More than 110 Physicians Named to ‘Top Doctors’ List

Dozens of Atrium Health physicians have been recognized by their peers as professionals “who exemplify excellence” in the medical field.

Compiled by “ Charlotte Magazine,” Atrium Health is proud to recognize 112 physicians in 46 specialty fields for being nominated and voted as a member of the magazine’s “Top Doctors” list in 2019.

2019 Charlotte Magazine Top Doctors

Allergy And Immunology

• Caroline Hobbs
• Ekta Shah
• Edina Swartz

Anesthesiology

• Mark Ellis

Cardiology

• John Holshouser
• Rohit Mehta
• Geoffrey Rose
• Cheryl Russo
• Sherry Saxonhouse

Child Psychiatry

• Rabiya Hasan

Critical Care

• Michael Haley
• Alan Heffner
• Justin Swartz

Dermatology

• Daniel Parsons

Emergency Medicine

• Michael Gibbs
• Edward McCutcheon

Endocrinology

• Kelli Coop Dunn
• Ellen Shannon Story

Family Medicine

• Lauren Bennett-Ale Hull

Gastroenterology

• Thomas Pacicco

Gynecologic Oncology

• Erin Crane
• Robert Higgins
• R. Wendel Naumann

Hematology

• Michael Grunwald
• Mary Ann Knovich
• Saad Usmani

Hospitalist

• Brian Dalrymple
• Vicki Ho
• Erika Myers

Infectious Disease

• Lewis McCurdy III
• Philip Lackey
• Michael Leonard Jr.
• Christopher Polk

Internal Medicine

• Iris Cheng
• Vibhu Dhingra
• Michael Friedland

Maternal - Fetal Medicine

• Nikki Koklanaris
• Courtney Stephenson

Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine

• Jessica Clarke-Pounder
• Andrew Herman
• Thomas Kueser

Neurology

• Andrea Diedrich
• Kenneth Shauger
• J. Scott Story

Obstetrics & Gynecology

• Grant Campbell
• Leslie Hansen Lindner
• Aviva Stein
• Kathryn Whitten

Oncology

• Asim Amin
• Julie Gottlieb Fisher
• Daniel Haggstrom
• Reza Nazemzadeh
• Ashley Sumrall

Orthopedics

• Joshua Patt

Pathology

• William Ahrens
• James McDermott
• Robert Burks
• Kiran Adlakha

Pediatric Cardiology

• Gonzalo Wallis
• James Herlong

Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery

• Thomas Maxey
• Paul Kirshbom

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

• Emily MacNeill

Pediatric Endocrinology

• Mark Vanderwel
• Lisa Houchin

Pediatric Gastroenterology

• Jason Dranove
• Ricardo Caicedo
• Ameesh Shah
• Victor Pineiro

Pediatric - General

• Rachel Bozin
• Amanda Moran Lanier
• Anitha Leonard
• Rhonda Patt
• Stephen Renfrow
• Sharon Sullivan

Pediatric Hematology – Oncology

• Javier Oesterheld
• Jennifer Pope
• Ashley Hinson

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

• Amina Ahmed
• Niraj Chandrakant Patel
• Lee Morris

Pediatric Nephrology

• Susan Foster Massengill
• Charles McKay

Pediatric Neurology

• Usha Dayal
• Nicole Brockway
• Katherine C. Van Poppel

Pediatric Pulmonology

• Ashley Chadha

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

• Tobias Tsai
• Puneet Aggarwal
• Vishwa Raj
• Vu Nguyen

Pulmonary Medicine

• Jaspal Singh
• John Doty
• Daniel Howard

Radiology

• James Oliver III
• Robert Raible
• Peter Simon Jr. 
• Adrienne Bean
• Daniel Wallihan 
• Marc Mancuso

Reproductive Endocrinology

• Rebecca Usadi
• Michelle Matthews

Rheumatology

• Leslie Pack Ranken

Sleep Medicine

• Jaspal Singh

Sports Medicine

• David Price

Surgery – Cardiovascular

• Eric Skipper
• Larry Watts

Surgery - Colon and Rectal

• Bradley Davis

Surgery - General

• Kent Kercher
• Lon Eskind

Surgery - Oncology

• Joshua Hill
• Richard White
• Zvonimir Milas

Surgery – Thoracic

• Jeffrey Hagen
• Eric Skipper

Surgery - Transplant

• Vincent Casingal

Surgery – Vascular

• Frank Arko III

Urology

• Peter Clark
• Michael Kennelly

About Atrium Health
Atrium Health, previously Carolinas HealthCare System, one of the nation's leading and most innovative healthcare organizations, provides a full spectrum of healthcare and wellness programs throughout the Southeast region. Its diverse network of care locations includes academic medical centers, hospitals, freestanding emergency departments, physician practices, surgical and rehabilitation centers, home health agencies, nursing homes and behavioral health centers, as well as hospice and palliative care services. Atrium Health works to enhance the overall health and well-being of its communities through high-quality patient care, education and research programs, and numerous collaborative partnerships and initiatives.

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