The 2017-2018 Best Doctors in America List ® by Best Doctors, Inc., honors 193 University of Virginia Health System physicians among the best in their respective specialties.
Approximately 4 percent of U.S. physicians are named to the list, according to Best Doctors, Inc. “The physicians included in the Best Doctors in America® database provide the most advanced medical expertise and knowledge to patients with serious conditions – often saving lives in the process by finding the right diagnosis and right treatment,” according to Best Doctors, Inc.
Selection to the list begins with a survey of the physicians named to the most recent Best Doctors list, who are asked: If you or a loved one needed a physician in your specialty, to whom would you refer? Best Doctors, Inc. then reviews and verifies the credentials of each physician selected through the survey before finalizing the list.
“I am pleased to see such a large group of our dedicated physicians honored for the excellent, specialized care they provide in collaboration with their colleagues from across UVA Health System,” said David S. Wilkes, MD, dean of the UVA School of Medicine.
UVA physicians named to the list are featured below in alphabetical order.
Mark F. Abel, Pediatric Specialist
Reid Barton Adams, Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Gerald Thomas Albrecht, Pediatric Specialist
Alan P. Alfano, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Bennett A. Alford, Pediatric Specialist, Radiology
Mark W. Anderson, Radiology
Stacey M. Anderson, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Fritz Angle, Radiology
Ashok R. Asthagiri, Neurological Surgery
Kristen A. Atkins, Pathology
Kenneth A. Ballew, Internal Medicine
John Barcia, Pediatric Specialist
Barrett H. Barnes, Pediatric Specialist
Eugene J. Barrett, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Robert W. Battle, Cardiovascular Disease
Daniel M. Becker, Internal Medicine
James D. Bergin, Cardiovascular Disease
Edward Bertram, Neurology
David L. Bogdonoff, Anesthesiology
Kline Bolton, Nephrology
Larry C. Borish, Allergy and Immunology
Stephen M. Borowitz, Pediatric Specialist
Jamieson M. Bourque, Cardiovascular Disease
Christiana M. Brenin, Medical Oncology and Hematology
David R. Brenin, Surgery, Surgical Oncology
Steve F. Brockmeier, Orthopaedic Surgery
Thomas E. Brown, Orthopaedic Surgery
James A. Browne, Orthopaedic Surgery
Ted M. Burns, Neurology
Christine Burt Solorzano, Pediatric Specialist
Stephen H. Caldwell, Hepatology
Leigh Cantrell, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jeannean Carver, Pediatric Specialist
Catherine F. Casey, Family Medicine
Jennifer E. Charlton, Pediatric Specialist
Kenneth J. Cherry, Jr., Vascular Surgery
Abhinav (Bobby) Chhabra, Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery
Christian A. Chisholm, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stephen R. Collins, Anesthesiology
Thomas G. Cropley, Dermatology
Quanjun “Trey” Cui, Orthopaedic Surgery
Alan Dalkin, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Kelly M. Davidson, Medical Oncology and Hematology
John Densmore, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Paul Diamond, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
David R. Diduch, Orthopaedic Surgery
Patrick Michael Dillon, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Gerald R. Donowitz, Infectious Disease
Michael Douvas, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Alden M. Doyle, Nephrology
David B. Drake, Plastic Surgery
Robert Dreicer, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Donald J. Dudley, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Linda R. Duska, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Stephen V. Early, Otolaryngology
William Jeffrey Elias, Neurological Surgery
Gina G. Davis Engel, Family Medicine
Avery Jennings Evans, Radiology
Camilo E. Fadul, Neurology
Karen Diane Fairchild, Pediatric Specialist
James E. (Jef) Ferguson II, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Joseph D. Fisher, Pediatrics
Nathan Benjamin Fountain, Neurology
Charles M. Friel, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Deborah K. Froh, Pediatric Specialist
Thomas J. Gampper, Plastic Surgery
John Day Gazewood, Family Medicine
Joyce B. Geilker, Internal Medicine
Myla D. Goldman, Neurology
Howard P. Goodkin, Pediatric Specialist
Matthew J. Goodman, Internal Medicine
Kenneth E. Greer, Dermatology
William W. Grosh, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Leigh B. Grossman, Infectious Disease, Pediatric Specialist
William G. Harmon, Pediatric Specialist
Madaline Harrison, Neurology
Jennifer Harvey, Radiology
George T. Hashisaki, Otolaryngology
Ziv J. Haskal, Radiology
