. Andrea N. Price, MD, F.A.C.O.G.

Andrea N. Price, MD recognizes the unique medical issues and obstetric and gynecologic needs surrounding diverse groups of women. She is a gentle and caring physician, who is dedicated to women’s health and total wellness. A lecturer author and women’s advocate, Dr. Price’s syndicated column "Love Thy Self" has been published on over 15 major websites and health magazines. In addition she maintains a popular website. She has been a regular guest on National Public Radio’s PowerPoint, a show dedicated to women’s health issues. Dr. Price, an Ohio native is a graduate of Oberlin College and Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. She completed her residency training at York Hospital in York, Pennsylvania in 1995. She brings with her a breadth of experience having practiced medicine in wide variety of settings in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Iowa before settling in Fair Haven, New Jersey with her husband Michael, a computer systems engineer. Dr. Price participates in an annual medical mission trip to Jamaica West, Indies where she provides medical care in impoverished rural Jamaica in conjunction with the Fountain Baptist Church in Summit, New Jersey and Pilgrim Baptist Church, Red Bank, New Jersey. Dr. Price is board certified with the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was elected a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.

Dr. Anu Chakraborty, MD, F.A.C.O.G.

Anu Chakraborty, MD is a longtime resident of New Jersey. She obtained her undergraduate degree from Boston University. Her medical education continued at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey from which she graduated in 1994. She completed her residency training at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in 1998 where she earned top honors as “Resident of the Year.” Dr. Chakraborty has been in private practice in Monmouth County for the past 5 years. During that time she has strived to provide quality healthcare and individual attention to women of all ages. She has a particular interest in laparoscopic surgery as well as adolescent gynecology and has been a frequent lecturer at local high schools. Dr. Chakraborty resides in Tinton Falls, NJ with her twin daughters and her husband Dr. Frank Borao, a noted laparoscopic and general surgeon. Dr. Chakraborty is board certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology and was elected a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG). She is on staff at Monmouth Medical Center as well as Riverview Medical Center.

What is FACOG?

It stands for "Fellow, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)." ACOG is the nation's leading group of professionals providing health care for women. In order to become an ACOG Fellow an OB/GYN must first become board certified, then be nominated and accepted by current members of ACOG. The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists:

Serves as a strong advocate for quality health care for women

Maintains the highest standards of clinical practice

Provides continuing education of its members

Promotes patient education

Increases awareness among its members and the public of the changing issues facing women's health care.

How does my doctor become board certified, and why is it so important?

Becoming board certified is a long and difficult process that requires much dedication and takes several years to complete. It is extremely important because it means your physician is absolutely committed to ensuring that she is qualified to offer you the highest level of patient care. Here is how it is accomplished.

After completing a four-year course of study and graduating from Medical School, a physician must then complete a four-year residency training program in Obstetrics and Gynecology. She must then pass a rigorous written exam board exam at the completion of her residency training.

The next step involves compiling and submitting a detailed list of the patients cared for during her second year of medical practice after residency. This “case list” is carefully scrutinized by the nations top OB/GYN’ s in order to ensure that the physician not only has adequate experience to become board certified, but has also demonstrated that she is providing top quality medical care. Once your doctor’s case list has passed this initial screening, she is accepted as a candidate to take a 3-hour oral board exam with intense questioning by 6 experts. If your physician passes the oral board exam, she is finally “board certified” by The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology.