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Forty-Four Temple Health Physicians Rated "Top Doctors" for 2016

News January 18, 2016

Forty-four Temple University Health System (TUHS) physicians have recently been named America's Top Doctors® for 2016 by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health care research and information company.

"The Temple Health family is incredibly proud of our dedicated faculty who were recognized for consistently delivering excellent clinical care to our patients and for pushing the industry forward as leaders in their fields," said Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS, President and CEO of Temple University Health System, Dean of the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University and Senior Executive Vice President for Health Affairs at Temple University. "We know our physicians are among the best in the country, and we’re delighted our peers agree."

These doctors practice at Temple University Hospital (TUH), Fox Chase and Jeanes Hospital, and were recognized for excellence in a number of specialties including neurology, neuroradiology, infectious disease, hematology, medical oncology, urology, radiation oncology, diagnostic radiology, gastroenterology, surgical oncology, plastic surgery, hand surgery, orthopaedic surgery, gynecologic oncology, thoracic and cardiac surgery, pathology, vascular and interventional radiology, interventional cardiology, cardiovascular disease, and pulmonary disease.

A complete list can be found here.

The 2016 Temple University Health System "Top Doctors" are:

  • S. Ausim Azizi, MD, PhD – Neurology (TUH)
  • Marcia C. Boraas, MD, FACS – Surgical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Alfred A. Bove, MD, PhD – Cardiovascular Disease (TUH)
  • James P. Bradley, MD – Plastic Surgery (TUH)
  • David Y. T. Chen, MD, FACS – Surgical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Gary S. Cohen, MD – Vascular and Interventional Radiology (TUH)
  • Howard A. Cohen, MD – Interventional Cardiology (TUH)
  • Gerard J. Criner, MD, FACP, FACCP – Pulmonary Disease (TUH)
  • Paul G. Curcillo, II, MD, FACS – Surgical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Mary B. Daly, MD, PhD, FACP – Medical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Daniel Edmundowicz, MD, MS, FACC – Cardiovascular Disease (TUH)
  • Hormoz Ehya, MD – Pathology (Fox Chase)
  • Paul F. Engstrom, MD – Medical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Kathryn A. Evers, MD, FACR – Diagnostic Radiology (Fox Chase)
  • Scott H. Faro, MD – Neuroradiology (TUH)
  • Richard I. Fisher, MD – Medical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Robert S. Fisher, MD – Gastroenterology (TUH)
  • Henry C. Fung, MD, FRCPE – Hematology (Fox Chase)
  • Lori J. Goldstein, MD, FASCO – Medical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Richard E. Greenberg, MD, FACS – Urology (Fox Chase)
  • Oleh Haluszka, MD – Gastroenterology (TUH)
  • Eric M. Horwitz, MD – Radiation Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Larry R. Kaiser, MD, FACS – Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (TUH)
  • Earl D. King, MD – Pulmonary Disease (Fox Chase)
  • Stephanie Angela King, MD – Gynecologic Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • John C. Leighton, MD – Medical Oncology (Jeanes)
  • Bennett Lorber, MD, DSc. (Hon), MACP – Infectious Disease (TUH)
  • Michael M. Millenson, MD – Hematology (Fox Chase)
  • Rosaleen B. Parsons, MD, FACR – Diagnostic Radiology (Fox Chase)
  • Arthur S. Patchefsky, MD – Pathology (Fox Chase)
  • Sameer A. Patel, MD, FACS – Plastic Surgery (Fox Chase)
  • A. Koneti Rao, MD – Hematology (TUH)
  • John A. Ridge, MD, PhD, FACS – Surgical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • William R. Reinus, MD – Diagnostic Radiology (TUH)
  • Stephen C. Rubin, MD – Gynecologic Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Walter J. Scott, MD, FACS – Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (Fox Chase)
  • Elin R. Sigurdson, MD, PhD, FACS – Surgical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • Joseph J. Thoder, Jr. MD – Hand Surgery (TUH)
  • Neal S. Topham, MD, FACS – Plastic Surgery (Fox Chase)
  • Yoshiya Toyoda, MD, PhD – Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery (TUH)
  • Robert G. Uzzo, MD, FACS – Urology (Fox Chase)
  • Margaret von Mehren, MD – Medical Oncology (Fox Chase)
  • David S. Weinberg, MD, MSc – Gastroenterology (Fox Chase)
  • F. Todd Wetzel, MD – Orthopaedic Surgery (TUH)