Top Doctors 2024 | Boston Medical Center

Boston Medical Center (BMC), a national leader in health equity, and premier academic medical center and principal teaching affiliate of Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, affiliated physicians and surgeons from across 47 specialties were named in Boston Magazine’s 2024 Top Doctors guide. BMC’s award-winning physicians and surgeons design comprehensive care with and for patients and more than 125 BMC-affiliated physicians and surgeons were recognized as best in their fields.

BMC, ranked the most inclusive hospital in the U.S. by the Lown Institute, is actively shaping the future of medicine. BMC is pioneering advanced treatments, tackling complex medical conditions, developing integrated care models and expanding what is considered medicine to address the root cause of health inequities. BMC clinical teams are renowned in their fields of care and research and committed to interrogating disparities to advance innovative interventions to improve patients’ health. The Boston Magazine 2024 Top Doctors guide provides a view into the care being delivered across BMC’s expert and compassionate group of clinicians.

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Robert H. Helm, MD

Cardiologist; Cardiac Electrophysiologist; Director, Cardiac Device Center

Kevin M. Monahan, MD

Cardiologist; Director of Cardiac Electrophysiology

Cardiology

Gary J. Balady, MD

Director of Non-Invasive Cardiovascular Labs and Preventive Cardiology

Sheilah A. Bernard, MD

Cardiologist

Robert T. Eberhardt, MD

General Cardiology, Vascular Medicine, Director, Clinical Vascular Medicine

Ashvin N. Pande, MD

Invasive Cardiology, Vascular Medicine, Director, Interventional Cardiology

Child Neurology

Jessica H. Chao, MD

Pediatric Neurologist

Laurie M Douglass, MD

Pediatric Neurologist

Rinat Jonas, MD

Pediatric Neurologist

Patrick D. Mabray, MD, PhD

Pediatric Neurologist

Alcy R. Torres, MD

Pediatric Neurologist

Clinical Genetics

Jodi D. Hoffman, MD

Clinical Geneticist

Dermatology

Christina Lam, MD

Interim Chief of Dermatology

Tania J. Phillips, MD

Dermatologist

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Marilyn C. Augustyn, MD

Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrician

Diagnostic Radiology

Jorge A. Soto, MD

Chief of Radiology

Jaroslaw N.Tkacz, MD

Radiologist

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Sara M Alexanian, MD

Endocrinologist, Director, Inpatient Diabetes Program

Sonia Ananthakrishnan, MD

Endocrinologist

Alan P. Farwell, MD

Endocrinologist

Shirin Haddady, MD, MPH

Endocrinologist

Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD

Endocrinologist

Elizabeth N. Pearce, MD

Endocrinologist

Facial Plastic Surgery/ Otolaryngology

Waleed H. Ezzat, MD

Head and Neck Surgeon, Plastic Surgeon

Jeffrey H. Spiegel, MD

Plastic Surgeon, Chief of Facial Plastic Surgery

Family Medicine

Juliana I. Castedo, MD

Family Medicine Physician

Katherine A. Gergen Barnett, MD

Family Medicine Physician

Lana Habash, MD

Family Medicine Specialist

Charles T. Williams, MD

Family Medicine Doctor

Gastroenterology

Christopher S. Huang, MD

Chief of Gastroenterology

Robert C. Lowe, MD

Gastroenterologist

David P. Nunes, MD

Gastroenterologist

Geriatric Medicine

Heidi P. Auerbach, MD

Medical Director, Geriatrics Clinic

Lisa B. Caruso, MD

Geriatrician

Hollis D. Day, MD, MS, MHPE

Chief of Geriatrics

Won M Lee, MD

Geriatrician

Hand Surgery

Andrew B. Stein, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Hematology

Vaishali Sanchorawala, MD

Hematologist; Director, Amyloidosis Center

Infectious Disease

Sabrina A. Assoumou, MD, MPH

Infectious Disease Physician

Internal Medicine

Melissa D. DiPetrillo, MD

Primary Care Physician

Warren Y. Hershman, MD, MPH

Primary Care Physician

Angela H. Jackson, MD

Primary Care Physician

Susan L. Phillips, MD

Primary Care Physician

Jeffrey H. Samet, MD, MA, MPH

Primary Care Physician

Carl G Streed, MD, MPH, FACP

Primary Care Physician

Charles P. Tifft, MD

Nephrologist

Interventional Cardiology

Clifford J. Berger, MD

Cardiologist

Claudia P. Hochberg, MD

Interventional Cardiologist; Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit

Anthony D. Litvak, MD

Invasive Cardiology, Cardiologist

Interventional Neuroradiology

Francesco Massari, MD, PhD, MSc

Neuroradiologist

Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Jodi F. Abbott, MD, MSc, MHCM

