Antonios Tsompanidis, D.O. FACOFP dist.

Antonios Tsompanidis, D.O. FACOFP dist. graduated from UMDNJ-SOM in 1994. He 

completed his Family Medicine Residency at UMDNJ-SOM in Stratford in 1997 where he was Chief Resident.  He got the nickname "Dr. T." during his training at Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center.  He has been in private practice since graduation and a volunteer faculty member for the residency program and UMDNJ-SOM since 2000. 

In 2009 he became an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine at UMDNJ-SOM (now RowanSOM), as well as the Director of Medical Education (DME) and the Program Director for the Family Medicine Residency at Christ Hospital.    In 2016, Dr. Tsompanidis became the System Director of Medical Education for Christ Hospital and Bayonne Medical Center as well as the PD for the TRI program at Bayonne.  In 2018 he became the Chief Academic Officer for Christ Hospital and Bayonne Medical Center.

Dr. Tsompanidis served on the Executive Board of the NJ Association of Osteopathic Physicians (NJAOPS) as its President in 2011-12 and is the current Speaker of the NJAOPS House.  He is a Board Member of the NJ Osteopathic Education Foundation and is the current President of the NJ Chapter of ACOFP as well as the past president of the Monmouth County Osteopathic Medical Society.  He is the current Vice Speaker for the ACOFP Congress of Delegates.

Dr. Tsompanidis has been a lecturer at the Atlantic Regional Osteopathic Convention (AROC) since medical school and continues to lecture and assist in the OMT workshop. In addition he continue to be the AROC opening session moderator.  He has lectured nationally at ACOFP and at ACOI on various topics including medical ethics and OMT.   He has been the recipient of several medical and service awards including the rank of Eagle Scout, Outstanding Achievement awards for OMT and Family Medicine, the Alan Gartzman D.O. Memorial Award, induction into the AOA Mentor Hall of Fame, NJAOPS Service awards, UMDNJ-SOM Dean’s Appreciation Award, the rank of Fellow in the ACOFP, several Teaching Dedication Awards from Rowan University SOM,  the 2021 NJAOPS Physician of the Year and most recently was awarded the Distinguished Fellow designation. 

Having been in private practice and having started a practice of his own, Dr. Tsompanidis shares his practical and “real world” experience with his residents. He lectures on OMT, billing, coding, practice management, reimbursement, insurances as well as office procedures.