CPMC Physicians Named Among Best in Nation
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San Francisco, CA - December 11, 2009
More than 160 physicians at California Pacific Medical Center have been named on the prestigious list of Best Doctors in America®.
The list, created by Best Doctors, Inc., results from intensive polling of more than 45,000 physicians in the United States. Doctors in more than 400 subspecialties of medicine appear on this year’s list. In a confidential review, physicians were asked to answer the question, “If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer?”
"It’s always gratifying to be named as one of the best doctors in your area of specialty,” says Warren Browner, MD, MPH, CEO of CPMC. "But to be named to the list by your peers who really understand what goes into being a great doctor is the ultimate accolade. To have so many CPMC doctors on the list shows why we are considered one of the best hospitals in the U.S. and why we have such an excellent reputation for high quality, compassionate care."
Only 5 percent of the physicians in the U.S. make the Best Doctors list. Because physicians cannot pay to be included on the list, nor are they paid to provide their input, the Best Doctors list has a well-deserved reputation for independence and impartiality. The list is a product of validated peer review, in which only doctors who excel in their specialties are chosen.
The 166 CPMC physicians named on this year’s list are:
Michael Abel, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Eileen G. Aicardi, Pediatrics
Kenneth H. Akizuki, Orthopaedic Surgery
Arthur W. Allen, Ophthalmology
Bernard S. Alpert, Plastic Surgery
Devi Ananda, Pediatrics
William S. Andereck, Jr., Internal Medicine
Angelica Andrade-Silverman, Family Medicine
Brian T. Andrews, Neurological Surgery
James P. Anthony, Plastic Surgery
Gary N. Apter, Internal Medicine
Damian H. Augustyn, Gastroenterology
Susan Bailey, Vascular surgery
Peter Banys, Psychiatry
Ari Baron, Medical Oncology and Hematology
Gary B. Birnbaum, Family Medicine
Neal S. Birnbaum, Rheumatology
Barbara M. Bishop, Family Medicine
Maurizio Bonacini, Hepatology
Andrew I. Brill, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Darrell Brooks, Plastic Surgery
Gregory M. Buncke, Plastic Surgery
Rudolf Buntic, Plastic Surgery
David F. Busch, Infectious disease
Natalie H. Bzowej, Hepatology
Virginia Irene Cafaro, Infectious Disease
Karen Richter Callen, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Richard L. Caplin, Internal Medicine
Devron H. Char, Ophthalmology
Lee-May Chen, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Philip E. Chenette, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yanek S. Y. Chiu, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Paul Chuljian, Anesthesiology
Daniel R. Conlin, Gastroenterology
Peter Francis Coopersmith, Internal Medicine
Thomas Cromwell, Anesthesiology
Quita V. Cruciger, Dermatology
Richard Cuneo, Neurology
Emmett Thomas Cunningham, Ophthalmology
James A. Davis, Rheumatology
Susan H. Day, Pediatric Ophthalmology
Mary G. De May, Psychiatry
Vincent Demarco, Anesthesiology
Eric H. Denys, Neurology
Edward Diao, Hand Surgery
Jesse H. Dohemann, Internal Medicine
Edward Eisler, Anesthesiology
Thomas L. Engel, Pediatric Specialist – ENT
Martin F. Ernster, Pediatrics
Lisa Everson, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Diana L. Farmer, Pediatric Surgeon
Cynthia A. Farner, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lawrence H. Feld, Anesthesiology
Craig Fong, Anesthesiology
Yasuko Fukuda, Pediatrics
Erik Gann, Psychiatry
Avraham Giannini, Pediatric Allergist
Robert J. Gilbert, Orthopaedic Surgery
Robert Gish, Hepatology
Carolyn R. Givens, Obstetrics and Gynecology
James D. Goldberg, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Steven D. Goldfien, Anesthesiology
William Gonda, Pediatrics
William V. Good, Pediatric Specialist - Ophthalmology
Erica T. Goode, Internal Medicine
Daniel F. Goodman, Ophthalmology
William H. Goodson III, Surgical Oncology
Shelley M. Gordon, Infectious Disease
Kathleen M. Grant, Medical Oncology and Hematology
John M. Gray, Orthopaedic Surgery
Laurie R. Green, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Joyce Hansen, Internal Medicine
David Heiden, Ophthalmology
Carl M. Herbert III, Obstetrics and Gynecology
William Y. Hoffman, Pediatric Specialist
Holly C. Holter, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jordan J. Horowitz, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Katherine Hsiao, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Peter Y. M. Hui, Cardiovascular Disease
Sonja Huie, Pediatrics
David H. Irwin, Anesthesiology
Andrew G. Iwach, Ophthalmology
Lester Jacobson, Cardiovascular Disease
Sheila D. Jenkins, Pediatric specialist
Alan C. Johnson, Pediatrics
Robert I. Kahn, Urology
Lee-Chuan Kao, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Michael Katz, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Daniel P. Kelly, Pediatrics
