INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Forty-three physicians who practice at the Indiana University School of Medicine and Clarian Health Partners -- Methodist, Indiana University and Riley Hospitals -- are recognized specialists in their fields and have been included in the 2004 issue of America’s Top Doctors.
Statewide, 54 physicians are listed and 43, or nearly 80 percent are affiliated with the IU School of Medicine and Clarian Health Partners.
America’s Top Doctors is published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, and is an authoritative consumer guide to finding the nation’s top specialists. The list of physicians is generated based on nominations by their peers, and the physicians listed are included only after extensive surveys have been conducted.
America’s Top Doctors focuses only on the top 1 percent of specialists and sub-specialists across the nation. Less than 1 percent of the hospitals in the United States have more than one doctor listed in the guide.
“I want to congratulate all the doctors that were selected. It is tremendous to have so many of these great doctors recognized nationally and to have them practicing at Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children,” says Daniel F. Evans, Jr., President and CEO, Clarian Health Partners. “Our goal is to be the best place for patients to receive care and the best place for our physicians and staff to deliver care that is second to none. The physicians recognized in America’s Top Doctors are representative of the excellence in patient care that the entire staff at Clarian performs each and every day.”
“There are thousands of excellent physicians in Indiana, many of whom have had the opportunity to train with those recognized with this honor,” states D. Craig Brater, M.D., dean of the Indiana University School of Medicine. “More than 1,700 physicians practice in Clarian facilities, and more than 2,000 physicians serve as IUSM volunteer faculty throughout Indiana. All these highly skilled physicians provide the highest quality of patient care to Hoosier families through their clinical practices and education of new physicians. I believe that those honored by America’s Top Doctors represent all the outstanding physicians in our state.”
IU School of Medicine physicians staff Riley Hospital for Children, Indiana University Hospital, Wishard Memorial Hospital, and the Roudebush VA Medical Center.
IU School of Medicine and Clarian Health physicians recognized in the 2004 edition of America’s Top Doctors, their areas of specialization and the hospitals where they practice:
Sharon Andreoli - Kidney Disease Jerry Bergstein - Dialysis-Peritoneal; Kidney Disease; Hypertension John Brown - Cardiac Surgery-Neonatal and Pediatric; Transplant-heart; Heart Valve Surgery Randall Caldwell - Transplant Medicine-Heart; Echocardiography William Chernoff - Facial Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery; Laser Surgery John Coleman - Cancer Reconstruction; Breast Reconstruction; Head and Neck Surgery Lawrence Einhorn - Testicular Cancer; Lung Cancer Martin Farlow - Alzheimer’s Disease; Neurodegenerative Disorders; Multiple Sclerosis Robert Goulet Jr. - Breast Cancer Jay Grosfeld - Cancer Surgery Ronald Hamaker - Head and Neck Cancer Richard Idler - Hand Surgery Matthew Johnson - Vascular Interventions; Uterine Fibroid Embolization Young-Jee Kim - Asthma; Chronic Lung Disease; Ventilator Dependent Children John Kincaid - Pain-Facial; Neuromuscular Disorders; Electromyography Martin Kleiman - Pediatric Infectious Disease Paul Kwo - Hepatitis C & B; Transplant Medicine - Liver James Lemons - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Keith Lillimoe - Pancreatic and Biliary Surgery; Colon Surgery Katherine Look - Ovarian Cancer Thomas Luerssen - Pediatric Neurosurgery Christopher McDougle - Autism and Developmental Disorders; Obsessive- Compulsive Disorders; Tourette’s Syndrome Douglas McKeag - Primary Care Sports Medicine Alexander Mih - Microsurgery Douglas K. Miller - Frailty Syndrome; Dementia; Falls Richard Miyamoto - Neuro-Otology; Acoustic Nerve Tumors; Middle Ear Disorders Jean Molleston - Liver Disease; Nutrition David Moore - Cervical Cancer; Ovarian Cancer John Mulcahy - Erectile Dysfunction; Incontinence; Penile Prostheses Robert Pascuzzi - Neuromuscular Disorders; Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis; Myasthenia Gravis Douglas Rex - Endoscopy; Endoscopic Ultrasound Richard Rink - Pediatric Urology; Reconstructive Urologic Surgery; Genital Reconstruction Karen Roos - Infectious Diseases-CNS; Encephalitis George Sarosi - Infections-Respiratory: Fungal Lung Disease; Diagnostic Problems K. Donald Shelbourne - Knee Surgery; Arthroscopic Surgery George Sledge Jr. - Breast Cancer Frederick Stehman - Clinical Trials; Gynecologic Cancer Rosa Maria Ten - Immune Deficiency; Asthma Patricia Treadwell - Pediatric Dermatology; Vascular Birthmarks Mark Turrentine - Cardiac Surgery-Pediatric; Transplant-Heart; Transplant- Lung Elisabeth von der Lohe - Heart Disease in Women; Interventional Cardiology David D. Weaver - Inherited Bone Disorders; Genetic & Inherited Disorders; Prenatal Diagnosis Douglas Zipes - Arrhythmias
Clarian Health Partners, comprised of Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children, is an Indiana-based, private, non-profit organization, offering a broad base of tertiary services, specialized pediatric care and a Level 1 Trauma Center. Clarian is Indiana’s largest, most comprehensive health center and is one of the busiest hospital systems in the nation. Clarian Health’s mission is to improve the health of patients and the community through innovation and excellence in care, education, research and service. To fulfill its mission, Clarian uses the combined resources of its sponsoring institutions and its continuing affiliation with Indiana University School of Medicine, one of the nation’s leading medical education and research centers. Clarian Health Partners, Inc. operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law.
Clarian Health Partners
CONTACT: Jon Mills of Clarian Health Partners, +1-317-962-4526
Web site: http://www.clarian.org/
