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2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors

Congratulations to the region's "Top Doctors" who practice at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital. These specialists were named in Washingtonian Magazine and/or Consumers' Checkbook's "Top Doctors" issues.

We would like to thank all of our physicians for the high-quality and compassionate care they provide to our patients and the communities we serve. Visit our Find a Doctor page for more information about all of our doctors at Shady Grove Adventist Hospital.

2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors

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Allergy/Immunology

Allergists and immunologists diagnose and treat people with allergies and immunological disorders. Congratulations to our Allergy/Immunology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Jacqueline Eghrari-Sabet
Shabnam Foroughi
Shelby H. Josephs
James Mattey
Yung-Hao Pung
Rachel L. Schreiber
Jerry M. Shier

Anesthesiology

Anesthesiology is the practice of medicine dedicated to the relief of pain and total care of the surgical patient before, during and after surgery. Congratulations to our Anesthesiology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
William Chester
Melvin Coursey

Breast Cancer Surgery

Breast cancer surgeons are general surgeons who specialize in the removal of breast tumors and may also perform biopsies to diagnose or treat the cancer. Congratulations to our Breast Cancer Surgery "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Nancy R. Markus
Glenn Lewis Sandler

Cardiology

Cardiologists diagnose and treat heart problems. Interventional cardiologists also perform a balloon-catheter technique, called angioplasty, to open up blocked coronary arteries. Congratulations to our Cardiology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Jeffrey A. Becker
Alan Benheim
David M. Brill
Patrick F. Callahan
Robert DiBianco
Daniel J. Fernicola
Dennis C. Friedman
Sharon S. Karr
Frank M. Galioto
Daniel Goldberg
D. Leonard Griffen

Jennifer Lindsey
Gerard Martin
Thomas J. Odar
Jin Hyuk Park
Stephen R. Shapiro
Sameer Sofat
James A. Thompson
Richard Weinstein

Cardiology: Interventional

Interventional cardiologists use catheterization techniques to diagnose and treat coronary-artery disease with procedures such as balloons angioplasty and stenting "Top Doctors":


2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
David M. Brill
Sherif S. Tawfik
James A. Thompson

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Colorectal surgeons treat disorders of the intestinal tract, colon, rectum, anal canal, and perianal area by medical and surgical means. Congratulations to our Colon & Rectal Surgery "Top Doctors":


2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Bradley H. Bennet
Joshua Adam Katz
John O'Connor
Vivek Patil
Allen Wolland

Dermatology

Dermatologists diagnose and treat skin disorders. Congratulations to our Dermatology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Jay M. Barnett
Todd M. Colonna
Roni Ford
Lawrence J. Green
Mark Jaffe

Endocrinology

Endocrinologists specialize in glandular and hormonal disorders, such as thyroid problems and diabetes. Congratulations to our Endocrinology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Beatriz H. Chanduvi
Aaron Chidakel
Michael A. Dempsey
Linda Liu
Cong Ning
Patricia A. Petrick
Helena W. Rodbard

Family Practice

Family or general practitioners are primary-care doctors who treat both children and adults, usually on an ongoing basis. Some of those listed are internists with broad general practices. Congratulations to our Family Practice "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Alec Anders
Sally Jo Belcher
Mindi Cohen
Edward Devin
Tibor E. Frekko
Joseph A. Gebeily
Kevin M. Gil
Praveen K. Gupta
Monica Jean Howard
Jeremy J. Janssen
Mary Frekko Kilavos
Lee Musher
Barry R. Nahin
Carolyn O'Conor
Jesse Sadikman
Martha Skurla
Daniel E. Snow
Cheryl E. Winchell
Megan Wollman-Rosenwald

Gastroenterology

Gastroenterologists treat problems of the digestive system. They sometimes use a slim, lighted tube called an endoscope for examinations and treatment. Congratulations to our Gastroenterology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Mark T. Birns
Catherine Chao
Alan Jay Diamond
Lyn Duffy
Robert M. Eisdorfer
Robert G. Finkel
Mark Steven Gloger
Milton J. Koch
Julia C. Korenman
Sheila G. Levin
Robert F. Musselman
Barry M. Rubin
Michael S. Schindler
Alan N. Schulman
Jatinder S. Sekhon
Zaifi Shanavas
William R. Stern

