Top Doctors 2009
132 of the Pittsburgh region's best medical professionals in 48 specialties.
When you’re looking for a new doctor or are faced with a medical crisis, where do you turn? Our list, prepared for Pittsburgh magazine by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., is a good place to start. To create our list, Castle Connolly contacted thousands of health professionals in the region and asked them to name the doctors to whom they would entrust a family member when faced with a specific medical problem. The physicians are listed under 48 specialties. You’ll also find information about the doctors’ areas of expertise, hospital affiliations and office addresses and phone numbers. Of course, there are many fine physicians in our community who are not included in this representative list; it is intended as a sampling of the great body of medical talent that calls Pittsburgh home.
Adolescent MedicinePamela Murray, M.D. Special Expertise: Adolescent Gynecology, Menstrual Disorders Cardiovascular DiseaseDaniel Edmundowicz, M.D. Special Expertise: Preventive Cardiology, Cholesterol/Lipid Disorders William Follansbee, M.D. Special Expertise: Nuclear Cardiology David Lasorda, D.O. Special Expertise: Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Atrial Septal Defect Closure, Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure Srinivas Murali, M.D. Special Expertise: Heart Failure, Transplant Medicine-Heart, Pulmonary Hypertension Boris Birmaher, M.D. Special Expertise: Bipolar/Mood Disorders David Brent, M.D. Special Expertise: Suicide Child NeurologyIra Bergman, M.D. Special Expertise: Complex Diagnosis, Neuro-Oncology |
Colon and Rectal SurgeryLinda Farkas, M.D. Special Expertise: Colon and Rectal Cancer, Laparoscopic Colon Surgery, Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) David Medich, M.D. Special Expertise: Colon and Rectal Cancer, Ulcerative Colitis, Inflammatory-Bowel Disease/Crohn’s DermatologyDavid Brodland, M.D. Special Expertise: Mohs Surgery, Skin Cancer, Reconstructive Surgery-Skin Douglas Kress, M.D. Special Expertise: Pediatric Dermatology Lawrence Stokar, M.D. Special Expertise: Skin Cancer, Psoriasis, Eczema John Zitelli, M.D. Special Expertise: Mohs Surgery, Skin Cancer, Melanoma Diagnostic RadiologyCarl Fuhrman, M.D. Special Expertise: Thoracic Imaging Emanuel Kanal, M.D. Special Expertise: Neuroradiology, MRI |
Endocrinology, Diabetes and MetabolismWayne Evron, M.D. Special Expertise: Diabetes, Osteoporosis, Cholesterol/Lipid Disorders, Thyroid Cancer Mary Korytkowski, M.D. Special Expertise: Diabetes, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, Thyroid Disorders, Diabetic Vascular Disease Family MedicineRoberta Bashore, M.D. Western Pennsylvania Hospital Anne Boyd, M.D. Special Expertise: Primary Care Sports Medicine Kevin Leighton, M.D. Butler Memorial Hospital Thomas Ljungman, M.D. Westmoreland Hospital Andrew Lobl, M.D. UPMC Mercy Michael McGonigal, M.D. Jefferson Hospital-Pittsburgh GastroenterologyPaul Lebovitz, M.D. Special Expertise: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease/Crohn’s, Ulcerative Colitis Michael Pezzone, M.D./Ph.D. Special Expertise: Irritable-Bowel Syndrome, Inflammatory Bowel Disease, Pelvic Pain, Abdominal Pain Adam Slivka, M.D./Ph.D. Special Expertise: Pancreatic and Biliary Disease, Pancreatic Cancer Geriatric MedicineRobert Palmer, M.D. Special Expertise: Geriatric Functional Assessment, Dementia Neil Resnick, M.D. Special Expertise: Voiding Dysfunction, Incontinence Fred Rubin, M.D. Special Expertise: Falls in the Elderly, Medications in the Elderly Stephanie Studenski, M.D. Special Expertise: Balance Disorders, Mobility Evaluation and Treatment, Falls in the Elderly Gynecologic OncologyRobert Edwards, M.D. Special Expertise: Ovarian Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Clinical Trials Joseph Kelley III, M.D. Special Expertise: Breast Cancer, Ovarian Cancer, Cervical Cancer, Gynecologic Cancer |
