It has been confirmed once again: USF Health has a major impact on the health care of Tampa Bay area residents, as nearly a third (29 percent) of the local physicians who made the 2010 Best Doctors in America list works at USF Health.

Include the dedicated volunteer faculty members (those who teach medical students or residents several times each year) and College of Medicine alumni in private practice locally, and the numbers go up even more – 57 percent of the list has a connection with USF Health.

The annual list for Best Doctors in America is compiled from surveys of physicians asking them who they would go to for treatment in their specialty. The result is a national listing of 40,000 physicians in more than 40 specialties.

This year, the list included 569 physicians from the Tampa Bay area. Of that, 155 are full-time, courtesy, or adjunct physicians for USF. The list also included 79 physicians who are volunteer faculty members for USF and 58 alumni of the USF College of Medicine (some of the physicians in other categories are also alumni but were counted only in their faculty category), bringing the total to 298 physicians (57 percent) who have a connection with USF Health.

“As the largest medical practice on the west coast of Florida, USF Health’s ability to provide quality health care to this region’s families is unparalleled,” said Stephen K. Klasko, MD, MBA, dean of the USF College of Medicine and CEO of USF Health.

“Our faculty physicians, our physician graduates, and our generous volunteer physician teachers continue to be called the Best Doctors in America. We sincerely thank them for their great work and care.”

The following is a list of physicians included in the 2010 Best Doctors in America who have a connection to USF Health. Some physicians earned spots in more than one specialty, so this list will total more.

Allergy and Immunology
Morna Jean Dorsey
Roger Williams Fox
Mark Christian Glaum
Alan Barton Halsey
Craig Andrew Kalik
Dennis K. Ledford
Richard F. Lockey
Elena Elizabeth Perez
Mitchel Seleznick
Mandel Reid Sher

Anesthesiology
Alan David Almengual
Rafael Miguel
David Jeffrey Samuels

Cardiovascular Disease
Guillermo B. Cintron
Ignacio L. Gallardo
Debbie Rinde-Hoffman
John Thompson Sullebarger

Colon and Rectal Surgery
Jorge E. Marcet

Critical Care Medicine
W. McDowell Anderson
Allan L. Goldman
Mark Rumbak
Daniel Jacob Schwartz
David Allan Solomon
Frank W. Walsh

Dermatology
Teresa Pullara Brandt
Basil S. Cherpelis
Peter A. Donelan
Lowella E. Esperanza
Neil Alan Fenske
Timothy Francis Kelly
Stacy Perez
Philip D. Shenefelt

Endocrinology and Metabolism
David Ralph Leonard

Family Medicine
Colin S. Beach
Harrison James Brownlee, Jr.
Adam A. Brunson
Sean T. Bryan
Eric Emmanuel Coris
Thomas E. Esposito
Eduardo C. Gonzalez
Pamela C. Grover
Frederic J. Guerrier
Russell M. Hostetler
George E. Hutter
Richard J. Ina
Paul Lewis
Candice C. Linton
Dolores K. Lowe
John V. Murray, Jr.
Linda P. Murray
Michele D. Pescasio
Joel S. Prawer
Cheryl Reed
Richard G. Roetzheim
Robert B. Rosequist
Joseph P. Springle
Frank Allan Thompson
Ronald Vicencio
Laurie J. Woodard
Kira Katherine Zwygart

Gastroenterology
H. Worth Boyce, Jr.
Patrick G. Brady
Jay J. Mamel
H. Juergen Nord
Haim Pinkas

Geriatric Medicine
Claudia Beghé-Balducci
John A. Frutchey
June Y. Leland
Hae Kyoung Park
Vincent D. Perron
Ronald Scott Schonwetter

Hand Surgery
Robert John Belsole

Infectious Disease
Margarita Rosa Cancio
Beata C. Casanas
John N. Greene
Douglas Allen Holt
Jose Montero
John Thomas Sinnott
Charurut Somboonwit
Todd S. Wills

Internal Medicine
Harold M. Adelman
Donald Behnke
Bryan Bognar
Kent R. Corral
Mark Allen Davis
Michael T. Flannery
Kathleen Moss Grizzard
Carol A. Hodges
Richard P. Hoffmann
Deborah A. Humphrey
Jeffrey A. Kooper
Jose (Joe) L. Lezama, Jr.
Cuc Thi Mai
Hugo J. Narvarte
Kevin O’Brien
Lucila Ramiro
Alexander Reiss
Elizabeth A. Warner
David Weiland
Susan M. Zimmer

Medical Oncology and Hematology
Lewis Auerbach

Nephrology
Denise Y. Alveranga
Samuel Steven Weinstein

Neurological Surgery
Mark Greenberg
Kenneth Louis
Donald A. Smith
Fernando L. Vale
Harry R. van Loveren

Neurology
Selim Ramin Benbadis
Edmund Guy Grant, Jr.
Robert A. Hauser
Jan K. Korthals
Kenneth Louis
Juan R. Sanchez-Ramos
Michael Allan Sloan
Paul R. Winters

Obstetrics and Gynecology
Jeffrey L. Angel
Ignacio Armas
Marc A. Bernhisel
Jeffrey K. Carlson
Mitchel S. Hoffman
Michael W. Jaeger
Galen Bruce Jones
Mary Lee Josey
Craig S. Kalter
Catherine M. Lynch
Anthony M. Messina
Anna Kristina Parsons
Michael Thomas Parsons
Shayne M. Plosker
Barry Stephen Verkauf
James C. Von Thron
J. Kell Williams

Ophthalmology
Craig Berger
Leonard Edward Cortelli, Jr.
Mitchell D. Drucker
Lewis Groden
Steven Abraham Gross
Geoffrey Malcom Kwitko
Scott E. Pautler
Peter Reed Pavan
Thomas J. Pusateri
David W. Richards
Charles B. Slonim

