2016 Top Doctors in San Diego

One Place, Many Extraordinary Doctors

UC San Diego had 58 physicians in 30 specialties named “Top Docs” in the annual San Diego Magazine “Physicians of Exceptional Excellence” survey.

These extraordinary doctors were rated among the best in San Diego County by their peers — members of the San Diego County Medical Society.

Congratulations to these UC San Diego Health physicians for being named 2016 Top Docs:

Cardiovascular Disease

Lori B. Daniels, MD
Daniel G. Blanchard, MD
Pam R. Taub, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD

Critical Care Medicine

Kevin Daniel Shaw, MD

Emergency Medicine

Christian M. Sloane, MD

Family Medicine

Suraj Arthur Achar, MD

Gastroenterology

Thomas John Savides, MD

Gynecologic Oncology

Michael Mchale, MD

Hand Surgery

Reid Allen Abrams, MD

Hematology

Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD
Paul Timothy Fanta, MD, MS

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Gary Tyler Buckholz, MD

Infectious Diseases

Randy Taplitz, MD

Internal Medicine

Eduardo Grunvald, MD
Marlene Millen, MD
Armelia Sani, MD

NeuroSurgery

Bob Carter, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Christine Miller, MD
Charles W. Nager, MD

Oncology

Barbara A. Parker, MD

Ophthalmology

Natalie A. Afshari, MD
Bobby S. Korn, MD, PhD
Shira L. Robbins, MD

Orthopedic Surgery

Steven Robert Garfin, MD
Alexandra K. Schwartz, MD

Otolaryngology

Kevin Thomas Brumund, MD
Joseph A. Califano, III, MD
Adam DeConde, MD

Pediatrics

Eyla Boies, MD
Erin Fisher, MD
Bret Pickering, MD
Mark H. Sawyer, MD

Pediatric Radiology

Jerry R. Dwek

Plastic Surgery

Anne Wallace, MD

Psychiatry

Allison R. Hadley, MD
Jeremy M. Hirst, MD

Pulmonary Disease

Peter F. Fedullo, MD
Kim Kerr, MD
Samir S. Makani, MD

Radiation Oncology

John P. Einck, MD
Arno J. Mundt, MD
Ajay S. Sandhu, MD
Parag R. Sanghvi, MD
Catheryn Yashar, MD

Radiology
Mini Pathria, MD

Claude B. Sirlin, MD

Sports Medicine

David Emil Joseph Bazzo, MD
Kenneth Samuel Taylor, MD

Surgery

Jennifer Berumen, MD
Michael Bouvet, MD
Bryan M. Clary, MD
Alan W. Hemming, MD
Andrew M. Lowy, MD
Jason K. Sicklick, MD

Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery

Michael M. Madani, MD

Toxicology

Christian A. Tomaszewski, MD

Urology

Christopher Joseph Kane, MD