Nearly 250 Atrium Health Physicians Earn Charlotte’s “Top Doctor” Recognition

Charlotte Magazine honors Atrium Health physicians nominated by their peers for exemplifying excellence

CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 13, 2022 – Nearly 250 Atrium Health physicians have been recognized as “Top Doctors” in Charlotte Magazine’s annual rankings. These doctors – representing more than 60 specialties including cardiology, oncology and pediatrics – were nominated by their peers as physicians who exemplify excellence in their fields. Then, a research team evaluated each nominated doctor according to criteria that included qualifications, education, hospital appointments, research leadership, professional reputation and patient outcomes. 

In addition, the magazine’s July issue features Atrium Health’s Dr. David Callaway sharing observations from his recent trip to Ukraine, where he provided medical care to refugees and families displaced from their homes on behalf of Team Rubicon. The 48-year-old Minnesota native and Navy veteran has been Team Rubicon’s chief medical officer since 2015, when the organization partnered with Atrium Health. 

Atrium Health is proud to recognize its exemplary physicians who have been earned the recognition of Top Doctors in 2022:

Allergy & Immunology

• Alekh Gupta, MD
• Caroline Hobbs, MD
• Ekta Sha, MD 
  

Cardiac Electrophysiology

• William Bock, MD
• Thomas Christopher, MD
• John Holshouser, MD
• Rohit Mehta, MD
• Brian Powell, MD
• Sherry Saxonhouse, MD
• Joseph Thompson, MD 
  

Cardiovascular Disease

• Theodore Frank, MD
• Sanjeev Gulati, MD
• Robert Haber, MD
• Ashleigh Maiers, MD
• Felipe Navarro, MD
• Geoffrey Rose, MD
• Cheryl Russo, MD
• John Symanski, MD

Child Neurology

• Daniel Bonthius, MD
• Nicole Brockway, MD

Clinical Genetics

• Laurie Demmer, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

• Bradley Davis, MD
• Kevin Kasten, MD

Dermatology

• Tara Byer-Parsons, MD
• Daniel Parsons, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

• Yasmin Senturias, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

• Sona Kashyap, MD
• Raymond Stadiem, MD
  
• Shannon Story, MD

Family Medicine

• Marc Dy, MD
• Jody Holler, MD
• Lauren Hull, MD
• Carla Jones, MD
• Barbara Meyer, MD
• Joseph Pinckney, MD

Gastroenterology

• Andrew deLemos, MD
• Thomas Pacicco, MD
• Robert Reindollar, MD
• Mark Russo, MD
• Richard Sigmon, MD
• Steven Zacks, MD

Geriatric Medicine

• Deanna Mangieri, DO
• Jennifer Woodward, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

• Jubilee Brown, MD
• Erin Crane, MD
• Robert Neumann, MD

Hematology

• Jing Ai, MD
• Edward Copelan, MD
• Reed Friend, MD
• Nilanjan Ghosh, MD
• Michael Grunwald, MD
• Mary Ann Knovich, MD
• Tamara Moyo, MD
• Peter Voorhees, MD

Hospice & Palliative Medicine 

• Beth Susi, MD

Infectious Disease

• Lisa Davidson, MD
• Joseph Lang, MD
• Michael Leonard, MD
• Lewis McCurdy, MD
• Tue Ngo, MD
• Katie Passaretti, MD
• Christopher Polk, MD
• Zainab Shahid, MD
• David Weinrib, MD

Internal Medicine 

• Lorri Ayers, MD
• Iris Cheng, MD
• Vibhu Dhingra, MD
• Michael Friedland, MD
• Peter Justis, MD

Interventional Cardiology

• Paul Campbell, MD
• William Downey, MD
• Michael Rinaldi, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine

• Kelecia Brown, MD
• Nikki Koklanaris, MD
• Rebecca Pollack, MD
• Lorene Temming, MD

