Top Doctors 2009
132 of the Pittsburgh region's best medical professionals in 48 specialties.
When you're looking for a new doctor or are faced with a medical crisis, where do you turn? Our list, prepared for Pittsburgh magazine by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., is a good place to start. To create our list, Castle Connolly contacted thousands of health professionals in the region and asked them to name the doctors to whom they would entrust a family member when faced with a specific medical problem. The physicians are listed under 48 specialties. You'll also find information about the doctors' areas of expertise, hospital affiliations and office addresses and phone numbers. Of course, there are many fine physicians in our community who are not included in this representative list; it is intended as a sampling of the great body of medical talent that calls Pittsburgh home.
Adolescent MedicinePamela Murray, M.D.Special Expertise: Adolescent Gynecology, Menstrual Disorders Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC CHP Adolescent Health Services Children's Oakland Medical Building 3420 Fifth Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-8762 Cardiovascular DiseaseDaniel Edmundowicz, M.D.Special Expertise: Preventive Cardiology, Cholesterol/Lipid Disorders UPMC Presbyterian Magee-Womens Hospital of UPMC CVI at University Center 120 Lytton Ave., Ste. 100B Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-8762 William Follansbee, M.D.Special Expertise: Nuclear Cardiology UPMC Presbyterian CVI at UPMC Presbyterian 200 Lothrop St., Ste. 5B Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-8762 David Lasorda, D.O.Special Expertise: Interventional Cardiology, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Atrial Septal Defect Closure, Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) Closure Allegheny General Hospital Allegheny Professional Building 490 E. North Ave., Ste. 307 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412/359-5822 Srinivas Murali, M.D.Special Expertise: Heart Failure, Transplant Medicine-Heart, Pulmonary Hypertension Allegheny General Hospital Director of Cardiology 320 E. North Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412/359-3527 Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Boris Birmaher, M.D.Special Expertise: Bipolar/Mood Disorders Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC 3811 O'Hara St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-8762 David Brent, M.D.Special Expertise: Suicide Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC 3811 O'Hara St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-8762 Child NeurologyIra Bergman, M.D.Special Expertise: Complex Diagnosis, Neuro-Oncology Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Children's Hospital Drive 45th Street and Penn Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15201 800/533-8762 |
Colon and Rectal SurgeryLinda Farkas, M.D.Special Expertise: Colon and Rectal Cancer, Laparoscopic Colon Surgery, Transanal Endoscopic Microsurgery (TEM) UPMC Shadyside UPMC Passavant Hillman Cancer Center 5115 Centre Ave. Pittsburgh, PA 15232 800/533-8762 David Medich, M.D.Special Expertise: Colon and Rectal Cancer, Ulcerative Colitis, Inflammatory-Bowel Disease/Crohn's Allegheny General Hospital South Tower 320 E. North Ave., Fl. 5 Pittsburgh, PA 15212 412/359-3901 DermatologyDavid Brodland, M.D.Special Expertise: Mohs Surgery, Skin Cancer, Reconstructive Surgery-Skin UPMC Shadyside Jefferson Hospital-Pittsburgh South Hills Medical Building 575 Coal Valley Road, Ste. 360 Clairton, PA 15025 412/466-9400 Douglas Kress, M.D.Special Expertise: Pediatric Dermatology Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Pine Center 11279 Perry Hwy., Ste. 108 Wexford, PA 15090 800/533-8762 Lawrence Stokar, M.D.Special Expertise: Skin Cancer, Psoriasis, Eczema UPMC McKeesport Jefferson Hospital-Pittsburgh 502 Fifth Ave., Room 401 McKeesport, PA 15132 412/678-8806 John Zitelli, M.D.Special Expertise: Mohs Surgery, Skin Cancer, Melanoma UPMC Shadyside Jefferson Hospital-Pittsburgh Shadyside Medical Building 5200 Centre Ave., Ste. 303 Pittsburgh, PA 15232 412/681-9400 Diagnostic RadiologyCarl Fuhrman, M.D.Special Expertise: Thoracic Imaging UPMC Presbyterian UPMC Presbyterian Radiology Dept. 200 Lothrop St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-8762 Emanuel Kanal, M.D.Special Expertise: Neuroradiology, MRI UPMC Presbyterian UPMC Presbyterian Radiology Dept. 200 Lothrop St. Pittsburgh, PA 15213 800/533-8762 |