109 Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians recognized as ‘Top Doctors’ in Connecticut

Newswise — Connecticut Magazine released its “Top Doctors” issue today, listing some of the state’s best physicians, who provide exceptional care for patients. This year’s list includes 109 Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital (SCH) physicians, a 35% increase in “Top Doctors” for SCH and YCC from last year. YCC is Connecticut’s only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center.

“We are honored that so many of our physicians have been recognized this year,” said Eric Winer, MD, director of Yale Cancer Center and president and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital. “Our overarching goals at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital are to provide the best cancer care that is available today and ensure that our treatments will improve in the future. And we are determined that everyone with cancer who walks through our doors or lives in our community has equal access to cancer care and to the advances provided by research.”

The magazine partnered with Castle Connolly, a leading national health care research firm, to compile the annual list of the state’s top physicians. The Castle Connolly 2024 Top Doctors peer-nominated award recognizes the top seven percent of practicing physicians in the United States for their clinical expertise.

The more than 1,000 Connecticut physicians who earned the designation of “Top Doctors” were vetted and nominated by other doctors, so these are the physicians who other physicians would choose to see for cancer care. The complete “Top Doctors” list appears in the May 2024 issue of Connecticut Magazine.

Congratulations to this year’s “Top Doctors” from Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital:

Nita Ahuja — Surgery

Michael Alperovich — Surgery

Prasanna Ananth — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Sanjay Aneja — Radiation Oncology

Harry Aslanian — Gastroenterology

Masoud Azodi — Gynecologic Oncology

B. Barry Boyd — Medical Oncology

Joachim Baehring — Neurology

Allen Bale — Clinical Genetics

Andrea Barbieri — Pathology

Elizabeth Berger — Breast Surgical Oncology

Kevin Billingsley — Surgery

Jean Bolognia — Dermatology

Robert Bona — Hematology

Joseph Brito — Urology

Paris Butler — Plastic Surgery

Veronica Chiang — Neurosurgery

Joyce Chung ­— Radiation Oncology

Alex Choi — Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Sean Christensen — Dermatology

James Clune — Plastic Surgery

Michael Cohenuram — Medical Oncology

John W. Colberg — Urology

Michael DiLuna — Neurosurgery

Beverly Drucker — Medical Oncology

Kevin Du — Radiation Oncology

Richard Edelson — Dermatology

Neal Fischbach — Medical Oncology

Francine Foss — Medical Oncology

Gary Friedlaender —Orthopaedic Surgery

Scott Gettinger — Medical Oncology

Michael Girardi — Dermatology

Earl Glusac — Pathology

Rachel Greenup — Surgery

Murat Gunel — Neurosurgery

David Hafler — Neurology

Roy Herbst — Medical Oncology

Susan Higgins — Radiation Oncology

Sarah Hull — Cardiovascular Disease

Gary Israel — Diagnostic Radiology

Suguru Imaeda — Dermatology

Silvio Inzucchi — Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism

Dhanpat Jain — Pathology

Priya Jamadar — Gastroenterology

Michele Johnson — Neuroradiology

Kimberly Johung — Radiation Oncology

Benjamin Judson — Otolaryngology

Jane Kanowitz — Medical Oncology

Jennifer Kapo — Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Patrick Kenney — Urology

Sajid Khan — Surgery

Christine Ko — Dermatology

Sanjay Kulkarni — Surgery

Pamela Kunz — Medical Oncology

John Kveton — Otolaryngology

Jill Lacy — Medical Oncology

Johanna Lasala — Medical Oncology

William Laskin — Pathology

David Leffell — Dermatology

Alfred Lee — Hematology

Merlin Sung Lee— Medical Oncology

Jonathan Leventhal — Dermatology

Angelique Levi – Pathology

John Lewin — Diagnostic Radiology

Walter Longo — Colon & Rectal Surgery

Maryam Lustberg — Medical Oncology

David Madoff — Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Asher Marks — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Kelsey Thompson Martin — Hematology

Thomas Martin — Urology

Bruce McGibbon — Radiation Oncology

Jennifer McNiff — Pathology

Saral Mehra — Otolaryngology

Ehud Mendel — Neurosurgery

Jennifer Moliterno — Neurosurgery

Jon Morrow — Pathology

David Mulligan — Surgery

Sara Perkins — Dermatology

Justin Persico — Medical Oncology

Daniel Petrylak — Medical Oncology-Urology

Jeffrey Pollak — Radiology & Biomedical Imaging (Interventional Radiology)

Jennifer Possick —Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine

Lajos Pusztai — Medical Oncology

Elena Ratner — Gynecologic Oncology

Vikram Reddy — Colon & Rectal Surgery

David Rimm — Pathology

Joseph Renzulli — Urology

Marie Robert — Pathology

Kenneth Roberts — Radiation Oncology

Armand Russo — Medical Oncology

Alessandro Santin — Gynecologic Oncology

Sangini Sheth — Obstetrics & Gynecology

Dinesh Singh — Urology

Gary Soffer — Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Kathleen Suozzi — Dermatologic Surgery

Gordon Sze — Neuroradiology

Mario Sznol — Medical Oncology

Lynn Tanoue — Pulmonary Disease

Hugh Taylor — Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Mary Tomayko — Dermatology

Kiran Turaga — Surgery

Juan Vasquez — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Barbara Ward — Surgery

Jeffrey Weinreb — Diagnostic Radiology

Lynn Wilson — Radiation Oncology

Eric Winer — Medical Oncology

David Witt — Hematology

George Albert Yavorek — Colon & Rectal Surgery

Nwanmegha Young — Otolaryngology

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Yale Cancer Center combines a tradition of innovative cancer treatment and quality care for our patients. A National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated comprehensive cancer center for over 45 years, Yale Cancer Center is one of only 56 Centers in the nation. Yale Cancer Center is a collaboration between nationally and internationally renowned scientists and physicians at Yale School of Medicine and Smilow Cancer Hospital. This partnership enables the Center to provide the best approaches for prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment for cancer.