Annual list includes doctors who practice at Rhode Island, Hasbro Children's, The Miriam and Newport hospitals
Today Lifespan announced that 142 physicians affiliated with its hospitals were among those honored in Rhode Island Monthly’s annual Top Docs list published in the magazine’s May 2022 edition.
The annual recognition highlights physicians from myriad specialties such as neurosurgery, cardiology, gynecological oncology, emergency care and infectious diseases. Those named as "Top Docs" were nominated and voted on by their peers.
“To see Lifespan physicians named in nearly every specialty reflects that Lifespan has a talented team of practitioners in all areas of medicine,” said Lifespan President and CEO Timothy J. Babineau, MD. “I congratulate the Lifespan ‘Top Docs’ and thank all of our physicians for Delivering health with care.”
Lifespan-affiliated physicians named as top doctors include:
Allergy Immunology Tao Zheng, MD
Anesthesiology Zachary Robbins, MD
Cardiology Lloyd Feit, MD Sara Ford, MD Thomas Lanna, MD William Levin, MD Daniel Levine, MD Kristin Lombardi, MD Joseph Mazza, MD Kathleen Rotondo, MD James Ziegler, MD
Critical Care Cerardo Carino, MD Andrew Levinson, MD Lee Polikoff, MD Linda Snelling, MD Sarah Welsh, MD
Dermatology Robert Dyer, MD Abrar Qureshi, MD
Emergency Medicine Linda Brown, MD Gary Bubly, MD Ilse Jenouri, MD Frank Overly, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes, Metabolism Roberto Ortiz, MD Valerie Thomas, MD
Gastroenterology Carolina Cerezo, MD Christy Dibble, MD Samir Shah, MD Jason Shapiro, MD
Geriatric Medicine Lynn McNicoll, MD Nadia Mujahid, MD
Gynecologic Oncology
Hematology James Butera, MD Salley Pels, MD John Reagan, MD
Hospice and Palliative Care Angela Anderson, MD Dana Guyer, MD Edward Martin, MD
Hospitalist Brian Alverson, MD Erica Chung, MD Daniel Coghlin, MD Jeffrey Riese, MD
Infectious Disease Penelope Dennehy, MD Erica Hardy, MD Michael Koster, MD John Lonks, MD Leonard Mermel, DO
Internal Medicine Pamela Harrop, MD Warren Licht, MD David Marcoux, MD
Maternal and Fetal Medicine Stephen Carr, MD | Nephrology Mohammed Faizan, MD Robin Kremsdorf, MD Douglas Shemin, MD
Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pamela High, MD
Neurology Ana Albuja Ponce, MD Luca Bartolini, MD Julie Roth, MD
Neuromuscular Disease George Sachs, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Oncology Bradley DeNardo, MD Rishi Lulla, MD Howard Safran, MD William Sikov, MD
Ophthalmology Wendy Chen, MD, PhD Joseph Ducharme, MD Francis Figueroa, MD Melissa Simon, MD
Otolaryngology Sharon Gibson, MD Jan Groblewski, MD John Tarro, MD
Pathology Douglas Anthony, MD, PhD Christopher Elco, MD
Pediatric General John Finigan, MD Robert Griffith, MD Elizabeth Lange, MD Alison Riese, MD
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Claudia Wheeler, DO
Psychiatry Colin Harrington, MD Emily Katz, MD
Pulmonology Karen Daigle, MD Walter Donat, MD Peter Karczmar, MD Michael Pomerantz, MD
Radiation Oncology Jaroslaw Hepel, MD
Radiology Jeffrey Rogg, MD David Swenson, MD
Reproductive Endocrinology Carol Wheeler, MD
Rheumatology Stuart Schwartz, MD Patricia Soscia, MD Ali Yalcindag, MD
Sleep Medicine Richard Millman, MD Katherine Sharkey, MD, PhD
Sports Medicine Peter Kriz, MD
Urology Liza Aguiar, MD Rashmi Licht, MD Gyan Pareek, MD | SurgeryBreast Cancer Surgery Marlene Cutitar, MD Theresa Graves, MD
Cardiotharacic Surgery James Fingleton, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery Adam Klipfel, MD Leslie Roth, MD Steven Schechter, MD Matthew Vrees, MD
General Surgery David Cloutier, MD Stephen Migliori, MD Beth Ann Ryder, MD
Hand Surgery Edward Akelman, MD Gregory Austin, MD Christopher Got, MD Julia Katarincic, MD
Neurological Surgery Deus Cielo, MD Ziya Gokaslan, MD Petra Klinge, MD, PhD Adetokunbo Oyelese, MD, PhD
Orthopedic Surgery Craig Eberson, MD
Pediatric Surgery Joshua Honeyman, MD Francois Luks, MD Elizabeth Renaud, MD
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Paul Liu, MD Albert Woo, MD
Surgical Oncology Thomas Miner, MD
Vascular Surgery Carla Moreira, MD Jeffrey Slaiby, MD |