97 Roswell Park Physicians Named to Top Doctors List

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center celebrates the 97 physicians across 31 specialties named to Buffalo Spree magazine’s Top Doctors list for 2020. The list is compiled through peer surveys of Western New York physicians.

"I am extremely proud to see so many of our physicians on the Top Doctors list year after year,” said Candace S. Johnson, PhD, President and CEO and M&T Bank Presidential Chair in Leadership at Roswell Park. “As patients and their families look for the highest quality care, they know they can count on Roswell Park and our dedicated team to deliver just that.”

The 97 Roswell Park physicians on Buffalo Spree’s 2020 Top Doctors list, noting the categories in which they were recognized:

• Ajay Abad, MD, Medical Oncologist — Neurology
• Stacey Akers, MD, FACOG, Gynecologic Oncologist — Gynecologic Oncology
• Nikolaos Almyroudis, MD, Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease Expert — Infectious Disease
• Steven Ambrusko, MD, MS, Pediatric Oncologist and Director of Sickle Cell & Hemoglobinopathy services with the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Hassan Arshad, MD, FACS, Head/Neck Oncologic Surgeon — Otolaryngology
• Andrew Bain, MD, Interventional Endoscopist, Chief of Endoscopy — Gastroenterology
• Barbara Bambach, MD, Pediatric Oncologist with the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Matthew Barth, MD, Pediatric Oncologist with the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Christopher Battaglia, MD, Medical Director of the Intermediate Care Unit — Critical Care Medicine
• Michael Bax, MD, Dermatologic Oncologist — Dermatology
• Ermelinda Bonaccio, MD, Chair of Diagnostic Radiology – Diagnostic Radiology; Radiology
• Kimberly Brady, MD, Dermatologic Oncologist — Dermatology
• Helen Cappuccino, MD, FACS, Breast Surgeon — Breast Surgery
• Amy Allen Case, MD, FAAHPM, Lee Foundation Endowed Chair of the Department of Palliative and Supportive Care and Chief of the Palliative Care Program — Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Oscar Colegio, MD, PhD, Chair of Dermatology — Dermatology
• Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD, Chief of Pain Medicine — Pain Medicine
• Todd Demmy, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon — Thoracic Surgery
• Elisabeth Dexter, MD, FACS, FCCP, Thoracic Surgeon — Thoracic Surgery
• Ananda Dharshan, MD, FACP, Associate Director, Intensive Care Unit — Critical Care Medicine
• Grace Dy, MD, Chief of Thoracic Oncology — Oncology
• Amy Early MD, FACP, Medical Oncologist — Oncology
• Stephen Edge, MD, FACS, FASCO, Surgical Oncologist and Vice President for Healthcare Outcomes and Policy — Breast Surgery
• Marc Ernstoff, MD, FACP, Medical Oncologist and Katherine Anne Gioia Chair of Medicine — Oncology
• Andrew Fabiano, MD, FAANS, Director, Spinal Oncology Center — Neurosurgery
• Julia Faller, DO, MS, Medical Director of Perioperative Services – Anesthesiology
• Robert Fenstermaker, MD, Chair of Neurosurgery and Director of Neuro-Oncology — Neurosurgery
• Peter Frederick, MD, FACOG, Gynecologic Oncologist and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology — Gynecologic Oncology
• Simon Fung-Kee-Fung, MD, Radiation Oncologist — Radiation Oncology
• Saby George, MD, FACP, Urologic Medical Oncologist — Oncology
• Elizabeth Griffiths, MD, Medical Oncologist and Director, Myelodysplastic Syndrome Program — Hematology
• Vishal Gupta, MD, Head/Neck Oncologic Surgeon — Otolaryngology
• Khurshid Guru, MD, Chair of Urology and Director of Robotic Surgery — Urology
• Eric Hansen, MD, Staff Physician, Supportive and Palliative Care — Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Mark Hennon, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon and Director, Thoracic Surgery Training Program — Thoracic Surgery
• Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD, Medical Oncologist and Chief of Lymphoma — Hematology
• Wesley Hicks Jr., MD, FACS, Chair of Head & Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery — Otolaryngology
• Steven Hochwald, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist, Chief of Gastrointestinal Surgery — Colon and Rectal Surgery; General Surgery
• Frederick Hong, MD, Medical Oncologist/Hematologist with Roswell Park Care Network — Hematology
• Renuka Iyer, MD, Medical Oncologist, Section Chief for Gastrointestinal Medicine and Co-Director of the Liver and Pancreas Tumor Center — Oncology
• John Kane III, MD, FACS, Chair of Surgical Oncology and Chief of the Melanoma/Sarcoma Service — General Surgery
• Eric Kauffman, MD, Urologist — Urology
• Kara Kelly, MD, Waldemar J. Kaminski Endowed Chair of Pediatrics at Roswell Park and Chair of the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Adam Kotowski, MD, Medical Oncologist/Hematologist with Roswell Park Care Network — Hematology
• Michael Krabak, MD, PhD, Medical Oncologist/Hematologist with Roswell Park Care Network — Hematology
• Joseph Kuechle, MD, PhD, Orthopedic Oncologist — Orthopedic Surgery
• Michael Kuettel, MD, PhD, MBA, Barbara C. & George H. Hyde Chair in Radiation Medicine — Radiation Oncology
