Cincinnati’s Best and Top Doctors Awards 2023

Congratulations to our UC Health physicians who were ranked among the best doctors in America and top doctors in Cincinnati for continuously delivering outstanding care!

The voting process for the prestigious honor varies with publications. Voting with Cincy Magazine entails asking anyone to name the medical doctor they consider to be among the best in the region. Voting with Cincinnati Magazine entails asking medical doctors to identify who they would turn to if “a family member, a friend or the doctor himself/herself needed medical attention.”

Physicians at UC Health not only lead the region in treating the most complex and rare conditions, but they are nationally recognized experts in clinical care, education and research—offering our patients and their families better access to medical breakthroughs.

UC Health physicians are highly skilled providers equipped to deliver the highest level of care that fits each patient’s unique needs. Over 513,000 patients from all 50 states come to us for care they can receive only at UC Health. We offer a wide range of services and subspecialty care with over 65 locations across the tri-state.

Our physicians come from around the world to provide clinical care, research and teach at UC Health. As the region’s academic health system, it is our privilege and our responsibility to be a source of hope for those who need it most.

This recognition is just one of the many ways our physicians are recognized as the best in our region—and in the country. We are grateful for all our physicians, our clinicians, our staff and our partners who live into our tripartite mission of research, teaching and clinical care to advance healing and reduce suffering for all.

UC Health Physicians: Best Doctors in America and Top Doctors in Cincinnati List

Below is the full list of our expert UC Health physicians who were recognized for one or both of these distinguished honors in 2023. Specialties reflect category listed in actual publications.

Brian Adams, MD

Dermatology

Bryan Adkins, MD

General Medicine

Saad Ahmad, MD

Cardiology

Norberto Andaluz, MD

Neurosurgery

Ahmad Anjak, MD

Internal Medicine

Michael Archdeacon, MD

Orthopaedics, Orthopedic Surgery

Imran Arif, MD

Cardiology, Interventional Cardiology

Ferhan Asghar, MD

Spine Surgery

Muhammad Aslam, MD

Psychiatry

Krishna Athota, MD

General Surgery

Khurram Bari, MD

Gastroenterology, Hepatology

William Barrett, MD

Radiation Oncology

Suzanne Bennett, MD

Anesthesiology

Stuart Bertsch, MD

Anesthesiology

Caroline Billingsley, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Jordan Bonomo, MD

Emergency Medicine

Joseph P. Broderick, MD

Neurology

Loren Brook, MD

Gastroenterology

Ann Brown, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

Colin Carracher, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Seetharam Chadalavada, MD

Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Mahmoud Charif, MD

Hematology and Oncology

Rekha Chaudhary, MD

Hematology and Oncology, Medical Oncology

Joseph Cheng, MD

Neurological Surgery, Spine Surgery

Ann Choe, MD

Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology

Kara Ciani, MD

Geriatric Medicine

LeAnn Coberly, MD

Internal Medicine

Robert Cohen, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Ryan Collar, MD

Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery within Head & Neck

Alexandru Costea, MD

Cardiology

Tracy Cummings, MD

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

Melanie Dalton, MD

Pulmonology Disease

Emily Daugherty, MD

Radiation Oncology

Emily DeFranco, DO

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Kevin Dell, MD, PhD

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Laura DeVita, MD

Interventional Pain Management, Pain Medicine

Yashu Dhamija, MD

Allergy and Immunology

Dima Diab, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Philip Diller, MD

Family Medicine

Estrelita Dixon, MD

Internal Medicine

Tonya Dixon, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Maureen Downing, DO

Obstetrics

Mary Duck Robertshaw, MD

Internal Medicine, Pediatric Internal Medicine

Lester Duplechan, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Jean Elwing, MD

Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease, Pulmonology, Pulmonology Disease

Melissa Erickson, MD

Family Medicine

Alberto Espay, MD

Neurology

Mercedes Falciglia, MD

Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism

Carl Fichtenbaum, MD

Infectious Disease

Jonathan Forbes, MD

Neurosurgery

Jennifer Forrester, MD

Infectious Disease

Timothy Foster, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Andrew Freeman, MD

Occupational Medicine

Andrew Friedrich, MD

Anesthesiology

Joseph Giglia, MD

Vascular Surgery

Ryan Gobble, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Michael Goodman, MD

General Surgery

Amit Govil, MD

Nephrology

Erin Grawe, MD

Anesthesiology

Brian Grawe, MD

Orthopedic Surgery, Sports Medicine

Aaron Grossman, MD

Neurology

Anthony Guanciale, MD

Spine Surgery

Neha Gupta, MD

Psychiatry

Priya Gursahaney, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Jennie Hahn, MD

Addiction Medicine

David Harris, MD

Cardiology

Charles Hattemer, MD

Cardiology

John Hazenfield, MD

Radiology

Alicia Heelan, MD

Breast Surgeon, Surgical Oncology

Justin Held, MD

Internal Medicine

Michael Hellmann, MD

Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease

Thomas Herzog, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Benjamin Hinrichs, MD

Anatomic and Clinical Pathology

Robert Hite, MD

Critical Care Medicine

Anne Housholder, MD

Dermatology

Rebecca Howell, MD

Otolaryngology

Tsung-Yen Hsieh, MD

Plastic Surgery, Plastic Surgery within Head & Neck

Emily Hurley, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility

Amanda Jackson, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

BJ Johnson, MD

Bariatric Surgery

Peirce Johnston, MD

Psychiatry

Courtney Jones, MD

Anesthesiology

Mohamed Kamel, MD

Urology

Alisa Kanfi, MD

Radiology

Kotagal Kant, MD

Nephrology

Kristine Karkoska, MD

Pediatric Hematology

Joe Karnitis, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology

Jeanne Kavinsky, MD

Preventive Medicine

Paul Keck Jr., MD

Psychiatry

Todd Kelley, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Ahmed Khalil, MD

