Dr. Andrew Blechman, MD

Expert Publications

• Diagnosis of macroamylasemia in a pregnant patient.
• Estrogen and progesterone receptors in the uterosacral ligament.

Media Releases

Get to know Obstetrician-Gynecologist Dr. Andrew Blechman, who serves patients in Freehold and Neptune City, New Jersey.

Dr. Blechman is an obstetrician-gynecologist (OB-GYN) who is affiliated with Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group in Freehold, New Jersey. The team of professionals at Hackensack Meridian Health Medical Group are committed to delivering clinical excellence to foster a healthier community.

Dr. Blechman is also affiliated with Hackensack Meridian Health – Jersey Shore University Medical Center in Neptune City, New Jersey. Since its founding in 1904, Jersey Shore University Medical Center has built a solid reputation for delivering the most advanced programs and services in central New Jersey. The mission of the Center is to improve the health of the community and advance medicine through clinical care, teaching, and research.

Dr. Blechman earned his medical degree from New York University School of Medicine in 1989. He then went on to complete his residency and internship at Bellevue Hospital Center. 

Dr. Blechman is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (FACOG) and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS). Dr. Blechman is board-certified in obstetrics and gynecology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology (ABOG). The ABOG is a non-profit organization that provides board certification for practicing obstetricians and gynecologists in the United States and Canada.

Obstetrics and gynecology is the medical specialty that encompasses the two subspecialties of obstetrics and gynecology. OB-GYNs, like Dr. Blechman, specialize in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of diseases and disorders that affect women. Additionally, they work with expecting mothers throughout their pregnancies, during childbirth, and into postpartum. Dr. Blechman’s areas of interest include endometriosis, abnormal uterine bleeding, advanced laparoscopic surgery, hysterectomy, pelvic pain, and uterine cancer – among others. 

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