The list is out, and congratulations are in order: this year’s Top Doctors, as named by New York Magazine/Castle Connolly, have been announced. Every year this list serves as a useful guide to indicate which doctors are considered the very best in their fields, as determined by peers.
Twenty-one surgeons in the Department of Surgery have received this prestigious recognition:
- Michael Argenziano, MD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Tracey Arnell, MD (General & Acute Care Surgery)
- Jeffrey Ascherman, MD (Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery)
- Emile Bacha, MD (Pediatric Cardiac Surgery)
- Marc Bessler, MD (Minimal Access & Weight Loss Surgery)
- Michael Borger, MD PhD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD MPH (Transplant Surgery)
- John Chabot, MD FACS (GI/Endocrine Surgery)
- Jean Emond, MD (Transplant Surgery)
- Daniel Feingold, MD (Colorectal Surgery)
- Tomoaki Kato MD (Transplant Surgery)
- James Lee, MD (Endocrine Surgery)
- Steven Lobritto (Pediatric Transplant Surgery)
- William Middlesworth, MD (Pediatric Surgery)
- Nicholas Morrissey, MD (Vascular Surgery)
- Yoshifumi Naka, MD PhD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Abby Siegel, MD (Transplant Surgery)
- Miguel Silva, MD (General Surgery)
- Craig Smith, MD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Joshua Sonett, MD (Thoracic Surgery)
- Steven Stylianos, MD (Pediatric Surgery)
These faculty collaborate closely with other physicians at NYP/Columbia, 130 of whom were also recognized as 2015 Top Doctors. These specialists provide expertise in diagnostic radiology, medical oncology, gynecologic oncology, hematology, allergy & immunology, cardiac electrophysiology, cardiology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, pathology, pediatric cardiology, pediatric gastroenterology, and more.