Winship physicians named among Atlanta’s top doctors

Sixty-six Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University physicians were recognized in Atlanta magazine's annual roster of the city's best doctors. The "Top Doctors" list, published in the magazine's July issue, includes physicians representing Emory Healthcare, Emory Healthcare Network, Emory medical staff or faculty of Emory University School of Medicine. This year, 448 Emory physicians made the list out of 1,188 doctors named in the publication – more than any other health system in metro Atlanta.

Winship physicians who received recognition represent 27 specialties and provide cancer care at 11 centers across Atlanta, offering advanced treatment options fueled by discoveries from Winship researchers. Using a team-based, multidisciplinary approach, Winship physicians deliver comprehensive, high-quality cancer care to residents of Georgia and beyond.

Winship's "Top Doctors" by specialty:

Breast Cancer: Cletus A. Arciero, MD, Grant W. Carlson, MD, Cathy L. Graham, MD, Lauren Postlewait, MD, and Monica Rizzo, MD

Cardiac Surgery: Mani A. Daneshmand, MD

Cardiovascular Disease: Kunal Bhatt, MD, and Susmita Parashar, MD, MPH, MS

Clinical Genetics: William Wilcox, MD, PhD

Colon and Rectal Surgery: Glen C. Balch, MD, Terrah J. Paul Olson, MD, Seth A. Rosen, MD, Virginia O. Shaffer, MD, and Patrick S. Sullivan, MD

Diagnostic Radiology: Jean Kunjummen, DO, Maria Piraner, MD, and Rebecca L. Seidel, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism: Stephen F. Brandt, MD

Gastroenterology: Field F. Willingham, MD, MPH

General Surgery: David A. Kooby, MD, and Snehal Patel, MD

Gynecologic Oncology: Namita Khanna, MD, MSPH, Susan Modesitt, MD, and Kristen D. Starbuck, MD

Hematology: Abeer N. AbouYabis, MD, Kristie A. Blum, MD, and Christine L. Kempton, MD, MSc

Hospice and Palliative Medicine: Kimberly A. Curseen, MD

Medical Oncology: Jade E. Jones, MD, Jane L. Meisel, MD, and Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD

Neurosurgery: Faiz U. Ahmad, MD, and Daniel Refai, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology: Lisa C. Flowers, MD, MPH, and Victoria L. Green, MD, MHSA, JD, MBA

Ophthalmology: G. Baker Hubbard III, MD, and Ted H. Wojno, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery: John Rhee, MD

Otolaryngology: Amy Y. Chen, MD, MPH

Pediatric Dermatology: Leslie P. Lawley, MD

Pediatric Hematology and Oncology: Michael Briones, DO

Pediatric Otolaryngology: Kara K. Prickett, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: David T. Burke, MD, and Ashish Khanna, MD

Plastic Surgery: Grant W. Carlson, MD, Heather R. Faulkner, MD, MPH, Albert Losken, MD, and Peter W. Thompson, MD

Radiation Oncology: Tonya Echols Cole, MD, Bree Eaton, MD, Karen D. Godette, MD, Shannon Kahn, MD, Mohammad K. Khan, MD, PhD, Pretesh R. Patel, MD, Sagar Patel, MD, and Hui-Kuo G. Shu, MD, PhD

Thoracic Surgery: Mani A. Daneshmand, MD, Felix G. Fernandez, MD, Seth D. Force, MD, Onkar Khullar, MD, and Manu S. Sancheti, MD

Urology: Viraj Master, MD, PhD, Akanksha Mehta, MD, and Kenneth Ogan, MD

Vascular & Interventional Radiology: Zachary L. Bercu, MD, and Janice M. Newsome, MD

Compiled by Castle Connolly Top Doctors, a health care research company, the annual “Top Doctors” list is organized by a physician-led research team after an extensive research and screening process that includes surveying thousands of top doctors across America and reviewing peer nominations. Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors list is the official source for consumers looking for America’s top doctors and hospitals at the national and regional levels. Atlanta magazine constructs detailed profiles of the selected Atlanta physicians that includes each doctor’s educational and professional experience. Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected for the list of Top Doctors.