News at UI Health

Illustration by Patrick George/Chicago magazine

Ninety-four UI Health physicians and surgeons, across 40 specialties, are named among the region's top doctors by Castle Connolly, the consumer healthcare guide. Providers were nominated by peers in a nationwide survey, then chosen by a physician-led research group.

Additionally, 30 of the recognized surgeons were featured in Chicago magazine's October 2021 “Top Surgeons” list. The recognized UI Health surgeons are: 

Surgery
Enrico Benedetti
Alejandra Perez-Tamayo
Michael Warso  

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Anders F. Mellgren  

Neurologic Surgery
Sepideh Amin-Hanjani
Fady T. Charbel
Herbert H. Engelhard III
Sergey Neckrysh  

Ophthalmology
Vinay Aakalu
Ahmad A. Aref
M. Soledad Cortina
Jose J. De la Cruz
Ali Djalilian
Sandeep Jain
Jennifer Lim
William F. Mieler
Mark I. Rosenblatt
Pete Setabutr
Benjamin H. Ticho
Elmer Y. Tu
Thasarat S. Vajaranant

Orthopaedic Surgery
Maria Z. Siemionow

Otolaryngology & Facial Plastic Surgery
Miriam Redleaf
Ari B. Rubenfeld
H. Steven Sims  

Plastic Surgery
David Erik Morris
Pravin Kumar Patel  

Urology
Michael R. Abern
Craig Niederberger  

Vascular Surgery
Martin Borhani