Buffalo Spree Names Record 143 Roswell Park Physicians as Top Doctors for 2025

BUFFALO, N.Y. — As the year comes to a close, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center honors the 143 physicians across 35 specialties named to Buffalo Spree magazine’s Top Doctors list for 2025. The annual list is compiled through surveys submitted by Western New York physicians. 

“It’s an honor to have so many of our physicians recognized as Top Doctors by their peers across the region,” says Julia Faller, DO, MS, Chief Medical Officer and anesthesiologist at Roswell Park, who is also named to this year’s list. “This recognition reflects the unwavering dedication of the Roswell Park team to providing exceptional, person-centered care. We’re proud to celebrate the breadth of talent and experience that these outstanding physicians put to work for our patients every day.” 

The Roswell Park physicians on this year’s list represent a record number of Buffalo Spree 2025 Top Doctors from the comprehensive cancer center. Those doctors, and the categories in which they are recognized by fellow physicians: 

• Ajay Abad, MD, Neurology
• Ayham Al Afif, MD, MSc, FRCSC, Otolaryngology
• Ronald Alberico, MD, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology
• William Alexander, MD, PhD, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Nikolaos Almyroudis, MD, FACP, Infectious Disease
• Muammer Altok, MD, Urology
• Ahmed Aly Hussein Aly, MD, Urology
• Steven Ambrusko, MD, MS, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Andrew Bain, MD, Gastroenterology 

