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Elissa Gittes, MD
Loreta M. Matheo MD
Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD
Tahniat Sultana Syed, MD

Christin L. Deal, MD
Merritt L. Fajt, MD
Andrej Aleksandar Petrov, MD

Anita Courcoulas, MD

Cardiac Surgery

Victor O. Morell, MD
Norihisa Shigemura, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Neil A. Christie, MD
Arjun Pennathur, MD
Matthew Schuchert, MD

Gerard (Jerry) Vockley, MD, PhD

James J. Baran, MD
Marc Brozovich, MD
David S. Medich, MD

Theodore Vuchinich, MD

Stephanie B. Dietz, MD
Douglas W. Kress, MD
Suzan Obagi, MD
Kaitlin Peters, MD
Mary Sheehan, MD

Raucheline Akindele, MD
Wendie Berg, MD, PhD
Barton F. Branstetter, MD
Emanuel Kanal, MD
Ashima Lall, MD
Sheila G. Moore, MD
James M. Mountz, MD, PhD
Alisa Sumkin, MD
Michael D. Weiss, MD

Janet H. Leung, MD
Helena Levitt, MD
David A. Rometo, MD
Karen Selk, DO
Divya Sistla, MD
Frederico Toledo, MD
Jagdeesh Ullal, MD

Ophthalmology

Alexander Anetakis, MD
Gabrielle Bonhomme, MD
Joel D. Brown, MD
Ian P. Conner, MD
Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD
Denise Gallagher, MD
Anna G. Gushchin, MD
Roheena M. Kamyar, MD
Alex Mammen, MD
Joseph N. Martel, MD
Kanwal Ken Nischal, MD
Matthew S. Pihlblad, MD
Scott L. Portnoy, MD
Colin Prensky, MD
Tarek Shazly, MD
Marshall W. Stafford, MD
Susan Tonya Stefko, MD
John S. Swogger, DO
Evan L. (Jake) Waxman, MD, PhD

Otolaryngology

James E. Blaugrund, MD
Joseph Dohar, MD
Bridget C. Hathaway, MD
Jonas T. Johnson, MD
Seungwon Kim, MD
Carl H. Snyderman, MD
Ryan Soose, MD
Matthew E. Spector, MD
Shaum S. Sridharan, MD
Sandra Stinnett, MD
Eric W. Wang, MD
José P. Zevallos, MD

David G. Binion, MD
Randall E. Brand, MD
Jennifer S. Chennat, MD
Su Min Cho, MD
Kapil B. Chopra, MD
Howard M. Dubner, MD
Janet Kwok, MD
Kevin M. McGrath, MD
Michael L. Mlecko, MD
Tina Musahl, MD
Michael A. Pezzone, MD, PhD
Marc B. Schwartz, MD
Adam Slivka, MD, PhD
Sunny Y. Tao, MD
Michelle Suzanne Victain, MD
Lee M. Weinberg, MD 

Fred H. Rubin, MD

Mark E. Baratz, MD
Robert J. Goitz, MD
Thomas B. Hughes, MD
H. James Pfaeffle, MD, PhD
Christopher C. Schmidt, MD

Cardiovascular Disease

Aryan N. Aiyer, MD
Kathryn L. Berlacher, MD
Sam A. Buffer, MD
Rabindra (Robin) Girdhar, MD
Jenifer E. Lee, MD
Joshua Levenson, MD
Michael Mathier, MD
Dennis M. McNamara, MD
Michael Pecora, MD
Steven E. Reis, MD
James Richardson, MD
Olga Shabalov, MD
Prem Soman, MD, PhD
Brian Staub, MD
Benjamin Susco, MD
Kenneth Vesio, MD
Andrew H. Voigt, MD
Christopher M. Wentz, MD
Timothy C. Wong, MD

Cardiac Electrophysiology

Sandeep K. Jain, MD
Samir Saba, MD
Norman C. Wang, MD

Interventional Cardiology

Sun Scolieri, MD
Krishnamurty V. Tummalapalli, MD
Rekhi Varghese, MD
Jose Venero, MD

Vascular Surgery

Georges E. Al-Khoury, MD
Eric S. Hager, MD
Steven Arnold Leers, MD
Michel S. Makaroun, MD
Michael J. Singh, MD
Theodore H. Yuo, MD

