News at UI Health

Eighty-six UI Health physicians and surgeons, across 39 specialties, have been recognized as Castle Connolly Top Doctors for 2023. Recognized providers were nominated by peers in a nationwide survey, then chosen by a physician-led research group.

Additionally, 7 of the recognized physicians were featured in Chicago magazine's January 2023 “Top Primary Care Doctors” list. The doctors listed by Castle Connolly, a consumer healthcare guide, are:

Adolescent Medicine
Dr. Karen Bernstein

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

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

Child Neurology
Dr. Saba Ahmad

Colon & Rectal Surgery
Dr. Anders F. Mellgren
Dr. Gerald Gantt

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Dr. Reshma Shah

Diagnostic Radiology
Dr. Ukamaka Atueyi
Dr. Erin I. Neuschler
Dr. Michael E. Bresler

Family Medicine
Dr. Mark C. Potter

Gastroenterology (GI)
Dr. Russell D. Brown

Hematology
Dr. Victor R. Gordeuk
Dr. Damiano Rondelli

Infectious Disease
Dr. Richard M. Novak

Internal Medicine
Dr. Michel Gowhari
Dr. Reed Berger
Dr. Asra R. Khan
Dr. Jonathan M. Radosta
Dr. Mark S. Kushner
Dr. Monica B. Vela
Dr. Robert Molokie

Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Dr. Catalin Buhimschi

Medical Oncology
Dr. Lawrence Feldman

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Dr. De-Ann M. Pillers

Neurosurgery
Dr. Sergey Neckrysh
Dr. Fady T. Charbel

Neurology
Dr. Michael Carrithers
Dr. Zulma Hernandez-Peraza

Neuroradiology
Dr. Keith R. Thulborn

Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dr. Alexis Braverman
Dr. Tamika Alexander

Ophthalmology
Dr. Jose J. De la Cruz
Dr. Vinay Aakalu
Dr. Pete Setabutr
Dr. Ali Djalilian
Dr. Elmer Y. Tu
Dr. M. Soledad Cortina
Dr. Mark I. Rosenblatt
Dr. Sandeep Jain
Dr. Ahmad A. Aref
Dr. Thasarat S. Vajaranant
Dr. Nathalie F. Azar
Dr. William F. Mieler
Dr. Felix Y. Chau
Dr. Ann-Marie Lobo
Dr. R.V. Paul Chan
Dr. Jennifer Lim
Dr. Yannek I. Leiderman
Dr. Benjamin H. Ticho

Orthopaedic Surgery
Dr. Maria Z. Siemionow
Dr. Peter Alan Smith

Otolaryngology
Dr. H. Steven Sims
Dr. Ari B. Rubenfeld
Dr. Miriam Redleaf
Dr. Stephanie A. Joe
Dr. Victoria S. Lee

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Dr. C. Lucy Park

Pediatric Endocrinology
Dr. Claudia Boucher-Berry

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Dr. James Berman

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

Pediatrics Infectious Disease
Dr. Karen Hayani

Pediatrics
Dr. Rachel N. Caskey
Dr. Amanda D. Osta

Plastic Surgery
Dr. Iliana E. Sweis
Dr. Pravin Kumar Patel
Dr. David Erik Morris

Pulmonary Disease
Dr. Steven Dudek
Dr. Min Joo

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

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Dr. Sana M. Salih
Dr. Frank Gonzalez

Rheumatology
Dr. Nadera J. Sweiss

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

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery
Dr. Malek Massad

Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
Dr. William Kobak

Urology
Dr. Craig Niederberger

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

Vascular Surgery
Dr. Martin Borhani