• Matthew Barth, MD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Daniel Bax, MD, Dermatology
• Michael Bax, MD, Dermatology
• Ahmed Belal, MD, Diagnostic Radiology, Interventional Radiology
• Ranjan Bhayana, MD, Cardiology
• Paul Bogner, MD, Pathology
• Ermelinda Bonaccio, MD, FACR, Diagnostic Radiology
• John Bonnewell, MD, MSc, Infectious Disease
• Kimberly Brady, MD, Dermatology
• Benjamin Calvo, MD, FACS, General Surgery
• Helen Cappuccino, MD, FACS, Breast Surgery, Transgender Health
• Desi Carozza, MD, FAAHPM, Geriatric Medicine, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Amy Case, MD, FAAHPM, Hospice & Palliative Medicine, Internal Medicine, Pain Medicine
• Gurkamal Chatta, MD, Oncology
• Varun Chowdhry, MD, MBA, Radiation Oncology
• Elizabeth Conroy, MD, FAAD, Dermatology
• Mary Frances Croake, DO, Diagnostic Radiology
• David Crooks, MD, FACS, Breast Surgery
• Thomas Croucher, MD, Anesthesiology
• Anthony Dakwar, MD, FACS, Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Oscar de Leon-Casasola, MD, Pain Medicine
• Todd Demmy, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgery
• Mohamed Desouki, MD, PhD, Pathology
• Elisabeth Dexter, MD, FACS, FCCP, Thoracic Surgery
• Ananda Dharshan, MD, FACP, Critical Care Medicine
• Michelle Ding, DO, Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology
• Grace Dy, MD, Oncology
• Andrew Fabiano, MD, MBA, FAANS, Neurosurgery
• Julia Faller, DO, MS, Anesthesiology
• Mark Farrugia, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncology
• Robert Fenstermaker, MD, Neurosurgery
• Christos Fountzilas, MD, FACP, Oncology
• Peter Frederick, MD, FACOG, Gynecologic Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Simon Fung-Kee-Fung, MD, Radiation Oncology
• Shipra Gandhi, MD, Oncology
• Saby George, MD, FACP, Oncology
• Bailey Gleason Fitzgerald, MD, Oncology
• Niels Gothgen, MD, D.ABA, Critical Care Medicine
• Paul Grant, DO, Nuclear Medicine
• Marcelle Grassi, MD, Dermatology
• Elizabeth Griffiths, MD, Hematology
• Ajay Gupta, MD, Oncology
• Vishal Gupta, MD, Otolaryngology
• Khurshid Guru, MD, Urology
• Eric Hansen, MD, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Omar Hasan, MD, Interventional Radiology
• Craig Hendler, MD, Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology
• Mark Hennon, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgery
• Francisco Hernandez-Ilizaliturri, MD, Oncology
• Wesley Hicks Jr., MD, FACS, Otolaryngology
• Meghan Higman, MD, PhD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Jens Hillengass, MD, PhD, Hematology
• Frederick Hong, MD, Hematology
• Larson Hsu, MD, Radiology
• Chinazom Ibegbu, MD, Neurology
• Nathaniel Ivanick, MD, FCCP, Pulmonary Disease
• Renuka Iyer, MD, Oncology
• Prantesh Jain, MD, FACP, Oncology
• Sehrish Jamot, MD, Gastroenterology
• Eric Kauffman, MD, Urology
• Kara Kelly, MD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Thaer Khoury, MD, FCAP, Pathology
• Alan Klitzke, MD, FACNM, FACR, Nuclear Medicine
• Adam Kotowski, MD, Hematology
• Michael Krabak, MD, PhD, Hematology
• Joseph Kuechle, MD, PhD, Orthopedic Surgery
• Michael Kuettel, MD, PhD, MBA, Radiation Oncology
• Moshim Kukar, MD, FACS, Colon and Rectal Surgery, General Surgery
• Drew Kuraitis, MD, PhD, Dermatology
• Dominick Lamonica, MD, Nuclear Medicine
• Thomas Laudico, DO, Diagnostic Radiology
• Bethany Lema, MD, Dermatology
• Mark Lema, MD, PhD, Anesthesiology
• Charles LeVea, MD, PhD, Pathology
• Ellis Levine, MD, Oncology
• Qiang John Li, MD, PhD, Urology
• Lindsay Lipinski, MD, FAANS, FACS, Neurosurgery
• Robert Lohman, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• James Lohr, MD, Nephrology
• Katherine LaVigne Mager, MD, FACOG, Gynecologic Oncology
• Nadia Malik, MD, Radiation Oncology
• Kanwaldeep Mallhi, MD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Silpa Mandava, MD, Internal Medicine
• Gary Mann, MD, FACS, Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Renee Mapes, DO, Anesthesiology
• Benjamin Matson, MD, Pain Medicine
• David Mattson Jr., MD, Radiation Oncology
• Benjamin McGreevy, MD, Diagnostic Radiology, Radiology
• Karen McLean, MD, PhD, FACOG, Gynecologic Oncology
• Ryan McSpadden, MD, Otolaryngology
• Laszlo Mechtler, MD, Neurology
• Sarbajit Mukherjee, MD, Oncology
• Steven Nurkin, MD, MS, FACS, Colon and Rectal Surgery
• Chukwumere Nwogu, MD, PhD, FACS, Thoracic Surgery
• Kenan Onel, MD, PhD, Genetics
• Can Ozturk, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Cemile Nurdan Ozturk, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery
• Gabrielle Paoletti, MD, Anesthesiology
• Gyorgy Paragh, MD, PhD, Dermatology
• Michael Petroziello, MD, Interventional Radiology
• Saraswati Pokharel, MD, PhD, Pathology
• Mariola Poss, MD, FACS, Breast Surgery
• Dheerendra Prasad, MD, MCh, FACRO, Radiation Oncology
• Samuel Puvendran, MD, FACP, FRCP(C), Critical Care Medicine
• Jingxin Qiu, MD, Pathology
• Timothy Quinn, MD, Critical Care Medicine
• Kevin Robillard, MD, Gastroenterology
• Denise Rokitka, MD, MPH, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Beverly Schaefer, MD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Todd Schultz, MD, Pain Medicine
• Patrick Seastedt, MD, MBA, FACS, Thoracic Surgery
• Brahm Segal, MD, Infectious Disease
• Subin Sharma, MD, Anesthesiology
• Anurag Singh, MD, Radiation Oncology
• Saif Soniwala, MD, FACP, Oncology
• Edward Spangenthal, MD, Cardiology
• Raymond Sroka, MD, PharmD, Anesthesiology
• Steven Steer, MD, Interventional Radiology
• Norbert Sule, MD, PhD, Pathology
• Kazuaki Takabe, MD, PhD, FACS, FSSO, Breast Surgery
• Carin Tauriello, MD, Anesthesiology
• James Thompson, MD, MS, Hematology
• Garin Tomaszewski, MD, Interventional Radiology
• Mercy Tomy, MD, Hospice & Palliative Medicine
• Clare Twist, MD, Pediatric Hematology and Oncology
• Deepak Vadehra, DO, Oncology
• Eunice Wang, MD, Hematology
• Kimberly Wooten, MD, Otolaryngology
• Anthony Yarussi, MD, Anesthesiology
• Edwin Yau, MD, Oncology
• Sai Yendamuri, MD, FACS, Thoracic Surgery
• Jessica Young, MD, FACS, Breast Surgery
• Emese Zsiros, MD, PhD, FACOG, Gynecologic Oncology 

Buffalo Spree magazine is Western New York’s only city and regional magazine. The 2025 Buffalo Spree Top Doctors survey was conducted in collaboration with Professional Research Services (PRS). 

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