University of Virginia Health System

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 15, 2005 --
This year 125 University of Virginia physicians were named to the list of Best Doctors in America^® by Best Doctors, Inc.  Thirty five of these physicians are in the Department of Medicine and they are listed by subspecialty at the right.

The Best Doctors database contains the names and professional affiliations of doctors chosen through a comprehensive peer-review survey that asks: "If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?"  The database represents the top 3-5 percent of physicians in more than 400 medical subspecialties. A Best Doctors physician goes through regular evaluations by the company in order to maintain his or her status as one of the Best Doctors in America^®.

Best Doctors in America is a registered trademark of Best Doctors, Inc. in the United States and other countries. .

Allergy and Immunology
 - Lawrence Borish

Cardiovascular Disease
 - George A. Beller
 - James D. Bergin
 - John P. DiMarco
 - Eric R. Powers
 - Ian Joseph Sarembock
 - Amy Tucker

Endocrinology and Metabolism
 - Eugene J. Barrett
 - Robert M. Carey
 - Alan Dalkin
 - William S. Evans
 - Susan Kirk
 - John C. Marshall
 - Jerry L. Nadler
 - Michael O. Thorner
 - Mary Lee Vance

Geriatric Medicine
 - Diane G. Snustad
 - Mark E. Williams
 - Andrew M. D. Wolf

Medical Oncology & Hematology
 - B. Gail Macik
 - Christopher Y. Thomas IV
 - Geoffrey Roger Weiss
 - Michael E. Williams

Infectious Disease
 - Gerald R. Donowitz
 - Richard L. Guerrant
 - Frederick G. Hayden
 - Richard D. Pearson
 - Michael F. Rein
 - W. Michael Scheld
 - Brian Wispelwey

Nephrology
 - W. Kline Bolton
 - Jean L. Holley
 - Mark D. Okusa

Pulmonary & Critical Care Medicine
 - Edward Rose
 - Jonathon Truwit