More than 140 University of Maryland Medical Center Physicians Recognized As “Top Doctors” In Baltimore Magazine 2022 Survey

BALTIMORE – More than 140 University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC) physicians are recognized as "Top Doctors" in the November 2022 special issue of Baltimore magazine. The UMMC honorees, who are also on the faculty of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, are among the more than 250 physicians across the University of Maryland Medical System hospitals to be included on the annual list which spans 90 specialties and sub-specialties.

"We've are incredibly fortunate to have some of the region's most skilled physicians providing exceptional care for UMMC patients," said Bert W. O'Malley, MD, President and CEO of UMMC. "In addition to their commitment to patient-centered care, each of these physicians share a pursuit of discovery and innovation through our close affiliation with the University of Maryland School of Medicine. We are pleased that they have earned this highly-regarded acknowledgment of their dedication to saving and improving lives."

UMMC is the flagship academic hospital for the University of Maryland Medical System (UMMS) and an anchor institution in Baltimore City.

"We are honored once again to have so many of our physicians included on this prestigious list," said Mohan Suntha, MD, MBA, President and CEO of UMMS. "Being recognized by peer physicians is one of the strongest validations of their work as clinicians providing compassionate, high-quality health care for tens of thousands of patients every year."

The "Top Doctors" results are based on Baltimore magazine's annual survey of thousands of physicians in the Baltimore region who were asked to name the best doctors; the list covers 116 specialties and subspecialties and more than 600 doctors who received the highest number of recommendations by their peers are included.

UMMS hospitals represented in "Top Doctors" include the University of Maryland Medical Center – Downtown Campus; University of Maryland Medical Center – Midtown Campus, both located in Baltimore City; University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie (Anne Arundel County); University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center in Towson (Baltimore County); University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Medical Center (Bel Air) and University of Maryland Harford Memorial Hospital (Havre de Grace), both in Harford County, and University of Maryland Rehabilitation and Orthopaedic Institute, located in Baltimore City.

Our "Top Doctors" are listed below by specialty. Click on their names to learn more about them or to make an appointment.

Adolescent Medicine

• Matthew Grant, MD

Behavioral and Developmental Pediatrics

• Deborah Badawi, MD

Cardiac Surgery - Mitral Valve/Aortic Valve/Coronary Artery Bypass

• Mehrdad Ghoreishi, MD

Cardiology - Electrophysiology

• Timm-Michael Dickfeld, MD
• Vincent See, MD

Cardiology - Interventional

• Diljon Chahal, MD
• Anuj Gupta, MD
• Mukta Srivastava, MD
• Mark Vesely, MD

Cardiology - Non-Interventional

• Brian Barr, MD
• Gautam Ramani, MD
• Libin Wang, MD, PhD

Colo-Rectal

• Andrea Bafford, MD

Dermatology

• Zaineb Makhzoumi, MD

Emergency Medicine

• Afrah Ali, MD
• Brian Corwell, MD
• Angela Smedley, MD

Endocrinology

• Elizabeth Lamos, MD
• Kashif Munir, MD
• Hilary Whitlatch, MD

Endocrinology - Diabetes Care

• Rana Malek, MD

Family Medicine

• Diana Carvajal, MD
• Shana Ntiri, MD
• Kristin Reavis, MD

Gastroenterology

• Eric Goldberg, MD
• Sandra Quezada, MD

Gastroenterology - Inflammatory Bowel Disease

• Raymond Cross, MD

General Gynecology

• Jessica Lee, MD

General Obstetrics/High-Risk Obstetrics

• Julie Hurvitz, MD
• Doee Kitessa, MD

General Pediatrics

• Rebecca Carter, MD
• Nisha Divakaruni, MD
• Mutiat Tolu Onigbanjo, MD
• Vandana Racherla, MD

General Surgery

• Stephen Kavic, MD
• Jonathan Pearl, MD

Genetics

• Carol Greene, MD

Hematology

• Jennie Law, MD

Hospitalist Medicine

• Norman Retener, MD

Infectious Disease

• Uzoamaka Eke, MD
• Shivakumar Narayanan, MBBS
• Devang Mahesh Patel, MD
• David Riedel, MD
• Patrick Ryscavage, MD
• Paul Saleeb, MD
• Melanie Malave Sanchez, MD
• Kathryn Schlaffer, MD
• Sarah Schmalzle, MD

