Best Doctors has named more than 400 physicians affiliated with Brigham and Women's Hospital to the 2015-2016 annual list of ‘Best Doctors in America'.
This year, Best Doctors highlighted the names of more than 40,000 specialists and primary care physicians in more than 40 specialties in the U.S that are recognized by other doctors as the best in their fields. The physicians' inclusion in the database is determined through an exhaustive peer-to-peer review using a certified polling method and balloting software. From there, Best Doctors' team of researchers gather the insight and experience of tens of thousands of leading specialists all over the country, while confirming their credentials and specific areas of expertise.
Best Doctors, Inc. was founded in 1984 by Harvard Medical School physicians and is headquartered in Boston, MA. Its innovative, peer-to-peer consultation service offers a way for physicians to collaborate with other physicians to ensure patients receive the best care.
The BWH physicians are:
| Dale S. Adler | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Linda Aglio | Anesthesiology |
| Cem Akin | Allergy and Immunology |
| Piran Aliabadi | Radiology |
| Ossama Al-Mefty | Neurological Surgery |
| Anthony Arnold Amato | Neurology |
| Kenneth C. Anderson | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Joseph Antin | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Elliott Marshall Antman | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Sary F. Aranki | Thoracic Surgery |
| Stanley W. Ashley | Surgery, Critical Care Medicine |
| Mohamed Ali Aziz-Sultan | Neurological Surgery |
| Lindsey R. Baden | Infectious Disease |
| Elizabeth Baldini | Radiation Oncology |
| Johnye Irma Ballenger | Pediatrics |
| Peter A. Banks | Gastroenterology |
| Robert L. Barbieri | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Rebecca Baron | Critical Care Medicine |
| Nora A. Barrett | Allergy and Immunology |
| David Westfall Bates | Internal Medicine |
| Richard Arthur Baum | Radiology |
| Thomas L. Beatty, Jr. | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Joshua A. Beckman | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Michael Belkin | Vascular Surgery |
| Jennifer R. Bellon | Radiation Oncology |
| Beryl Benacerraf | Radiology |
| Joan M. Bengtson | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
|
Jennifer Benjamin Stanton Carol B. Benson |
Newborn Medicine Radiology |
| Ross S. Berkowitz | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Bonnie Bermas | Rheumatology |
| Shelly C. Bernstein | Pediatric Specialist |
| Monica M. Bertagnolli | Surgical Oncology |
| Pankaj Bhargava | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Deepak L. Bhatt | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Don C. Bienfang | Ophthalmology |
| Stephanie C. Bird | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Robyn L. Birdwell | Radiology |
| Philip Blazar | Hand Surgery |
| Ronald Bleday | Colon and Rectal Surgery |
| Bethany R. Block | Internal Medicine, Eating Disorders |
| Susan D. Block | Psychiatry |
| Simon C. Body | Anesthesiology |
| R. Morton (Chip) Bolman III | Thoracic Surgery |
| Christopher M. Bono | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Gregory Brick | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| O'Neil A. Britton | Internal Medicine |
| David C. Brooks | Surgery |
| Terry Lynn Buchmiller | Pediatric Specialist |
| Raphael Bueno | Thoracic Surgery |
| Bruce W. Bunnell | Pediatrics |
| Harold J. Burstein | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| William R. Camann | Anesthesiology |
| Francis X. Campion | Internal Medicine |
| George P. Canellos | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Maria C. Castells | Allergy and Immunology |
| Bartolome Romulo Celli | Pulmonary Medicine |
| Steven L. Chang | Urology |
| Teresa C. Chen | Ophthalmology |
| Wendy Y. Chen | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| John H. Chi | Neurological Surgery |
| E. Antonio Chiocca | Neurological Surgery |
| Christopher Chiodo | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| John R. Clark | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Carolyn Ann Cline | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| John P. Cloherty | Pediatrics |
| John P. Cloherty | Pediatric Specialist |
| Jonathan S. Coblyn | Rheumatology |
| Barbara Ann Cockrill | Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine |
| Lawrence D. Cohan | Pediatrics |
| Laurie Cohen | Pediatric Specialist |
| Linda M. Cohen | Pediatrics |
| Yolonda Lorig Colson | Thoracic Surgery |
| Patricia Challender Come | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Anthony N. Compagnone | Pediatrics |
| Mercedes A. Concepcion | Anesthesiology |
| G. Rees Cosgrove | Neurological Surgery |
| John J. Costa | Allergy and Immunology |
| Eileen M. Costello | Pediatrics |
| Karen Costenbader | Rheumatology |
| Nina M. Cotran | Internal Medicine |
| Gregory Crosby | Anesthesiology |
| Deborah Jean Culley | Anesthesiology |
