More than 170 SLUCare Physicians Named to Best Doctors List for 2016
ST. LOUIS - More than 170 SLUCare physicians from a variety of specialties have been recognized by St. Louis Magazine as best doctors of 2016.
The list is based on the annual "Best Doctors in America" database, which considers more than one million peer evaluations to create a directory of approximately 40,000 doctors, from 40 medical specialities.
Founded by Harvard Medical School physicians more than 25 years ago, Best Doctors, Inc., helps identify outstanding physicians across a range of medical specialties.
The selected SLUCare physicians — listed by specialty — are:
Allergy and Immunology
- Mark S. Dykewicz, M.D.
Cardiovascular
- Lisa J. Alderson, M.D.
- Bernard R. Chaitman, M.D.
- Michael Forsberg, M.D.
- Paul J. Hauptman, M.D.
- Tarek Helmy, M.D.
- Michael J. Lim, M.D.
- Ali A. Mehdirad, M.D.
Dermatology
- Nicole M. Burkemper, M.D.
- Dee Anna Glaser, M.D.
- M. Yadira Hurley, M.D.
- Ian A. Maher, M.D.
- Claudia Vidal, M.D.
Endocrinology
- Stewart G. Albert, M.D.
- Alan B. Silverberg, M.D.
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Banke Agarwal, M.D.
- Samer Alkaade, M.D.
- Bruce R. Bacon, M.D.
- Alex S. Befeler, M.D.
- Mary S. Burton, M.D.
- Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, M.D.
- Christine Y. Hachem, M.D.
- Jennifer L. LaBundy, M.D.
- M. Louay Omran, M.D.
- Charlene Prather, M.D.
- Brent A. Tetri, M.D.
General Internal Medicine
- Erin L. Bakanas, M.D.
- Fred R. Buckhold, III, M.D.
- Robert M. Heaney, M.D.
- Thomas J. Olsen, M.D.
Geriatric Medicine
- Dulce Cruz-Oliver, M.D.
- Joseph H. Flaherty, M.D.
- Julie K. Gammack, M.D.
- Milta O. Little, D.O.
- Gerald Mahon, M.D.
- John E. Morley, M.D.
- Frederick Yap, M.D.
Hematology and Oncology
- Carl E. Freter, M.D.
- Mark J. Fesler, M.D.
- Steven M. Pincus, M.D.
- John M. Richart, M.D.
Infectious Diseases
- Donald J. Kennedy, M.D.
- Marcia Sokol-Anderson, M.D.
Nephrology
- Bahar Bastani, M.D.
- Krista Lentine, M.D.
- Kevin J. Martin, M.D.
- Marie Philipneri, M.D.
- Paul G. Schmitz, M.D.
Neurology
- Aninda B. Acharya, M.D.
- Pratap Chand, M.D.
- Eliahu S. Feen, M.D.
- Ghazala S. Hayat, M.D.
- Raman K. Malhotra, M.D.
- L. James Willmore, Jr., M.D.
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health
- Erol Amon, M.D.
- E. Cristian Campian, M.D.
- Jennifer M. Goldkamp, M.D.
- Gil Gross, M.D.
- Brigid Holloran-Schwartz, M.D.
- Ming-Shian Kao, M.D.
- Cherie LeFevre, M.D.
- Fah Che Leong, M.D.
- Leslie McCloskey, M.D.
- Mary McLennan, M.D.
- Dorothea J. Mostello, M.D.
- Thomas D. Myles, M.D.
- Diane M. Petersen, M.D.
- Amy J. Ravin, M.D.
- Mitul Shah, M.D.
- Jaye M. Shyken, M.D.
- Andrew C. Steele, M.D.
- Michael Thomure, M.D.
- Tracy M. Tomlinson, M.D.
- Emanuel Vlastos, M.D.
- D. Gregory Ward, M.D.
- Francisco P. Xynos, M.D.
- Pericles Xynos, M.D.
- Patrick Yeung, Jr., M.D.
Ophthalmology
- Sophia Chung, M.D.
- Oscar A. Cruz, M.D.
- Bradley Davitt, M.D.
- Sean Edelstein, M.D.
- Gabriela M. Espinoza, M.D.
- Stephen S. Feman, M.D.
- John Holds, M.D.
Pathology
- E. Stephen Bolesta, M.D.
- David Brink, M.D.
- Nancy J. Phillips, M.D.
Psychiatry
- Anjan Bhattacharyya, M.D.