Amanda Worf Brown, MD
Jane Schell, MD

Ricardo Daniel Arbulu Guerra
Tatiana Bogdanovich, MD
Karin Byers, MD
Carolyn Fernandes, MD
Christiane M. Hadi, MD
Ken S. Ho, MD
Yija Li, MD
Sarah McBeth, MD
Deborah McMahon, MD
Varidhi Vauriyal, MD
Sharon Riddler, MD
Palash Samanta, MD
Fernanda Silveira, MD
Brandon J. Smith, MD
John A. Viehman, MD
Mohamed H. Yassin, MD

Blaise W. Abramovitz, DO
Amar D. Bansal, MD
Filitsa Bender, MD
Ranil N. DeSilva, MD
Yan Dorneich, MD
Christopher J. Passero, MD
Evan C. Ray, MD, PhD
Helbert Rondon, MD

Neurological Surgery

Taylor Abel, MD
Matt El-Kadi, MD
Peter C. Gerszten, MD
Jorge A. Gonzalez-Martinez, MD, PhD, FAANS
Constantinos G. Hadjipanayis, MD, PhD
David Kojo Hamilton, MD
L. Dade Lunsford, MD
Vincent J. Miele, MD
David O. Okonkwo, MD, PhD
Daniel A. Wecht, MD
Pascal O. Zinn, MD, PhD

Neurology

Sarah Berman, MD, PhD
Jan Drappatz, MD
Joanna S. Fong-Isariyawongse, MD
Joseph Furman, MD
J. Timothy Greenamyre, MD
Rock A. Heyman, MD
Robert G. Kaniecki, MD
Laurie E. Knepper, MD
David Lacomis, MD
Erek M. Lam, MD
Megan Mantica, MD
Valerie Suski, DO
Alexandra Urban, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Jessica Layne Berger, MD
Michelle M. Boisen, MD
Madeleine B. Courtney-Brooks, MD
Robert P. Edwards, MD
Alexander B. Olawaiye, MD
Paniti Sukumvanich, MD

Hematology

Stanley Marks, MD
Enrico M. Novelli, MD

Medical Oncology

Afaq Ahmad, MD
Leonard J. Appleman, MD, PhD
Jason Bierenbaum, MD
Adam M. Brufsky, MD, PhD
Rushir Choksi, MD
Diwakar Davar, MD
Kathleen A. Dorritie, MD
Moon J. Fenton, MD, PhD
Lanie K. Francis, MD
Gaurav Goel, MD
Vikram C. Gorantla, MD
Venus A. Hadeed, MD
Jing-Zhou Hou, MD, PhD
John M. Kirkwood, MD
Andrew Laman, MD
John Lech, MD
Hongmei Liang, MD, PhD
Monica Malhotra, MD
Christopher Marsh, MD
Dhaval Mehta, MD
Sajid M. Peracha, MD
Dan P. Petro, MD
Vincent Edgar Reyes, Jr., MD
Alison R. Sehgal, MD
Nishant Tageja, MD
Roby A. Thomas, MD
John Waas, DO
Dan P. Zandberg, MD

Radiation Oncology

Parul N. Barry, MD
Sarahgene Gillianne DeFoe, MD
Veronica Eisen, MD
Kiran Mehta, MD
Heath Devin Skinner, MD
Ryan P. Smith, MD
Felicia E. Snead, MD
John A. Vargo IV, MD

Surgical Oncology

Emilia J. Diego, MD
Matthew P. Holtzman, MD
Kenneth K. W. Lee, MD
Priscilla F. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
James F. Pingpank, MD
Quart Ul Ain Sabih, MD
Jennifer G. Steiman, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Juston W. Arner, MD
James Philip Bradley, MD
Charles J. Burke III, MD
William F. Donaldson III, MD
John R. Fowler, MD
Yram Jan Groff, MD
MaCalus V. Hogan, MD
Jonathan D. Hughes, MD
Brian A. Klatt, MD
Alex J. Kline, MD
Joon Yung Lee, MD
Albert Lin, MD
Craig S. Mauro, MD
Edward J. McClain III, MD
Richard L. McGough, MD
Gele B. Moloney, MD
Volker Musahl, MD
Thomas S. Muzzonigro, MD
Stephen J. Rabuck, MD
Mark W. Rodosky, MD
William E. Saar, DO
Vincent J. Silvaggio, MD
Patrick N. Smith, MD
Dharmesh Vyas, MD
Robert L. Waltrip, MD
Kurt R. Weiss, MD
Adolph J. Yates, MD

