Valley Doctors Receive Distinction

A New York City research company has released the 14th edition of the top doctors in the region and 114 staff members have made the list. The publication "Top Doctors: New York Metro Area" by expert Dr. John Connolly, surveyed tens of thousands of people, according to the company, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. There are over 6,000 primary care and specialty care physicians profiled on the list, which reflects the ten 10 percent of physicians in their respective fields throughout the area.

Valley CEO Audrey Meyers said in a release that she's proud to see the staff recognized for their achievements.

“It demonstrates what we’ve always known – that some of the top specialists in their fields practice here at Valley,” Meyers exclaimed.

 Valley's 114 specialists are as following (in alphabetical order):

Thomas Ahlborn, M.D., surgery;  Mary Bello, M.D., family practice; Jeffrey Berdini, M.D., urology; John Bosso, M.D., allergy and immunology; Assia Bromberg, M.D., pulmonary medicine; Daniel Budd, M.D., surgery; Jaclyn Calem-Grunat, M.D., radiology; Francis Cangemi, M.D., ophthalmology; Duncan Carpenter, M.D., neurosurgery; Patrick Chin, M.D., ophthalmology; Rhoda Cobin, M.D., endocrinology; Timothy Corey, M.D., dermatology; James Cornell, M.D., critical care medicine; and Roger Coven, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology.

Sheldon Eisenberg, M.D., cardiology; Ira Esformes, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Michael Esposito, M.D., urology; Frederick Fakharzadeh, M.D., hand surgery; Michael Faust, M.D., gynecology; Barry Fernbach, M.D., hematology; Howard Frey, M.D., urology; David Friedman, M.D., pediatric surgery; Rajinder Gandhi, M.D., pediatric surgery; Howard Goldschmidt, M.D., cardiology; Robert Goodman, M.D., neurosurgery; Hamilton Goulart, M.D., neurosurgery; John Hajjar, M.D., urology; Paul Harlow, M.D., pediatrics; and Jay Heldman, M.D., dermatology.

Patricia Hicks, M.D., allergy and immunology; Martin Hochstein, M.D., endocrinology; Alan Israel, M.D., hematology; Valerie Johnson, M.D., pediatric nephrology; Steven Kanengiser, M.D., pediatric pulmonology; Harry Katz, M.D., otolaryngology; Philip Kazlow, M.D., pediatric gastroenterology; Gary Knackmuhs, M.D., infectious disease; Rima Kopelman,M.D., rheumatology; Jeffrey Kozlowski, M.D., nephrology; Glenn Krinsky, M.D., radiology; Evan Kushner, M.D., internal medicine; Susan Kushner, M.D., pediatrics; and Vivian Lan, M.D., internal medicine.

Joel Landzberg, M.D., interventional cardiology; Evan Leibowitz, M.D., rheumatology; Bennett Leifer, M.D., geriatric medicine; Elliot Lerner, M.D., neuroradiology; Kenneth Levin, M.D., neurology; Seth Levine, M.D., urology; Lauren Levy, M.D., radiology; Joseph Licata, M.D., surgery; Elliott Lichtstein, M.D., interventional cardiology; Louise G. Ligresti, M.D., oncology; David Lipson, M.D., plastic surgery; Douglas Liva, M.D., ophthalmology; John M. Lloyd, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Edward Lubat, M.D., radiology; Frank Manginello, M.D., neonatology; Stephen Margulis, M.D., gastroenterology; Stephen McIlveen, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Monica Meyer, M.D., gynecology; Laurence Milgrim, M.D., otolaryngology; Sessine Najjar, M.D., internal medicine; and David Namerow, M.D., pediatrics.

Amarjot Narula, M.D., psychiatry; Daniel Navot, M.D., reproductive endocrinology; Joel Nizin, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Daryl O'Brien, M.D., pediatrics; Martin Pelavin, M.D., internal medicine; Reed Perron, M.D., neurology; Joseph Pizzurro, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Roger Pollock, M.D., orthopedic surgery; Donald Quest, M.D., neurosurgery; Michael Rahmin, M.D., gastroenterology; Thomas Rakowski, M.D., oncology; Louis Rambler, M.D., radiology; Andrei Rebarber, M.D., maternal and fetal medicine; and Dennis Reison, M.D., interventional cardiology

Don Respler, M.D., otolaryngology; Fred Rezvani, M.D., obstetrics and gynecology; Robert Rigolosi, M.D., nephrology; David Rosenfeld, M.D., psychiatry; Roger Rosenstein, M.D., hand surgery; Patrick Roth, M.D., neurosurgery; Mitchell Rubinoff, M.D., gastroenterology; Maria Scibetta, M.D., internal medicine; Marjorie Slankard, M.D., allergy and immunology; Scott Smilen, M.D., urogynecology; Edward Solomon, M.D., ophthalmology; Philip Sorabella, M.D., radiology; Gerald Sotsky, M.D., cardiology; and Jonathan Steinberg, M.D., electrophysiology.

Michael Sternschein, M.D., plastic surgery; John Strobeck, M.D., cardiology; Jason Surow, M.D., otolaryngology; Albert Tartini, M.D., nephrology; Steven Tennenbaum, M.D., urology; Jack Tohme, M.D., endocrinology; Anne Marie Valinoti, M.D., internal medicine; Daniel Van Engel, M.D., neurology; David Van Slooten, M.D., neurology; Roy Vingan, M.D., neurosurgery; Anthony Volpe, M.D., internal medicine; Steven Waxenbaum, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Robert Wehmann, M.D., endocrinology; Darryl Weiss, M.D., dermatology; and Howard Weizman, M.D., nephrology.

Michael Wesson, M.D., radiation oncology; Ronald White, M.D., colon and rectal surgery; Anusak Yiengpruksawan, M.D., surgery; Alan Zalkowitz, M.D., rheumatology; Alex Zapolanski, M.D., cardiac surgery; Robert Zubowski, M.D., plastic surgery; and Ira Zucker, M.D., gastroenterology.

The author of the list was accidentally referred to as Dr. John Connor; the correct name is Dr. John Connolly. The Terminator reference has been corrected.