Hand SurgeryMark Baratz, M.D. Special Expertise: Hand Surgery, Upper-Extremity Surgery, Elbow Reconstruction Joseph Imbriglia, M.D. Special Expertise: Arthritis, Carpal-Tunnel Syndrome, Shoulder Surgery, Rotator-Cuff Surgery W. P. Andrew Lee, M.D. Special Expertise: Reconstructive Surgery, Cartilage Damage, Transplant-Hand, Pediatric Hand Surgery Dean Sotereanos, M.D. Special Expertise: Hand and Upper-Extremity Surgery, Elbow Surgery, Shoulder Surgery HematologyStanley Marks, M.D. Special Expertise: Leukemia, Lymphoma G. David Roodman, M.D. Special Expertise: Multiple Myeloma Nalini Rao, M.D. Special Expertise: Bone/Joint Infections, Tropical Diseases, Travel Medicine Victor Yu, M.D. Special Expertise: Legionnaires’ Disease, Pneumonia, Staphylococcal Infections Internal MedicineHenry Folb, M.D. Special Expertise: Geriatric Medicine Frank Kroboth III, M.D. UPMC Montefiore John Reefer, M.D. Special Expertise: Geriatric Medicine, Diabetes, Hypertension Robert Tymoczko, M.D. Excela Westmoreland Hospital Maternal and Fetal MedicineSteve Caritis, M.D. Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Margaret Watt-Morse, M.D. Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC Medical OncologyAthanassios Argiris, M.D. Special Expertise: Lung Cancer, Head and Neck Cancer, Clinical Trials Adam Brufsky, M.D./Ph.D. Special Expertise: Breast Cancer Charles Geyer Jr., M.D. Special Expertise: Breast Cancer John Kirkwood, M.D. Special Expertise: Melanoma, Immunotherapy |
Neonatal-Perinatal MedicineAlan Lantzy, M.D. Western Pennsylvania Hospital Gary Silverman, M.D./Ph.D. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC NephrologyJames Johnston, M.D. Special Expertise: Diabetic Kidney Disease, Hypertension Beth Piraino, M.D. Special Expertise: Kidney Failure, Hypertension Neurological SurgeryAmin Kassam, M.D. Special Expertise: Skull Base Tumors and Surgery, Cranial-Nerve Disorders, Cerebrovascular Surgery, Endoscopic Surgery L. Dade Lunsford, M.D. Special Expertise: Brain Tumors, Stereotactic Radiosurgery, Movement Disorders, Vascular Malformations Ian Pollack, M.D. Special Expertise: Pediatric Neurosurgery, Brain Tumors, Craniofacial Surgery, Neuro-Oncology Donald Whiting, M.D. Special Expertise: Movement Disorders, Pain and Spasticity, Spinal Disorders NeurologyLara Kunschner, M.D. Special Expertise: Neuro-Oncology, Brain Tumors David Lacomis, M.D. Special Expertise: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Muscle Disorders, Myasthenia Gravis, Neuromuscular Disorders Lawrence Wechsler, M.D. Special Expertise: Cerebrovascular Disease, Stroke Obstetrics and GynecologyRonald Cypher, M.D. UPMC Passavant-Cranberry Monica Philipkosky, M.D. Special Expertise: Obstetrics Kevin Stocker, M.D. Special Expertise: Obstetrics, Gynecologic Surgery, Infertility, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Harold Wiesenfeld, M.D. Special Expertise: Infectious Diseases-Gynecologic, Sexually Transmitted Diseases Paula Youngdahl, M.D. Special Expertise: Obstetrics, Incontinence, Infertility, Endometriosis, Menopause Problems |
