The top Doctors of 2016 have been announced, and many congratulations are in order. Each year New York Magazine and research firm Castle Connolly compile a list of top doctors in every specialty in the New York Metro area. This elite group of the region’s best physicians is selected through an extensive process of peer nomination; and the list serves as a useful guide to indicate which doctors are considered the very best in their fields.
Twenty-five surgeons in the Department of Surgery have received this prestigious recognition:
- Michael Argenziano, MD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Tracey Arnell, MD (General & Acute Care Surgery)
- Jeffrey Ascherman, MD (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
- Gudrun Aspelund, MD (Pediatric Surgery)
- Emile Bacha, MD (Pediatric Cardiac Surgery)
- Marc Bessler, MD (Minimal Access & Weight Loss Surgery)
- Michael Borger, MD PhD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD MPH (Transplant Surgery)
- John Chabot, MD FACS (GI/Endocrine Surgery)
- Jean Emond, MD (Transplant Surgery)
- Sheldon M. Feldman, MD (Breast Surgery)
- Daniel Feingold, MD (Colorectal Surgery)
- Mark E. Ginsburg, MD (Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery)
- Tomoaki Kato MD (Transplant Surgery)
- Pokala Ravi Kiran, MD (Colon & Rectal Surgery)
- James Lee, MD (Endocrine Surgery)
- Steven Lobritto (Pediatric Transplant Surgery)
- William Middlesworth, MD (Pediatric Surgery)
- Nicholas Morrissey, MD (Vascular Surgery)
- Yoshifumi Naka, MD PhD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Miguel Silva, MD (General Surgery)
- Craig Smith, MD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Joshua Sonett, MD (Thoracic Surgery)
- Steven Stylianos, MD (Pediatric Surgery)
- Hiroo Takayama, MD PhD (Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery)
Click here to see more of the full NY Top Doctors list, including specialists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Lawrence Hospital, and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian.