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MORE U.VA. DOCTORS ON THIS YEAR’S LIST OF AMERICA'S TOP DOCTORS

This year, three doctors from the University of Virginia Health System were added to the list of America’s Top Doctors, bringing the total number of U.Va. physicians on the list to 48.  Published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., the book recognizes physicians who are considered among the best in their specialties in both patient care and research.

To be published in the book, and receive the award, doctors must be nominated by their peers.  According to the Castle Connolly research team, more than 250,000 doctors were surveyed by mail and were asked to nominate the top people in their specialties and in related specialties, especially those to whom they would refer their own patients.

An extensive biographical form was sent to each of those nominated physicians and telephone interviews were conducted, primarily with leaders in medical specialties and leading physicians at major medical centers. Additional research was conducted in the areas of disciplinary and license histories.

The book is designed to help people find the right specialists locally, regionally or nationally.

The U.Va. doctors designated as America's top doctors by specialty are:

  • Cardiac Electrophysiology - Dr. John DiMarco
  • Cardiology - Dr. George Beller, Dr. Eric Powers
  • Colon and Rectal Surgery - Dr. Eugene Foley
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism - Dr. Eugene Barrett, Dr. Alan Dalkin, Dr. John Marshall
  • Gastroenterology - Dr. Fabio Cominelli, Dr. James K. Roche
  • Geriatric Medicine - Dr. Diane Gail Snustad
  • Geriatric Psychiatry – Dr. Suzanne Holroyd
  • Gynecologic Oncology - Dr. Peyton T. Taylor, Jr.
  • Medical Oncology - Dr. William W. Grosh, Dr. Maureen Ross, Dr. Michael Williams
  • Infectious Diseases - Dr. Richard Guerrant, Dr. Gerald Mandell, Dr. Richard Pearson, Dr. William Michael Scheld, Dr. Michael Frank Rein
  • Internal Medicine - Dr. Eugene Charles Corbett, Jr., Dr. Mary Lee Vance
  • Neonatal Perinatal Medicine - Dr. Robert John Boyle, Dr. John Kattwinkel
  • Nephrology - Dr. Warren Kline Bolton, Dr. Mark Okusa
  • Neurological Surgery - Dr. Edward Laws, Dr. Chris Shaffrey
  • Neurology - Dr. Elliott Clark Haley, Jr., Dr. George Frederick Wooten
  • Orthopaedic Surgery – Dr. Cato Laurencin
  • Otolaryngology - Dr. Paul Levine
  • Pathology - Dr. Stacey E. Mills
  • Pediatric Otolaryngology - Dr. Charles Gross, Dr. Robert A. Jahrsdoerfer
  • Pediatric Surgery - Dr. Bradley Rodgers
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation – Dr. D. Casey Kerrigan; Dr. Paul Diamond
  • Plastic Surgery - Dr. Raymond Morgan
  • Pulmonary Disease - Dr. Steven Michael Koenig
  • Radiation Oncology - Dr. Tyvin Andrew Rich, Dr. Maria Kelly
  • Surgery - Dr. John B. Hanks, Dr. Bruce Schirmer
  • Thoracic Surgery - Dr. Thomas M. Daniel, Dr. Irving L. Kron
  • Urology - Dr. Stuart S. Howards, Dr. William D. Steers
  • Vascular Surgery - Dr. Kenneth J. Cherry Jr.

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October 25, 2004