More than 45 Columbia Surgeons Named New York’s Top Doctors in 2024

When it comes to exceptional healthcare, Columbia Surgery stands at the forefront. This year, we are proud to announce that more than 45 outstanding physicians have been named as Castle Connolly Top Doctors, a prestigious list published annually in New York Magazine. Each year, this list highlights the doctors who are recognized by their peers as the absolute best in their respective fields.

Our physicians have consistently achieved the status of top doctors, earning recognition from both Castle Connolly and our patients year after year. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to the exceptional doctors from the Department of Surgery who have been honored with this prestigious recognition.

Abdominal Organ Transplantation

• Jean C. Emond, MD
• Tomoaki Kato, MD
• Lloyd E. Ratner, MD

Bariatric Surgery

• Makram Gedeon, MD
• Arpan Goel, MD
• Francisco Guzman-Pruneda, MD
• Abraham Krikhely, MD

Breast Surgery

• Bret Taback, MD
• Lisa S. Wiechmann, MD

Cardiac Surgery

• Michael Argenziano, MD
• Emile A. Bacha, MD (Pediatric)
• Arnar Geirsson, MD
• Isaac George, MD
• Craig R. Smith, MD
• Hiroo Takayama, MD

Colorectal Surgery

• James Church, MD
• Pokala Ravi Kiran, MD
• Makram Gedeon, MD
• Cary B. Aarons, MD

General Surgery

• Spencer Eugene Amory, MD
• Tracey D. Arnell, MD
• Subhash Krishnamoorthy, MD
• Yuri Novitsky, MD
• Miguel R. Silva, MD

GI/Endocrine Surgery

• John A. Chabot, MD
• James A. Lee, MD
• Michael D. Kluger, MD
• Beth A. Schrope, MD

Plastic Surgery

• Jeffrey Ascherman, MD
• Christine Hsu Rohde, MD

Pediatric Surgery

• William Middlesworth, MD
• Steven Stylianos, MD
• Jeffrey Zitsman, MD

Thoracic Surgery

• Frank D'Ovidio, MD
• Mark E. Ginsburg, MD
• Lyall A. Gorenstein, MD
• Michael I. Ebright, MD
• Joshua R. Sonett, MD

Vascular Surgery

• Danielle Bajakian, MD
• Nicholas J. Morrissey, MD
• Edvard Skripochnik, MD

Adult Transplant Hepatology

• Lorna Dove, MD
• Alyson Nicole Fox, MD
• Steven J. Lobritto, MD (Pediatrics)
• Mercedes Martinez, MD (Pediatrics)

These faculty collaborate closely with other physicians at NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, over 400 of whom were also recognized as 2024 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.

Explore the complete list of New York Magazine/Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors, featuring specialists from renowned institutions such as NewYork-Presbyterian/Columbia, NewYork-Presbyterian/Westchester, and Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital and a full directory of the our surgeons at Columbia.

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