Friday, April 1, 2011

47 Top Doctors, 98 Leading Physicians and the results of the Readers' Poll.

The Readers' Poll

General Practitioner/Family Practice

Top Vote Getter
Margarita Ochoa-Maya, M.D., C.D.E.
Advanced Health & Wellbeing, PC
196 Bridge Street Suite 103
Manchester, (603) 606-1611
www.advancedhealthnh.com

Melissa Duxbury, M.D.
SNHMC
Primary Care of Hudson
300 Derry Rd., Hudson
(603) 886-3979
www.snhmc.org/practices/primarycarehudson

Colleen Guiry, M.D.
SNHMC
Primary Care of Milford
10 Jones Rd., Milford
(603) 672-7600
www.snhmc.org/practices/primarycaremilford

Debra Margolis, D.O.
SNHMC
Amherst Family Practice
199 Route 101, Suite 6, Amherst
(603) 673-5885
www.snhmc.org/practices/amherstfp

Obstetrician

Top Vote Getter
Karen Maynard, M.D., M.P.H, F.A.C.O.G.
Women’s Care of Nashua
10 Prospect St., Suite 303
Nashua, (603) 577-3100
www.snhmc.org/practices/womencareob

Melissa Martinez-Adorno, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Women’s Care of Nashua
10 Prospect St., Suite 303
Nashua, (603) 577-3100
www.snhmc.org/practices/womencareob

Karin Witt, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Greater Nashua OB/GYN
19 Tyler St., Suite 202
Nashua, (603) 577-3330
www.snhmc.org/practices/greaternashuaobgyn

Alan J. Green, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
SNHMC
Evergreen Women’s Healthcare
280 Main St., Suite 131
Nashua, (603) 882-0555
www.evergreenobgyn.com

Pediatrician

Top Vote Getter
Linda A. Williams, M.D., F.A.A.P.
SNHMC
Foundation Pediatrics
19 Tyler St., Suite 104, Nashua
(603) 886-5520
www.snhmc.org/practices/foundationpediatrics

Charles T. Cappetta, M.D.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Pediatrics/SNHMC
591 West Hollis St., Nashua
(603) 577-4400
www.dartmouth-hitchcock.org/nashua

Gregory W. Kaupp, M.D., F.A.A.P.
SNHMC
Medicine-Pediatrics of Nashua
280 Main Street, Suite 111, Nashua
(603) 889-2847
www.snhmc.org/practices/medicinepediatricsofnashua

Lila H. Monahan, M.D., F.A.A.P.
Partners in Pediatrics
Sky Meadow Plaza
383 East Dunstable Rd., Nashua
(603) 891-0083
www.snhmc.org/practices/partnersinpediatrics

Alternative/Complementary Health Care

Top Vote Getter
Robin Sinclair, N.D.
Happy N Healthy Naturopathy
7 Stiles Rd. Suite 102
Salem, (603) 685-6977
www.happynhealthynaturopathy.com

J. Duke Lovetere, D.C.
Duke Family Chiropractic
3 Riverside Ln.
Greenland, (603) 422-0432
www.familybackdoc.com

Julia Geenspan, N.D.
Greenhouse Naturopathic Medicine
18 Ash St., Hollis
(603) 465-2895
www.greenhousemedicine.com

Adrian E. Feldhusen, N.H.C.M., C.P.M.
The Birth Cottage
4 Prospect St.
Milford, (603) 673-6010
www.birthcottage.com

All doctors appearing in our Readers’ Choice awards received multiple nominations and testimonials from verifiable sources. See the end of the story for your "Health Care Heroes" stories.

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A list of top specialists and leading physicians chosen by their peers in the 2011 Top Doctors Poll. Click here for Q&A's with the six featured Top Doctors.

In our 2011 survey we asked New Hampshire doctors who they would choose to provide for the medical needs of friends and loved ones and their choices are here in your hands. To broaden the reach of our poll, we list our top doctors along with other leading physicians in each specialty. Plus, we solicited votes from our readers.

