Article Date: 5/1/2013

Text Area 1: PHILADELPHIA, May 1, 2013— Twenty-five doctors who serve on the Hahnemann University Hospital medical staff were named to Philadelphia magazine’s annual list of the region’s “Top Doctors.”

The magazine partnered with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health-care research and information company, to conduct an online voting process that invited all licensed physicians to cast their ballot for the region’s most highly-skilled doctors. 

The following physicians affiliated with Hahnemann University Hospital are recognized on Philadelphia magazine’s 2013 “Top Doctors” list:

• Jeffrey D. Bedrick: Addictive Psychiatry
• Joseph M. Boselli: Internal Medicine
• Barbara J. Browne: Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
• Ari D. Brooks: Surgery
• Howard J. Eisen: Cardiology
• Paul M. Glat: Plastic Surgery
• Eugene S. Hong: Sports Medicine
• Jamison Jaffe: Urology
• Norman A. Johanson: Orthopedic Surgery
• Ellie Kelepouris: Nephrology
• Lydia T. Komarnicky: Radiation Oncology
• Owen C. Montgomery: Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Paul Nyirjesy: Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Lauren A. Plante: Maternal & Fetal Medicine
• David Reich: Surgery
• James C. Reynolds: Gastroenterology
• Rene Rothstein-Rubin: Medical Oncology
• Robert T. Sataloff: Otolaryngology
• Barbara A. Schindler: Psychiatry
• Robert J. Schwartzman: Neurology
• Katherine D. Sherif: Internal Medicine
• David E. Stein: Colon & Rectal Surgery
• Ole Vielemeyer: Infectious Disease
• Michael S. Weingarten: Vascular Surgery
• Kristene E. Whitmore: Urology

 “Hahnemann’s mission is to provide quality patient-center care,” noted Michael P. Halter, FACHE, chief executive officer. “We are very proud that a number of our physicians are recognized as top in the region on Philadelphia magazine’s 2013 list, and take in pride in the fact that these doctors, and all Hahnemann doctors, are dedicated to our mission.” 

About Hahnemann University Hospital

Hahnemann University Hospital is a 496-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. In 2009, Hahnemann earned Magnet® designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Magnet Recognition Program®. Hahnemann is recognized by the American Heart Association as a leader in coronary artery disease and heart failure treatments. U.S. News and World Report named Hahnemann among the top 50 Best Hospitals in the nation for Cardiology and Heart Surgery in 2010 and 2011, and ranked nine medical specialties as “high performing” in 2012. 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