One Place, Many Extraordinary Doctors
More than 100 UC San Diego Health physicians in 48 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 2021 Top Docs!
Adult Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology
Timothy M. Maus, MD
Cardiothoracic Radiology
Elizabeth K. Weihe, MD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Eugene Golts, MD
Michael M. Madani, MD, FACS
Victor Pretorius, MBChB
Cardiovascular Disease
Pam R. Taub, MD, FACC
Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology
Gregory Kent Feld, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Nicole Lopez, MD
Sonia Ramamoorthy, MD
Complex General Surgical Oncology
Jula Veerapong, MD
Critical Care Medicine
Jess Mandel, MD
Gabriel Wardi, MD, MPH, FACEP
Diagnostic Radiology
Haydee Ojeda-Fournier, MD
Emergency Medicine
Theodore Chan, MD, FACEP, FAAEM
Christopher Coyne, MD, MPH Allyson Kreshak, MD, FACEP, FACMT Aaron Schneir, MD
Vaishal Tolia, MD, MPH, FACEP
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Heather L. Hofflich, DO
Kristen Kulasa, MD
Family Medicine
Ian Diaz, MD
Caitlin MacMillen, DO Cassandra Morn, MD
Divya K. Reddy, MD
Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Yahir A. Santiago-Lastra, MD
Gastroenterology
Syed M. Fehmi, MD Thomas John Savides, MD
Geriatric Medicine
Parag Agnihotri, MD
Tessa Antalan, MD
Roopali Gupta, MD
Alison Moore, MD, MPH, FACP
Ramin Motarjemi, MD
Ian C. Neel, MD
Khai H. Nguyen, MD, MHS Anjoulie Pujji, DO
Lindsey Yourman, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry
Steve Koh, MD, MPH, MBA
Hematology Oncology
Caitlin Costello, MD
Aaron Goodman, MD Sandip P. Patel, MD
Rebecca A. Shatsky, MD
Hospitalist
Deepak Asudani, MBBS Kenton O. Smitherman, MD
Infectious Disease
Shira Abeles, MD
Edward R. Cachay, MD
Michele L. Ritter, MD Francesca Torriani, MD
Internal Medicine
Ramona Master, MD Marlene Millen, MD
Amy Sitapati, MD
Internal Medicine Pediatrics
Lawrence Ma, MD
Interventional Cardiology
Mitul Patel, MD
Medical Oncology
Lyudmila A. Bazhenova, MD
Richard Schwab, MD
Medical Toxicology
Daniel R Lasoff, MD
Nephrology
Tamara Rubenzik, MD Amber Paratore Sanchez, MD
Neurology
David Piccioni, MD, PhD
Neuropathology
Lawrence A. Hansen, MD
Neurotology
Rick A. Friedman, MD, PhD
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ramez N. Eskander, MD Jessica Kingston, MD D. Yvette LaCoursiere, MD, MPH Christine B. Miller, MD
Ophthalmology
Bobby S. Korn, MD, PhD, FACS
Orthopaedic Sports Medicine
Bryan T. Leek, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery
Scott Taber Ball, MD Alexandra K. Schwartz, MD
Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery
Reid Allen Abrams, MD
Otolaryngology
Joseph A. Califano, III, MD Adam DeConde, MD David B. Hom, MD, FACS Ryan K. Orosco, MD
Plastic Surgery
Anne M. Wallace, MD
Psychiatry
Carla Marienfeld, MD
Public Health and General Preventive Medicine
Christine Thorne, MD, MPH
Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine
Kamyar Afshar, DO George Z. Cheng, MD, PhD Bernie Y. Sunwoo, MBBS Daniel Anthony Sweeney, MD
Radiation Oncology
John P. Einck, MD Jona Hattangadi-Gluth, MD Gina J. Mansy, MD Jyoti S. Mayadev, MD James D. Murphy, MD Douglas Rahn, MD Ajay Sandhu, MD Parag Sanghvi, MD, MSPH Andrew B. Sharabi, MD, PhD Catheryn M. Yashar, MD
Sports Medicine
Suraj A. Achar, MD, FAAFP David E.J. Bazzo, MD Sarah Merrill, MD Alan Shahtaji, DO
Surgical Critical Care
Todd W. Costantini, 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
Kristin L. Mekeel, MD
Undersea Medicine
Ian Grover, MD Charlotte Sadler, MD Karen Van Hoesen, MD
Urology
Seth K. Bechis, MD Amirali Salmasi, MD
Vascular and Interventional Radiology
Isabel G. Newton, MD
Vascular Neurology
Royya Modir, 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.