41 Roswell Park Physicians Listed Among America’s Top Doctors®

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Forty-one physicians from Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center are included in the Castle Connolly Medical, Ltd. prestigious America’s Top Doctors® list in 2017. The annual directory offered by the healthcare research and information company is designed to help guide consumers to America’s top doctors. The regional list was published in the January 2017 issue of Buffalo Spree Magazine and also appears online at www.castleconnolly.com

The Top Doctors list is the result of an extensive survey process of thousands of American doctors. A physician-led team of researchers then screens the physicians’ education and professional experience before making final selections.

“We are pleased that so many members of the Roswell Park dedicated clinical staff are included among this prestigious group,” says Candace Johnson, PhD, President and CEO of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. “This database provides an important resource to patients and families as they make vital decisions about their health care.”

Roswell Park physicians cited by specialty are:

Clinical Genetics 
Nicoleta Voian, MD, PhD

Dermatology 
Ilene Rothman, MD

Diagnostic Radiology 
Alan Klitzke, MD, FACNM

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism 
Joseph Torre, MD

Gynecologic Oncology 
Shashikant Lele, MD, FACOG
Adekunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG

Hematology 
Mohamed Ahmed, MD, PhD
Philip McCarthy, MD

Infectious Disease 
Brahm Segal, MD

Internal Medicine
Martin Mahoney, MD, PhD

Medical Oncology 
Amy Early, MD, FACP
Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD
Ellis Levine, MD
Tracey O’Connor, MD
Maureen Ross, MD, PhD

Neurological Surgery
Robert Fenstermaker, MD
Robert Plunkett, MD

Neurology
Laszlo Mechtler, MD, FAAN, FASN

Nuclear Medicine 
Dominick Lamonica, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery 
Brian McGrath, MD

Otolaryngology 
Wesley Hicks, Jr., MD, FACS

Pain Medicine 
Oscar DeLeon, MD

Pediatric Cardiology 
Glenn Leonard, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology 
Steven Ambrusko, MD, MS
Barbara Bambach, MD
Meghan Higman, MD, PhD
Denise Rokitka, MD, MPH

Radiation Oncology
Michael Kuettel, MD, PhD, MBA
Dheerendra Prasad, MD, MCh, FACRO
Anurag Singh, MD

Surgery 
Ronald Bauer, MD
Steven Hochwald, MD, FACS
John Kane, III, MD, FACS
Boris Kuvshinoff, II, MD, MBA

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery 
Mark Hennon, MD, FACS
Chukwumere Nwogu, MD, PhD, FACS
Anthony Picone, MD, PhD, MBA

Urology 
Khurshid Guru, MD
Eric Kauffman, MD
James Mohler, MD
Thomas Schwaab, MD, PhD

Frederick Hong, MD, and Michael Krabak, MD, PhD, who will be joining the Roswell Park Community Cancer Practice Network in 2017, are also included among the Top Doctors within the category of Medical Oncology. Drs. Hong and Krabak will be staff physicians at Soniwala Hematology Oncology Associates in Williamsville, N.Y.

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About Roswell Park
The mission of Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is to understand, prevent and cure cancer. Founded in 1898, Roswell Park is one of the first cancer centers in the country to be named a National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center and remains the only facility with this designation in Upstate New York. The Institute is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers; maintains affiliate sites; and is a partner in national and international collaborative programs. For more information, visit www.roswellpark.org, call 1-800-ROSWELL (1-800-767-9355) or email AskRoswell@Roswellpark.org. Follow Roswell Park on Facebook and Twitter.