General Surgery

General surgeons usually perform general gastro-intestinal surgery and cancer surgery. Congratulations to our General Surgery "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Jason A. Brodsky
A. Alfred Chahine
Craig P. Colliver
Juvenal R. Goicochea
Barry S. Greene
Ernest D. Hanowell
Alan B. Kravitz
Berny J. Kreutz
Louis M. Marmon
Kurt Newman
James W. Robey
Glenn Lewis Sandler
Lawrence R. Starin
Thomas G. Zorc

Geriatrics

Geriatricians specialize in problems of the elderly, such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, incontinence, and others. Congratulations to our Geriatrics "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Kevin M. Gil
John R. Melnick

Gynecological Oncology

Gynecological oncologists treat cancers of women's reproductive organs. Congratulations to our Gynecological Oncology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
James F. Barter
Annette Bicher
Charles Boice
Albert J. Steren

Hand Surgery

Hand surgeons are orthopedic, plastic, or general surgeons who treat problems of the hand, wrist, and forearm, including carpal tunnel syndrome, sports injuries, and other conditions. Congratulations to our Hand Surgery "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Sunjay Berdia
Edward J. Bieber
Leo M. Rozmaryn
Steven L. Tuck

Infectious Diseases

Infectious-disease specialists diagnose and treat all infectious diseases-fungal, bacterial, viral, and tropical-including AIDS. Congratulations to our Infectious Diseases "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Sameh A. Aly
Charlotte Barbey-Morel
Ruth M. Jacobs
Puran Mathur
Lynette H. Posorske
Michael Anthony Sauri
Phuong D. Trinh

Infertility

Infertility specialists may be trained in gynecology or urology; some have additional training in genetics or reproductive endocrinology. Congratulations to our Infertility "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Frank E. Chang
Stephen Greenhouse
Naveed M. Khan
Michael J. Levy
Burt A. Littman
Gilbert Mottla
David S. Saffan
Arthur W. Sagoskin
Robert J. Stillman
Eric Widra

Internal Medicine

Internists diagnose and treat illnesses involving the major organ systems. Congratulations to our Internal Medicine "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Ira Berger
Kathleen Farrell
Kevin M. Gil
Michael A. Greene
Konstantin Khuldenev
Thomas McNamara
John R. Melnick
Wayne L. Meyer
Irving Mizus
Jonathan S. Plotsky
Ann Frekko Raffo
Aimee Seidman
Philip J. Schwartz
William H. Silverman
Anne Wilson
Melinda Wolf

Nephrology

Nephrologists specialize in the treatment of kidney disease. Congratulations to our Nephrology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Farzad Assar
Raymond A. Bass
Ali Ghorbani
Barry Hecht
Stephen M. Hellman
A. Kaldun Nossuli
Jeffrey A. Perlmutter
Philip J. Schwartz
Gail L. Seiken
Stephen Vaccarezza

Neurology

Neurologists diagnose and treat nervous-system disorders such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease. Congratulations to our Neurology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Brian H. Avin
Ezra D. Cohen
Marc P. DiFazio
Kenneth W. Eckmann
Larry M. Einbinder
A. Jerry Friedman
Albert Peter Galdi
Eric M. Jeffries
Shusila Rajasingham
David L. Taragin
James Yan

Neurosurgery

Neurosurgeons operate on the brain and the spinal-cord region. Congratulations to our Neurosurgery "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Amin Amini
Fraser Henderson

Nathan C. Moskowitz

Nuclear Medicine

Nuclear medicine specialists use safe, painless, and cost-effective techniques to image the body and treat disease. Congratulations to our Nuclear Medicine "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Vijay Varma