| Anthony D'Amico | Radiation Oncology |
| Michele M. David | Internal Medicine |
| Umberto De Girolami | Pathology |
| Daniel DeAngelo | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| George D. Demetri | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Christine M. Denison | Radiology |
| Akshay Desai | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Marcelo F. DiCarli | Nuclear Medicine |
| Elisabeth DiPietro | Pediatrics |
| Robert Dluhy | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| William P. Docken | Rheumatology |
| Raphael Dolin | Infectious Disease |
| Magruder C. Donaldson | Vascular Surgery |
| Peter M. Doubilet | Radiology |
| Rose Du | Neurological Surgery |
| Ian F. Dunn | Neurological Surgery |
| Sara M. Durfee | Radiology |
| Barbara A. Dworetzky | Neurology |
| Brandon Earp | Hand Surgery |
| Jon I. Einarsson | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| John Barker Emans II | Pediatric Specialist, Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Gary R. Epler | Pulmonary Medicine |
| Laurence M. Epstein | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Lawrence J. Epstein | Sleep Medicine |
| Elof K. O. Eriksson | Plastic Surgery |
| Daniel M. Estok | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Judy A. Estroff | Radiology |
| Rodney H. Falk | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Chieh-Min Fan | Radiology |
| Christopher Hardy Fanta | Pulmonary Medicine |
| David Parker Faxon | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Jerome Federschneider | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Anita Feins | Pediatrics |
| Steven K. Feske | Neurology |
| Gale S. Fiarman | Gastroenterology |
| David C. Fisher | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Naomi Deirdre Fisher | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Wolfgang Fitz | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Christopher D. M. Fletcher | Pathology |
| Annemarie E. Fogerty | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Rebecca D. Folkerth | Pathology |
| John A. Fox | Anesthesiology |
| Mary C. Frates | Radiology |
| Michael David Freed | Pediatric Specialist |
| Arnold S. Freedman | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Gyorgy Frendl | Critical Care Medicine |
| Kai U. Frerichs | Neurological Surgery |
| Sonia Friedman | Gastroenterology |
| Robert C. Fuhlbrigge | Pediatric Specialist |
| David R. Fulton | Pediatric Specialist |
| Jeffrey R. Garber | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Judy E. Garber | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Antonio R. Gargiulo | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Carol Garner | Addiction Medicine |
| Jonathan Dean Gates | Surgery, Vascular Surgery |
| Atul A. Gawande | Surgery |
| Robert L. Geggel | Pediatric Specialist |
| Marie D. Gerhard-Herman | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Muriel R. Gillick | Geriatric Medicine |
| Elizabeth S. Ginsburg | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| David F. Gitlin | Psychiatry |
| Michael M. Givertz | Cardiovascular Disease |
| John R. Goldman | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Richard Daniel Goldstein | Pediatrics |
| Annekathryn Goodman | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Terri E. Gorman | Pediatric Specialist |
| Liliana C. Goumnerova | Pediatric Specialist |
| Scott R. Granter | Pathology |
| James A. Greenberg | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Steven A. Greenberg | Neurology |
| Peter T. Greenspan | Pediatrics |
| Laverne Gugino | Anesthesiology |
| Joshua Gundersheimer | Pediatrics |
| Daphne Haas-Kogan | Pediatric Specialist |
| Janet Hall | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Robert I. Handin | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Anne R. Hansen | Pediatric Specialist |
| Jay R. Harris | Radiation Oncology |
| Mitchel B. Harris | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Philip M. Hartigan | Anesthesiology |
| Michael T. Hayes | Neurology |
| Simon M. Helfgott | Rheumatology |
| Galen Vincent Henderson | Neurology, Critical Care Medicine |
| Charles Hergrueter | Plastic Surgery |
| Vivian S. Hernandez | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Laurence DeBree Higgins | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Brian B. Hoffman | Clinical Pharmacology |
| Jason Hornick | Pathology, Internal Medicine |
| Mark D. Hornstein | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Neil Horowitz | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Sandra Horowitz | Neurology |
| J. Dirk Iglehart | Surgical Oncology |
| Zacharia Isaac | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Keith B. Isaacson | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Elliot Israel | Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine |
| Joseph O. Jacobson | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Kunal Jajoo | Gastroenterology |
| James D. Kang | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| James R. Kasser | Pediatric Specialist |
