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More than 30 doctors from Columbia's Department of Surgery have been named as 2026 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!
2026 Super Doctors Rising Stars
- Jarrod Bogue, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Adham Elmously, MD | Cardiac Surgery
- Andrew Goldstone, MD, PhD | Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Meaghan Phipps, MD | Transplant Hepatology
- Catherine Ly, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Naikhoba Munabi, MD, MPH | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Edvard Skripochnik, MD | Vascular Surgery
2026 Super Doctors
- Cary Aarons, MD | Colorectal Surgery
- Danielle Bajakian, MD | Vascular Surgery
- Lorna Dove, MD | Transplant Hepatology
- Vincent Duron, MD | Pediatric Surgery
- Michael Ebright, MD | Thoracic Surgery
- Alyson Fox, MD | Transplant Hepatology
- Isaac George, MD | Cardiac Surgery
- Jason Hawksworth, MD | Abdominal Organ Transplant
- Thomas Imahiyerobo, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Jennifer Kuo, MD | Endocrine Surgery
- James Lee, MD | Endocrine Surgery
- Mercedes Martinez, MD | Pediatric Transplant Hepatology
- Nicholas Morrissey, MD | Vascular Surgery
- Roshni Rao, MD FACS | Breast Surgery
- Christine Rohde, MD | Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
- Bo Shen, MD | Colorectal
- Craig Smith, MD | Cardiac Surgery
- Joshua Sonett, MD | Thoracic Surgery
- Hiroo Takayama, MD | Cardiac Surgery
- Julia Wattacheril, MD | Transplant Hepatology
2026 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.
- Tracey Arnell, MD | General Surgery
- Emile Bacha, MD | Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
- Jean Emond, MD | Abdominal Organ Transplant
- Elizabeth Verna, MD | Transplant Hepatology
2026 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
- William Middlesworth, MD | Pediatric Surgery