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Obstetricians and gynecologists specialize in pregnancy and labor and in the treatment of diseases of the female genital tract. Congratulations to our Obstetrics/Gynecology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Israel Alter
Anders P. Apgar
Jacqueline Apgar
Tobie E. Beckerman
Nancy Behram
Steve Behram
Luciano R. Belizan
Wayne Bernstein
Annette Bicher
Andrew Block
Charles Boice
Amy J. Byer
Craig A. Dickman
Rita Driggers
Jonathan S. Elias
Robert Footer
Michael Goodman
David H. Grossman
Judith A. Gurdian
Kalpana Helmbrecht
Nicolette Horbach
Ronald D. Jacobs
Susan Jaffe
Naveed Khan
Bradford Kleinman
Jill J. Ladd
Stephen A. Lakner
Diane Laurin
Steven S. Maggid
Richard S. Margolis
Thomas W. Martin
Thomas Pinckert
Gerald R. Renzi
Mark Stephen Seigel
Albert C. Simmonds
Michelle Spector
Thu Tran
Eric Widra
Edward J. Wolfgram
Carolynn M. Young

Oncology/Hematology

Oncologists and hematologists specialize in the treatment of cancers and blood disorders, often with chemotherapy. Congratulations to our Oncology/Hematology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Manish Agrawal
Cheryl A. Ayelsworth
Paul A. Bannen
Ralph Boccia
Linda M. Burrell
Louis Cooper
Nicholas J. Farrell
Joseph M. Haggerty
Joseph Kaplan
Giselle Mery
Victor Priego
Chitra Rajagopal
Peter B. Sherer
George A. Sotos
Paul M. Thambi
Ram Trehan
John M. Wallmark

Ophthalmology

Ophthalmologists specialize in the treatment of diseases and defects of the eye. Congratulations to our Ophthalmology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Lawrence Frank
Stephen R. Glaser
Herbert B. Gould
Marcia Hutcheon
Robert B. Kaufman
David J. Levine
J. Alberto Martinez
Farhad Naseh
David M. Wanicur
Laurie Joyce Wenger

Oral Surgery

Oral and maxillofacial surgery is surgery to correct a wide spectrum of diseases, injuries and defects in the head, neck, face, jaws and the hard and soft tissues of the oral and maxillofacial region. Congratulations to our Oral Surgery "Top Doctors":

  2011 Washingtonian Magazine Top Dentists
William R. Dzyak, DDS
Harlene D. Sandler, DDS
Kevin G. Schwartz, DMD
Michael J. Will, DDS/MD
Richard Williams, DDS

Orthopedics

Orthopedists are surgeons who repair bone fractures and perform joint replacements. Congratulations to our Orthopedics "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
R. Marshall Ackerman
Neil Barkin
Edward Bieber
Barry Boden
Sridhar Durbakula
Christopher Farrell
Kenneth Fine
Ira Fisch
James Gardiner
Daniel David Lahr
Christopher Raffo
Stephen J. Rockower
Steven L. Tuck
James M. Weiss
Jeffrey F. Witte

Otolaryngology

Otolaryngologists are ear, nose, and throat specialists who treat disorders in those areas, including head and neck cancers. Congratulations to our Otolaryngology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Michael H. Arenstein
John M. Bosworth
Stephen Epstein
Lindsay I. Golden
Jeanne Renee Moneyhun
Michael B. Siegel
Christopher Sinha

Pain Management

Specialists in pain medicine, usually anesthesiologists but sometimes neurologists, treat problems with acute and chronic pain in both hospital and ambulatory settings. Congratulations to our Pain Management "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Stuart W. Hough
Ramani Peruvemba

Pediatric Dentistry

Pediatric Dentistry is the branch of dentistry dealing with children from birth through adolescence. Congratulations to our Pediatric Dentistry "Top Doctors":

  2011 Washingtonian Magazine Top Dentists
Mark V. Barren, DDS

Pediatrics

Pediatricians specialize in development of children and treatment of childhood diseases. Congratulations to our Pediatrics "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Victor P. Abdow
David Austein
Joan W. Barkin
Avneet K. Bawa
Linda Berger
Jay A. Bernstein
Thomas H. Botsford
Barbara Brynelson
Randall Burd
Brigitte K. Burgett
Charles P. Coggeshall
Raymond H. Coleman
Michael W. Datch
Ariel Dubelman
Sirisha Durbhakula
Cynthia L. Fishman
Caren Glassman
Alan E. Gober
Jeffrey Greenberg
Kathleen M. Hawkins
Steven Hirsch
Joseph Hsu
Timothy Kane
Amy B. Kaplan
Jonathan Klontz
Dana Kornfeld
Peggy B.K. Lee
Victoria Lee
Mindy J. F. Maggid
David R. Miller
Nelson Niu
Frank A. Pedreira
Paul Peebles
Carol Ann Plotsky
Rachel Lynn Rennert
Kenneth Rosenbaum
Christine L. Saba
Hari Sachs

