121 Roswell Park Physicians Named as Top Doctors for 2021

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Ahead of the new year, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is celebrating the 121 physicians who have been honored with the Top Doctors distinction from Buffalo Spree magazine. The doctors were recognized across 33 different subspecialties in a list compiled through a peer survey of Western New York physicians.

“You get a sense of the great depth and diversity of expertise at Roswell Park from the fact that, based on input from their peers across Western New York, half of our staff physicians were selected for recognition as Top Doctors,” says Roswell Park Chief Medical Officer and Surgical Oncologist Boris Kuvshinoff, MD, MBA, one of those named to the Top Doctors 2021 list. “Our team works hard to deliver the highest-quality care for our patients, and we are proud of all they accomplish together.”

The 121 Roswell Park physicians on Buffalo Spree’s 2021 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
• Ronald Alberico, MD, Director of Neuroradiology/Head & Neck — Diagnostic Radiology; Radiology
• Saif Aljabab, MBBS, MD, FRCP, Radiation Oncologist — Radiation Oncology
• Nikolaos Almyroudis, MD, FACP, Internal Medicine/Infectious Disease Expert — Infectious Disease
• Steven Ambrusko, MD, MS, Pediatric Oncologist and Director of Sickle Cell and Hemoglobinopathy services with the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer and Blood Disorders Program — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Gissou Azabdaftari, MD, Director of the Pathology Network Shared Resource — Pathology
• 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
• Michael Bax, MD, Dermatologic Oncologist — Dermatology
• Ahmed Belal, MD, Operations Director of the Cardiac Imaging Group, Department of Radiology — Radiology
• Paul Bogner, MD, Director of Surgical Pathology — Pathology
• Ermelinda Bonaccio, MD, Chair of Diagnostic Radiology — Diagnostic Radiology; Radiology
• Kimberly Brady, MD, Dermatologic Oncologist — Dermatology
• Helen Cappuccino, MD, FACS, Breast Surgeon — Breast Surgery
• Desi Carozza, MD, Palliative Medicine — Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• 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
• Jon Michael Chan, MD, Surgical Oncologist — Otolaryngology
• Gurkamal Chatta, MD, Clinical Chief of Genitourinary Medicine — Oncology
• Varun Chowdhry, MD, Radiation Oncologist with the Roswell Park Care Network, Medical Director of Southtowns Radiation Oncology — Radiation Oncology
• Ivan Cohen, MD, MS, Anesthesiologist — Pain Medicine
• Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD, Chief of Pain Medicine — Pain Medicine
• Paul DeJac, MD, Chief of Hospitalist Medicine — Internal Medicine
• Todd Demmy, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon — Thoracic Surgery
• Elisabeth Dexter, MD, FACS, FCCP, Thoracic Surgeon — Thoracic Surgery
• Ananda Dharshan, MD, FACP, Director of the 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 System Quality and Outcomes — Breast Surgery
• Andrew Fabiano, MD, FAANS, Director of the 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, Clinical Chief of Gynecology and Director of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gynecologic Oncology — Gynecologic Oncology
• Simon Fung-Kee-Fung, MD, Radiation Oncologist — Radiation Oncology
• Anne Grand’Maison, MD, Medical Oncologist and Director of Sarcoma Medical Oncology Program — Oncology
• Elizabeth Griffiths, MD, Medical Oncologist and Director of the 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, Medical Oncologist — Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Omar Hasan, MD, Diagnostic Radiologist — Interventional Radiology
• Mark Hennon, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon and Director of Thoracic Surgery Training — Thoracic Surgery
• Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD, Medical Oncologist and Chief of Lymphoma — Hematology; Oncology
• Wesley Hicks Jr., MD, FACS, Chair of Head & Neck/Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery — Otolaryngology
• Steven Hochwald, MD, MBA, FACS, Surgical Oncologist, and Chief of Gastrointestinal/Endocrine Surgery — Colon and Rectal Surgery; General Surgery
• Frederick Hong, MD, Medical Oncologist/Hematologist with Roswell Park Care Network — Hematology
• Nathaniel Ivanick, MD, Thoracic Surgeon — Pulmonary Disease
• 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
• Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Chief of Breast Pathology — Pathology