Trent D. Emerick, MD, MBA
Ajay Wasan, MD

Sheldon I. Bastacky, MD
Anthony J. Demetris, MD
Kanika Goel, MD

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Boris Birmaher, MD

Child Neurology

Catalina Cleves-Bayon, MD
Dana D. Cummings, MD, PhD
Robyn A. Filipink, MD
Monica R. Naik, MD
Yoshimi Sogawa, MD

Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics

Kristin M. Hannibal, MD

Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Hey Jin Chong, MD, PhD
Desha M. Jordan, MD
Allyson Sara Larkin, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

Gaurav Arora, MD
Elizabeth C. Caris, MD
Adam B. Christopher, MD
Brian Feingold, MD
Bryan J. Funari, MD
Jacqueline Kreutzer, MD, FAAC, FSCAI
Lizabeth M. Lanford, MD
Susan A. Miller, MD
Laura J. Olivieri, MD
Kirsten M. Rose-Felker, MD
Linda Russo, MD
Sara M. Trucco, MD

Pediatric Endocrinology

Silva A. Arslanian, MD
Oscar Escobar, MD
Kara S. Hughan, MD
Ingrid M. Libman, MD, PhD
Bach-Mai Vu-Boast, MD
Selma Feldman Witchel, MD

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Feras Al-Issa, MD
Mary H. Ayers, MD
Simon Horslen, MD
Leah M. Siebold, MD
James Squires, MD
Whitney M. Sunseri, MD

Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Andrew J. Bukowinski, MD
James Cooper, MD
Erika Friehling, MD
Jean Tersak, MD

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Brian T. Campfield, MD
Michael David Green, MD, MPH
Marian G. Michaels, MD, MPH
Andrew Nowalk, MD, PhD

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

Michael P. McClincy, MD
Stephen A. Mendelson, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

David H. Chi, MD

Pediatric Pulmonology

Mark E. Dovey, MD
Traci M. Kazmerski, MD
Geoffrey Kurland, MD
Hiren V. Muzumdar, MD
Jane B. Taylor, MD
Daniel Weiner, MD

Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Dina B. Patterson, MD

Pediatric Rheumatology

Daniel A. Kietz, MD, PhD
Margalit E. Rosenkranz, MD
Kathryn Torok, MD

Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Burhanuddin Mahmood, MD
Kalyani R. Vats, MD

Pediatric Surgery

George K. Gittes, MD
Kevin P. Mollen, MD
Michael J. Morowitz, MD
Stefan Scholz, MD
Paul K. Waltz, MD

Pediatric Urology

Glenn M. Cannon, MD
Rajeev Chaudhry, MD
Francis X. Schneck, MD

Pediatrics

Kiran Bhat, MD
Lawrence J. Butler, MD
Diego G. Chaves-Gnecco, MD
Jennifer M. Chianese, MD
Norman L. Cohen, MD
Kristin L. Frederick, MD
Eric J. Friedlander, MD
Joseph Gatial, MD
Robin M. Gaus, MD
Timothy P. Hart, MD
Victoria K. Jewell-Mahler, MD
Laura E. Kisloff, MD
Thomas G. Lynch, MD
Benjamin Miller, MD
Deborah R. Moss, MD
Paula Naples, MD
JoAnn Nickleach, MD
Mary Pagnotto, MD
Beth Ann Papas, MD
Suzanne M. Reitz, MD
James J. Rodrigues, MD
Paul L. Rowland III, MD, PhD
Rachel K. Stewart, MD
Lidia C. Turzai, MD
Laura K. Voigt, MD, FAAP
Amanda M. Willingham, MD
David H. Wolfson, MD

Alan W. Chu, MD
Gary Galang, MD
Amanda L. Harrington, MD
Eric Robert Helm, MD
John Allen Horton III, MD
Amy J. Houtrow, MD
Michael C. Munin, MD
Edward D. Reidy, MD
Jennifer Shen, MD
Gwendolyn A. Sowa, MD, PhD
Christopher J. Standaert, MD

Carolyn De La Cruz, MD
Jeffrey A. Gusenoff, MD
Joseph E. Losee, MD
Vu T. Nguyen, MD
Brodie Parent, MD
J. Peter Rubin, MD
Mario G. Solari, MD
Guy Stofman, MD

