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24 Temple Physicians Recognized in Philadelphia Magazine's Annual "Top Doctors" Issue
Included in Philadelphia magazine's annual list of "Top Doctors" are 24 Temple University Hospital (TUH) physicians, each of whom holds a faculty appointment in Temple University School of Medicine.
The two dozen selected Temple "Top Docs" represent 17 different specialty services offered at Temple University Hospital - including Cardiovascular, Diagnostic Radiology, Gastrointestinal, Hematology, Infectious Diseases, Internal Medicine, Interventional Radiology, Otolaryngology, Neurology, Pulmonary, and Surgery (including the subspecialty areas of Colon & Rectal Surgery, General Surgery, Hand Surgery, Neurosurgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Thoracic Surgery, and Vascular Surgery).
Nominated by their professional peers, the Temple "Top Doctors" were:
- S. Ausim Azizi, MD, Neurology
- Alfred A. Bove, MD, Cardiovascular Disease
- Gary S. Cohen, MD, Vascular & Interventional Radiology
- Gerard J. Criner, MD, Pulmonary Disease
- Daniel Dempsey, MD, Surgery
- Robert S. Fisher, MD, Gastroenterology
- Satoshi Furukawa, MD, Thoracic Surgery
- Sean P. Harbison, MD, Surgery
- Glenn C. Issacson, MD, Otolaryngology
- Douglas W. Laske, MD, Neurological Surgery
- Christopher M. Loftus, MD, Neurological Surgery
- Bennett Lorber, MD, Infectious Disease
- Kenneth F. Mangan, MD, Hematology
- James B. McClurken, MD, Thoracic Surgery
- Santiago J. Munoz, MD, Gastroenterology
- A. Koneti Rao, MD, Hematology
- William R. Reinus, MD, Diagnostic Radiology
- Joel E. Richter, MD, Gastroenterology
- Andrew B. Roberts, MD, Vascular Surgery
- John L. Rombeau, MD, Colon & Rectal Surgery
- Ellen M. Tedaldi, MD, Internal Medicine
- Joseph J. Thoder, MD, Hand Surgery
- John M. Travaline, MD, Pulmonary Disease
- F. Todd Wetzel, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery
"We are proud of the well deserved recognition given to these outstanding Temple doctors, who reflect the quality of care and comprehensive specialty services that Temple University Hospital is privileged to provide to the communities it serves – from our immediate neighbors in Philadelphia to our extended neighbors in the tri-state region," said Sandy Gomberg, RN, MSN, Chief Executive Officer of Temple University Hospital.
"Such independent recognition of Temple's clinical excellence is a testament to not only the individual specialists cited, but to the comprehensive nature of advanced medicine and research for which Temple physicians are known," added John M. Daly, MD, Dean of the Temple University School of Medicine.
Date Published: Tuesday, May 11, 2010
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