One hundred eighty-eight University of Iowa physicians have been selected for inclusion in the 2006 "Best Doctors in America" database. The 188 physicians, from 36 medical specialties, represent an increase over the 150 physicians included in last year's database.
"Best Doctors," a Web-based resource linking consumers with expert medical care, is a database created from peer review surveys undertaken by Best Doctors Inc., a provider of information about the best medical care available.
The selected physicians are members of University of Iowa Physicians, the faculty group practice of the UI Roy J. and Lucille A. Carver College of Medicine that provides clinical services at UI Hospitals and Clinics and University of Iowa Children's Hospital.
To compile the database, more than 35,000 doctors throughout the United States were asked to rate the clinical abilities of other doctors in their areas of specialization. Only physicians who earned the consensus support of their peers were included. The UI Hospitals and Clinics physicians listed by "Best Doctors" make up nearly half of the 389 Iowa physicians listed in the national database.
"Best Doctors" uses its database to support services that link individuals with serious illness to expert medical specialists for second opinions or treatment. The company says all doctors are checked for licensing and certification requirements and for any disqualifying disciplinary actions.
The database includes:
Allergy and Immunology: Richard C. Ahrens (pediatric specialist); Zuhair K. Ballas; Miles M. Weinberger (pediatric specialist)
Anesthesia: Andre Boezaart; Timothy J. Brennan; Javier Campos; J. Steven Hata; Bradley J. Hindman; Richard Rosenquist; Michael M. Todd
Cardiovascular Disease: Richard E. Kerber; Michael G. Kienzle; James Martins; Brian Olshansky; James D. Rossen
Colon and Rectal Surgery: Amanda M. T. Metcalf
Dermatology: Christopher Arpey; Kathi C. Madison; Thomas L. Ray; Mary S. Stone
Endocrinology and Metabolism: Janet Schlechte
Family Medicine: David Bedell; George R. Bergus; Richard C. Dobyns; John W. Ely; Jill Endres; Paul A. James; Barcey T. Levy; Kelly S. Skelly; Jason Wilbur
Gastroenterology: Frederick C. Johlin; Satish Rao; Robert W. Summers
Geriatric Medicine: Richard Dobyns; Margo Schilling
Hand Surgery: Brian Adams
Infectious Disease: Peter Densen; Charles M. Helms; Loreen A. Herwaldt; David J. Kusner; William M. Nauseef
Internal Medicine, General: Zuhair K. Ballas; Mary G. Beck; Peter Densen; John F. Fieselmann; James R. Flanagan; Christopher Goerdt; Richard LeBlond; Paul Mulhausen
Medical Oncology and Hematology: Thomas L. Carlisle; Gerald H. Clamon
Nephrology: Lawrence G. Hunsicker; Christie P. Thomas
Neurological Surgery: Patrick W. Hitchon; Matthew Howard; Arnold H. Menezes (pediatric specialist); Timothy Ryken; Vincent C. Traynelis
Neurology: Harold P. Adams, Jr.; Mark E. Dyken; Lynne Geweke; Mark Granner; Henry L. Paulson; Robert L. Rodnitzky; William T. Talman Jr.; Jon M. Tippin; Ergun Uc; Michael Wall
Neurology, Child: Katherine D. Mathews
Nuclear Medicine: David L. Bushnell; Michael M. Graham; Daniel Kahn; Yusef Menda
Obstetrics and Gynecology: William A. Davis; Anuja Dokras-Jagasia; Susan Johnson; Jennifer R. Niebyl; Craig Syrop; Bradley Van Voorhis; Jerome (Jerry) Yankowitz
Ophthalmology: Wallace L. M. Alward; H. Culver Boldt; Keith D. Carter; Karen M. Gehrs; Kenneth M. Goins; Randy H. Kardon; Ronald V. Keech (pediatric specialist); Andrew G. Lee; Jeffrey A. Nerad; Stephen R. Russell; Edwin M. Stone; John E. Sutphin Jr.; Thomas A. Weingeist
Orthopaedic Surgery: Annunziato Amendola; Joseph A. Buckwalter IV; John J. Callaghan; Charles R. Clark; Frederick R. Dietz; John Femino; James Nepola; Ignacio V. Ponseti (emeritus/pediatric specialist); Stuart L. Weinstein (pediatric specialist)
Otolaryngology: John W. Canady; Gerry F. Funk; Bruce J. Gantz; Scott Graham; Marlan R. Hansen; Henry T. Hoffman; Richard J. H. Smith (pediatric specialist); Russell B. Smith
Pathology: Jo Ann Benda; Michael B. Cohen; Barry R. De Young; Frank A. Mitros; Robert A. Robinson
Pediatrics, General: Claibourne I. Dungy; Lois Dusdieker; Mary S. Larew; Ellen A. Link; Vera Loening-Baucke; Jody R. Murph; Shannon J. Sullivan; Jerold Woodhead
Pediatric Specialist: Michael J. Acarregui; Richard C. Ahrens; Michael Artman; Dianne L. Atkins; Edward F. Bell; Warren P. Bishop; John Dagle; Patricia A. Donohoue; Thomas E. Fagan; Caroline George; Thomas George; Charles F. Grose; Jonathan M. Klein; Frederick D. Goldman; Charles F. Grose; Herman Hein; Ian H. Law; Larry T. Mahoney; Paul B. McCray Jr.; Frank H. Morriss; Mary J. H. Morriss; Jeffrey C. Murray; Craig C. Porter; Jean E. Robillard; Thomas D. Scholz; Jeffrey Segar; Jeffrey Smith; Timothy Starner; Shannon J. Sullivan; Raymond Tannous; Eva Tsalikian; Miles M. Weinberger; John A. Widness; Ekhard E. Ziegler
Plastic Surgery: John W. Canady
Psychiatry: Arnold E. Andersen; Donald W. Black; Brian L. Cook; William Coryell; Raymond R. Crowe; Tracy D. Gunter; Jerry L. Lewis; Delwyn D. Miller; Peggy C. Nopoulos; Bruce M. Pfohl; Robert G. Robinson; Susan K. Schultz
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine: John F. Fieselmann; Gary W. Hunninghake; Jeffrey S. Wilson
Radiation Oncology: John M. Buatti; Geraldine Jacobsen; Min Yao.
Radiology: Bruce P. Brown; John C. Chaloupka; George Y. El-Khoury; Laurie L. Fajardo; E. A. Franken Jr.; Yutaka Sato (pediatric specialist); Wendy Smoker
Rheumatology: Robert F. Ashman; George V. Lawry II; Scott Vogelgesang
Sleep Medicine: Mark E. Dyken
Surgery: Jamal Hoballah; Gerald P. Kealey; John P. Lawrence (pediatric specialist); Carol E. H. Scott-Conner; Russell B. Smith; William J. Sharp; Ronald J. Weigel
Surgical Oncology: Carol E. H. Scott-Conner
Thoracic Surgery: Wayne E. Richenbacher, Timothy A. Thomsen
Urology: Bernard Fallon; Karl J. Kreder; Richard D. Williams; Howard N. Winfield
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