February 8, 2002

A number of MGH physicians have been honored as "Top Doctors" in the February issue of Boston Magazine. The magazine conducted a survey of more than 100 area physicians and members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association, asking them to name peers whom they would recommend to treat their own loved ones.

The following MGH physicians, listed by specialty, were recognized:

Cardiac surgery
Cary Akins, MD
David Torchiana, MD

Cardiology
Charles Boucher, MD
Roman DeSanctis, MD
Michael Fifer, MD
Eric Isselbacher, MD
Marc Semigran, MD

Dermatology
Bonnie MacKool, MD

Endocrinology
Gilbert Daniels, MD
John Godine, MD

Gastroenterology
Larry Friedman, MD
Peter Kelsey, MD
Robert Schapiro, MD

Infertility
Thomas Toth, MD

Internal medicine
Christopher Coley, MD
James Dineen, MD
Peter Gross, MD
Katharine Treadway, MD

Neurology
Lee Schwamm, MD

Obstetrics and gynecology
Robert Blatman, MD
Jeffrey Ecker, MD
Fredric Frigoletto, MD

Oncological surgery
AnneKathryn Goodman, MD
Mark Ott, MD
Barbara Smith, MD
Andrew Warshaw, MD

Oncology
Thomas Lynch, MD

Orthopaedics
Dennis Burke, MD
Thomas Gill, MD
Dinesh Patel, MD

Pediatrics
Marjorie Curran, MD

Plastic surgery
James May, MD

Pulmonary
Charles Hales, MD
David Kanarek, MD
Taylor Thompson, MD

Rheumatology
Karen Atkinson, MD

Urology
Alex Althausen, MD
Francis McGovern, MD