Dr. Joanna Zabek-Gallegos graduated with highest honors at age of 25 from Medical School in Wroclaw, Poland. She completed her pediatric residency at St. Joseph's Hospital, in Paterson, New Jersey. She received the Continuity Clinic Award in 1997 for outstanding outpatient care during her residency training. Before establishing Ridgewood Pediatrics in 2005, she worked in another private practice (Primecare Pediatrics in Wallington, New Jersey), and as physician at The Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey. She is certified by the American Board of Pediatrics since 1998 and has admitting privileges at Valley Hospital in Ridgewood, New Jersey. Dr. Zabek-Gallegos resides in Passaic County with her husband and two daughters, Zofia and Nicole.