PHILADELPHIA MAGAZINE'S TOP DOCTORS, 2008

 
   
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Philadelphia Magazine's Top Docs (2008)Each year, Philadelphia Magazine compiles its "Top Doctors" list of the region's best physicians. The physicians of the University of Pennsylvania Health System always figure prominently on this list, and 2008 was no exception.

Congratulations to the 134 Penn physicians listed below who were included in Philadelphia Magazine's Top Doctors 2008.

For more information, visit the Philadelphia Magazine web site.

 

Addiction Psychiatry

Kyle Kampman, MD

Addiction/substance abuse, cocaine addiction, opiate addiction

Adolescent Medicine

Janice Hillman, MD

Eating disorders

Allergy & Immunology

Arnold Levinson, MD

Autoimmune disease, immune deficiency, allergy

Cardiac Electrophysiology

David Callans, MD

Arrhythmias, pacemakers

Francis Marchlinski, MD

Pacemakers, arrhythmias

Cardiovascular Disease

Susan Brozena, MD

Transplant medicine (heart), congestive heart failure, heart disease in women

Irving Herling, MD

Cholesterol/lipid disorders, preventive cardiology

Harvey Waxman, MD

Arrhythmias, cardiac catheterization, heart valve disease

Clinical Genetics

Deborah Driscoll, MD

Prenatal genetic diagnosis, fetal abnormalities

Reed Pyeritz, MD, PhD

Marfan's syndrome, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, inherited disorders

Dermatology

Alain Rook, MD

Cutaneous lymphoma, immune deficiency (skin disorders), mycosis fungoides

John Stanley, MD

Blistering diseases, pemphigus

Victoria Werth, MD

Autoimmune disease, lupus/SLE, connective tissue disorders, blistering diseases

Diagnostic Radiology

Beverly Coleman, MD, FACR

Ultrasound

Emily Conant, MD

Breast cancer, breast imaging

Warren Gefter, MD

Thoracic imaging

Susan Orel, MD

Breast imaging, breast cancer

Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism

Susan Mandel, MD, MPH

Thyroid disorders, calcium disorders

Stanley Schwartz, MD

Diabetes

Peter Snyder, MD

Pituitary tumors, reproductive endocrinology (male)

Family Medicine

Marjorie Bowman, MD, MPA

Preventive medicine, women's health

David Nicklin, MD

AIDS/HIV, gastrointestinal complications of HIV

Gastroenterology

Gregory Ginsberg, MD

Pancreatic/biliary endoscopy (ERCP), endoscopy, endoscopic ultrasound

Timothy Hoops, MD

Esophageal disorders, endoscopy, colonoscopy

Michael Kochman, MD

Endoscopy, pancreatic/biliary endoscopy (ERCP), gastrointestinal cancer

Gary Lichtenstein, MD

Inflammatory bowel disease

William Lipshutz, MD

Inflammatory bowel disease/Crohn's, colonoscopy, esophageal disorders, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)

David Metz, MD

Peptic acid disorders, neuroendocrine tumors, gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), gastrointestinal motility disorders

Geriatric Medicine

Joan Weinryb, MD

 

Geriatric Psychiatry

Joel E. Streim, MD

Psychiatry in chronic medical illness, Alzheimer's disease

Gynecologic Oncology

George Coukos, MD, PhD

Ovarian cancer, gynecologic cancer, vaccine therapy, clinical trials

Thomas Randall, MD

Gynecologic cancer, pelvic floor reconstruction, laparoscopic hysterectomy, minimally invasive surgery

Stephen C. Rubin, MD

Gynecologic cancer, ovarian cancer, cervical cancer

Hand Surgery

David J. Bozentka, MD

Hand and upper extremity surgery, elbow surgery

Hematology

Charles Abrams, MD

Bleeding/coagulation disorders, thrombotic disorders

Alan Gewirtz, MD

Leukemia, gene therapy

Jack Goldberg, MD

Leukemia, lymphoma

David Porter, MD

Leukemia, bone marrow transplant

Infectious Disease

Ian Frank, MD

AIDS/HIV

Jay Kostman, MD

AIDS/HIV, gastrointestinal complications of HIV

John Stern, MD

 

