2026 Top Doctors in San Diego

Over 115 UC San Diego Health physicians in 49 specialties were named "Top Docs" in the annual San Diego Magazine "Physicians of Exceptional Excellence" survey.

These outstanding physicians were recognized among San Diego County's best doctors by their peers. Congratulations to our 2026 Top Docs!

2026 San Diego Top Doctors

2026 Top Doctors

Abdominal Surgery

Garth Ross Jacobsen, MD

Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology

Dalia A. Banks, MD, FASE

Anesthesiology

Hetal Hosalkar, MD
Diana Hylton, MD
Christie Mun, DO

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Joshua A. Boys, MD
Michael M. Madani, MD, FACS

Cardiovascular Disease

Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC, FASPC

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Shavon Moore, MD

Clinical Informatics

Robert El-Kareh, MD, MPH

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Nicole Lopez, MD

Complex General Surgical Oncology

Jula Veerapong, MD

Critical Care Medicine

Amy Bellinghausen, MD
Jess Mandel, MD

Dermatology

Timothy Dang, MD

Diagnostic Radiology

Sharon S. Brouha, MD
Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, MD

Emergency Medicine

Allyson Kreshak, MD, FACEP, FACMT
Vaishal Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP

Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism

Preethika Ekanayake, MD
Vala Hamidi, MD
Heather L. Hofflich, DO
Ravi M. Iyengar, MD
Patricia S. Juang, MD
Jimmy Mao, MD
Jodi Nagelberg, MD
Nandi Shah, MD
Robert Thomas, MD
Gina N. Woods, MD

Family Medicine

Melanie R. Fiorella, MD
Caitlin MacMillen, DO
Julia McPherson, MD
Ariel Portera, DO
Divya K. Reddy, MD
Rebecca L. Rosen, MD

Gastroenterology

Syed M. Abbas Fehmi, MD
Thomas John Savides, MD

Geriatric Medicine

Parag Agnihotri, MD
Tessa Antalan, MD
Jaeyoun Choi, MD
Veronica V. Gonzalez, MD
Roopali Gupta, MD
Momo Kurosaka, MD
Eddie Lam, MD, MPH
Alison Moore, MD, MPH, FACP
Ramin Motarjemi, MD
Ian C. Neel, MD
Khai H. Nguyen, MD, MHS
Angelica Suarez-Ramirez, MD
James R. Templeman, MD, MPH
Lindsey Yourman, MD

Geriatric Psychiatry

Omar Ghosn, MD
Kyle Hendrie, DO

Gynecologic Oncology

Ramez N. Eskander, MD

Hematology Oncology

Caitlin Costello, MD
Rebecca A. Shatsky, MD
Kay T. Yeung, MD, PhD

Hospitalist

Ali Farkhondehpour, MD

Infectious Disease

Jill S. Blumenthal, MD
Nancy Law, DO, MPH
Cathy Logan, MD
Michele L. Ritter, MD
Francesca Torriani, MD

Internal Medicine

Leslie Martin, MD
Marlene Millen, MD
Ryan J. Moran, MD, MPH

Interventional Cardiology

Ehtisham Mahmud, MD, FACC, FSCAI

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Maryam Tarsa, MD

Medical Oncology

Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD
Sandip P. Patel, MD
Assuntina G. Sacco, MD

Nephrology

Joseph A. Abdelmalek, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Scott A. Harvey, MD, MS, FACOG
Jessica Kingston, MD
Christine B. Miller, MD
Shira Varon, MD

Ophthalmology

Bobby S. Korn, MD, PhD, FACS
Jeffrey Ewing Lee, MD

Orthopaedic Sports Medicine

Bryan T. Leek, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Scott Taber Ball, MD
Frank E. Chiarappa, MD
Alexandra K. Schwartz, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery

Reid Allen Abrams, MD

Otolaryngology

David B. Hom, MD, FACS
Deborah Watson, MD
Carol H. Yan, MD

Otology/Neurotology

Elina Kari, MD

Pain Management

Timothy Furnish, MD

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Michael Chung, MD
Kenneth Vitale, MD

Psychiatry

Ashley L. Clark, MD
Stephanie Martinez, MD

Public Health and General Preventive Medicine

Christine Thorne, MD, MPH

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine

Kamyar Afshar, DO
George Z. Cheng, MD, PhD
Daniel R. Crouch, MD
Michael Lam, MD
Mazen F. Odish, MD
Bernie Y. Sunwoo, MBBS

Radiation Oncology

Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, MD
Gina J. Mansy, MD
Jyoti S. Mayadev, MD
Loren K. Mell, MD
Ajay Sandhu, MD
Parag Sanghvi, MD, MSPH
Karen Tye, MD
Catheryn M. Yashar, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Irene Su, MD

Sports Medicine

Suraj A. Achar, MD, FAAFP
Alan Shahtaji, DO
Kenneth S. Taylor, MD

Surgical Critical Care

Laura Haines, MD, FACS

Surgical Oncology

Bryan Clary, MD, FACS
Andrew M. Lowy, MD, FACS
Jason Sicklick, MD, FACS

Thoracic Surgery

Mark W. Onaitis, MD

Transplantation Surgery

Gabriel T. Schnickel, MD, MPH

Urogynecology and Reconstructive Pelvic Surgery

Lindsey Burnett, MD, PhD

Urology

Seth K. Bechis, MD



UC San Diego Health does not partake in the classification of Top Doc specialties. The list above includes specialty designations as provided by the San Diego County Medical Society.