OphthalmologyThomas Friberg, M.D. Special Expertise: Retinal Disorders, Diabetic Eye Disease, Macular Degeneration John Maher, M.D. Special Expertise: Cataract Surgery Joel Schuman, M.D. Special Expertise: Glaucoma, Cataract Surgery Orthopaedic SurgeryLawrence Crossett, M.D. Special Expertise: Hip Surgery, Knee Surgery Freddie Fu, M.D. Special Expertise: Sports Medicine, Knee Injuries/ACL, Shoulder Injuries Mark Rodosky, M.D. Special Expertise: Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery, Rotator-Cuff Surgery Robert L. Waltrip, M.D. Sports Medicine, Shoulder Surgery, Joint Replacement OtolaryngologyMoises Arriaga, M.D. Special Expertise: Hearing Loss, Acoustic Neuroma, Balance Disorders, Otology and Neuro-Otology Ricardo Carrau, M.D. Special Expertise: Skull Base Tumors and Surgery, Nasal and Sinus Cancer and Surgery, Swallowing Disorders Jennifer Grandis, M.D. Special Expertise: Head and Neck Cancer Barry Hirsch, M.D. Special Expertise: Hearing Loss, Ear Infections, Ear Tumors, Skull Base Tumors Clark Rosen, M.D. Special Expertise: Voice Disorders Carl Snyderman, M.D. Special Expertise: Skull Base Tumors and Surgery, Sinus Tumors, Head and Neck Cancer, Endoscopic Surgery Pediatric CardiologyLee Beerman, M.D. Special Expertise: Congenital Heart Disease-Adult and Child, Arrhythmias Pediatric EndocrinologySilva Arslanian, M.D. Special Expertise: Diabetes, Obesity Pediatric GastroenterologyRobert Squires, M.D. Special Expertise: Liver Disease |
Pediatric Hematology-OncologyA. Kim Ritchey, M.D. Special Expertise: Leukemia, Bleeding/Coagulation Disorders Pediatric Infectious DiseaseMichael Green, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Marian Michaels, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pediatric NephrologyDemetrius Ellis, M.D. Special Expertise: Transplant Medicine-Kidney, Hypertension Pediatric OtolaryngologyMargaretha Casselbrant, M.D./Ph.D. Special Expertise: Ear Infections Pediatric PulmonologyGeoffrey Kurland, M.D. Special Expertise: Transplant Medicine-Lung David Orenstein, M.D. Special Expertise: Cystic Fibrosis Pediatric SurgeryGeorge Gittes, M.D. Special Expertise: Gastrointestinal Surgery Timothy Kane, M.D. Special Expertise: Minimally Invasive Surgery, Chest Wall Repair, Neonatal Surgery PediatricsDebra Bogen, M.D. Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Paul Dubner, M.D. Medical Center of Beaver Co. Todd Wolynn, M.D. Special Expertise: Breast Feeding Medicine, Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Pediatric Dermatology, Immunizations Physical Medicine and RehabilitationGary Goldberg, M.D. Special Expertise: Brain-Injury Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnosis Michael Munin, M.D. Special Expertise: Spasticity Management, Amputee Rehabilitation, Hip Surgery Rehabilitation, Electrodiagnosis |
Plastic SurgeryFrederic Deleyiannis, M.D. Special Expertise: Head and Neck Reconstruction, Maxillofacial Surgery, Craniofacial Surgery, Pediatric Plastic Surgery Dennis Hurwitz, M.D. Special Expertise: Body Contouring, Cosmetic Surgery-Face, Rhinoplasty, Breast Reconstruction Ernest Manders, M.D. Special Expertise: Facial Nerve Disorders Leo McCafferty, M.D. Special Expertise: Cosmetic Surgery-Face and Body, Breast Reconstruction PsychiatryDaniel Buysse, M.D. Special Expertise: Sleep Disorders C. Paul Scott, M.D. Special Expertise: Mood/Anxiety Disorders, Psychoanalysis Pulmonary DiseaseCharles Atwood Jr., M.D. Special Expertise: Sleep Disorders/Apnea John Reilly Jr., M.D. Special Expertise: Transplant Medicine-Lung, Emphysema, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease (COPD) Radiation OncologyJohn Flickinger, M.D. Special Expertise: Neuro-Oncology, Brain and Spinal Tumors Joel Greenberger, M.D. Special Expertise: Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer Reproductive EndocrinologyCarolyn Kubik, M.D. Special Expertise: Infertility Joseph Sanfilippo, M.D. Special Expertise: Adolescent Gynecology, Infertility, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Menopause Problems RheumatologySusan Manzi, M.D. Special Expertise: Lupus/SLE, Lupus/SLE in Women Chester Oddis, M.D. Special Expertise: Polymyositis, Dermatomyositis, Connective Tissue Disorders |
