25 Columbia Surgeons Named "Top Docs" of 2016 by NY Magazine
The top Doctors of 2016 have been announced, and many congratulations are in order. Each year New York Magazine and research firm Castle Connolly compile a list of top doctors in every specialty in the New York Metro area. This elite group of the region’s best physicians is selected through an extensive process of peer nomination; and the list serves as a useful guide to indicate which doctors are considered the very best in their fields.
Twenty-five 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)
- Gudrun Aspelund, MD (Pediatric 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)
- Sheldon M. Feldman, MD (Breast Surgery)
- Daniel Feingold, MD (Colorectal Surgery)
- Mark E. Ginsburg, MD (Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery)
- Tomoaki Kato MD (Transplant Surgery)
- Pokala Ravi Kiran, MD (Colon & Rectal 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)
- Miguel Silva, MD (General Surgery)
- Craig Smith, MD (Cardiac Surgery)
- Joshua Sonett, MD (Thoracic Surgery)
- Steven Stylianos, MD (Pediatric Surgery)
- Hiroo Takayama, MD PhD (Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery)
Click here to see more of the full NY Top Doctors list, including specialists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia University Medical Center, Lawrence Hospital, and Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian.
