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Silver Cross Recognizes 'Top Docs' for Outstanding Patient Satisfaction
26 physicians rank in the top 1 percent of hospitals nationwide.

Silver Cross recently recognized 49 physicians on the hospital’s medical staff for outstanding patient satisfaction from October 2014 to September 2015.
“The Top Docs ranked in the top 1% compared to all other physicians throughout the country,” says Paul Pawlak, President/CEO of Silver Cross Hospital. “It is because of the service and care these doctors provide, Silver Cross continues to be recognized as one of America’s most friendly hospitals with the Hospital of Choice award from the American Alliance of Healthcare Providers.”
According to our patients, these doctors rank in the top 1 percent in the country for patient satisfaction:
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- Lincoln Arbogast, M.D., Anesthesia, New Lenox
- Nikhil Bhargarva, D.O., Gastroenterology, New Lenox
- John Bush, D.O., Obstetrics/Gynecology, Frankfort/Orland Park
- Robert Daley, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery, New Lenox/Joliet
- Mark Danielson, M.D., General Surgery, Joliet
- David Dohse, D.O., Family Practice, Homer Glen
- William Farrell, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery, Joliet/New Lenox
- Henry Fuentes, M.D., Orthopedic Surgery, New Lenox
- Maxime Gilles, M.D., Emergency Medicine, Homer Glen/New Lenox
- Thomas Hurley, M.D., Neurosurgery, New Lenox
- Christopher Joyce, M.D., General/Bariatric Surgery, New Lenox
- Thomas Kazmierczak, D.O., Obstetrics/Gynecology, Morris
- M. Kamran Khan, D.O., Neurosurgery, New Lenox
- Timothy Kisla, D.O., Ophthalmology, New Lenox
- Lola Kwan, M.D., Gastroenterology, Joliet/New Lenox
- Brian Lahmann, M.D., General/Bariatric Surgery, New Lenox
- Douglas Lee, M.D., Gastroenterology, New Lenox
- Wayne Lue, M.D., Gastroenterology, Oak Lawn
- Husam Marsheh, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, New Lenox
- Thai Nguyen, M.D., Urology, Joliet/Morris/New Lenox
- Boris Nulman, M.D., Anesthesiology, New Lenox
- Edward Ratkovich, D.P.M., Podiatric Surgery, Orland Park/Mokena
- Timothy Russell, D.O., Emergency Medicine, Homer Glen/New Lenox
- Heather Taras, M.D., Emergency Medicine, New Lenox
- Andrej Urumov, M.D., Emergency Medicine, New Lenox
- Shishin Yamada, M.D., General Surgery, New Lenox
In addition, these doctors rank in the top 10 percent in the country for patient satisfaction:
- Habib Abbassi, M.D., Emergency Medicine, Homer Glen/New Lenox
- Wakhas Ahmad, D.O., Emergency Medicine, Homer Glen/New Lenox
- Suresh Bhalla, M.D., Gastroenterology, Crest Hill
- Michel Borders, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, New Lenox
- Paul Bulow, D.O., Internal Medicine, Tinley Park
- Cerise Bush, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, Frankfort/Orland Park
- Sudarsana Chakrabarti, M.D., Internal Medicine, Homer Glen
- Deidra Greathouse-Williams, M.D., Family Practice, New Lenox
- Nicole Gress, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, New Lenox
- Parag Jain, M.D., Cardiology, New Lenox
- Edward Jurkovic, D.O., Gastroenetrology, New Lenox
- Calvin Mar, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, Orland Park
- Mark McKeigue, D.O., Family Practice, Orland Park
- Samir Patel, M.D., Gastroenterology, Orland Park
- Gamilah Pierre, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, New Lenox
- Jeffrey Port, M.D., Gastroenterology, New Lenox
- Laura Schulze, M.D., Emergency Medicine, Homer Glen/New Lenox
- Krzysztof Siemionow, M.D., Spine Surgery, Homer Glen
- Rick Singh, D.O., Family Practice, New Lenox
- Paul Trksak, M.D., Orthopaedic Surgery, New Lenox
- Tracy Vera, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, Joliet
- Peter Vienne, D.O., Obstetrics/Gynecology, Morris
- Esmond Yen, M.D., Obstetrics/Gynecology, New Lenox
Silver Cross regularly surveys all patients at the hospital and benchmarks its performance against all inpatient acute 5,000 hospitals in the United States as required by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. As part of the survey, patients are asked to rate their physicians on several indicators including how often the time the physicians treated them with courtesy and respect, listened to them, and explain things in a way for patients to understand.
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For more information about these or any other physicians on staff at Silver Cross, visit www.silvercross.org or call 1-888-660-HEAL (4325). Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff provide care to patients in Will, Grundy and Southwest Cook County. These specialized and highly trained physicians are not employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They determine independently, based on their training and experience, the appropriate medical care for each patient. Their services are separate from the charges for hospital facilities and support staff and are billed separately by the physician or medical group with which the physician is affiliated.