Several of the top vote-getters are profiled to help explain the challenges and rewards of medicine, and we include replies from doctors to two questions we asked on the poll about healthcare reform.

Here's how the list works: We send a survey to each doctor on the New Hampshire Board of Medicine's list of physicians licensed to practice in the state. This year, we received responses from 429. The survey asks the physicians to nominate specialists they would most recommend to family and friends. Hundreds of physicians statewide were named. We include those who received the greatest number of recommendations within 45 specialties.

Those picked in our survey are then fact-checked for biographical information. New Hampshire Magazine editors are not able to visit the Top Doctors nor screen their credentials. Many excellent physicians are not on this list and we wish we could report on all the stories of tireless service to patients that we hear during the course of our poll. Many fine doctors have practices in areas of the state with small populations and fewer associates to receive surveys, thus creating a bias toward more populated regions of the state. Even so, smaller hospitals are often represented in the poll and we trust this list is broad enough to be useful and to represent the level of excellence that exists across the state. When seeking a new specialist for care, it's always a good idea to consult with your own doctor first.

Key to Abbreviations: Many of the doctors featured in this survey practice in more than one hospital and many have private practices. Below is a list of the hospitals represented and the abbreviations we used:

Alice Peck Day Memorial (APDMH), Lebanon

Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center (BASC)

Catholic Medical Center (CMC), Manchester

Cheshire Medical Center/Dartmouth-Hitchcock (Cheshire/DHK), Keene

Concord Ambulatory Surgery Center (CASC)

Concord Hospital (Concord)

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center (DHMC), Lebanon

Elliot Hospital (Elliot), Manchester

Exeter Hospital (Exeter)

Franklin Regional Hospital (FRH)

Frisbie Memorial Hospital (Frisbie), Rochester

New London Hospital (New London)

Parkland Medical Center (PMC), Derry

Portsmouth Regional Hospital (PRH)

Southern New Hampshire Medical Center (SNHMC), Nashua

Speare Memorial Hospital (Speare), Plymouth

St. Joseph Hospital (SJH), Nashua

Wentworth-Douglass Hospital (WD), Dover

2011 Top Doctors

Allergy/Immunology

Top Vote-Getter
John Kalliel, M.D.
Elliot/CMC
Manchester Allergy Inc.Manchester
(603) 668-6444
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass. 1982
Past Top Doctor

Other Leading Physicians

Robert W. Hickey, M.D.
PRH
Portsmouth, (603) 436-5110
Allergy Associates of N.H., Portsmouth
(603) 436-7897
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth, N.H., 1987
Past Leading Physician

Amit Kumar, M.D.
SNHMC
Southern New Hampshire Asthma & Allergy, Nashua
(603) 577-3065
Medical School: SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, N.Y., 2004

Anesthesiology

Top Vote-Getter
Paul Del Giudice, M.D.
CMC/BASC
Anesthesia Care Group, Manchester
(603) 647-9325
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1979
Past Top Doctor

Other Leading Physicians

Robert LaFlam, M.D.
Concord Hospital
Anesthesia Associates P.A., Bow
(603) 224-4776
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, N.H., 1984
Past Top Doctor

Gary B. Friedman, M.D.
SNHMC
Nashua Anesthesia Partners
Nashua, (603) 889-2624
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine Washington, D.C., 1992

Cardiology

Top Vote-Getter
Steven Beaudette, M.D., F.A.C.C.
SNHMC/SJH
New England Heart Institute, Nashua
(603) 883-5673
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1988

Other Leading Physicians

Robert M. Lavery, M.D.
Elliot/CMC
N.H. Cardiology Consultants, Manchester
(603) 627-1669
Medical School: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., 1976
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Louis Fink, M.D., F.A.C.C.
CMC/PMC
New England Heart Institute at CMC
100 McGregor St., Manchester
(603) 663-6888
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., 1980
Past Top Doctor

Dermatology

Top Vote-Getter
Robert Posnick, M.D.
SNHMC
Nashua Dermatology Associates, Nashua
(603) 579-9648
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, City University of New York, N.Y., 1982
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Stephen Del Giudice, M.D.
DH-Concord
(603) 226-6119
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass. 1981
Past Top Doctor