Medical Oncology

• Asim Amin, MD
• Gregory Brouse, MD
• Earle Burgess, MD
• Daniel Carrizosa, MD
• Seungjean Chai, MD
• Julie Fisher, MD
• Daniel Haggstrom, MD
• Lane Hellner, MD
• Jimmy Hwang, MD
• Brinda Koya, MD
• Michael Livingston, MD
• Kathryn Mileham, MD
• Reza Nazemzadeh, MD
• Sridhar Pal, MD
• Ashley Sumrall, MD
• Antoinette Tan, MD

Neurological Surgery

• Tim Adamson, MD
• Anthony Asher, MD, FACS
• Joe Bernard, MD
• Domagoj Coric, MD
• E. Hunter Dyer, MD
• Martin Henegar, MD
• Sarah Jernigan, MD
• Paul Kim, MD
• Matthew McGirt, MD
• Mark Smith, MD
• Mark Van Poppel, MD
• Scott Wait, MD

Neurology

• William Dawson, MD
• Danielle Englert, MD
• Andrea Diedrich, MD
• Robert Mitchell, MD
• Rajdeep Singh, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

• Natasha Adams-Denny, MD
• Sarah Baker, MD
• Grant Campbell, MD
• Pamela Cobb, MD
• Joshua Counihan, MD
• Leslie Hansen-Lindner, MD
• Astrid Jain, MD
• Jennifer Kalich, MD
• Steven Paterno, MD
• M. Kathryn Whitten, MD
• Robert Wicker, MD

Ophthalmology

• David Browning, MD
• Wei Huang, MD
• Scott Jaben, MD
• Barbara Lee, MD
• K. Casey Mathys, MD
• Timothy Saunders, MD
• Erin Schotthoefer, MD
• Donald Stewart, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

• Thomas Fehring, MD
• Joseph Hsu, MD
• Madhav Karunakar, MD
• Laurence Kempton, MD
• Jeffrey Kneisl, MD
• Bryan Loeffler, MD
• John Mason, MD
• Joshua Patt, MD
• Stephen Sims, MD
• Bryan Springer, MD

Otolaryngology 

• Daniel Brickman, MD
• Hunter Hoover, MD
• Donald Kamerer, Jr., MD
• Douglas Villaret, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

• A. Resai Bengur, MD
• Randall Bryant, MD
• Matthew Schwartz, MD
• Gonzalo Wallis, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

• Lisa Houchin, MD
• Mark Vanderwel, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology

• Ricardo Caicedo, MD
• Jason Dranove, MD
• Vani Gopalareddy, MD
• Victor Pineiro, MD
• Ameesh Shah, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

• Ashley Hinson, MD
• Chad Jacobsen, MD
• Daniel McMahon, MD
• Javier Oesterheld, MD
• Jennifer Pope, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease

• Amina Ahmed, MD
• Lee Morris, MD

Pediatric Nephrology

• Amanda Dale-Shall, MD
• Susan Massengill, MD
• Charles McKay, MD
• Donald Weaver, MD

Pediatric Pulmonology

• Ashley Chadha, MD
• Rosemary Megalaa, DO
• Dennis Schellhase, MD

Pediatric Rheumatology

• Sheetal Vora, MD

Pediatric Surgery

• Steven Teich, MD

Pediatric Urology

• Mark Williams, MD

Pediatrics

• Perry Almquist, MD
• Rachel Bozin, MD
• Chpryelle Carr, MD
• Renu Doshi, MD
• Amanda Lanier, MD
• Anitha Leonard, MD
• George Manousos, MD
• Shivani Mehta, MD
• Rhonda Patt, MD
• Jodie Prosser, MD
• Anna Schmelzer, MD
• Arthur Spell, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation 

• William Bockenek, MD
• John Lesher, MD
• Vishwa Raj, MD
• Tobias Tsai, MD
• Puneet Aggarwal, MD
• Sonya Rissmiller, MD

Plastic Surgery

• Nicholas Clavin, MD
• David Fisher, MD
• John Robinson, MD

Pulmonary Disease

• Kenneth Coggins, MD
• John Doty, MD
• Daniel Howard, MD
• Scott Lindblom, MD
• Michael Reif, MD
• Jaspal Singh, MD

