BMC physicians profiled in America’s Top Doctors
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The School of Medicine is well represented in the fourth edition of America’s Top Doctors, a recent publication of Castle Connolly Ltd. The book, one of the nation’s leading sources for identifying the best doctors, lists 18 Boston Medical Center doctors.
The 4,700 U.S. physicians were selected based on surveys of more than 230,000 physicians and screened by a physician-directed research team.
Listed by specialties, they are:
Cardiovascular disease — Gary Balady, MED professor of medicine, specializing in preventive cardiology
Dermatology — Barbara Gilchrest, MED professor and chairman of the dermatology department, specializing in melanoma, photoaging, and skin cancer
Gastroenterology — Michael Wolfe, MED professor of medicine, chief of gastroenterology at BMC, specializing in gastroduodenal ulcers
Interventional cardiology — Alice Jacobs, MED professor of medicine, specializing in cardiac catheterization
Maternal and fetal medicine — Linda Heffner, MED professor and chairman of obstetrics and gynecology, specializing in advanced maternal age
Nephrology — David Salant, MED professor of medicine, chief of renal nephrology at BMC, specializing in kidney disease and lupus nephritis
Neurological surgery — Jules Nazzaro, MED assistant professor of neurosurgery, specializing in movement disorders, Parkinson’s disease, and stereotactic radiosurgery
Neurology — Carlos Kase, MED professor and chairman of the neurology department, specializing in seizure disorders and stroke
Neuroradiology — Alexander Norbash, MED professor and chairman of the radiology department, specializing in cerebral aneurysm, interventional neuroradiology, and kyphoplasty
Otolaryngology — Kenneth Grundfast, MED professor and chairman of the otolaryngology department, specializing in hearing loss and pediatric otolaryngology
Pediatrics — John Palfrey, MED clinical associate professor of pediatrics, specializing in lead poisoning
Psychiatry — Bessel van der Kolk, MED professor of psychiatry, specializing in child abuse and post-traumatic stress disorder
Rheumatology — Peter Merkel, MED associate professor of medicine, specializing in vasculitis and scleroderma; Robert Simms, MED professor of medicine, specializing in fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis
Surgery — James Becker, MED professor and chairman of the surgery department, specializing in gastrointestinal cancer, gastrointestinal disorders, and inflammatory bowel disease
Thoracic surgery — Richard Shemin, MED professor and chairman of the department of of cardiothoracic surgery, specializing in heart valve surgery and minimally invasive cardiac surgery
Urology — Robert Oates, MED professor of urology, specializing in male infertility and vasectomy reversal
Vascular surgery — Gary Gibbons, MED professor of surgery, specializing in diabetic leg and foot surgery and diabetic vascular disease