Connecticut Magazine released its annual "Top Doctors" issue today, featuring the state's most outstanding physicians who are noted for their exemplary patient care, according to Castle Connolly. This year’s list includes 128 Yale Cancer Center (YCC) and Smilow Cancer Hospital (SCH) physicians, a 17 percent increase since last year.
"It is with great pride that we acknowledge the 129 physicians who’ve been recognized this year," said Dr. Eric Winer, director of YCC and president and physician-in-chief of SCH. "Our mission at Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital is to deliver the very best cancer care, while also striving to improve treatments for our patients now and in the future. We also are dedicated to ensuring that all the patients we serve benefit from equitable access to cancer care as well as research advances through clinical trials."
Top Doctors is a peer-nominated award that honors the top seven percent of practicing physicians in the United States for their clinical expertise. Connecticut Magazine partners with Castle Connolly, a leading national health care research firm, to compile the annual list of Connecticut’s leading physicians. The complete list appears in the May 2025 issue of the magazine. Castle Connolly also recognized Yale earlier this year with a special accolade for outstanding specialty cancer care: first in Connecticut and second in the nation.
Congratulations to this year’s Top Doctors from Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital:
Nita Ahuja — Surgical Oncology
Michael Alperovich — Plastic Surgery
Prasanna Ananth — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Harry Aslanian — Gastroenterology
Masoud Azodi — Gynecologic Oncology
D. Barry Boyd — Medical Oncology
Joachim Baehring — Neurology
Nitya Bakshi — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Allen Bale — Clinical Genetics
Andrea Barbieri — Pathology
Elizabeth Berger — Breast Surgical Oncology
Kevin Billingsley — Surgery
Justin Blasburg — Thoracic Surgery
Jean Bolognia — Dermatology
Robert Bona — Hematology
Paris Butler — Plastic Surgery
Veronica Chiang — Neurosurgery
Keith Choate — Dermatology
Joyce Chung — Radiation Oncology
Sean Christensen — Dermatology
James Clune — Plastic Surgery
Michael Cohenuram — Medical Oncology
John W. Colberg — Urology
Hari Deshpande — Medical Oncology
Frank Detterbeck — Thoracic Surgery
Michael DiLuna — Neurosurgery
Beverly Drucker — Medical Oncology
Kevin Du — Radiation Oncology
Richard Edelson — Dermatology
Neal Fischbach — Medical Oncology
Aron Flagg — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Francine Foss — Medical Oncology
Gary Friedlaender —Orthopaedic Surgery
Scott Gettinger — Medical Oncology
Michael Girardi — Dermatology
Earl Glusac — Pathology
Rachel Greenup — Surgical Oncology
Murat Gunel — Neurosurgery
David Hafler — Neurology
Roy Herbst — Medical Oncology
David Hesse — Urology
Susan Higgins — Radiation Oncology
Mary Jane Hogan — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Sarah Hull — Cardiovascular Disease
Gary Israel — Diagnostic Radiology
Suguru Imaeda — Dermatology
Silvio Inzucchi — Endocrinology, Diabetes, & Metabolism
Dhanpat Jain — Pathology
Priya Jamadar — Gastroenterology
Michele Johnson — Neuroradiology
Kimberly Johung — Radiation Oncology
Benjamin Judson — Otolaryngology
Jennifer Kapo — Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Patrick Kenney — Urology
Sajid Khan — Surgical Oncology
Isaac Kim — Urology
Christine Ko — Dermatology
Lakshmanan Krishnamurti — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Sanjay Kulkarni — Surgery
Pamela Kunz — Medical Oncology
John Kveton — Otolaryngology
Jill Lacy — Medical Oncology
Johanna LaSala — Medical Oncology
William Laskin — Pathology
Igor Latich — Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Stephen Lattanzi — Medical Oncology
David Leffell — Dermatology
Alfred Lee — Hematology
Merlin Sung Lee— Medical Oncology
Jonathan Leventhal — Dermatology
Angelique Levi – Pathology
John Lewin — Diagnostic Radiology
Walter Longo — Colon & Rectal Surgery
Maryam Lustberg — Medical Oncology
David Madoff — Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Asher Marks — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Kelsey Thompson Martin — Hematology
Thomas Martin — Urology
Vincent Mase — Thoracic Surgery
Saral Mehra — Otolaryngology
Bruce McGibbon — Radiation Oncology
Jennifer McNiff — Pathology
Saral Mehra — Otolaryngology
Ehud Mendel — Neurosurgery
Jennifer Moliterno — Neurosurgery
Jensa Morris — Internal Medicine
Jon Morrow — Pathology
David Mulligan — Surgery
William Oh — Medical Oncology
Juan Carlos Perez Lozada — Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Sara Perkins — Dermatology
Justin Persico — Medical Oncology
Daniel Petrylak — Medical Oncology-Urology
Jeffrey Pollak — Radiology & Biomedical Imaging (Interventional Radiology)
Jennifer Possick —Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine
Lajos Pusztai — Medical Oncology
Elena Ratner — Gynecologic Oncology
Vikram Reddy — Colon & Rectal Surgery
Michael Recht — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
David Rimm — Pathology
Joseph Renzulli — Urology
Marie Robert — Pathology
Kenneth Roberts — Radiation Oncology
Armand Russo — Medical Oncology
Alessandro Santin — Gynecologic Oncology
Sarah Schellhorn — Medical Oncology
Niketa Shah — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Sangini Sheth — Obstetrics & Gynecology
Dinesh Singh — Urology
Gary Soffer — Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Nicholas Stroumbakis — Urology
Kathleen Suozzi — Dermatologic Surgery
Gordon Sze — Neuroradiology
Mario Sznol — Medical Oncology
Lynn Tanoue — Pulmonary Disease
Hugh Taylor — Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Mary Tomayko — Dermatology
Kiran Turaga — Surgical Oncology
Alla Vash-Margita — Obstetrics & Gynecology
Juan Vasquez — Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Tito Vasquez — Plastic Surgery
Barbara Ward — Surgical Oncology
Jeffrey Weinreb — Diagnostic Radiology
Lynn Wilson — Radiation Oncology
Eric Winer — Medical Oncology
David Witt — Hematology
George Albert Yavorek — Colon & Rectal Surgery
Nwanmegha Young — Otolaryngology
Amanda Zubek — Dermatology
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Yale Cancer Center combines a tradition of innovative cancer treatment and quality care for our patients. Designated as a National Cancer Institute (NCI) comprehensive cancer center for 50 years, Yale Cancer Center is one of only 57 centers in the nation and the only one in Connecticut. Yale Cancer Center is a collaboration between nationally and internationally renowned scientists and physicians at Yale School of Medicine and Smilow Cancer Hospital. This partnership enables the Center to provide the best approaches for prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.