Leaders in Medicine | America's Best Doctors by the AHC

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Congratulations to Glenn Talboy, MD, Professor and Chairman of Surgery @UMKCmedschool! https://t.co/0zrkHq2SNt
— UMKC (@UMKansasCity) April 23, 2017

Congratulations to Dr. Patel! She is faculty at our sister school @NJMSDeansOffice https://t.co/66D6RHktdy
— Rutgers RWJMedSchool (@RWJMS) February 2, 2017

Selection for the American Health Council’s “Leader in Medicine” award is reserved for those individuals who have exhibited exemplary conduct in their field. These doctors and medical educators serve as the guiding light for advancement from the classroom to the consultation room to the operating room. Leading by example, the difference begins with them.

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All 100 /2019 Awardees 0 /Addiction Medicine 0 /Advisory 0 /Aesthetic Medicine 1 /Allergy and Immunology 0 /Ambulatory Care 0 /Anesthesiology 4 /Bariatric Surgery 0 /Best Doctor in New Mexico 0 /Best Doctor in New York 0 /Best Doctor in North Carolina 0 /Best Doctor in Ohio 0 /Best Doctor in Oklahoma 0 /Best Doctor in Oregon 0 /Best Doctor in Pennsylvania 0 /Best Doctor in Rhode Island 0 /Best Doctor in South Carolina 0 /Best Doctor in Tennessee 0 /Best Doctor in Texas 0 /Best Doctor in Utah 0 /Best Doctor in Vermont 0 /Best Doctor in Virginia 0 /Best Doctor in Washington 0 /Best Doctor in West Virginia 0 /Best Doctors 0 /Best Doctors in Arizona 0 /Best Doctors in Arkansas 0 /Best Doctors in California 0 /Best Doctors in Colorado 0 /Best Doctors in Connecticut 0 /Best Doctors in Delaware 0 /Best Doctors in Florida 0 /Best Doctors in Georgia 0 /Best Doctors in Idaho 0 /Best Doctors in Illinois 0 /Best Doctors in Indiana 0 /Best Doctors in Iowa 0 /Best Doctors in Kansas 0 /Best Doctors in Louisiana 0 /Best Doctors in Maine 0 /Best Doctors in Maryland 0 /Best Doctors in Massachusetts 0 /Best Doctors in Michigan 0 /Best Doctors in Minnesota 0 /Best Doctors in Mississippi 0 /Best Doctors in Missouri 0 /Best Doctors in Montana 0 /Best Doctors in Nebraska 0 /Best Doctors in Nevada 0 /Best Doctors in New Hampshire 0 /Best Doctors in New Jersey 0 /Cardiology 4 /Cardiothoracic Surgery 2 /Chiropractic 2 /Clinical Research 0 /Colon and Rectal Surgery 0 /Critical Care 5 /Dental 1 /Dermatology 0 /Diagnostic Radiology 0 /Ear, Nose, Throat (ENT) 0 /Emergency Medicine 5 /Endocrinology 3 /Family Medicine 9 /Gastroenterology 1 /General Surgery 2 /Genetics and Genomics 0 /Gerontology 2 /Hematology 0 /Hospice Care 1 /Hospital Medicine 1 /Infectious Diseases 0 /Internal Medicine 16 /Leaders in Medicine 0 /Leaders in Medicine (NP) 0 /Leaders to Watch 0 /Neonatology 1 /Nephrology 0 /Neurology 3 /Neurosurgery 5 /Nutrition 1 /Obstetrics and Gynecology 6 /Oncology 6 /Ophthalmology 0 /Optometry 1 /Oral Surgery 0 /Orthopedic Surgery 4 /Orthopedics 3 /Osteopathy 1 /Pain Management 4 /Palliative Medicine 0 /Pathology 0 /Pediatrics 11 /Pharmacology 1 /Pharmacy 4 /Physical Medicine and Rehab 3 /Plastic Surgery 2 /Podiatry 1 /Psychiatry 8 /Psychology 4 /Psychotherapy 1 /Pulmonology 2 /Radiology 1 /Rheumatology 1 /Sleep Medicine 0 /Sports Medicine 1 /Uncategorized 0 /Urology 1 /Vascular Surgery 0

John Leimert, MD

September 16, 2019/by Production Team

Michael Clement, MD

August 28, 2019/by Media Dept.

Dr. Patricia Dang

December 8, 2020/by Editorial Dept.

Arthur Childs, DO, FACOI

October 4, 2019/by AHC Medicine

Veronica Stephan Alessandroni, PA-C

December 10, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Dr. Jeffrey Stenback

February 28, 2020/by Editorial Dept.

Joseph Pergolizzi, Jr., MD

August 17, 2017/by Editorial Dept.

Michael Jantz, MD

July 13, 2019/by Production Team

Dr. Stephanie Sargent

April 29, 2020/by AHC Medicine

Protected: Cassandra Tribble, MD

David C. Seaberg, MD, CPE, FACEP

October 17, 2017/by AHC Medicine

Protected: Andrew Gombash, D.O.

Anuradha Patel, MD, FRCA

January 24, 2017/by AHC Medicine

Daniel F. Kelly, MD

December 3, 2018/by Production Team

Yannick Grenier, MSc, MD, FAANS

April 2, 2019/by Production Team

Protected: Alf Bergman, MD

October 10, 2019

Dr. James Bashkin

March 31, 2020/by AHC Medicine

Mark Bergsten

October 29, 2025/by Editorial Dept.

