University of Virginia School of Medicine Vitals magazine published by the UVA Medical Alumni Association and Medical School Foundation (MAA MSF)
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gr "America's Top Doctors" names 48 UVA physicians as best in their fields Top Docs Forty-eight physicians from the University of Virginia Health System were included in the latest edition of America's Top DoctorsTM (tenth edition). Published annually by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., the guide recognizes physicians who are considered among the top one percent in the nation in their medical specialties and sub-specialties. To be selected for inclusion in the book, doctors must be nominated by their peer physicians. The nomination process involves tens of thousands of board-certified physicians across the nation, as well as presidents, vice presidents of medical affairs [or an equivalent position] and chiefs of service in eight medical specialties from more than 1,000 hospitals across the United States. The guide is designed to help people find the most outstanding specialists to meet their medical needs, on a local, regional or national level. The UVA doctors designated as America's Top Doctors by specialty are: Additionally, UVA has 15 physicians on faculty who made the listing for a sister publication, American's Top Doctors for Cancer, sixth edition. They are: Dr. Reid B. Adams • Surgical Oncology Dr. Paula M. Fracasso • Hemotology/ Oncology Dr. William W. Grosh • Hemotology/ Oncology Dr. John B. Hanks • General Surgery Dr. David R. Jones • Thoracic Surgery Dr. James M. Larner • Radiation Oncology Dr. Paul A. Levine • Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Dr. Stacey E. Mills • Pathology Dr. Tyvin A. Rich • Radiation Oncology Dr. David Schiff • Neurology Dr. Mark E. Shaffrey • Neurological Surgery Dr. Craig L. Slingluff • Surgical Oncology Dr. Peyton T. Taylor, Jr. • Gynecologic Oncology Dr. Geoffrey R. Weiss • Hematology/ Oncology Dr. Michael E. Williams • Hematology/ Oncology Cardiology Dr. George A. Beller Cardiac Electrophysiology Dr. John P. DiMarco Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Dr. Eugene J. Barrett, Dr. Alan C. Dalkin, Dr. John C. Marshall, Dr. Mary Lee Vance Geriatric Psychiatry Dr. Suzanne Holroyd Gynecologic Oncology Dr. Peyton T. Taylor, Jr. Infectious Diseases Dr. Richard D. Pearson, Dr. W. Michael Scheld Maternal and Fetal Medicine Dr. James E. Ferguson II Medical Oncology Dr. Paula M. Fracasso, Dr. William W. Grosh, Dr. Geoffrey R. Weiss, Dr. Michael E. Williams Neonatal Perinatal Medicine Dr. Robert J. Boyle, Dr. John Kattwinkel Nephrology Dr. W. Kline Bolton, Dr. Mark D. Okusa Neurological Surgery Dr. Christopher I. Shaffrey, Dr. Mark E. Shaffrey Neurology Dr. Steven T. DeKosky, Dr. Daryl R. Gress, Dr. Elliott C. Haley, Jr., Dr. David Schiff, Dr. G. Frederick Wooten 20 Vitals Fall 2011 Neuroradiology Dr. Mary E. Jensen Obstetrics & Gynecology Dr. Kathie L. Hullfish Orthopaedic Surgery Dr. David R. Diduch, Dr. Mark D. Miller Otolaryngology Dr. Bradley W. Kesser, Dr. Paul A. Levine Pathology Dr. Stacey E. Mills Pediatric Surgery Dr. Bradley M. Rodgers Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Dr. Paul T. Diamond Plastic Surgery Dr. Raymond F. Morgan Psychiatry Dr. Randolph J. Canterbury II Radiation Oncology Dr. James M. Larner, Dr. Tyvin A. Rich Reproductive Endocrinology Dr. Bruce Bateman Surgery Dr. Reid B. Adams, Dr. John B. Hanks, Dr. Bruce D. Schirmer, Dr. Craig L. Slingluff, Jr. Thoracic Surgery Dr. David R. Jones, Dr. Irving L. Kron Urology Dr. William D. Steers Vascular Surgery Dr. Kenneth J. Cherry, Jr. Contributed by Sally Jones HONORS