Orthopaedic Surgery
Glen A. Barden
Brett R. Bolhofner
William G. Carson, Jr.
Heidi Multhopp Stephens
Michael R. Piazza

Otolaryngology
Loren J. Bartels
Kestutis Paul Boyev
Douglas W. Klotch
Thomas Vincent McCaffrey
Tapan Ashvin Padhya
Daniel Vincent

Pathology
L. Frank Glass
Jane Messina
Michael Morgan
Santo V. Nicosia

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Alan Barton Halsey
Craig Andrew Kalik
Mandel Reid Sher
John W. Sleasman

Pediatric Anesthesiology
George Garcia Alvarez
Michael A. Garcia

Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
James Anthony Quintessenza

Pediatric Cardiology
Alfred Asante-Korang
Jorge Manuel Giroud
James Gifford Henry
Richard Manuel Martinez
Jorge McCormack

Pediatric Critical Care
David Seth Cooper
Perry Boyd Everett
John  C. Haffner
Mark Allan Nichter
David Pettigrew
Daniel J. Plasencia
Dan Riggs
Albert Saltiel
Richard E. Weibley

Pediatric Endocrinology
Barry B. Bercu
Terry J. DeClue
Frank B. Diamond, Jr.
E. Verena Jorgensen
John I. Malone
Allen W. Root
Dorothy I. Shulman

Pediatric Gastroenterology
Daniel T. McClenathan
Michele P. Winesett

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Jerry L. Barbosa
Michael L. Nieder

Pediatric Infectious Disease
David Michael Berman
Juan Dumois
Patricia Emmanuel

Pediatric Nephrology
Alfonso Campos
Valerie M. Panzarino
Sharon A. Perlman

Pediatric Neurological Surgery
Carolyn M. Carey
Sarah J. Gaskill
Arthur E. Marlin
Gerald F. Tuite

Pediatric Ophthalmology
Magda Barsoum-Homsy
Steven Abraham Gross
Derek B. Hess
J. Bruce Hess

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Jeffrey B. Neustadt

Pediatric Otolaryngology
Thomas M. Andrews
Wade Russell Cressman

Pediatric Plastic Surgery
Ernesto Ruas

Pediatric Pulmonology
Tony Kriseman

Pediatric Rheumatology
Robert W. Nickeson, Jr.
Mandel Reid Sher
W. Sleasman

Pediatric Specialist/Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Jeffrey L. Alvaro
Michael Bengtson
Glenn Catalano
Mark A. Cavitt
Steven Noah Kanfer
Tanya K. Murphy
Kailie R. Shaw
Saundra Stock

Pediatric Specialist/Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
Alastair A. Hutchison
Anthony E. Napolitano, Jr.
Lewis P. Rubin

Pediatric Specialist/Neurology, General
Joseph A. Casadonte
Maria A. Gieron-Korthals
J. Richard Gunderman
Steven Parrish Winesett

Pediatric Urology
Yves L. Homsy
Mark E. Kolligian

Pediatrics/General
Melody M. Baade
Lori A. Bowers
Jose E. Colon
Sharon M. Dabrow
Gabriele Hosemann
Gerard R. Hough
Patricia L. Jeansonne
Karalee Kulek-Luzey
Mudra K. Kumar
Katherine Lewis
Carol Lilly
Fred I. Lipschutz
Hugo J. Narvarte
Emily T. Perkins
Domenick P. Reina
Christopher D. Reiner
PediLynnette N. Ringenberg
Jennifer Cohen Takagishi
Christopher L. Tappan

Pediatrics/Hospital Medicine
Dipti Patel Amin
Antoinette C. Spoto-Cannons

Plastic Surgery
Henry Arvil Redmon
Ernesto Ruas
Karen E. Wells

Psychiatry
Jeffrey L. Alvaro
Glenn Catalano
Maria C. Catalano
Mark A. Cavitt
James R. Edgar
Francisco Fernandez
Jaffrey Hashimie
Steven Noah Kanfer
Tanya K. Murphy
Pauline S. Powers
Deborah C. Roth
David V. Sheehan
Michael Finbar Sheehan
Amanda Grant Smith
Jonathan Taylor Stewart

Pulmonary Medicine
W. Michael Alberts
W. McDowell Anderson
Allan L. Goldman
Daniel Lorch
Richard S. Powell
Mark Rumbak
Daniel Jacob Schwartz
Mark Anthony Smith
David Allan Solomon
Frank W. Walsh

Radiation Oncology
Harvey M. Greenberg
James L. Pearlman

Radiology
John A. Arrington
Carlos R. Martinez
Frederick Reed Murtagh
Bruce R. Zwiebel

Rheumatology
Harold M. Adelman
John D. Carter
Laura Cruse
Dennis K. Ledford
Mitchel Seleznick
Kimberly M. Smith
Joanne Valeriano-Marcet

Sleep Medicine
W. McDowell Anderson
Daniel Lorch
Daniel Jacob Schwartz

Surgery
Michael H. Albrink
Sylvia Deal Campbell
Charles E. Cox
Steven B. Goldin
John Leone
Michel Murr
Ernest C. Rehnke
Alexander S. Rosemurgy II
David H. Shapiro
Larry R. Williams
Terry E. Wright

Surgical Oncology
Charles E. Cox
C. Wayne Cruse

Urology
David A. Hochberg
Jorge L. Lockhart
Julio M. Pow-Sang

Vascular Surgery
Martin R. Back
Dennis F. Bandyk
John L. Driscoll
Brad Larvin Johnson
Ernest C. Rehnke
Murray L. Shames
Larry R. Williams