For Immediate Release
Contact:
Bobby Maldonado
248-858-6662
Bobby.Maldonado@stjoeshealth.org

October 3, 2019

CANTON, Mich. (Oct. 3, 2019) — Saint Joseph Mercy Health System congratulates its 204 physicians who were named among the best in the southeast Michigan region, according to the 20th annual "Top Docs" survey released by Hour Detroit Magazine.  St. Joe's expresses appreciation and gratitude to these physicians for their dedication to service as they provide leading-edge medicine and compassionate care to patients.

Addiction Medicine

Carl Christensen, M.D., PhD

Eric Coffman, D.O.

Michael Fox, D.O.

John Hopper, M.D.

Mark Weiner, M.D.

Erica Harding, M.D.

 

Allergies & Immune Disorders - Pediatric

Harvey  Leo , M.D.

Christian Nageotte, M.D.

Jason Paris, M.D.

Benjamin Song, M.D.

Steven Stryk, M.D.

 

Allergy & Immunology

Tina Abraham, D.O.

Ronda Barak-Norris, M.D.

Harvey Leo, M.D.

Christian Nageotte, M.D.

Jason Paris, M.D.

Mohammedi Savliwala, M.D.

Benjamin Song, M.D.

Steven Stryk, M.D.

 

Bariatric Surgery

Mark Jonker, M.D.

Tallal Zeni, M.D.

 

Breast Surgery

Tara Breslin, M.D.

Beth Kimball, M.D.

Amy Kirby, M.D.

Jennifer Kulick, M.D.

 

Cardiology

Abdul-Rahman Halabi, M.D.

Bradley Hubbard, M.D.

Sibin Zacharias, M.D.

 

Cardiology - Pediatric

Richard Humes, M.D.

 

Cardiovascular Surgery

Ajay Gupta, M.D.

Andrew Pruitt, M.D.

Manak Sood, M.D.

 

Cardiovascular Surgery - Pediatric

Richard Ohye, M.D.

Jennifer Romano, M.D.

 

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Robert Cleary, M.D.

John Eggenberger, M.D.

Edwin Itenberg, D.O.

Amanda McClure, M.D.

Jordy Sacksner, M.D.

 

Critical Care Medicine

Christine Curran, M.D.

 

Dermatology

David Altman, M.D.

David Fivenson, M.D.

Stuart Gildenberg, M.D.

Iltefat Hamzavi, M.D.

Darius Karimipour, M.D.

Kent Krach, M.D.

Ann LaFond, M.D.

Ali Moiin, M.D.

 

Emergency Medicine

Daniel McGillicuddy, M.D.

 

Endocrine Surgery

Paul Gauger, M.D.

Beth Kimball, M.D.

Ram Kolachalam, M.D.

 

Endocrinology & Metabolism

Howard Blank, M.D.

Anuradha Puttagunta, M.D.

Sima Saberi, M.D.

Jeffrey Sanfield, M.D.

 

Family Medicine

Nathan Bloch, D.O.

Martin Erickson, D.O.

Paul Jackson, D.O.

J. Kellman, D.O.

Sherri Rosenfeld, D.O.

Kirti Sanghvi, M.D.

Prakash Sanghvi, M.D.

Thomas Selznick, D.O.

Michael Wayne, D.O.

 

Gastroenterology

Andrew Catanzaro, M.D.

Naresh Gunaratnam, M.D.

Robert Stoler, M.D.

Mones Takriti, M.D.

 

General Surgery

Renato Albaran, M.D.

Edward Kreske, M.D.

Janak Parikh, M.D.

Vandad Raofi, M.D.

John Webber, M.D.

 

General Vascular Surgery

Abdulhameed Aziz, M.D.

Mazen Bazzi, D.O.

Bipinchandra Patel, D.O.

 

Gynecologic Oncology

Michael Hicks, M.D.

J. Rebecca Liu, M.D.

Vinay Malviya, M.D.

R. Kevin Reynolds, M.D.

 

Hand Surgery

Avery Arora, M.D.

Joseph Failla, M.D.

Michael Fitzsimmons, M.D.

E. Haass, D.O.

John Hogikyan, M.D.

Uzma Rehman, D.O.

 

Hematology

Mohammad Chisti, M.D.

Sandeep Garg, M.D.

Niklas Mackler, M.D.

Amit Mohindra, M.D.

 

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

James Boal, M.D.

Lara Clary-Lantis, D.O.

 

Infectious Diseases

Michel Hanna, M.D.

Shamla Kalyan, M.D.

Anurag Malani, M.D.

Varsha Moudgal, M.D.

Michael Otto, M.D.

 

Internal Medicine

Hadi Berry, D.O.

Rajinder Grewal, M.D.

James Hayner, M.D.

Michael Margolis, M.D.

Latonya Riddle-Jones, M.D.

 

Interventional Radiology

Joshua Rubin, M.D.

 

Nephrology

Fawaz Al-Ejel, M.D.

Jason Biederman, D.O.

Ghadeer Hannoudi, M.D.

