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Riley Hospital for Children is Home to over 100 Physicians Selected for Best Doctors in America Database

12/17/2007

Database includes many specialties and sub-specialties.

INDIANAPOLIS - Hundreds of physicians at Riley Hospital for Children are among those chosen by their peers to be included in this year’s Best Doctors in America database.

The database - which contains the profiles of approximately 40,000 of the best doctors in the United States - includes 120 pediatric specialty and sub specialty physicians from Riley Hospital for Children and Indiana University School of Medicine.

"This is an extraordinary honor for Riley," says Ora Pescovitz, MD, president and chief operating officer, Riley Hospital for Children. "This recognition acknowledges the excellence in patient care that all of the physicians and staff at Riley perform each and every day. As Indiana's only comprehensive children's hospital, Riley continues to set the standard in pediatric care in Indiana and beyond. We are very pleased with the esteemed recognition of our physicians."

Inclusion in the Best Doctors in America database is determined through comprehensive surveys designed to identify specialists who are considered by their peers to be the most skilled in their field and most qualified to review and treat complicated medical conditions.

The Riley and IU School of Medicine affiliated doctors selected for this year's database represent more than 20 medical specialties and sub specialties, including:

Physicians Selected for Best Doctors in America Database and Their Specialties

Adolescent Medicine

 Margaret J. Blythe
 James Dennis Fortenberry
 Donald P. Orr
 Marcia L. Shew

Allergy and Immunology

 Frederick Edward Leickly

Anesthesiology

 Morton C. Green
 Gopal Krishna
 William L. McNiece

Cardiology

 Randall L. Caldwell
 Timothy M. Cordes
 Robert Kim Darragh
 Eric Ebenroth
 Anne G. Farrell
 Mark Hoyer
 Joyce E. Hubbard
 Roger A. Hurwitz
 Tiffanie R. Johnson
 Marcus Schamberger

Child Development

 John D. Rau

Developmental Pediatrics

 Timothy J. Brei
 Marilyn J. Bull
 Anna M. Dusick

Dermatology

 Anita Nijhawan Haggstrom
 Patricia A. Treadwell

Endocrinology

 Linda Anne DiMeglio
 Erica A. Eugster
 John S. Fuqua
 Nadine Haddad
 Nancy Johnson
 Peter A. Lee
 Ora H. Pescovitz
 Henry Rodriguez
 Juan Sanchez
 Emily Walvoord

Gastroenterology

 Mark R. Corkins
 Joseph (Joe) M. B. Croffie
 Joseph F. Fitzgerald
 Sandeep K. Gupta
 Joel R. Lim
 Jean P. Molleston
 Marian D. Pfefferkorn
 Steven J. Steiner
 Girish C. Subbarao

Hand Surgery

 Alexander D. Mih

Infectious Disease

 John C. Christenson
 Martin B. Kleiman

Internal Medicine (General)

 Mary Ciccarelli

Medical Genetics

 Bryan E. Hainline
 David D. Weaver

Medical Oncology and Hematology

 James Merrill Croop
 Mary Christine Dinauer
 Robert J. Fallon
 Paul Richard Haut
 James S. Hill
 Randy A. Hock
 Manjusha Kumar
 Robert Peter Nelson, Jr.
 Terry A. Vik

Neonatology

 David W. Boyle
 D. Wade Clapp
 Scott Christopher Denne
 William A. Engle
 David E. Hertz
 James A. Lemons
 Mervin Clem Yoder

Nephrology

 Sharon P. Andreoli
 Jeffrey D. Leiser

Neurological Surgery

 Joel C. Boaz

Neurology

 David W. Dunn
 Bhuwan P. Garg
 Deborah K. Sokol
 Laurence E. Walsh

Ophthalmology

 David A. Plager
 Derek T. Sprunger

Orthopaedic Surgery

 Randall Loder
 L. Daniel Wurtz

Otolaryngology

 Richard T. Miyamoto

Pediatrics (General)

 Jane B. Fesenmeier
 Laurie Anne Goebel
 Frances L. Gray
 Mitchell A. Harris
 Terri L. Harris
 Patrick Emmet Kelley
 Thomas L. Klausmeier
 Philip Merk
 David H. Porter
 David E. Van Reken
 Wynter K. Vik
 Gregory A. Wilson

Plastic Surgery

 John J. Coleman III

Psychiatry

 David W. Dunn
 Christopher J. McDougle

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine

 Veda Ackerman
 Howard Eigen
 Michelle S. Howenstine
 Young-Jee Kim
 John C. Stevens

Radiation Oncology

 Paul Martin DesRosiers

Radiology

 Mervyn D. Cohen
 Richard Gunderman
 Matthew S. Johnson
 Boaz Karmazyn

Rheumatology

 Suzanne Louise Bowyer

Surgery

 Deborah Frances Billmire
 Scott Engum
 Jay L. Grosfeld
 Keith D. Lillemoe
 Mark David Pescovitz
 Frederick J. Rescorla
 A. Joseph Tector
 Karen W. West

Thoracic Surgery

 John W. Brown
 Mark W. Turrentine

Urology

 Mark P. Cain
 Martin Kaefer
 Richard C. Rink

Clarian Health is an Indiana-based, private, non-profit organization, offering a broad base of tertiary services, specialized pediatric care provided by Riley Hospital for Children and a Level 1 Trauma Center. Clarian is Indiana's largest, most comprehensive health center and is one of the busiest hospital systems in the nation. Clarian employs nearly 13,000 employees and owns or is affiliated with 18 hospitals and health centers throughout Indiana, including five in greater Indianapolis: Methodist and Indiana University hospitals, Riley Hospital for Children, Clarian West Medical Center and Clarian North Medical Center.

Clarian Health’s mission is to improve the health of patients and the community through innovation and excellence in care, education, research and service. To fulfill its mission, Clarian uses the combined resources of its institutions and partnering organizations and its strong affiliation with the Indiana University School of Medicine, which is the nation’s second largest medical center and a national leader in medical education and research.

Clarian Health Partners, Inc. operates the Methodist Hospital, Indiana University Hospital and Riley Hospital campuses as a single hospital under Indiana law.

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