Philadelphia, PA, May 5, 2011 - The abundance of clinical excellence at Einstein Healthcare Network was exemplified with 25 doctors recognized as "Top Doctors" in the May issue of Philadelphia magazine. The Einstein doctors selected this year represent a broad range of clinical areas including gastroenterology, internal medicine, physical medicine and rehabilitation, surgery, endocrinology, radiation oncology, and others.
This group, considerably larger than last year, affirms the reputation of Einstein doctors for providing superior, quality care and continues a long tradition of Einstein doctors earning this honor. Each year, Philadelphia magazine teams with Castle Connolly Medicine Ltd., a well-known healthcare research and information company, and surveys the region's physicians, asking them to identify other doctors who are highly skilled caregivers. Castle Connolly then reviews the information before the final selections are made. This year, the "Top Doctors" issue includes insights about the healthcare system from area nurses; several Einstein nurses participated in the magazine's panel discussions and one was featured.
"This recognition is quite an accomplishment and acknowledges the superior and compassionate healthcare for which Einstein is known," says Barry R. Freedman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Einstein Healthcare Network. "Quality is paramount here at Einstein and we congratulate our doctors, nurses and entire team of employees for the high standard of care they deliver each day."
The following 25 physicians (up from 15 in 2010) from across the Einstein network were recognized as "Top Doctors" (listed in alphabetical order). The list includes Montgomery Hospital endocrinologist Elihu Goren, MD, since Montgomery Hospital has joined the Einstein network.
S. Nadeem Ahsan, MD
Pain Medicine
Specialty: Chronic pain management
Girish Anand, MD
Gastroenterology
Specialty: Endoscopic ultrasound
Eric Bloom, MD
Nephrology
Paul Brady, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Specialty: Interventional radiology
Lawrence Brent, MD
Rheumatology
Specialty: Lupus/SLE, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis
Mark Capkin, MD
Internal Medicine
Specialty: Preventive medicine
Arthur Chernoff, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Specialty: Diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid disorders
Arnold Cohen, MD
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Specialty: High-risk pregnancy, diabetes in pregnancy
Debra Copit, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Specialty: Mammography, breast imaging
Alberto Esquenazi, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MossRehab
Specialty: Amputee rehabilitation, mobility evaluation and treatment, spasticity management
Vincent Figueredo, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Specialty: Hypertension
Robert Fischer, MD
Infectious Disease
Specialty: Travel medicine
Elihu Goren, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Montgomery Hospital
Specialty: Diabetes, thyroid disease, osteoporosis
John Handal, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Specialty: Spinal surgery
Lisa Jablon, MD
Surgery
Specialty: Breast surgery, sentinel node surgery, breast cancer, breast cancer risk assessment
Mark Kaplan, MD
Surgery
Specialty: Trauma
Mark Kotapka, MD
Neurological Surgery
Specialty: Pituitary tumors, skull base surgery, spinal surgery
Michael Lippmann, MD
Pulmonary Disease
Sumeet Mainigi, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Specialty: Atrial fibrillation, pacemakers
Nathaniel Mayer, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MossRehab
Specialty: Motor control analysis, spasticity management, brain injury rehabilitation
Michael Metro, MD
Urology
Specialty: Incontinence, Peyronie's disease, reconstructive surgery, kidney stones
Lawrence Solin, MD
Radiation Oncology
Specialty: Breast cancer
C.R. Sridhara, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MossRehab
Specialty: Electromyography, chronic pain, musculoskeletal pain
Kenneth Zeitzer, MD
Radiation Oncology
Specialty: lung cancer, head and neck cancer
Marc Zisselman, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry
Specialty: Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)