| Joel T. Katz | Infectious Disease |
| Maurice E. Keenan | Pediatrics |
| Elisabeth Anderson Keller | Pediatrics |
| Scott Kelley | Anesthesiology |
| Shahram Khoshbin | Neurology |
| Adam S. Kibel | Urology |
| James M. Kirshenbaum | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Joshua P. Klein | Neurology |
| Neeraj Kohli | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Joshua Raphael Korzenik | Gastroenterology |
| Stella Kourembanas | Pediatric Specialist |
| Matthew Kulke | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Thomas S. Kupper | Dermatology |
| Daniel Kuritzkes | Infectious Disease |
| Lori B. Laffel | Pediatric Specialist |
| Tanya M. Laidlaw | Allergy and Immunology |
| Michael J. Landzberg | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Gregory Lauwers | Pathology |
| Edward R. Laws, Jr. | Neurological Surgery |
| Meryl S. LeBoff | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Daniel J. Lee | Otolaryngology |
| Helen A Leibner | Internal Medicine |
| Robert Lekowski | Anesthesiology |
| Susan Carole Lester | Pathology |
| Donald B. Levy | Internal Medicine |
| Matthew H. Liang | Rheumatology |
| Greg R. Licameli | Pediatric Specialist |
| Jennifer Ligibel | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Keith L. Ligon | Pathology |
| Tatiana I. Lingos | Radiation Oncology |
| Elizabeth W. Loder | Neurology |
| Jay S. Loeffler | Pediatric Specialist |
| Jay S. Loeffler | Radiation Oncology |
| Joseph Loscalzo | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Joseph R. Madsen | Pediatric Specialist |
| James H. Maguire | Infectious Disease |
| Joseph A. Majzoub | Pediatric Specialist |
| Michael J. Malone | Urology |
| Harvey J. Mamon | Radiation Oncology |
| Rafik Z. Mansour | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Karen Jean Chayt Marcus | Radiation Oncology, Pediatric Specialist |
| Ellen Marqusee | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Richard Marshall | Pediatrics |
| Anthony F. Massaro | Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care Medicine |
| Elena Massarotti | Rheumatology |
| Ursula Anne Matulonis | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Peter M. Mauch | Radiation Oncology |
| John E. Mayer, Jr. | Pediatric Specialist |
| Robert J. Mayer | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Shannon McKenna | Critical Care Medicine, Anesthesiology |
| Mandeep R. Mehra | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Matthew T. Menard | Vascular Surgery |
| Joseph F. Merola | Dermatology |
| Jack E. Meyer | Radiology |
| Robert Steven Michaels | Pediatrics |
| Gregory F. Michaud | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Edward Michna | Anesthesiology |
| Martin C. Mihm | Pathology |
| Edgar L. Milford | Nephrology |
| Tom Minas | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Joseph Misdraji | Pathology |
| Elinor Mody | Rheumatology |
| Francis Moore, Jr. | Surgery |
| Charles A. Morris | Internal Medicine |
| Abraham N. Morse | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Michael J. Mufson | Psychiatry |
| Mary Mullen | Pediatric Specialist |
| John B. Mulliken | Pediatric Specialist, Plastic Surgery |
| George F. Murphy | Pathology |
| Stuart B. Mushlin | Internal Medicine |
| Michael G. Muto | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Carol C. Nadelson | Psychiatry |
| Lee M. Nadler | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Sanjeet Narang | Anesthesiology |
| Edward A. Nardell | Pulmonary Medicine |
| Russell J. Nauta | Surgical Oncology |
| Ellis Neufeld | Pediatric Specialist |
| Andrea Ka-Min Ng | Radiation Oncology |
| Ju-mei Ng | Anesthesiology |
| Kimmie Ng | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Peter Nigrovic | Pediatric Specialist |
| Anju Nohria | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Charles M. Norris, Jr. | Otolaryngology |
| Peter N. Novak | Neurology |
| Robert D. Odze | Pathology |
| Patrick T. O'Gara | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Susan O'Horo | Radiology |
| Mary Angela O'Neal | Neurology |
| Dennis P. Orgill | Plastic Surgery |
| Nora Osman | Internal Medicine |
| C. Keith Ozaki | Vascular Surgery |
| Leroy Parker | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Page B. Pennell | Neurology |
| Marc Pfeffer | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Beverly K. Philip | Anesthesiology |
| Greg Piazza | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Geraldine S. Pinkus | Pathology |
| Diana E. Post | Rheumatology, Internal Medicine |
| William D. Powlis | Radiation Oncology |
| Sashank Prasad | Neurology |
| Julian J. Pribaz | Plastic Surgery |
| Mark R. Proctor | Pediatric Specialist |
| Stuart F. Quan | Sleep Medicine |
| Michael Seth Rabin | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Guilherme Rabinowits | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| John E. Ready | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Mitchell S. Rein | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Helmut G. Rennke | Pathology |