Anthony Sandler
Megan Scheibel
Eugene K. Sussman
Sandra A. Takai
Stuart Barry Taylor
Stuart Y. Weich
Paul Weiner

Plastic Surgery

Plastic surgeons specialize in restoring tissue damaged by injury, birth defects, or other causes and perform cosmetic surgery to enhance appearance. Congratulations to our Plastic Surgery "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Gregory O. Dick
Jules Alexander Feledy
Douglas L. Forman
Roger J. Friedman
Kathy Huang
Robert Karp
Lance G. Leithauser
Roger J. Oldham
Navin Singh
Michael Paul Vincent

Psychiatry

Psychiatrists treat mental, addictive, and emotional problems. They may use various forms of psycho-therapy as well as drug treatment. Congratulations to our Psychiatry "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Jude R. Alexander
Wagdi M. Attia
David S. Irwin

Pulmonology

Pulmonologists treat a range of lung and respiratory diseases, including bronchitis, emphysema, and cancer. Many pulmonologists are also internists. Congratulations to our Pulmonology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Gita Bakshi
Joseph A. Ball
Ira Berger
Alan S. Chanales
Steven T. Kariya
Frank J. Mayo
Irving Mizus
Samuel M. Rosenberg
Carl I. Schoenberger
Jay H. Weiner

Radiation Oncology

Radiation oncologists specialize in the use of radiation in treating cancer. Congratulations to our Radiation Oncology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
J. Donald Bridge
Sheela Modin
Catherine L. Salem
Anu M. Singh

Radiation: Interventional

Interventional radiologists use imaging technologies such as fluroscopy, computer tomography [CT], and ultrasound to guide minimally invasive surgical procedures such as performing biopsies, draining fluids, inserting catheters, or dilating or stenting narrowed ducts or vessels. Congratulations to our Radiation Interventional"Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Zahide Erkmen

Rehabilitation

Physical-rehabilitation specialists, also known as physiatrists, provide treatment and therapy to aid in recovery from serious injury or illness. Congratulations to our Rehabilitation "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
John P. Casey
Brian Y. Kim
Terrence P. Sheehan

Rheumatology

Rheumatologists treat disorders of the muscles, joints, and related structures, specializing in arthritis and other autoimmune diseases, such as lupus. Congratulations to our Rheumatology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Deborah S. Litman
William W. Mullins Jr.
Anu Sharma

Spinal Surgery

Spinal surgeons, chiefly orthopedists or neurosurgeons, treat problems with the vertebrae, disks, or nerves of the neck and back. Congratulations to our Spinal Surgery "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Brett R. Quigley

Sports Medicine

Specialists in sports medicine - often orthopedists but also rehabilitation and primary-care physicians - deal with the prevention and treatment of injuries and illness resulting from participation in athletic activities. Congratulations to our Sports Medicine "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Barry P. Boden
Kenneth M. Fine
James S. Gardiner

Thoracic Surgery

Thoracic surgeons specialize in chest surgery, including lung cancer and esophageal reconstruction. Congratulations to our Thoracic Surgery "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors 2011 US World & News Top Docs
Barry J. Levin

Urology

Urologists are surgeons who specialize in urinary problems, including the bladder, kidneys, and prostate. Congratulations to our Urology "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Barry Aron
Leonard Bloom
Gary S. Friedlander
Robert Goldman
Murray Lieberman
Juan Litvak
Nizam Maruf
Roberto Pedraza
Bartholomew Radolinski
Mark H. Ratner
Bernard J. Rogus
Robert J. Sher
Paul Shin
Jonathan White

Vascular Surgery

Vascular surgeons treat disorders of the arteries and veins. Congratulations to our Vascular Surgery "Top Doctors":

  2010 Washingtonian Magazine Top Doctors 2011 Consumer Checkbook Top Doctors
Robert L. Fox
Richard A. Silva

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