Intensivists/Critical Care

• Avelino Verceles, MD

Intensivists/Critical Care - Trauma

• Joseph Herrold, MD
• Rishi Kundi, MD

Internal Medicine - General

• John Allen, MD
• Danielle Baek, MD
• Jessica Lee, MD
• Stacy Schwartz, MD

Interventional Radiology

• Gaurav Jindal, MD
• Howard Richard, III, MD

Maternal-Fetal Medicine

• Andrea Desai, MD

Neonatology

• Natalie Davis, MD
• Francesca Okolie, DO

Neurology - Epilepsy

• Stephanie Chen, MD
• Peter Crino, MD, PhD
• Jennifer Hopp, MD
• Megan Margiotta, MD

Neurology - General

• Chandana Chauhan, MD
• Michael Phipps, MD

Neurology - Movement Disorder

• Stephen Reich, MD
• Joseph Savitt, MD, PhD

Neurosurgery

• Mohamed Labib, MD
• Charles Sansur, MD
• Gary Schwartzbauer, MD, PhD
• Graeme Woodworth, MD

Oncology - Breast

• Paula Rosenblatt, MD

Oncology - Orthopedic

• Vincent Ng, MD

Ophthalmology

• Lily Im, MD
• Wuqaas Munir, MD
• Sarah Sunshine, MD

Orthopedic Surgery - Foot and Ankle

• Natalie Danna, MD

Orthopedic Surgery - Hand

• Raymond Pensy, MD

Orthopedic Surgery - Joint

• Sumon Nandi, MD

Orthopedic Surgery/Sports Medicine

• R. Frank Henn, MD
• Natalie Leong, MD
• Jonathan Packer, MD

Otolaryngology - Adult General

• Jeffrey Wolf, MD

Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Malignancies

• Rodney Taylor, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiology

• Stephanie Kahntroff, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Critical Care Medicine

• Stacie Peddy, MD

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery

• Barry Deatrick, MD
• Joseph Forbess, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

• Alicia Chaves, MD
• Peter Gaskin, MD
• Rachel Moore, MD
• Nicholas Pietris, MD
• Geoffrey Rosenthal, MD, PhD
• Sudhir Vashist, MD

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

• Jason Custer, MD
• Cortney Foster, MD
• Adrian Holloway, MD

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

• Forrest Closson, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

• Paula Newton, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology

• Samra Blanchard, MD
• Runa Watkins, MD

Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

• Regina Macatangay, MD
• Ashley Munchel, MD
• Teresa York, MD

Pediatric Hospitalist Medicine

• Jack Gladstein, MD

Pediatric Nephrology

• Bakri Alzarka, MD

Pediatric Neurology

• Gozde Erdemir, MD
• Stephen Thompson, MD

Pediatric Ophthalmology

• Jana Bregman, MD
• M. Roni Levin, MD

Pediatric Pulmonology

• Anayansi Lasso-Pirot, MD

Pediatric Surgery

• Eric Strauch, MD

Pediatric Surgery - Otorhinolaryngology

• Amal Isaiah, MD, DPhil

Pediatric Surgery - Pediatric Urology

• Kimberly Lumpkins, MD

Plastic Surgery - Reconstructive

• Yvonne Rasko, MD

Podiatry

• Hummira Abawi, DPM
• Jacob Wynes, DPM

Psychiatry - General

• Marissa Flaherty, MD
• Constance Lacap, DO

Pulmonary

• Janaki Deepak, MD
• Kathryn Robinett, MD
• Ashutosh Sachdeva, MD, MBBS
• Nirav Shah, MD
• Avelino Verceles, MD

Radiation Oncology

• Mark Mishra, MD
• William Regine, MD

Spine Surgery

• Steven Ludwig, MD

Sports Medicine

• Claudia Dal Molin, DO, RMSK
• Kyle Yost, DO

Surgical Oncology

• Nader Hanna, MD, BCh

Thoracic Surgery

• S. Alexander Krupnick, MD

Transplant - Cardiac

• Manjula Ananthram, MD, MBBS
• Gautam Ramani, MD

Transplant - Kidney/Pancreas/Liver

• Chandra Bhati, MD

Transplant - Lung

• Christine Lau, MD

Urogynecology

• Madeline Dick-Biascoechea, MD
• Rena Malik, MD

Urology

• Mohummad Minhaj Siddiqui, MD

Vascular Surgery

• Khanjan Nagarsheth, MD
• Rajabrata Sarkar, MD, PhD