PHILADELPHIA (April 30, 2008) – In their May Issue, Philadelphia magazine published their annual list of the region’s “Top Doctors.”  

The following Hahnemann affiliated physicians appeared on the “Top Doctors” list:

• Howard Eisen, MD – Cardiovascular Disease
• Stephanie King, MD – Gynecologic Oncology
• Lydia Komarnicky, MD – Radiation Oncology
• Howard Miller, MD – Internal Medicine
• William Meyers, MD – Surgery
• Paul Nyirjesy, MD – Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Robert Sataloff, MD – Otolaryngology  

To access the “Top Doctors” list, visit: http://www.phillymag.com/health/topdocs.html  

New to the issue this year, the magazine also published a section featuring the region’s best physician practices in designated specialties named “Where to Get the Best Care”:  

The following associated Hahnemann centers or programs were distinguished as “Where to Get the Best Care”:

• Heart Care at Hahnemann
• The Charles C. Wolferth Trauma Center
• Liver Transplant Program
• Kidney Transplant Program
• Drexel Center for Women’s Health
• Pelvic and Sexual Health Institute
• MDA/ALS Center of Hope
• Drexel Vaganitis Center  

To access the “Where to Get the Best Care” list: http://www.phillymag.com/articles/features_centers_of_excellence/  

For more information, or for a referral to a Hahnemann physician, call 1-866-884-4 H U H.  

About Hahnemann University Hospital

Hahnemann University Hospital is a 541-bed academic medical center at Broad and Vine Streets in Philadelphia, Pa.  The hospital is a tertiary care institution that specializes in cardiac services, heart failure and transplantation, OB/GYN, orthopedics, medical, surgical and radiation oncology, bone marrow transplantation, renal dialysis and kidney/pancreas/liver transplantation.  Hahnemann has been named by U.S. News and World Report as one of the nation’s top fifty hospitals for heart care and is also recognized by the American Heart Association as a leader in coronary artery disease and heart failure treatments.   The hospital performed one of the city’s first kidney transplants in 1963 and one of the first bone marrow transplants in 1976.  Hahnemann became Philadelphia’s first Level I Regional Resource Trauma Center for adults in 1986, and since then has been served by MidAtlantic MedEvac, an aeromedical transport program for critically ill patients. Hahnemann is proud to be the first hospital in Philadelphia to join with The Wellness Community of Philadelphia to offer onsite support and education services to cancer patients and their families.  Hahnemann is fully accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the nation’s oldest and largest hospital accreditation agency.   An affiliate of Drexel University College of Medicine, Hahnemann University Hospital is part of Tenet Pennsylvania, which also includes St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children. To learn more about Hahnemann, visit www.hahnemannhospital.com

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