Meet Randolph's Staff
Rosemary Buonocore, DNP, APN, FNP-C
Rosemary Buonocore graduated Summa Cum Laude from Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in May 2020 where she earned her Doctorate in Nursing Practice. In 2020, she was accredited by the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Certification Board as a Family Nurse Practitioner. Rosemary graduated from County College of Morris in May 2009 where she earned her Associates of Science Degree in Nursing and started her career as a vascular surgical nurse. Rosemary earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May 2015 from College of Saint Elizabeth. Rosemary strives to empower her patients to improve their health through education, health promotion, and disease prevention using evidence-based practice. Joining Medi-Weightloss has allowed her to help her patients attain their personal weight loss and health goals through dietary counseling, nutritional education and support. Rosemary enjoys building relationships with her patients making Medi-Weightloss a fun, supportive, non-judgmental place for her patients to come. During her free time, Rosemary loves spending time with her husband, her two children Lillian and Benjamin and her two dogs Oakley and Zoey.
Paola DePue
Paola is the Operations Manager of the Randolph location. Her job is to oversee the office operations and work closely with the physicians to keep them informed, equipped and supported to provide exceptional care to our patients. She is also able to assist our valued patients in multiple languages and help everyone feel right at home within the practice. Paola has always had a passion for helping people and supporting them as they work towards their personal goals. As manager, she goes above and beyond to help patients feel overjoyed and supported though their weight loss journey. It’s always amazing to hear about how much the team has touched their lives for the better! Paola enjoys meeting and interacting with patients and loves watching as their lives transform throughout their treatment at Medi-Weightloss. She has 8 years of experience working in the medical field, and has in-depth knowledge of the different aspects of the practice including medical billing, medical assisting, weight-loss counseling & patient services. When she is not working, you can catch Paola watching bravo, spending time with her family & friends or out on the dancefloor!
Heenal Gandhi, PA-C
Heenal is a board-certified Physician Assistant in New Jersey. She is a graduate of Saint Elizabeth University's Physician Assistant Program where she completed various rotations in several medical specialties. Prior to that, Heenal graduated Cum Laude from Rutger's University with a Bachelor of Science. Throughout her undergraduate studies, Heenal enjoyed courses in Exercise and Nutrition and is excited to apply her skills and knowledge at Medi-Weightloss! In her free time, she enjoys traveling, exercising, and cooking delicious meals! Heenal is passionate about wellness and is ready to help her patients embark on their journey to improve their health!
Allysa McMahon
Allysa started her Medi-Weightloss journey as an extern, she quickly came to love the role and excelled in providing excellent medical services with her friendly and approachable bedside manner as well as outstanding customer service. She was a Certified Medical Assistant for a short time before being promoted to Program Coordinator. She enjoys helping patients reach their goals and watching them improve not only their physical health but also the mental health part of the weight loss process. In her free time, Allysa loves to hang out with her friends and go to the beach. Allysa’s long term goal is to return to school to become a Nurse Practitioner and continue to be a part of the Medi-Weightloss family.
Brianna Morris
Brianna has a passion for providing quality patient care and education. She graduated Magna Cum Laude in 2019 and holds a Bachelor of Arts. Brianna has many years of customer service experience. She is a certified phlebotomist and looks forward to advancing her education in the medical field. Brianna feels as though it is a rewarding experience to watch the patients thrive and to have the ability to take part in their care.
Jasmine Nunez, CCMA
Jasmine is a medical assistant at Medi-Weightloss. She graduated as a medical assistant in 2020 from Berkeley college and is enrolled in their LPN program. In the future she would like to obtain her Masters in nursing and continue to grow here at Medi-Weightloss. She loves helping people reach their goals in their weight loss journey and seeing patients succeed. In her free time she loves to dance, hang out with friends and go to the beach.
Michael Straker, M.D.
Medical Director
Dr. Michael Stracker is a 1995 graduate of The John Hopkins University where he earned his B.A. in Biology. He earned his degree in 1999 at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, where he received honors in several clinical rotations and severed as a Teaching Assistant in Anatomy. He completed his Obstetrics & Gynecology Residency at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey, where he was the recipient of the Resident Teaching Award as a Chief Resident. Dr. Stracker has a passion for health and wellness. He enjoys helping his patients reach their goal weight and live healthier lifestyles. At Medi-Weightloss he assures that his patients have the absolute best care they can receive. Dr. Strakers bedside manner is one of the best of New Jersey, as highlighted in the NJ’s Top Doctors magazine.