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More than 30 doctors from Columbia's Department of Surgery have been named as 2024 Super Doctors, according to this year’s Super Doctors listings published with the New York Times Magazine. These rankings are compiled from thousands of recommendations by physicians in the New York area and represent approximately 5% of the area’s physicians. Congratulations to all the Columbia Doctors!
Congratulations to all the Columbia doctors!
2024 Super Doctors Rising Stars
- Jarrod Bogue, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Jennifer DeFazio, MD | Pediatric Surgery
- Dana Goldner, MD | Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
- David Kalfa, MD | Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- David Schwartzberg, MD | Colorectal Surgery
2024 Super Doctors
- Cary Aarons, MD | Colorectal Surgery
- Michael Argenziano, MD | Cardiac Surgery
- Tracey Arnell, MD | General Surgery
- Danielle Bajakian, MD | Vascular Surgery
- Marc Bessler, MD | Bariatric Surgery
- Lorna Dove, MD | Transplant Hepatology
- Vincent Duron, MD | Pediatric Surgery
- Jean Emond, MD | Abdominal Organ Transplant
- Paul Gaglio, MD | Abdominal Organ Transplant
- Isaac George, MD | Cardiac Surgery
- Thomas Imahiyerobo, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Jennifer Kuo, MD | Endocrine Surgery
- Mercedes Martinez, MD | Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
- Nicholas Morrissey, MD | Vascular Surgery
- Christine Rohde, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Bo Shen, MD | Colorectal Surgery
- Craig Smith, MD | Cardiac Surgery
- Joshua Sonett, MD | Thoracic Surgery
- Hiroo Takayama, MD | Cardiac Surgery
- Julia Wattacheril, MD | Transplant Hepatology
2024 Super Doctor Hall of Fame Honorees
To be invited into the Hall of Fame, physicians must have been named a Super Doctor for 10 years.
- Emile Bacha, MD | Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- William Middlesworth, MD | Pediatric Surgery
- Elizabeth Verna, MD | Transplant Hepatology
2024 Super Doctors Legacy Honorees
To be invited into the Legacy, physicians must have been named a Super Doctor for 15 years.
- Jeffrey Ascherman, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- John Chabot, MD | Pancreas Surgery
- Steven Lobritto, MD | Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
- Steven Stylianos, MD | Pediatric Surgery
Related:
- Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian Among the Best Hospitals in the Nation, per U.S. News and World Report
- Columbia/NewYork-Presbyterian Named #1 Children’s Hospital in New York
- More than 30 Columbia Surgeons Named "Top Docs" by NY Magazine