M. Shane Chapman, M.D.
DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center Dermatology, Lebanon
(603) 653-9363
Medical School: University of Texas at Houston Medical School, Houston, Texas, 1995
Past Leading Physician

Emergency Care

Top Vote-Getter
Scott W. Rodi, M.D., M.P.H.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-7254
Medical School, Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y., 1992
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Joseph Leahy, D.O.
SNHMC
Nashua, (603) 577-2500
University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine, 1992
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

James Martin, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.
SJH
SJH Emergency Department
Nashua, (603) 882-3000
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1988
Past Leading Physician

Endocrinology

Top Vote-Getter
Richard J. Comi, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-8630
Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., 1980
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Robert Levine, M.D. F.A.C.E.
SJH
Office of Doctor Levine
Thyroid Center of New Hampshire
Nashua, (603) 881-7141
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn., 1981
Past Top Doctor

Ellie Chuang, M.D.
SNHMC
Joslin Diabetes Center affiliate at SNHMC/Southern New Hampshire Endocrinology
Nashua, (603) 577-5760
Medical School: University of California, La Jolla, Calif., 2000
Past Leading Physician

End of Life Care

Top Vote-Getter
Ira R. Byock, M.D.
DHMC
Palliative Medicine
Lebanon, (603) 650-5402
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Colo., 1978
Past Top Doctor

Other Leading Physicians

Donald McDonah, M.D.
SJH
SJ Family Medical Center
Nashua, (603) 891-4804
Medical School: Dalhouse University Facility of Medicine, Halifax, Canada, 1983
Past Leading Physician

Patrick Clary, M.D.
Exeter
Rockingham VNA and Hospice
Exeter, (603) 772-2981
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., 1979

Fetal Care

Top Vote-Getter
Emily R. Baker, M.D.
DHMC
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lebanon, (603) 653-9306
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif., 1986
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Gary E. Kaufman, M.D.
SNHMC/DH-Nashua
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Nashua, (603) 577-4300
Medical School: Hahnemann University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1985

Michelle R. Lauria, M.D.
DHMC
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lebanon, (603) 653-9306
Medical School: SUNY at Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y., 1988

Jeffrey R. Johnson, M.D.
DH-Manchester
Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Manchester, (603) 695-2902
The Center for Medical Genetics
Dover, (603) 516-0092
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1993

Gastroenterology

Top Vote-Getter
Timothy Scherer, M.D
SNHMC/DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock
Nashua, (603) 577-4081
Medical School: State University of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1996
Past Top Doctor

Other Leading Physicians

Richard I. Rothstein, M.D.
DHMC
Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Lebanon, (603) 650-8343
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1980

Roger M. Epstein, M.D.
PRH
Gastroenterology Professional Assoc.
Portsmouth, (603) 433-2488
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1982

Richard Dai, M.D. F.A.C.G.
SJH/SNHMC
Nashua, (603) 883-0337
Medical School: Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Ill., 1978

General/Family Practice

Top Vote-Getter
Jonathan B. Thyng, M.D.
SNHMC/DHMC/SJH
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua
Nashua, (603) 577-4440
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1988
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Sarah J. MacDuffie, D.O.
PRH
Portsmouth Family Practice
Portsmouth, (603) 431-2516
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Maine, 1992
Past Leading Physician

Robert Zinnes, M.D.
SNHMC
Nashua
Primary Care of Hudson
Hudson, (603) 886-3979
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1985

Geriatrics

Top Vote-Getter
Harry Ward, M.D., F.A.C.P.
SJH
The Roger Dionne, M.D. Senior Center
Nashua, (603) 595-3722
Medical School: Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, R.I., 1981
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Beverly Jean (B.J.) Entwisle, M.D.
Concord Hospital
Capital Region Family Health Center
Concord, (603) 228-7200
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1984
Past Top Doctor

