A press release received from AU Health on Wednesday, March 23, 2022:
Record number of AU Health physicians named to prestigious Castle Connolly Top Doctors list
AUGUSTA, Ga. (March 22, 2022) – Physicians at AU Health and AU Medical Center have long been recognized for their innovation, research and commitment to patient care. For the 22nd year, AU Health physicians have been recognized as among the top 7 percent of physicians in the nation by Castle Connolly in its prestigious list of Top Doctors in 2022.
This year, a record 56 AU Medical Center physicians were named to the list, along with six more who were named to the Top Doctors list for Children’s Hospital of Georgia. Five physicians were named to both lists.
Top Doctors is one of several national reference guides published by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. as a resource to help patients find the best healthcare in their communities. Physicians are nominated by their peers and thoroughly validated by Castle Connolly’s research team to ensure that they provide patients with the highest quality of care.
The Castle Connolly directory is the largest network of peer-nominated physicians in the country, with a record 61,000 physicians nationwide added for 2022.
This year’s honorees at AU Health include:
Children’s Hospital of Georgia
John David Allen, Pediatrics
*Elizabeth Sekul, Child Neurology
Christopher P. Houk, Pediatric Endocrinology
Henry B. Wiles, Pediatric Cardiology
Clay N. Stallworth, Pediatrics
*Robyn M. Hatley, Pediatric Surgery
Douglas H. Nesbit, Pediatrics
**S. Clark Newton, Pediatrics
*Jack C. Yu, Plastic Surgery
*Walter L. Pipkin, Pediatric Surgery
*Edmond Ritter, Plastic Surgery (Retired)
Augusta University Medical Center
Sunil A. Kapoor, Pediatric Pulmonology
Annette Johnson, Neuroradiology
Martha K. Terris, Urology
Laura L. Mulloy, Nephrology
Suzanne H. Smith, Neurology
Amy R. Blanchard, Pulmonary Disease
Kenneth J. Vega, Gastroenterology
Erin Vanessa Spearman, Psychiatry
Loretta S. Davis, Dermatology
**Cargill H. Alleyne, Neurological Surgery
Ned Pruitt, Neurology
David. C. Hess, Neurology
David J. Terris, Otolaryngology
Anand P. Jillella, Medical Oncology
Lawrence C. Layman, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Gregory N. Postma, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Robert A. Sorrentino, Cardiac Electrophysiology
Douglas Miller, Cardiovascular Disease
Caralee J. Forseen, Pulmonary Disease
Sharad A. Ghamande, Gynecologic Oncology
Stilianos E. Kountakis, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Larisa P. Gavrilova-Jordan, Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
James R. Gossage, Pulmonary Disease
David Bogorad, Ophthalmology
Marcus Fulcher, Hand Surgery
Dilip A. Thomas, Ophthalmology
Preston D. Conger, Cardiovascular Disease
Anthony L. Mulloy, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Coleman T. King, Internal Medicine
Edward Chin, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Chadburn B. Ray, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Carlos M. Isales, Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Anthony V. Smith, Family Medicine
Anthony M. Murro, Neurology
Judson Pickett, Family Medicine
Askiel Bruno, Neurology
John G. DeVine, Orthopaedic Surgery
William K. Dolen, Allergy & Immunology
Laura D. Carbone, Rheumatology
**Ian M. Heger, Neurological Surgery
**Carlos F. Zayas-Montalvo, Nephrology
Fernando L. Vale, Neurological Surgery
**Adam E. Berman, Cardiac Electrophysiology
**Alan J. Herline, Colon & Rectal Surgery
**Jimmy J. Brown, Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery
Bunja J. Rungruang, Gynecologic Oncology
Achih H. Chen, Facial Plastic Surgery
Sharon M. Palmer, Family Medicine
**Daniel J. Sheehan, Dermatology
James J. Wynn, Surgery (Retired)
John William Henson, Neurology
*Also named to AU Medical Center’s Top Doctors List
**No longer practicing at AU Health