Radiation Oncology

• William Bobo, MD
• Stuart Burri, MD
• Carolina Fasola, MD
• Roshan Prabhu, MD
• Hadley Sharp, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

• Bradley Hurst, MD
• Michelle Matthews, MD
• Rebecca Usadi, MD

Sports Medicine

• Heather Havlik, MD 
• Claude Moorman, III, MD
• David Price, MD
• Eric Warren, MD
• Catherine Rainbow, MD

Surgery

• Keith Gersin, MD
• Lejla Hadzikadic-Gusic, MD
• B. Todd Heniford, MD
• Joshua Hill, MD
• David Iannitti, MD
• Kent Kercher, MD
• John Martinie, MD
• Brent Matthews, MD
• Zvonimir Milas, MD
• Jonathan Salo, MD
• Terry Sarantou, MD
• Deba Sarma, MD
• Dionisios Vrochides, MD, PhD
• Richard White, MD

 Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

• Ralph Christy, MD
• John Frederick, MD
• Jeffrey Hagen, MD
• Paul Kirshbom, MD
• Jeko Madjarov, MD
• Thomas Maxey, MD
• Michael Roach, MD
• Eric Skipper, MD
• Medhat Takla, MD

Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

• Erinn Myers, MD
• Kevin Stepp, MD
• Megan Tarr, MD

Urology

• Peter Clark, MD
• Kris Gaston, MD
• Michael Kennelly, MD
• Stephen Riggs, MD
• Ornob Roy, MD
• Angela Schang, MD
• Gillian Stearns-Parr

Vascular Surgery

• Frank Arko, MD
• Charles Briggs, MD
• Gregory Stanley, MD
• Wallace Tarry, MD

Atrium Health is also pleased to share that the following physicians have earned the recognition of Charlotte Magazine’s Rising Stars of 2022, who are early career doctors identified as emerging leaders in the medical community:

Allergy & Immunology

• Bailee Gilchrist, MD 

Colon & Rectal Surgery

• Anna Johnson, MD

Dermatology

• Erin Hodges, MD
• William Hoover, MD
• Dhwani Mehta, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

• Angelica Robles, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

• Victoria Rollins, MD

Family Medicine

• Sulekha Abukar, MD
• Samuel Hughes, MD 

Gastroenterology

• Nicholas Crews, MD

Internal Medicine

• Danielle Rosen, MD 

Medical Oncology 

• Joseph Merriman, MD

Ophthalmology

• Kevin Tomasko, MD

Otolaryngology 

• Zachary Cappello, MD
• Adam Gigliotti, MD
• Jad Jabbour, MD 

Pediatrics

• Kelli Wheeler, MD

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

• Puja Rajani, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease

• Keerti Dantuluri, MD
• Nazario Rivera Chaparro, MD 

Plastic Surgery

• Blair Wormer, MD

Vascular Surgery

• Adam Strickland, MD

About Atrium Health  
Atrium Health is a nationally recognized leader in shaping health outcomes through innovative research, education and compassionate patient care. Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Atrium Health is an integrated, nonprofit health system with more than 70,000 teammates serving patients at 40 hospitals and more than 1,400 care locations. It provides care under the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist name in the Winston-Salem, North Carolina, region, as well as Atrium Health Navicent and Atrium Health Floyd in Georgia and Alabama. Atrium Health is renowned for its top-ranked pediatric, cancer and heart care, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. A recognized leader in experiential medical education and groundbreaking research, Wake Forest University School of Medicine is the academic core of the enterprise, including Wake Forest Innovations, which is advancing new medical technologies and biomedical discoveries. Atrium Health is also a leading-edge innovator in virtual care and mobile medicine, providing care close to home and in the home. Ranked nationally among U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals in eight pediatric specialties and for rehabilitation, Atrium Health has also received the American Hospital Association’s Quest for Quality Prize and its 2021 Carolyn Boone Lewis Equity of Care Award, as well as the 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Health Equity Award for its efforts to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in care. With a commitment to every community it serves, Atrium Health seeks to improve health, elevate hope and advance healing – for all, providing $2.46 billion last year in free and uncompensated care and other community benefits.