PHILADELPHIA, April 26, 2012 – The wealth of clinical excellence at Einstein Healthcare Network was exemplified with 31 doctors recognized as "Top Doctors" in the May 2012 issue of Philadelphia magazine. The Einstein doctors selected this year represent a broad range of clinical areas including orthopedic surgery, cardiology, medical oncology, nephrology, diagnostic radiology, endocrinology, and others.
This group, the largest ever for Einstein in recent years, affirms the reputation of Einstein doctors for providing superior, quality care and continues a long tradition of the network’s 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 along with the doctors’ educational and professional experience before final selections are made.
This year, the "Top Doctors" issue showcases Einstein and MossRehab in the Medical Miracles feature, including a story about Dan Webb a man with a spinal cord injury who uses ReWalk™ as a form of physical therapy at MossRehab. The story describes the ReWalk device and notes that MossRehab physiatrist Alberto Esquenazi helped develop the technology. A photo of Mr. Webb in the ReWalk suit is also included. The second story features Army Sergeant Leonard Wilson who was successfully treated by Einstein’s Dr. Sumeet Mainigi for atrial fibrillation using catheter ablation,a procedure where electrical wires are fed to the heart through veins in the legs to destroy cells, repair the arrhythmia and prevent heart failure. Dr. Mainigi is quoted about the procedure and a study he conducted using this treatment. A photo of Mr. Wilson at an early morning run is included.
"It’s gratifying for so many of our physicians to earn this recognition from theirpeers," says Barry R. Freedman, President and Chief Executive Officer ofEinstein Healthcare Network. "Congratulations to our doctors, nurses and entireworkforce for the outstanding quality care they deliver each day. Thisrecognition is well deserved."
The following 31 physicians (up from 25 in 2011) fromacross Einstein Healthcare Network were recognized as "Top Doctors" (listed inalphabetical order).
S. Nadeem Ahsan, MD
Pain Medicine
Specialty: Chronic pain management, complex regionalpain syndromes, neuropathic pain
Russell H. Amundson, MD
Neurological Surgery
Specialty: Brain injury, spinal surgery
Victor R. Araya, MD
Gastroenterology
Specialty: Transplant medicine-liver, liver disease, clinical trials, hepatology
Eric J. Bloom, MD
Nephrology
Specialty: Electrolyte disorders, fluid/electrolyte balance, hypertension, diabetic kidneydisease
Lawrence H. Brent, MD
Rheumatology
Specialty: Lupus/SLE, ankylosing spondylitis, arthritis
Mark J. Capkin, MD
Internal Medicine
Specialty: Preventive medicine
Arthur Chernoff, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Specialty: Diabetes, osteoporosis, thyroid disorders, eating disorders/obesity
Arnold W. 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, gait analysis,spasticity management
Robert A. Fischer, MD
Infectious Disease
Specialty: Travel medicine
Richard H. Greenberg, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Specialty: minimally invasive surgery, laparoscopic abdominal surgery
John A. Handal, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Specialty: Spinal surgery, trauma, pelvic and acetabular fractures, minimally invasivespinal surgery
Lisa K. Jablon, MD
Surgery
Specialty: Breast surgery, sentinel node surgery, breast cancer, breast cancer riskassessment
Mark J. Kaplan, MD
Surgery
Specialty: Trauma, laparoscopic surgery
Philip O. Katz, MD
Gastroenterology
Specialty: Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), swallowing disorders, Barrett’sesophagus, esophageal disorders
Mark J. Kotapka, MD
Neurological Surgery
Specialty: Pituitary tumors, skull base surgery, spinal surgery
Michael Lippmann, MD
Pulmonary Disease
Specialty: Pulmonary, critical Care
Sumeet Mainigi, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Specialty: Atrial fibrillation, pacemakers, arrhythmias
Nathaniel H. Mayer, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MossRehab
Specialty: Motor control analysis, spasticity management, brain injury rehabilitation
Michael J. Metro, MD
Urology
Specialty: Incontinence, Peyronie’s disease, reconstructive surgery, kidney stones
D. Lynn Morris, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
Specialty: Cardiac catheterization, interventional cardiology
Carlene E. Quashie, MD
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Specialty: HIV in pregnancy, high-risk pregnancy
James S. Raphael, MD
Hand Surgery
Specialty: Reconstructive microvascular surgery, upper extremity trauma, limbsurgery/reconstruction
Lawrence J. Solin, MD
Radiation Oncology
Specialty: Breast cancer
C.R. Sridhara, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MossRehab
Specialty: Electromyography, chronic pain, musculoskeletal pain, spinal rehabilitation
William Tester, MD
Medical Oncology
Specialty: Lung cancer, prostate cancer
Thomas K. Watanabe, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
MossRehab
Specialty: Brain injury rehabilitation, spasticity management
Kenneth L. Zeitzer, MD
Radiation Oncology
Specialty: Lung cancer, head and neck cancer
Marc Zisselman, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry
Specialty: Depression, dementia, electroconvulsive therapy
Seth Zwillenberg, MD
Otolaryngology
Specialty: Pediatric otolaryngology