John A. Batsis, M.D.
DHMC
General Internal Medicine
Lebanon, (603) 653-9500
Medical School: Trinity College - University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 2002

Gynecology

Top Vote-Getter
Mark Conway, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
SJH
OB/GYN Associates of Southern NH
Nashua, (603) 883-3365
Medical School:New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y., 1989

Other Leading Physicians

Gary Wasserman, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
Manchester Obstetrical Associates, P.A.
Manchester, (603) 622-3162
Medical School: State University of New York in Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y., 1977
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Karen Maynard, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
SNHMC
Women's Care of Nashua
Nashua, (603) 577-3100
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1994
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Hematology/ Oncology

Top Vote-Getter
Gautami Rao, M.D.
SNHMC/SJH/CMC/Elliot
Foundation Hematology/Oncology
Nashua, (603) 886-7900
Medical School: University of Madras Medical College, Chennai, India, 1982
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Douglas Tisdale, M.D.
SJH/SNHMC
Oncology Center at St. Joseph Hospital
Nashua, (603) 880-3408
Medical School: University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 1986

Barbara S. Civiello, M.D.
WDH
Seacoast Cancer Center
Dover, (603) 742-8787
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine, Vt., 1995

Hospitalist

Top Vote-Getter
Edward J. Merrens, M.D.
DHMC
Hospital Medicine
Lebanon, (603) 650-8380
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1994

Other Leading Physicians

Susan Alicia Hilburn, M.D.
SNHMC
Foundation Medical Partners Adult Hospitalist Program
Nashua, (603) 577-2045
Medical School: Mercer University School of Medicine, Macon, Ga., 2000

Sheriff Sahadulla, M.D.
SJH
Hospital Medicine Associates
Nashua, (603) 882-3000
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1996

Infectious Diseases

Top Vote-Getter
Michael Strampfer, M.D., F.A.C.P.
SNHMC/SJH/CMC/Elliot
Infectious Disease Associates/Travel Clinic
Merrimack, (603) 429-1611
Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, College of Medicine, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1981
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

David Itkin, M.D.
Exeter/Portsmouth
Appledore Medical Group
Portsmouth, (603) 433-8733
Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago, Ill., 1980
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Elizabeth Clark, M.D.
SJH/SNHMC
Infectious Disease & Travel Clinic
Merrimack, (603) 429-1611
Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, N.Y., 1987
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Internal Medicine

Top Vote-Getter (Tie)
Douglas H. DeSantis, M.D.
PRH
Portsmouth Internal Medicine Associates, P.A.
Portsmouth, (603) 436-6115
Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse, Syracuse, N.Y., 1992
Past Leading Physician

W. Blair Brooks, M.D.
DHMC
General Internal Medicine
Lebanon, (603) 653-9500
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1979

Other Leading Physicians

Christopher Riccio, M.D., F.A.A.P.
SNHMC
Medicine-Pediatrics of Nashua
Nashua, (603) 889-2847
Foundation Medical Partners
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 2000

Thomas N. Decker, M.D.
WDH
Strafford Medical Associates
Dover, (603) 742-3664
Medical School: University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pa., 1974

Nephrology

Top Vote-Getter
Clay A. Block, M.D.
DHMC
Nephrology
Lebanon, (603) 653-3830
Medical School: University of California, Los Angeles, Calif., 1989
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Charles Kert, M.D.
SNHMC/SJH/PMC/CMC
Nashua Nephrology
Nashua, (603) 882-2921
Medical School: University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, Calif., 1981
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Sean Fitzpatrick, M.D.
SNHMC/SJH/PMC/CMC
Nashua Nephrology
Nashua, (603) 882-2921
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1989
Past Top Doctor

Neurology

Top Vote-Getter
Robert Thies, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
Neurology Associates
Manchester, (603) 669-0859
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y., 1976
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Mildred LaFontaine, M.D.
Concord Hospital
Neurology Associates
Concord, (603) 224-6691
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C., 1977
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Keith J. McAvoy, M.D.
Elliot Hospital
Dartmouth Hitchcock Bedford
Bedford, (603) 695-2940
Medical School:Chicago Medical School, Chicago, Ill., 1992
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Obstetrics