Anesthesiology

Jordan Kharofa, MD

Radiation Oncology

Brett Kissela, MD

Neurology

Amy Kite, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

W. John Kitzmiller, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Peter Knabel, DO

Mohs Surgerys

William Knight IV, MD

Emergency Medicine

Deepak Krishnan, DDS

Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery

Kelly Laipply, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Tahir Latif, MD

Hematology and Oncology

Richard Laughlin, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Gretchen Lemmink, MD

Critical Care Medicine

Kristina Lemon, MD

Transplant Surgery

Jaime Lewis, MD

Breast Surgeon, Surgical Oncology

Louis Louis, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Keith Luckett, MD

Infectious Disease

Ayman Mahdy, MD, PhD

Urology

Bruce Mahoney, MD

Nuclear Medicine

Amy Makley, MD

General Surgery

Abouelmagd Makramalla, MD

Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Kara Markham, MD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Bradley Mathis, MD

Internal Medicine

David McKinney, MD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Wallace McLaurin, DMD

Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery

Teresa Meier, MD

Radiation Oncology

Lekshmi Misra, MD

Internal Medicine

Jennifer Molano, MD

Sleep Medicine

Jonathan Moulton, MD

Radiology

Emily Muntel, MD

Rheumatology

Robert Neel, MD

Neurology

Scott Neltner, MD

Mohs Surgery

Laura Ngwenya, MD

Neurosurgery

Garvin Nickell, MD

Internal Medicine

Olugbenga Olowokure, MD

Hematology and Oncology

Bharvi Oza-Gajera, MD

Nephrology

Arthur Pancioli, MD

Emergency Medicine

Antonio Panza, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Ian Paquette, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Sameer Patel, MD

Surgical Oncology

Luke Pater, MD

Radiation Oncology

Yash Patil, MD

Otolaryngology

Nilesh Patil, MD

Urology

Robbie Paulsen, MD

Emergency Medicine

Sarah Pickle, MD

Transgender Health

Courtney Plattner, MD

Urology

Charles Prestigiacomo, MD

Neurosurgery

Timothy Pritts, MD

General Surgery

Michael Privitera, MD

Neurology

Cutler Quillin, MD

Transplant Surgery

Elizabeth Rabkin, MD

Palliative Medicine

Srinivas Rajsheker, MD

Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology

Evan Ramser, MD

Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease

Ross Ristagno, MD

Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Conal Roche, MD

Emergency Medicine

Ann Romaker, MD

Pulmonology, Sleep Medicine

Phillip Ross, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Robert Rossi, MD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Richard Ryan, MD

Emergency Medicine

Alyson Ryan, MD

Sleep Medicine

Harsh Sachdeva, MD

Pain Management, Pain Medicine

Jyoti Sachdeva, MD

Psychiatry

Kamran Safdar, MD

Gastroenterology, Hepatology

Ravi Samy, MD

Otolaryngology

Jennifer Scheler, MD

Nuclear Medicine

Nathan Schmulewitz, MD

Gastroenterology

Jason Schrager, MD

General Surgery

Ahmad Sedaghat, MD, PhD

Allergy and Immunology, Otolaryngology

Shimul Shah, MD

Transplant Surgery

Rhonna Shatz, DO

Neurology

Cristin Shaughnessy, MD

Dermatology

Elizabeth Shaughnessy, MD

Surgical Oncology

Manoj Singh, MD

Family Medicine

Julia Slater, MD

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Milton Smith, MD

Gastroenterology

George Smulian, MD

Infectious Disease

Jonathan Snyder, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Kerith Spicknall, MD

Dermatology, Pathology

Sandra Starnes, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Peter Stern, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

David Steward, MD

Otolaryngology

Leigh Stone, MD

Dermatology

Timothy Struve, MD

Radiation Oncology

Daniel Tanase, MD

Critical Care Medicine and Pulmonary Disease

Alice Tang, MD

Otolaryngology

Suruchi Thakore, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Michael Thomas, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Jonathan Thompson, MD

Bariatric Surgery

Juliana Tobler, MD

Radiology

Chris Tuell, EdD

Addiction Psychiatry

Achala Vagal, MD

Radiology

Robert Van Haren, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Houman Varghai, MD

Preventive Medicine

Doan Vu, MD

Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Shaun Wahab, MD

Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology

Rifat Wahab, DO

Radiology

Matt Wallace, MD

Anesthesiology

Lauren Wang, MD

Family Medicine

Avis Ware, MD

Rheumatology

Eric Warm, MD

Internal Medicine

Carri Warshak, MD

Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Christine Wilder, MD

Addiction Medicine

Trisha Wise-Draper, MD, PhD

Hematology/Oncology, Medical Oncology

Sharice Wood, MD

Pediatric Internal Medicine

Sung Yang, MD

Vascular Surgery

Abid Yaqub, MD

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Chad Zender, MD

Otolaryngology, Plastic Surgery within Head & Neck

Lulu Zhang, MD

Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Mario Zuccarello, MD

Neurosurgery

Awards & Recognitions

Cincinnati's Best and Top Doctors Awards 2023