Obstetrician-Gynecologist

Medical Oncology

Gretchen A. Gignac, MD

Interim Chief, Hematology & Medical Oncology

Adam Lerner, MD

Medical Oncologist

Nephrology

Laurence H. Beck, MD

Nephrologist

Jasvinder S. Bhatia, MD

Nephrologist

Jean M. Francis, MD

Nephrologist, Medical Director, Kidney Transplant Program

Lauren D. Stern, MD

Nephrologist, Medical Director, Home Dialysis Program

Neurology

Pria Anand, MD

Neurologist

Anna M. Cervantes-Arslanian, MD, FAAN

Neurologist; Chief of Neurocritical Care & Neuroinfectious Disease

Steven K. Feske, MD

Neurologist

David M. Greer, MD, MA

Chief of Neurology

Douglas I. Katz, MD

Neurologist

Thanh Nguyen, MD

Neurologist

Marie-Helene Saint-Hilaire, MD

Neurologist

Neuroradiology

Glenn D. Barest, MD

Radiologist

Harprit S Bedi, MD

Neuroradiologist

Neurosurgery

James W. Holsapple, MD, FAANS

Chief of Neurosurgery

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Obstetrics & Gynecology

Paul Hendessi, MD

Obstetrician-Gynecologist

Ophthalmology

Tony N. Pira, MD

Ophthalmologist

Susannah G. Rowe, MD, MPH

Ophthalmologist

Orthopedic Surgery

Ayesha R. Abdeen, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon; Chief of Hip and Knee Arthroplasty (Replacement Surgery)

Chadi Tannoury, MD

Orthopedic Surgeon

Paul Tornetta III, MD, PhD

Chief of Orthopedic Surgery

Otolaryngology

Avner Aliphas MD

Otolaryngologist

Michael B. Cohen, MD

Otolaryngologist

Anand K. Devaiah, MD

Otolaryngologist

Gregory A. Grillone, MD

Chief of Otolaryngology

Jacob P. Noordzij, MD

Otolaryngologist

Michael P. Platt, MD, MSc

Otolaryngologist, Vice Chair of Education

Pain Medicine

Michael D. Perloff, MD

Neurologist, Director of Pain Medicine

Eduard A. Vaynberg, MD

Anesthesiologist, Director of Chronic Pain Management

Pediatrics

Jill E. Kasper, MD

Pediatrician

Melissa T. Nass, MD, MPH

Pediatrician; Director, Curbside Care

Pediatric Cardiology

Sharon E O'Brien, MD

Chief, Pediatric Cardiology

Pediatric Dermatology

Margaret S. Lee, MD, PhD

Dermatologist

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD

Pediatric Infectious Diseases Specialist

Ellen R. Cooper, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist

Pediatric Otolaryngology

Jessica R. Levi, MD

Otolaryngologist, Director of Pediatric Otolaryngology

Mark A. Vecchiotti, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngologist

Pediatric Pulmonology

Karissa Brazauskas, MD

Director, Pediatric Pulmonary and Allergy Division

Robyn T. Cohen, MD, MPH

Pediatric Pulmonologist

Pediatric Rheumatology

Ezra M. Cohen, MD, RhMSUS

Pediatric Rheumatologist

Pediatric Surgery

Catherine C Chen, MD

Pediatric Surgeon

Plastic Surgery

Jaromir Slama, MD

Chief of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Psychiatry

Hannah E Brown, MD

Psychiatrist

Christine M Crawford, MD, MPH

Psychiatrist

David C. Henderson, MD

Chief of Psychiatry

Pulmonary Disease

John Bernardo, MD

Pulmonologist

Finn J. Hawkins, MB, BCh

Pulmonologist

Elizabeth S. Klings, MD

Pulmonologist; Director of Clinical Research, Center of Excellence in Sickle Cell Disease; Director, Pulmonary Hypertension Center

Frederic F. Little, MD

Pulmonologist, Allergist

George T. O'Connor, MD

Pulmonologist

Radiation Oncology

Ariel E. Hirsch, MD

Radiation Oncologist

Minh T. Truong, MD

Chief of Radiation Oncology

Reproductive Endocrinology/ Infertility

Wendy Kuohung, MD

Obstetrician-Gynecologist

Rheumatology

Andreea M. Bujor, MD, PhD

Rheumatologist

David T. Felson, MD, MPH

Rheumatologist

Eugene Y. Kissin, MD

Rheumatologist

Tuhina Neogi, MD, PhD

Chief of Rheumatology

Michael R. York, MD

Rheumatologist

Surgery

Jennifer S. Davids, MD

Chief of Colon and Rectal Surgery

Frederick T. Drake, MD, MPH

Chief of Endocrine Surgery

Donald T. Hess, MD

Chief of Minimally Invasive and Weight Loss Surgery; Chief of General Surgery

David B. McAneny, MD

Senior Vice President of Medical Affairs; Chief Medical Officer; General Surgeon

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

Urology

Mark H. Katz, MD

Urologist

Ricardo M Munarriz, MD

Urologist

Linda Ng, MD

Urologist

Robert D. Oates, MD

Urologist

David S. Wang, MD

Urologist

Vascular Surgery

Alik Farber, MD, MBA

Surgeon-in-Chief

Jeffrey A. Kalish, MD

Vascular Surgeon

Methodology

The Boston Magazine 2024 Top Doctors guide is based on research conducted by Castle Connolly as a part of Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors 2024 list. Therefore, discrepancies may exist. The list was developed based on peer-nomination of board-certified U.S.-based physicians and Castle Connolly’s review of nominee’s qualifications, appointments, outcomes, and reputation, among other factors.

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