Top Vote-Getter
Karen Maynard, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
SNHMC
Women's Care of Nashua
Nashua, (603) 577-3100
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1994
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Emily R. Baker, M.D.
DHMC
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lebanon, (603) 653-9306
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, Calif., 1986
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Danielle T. Albushies, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Elliot
Bedford Commons OB/GYN PA
Bedford, (603) 668-8400
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1999

Optometrists

Top Vote-Getter
Peter G. Lapre, O.D.
DHMC
LASIK Laser Vision Center
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Court Street Eye Clinic & Optical
Lebanon, (603) 650-2651
Medical School: New England College of Optometry, Boston, Mass., 1988

Other Leading Practitioners

David MacKay, O.D.
MacKay Vision Center
Bedford, (603) 668-2771
Medical School: New England College of Optometry, Boston, Mass., 1992

Nancy E. Wolf, O.D.
Dr. Nancy E. Wolf and Associates, Optometrists
Bedford, (603) 836-5353
Medical School: The New England College of Optometry Boston, Mass., 1985

David J. Caban, O.D.
Manchester Eye Associates
Manchester, (603) 668-2010
Medical School: The New England College of Optometry Boston, Mass., 1977

Ophthalmology

Top Vote-Getter
Susan M. Pepin, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-8746
Medical School; University of California - San Francisco School of Medicine, San Francisco, Calif., 1995

Other Leading Physicians

Patrick J. Riddle, M.D.
SNHMC
Nashua Eye Associates, P.A.
Nashua, (603) 882-9800
Medical School: Creighton University School of Medicine, Omaha, Neb., 1971
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Matthew Norman, M.D., F.A.C.S.
PRH
Seacoast Ophthalmology
Portsmouth, (603) 436-7485
Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minn., 1982
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Pain Management

Top Vote-Getter
Praveen Suchdev, M.D.
DHMC/SNHMC
Pain Solutions
Nashua, (603) 577-3003
Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill., 1991
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Gilbert J. Fanciullo, M.D., M.S.
DHMC
Spine Center
Lebanon, (603) 650-2225
Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y., 1987
Past Top Doctor

James R. Hay, M.D.
WDH
Atlantic Anesthesia, PA
Dover, (603) 740-2651
Medical School: University of Kansas School of Medicine, Kansas City, Kan., 1986

Pathology

Top Vote-Getter
J. Samuel Smoot, M.D.
Elliot Hospital/Monadnock Community Hospital
Pathology Specialists of New England, P.A.
Manchester, (603) 663-2583
Medical School: University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle, Wash., 1990
Past Leading Physician and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Alan R. Schned, M.D.
DHMC
Pathology
Lebanon, (603) 650-7211
Medical School: Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, N.Y., 1975
Past Leading Physician

David Syrek, M.D.
SJH
Nashua Pathology, PA
Nashua, (603) 889-4431
Medical School: University of New York, N.Y., 1997

Pediatrics

Top Vote-Getter
Linda A. Williams, M.D., F.A.A.P.
SNHMC
Foundation Pediatrics
Nashua, (603) 886-5520
Medical School: George Washington University, Washington, D.C., 1991
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Patricia Campbell, D.O.
Cheshire/DHK
Keene, (603) 354-5400
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Maine, 1992
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Todd M. Poret, M.D.
DHMC
Pediatrics, (603) 653-9662
Medical School: University of North Carolina School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, N.C., 2003

Podiatry

Top Vote-Getter
David D. Court, D.P.M
DH-Concord - Orthopaedics
SNHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua (603) 577-4340
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord, (603) 224-5522
Medical School:Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, Chicago, Ill., 1997
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Practitioners

David Kosofsky, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.
SJH/SNHMC
Nashua Podiatry Associates
Nashua, (603) 880-9177
Medical School: Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, Cleveland, Ohio
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Raef Fahmy, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.
BASC/CMC/Elliot/Cheshire
Associates in Podiatry
Bedford, (603) 669-2188
Medical School: Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, Philadelphia , Pa., 1987
Past Top Doctor