Fern Hauck, Family Medicine
Evan Heald, Internal Medicine
Steven Heim, Family Medicine
Ira Marie Helenius, Internal Medicine
Peter W. Heymann, Pediatric Specialist
Kathie L. Hullfish, Obstetrics and Gynecology
John Jane, Jr., Pediatric Specialist
Jeffrey G. Jenkins, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Mary Elizabeth Jensen, Radiology
Karen C. Johnston, Neurology
Kambiz Kalantari, Nephrology
David Kaufman, Pediatric Specialist
John Allen Kern, Thoracic Surgery
Bradley William Kesser, Otolaryngology
Tamila L. Kindwall-Keller, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Susan E. Kirk, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Christopher Kramer, Cardiovascular Disease
Arun Krishnaraj, Radiology
Irving L. Kron, Vascular Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Charles N. Landen, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kenneth V. Leone, Neurology
Mark Lepsch, Family Medicine
Janet E. Lewis, Rheumatology
Scott Lim, Pediatric Specialist
Zhenqi Liu, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Andrew Lockman, Family Medicine
Thomas P. Loughran, Jr., Medical Oncology and Hematology
Carl Lynch III, Anesthesiology
John MacKnight, Internal Medicine
John C. Marshall, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Gabrielle Marzani-Nissen, Internal Medicine, Psychiatry
Paul Matherne, Pediatric Specialist
Alan H. Matsumoto, Radiology
Karen Maughan, Family Medicine
Christopher McCartney, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Nancy L. McDaniel, Pediatric Specialist
Eugene D. McGahren, Pediatric Specialist
Timothy E. McLaughlin, Family Medicine
Mark Mendelsohn, Pediatrics
Mark D. Miller, Orthopaedic Surgery
Stacey E. Mills, Pathology
Susan C. Modesitt, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Carlene Muto, Infectious Disease
Bhiken I. Naik, Critical Care Medicine
Peter A. Netland, Ophthalmology
Steven A. Newman, Ophthalmology
Victoria F. Norwood, Pediatric Specialist
Mark D. Okusa, Nephrology
Joseph S. Park, Orthopaedic Surgery
Stephen S. Park, Plastic Surgery, Otolaryngology
Spencer C. Payne, Otolaryngology
William Petri, Infectious Disease
Lawrence H. Phillips II, Neurology
JoAnn Pinkerton, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Thomas A. E. Platts-Mills, Allergy and Immunology
George D. Politis, Pediatric Specialist
Susan Pollart, Family Medicine
Barbara Tyl Post, Internal Medicine
Javier Provencio, Neurology
Benjamin W. Purow, Medical Oncology and Hematology, Pediatric Specialist
Mark S. Quigg, Neurology
Michael Ragosta, Cardiovascular Disease
Sean Reed, Family Medicine
Patrice K. Rehm, Radiology
David Repaske, Pediatric Specialist
Karen S. Rheuban, Pediatric Specialist
George Rich, Anesthesiology
Tyvin Andrew Rich, Radiation Oncology
Mark J. Romness, Pediatric Specialist
Edward Rose, Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine
Mitchell H. Rosner, Nephrology
John C. Rowlingson, Anesthesiology
Mark A. Russell, Dermatology
Michael Salerno, Cardiovascular Disease
Richard Santen, Endocrinology and Metabolism
James M. Scheiman, Gastroenterology
William Michael Scheld, Infectious Disease
David Schiff, Neurology
Bruce D. Schirmer, Surgery
Christopher I. Shaffrey, Neurological Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery
Mark E. Shaffrey, Neurological Surgery
Jason Sheehan, Neurological Surgery
Frank H. Shen, Orthopaedic Surgery
Ashley M. Shilling, Anesthesiology
Yun Michael (Mike) Shim, Pulmonary Medicine
Adam L. Shimer, Orthopaedic Surgery
David C. Shonka, Otolaryngology
Costi D. Sifri, Infectious Disease
Robert A. Sinkin, Pediatric Specialist
Craig Slingluff, Surgical Oncology
Justin S. Smith, Neurological Surgery
Michael C. Spaeder, Pediatric Specialist
Richard Stevenson, Pediatric Specialist
Mark H. Stoler, Pathology
Jonathan R. Swanson, Pediatric Specialist
Angela M. Taylor, Cardiovascular Disease
Gerald Teague, Jr., Pediatric Specialist
Robert H. Thiele, Critical Care Medicine
Curtis G. Tribble, Thoracic Surgery
Mary Lee Vance, Endocrinology and Metabolism
Dennis G. Vollmer, Neurological Surgery
Linda A. Waggoner-Fountain, Pediatric Specialist
Max M. Weder, Pulmonary Medicine
David B. Weiss, Orthopaedic Surgery
Lynda T. Wells, Anesthesiology
Mark R. Wick, Pathology
Robert Phillips Wilder, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Michael E. Williams, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Barbara B. Wilson, Dermatology
William Grady Wilson, Pediatric Specialist, Medical Genetics
Adam B. Winick, Radiology
Brian Wispelwey, Infectious Disease
Andrew M. D. Wolf, Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine
Bradford Worrall, Neurology
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