Internal Medicine

Seth Braunstein, MD, PhD

Diabetes

Michael Cirigliano, MD

Complementary medicine, women's health

Allison Oler, MD

Women's health, heart disease in women, preventive medicine

Daniel Rader, MD

Cholesterol/lipid disorders, preventive cardiology, metabolic disorders

Interventional Cardiology

Howard Herrmann, MD

Cardiac catheterization, angioplasty and stent placement, heart valve disease, atrial septal defect closure

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Samuel Parry, MD

 

Medical Oncology

Kevin Fox, MD

Breast cancer

John Glick, MD

Breast cancer, Hodgkin's disease, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma,

Daniel Haller, MD

Gastrointestinal cancer, colon and rectal cancer, cancer prevention

Corey Langer, MD

Lung cancer, head and neck cancer, mesothelioma

David Mintzer, MD

Breast cancer, gastrointestinal cancer, head and neck cancer

Lynn Schuchter, MD

Melanoma, breast cancer, clinical trials

Arthur Staddon, MD

Sarcoma

Edward Stadtmauer, MD

Bone marrow and stem cell transplant, leukemia, multiple myeloma

David Vaughn, MD

Testicular cancer, bladder cancer, prostate cancer, genitourinary cancer

Nephrology

Sidney Kobrin, MD

Diabetic kidney disease, kidney failure, kidney stones

Michael Rudnick, MD

Hypertension, kidney disease

Raymond Townsend, MD

Hypertension (complex), renal artery stenosis

Neurological Surgery

Gordon Baltuch, MD, PhD

Movement disorders, Parkinson's disease, epilepsy/seizure disorders

M. Sean Grady, MD

Cerebrovascular surgery, aneurysm (cerebral), arteriovenous malformations

Kevin Judy, MD

Brain tumors

Donald O'Rourke, MD

Neuro-oncology, brain tumors, spinal disorders (cervical)

Neurology

Steven Galetta, MD

Neuro-ophthalmology, optic nerve disorders, multiple sclerosis

Howard Hurtig, MD

Parkinson's disease, movement disorders

Grant Liu, MD

Pediatric and adult neuro-ophthalmology

Myrna Rosenfeld, MD, PhD

Neuro-oncology, brain tumors

Matthew Stern, MD

Parkinson's disease, movement disorders, botox therapy

Neuroradiology

Robert Hurst, MD

Interventional neuroradiology, aneurysm, carotid artery stent placement, intracranial angioplasty and stent

Laurie Loevner, MD

Head and neck surgery

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Robert Weinstein, MD

Gynecology only

Victor Zachian, MD, FACOG

Pregnancy (solo care), pap smear abnormalities, uterine fibroids

Ophthalmology

Alexander Brucker, MD

Retinal disorders, retina/vitreous surgery, macular degeneration

Orthopaedic Surgery

Richard Balderston, MD

Scoliosis, spinal surgery, spinal disc replacement

Arthur Bartolozzi, MD

Sports medicine, arthroscopic surgery (knee), knee ligament reconstruction

Robert Booth, MD

Knee replacement

Frederick Kaplan, MD

Metabolic bone disease, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP), progressive osseous heteroplasia (POH)

Mary Ann Keenan, MD

Neuro-orthopaedic surgery, arthritis, deformity reconstruction

Richard Lackman, MD, FACS

Bone cancer, sarcoma, limb-sparing surgery

Enyi Okereke, PharmD, MD

Foot and ankle surgery

Keith Wapner, MD

Foot and ankle surgery, tendon surgery, arthritis

Otolaryngology

Ara Chalian, MD

Head and neck cancer, head and neck reconstruction, thyroid cancer, reconstructive plastic surgery

David Kennedy, MD

Sinus disorders/surgery, skull base tumors and surgery, endoscopic sinus surgery, minimally invasive transnasal surgery

Bert W. O'Malley, MD

Head and neck cancer, sinus tumors, skull base tumors

Gregory Weinstein, MD, FACS

Head and neck cancer, laryngeal cancer

Pathology

John Brooks, MD, FRCPath

Tumor diagnosis, sarcoma, bone and soft tissue pathology

Franz Fogt, MD

Gastrointestinal pathology

Prabodh Gupta, MD

Lung pathology, cervical cancer, fine needle aspiration biopsy

Carolyn Mies, MD

Breast cancer

John Tomaszewski, MD

Kidney pathology, immunopathology, uterine cancer

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Curtis Slipman, MD

Spinal rehabilitation, pain management, musculoskeletal disorders

Plastic Surgery

Scott Bartlett, MD

Craniofacial surgery/reconstruction, pediatric plastic surgery, facial plastic and reconstructive surgery