Edward S. Kersh, Cardiovascular Disease
David Woojin Kim, Otolaryngology
Michael A. Kirsch, Psychiatry
Audrey Koh, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Elliot S. Krames, Pain Medicine
Marilyn M. Kutzscher, Internal Medicine
Fung Lam, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kenneth D. Laxer, Neurology
Carol K. Lee, Pediatrics
Gershon Levinson, Anesthesiology
Stephen Lockhart, Anesthesiology
David William Lowenberg, Orthopaedic Surgery
James Mailhot, Cardiovascular Disease
Denise M. Main, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Elliott K. Main, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Aditi Mandpe, Otolaryngology
Robert Joseph Margolin, Geriatric Medicine
Timothy J. Marten, Plastic Surgery
Douglas J. Martin, Anesthesiology
Seth Matarasso, Dermatology
Ken Maybury, Internal Medicine
H. Richard McDonald, Ophthalmology
Jane Melnick, Gastroenterology
John E. Mendelson, Internal Medicine
Gary F. Milechman, Cardiovascular Disease
Robert Gordon Miller, Neurology
Sophia Mirviss, Family Medicine
Philippa Newfield, Pediatric Specialist
Philip J. O'Keefe, Internal Medicine
Carl E. Otto, Obstetrics and Gynecology
William F. Owen, Jr., Internal Medicine
William B. Parmer, Internal Medicine
V. Ram Peddi, Nephrology
Mary D. Piel, Pediatrics
Cynthia A. Point, Internal Medicine
Anthony A. Portale, Pediatric Specialist
Catherine Bethan Powell, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Geoffrey Quinn, Internal Medicine
Brunno Ristow, Plastic Surgery
Barry M. Rose, Anesthesiology
Adam Rosenblatt, Internal Medicine
Jennifer G. Ross, Internal Medicine
Jon C. Ross, Pathology
Barry Rostek, Pediatrics
Daniel E. Roth, Family Medicine
Isabelle Ryan, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kevin Saitowitz, Internal Medicine
Stuart R. Seiff, Ophthalmology
Claire M. Serrato, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ira D. Sharlip, Urology
Jenta Shen, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lawrence G. Shore, Family Medicine
Rona Z. Silkiss, Ophthalmology
Mark I. Singer, Otolaryngology
William J. Snape, Jr., Gastroenterology
William Solomon, Pediatrics
Collin B. Smikle, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Kimberlee A. Sorem, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Joseph Spaulding, Urology
Robert L. Stamper, Ophthalmology
Claire Targoff, Rheumatology
David Tong, Neurology
Bryant A. Toth, Plastic Surgery
Anne Tseng, Pediatric Specialist
Lucia R. Tuffanelli, Dermatology
Robert C. Vazquez, Family Medicine
Michael Verhille, Gastroenterology
Steven G. Vitcov, Anesthesiology
Adil Ed Wakil, Hepatology
Aileen Watanabe, Internal Medicine
Donna Wiggins, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Sydney Williams, Ophthalmology
Lory D. Wiviott, Infectious Disease
Eugene M. Wolf, Orthopaedic Surgery
Carolyn Wright, Pediatrics
Laurence F. Yee, Colon and Rectal Surgery
Best Doctors, Inc. evaluates the review results of its polling, and verifies additional information to meet inclusion criteria. The experts that are part of the Best Doctors in America® database provide the most advanced medical knowledge to patients with serious conditions.
California Pacific Medical Center. Beyond Medicine. At San Francisco’s California Pacific Medical Center, we believe in the power of medicine. We research the most up-to-date treatments, hire the most qualified individuals, and practice the most modern, innovative medicine available. We deliver the highest quality expert care, with kindness and compassion, in acute, post-acute and outpatient services, as well as preventive and complementary medicine. But we also believe that medicine alone is only part of the solution. That’s why we look intently at each individual case and treat the whole person, not just the illness. It’s why we go beyond medical care and provide our patients with things like disease counseling, family support and wellness treatments. As one of California’s largest private, community-based, not-for-profit, teaching medical centers, and a Sutter Health affiliate, we are able to reach deep into our community to provide education, screening and financial support in some of the city’s most underserved neighborhoods. Medicine can transform a body. But going beyond medicine can transform a life.
About Best Doctors, Inc.
Best Doctors services help dramatically improve quality of care by bringing the clinical knowledge of the world’s top specialists to the problems of people with serious medical conditions. By making sure individuals get the right diagnosis and treatment the first time, Best Doctors reduces complications and avoids ineffective treatments—and as a result eliminates unnecessary spending. Founded in 1989 by doctors affiliated with Harvard Medical School to provide doctor-to-doctor consultations for complicated cases, Best Doctors has grown into an international company providing services to 15 million people in 30 countries. For more information please visit
www.bestdoctors.com.