Family Medicine

Roberta L. Bashore, MD
Mark R. Biedrzycki, MD
Rina Chabra, DO
Essam M. Demian, MD
Edward J. Garofolo, MD
Michael J. Govi, MD
Emily Ketterer, MD
Cara R. McAnaney, MD
Lindsay A. Nakaishi, MD, MPH
Stephen E. Perryman, MD
Jamie L. Probst-Sisak, MD
Aparna V. Taylor, MD
Juno E. Varghese, MD
Valerie P. Wislo, MD

Internal Medicine

Eric J. Anish, MD
Virginia M. Balderston, MD
Rana Billeh, MD
Raquel A. Buranosky, MD
Emily Burns, MD
Bonnie K. Case, MD
Jennifer Ann Corbelli, MD
Mark A. Duca, MD
Carolyn D. Ellis, MD
D. Michael Elnicki, MD
Michael W. Finikiotis, MD
Gary S. Fischer, MD
Ibrahim I. Ghobrial, MD
Alda Maria Ribeiro Gonzaga, MD
Rebecca E. Green, MD
Heather M. Hanzlik, MD, PhD
Matthew A. Joseph, MD
Mehrshid Kiazand, MD
Joseph L. Lipinski, MD
David J. McAdams, MD
Diana Samberg, MD
Dennis Stull, MD
Sarah A. Tilstra, MD
Dianne M. Zalenski, MD

Geriatric Psychiatry

Tejal J. Bhojak

Psychiatry

Carmen Andreescu, MD
Daniel J. Buysse, MD
Ronald M. Glick, MD
Ellen M. Whyte, MD

Charles Atwood, MD
Michael P. Donahoe, MD
Steven P. Harris, MD
Daniel J. Kass, MD
Joann B. Kim, MD
Jennifer Gonzalez McComb, MD
Jennifer L. Newitt, MD
Joseph M. Pilewski, MD
David H. Rice, MD
Thomas B. Rice, MD
Patrick J. Strollo, MD
Daniel I. Sullivan, MD
Emily L. Yee, MD
Richard Zou, MD

Dana P. Ascherman, MD
Deborah J. Co, MD
Robyn T. Domsic, MD
David J. Helfrich, MD
Niveditha Mohan, MD
Chester V. Oddis, MD
Betsy F. Shook, MD

Deepa Burman, MD
Rachel J. Givelber, MD

Jeanne M. Doperak, DO
Elizabeth P. Herrman, MD
Daniel R. Lueders, MD
Aaron Mares, MD
Mounif E. Rifkah, MD
Matthew C. Schaffer, MD

Graciela Maria Bauza, MD
Kevin O. Garrett, MD
David A. Geller, MD
Ronald Johnson, MD
Kristin Lupinacci, MD
George V. Mazariegos, MD
Ramesh C. Ramanathan, MD
Kyle Soltys, MD
Joseph Sorg, MD
Andrew R. Watson, MD
Linwah Yip, MD

Ronald M. Benoit, Jr., MD
Joel D. Bigley, MD
Benjamin J. Davies, MD
Bishoy Gayed, MD
Ronald L. Hrebinko, Jr., MD
Stephen V. Jackman, MD
Bruce L. Jacobs, MD
Jodi Maranchie, MD
Joel Nelson, MD
Paul J. Rusilko, DO
Amy D. Srodes, MD
Tatum V. Tarin, MD
Amir Toussi, MD
Quoc-Dien Trinh, MD
Robert Turner, MD

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Anna B. Binstock, MD
Francesca L. Facco, MD
Sami P. Makaroun, MD
Sarah C. Rogan, MD
Sara Beth Sakamoto, MD
Allison E. Serra, MD
Hyagriv N. Simhan, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Sarah Elizabeth Allen, MD
David Badway, MD
Katherine E. Bunge, MD
Serena H. J. Chan, MD
Beatrice Chen, MD
Noedahn Copley-Woods, MD
Nicole Donnellan, MD
Susan M. Lareau, MD
Suketu M. Mansuria, MD
Erin L. Rhinehart, MD
Anne Shaheen, MD
Rebecca I. Waltner-Toews, MD
Harold C. Wiesenfeld, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Gabriella G. Gosman, MD

Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Megan Bradley, MD
Jocelyn J. Fitzgerald, MD
Pamela A. Moalli, MD, PhD
Halina M. Zyczynski, MD

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