| Esther Rhei | Surgical Oncology |
| Paul G. Richardson | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Jerome P. Richie | Urology |
| Steven Ringer | Pediatric Specialist |
| Julian Robinson | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Malcolm Kenneth Robinson | Surgery |
| Allan H. Ropper | Neurology, Critical Care Medicine |
| James P. Roseto | Internal Medicine |
| Edgar L. Ross | Anesthesiology |
| Sari Rotter | Pediatrics |
| Tamara Rozental | Hand Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Mitchell H. Rubenstein | Dermatology |
| Amy Louise Ryan | Pediatrics |
| John R. Saltzman | Gastroenterology |
| Christian Sampson | Hand Surgery |
| Martin A. Samuels | Neurology |
| Paul E. Sax | Infectious Disease |
| David Jonathan Scheff | Pediatrics |
| Matt P. Schenker | Radiology |
| Mary Susan Schilling | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Scott L. Schissel | Pulmonary Medicine |
| Chrysalyne D. Schmults | Dermatology |
| Louise Schneider | Internal Medicine |
| Anne G. Schools | Anesthesiology |
| Gregory R. Schwartz | Internal Medicine |
| R. Michael Scott | Pediatric Specialist |
| Richard D. Scott | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Julian L. Seifter | Nephrology |
| Steven E. Seltzer | Radiology |
| Pinak B. Shah | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Stanton K. Shernan | Anesthesiology |
| Scott A. Shikora | Surgery |
| Margaret A. Shipp | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Douglas C. Shook | Anesthesiology |
| Jane S. Sillman | Internal Medicine |
| David Silver | Anesthesiology, Critical Care Medicine |
| Julie Silver | Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Stuart G. Silverman | Radiology |
| Barry P. Simmons | Hand Surgery |
| Edward Robert Smith | Pediatric Specialist |
| Daniel H. Solomon | Rheumatology |
| Martin P. Solomon | Internal Medicine |
| Reisa A. Sperling | Neurology |
| Serene Srouji | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| James M. Stankiewicz | Neurology |
| Michael S. Stecker | Radiology |
| Graeme S. Steele | Urology |
| David P. Steensma | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Theodore I. Steinman | Nephrology |
| Lynne Warner Stevenson | Cardiovascular Disease |
| William G. Stevenson | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Richard M. Stone | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| Richard S. Swanson | Surgical Oncology |
| Scott Swanson | Thoracic Surgery |
| Michael O. Sweeney | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Sapna Syngal | Gastroenterology |
| David M. Systrom | Pulmonary Medicine |
| Mary-Ellen Taplin | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| William C. Taylor | Internal Medicine |
| Clare M.C. Tempany | Radiology |
| Nelson L. Thaemert | Anesthesiology |
| Thomas Thornhill | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| S. Ted Treves | Pediatric Specialist, Nuclear Medicine |
| John Triedman | Pediatric Specialist |
| Susan L. Troyan | Surgical Oncology |
| Lawrence C. Tsen | Anesthesiology |
| James A. Tulsky | Geriatric Medicine, Internal Medicine |
| Annick D. Van den Abbeele | Nuclear Medicine |
| Linda J. Van Marter | Pediatric Specialist |
| Louis Vernacchio | Pediatrics |
| Ashley H. Vernon | Surgery |
| Akila Viswanathan | Radiation Oncology |
| Ruth Ann Vleugels | Dermatology |
| Mark Steven Vrahas | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Katie Wakeley | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Karen Wang | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Jon J. P. Warner | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Aaron B. Waxman | Critical Care Medicine, Pulmonary Medicine |
| Michael Eliot Weinblatt | Rheumatology |
| Bradford A. Weiner | Internal Medicine |
| Howard L. Weiner | Neurology |
| Howard J. Weinstein | Pediatric Specialist |
| Barbara Weissman | Radiology |
| Patrick Wen | Neurology |
| David P. White | Sleep Medicine |
| Louise Wilkins-Haug | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| David Owen Williams | Cardiovascular Disease |
| Gordon H. Williams | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Michael Grant Wilson | Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Eric P. Winer | Medical Oncology and Hematology |
| John Winkelman | Psychiatry |
| Marshall A. Wolf | Internal Medicine |
| Lisa M. Wong | Pediatrics |
| Beverly Woo | Internal Medicine |
| Eric John Woodard | Neurological Surgery |
| Whitney Woodmansee | Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Wendy L. Wornham | Pediatrics |
| Zhiling Xiong | Anesthesiology |
| Elena H. Yanushpolsky | Obstetrics and Gynecology |
| Maria Yialamas | Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Michael W. Yogman | Pediatrics, Pediatric Specialist |
| Robert Jason Yong | Anesthesiology |
| Gregory J. Young | Pediatrics |
| Amir A. Zamani | Radiology |
| Michael J. Zinner | Surgical Oncology, Surgery |
| Pamela M. Zuckerman | Pediatrics |
