News at UI Health

One hundred one UI Health providers across 45 specialties were named among the region's top physicians 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, 31 of the recognized providers were featured in Chicago magazine's January 2018 “Top Doctors” list.

The UI Health doctors recognized are:

Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Karen Bernstein

Cardiovascular Disease
Dr. Joan E. Briller
Dr. George T. Kondos

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dr. Edwin H. Cook
Dr. Kathleen M. Kelley
Dr. Nagamani Pavuluri

Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Anders F. Mellgren

Dermatology
Dr. Iris K. Aronson
Dr. James S. Feinberg

Diagnostic Radiology
Dr. Michael E. Bresler

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Dr. Elena Barengolts
Dr. Dan V. Mihailescu

Family Medicine
Dr. John M. Hickner
Dr. Mark C. Potter

Gastroenterology
Dr. Russell D. Brown
Dr. Allan G. Halline

Gynecologic Oncology
Dr. Rajul Kothari

Hand Surgery
Dr. Mark Henry Gonzalez
Dr. Alfonso Mejia II

Hematology
Dr. Victor R. Gordeuk
Dr. David J. Peace
Dr. Damiano Rondelli

Infectious Disease
Dr. Richard M. Novak

Internal Medicine
Dr. Reed Berger
Dr. William L. Galanter
Dr. Michel Gowhari
Dr. Asra R. Khan
Dr. Mark S. Kushner
Dr. Robert Molokie
Dr. Jonathan M. Radosta
Dr. John E. Tulley

Medical Oncology
Dr. Lawrence Feldman
Dr. Dominic Ho
Dr. Howard Ozer
Dr. Neeta Venepalli

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Dr. De-Ann Pillers

Nephrology
Dr. Jose Arruda

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

Neurology
Dr. James Goodwin
Dr. Cathy McDermut Helgason

Neuroradiology
Dr. Keith R. Thulborn

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Gloria L. Elam
Dr. William Kobak
Dr. Sondra Summers

Occupational Medicine
Dr. Susan N. Buchanan
Dr. Peter Orris

Ophthalmology
Dr. Amjad Z. Ahmad
Dr. Nathalie F. Azar
Dr. R.V. Paul Chan
Dr. Jennifer Lim
Dr. Willian F. Mieler
Dr. Pete Setabur
Dr. Joel Sugar
Dr. Benjamin H. Ticho
Dr. Thasarat S. Vajaranant
Dr. Jacob Wilensky

Otolaryngology
Dr. Miriam Redleaf
Dr. Ari B. Rubenfeld
Dr. H. Steven Sims
Dr. Dean Toriumi

Pathology
Dr. Andre Kajdacsy-Balla

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Dr. C Lucy Park

Pediatric Cardiology
Dr. Alexander Javois

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Dr. James Berman

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Dr. Lewis Hsu
Dr. Mary Lou Schmidt

Pediatric Infectious Disease
Dr. Karen Hayani

Pediatric Nephrology
Dr. Eunice G. John

Pediatric Surgery
Dr. Robert Mason Arensman
Dr. Thom Lobe

Pediatrics
Dr. Benjamin Van Voorhees

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Dr. Terry L. Nicola

Plastic Surgery
Dr. Mimis N. Cohen
Dr. Pravin Kumar Patel
Dr. Iliana E. Sweis

Psychiatry
Dr. Geraldine Susan Fox

Pulmonary Disease
Dr. Steven Dudek
Dr. Howard Jaffe
Dr. Min Joo
Dr. Kevin C. Kovitz
Dr. Dean Ernest Schraufnagel

Radiation Oncology
Dr. Howard J. Halpern
Dr. Matthew Koshy
Dr. Stanley Liauw

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Dr. Humberto Scoccia
Dr. Mary D. Stephenson

Rheumatology
Dr. William Swedler
Dr. Nadera J. Sweiss

Surgery
Dr. Enrico Benedetti
Dr. Alejandra Perez-Tamayo
Dr. Michael Warso

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Michel N. Ilbawi
Dr. Malek Massad

Urology
Dr. Craig Niederberger
Dr. Lawrence S. Ross

Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Dr. James T. Bui
Dr. Charles E. Ray Jr

Vascular Surgery
Dr. Martin Borhani