CINCINNATI - Fifty-two physicians affiliated with The Neuroscience Institute at the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine and University Hospital are included in the 2007-2008 listing of Best Doctors in America®, a national database that includes more than 40,000 physicians in 43 specialties. 

The 2007 database, provided by Best Doctors, Inc., of Boston, includes the following UC faculty members and specialists affiliated with The Neuroscience Institute:

Neurological surgery: Charles Kuntz,  IV, M.D., George Mandybur, M.D., Raj Narayan, M.D.,  Ronald Warnick, M.D., and Mario Zuccarello, M.D., who are affiliated with the Mayfield Clinic, and Kerry Crone, M.D., of Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center.

Neurology:  Joseph Broderick, M.D., David Ficker, M.D., Daniel Kanter, M.D., Brett Kissela, M.D., Dawn Kleindorfer, M.D., Robert Neel, M.D., Istvan Pirko, M.D., Michael Privitera, M.D., John Quinlan, M.D., Laura Sams, M.D., Jerzy Szaflarski, M.D., and Daniel Woo, M.D., who are affiliated with Aring Neurology, Inc.

Ophthalmology: James Augsburger, M.D., Karl Golnik, M.D., Robert Kersten, M.D., and Dwight Kulwin, M.D., of  the UC Department of Ophthalmology.

Otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat/head and neck surgery): Ellis Arjmand, M.D., Daniel Choo, M.D., Robin Cotton, M.D., Ravi Elluru, M.D., Jack Gluckman, M.D., John Greinwald, M.D., Charles Myer, M.D., Myles Pensak, M.D., Michael Rutter, M.D., Allen Seiden, M.D., Sally Shott, M.D., Kevin Shumrick, M.D., David Steward, M.D., Dana Thompson, Jay Paul Willging, M.D., and Keith Wilson, M.D. The otolaryngologists are affiliated with University ENT Specialists, Inc., and UC Physicians.

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation: Mark Goddard, M.D.

Psychiatry: Caleb Adler, M.D., Melissa Delbello, M.D., R. Jeffrey Goldsmith, M.D., Paul Keck, M.D., Robert Kowatch, M.D., Susan McElroy, M.D., Henry Nasrallah, M.D., Erik Nelson, M.D., Frank Putnam, M.D., Stephen Strakowski, M.D.

Radiation Oncology: John Breneman, M.D. (University Radiology Associates).   

Radiology: Robert Lukin, M.D., and Thomas Tomsick, M.D. (University Radiology Associates).

John M. Tew, M.D., Professor of Neurosurgery and Clinical Director of The Neuroscience Institute, congratulated those who were recognized by Best Doctors, Inc., while acknowledging the superior abilities of all specialists associated with the Institute. "We recommend all of our physicians and associates to the general public," said Dr. Tew, himself an Emeritus Best Doctor.

Dr. Broderick, Professor and Chair of Neurology at UC, and Research Director of the Institute, said the inclusion of 12 neurologists on the list of The Best Doctors® in America, up from seven in 2005, reinforces TNI's reputation for expert neurological care in the areas of stroke, epilepsy, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis and neuromuscular disorders. "Our ongoing collaboration with the other outstanding TNI specialists and our dedication to research and new technologies enables us to offer our community the highest possible quality of care," Dr. Broderick said.

The Best Doctors® database of physicians is based on an exhaustive, biennial peer-review drawn from surveys of tens of thousands of leading specialists worldwide. The specialists were asked whom they would send a loved one to for treatment in their specialty. For more information, visit www.bestdoctors.com.
   
The Neuroscience Institute, a regional center of excellence at the University of Cincinnati and University Hospital, is dedicated to patient care, research, education, and the development of new treatments for stroke, brain and spinal tumors, epilepsy, traumatic brain and spinal injury, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, disorders of the senses (swallowing, voice, hearing, pain, taste and smell), and psychiatric conditions (bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression).

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