Sports MedicineJames Bradley, M.D. Special Expertise: Reconstructive Surgery, Shoulder Surgery, Knee Surgery Charles Burke, M.D. Special Expertise: Knee Injuries, Shoulder Injuries Christopher Harner, M.D. Special Expertise: Knee Injuries SurgeryDavid Bartlett, M.D. Special Expertise: Peritoneal Carcinomatosis, Pancreatic Cancer, Liver Cancer, Appendix Cancer Sally Carty, M.D. Special Expertise: Endocrine Tumors, Parathyroid Surgery Anita Courcoulas, M.D. Special Expertise: Obesity/Bariatric Surgery, Minimally Invasive Surgery Howard Edington, M.D. Special Expertise: Melanoma, Breast Reconstruction James Marsh Jr., M.D. Special Expertise: Transplant-Liver, Liver Cancer, Pancreatic Cancer Andrew Peitzman, M.D. Special Expertise: Trauma, Gastrointestinal Surgery, Critical Care Mark Roh, M.D. Special Expertise: Liver Cancer, Cancer Surgery Ron Shapiro, M.D. Special Expertise: Transplant-Kidney, Transplant-Pancreas, Islet Cell Transplant Thoracic SurgeryRobert Keenan, M.D. Special Expertise: Lung Cancer, Esophageal Cancer, Mediastinal Tumors, Emphysema-Lung Volume Reduction Robert Kormos, M.D. Special Expertise: Transplant-Heart, Artificial Heart Devices George Magovern Jr., M.D. Special Expertise: Cardiothoracic Surgery, Ventricular-Assist Device (LVAD) |
UrologySteven Docimo, M.D. Special Expertise: Pediatric Urology, Minimally Invasive Surgery, Bladder Reconstruction, Bladder Exstrophy Ronald Hrebinko Jr., M.D. Special Expertise: Urologic Cancers, Kidney Cancer, Bladder Cancer, Testicular Cancer Stephen Jackman, M.D. Special Expertise: Prostate Cancer/Robotic Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery, Kidney Stones Jay Lutins, M.D. Special Expertise: Prostate Cancer, Incontinence-Female Joel Nelson, M.D. Special Expertise: Prostate Cancer Vascular SurgeryMichel Makaroun, M.D. Special Expertise: Endovascular Surgery, Aneurysm, Carotid-Artery Disease, Peripheral Vascular Surgery David Steed, M.D. Special Expertise: Wound Healing/Care How Doctors Are Selected
Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels. Using mail and telephone surveys, and electronic ballots, they ask physicians and the medical leadership of leading hospitals to identify highly skilled, exceptional doctors. Careful screening of doctors’ educational and professional experience is essential before final selection is made among those physicians most highly regarded by their peers. The result – Castle Connolly identifies the top doctors in America and provides you, the consumer, with detailed information about their education, training and special expertise in its paperback guides, national and regional magazine "Top Doctors" features, and online directories. Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected and profiled as Castle Connolly "Top Doctors." Physicians selected for inclusion in this magazine’s "Top Doctors" feature may also appear as "Regional Top Doctors" online at castleconnolly.com, or in one of Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors guides, such as America’s Top Doctors® or America’s Top Doctors® for Cancer. |
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. is a health care research and information company founded in 1991 by a former medical-college board chairman and president to help guide consumers to America’s top doctors and top hospitals. Castle Connolly’s established survey and research process, under the direction of an M.D., involves tens of thousands of top doctors and the medical leadership of leading hospitals.