Louis Bucky, MD

Cosmetic surgery (face), botox therapy, cosmetic surgery (breast), liposuction and body contouring

David Low, MD

Microsurgery, cosmetic and reconstructive surgery, vascular malformations, cleft palate/lip

Joseph Serletti, MD, FACS

Breast reconstruction, reconstructive surgery, cosmetic surgery

Psychiatry

Michael Thase, MD

Anxiety and mood disorders, psychopharmacology, depression

Pulmonary Disease

Joel Deitz, MD

Respiratory failure, chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD), cough

John Hansen-Flaschen, MD

Interstitial lung disease, diagnostic problems, chronic obstructive lung disease (COLD)

Robert Kotloff, MD

Lung transplant medicine, complex lung disease

Allan Pack, MD, PhD

Sleep disorders/apnea

Harold Palevsky, MD

Pulmonary hypertension, pulmonary vascular disease, thromboembolic disorders, pulmonary embolism

Milton Rossman, MD

Beryllium-induced lung disease, sarcoidosis, interstitial lung disease

Richard Schwab, MD, DABSM

Sleep disorders/apnea

Radiation Oncology

John Glassburn, MD, FACR

Gynecologic cancer, prostate cancer, breast cancer

Eli Glatstein, MD

Lymphoma, lung cancer, photodynamic therapy, sarcoma

Reproductive Endocrinology

Christos Coutifaris, MD, PhD

Infertility-IVF, fertility preservation in cancer, polycystic ovarian syndrome

Samantha Pfeifer, MD

Female infertility, endometriosis, Turner syndrome

Steven Sondheimer, MD

Infertility

Richard Tureck, MD

Reproductive surgery, infertility

Rheumatology

Frederick Vivino, MD, FACR

Sjögren's syndrome

Surgery

Jeffrey Drebin, MD, PhD, FACS

Pancreatic cancer, liver cancer, biliary cancer, stomach cancer

Douglas Fraker, MD

Melanoma, endocrine tumors, liver cancer, sarcoma

Gary Korus, MD

Gastrointestinal surgery, obesity/bariatric surgery

Kim Olthoff, MD

Adult and pediatric liver transplant, liver and heptobiliary surgery

Thoracic Surgery

Michael Acker, MD

Heart transplant, ventricular assist device (LVAD), coronary artery surgery, heart valve surgery

Joseph Bavaria, MD

Aortic surgery, heart valve surgery

Charles Bridges, MD, ScD

Minimally invasive cardiac surgery, MAZE procedure for atrial fibrillation, aortic aneurysm, heart valve surgery

Joel Cooper, MD, FACS, FRCS

Lung transplant, lung volume reduction for emphysema

Joseph Friedberg, MD

Lung cancer, mesothelioma, photodynamic therapy

W. Clark Hargrove, MD

Mitral valve robotic surgery, heart valve surgery, minimally invasive cardiac surgery

Larry Kaiser, MD

Lung cancer, esophageal cancer, mediastinal tumors

Rohinton J. Morris, MD

Heart transplant, ventricular assist device (LVAD), coronary artery surgery

Alberto Pochettino, MD

Thoracic aortic aneursym, lung transplant, left ventricular assist device (LVAD), heart valve disease

Urology

S. Bruce Malkowicz, MD

Prostate cancer, bladder cancer, kidney cancer, gene therapy

Keith Van Arsdalen, MD

Male infertility, varicocele microsurgery, urologic cancer, vasectomy reversal

Alan J. Wein, MD

Neuro-urology, prostate cancer, testicular cancer, urologic cancer

Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Richard Shlansky-Goldberg, MD

Uterine fibroid embolization, varicocele embolization, pelvic congestion syndrome

Michael C. Soulen, MD

Liver cancer/chemoembolization, kidney cancer, radiofrequency tumor ablation

Scott Trerotola, MD

Uterine fibroid embolization, hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia, varicocele embolization

Vascular Surgery

Keith Calligaro, MD

Abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm, carotid artery disease

Jeffrey Carpenter, MD

Abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm, carotid artery surgery, peripheral vascular disease

Ronald Fairman, MD

Aortic aneurysm, peripheral vascular disease, carotid artery surgery

Michael Golden, MD

Aneurysm, endovascular surgery

Mark Mantell, MD

Endovascular surgery

 


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