Norwich, CT – Forty-eight physicians on the medical staffs at Backus and Windham hospitals have been named to Connecticut Magazine’s annual listing of “top doctors” in the state.
“This annual listing is a reflection of the outstanding work done each year by the entire medical staff at both Backus and Windham hospitals, and I congratulate you all,” said Bimal Patel, Hartford HealthCare senior vice president and president of the East Region. “Our patients are fortunate to have physicians looking out for them around the clock, 365 days a year to make sure they get the very best care.”
Selections are based on questionnaires the magazine sent to doctors across the state, asking them to recommend a physician to whom they’d send a loved one. The top vote-getters make the list. The full listing of Top Docs in Connecticut
is available in the April issue of Connecticut Magazine, on newsstands now.
- Abera Abay, MD, Gastroenterology (Backus)
- Jerilyn S. Allen, MD, Otolaryngology (Backus and Windham)
- Stephen T. Briggs, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology (Backus)
- Barclay Caras, MD, Psychiatry (Backus)
- Sergio R. Casillas, MD, General and Colorectal Surgery (Backus)
- Thomas C. Cherry, Jr., MD, Plastic/Reconstructive/Hand Surgery (Backus)
- Harjinder S. Chowdhary, MD, Rheumatology (Backus)
- Kevin B. Cranmer, MD, Ophthalmology (Backus)
- Thinesh Dahanayake, MD, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Backus)
- Mark E. Dailey, MD, Oncology/Hematology (Windham)
- Mandeep S. Dhami, MD, Oncology/Hematology (Backus)
- Paul H. Deutsch, MD, RPh, Infectious Diseases (Backus)
- Mary E. Eslick, MD, Pediatrics (Backus)
- Franklin P. Friedman, MD, Urology (Backus)
- Adam D. Goldstein, MD, Anesthesiology (Backus)
- Steven J. Green, MD, Otolaryngology (Backus and Windham)
- Jeffrey A. Hertz, MD, Ophthalmology (Backus)
- Timothy J. Hong, MD, Oncology/Hematology (Windham)
- Mahesh N. Kabadi, MD, Internal Medicine (Backus)
- Dinesh Kapur, MD, Oncology/Hematology (Backus)
- Mario W. Katigbak, MD, Thoracic Surgery…Consulting (Backus)
- Jeffrey M. Kierstein, DPM, Podiatry (Backus)
- Ajit Kokkat, MD, Gastroenterology (Windham)
- Robert E. Levin, MD, Rheumatology…Consulting (Backus)
- Michael N. Loiacono, DO, Anesthesiology (Backus)
- Casey T. McCullough, DO, Urology (Backus)
- Claudio P. Milite, MD, Nephrology (Windham)
- Mahoud Okasha, MD, Psychiatry (Backus)
- Joseph F. O’Keefe, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation…Consulting (Backus)
- Vinod V. Pathy, MD, Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery (Backus)
- Thomas C. Peter, MD, Nephrology (Backus)
- Joseph W. Peters, MD, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation…Consulting (Backus)
- Paul A. Pudimat, MD, Anesthesiology (Backus)
- Anis Racy, MD, Neurology (Backus)
- Michael J. Rajkumar, MD, Infectious Diseases (Backus)
- Donna M. Romito, DO, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Backus)
- Stephen M. Rouse, MD, Otolaryngology (Backus and Windham)
- Camille G. Salame, MD, MS, Neurosurgery (Backus)
- Jeffrey Salek, MD, Gastroenterology (Backus)
- Jeffrey Salek, MD, Gastroenterology (Backus)
- You Sung Sang, MD, Gastroenterology (Backus)
- John M. Satterfield, MD, Anesthesiology (Backus)
- Dennis E. Slater, MD, Oncology/Hematology (Backus)
- Kolala Sridhar, MD, Gastroenterology (Backus)
- Brandon Stahl, MD, Urology (Backus)
- John P. Tauro, DO, DC, Neurology (Backus)
- Mark R. Tousignant, MD, General Surgery (Backus)
- Sandeep Varma, MD, Rheumatology (Backus)
- Setu Vora, MD, Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine (Backus)