Kelly Mercier, D.O.

Kalyana Ramamurthi, M.D.

Ahmer Rehman, M.D.

 

Neurology

Susan Hickenbottom, M.D.

Surindar Jolly, M.D.

Esther Young, D.O.

 

Neurosurgery

Jason Brodkey, M.D.

Richard Fessler, M.D.

Murali Guthikonda, M.D.

Robert Johnson, M.D.

Fredrick Junn, M.D.

Tejpaul Pannu, M.D.

Mick Perez-Cruet, M.D.

 

Neurosurgery - Pediatric

Holly Gilmer, M.D.

 

Oncology

Tareq Al Baghdadi, M.D.

Kathleen Beekman, M.D.

Matthew Cotant, M.D.

Sandeep Garg, M.D.

Amit Mohindra, M.D.

 

Ophthalmology

Himanshu Aggarwal, M.D.

Avninder Dhaliwal, M.D.

Ayad Farjo, M.D.

Holly Holm, M.D.

Anthony Hsu, D.O.

Gregory Katz, M.D.

Jeffrey Lupovitch, M.D.

Asheesh Tewari, M.D.

 

Ophthalmology - Pediatric

Rajesh Rao, M.D.

 

Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery - Pediatric

Sean Edwards, M.D., DDS

 

Orthopedic Surgery

Maher Bahu, M.D.

Laith Farjo, M.D.

William Kesto, M.D.

Robert Kohen, M.D.

Michael Masini, M.D.

Jefferey Michaelson, M.D.

Marc Milia, M.D.

Rahul Vaidya, M.D.

 

Otolaryngology

Jan Akervall, M.D., PhD

Sam Bahu, M.D.

Matthew Farrugia, D.O.

Laurence Ho, M.D.

Paul Hoff, M.D.

Shant Korkigian, D.O.

Christine Lepoudre, D.O.

Lauren Murrill, M.D.

David Seel, D.O.

Robert Standring, M.D.

Michael Stone, M.D.

Gregory Varjabedian, D.O.

Jeffrey Weingarten, M.D.

Howard Yerman, M.D.

 

Pain Management

Dennis Dobritt, D.O.

Karl Freydl, D.O.

Todd Lininger, M.D.

Marc Wittenberg, M.D.

 

Pathology

Joseph Tworek, M.D.

 

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Steven Arbit, M.D.

Augustus Evangelista, M.D.

Steven Harwood, M.D.

Craig Hysni, M.D.

Kenneth Richter, D.O.

Timothy Sesi, M.D.

Paul Shapiro, M.D.

 

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (Not Cosmetic)

Richard Beil, M.D.

DeLorean Griffin, M.D.

David Hing, M.D.

Andrew Lofman, M.D.

Daniel Sherick, M.D.

 

Psychiatry

Davinder Kakar, M.D.

 

Radiation Oncology

John Antonucci, M.D.

Larry Kestin, M.D.

Alvaro Martinez, M.D.

Walter Sahijdak, M.D.

Frank Vicini, M.D.

 

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Laura Gago, M.D.

Michael Mersol-Barg, M.D.

F. Shamma, M.D.

 

Respiratory/Pulmonary Care

Christine Curran, M.D.

 

Rheumatology

Fazleomar Mahmood, M.D.

 

Sleep Disorders

Ahmad Ghabsha, M.D.

Parvathy Nair, M.D.

Ali Najar, M.D.

 

Sports Medicine

Kyle Anderson, M.D.

Asheesh Bedi, M.D.

Marc Milia, M.D.

 

Surgery - Pediatric

Begum Akay, M.D.

Ronald Hirschl, M.D.

Marcus Jarboe, M.D.

Robert Morden, M.D.

George Mychaliska, M.D.

Nathan Novotny, M.D.

Anthony Stallion, M.D.

Arul Thirumoorthi, M.D.

 

Thoracic Surgery

Kumari Adams, M.D.

Melanie Edwards, M.D.

David Sternberg, M.D.

 

Urology

Michael Cotant, M.D.

Laris Galejs, M.D.

William Johnston, M.D.

Kenneth Kernen, M.D.

Eduardo Kleer, M.D.

Jeffrey Schock, D.O.

Jennifer Sobol, D.O.

 

Urology - Pediatric

Zachary Liss, M.D.

Megan Schober, M.D.


About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System

Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a health care organization serving seven counties in southeast Michigan including Livingston, Washtenaw, Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Jackson, and Lenawee. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, and 133-bed St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea.  Combined, the five hospitals are licensed for 1,553 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 15,300 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians.   SJMHS has annual operating revenues of about $2 billion and returns about $115 million to its communities annually through charity care and community benefit programs.

SJMHS is a member of Trinity Health, a leading Catholic health care system based in Livonia, Mich. Trinity Health operates in 22 states, employs about 133,000 colleagues, has annual operating revenues of $17.6 billion and assets of about $24.7 billion. Additionally, the organization returns almost $1.1 billion to its communities annually in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

For more information on health services offered at Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, please visit www.stjoeshealth.org.