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NEARLY 40 PERCENT OF OREGON'S "BEST DOCTORS" ARE AT OREGON HEALTH & SCIENCE UNIVERSITY

OHSU doctors are named the best in their specialties

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine physicians make up nearly 40 percent of Oregon's best doctors, according to the Best Doctors Database 2004.

Best Doctors surveyed more than 35,000 physicians from the United States and Canada identified in previous surveys as the "best" in their specialties. The physicians were asked "If you or your loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them." The following are OHSU physicians listed in Best Doctors Database 2004, by specialty:

Allergy and Immunology
Anthony Montanaro, M.D.

Anesthesiology
Jeffrey Kirsch, M.D.
Jeffrey L. Koh, M.D.
Mark H. Zornow, M.D.

Cardiovascular Disease
Greg C. Larsen, M.D.
John H. McAnulty, M.D.

Dermatology
Alfons L. Krol, M.D.
Frances J. Storrs, M.D.
Jon M. Hanifin, M.D.
Neil A. Swanson, M.D.

Endocrinology and Metabolism
David M. Cook, M.D.

Family Medicine
Lyle J. Fagnan, M.D.

Gastroenterology
David A. Lieberman, M.D.
Douglas Faigel, M.D.
Kent G. Benner, M.D.
M. Brian Fennerty, M.D.

Infectious Disease
M. Colin Jordan, M.D.
Thomas T. Ward, M.D.

Internal Medicine (General)
Donald E. Girard, M.D.

Medical Oncology and Hematology
Craig Nichols, M.D.
Grover C. Bagby, M.D.

Nephrology
Douglas J. Norman, M.D.

Neurological Surgery
Edward A. Neuwelt, M.D.
Johnny B. Delashaw Jr., M.D.
Kim J. Burchiel, M.D.
Stanley L. Barnwell, M.D.

Neurology
Dennis N. Bourdette, M.D.
Jeffrey A. Kaye, M.D.
John G. Nutt, M.D.
Ruth H. Whitham, M.D.
Wayne M. Clark, M.D.

Obstetrics and Gynecology
E. Paul Kirk, M.D.
Jeffery T. Jensen, M.D.
Joanna M. Cain, M.D.
Kenneth A. Burry, M.D.
Mark D. Nichols, M.D.
Marsha J. Gorrill, M.D.
Phillip E. Patton, M.D.

Ophthalmology
Ann U. Stout, M.D.
David T. Wheeler, M.D.
Earl A. Palmer, M.D.
James T. Rosenbaum, M.D.
John C. Morrison, M.D.
Joseph E. Robertson Jr., M.D.
Larry F. Rich, M.D.
Laurie E. Christensen, M.D.
Michael L. Klein, M.D.
Roger A. Dailey, M.D.
William D. Mathers, M.D.

Orthopaedic Surgery
George A. Brown, M.D.
Ron J. Turker, M.D.


Otolaryngology
Alexander J. Schleuning II, M.D.
Carol J. MacArthur, M.D.
James I. Cohen, M.D.
Mark A. Richardson, M.D.
Peter H. Hwang, M.D.
Sean McMenomey, M.D.
Tom D. Wang, M.D.

Pathology
Rita M. Braziel, M.D.

Pediatric Specialist
Annie Terry, M.D.
Brian T. Rogers, M.D.
Bruce Boston, M.D.
Cheryl Hanna, M.D.
David J. Sahn, M.D.
H. Stacy Nicholson, M.D.
Joseph A. Zenel Jr., M.D.
Linda C. Stork, M.D.
Mark J. Merkens, M.D.
Mark Reller, M.D.
Michael A. Wall, M.D.
Robert E. Nickel, M.D.
Robert H. K. Mak, M.D.
Stephen H. LaFranchi, M.D.
T. Allen Merritt, M.D.

Pediatrics (General)
Arthur C. Jaffe, M.D.
Cynthia L. Ferrell, M.D.

Pediatrics (General)/Anesthesiology
Terry McGraw, M.D.

Psychiatry Alfred J. Lewy, M.D.
Clifford M. Singer, M.D.
Daniel E. Casey, M.D.
George A. Keepers, M.D.
J. David Kinzie, M.D.
James O. Hancey, M.D.
Linda Kay Ganzini, M.D.
Nancy C. Winters, M.D.
Paul K. Leung, M.D.
R. Dale Walker, M.D.
William H. Wilson, M.D.

Psychiatry/Sleep Medicine
Robert Sack, M.D.

Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Molly L. Osborne, M.D.

Rheumatology
Robert M. Bennett, M.D.

Surgery
Clifford Deveney, M.D.
Gregory L. Moneta, M.D.
John G. Hunter, M.D.
Karen Deveney, M.D.
Lloyd M. Taylor Jr., M.D.
Marvin W. Harrison, M.D.

Surgery/Thoracic Ross M. Ungerleider, M.D.

Urology
Eugene F. Fuchs, M.D.
John M. Barry, M.D.
Michael J. Conlin, M.D.
Nina S. Davis, M.D.
Raul O. Parra, M.D.
Steven Skoog, M.D.