- Alan R. Felthous, M.D.
- Miggie L. Greenberg, M.D.
- George T. Grossberg, M.D.
- Philip J. Lefevre, M.D.
- Mirela D. Marcu, M.D.
- Henry A. Nasrallah, M.D.
- W. Maurice Redden, M.D.
Pulmonary
- Ravi P. Nayak, M.D.
Radiology
- Jeffrey J. Brown, M.D.
Rheumatology
- Rama Atluri, M.D.
- Terry L. Moore, M.D.
- Peri Hickman Pepmueller, M.D.
- Reema Syed, M.D.
- Katherine K. Temprano, M.D.
Pediatric Medicine
Adolescent Gynecology
- Jill K. Powell, M.D.
General Pediatrics
- Matt A. Broom, M.D.
- Ken Haller, M.D.
- Donna R. Halloran, M.D.
- M. Susan Heaney, M.D.
- Gene LaBarge, M.D.
- Jay E. Noffsinger, M.D.
- Martin Schmidt, M.D.
Pediatric Allergy/Immunology
- Alan P. Knutsen, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiology
- Saadeh B. Al-Jureidini, M.D.
- Kenneth Schowengerdt, M.D.
- Angela Sharkey, M.D.
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Andrew C. Fiore, M.D.
- Charles B. Huddleston, M.D.
Pediatric Child Protection
- Linda J. Shaw, M.D.
Pediatric Critical Care
- Teresa L. Andreone, M.D.
- Jeremy Garrett, M.D.
- Lia Lowrie, M.D.
- Robert S. Ream, M.D.
Pediatric Dermatology
- Elaine Siegfried, M.D.
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Steven P. Laffey, M.D.
- John R. Peter, M.D.
- Anthony J. Scalzo, M.D.
Pediatric Endocrinology
- David P. Dempsher, M.D.
- Susan Myers, M.D.
- Sherida E. Tollefsen, M.D.
Pediatric Gastroenterology and Hepatology
- Nisha Mangalat, M.D.
- Jerry Rosenblum, M.D.
- Jeffrey Teckman, M.D.
Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
- William S. Ferguson, M.D.
- Christopher Hugge, M.D.
- Pediatric Infectious Diseases
- Stephen J. Barenkamp, M.D.
Pediatric Internal Medicine
- Marilyn Maxwell, M.D.
- Nora L. Porter, M.D.
Pediatric Neonatology
- Robert E. Fleming, M.D.
- William J. Keenan, M.D.
- H. Farouk Sadiq, M.D.
Pediatric Nephrology
- Anne Beck, M.D.
- Craig W. Belsha, M.D.
- Ellen G. Wood, M.D.
Pediatric Neurology
- Glen Fenton, M.D.
- Thomas J. Geller, M.D.
- Sean Goretzke, M.D.
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
- Aki S. Puryear, M.D.
Pediatric Otolaryngology
- Dary J. Costa, M.D.
- John A. Stith, M.D.
Pediatric Pulmonary Medicine
- Gary M. Albers, M.D.
- Blakeslee E. Noyes, M.D.
- Robert W. Wilmott, M.D.
- Jamie Wooldridge, M.D.
Surgery
Surgery (General)
- Theresa L. Schwartz, M.D.
- Harvey Solomon, M.D.
Cardiothoracic Surgery
- Keith S. Naunheim, M.D.
Neurosurgery
- Richard D. Bucholz, M.D.
Orthopaedic Surgery
- John A. Boudreau, M.D.
- Lisa K. Cannada, M.D.
- David Greenberg, M.D.
- Scott Kaar, M.D.
- David Karges, D.O.
- Djoldas Kuldjanov, M.D.
- Berton R. Moed, M.D.
- Thomas J. Otto, M.D.
- Howard Place, M.D.
- J. Tracy Watson, M.D.
- Jeffrey B. Whiting, M.D.
Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- Jastin L. Antisdel, M.D.
- John F. Eisenbeis, M.D.
- Anthony Mikulec, M.D.
- Ronald Walker, M.D.
Vascular Surgery
- Donald L. Jacobs, M.D.
SLUCare Physician Group is the academic medical practice of Saint Louis University, with more than 500 health care providers and 1,200 staff members in hospitals and medical offices throughout the St. Louis region. SLUCare physicians are among the most highly trained in their fields - more than 50 specialties in all - and are national and international experts, renowned for research and innovations in medicine.