More than 100 representing nearly every field of medicine have been recognized among the very best in Tampa Bay in .
Across 54 specialties and subspecialties, a total of 112 USF Health physicians earned 117 honors this year, showcasing the remarkable breadth of expertise and clinical excellence at the region鈥檚 premier academic health center.
The annual list is based on an anonymous survey of more than 13,600 physicians, who were invited to nominate peers they consider the best in their respective specialties.
With representatives in more than 50 distinct areas of medicine, this year鈥檚 honorees care for patients with needs ranging from routine preventive care to the most complex medical and surgical conditions.
These physicians also work to advance cutting-edge research and medical education at the , contributing to the college receiving the highest possible Tier 1 rating for research from U.S. News & World Report.
The USF Health physicians recognized as Top Doctors this year are:
Addiction Medicine
- Sarah Burbank, MD
- Ryan Estevez, MD
Allergy & Immunology
- Mark Glaum, MD
- Richard Lockey, MD
- Amber Pepper, MD
- Mandel Sher, MD
- Panida Sriaroon, MD
- Farnaz Tabatabaian, MD
- Silpa Taunk, MD
Anesthesiology
- Christopher Ketchey, MD
Bariatrics
- Francesca Dimou, MD
- Christopher DuCoin, MD
Breast Cancer Surgery
- Abigail Beard, MD
- Charles Cox, MD
Cardiac Electrophysiology
- Bengt Herweg, MD
- Anant Kharod, MD
- David Wilson, MD
Cardiology
- Mohammed Alomar, MD
- Guilherme Oliveira, MD
- Xavier Prida, MD
Cardiovascular Disease
- Debbie Rinde-Hoffman, MD
Cardiovascular Surgery
- Zainulabdeen Al Rstum, MD
- Gundars Katlaps, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
- Kristopher Kaliebe, MD
- Eileen Glocer, MD
- Saundra Stock, MD
Colon/Rectal Surgery
- Allen Chudzinski, MD
- Jorge Marcet, MD
- Carolina Martinez, MD
- Jaime Sanchez, MD
Critical Care Medicine
- Jennifer Cox, MD
- Adam Jay Schwartz, MD
Dermatology
- Lilia Correa, MD
- Nishit Patel, MD
Developmental Pediatrics
- Tanuja Kothinti, MD
Emergency Medicine/Urgent Care
- Jason Wilson, MD
Endocrinology
- Silvia Salgado Nunez Del Prado, MD
Family Medicine
- Eduardo Gonzalez, MD
- Karim Hanna, MD
Gastroenterology
- Shreya Narayanan, MD
- Samuel Oscar Slone, MD
General Surgery
- Michael Albrink, MD
- Thomas Herron, MD
- Adham Saad, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry
- Amanda Smith, MD
Infectious Disease
- Aliyah Baluch, MD
Internal Medicine
- Erika Abel, MD
- Timothy Hembree, DO
- John McCormick, MD
- Neha Verma, MD
Interventional Neurology
- Waldo Guerrero, MD
- Maxim Mokin, MD
Interventional Radiology
- Clifford Davis, MD
- Bela Kis, MD
- Nainesh Parikh, MD
Nephrology/Hypertension
- Claude Bassil, MD
Neurology
- Mark Armanious, MD
- David Z. Rose, MD
Neurosurgery
- Siviero Agazzi, MD
- Puya Alikhani, MD
- Harry Van Loveren, MD
Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Catherine Lynch, MD
- Sarah Obican, MD
Ophthalmology
- Heidi Mina, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
- Odion Binitie, MD
- Alexander Lazarides, MD
- Kapil Mehrotra, MD
Otolaryngology
- Matthew Mifsud, MD
- Mark Tabor, MD
Palliative Care
- Nicole McCann, MD
- Amanda Wilson Morris, MD
- Sahana Rajasekhara, MD
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
- Nicole Riddle, MD
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Alexandria Farish, MD
- Normaliz Rodriguez, MD
Pediatric Gastroenterology
- Racha Khalaf, MD
- Jacqueline Larson, MD
- Amber McClain, MD
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology
- Andrew Galligan, MD
Pediatric Neurology
- Maria Gieron-Korthals, MD
- Sagarika Nallu, MD
Pediatric Pulmonology
- Marisa Couluris, DO
- Katiana Y. Garagozlo, MD
Pediatric Surgery
- Sara Hartnett, MD
Pediatrics
- Vinita Kiluk, MD
Plastic Surgery (Body)
- Michael Harrington, MD
- Lauren Kuykendall, MD
- Paul Smith, MD
Plastic Surgery (Face)
- Michael Harrington, MD
Psychiatry
- Kristopher Kaliebe, MD
- Deborah Knudson-Gonzalez, MD
Pulmonology
- Eduardo Celis, MD
- Ishna Poojary-Hohman, MD
- Ricardo Restrepo-Jaramillo, MD
Radiation Oncology
- Ronica Nanda, MD
Radiology
- John Arrington, MD
- Jamie Caracciolo, MD
- Melissa McGettigan, MD
- Ryan D. Murtaugh, MD
Sleep Medicine
- William Anderson, MD
- Sagarika Nallu, MD
Sports Medicine
- Byron Moran, MD
Surgical Oncology
- Richard Jacobson, MD
- Andreas Karachristos, MD
- Timothy Nywening, MD
Thoracic Disease
- Jobelle Baldonado, MD
Urology
- David Hernandez, MD
- Michael Poch, MD
- Wade Sexton, MD
- Philippe Spiess, MD
Vascular Neurology/Stroke
- Kanita Beba Abadal, MD
- Swetha Renati, MD
- David Z. Rose, MD
Vascular Surgery
- K. Dean Arnaoutakis, MD
- Aurelia Thibonnier, MD
- Murray Shames, MD
Venous & Lymphatic Medicine
- Aurelia Thibonnier, MD