John Ellena, MD

August 28, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Jane Miller

April 14, 2022/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. David Yorio, DO

April 11, 2019/by AHC Medicine

Dr. Jeffrey Borer

September 10, 2021/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Victoria Malchar

March 11, 2024/by AHC Medicine

Lee Edelstein, M.D.

August 14, 2017/by Editorial Dept.

Marc McCollaum, PA-C, MPAS

July 25, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Justin Capote, MD

June 14, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Parag Patel, MD

March 22, 2019/by Production Team

Dr. Domenick Sorresso

March 4, 2020/by Production Team

Dr. Jeanne Mrozek

March 2, 2020/by Production Team

Mark Moran, MD

June 6, 2019/by Production Team

Edmund C. Landry, M.D.

December 12, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Dr. Mark Haan, MD

October 31, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Jeffrey S. Block, M.D.

May 26, 2017/by AHC Medicine

Miguel Medina III, MD

September 19, 2017/by AHC Medicine

Richard Schmidt, MD

December 10, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Nisha Bhide, PharmD, BCPS

September 5, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Dan Andreae

December 1, 2022/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Marvin Schwarz

December 21, 2022/by AHC Medicine

Dr. Ellen Killebrew

June 2, 2022/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Julie Brahmer

September 6, 2022/by Editorial Dept.

R. Michael Carlson, MD

August 28, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Susan Matorin

March 16, 2022/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Susan Pitman

April 17, 2020/by Production Team

Protected: Violeta Atanasoski-McCormack, MD

Protected: Emmanuel Peña, DO

Dr. Leticia Gutierrez Jeffords

February 28, 2020/by Production Team

Dr. Osama Elsawy

April 30, 2020/by Production Team

Patrick McConnell, MD

January 28, 2020/by Production Team

William Dillon, MD

May 16, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Pam Gumbs

October 21, 2021/by Editorial Dept.

Linqiu Zhou, MD

February 11, 2019/by AHC Medicine

Dr. Shermeil Dass

January 5, 2023/by AHC Medicine

Mary Lester, MD

July 14, 2019/by Production Team

Nancy H. Heideman, PharmD

January 29, 2020/by Editorial Dept.

Carl L. Roland PharmD, MS

August 28, 2019/by Production Team

Ramzan Zakir, MD, RPVI, FACC, FSCAI

February 7, 2020/by AHC Medicine

David McConoughey, DO

August 21, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Bernard Ogon, MD

February 12, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Nicholas Coretti, DPM

November 27, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Claudia Rozuk

December 20, 2021/by Editorial Dept.

Sharon Gertzman, DO

March 13, 2019/by Production Team

Fred R. Schultz, MHA, PA-C

March 28, 2017/by AHC Medicine

Dr. Sarah Johle

January 28, 2021/by Production Team

Negar Beheshti, MD

October 4, 2019/by Production Team

Jeremy Orr, MPAS, PA-C

May 17, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Dr. Michael Pensak

July 13, 2022/by Editorial Dept.

Harkesh Sandhu, MD

December 18, 2017/by AHC Medicine

Scott Partridge

June 19, 2025/by Editorial Dept.

Protected: Robert Cerciello, MD

October 3, 2019

Dr. Thomas Chen

January 28, 2021/by Production Team

Dr. Michelle Inkster

April 12, 2022/by Editorial Dept.

Mahboob Quaderi, MD

November 29, 2018/by Production Team

Dr. Deborah Turner

November 24, 2021/by Editorial Dept.

Hisham Bismar, D.O.

January 8, 2019/by Production Team

Dr. Janet Lee

January 19, 2021/by Editorial Dept.

Laura Lanette Obenauf, PA-C

November 7, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Barbara Cox

November 12, 2021/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Ani Kalayjian

April 26, 2023/by AHC Medicine

Tiffany Brown, DO

March 28, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Rex Mahnensmith

March 10, 2020/by AHC Medicine

Daniel Lichtstein, MD

July 9, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Dr. Victoria Mondloch

August 23, 2022/by Editorial Dept.

Heather Kessler-Reyes, MD, MPH

February 22, 2019/by Production Team

Dr. Dorrin Rosenfeld

December 20, 2021/by Editorial Dept.

Brittany Bento, PA-C

August 27, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Heng Lim, MD

January 23, 2018/by AHC Medicine

Naghmana Masood, MD

September 5, 2019/by AHC Medicine

Protected: Robert McPhee, DO

Cristina M. Alvira, MD

December 10, 2018/by Production Team

Protected: Janna Gelderman-Moffett, DO

Judith S. Kaur, MD, MA

July 2, 2019/by Production Team

Dr. William McGee

March 10, 2020/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Joseph Ibrahim

February 18, 2020/by Production Team

Julio C. Soto, MD

December 8, 2017/by AHC Medicine

Kristina Manion, DO

June 20, 2019/by Production Team

Indrani Hightower, MD

June 12, 2019/by AHC Medicine

Mary Beth Wroblewski, MD

August 19, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Protected: Dr. Patricia Coon, MD

October 10, 2019

Jonathan Dunn, MD

December 3, 2019/by Editorial Dept.

Dr. Allan Gold

January 12, 2022/by Editorial Dept.