2008 Washingtonian
Top Doctors

Many patients want to know, "Is my doctor really one of the best?" Well if they're asking about one of our doctors, the answer is likely to be yes.

Several of Washington Adventist Hospital's physicians landed on the list of Top Doctors according to Washingtonian Magazine. We'd like to congratulate each and every one of them. It's quite an achievement and we're extremely proud to have them on our team.

For more information or to make an appointment with a Top Doctor, please view the listings below:

Washingtonian Top Doctors by Specialty

Cardiac Surgery
Cardiac surgeons perform coronary-bypass and other types of heart surgery.

Anjum G. Qazi

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

David M. Brill	Aaron E. Kenigsberg
Robert DiBianco	Louis J. Larca
Daniel J. Fernicola	Thomas J. Odar
Dennis C. Friedman	Peter J. Sabia
Frank N. Gravino	Alan I. Schneider
D. Leonard Griffen	Herman B. Segal
Samuel B. Itscoitz	James A. Thompson

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.

Adolph W. Johnson

Rosie K. Singh

Internal Medicine
Internists diagnose and treat illnesses involving the major organ systems.

Charles M. Benner

Michael E. Leibowitz

Neurology
Neurologists diagnose and treat nervous-system disorders such as multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease.

Lawrence R. Whicker

Oncology/Hematology
Oncologists and hematologists specialize in the treatment of cancers and blood disorders, often with chemotherapy.

Thomas A. Bensinger

Ram Trehan

Ophthalmology
Ophthalmologists specialize in the treatment of diseases and defects of the eye.

Stephen P. Ginsberg

Otolaryngology
Otolaryngologists are ear, nose, and throat specialists who treat disorders in those areas, including head and neck cancers.

David A. Bianchi

Kenneth W. Hauck

Pediatrics
Pediatricians specialize in development of children and treatment of childhood diseases.

Lawrence F. Cohen

Pulmonology
Pulmonologists treat a range of lung and respiratory diseases, including bronchitis, emphysema, and cancer. Many pulmonologists are also internists.

Norton A. Elson

Radiation Therapy
Radiation therapists are physicians who specialize in the use of radiation in treating disease, chiefly cancer.

Chan K. Chung

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