Top Docs-The List
America's Top Doctors ($29.95 for softcover) may be ordered from its publisher, Castle Connolly (which provided Sarasota's regional list of top doctors) by calling toll-free (800) 399-DOCS or by visiting the company's Web site, www.AmericasTopDoctors.com.
THE PROCESS
Castle Connolly's physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels. Using mail and telephone surveys and electronic ballots, they ask physicians and the medical leadership of leading hospitals to identify highly skilled, exceptional doctors. Careful screening of doctors' educational and professional experience is essential before final selection is made among those physicians most highly regarded by their peers. Advertising is in no way connected to the selection of doctors in this issue.
THE LIST
ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY
Donna M. Jamieson, M.D.
2650 Bahia Vista St., Suite 304
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 366-9711
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Walter Hepp, M.D.
1921 Waldemere St., Suite 512
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-8185
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
George Abernathy, M.D.
1287 U.S. 41 Bypass S.
Venice, FL 34292
(941) 497-5511
Primary Hospital: Bon Secours Venice Hospital
Special Experience: Echocardiography; nuclear stress testing
Stephen C. Culp, M.D.
1852 Hillview St., Suite 308
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-4250
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Interventional cardiology
Alberto E. Montalvo, M.D.
316 Manatee Ave. W.
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941) 748-2277
Primary Hospital: Manatee Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Interventional cardiology
Daniel Pacifico, M.D.
1880 Arlington St., Suite 109
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-0060
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
COLON & RECTAL SURGERY
Richard Golub, M.D.
3333 Cattlemen Road, Suite 206
Sarasota, FL 34232
(941) 341-0042
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Colon and rectal cancer; laparoscopic surgery; hemorrhoids
DERMATOLOGY
Alfred Hernandez, M.D.
1849 S. Osprey Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 957-4767
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Dermatologic surgery; Mohs' surgery.
Faculty Appointments: Associate Clinical Professor of Dermatology, University of South Florida College of Medicine
Cathy P. Milam, M.D.
1750 S. Osprey Ave.
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 364-8220
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Faculty Appointments: Associate Professor of Dermatology, University of South Florida College of Medicine
ENDOCRINOLOGY, DIABETES & METABOLISM
Jose R. Antunes, M.D.
2400 Fruitville Road
Sarasota, FL 34237
(941) 365-0333
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Diabetes
FAMILY PRACTICE
Robert E. Blackwood, M.D.
2010 59th St. W., Suite 2600
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941) 792-2122
Primary Hospital: Blake Medical Center
Michael C. Holsworth, M.D.
2010 59th St. W., Suite 2600
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941) 792-2122
Primary Hospital: Blake Medical Center
Barry I. Stein, M.D.
6128 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34231
(941) 923-5882
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Geoffrey Hill, M.D.
6010 Pointe West Blvd.
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941) 792-4239
Primary Hospital: Blake Medical Center
Elliot M. Livstone, M.D.
1515 S. Osprey Ave., Suite C-11
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 955-0000
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
James V. Fiorica, M.D.
1921 Waldemere St., Suite 613
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-8383
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Gynecologic cancer; breast cancer; cervical cancer
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Carlos Caballero, M.D.
1801 Arlington St., Suite 2
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-8365
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Lourdes Espina, M.D.
2650 Bahia Vista St., Suite 106
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 330-1651
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Bernard Feinberg, M.D.
1921 Waldemere St., Suite 201
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-8900
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Lee S. Harris, M.D.
2881 Hyde Park St.
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 366-2460
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Richard H. Brown, M.D.
1970 Gulf St.
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 957-1000
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Caryn L. Silver, M.D.
1970 Gulf St.
Sarasota, FL 34236
(941) 957-1000
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Breast cancer
NEPHROLOGY
Celestino Palomino, M.D.
3701 Manatee Ave.
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941) 746-5840
Primary Hospital: Manatee Memorial Hospital
NEUROLOGY
Donald Negroski, M.D.
1921 Waldemere St., Suite 701
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-6222
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY
Michael Finazzo, M.D.
1921 Waldemere St., Suite 307
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-8565
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Karen Liebert, M.D.
6417 Third Ave. W.
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941) 792-4993
Primary Hospital: Blake Medical Center
Jennifer R. McCullen, M.D.
8340 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Suite 240
Bradenton, FL 34202
(941) 907-3008
Primary Hospital: Lakewood Ranch Medical Center
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Liaquat Allarakhia, M.D.
4812 26th St. W.
Bradenton, FL 34207
(941) 727-3937
Primary Hospital: Manatee Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Cataract surgery; glaucoma.
Faculty Appointments: Associate Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, University of South Florida College of Medicine
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
Mark Lonstein, M.D.
1921 Waldemere St., Suite 609
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-6500
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Herbert Silverstein, M.D.
1901 Floyd St.
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 366-9222
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Ear disorders/surgery; Meniere's disease.
Faculty Appointments: Clinical Professor, University of South Florida College of Medicine
PAIN MEDICINE
Donald Erb, D.O.
5350 University Parkway, Suite 201
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 917-4500
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY
Jennifer L. Root Mayer, M.D.
Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Department of Pediatrics
1700 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-7490
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Faculty Appointments: Associate Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine
PEDIATRICS
Francine Gross, M.D.
2934 University Parkway
Sarasota, FL 34243
(941) 359-3737
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Helene R. Hubbard, M.D.
3918 Eighth Ave. W.
Bradenton, FL 34205
(941) 708-5445
Primary Hospital: Manatee Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Developmental pediatrics
Robert Alan Weiss, M.D.
1215 East Ave S., Suite 303
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 366-3000
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Adolescent medicine
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Marc Kallins, M.D.
4410 Manatee Ave. W.
Bradenton, FL 34205
(941) 750-0602
Primary Hospital: Blake Medical Center
David A. Siegel, M.D.
1700 S. Tamiami Trail, Suite 809
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-7622
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
PLASTIC SURGERY
James H. Schmidt, M.D.
2255 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 366-8897
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Faculty Appointments: Associate Clinical Professor, University of Florida College of Medicine
PSYCHIATRY
Robert Mignone, M.D.
195 Center Road, Suite A
Venice, FL 34285
(941) 408-8988
Primary Hospital: Bon Secours Venice Hospital
PULMONARY DISEASE
Bruce M. Fleegler, M.D.
1895 Floyd St.
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 366-5864
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Asthma; emphysema
RHEUMATOLOGY
Jeffrey Kaine, M.D.
3500 S. Tamiami Trail
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 316-0231
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Lupus nephritis; rheumatoid arthritis
SURGERY
George R. McSwain, M.D.
5601-D 21st Ave. W.
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941) 761-0133
Primary Hospital: Blake Medical Center
Special Experience: Cancer surgery; laparoscopic surgery
THORACIC SURGERY
Richard W. Hoefer, M.D.
1219 S. East Ave., Suite 301
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 365-6515
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Clifton T. P. Lewis, M.D.
1435 Osprey Ave., Suite 200
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 952-1913
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Cardiothoracic surgery
Richard J. Peterson, M.D.
Riverview Cardiac Surgery
623 39th St. W., Suite 2
Bradenton, FL 34205
(941) 744-2640
Primary Hospital: Blake Medical Center
Special Experience: Cardiac surgery
UROLOGY
Allan Treiman, M.D.
1921 Waldemere St., Suite 310
Sarasota, FL 34239
(941) 917-8488
Primary Hospital: Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Special Experience: Prostate cancer; erectile dysfunction