• 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, FACS, Surgical Oncologist (gastrointestinal and endocrine surgery) — Colon and Rectal Surgery; General Surgery
• Boris Kuvshinoff, II, MD, MBA, Surgical Oncologist and Chief Medical Officer — General Surgery
• Dominick Lamonica, MD, Director of Nuclear Medicine — Nuclear Medicine
• Thomas Laudico, DO, Director of Body CT and Ultrasound, Department of Diagnostic Radiology — Radiology
• Bethany Lema, MD, Dermatologist — Dermatology
• Mark Lema, MD, PhD, Chair of Anesthesiology, Preoperative Medicine and Pain Medicine — Anesthesiology
• Charles LeVea, MD, PhD, Chair of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine — Pathology
• Ellis Levine, MD, Medical Oncologist and Chief of Breast Medicine — Oncology
• Qiang John Li, MD, PhD, Urologist — Urology
• Lindsay Lipinski, MD, FAANS, Neurosurgeon — Neurosurgery
• Robert Lohman, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeon — Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Elizabeth Mahoney, MD, FASA, Anesthesiology — Anesthesiology
• Martin Mahoney, MD, PhD, Staff Physician and Medical Director of both the Employee Health Clinic and New York State Smokers’ Quitline — Family Medicine
• Laura Mango, MD, Medical Director of the Assessment and Treatment Center — Emergency Medicine; Internal Medicine
• Gary Mann, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist — Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Renee Mapes, DO, Anesthesiologist — Anesthesiology
• Benjamin Matson, MD, Anesthesiologist — Pain Medicine
• David Mattson, Jr., MD, Radiation Oncologist — Radiation Oncology
• Philip McCarthy, MD, Medical Oncologist and Director of the Transplant & Cellular Therapy Center — Oncology
• Benjamin McGreevy, MD, Director of Body MRI, Department of Diagnostic Radiology — Diagnostic Radiology
• 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
• Katherine Mullin, MD, Director of Infection Control and Prevention — Infectious Disease
• 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
• Kunle Odunsi, MD, PhD, FRCOG, FACOG, Deputy Director, Chair of Gynecologic Oncology, the Robert, Anne & Lew Wallace Endowed Chair in Cancer Immunotherapy and Executive Director of the 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
• Gabrielle Paoletti, MD, Anesthesiologist — Critical Care Medicine
• Gyorgy Paragh, MD, PhD, Dermatologic Oncologist — Dermatology
• Michael Petroziello, MD Interventional Radiologist — Interventional Radiology
• Anthony Picone, MD, PhD, MBA, FACP, FACS, Thoracic Surgeon — Thoracic Surgery
• Robert Plunkett, MD, Neurosurgeon — Neurosurgery
• Saraswati Pokharel, MD, PhD, Medical Pathologist — Pathology
• Mariola Poss, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist with Roswell Park Care Network — Breast Surgery
• Dheerendra Prasad, MD, MCh, FACRO, Director of the Gamma Knife Center, and Medical Director of Radiation Medicine — Radiation Oncology
• Samuel Puvendran, MD, Anesthesiologist — Critical Care Medicine
• Igor Puzanov, MD, MSCI, FACP, Chief of Melanoma, Senior Vice President for Clinical Investigation and Director of the Center for Early Phase Clinical Trials — Oncology
• Marie Quinn, MD, Director of Breast Imaging — Diagnostic Radiology
• Timothy Quinn, MD, Chief of Critical Care — Critical Care Medicine
• Kevin Robillard, MD, Gastrointestinal Endoscopist — Gastroenterology
• Charles Roche, MD, Director of Quality, Safety and Research in Diagnostic Radiology — 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
• Maureen Ross, MD, PhD, Medical Oncologist — Oncology
• Ilene Rothman, MD, Dermatologist — Dermatology; Pediatric Dermatology
• Beverly Schaefer, MD, Pediatric Oncologist with the Roswell Park Oishei Children’s Cancer Center and Blood Disorders Program — Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Thomas Schwaab, MD, PhD, Urologist and Chief of Strategy, Business Development and Outreach — 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
• Joseph Skitzki, MD, FACS, Surgical Oncologist — General Surgery
• Edward Spangenthal, MD, Clinical Chief of Cardiology — Cardiology
• Raymond Sroka, MD, PharmD, Director of 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
• Garin Tomaszewski, MD, Interventional Radiologist — Interventional Radiology
• Pallawi Torka, MD, Medical Oncologist — Hematology; Oncology
• 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. The 2021 Buffalo Spree Top Doctors list was compiled through research by Professional Research Services (PRS).

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