• Moshim Kukar, MD, Surgical Oncologist (gastrointestinal and endocrine surgery) — General Surgery
• Dominick Lamonica, MD, Director of Nuclear Medicine — Nuclear Medicine
• Shashikant Lele, MD, FACOG, Clinical Chief of Gynecologic Oncology — Gynecologic Oncology
• Bethany Lema, MD, Dermatologist — Dermatology
• Mark Lema, MD, PhD, Chair of Anesthesiology, Preoperative Medicine and Pain Medicine — Anesthesiology
• Ellis Levine, MD, Medical Oncologist and Chief of Breast Medicine — Oncology
• Robert Lohman, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Martin Mahoney, MD, PhD, Staff Physician and Medical Director of both the Employee Health Clinic and New York State Smokers’ Quitline — Family Medicine
• Silpa Mandava, MD, Hospitalist Physician — Internal Medicine
• Gary Mann, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist — Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Philip McCarthy, MD, Medical Oncologist and Director, Transplant & Cellular Therapy Center — Hematology; Oncology
• Ryan McSpadden, MD, Surgical Oncologist – Otolaryngology
• Laszlo Mechtler, MD, FAAN, FASN, Medical Oncologist and Chief of Neuro-Oncology — Neurology
• James Mohler, MD, Urologist and Senior Vice President for Translational Research — Urology
• Wong Moon, MD, FACS, Plastic/Reconstructive Surgeon — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Steven Nurkin, MD, MS, FACS, Surgical Oncologist — Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Chumy Nwogu, MD, PhD, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon — Thoracic Surgery
• Tracey O’Connor, MD, Breast Medical Oncologist — Oncology
• Kathleen O’Leary, MD, Chief of Surgical Anesthesia — Anesthesiology
• Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, Deputy Director, Chair of Gynecologic Oncology and Executive Director, Center for Immunotherapy — Gynecologic Oncology
• Can Ozturk, MD, Plastic/Reconstructive Surgeon — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Cemile Nurdan Ozturk, MD, Plastic/Reconstructive Surgeon — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Gyorgy Paragh, MD, PhD, Dermatologic Oncologist — Dermatology
• Michael Petroziello, MD Interventional Radiologist — Diagnostic Radiology
• Anthony Picone, MD, PhD, MBA, FACP, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon — Thoracic Surgery
• Robert Plunkett, MD, Neurosurgeon — Neurosurgery
• Mariola Poss, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist with Roswell Park Care Network — Breast Surgery
• Dheerendra Prasad, MD, MCh, FACRO, Director, Gamma Knife Center, and Medical Director, Radiation Medicine — Radiation Oncology
• Samuel Puvendran, MD, Anesthesiologist — Critical Care Medicine
• Igor Puzanov, MD, MSCI, FACP, Chief of Melanoma and Director, Early Phase Clinical Trials Program — Oncology
• Timothy Quinn, MD, Co-Director, Intensive Care Unit — Anesthesiology; Critical Care Medicine
• Kevin Robillard, MD, Gastrointestinal Endoscopist — Gastroenterology
• Charles Roche, MD, Diagnostic Radiologist, Body Imaging — Diagnostic Radiology; Radiology
• Denise Rokitka, MD, MPH, Pediatric Oncologist with the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program and Director of the Pediatric, Adolescent Cancer Survivorship; Young Adult; and Oncofertility programs at Roswell Park — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Ilene Rothman, MD, Dermatologist — Dermatology; Pediatric Dermatology
• Thomas Schwaab, MD, PhD, Urologist and Chief of Strategy, Outreach and Business Development — Urology
• Brahm Segal, MD, Chief of Infectious Diseases and Chair of Internal Medicine — Infectious Disease
• Rajeev Sharma, MD, MBBS, FACE, Endocrinologist — Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
• Anurag Singh, MD, Radiation Oncologist and Director, Radiation Research — Radiation Oncology
• Edward Spangenthal, MD, Clinical Chief of Cardiology — Cardiology
• Raymond Sroka, MD, PharmD, Director, Anesthesia Perioperative Evaluation — Anesthesiology
• Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist, Chief of Breast Surgery and Alfiero Foundation Endowed Chair in Breast Oncology — Breast Surgery
• Carin Tauriello, MD, Anesthesiologist — Anesthesiology
• Garin Tomaszewski, MD, Interventional Radiologist — Interventional Radiology
• Clare Twist, MD, Pediatric Oncologist with the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program and Director of Pediatric Experimental Therapeutics, Roswell Park — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Michelle Walter, DO, Staff Physician, Supportive and Palliative Care — Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Kimberly Wooten, MD, Head/Neck Oncologic Surgeon — Otolaryngology
• Anthony Yarussi, MD, Associate Chief of Surgical Anesthesia — Anesthesiology
• Sai Yendamuri, MD, FACS, Chief of Thoracic Surgery — Thoracic Surgery
• Jessica Young, MD, Breast Surgical Oncologist — Breast Surgery
• Emese Zsiros, MD, PhD, FACOG, Gynecologic Oncologist — Gynecologic Oncology

Buffalo Spree magazine is Western New York’s only city and regional magazine. This year’s Buffalo Spree Top Doctors list was researched and provided by Professional Research Services (PRS).

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