Anna Ruelle, D.P.M.
Cheshire/DHK
Keene, (603) 354-5400
Medical School: University of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Services, College of Podiatric Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, Iowa
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Brian Tedesco, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.
SNHMC
Foundation Foot & Ankle Medicine/Surgery
Nashua, (603) 577-3230
Medical School: New York College of Podiatric Medicine, New York, N.Y., 1995

Psychiatry

Top Vote-Getter
Christine T. Finn, M.D.
DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Psychiatric Associates
Lebanon, (603) 650-7086
Medical School: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, N.Y., 1997
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Wassfy M. Hanna, M.D
PRH
Seacoast Mental Health Ctr.
Portsmouth, (603) 431-6703
Medical School: Cairo University School of Medicine, Cairo, Egypt, 1957
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Michael McGee, M.D.
SJH/Roger Dionne Senior Center at SJH
Nashua, (603) 595-3722
Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif.
Past Top Doctor

Marc M. Sadowsky, M.D.
SNHMC
Nashua, (603) 882-2114
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1985
Past Leading Physician

Pulmonary Diseases

Top Vote-Getter
Christopher C. Daigle, M.D.
SNHMC
Foundation Medical Partners
Nashua, (603) 886-0290
Medical School: SUNY Health Science Center at Brooklyn, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1996
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

William Goodman, M.D., F.C.C.P., M.P.H.
CMC
Manchester, (603) 645-6407
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1989
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Harold L. Manning, M.D.
DHMC
Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine
Lebanon, (603) 650-5533
Medical School: John Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., 1982
Past Leading Physician

Radiology (Tie)

Top Vote-Getters
Peter Van der Meer, M.D.
Elliot Hospital
So. NH Radiology Consultants
Bedford, (603) 627-1663
Medical School: University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1991
Past Leading Physician

Jeffrey Chapdelaine, M.D.
SJH
Nashua Radiology
Nashua, (603) 882-3000
Medical School: Brown University, Providence, R.I., 1990

Other Leading Physicians

Daniel J. Abbis, D.O.
DH-Nashua
DH-Nashua Radiology
Nashua, (603) 577-4073
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, New York, N.Y., 1999
Past Top Doctor

Mark G. Goldshein, M.D.
SNHMC
Associated Radiologists, P.A.
Nashua, (603) 883-4636
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine, Rochester, N.Y., 1978
Past Top Doctor

Rehabilitation/Physical Medicine

Top Vote-Getter
Barry Gendron, D.O.
PRH/WD
Seacoast Area Physiatry
Newington, (603) 431-5529
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine, 1989
Past Top Doctor

Other Leading Physicians

Gregory Zuercher, D.O.
SJH
Office of Rehab Services
Nashua, (603) 598-2401
Medical School: New York College of Osteopathic Medicine, Old Westbury, N.Y., 1992
Past Leading Physician

Kathleen Leahy, D.O.
SNHMC
Nashua
Lewis Physical Medicine Associates
Bedford, (603) 644-5133
Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine, 1992

Reproductive Medicine

Top Vote-Getter
Paul Manganiello, M.D.
SNHMC/DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 653-9240
Medical School: Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, Pa., 1973
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Misty Blanchette Porter, M.D.
DHMC
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lebanon, (603) 653-9240
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1989
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Danielle Vitiello PhD, M.D.
Fertility Centers of New England, (781) 942-7000
Elliot Hospital and CMC
Medical School (2001); PhD (1999) University of Vermont; Residency and fellowship through Yale.

Rheumatology

Top Vote-Getter
Lin A. Brown, M.D.
Rheumatology
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-8622
Medical School: Medical College of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa., 1979
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

John H. Yost, D.O.
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester
Manchester, (603) 695-2550
DHMC
Adult & Pediatric Rheumatology
Lebanon, (603) 650-8622
Medical School: Des Moines University College of Osteopathic Medicine and Health Sciences, Des Moines, Idaho. 1986
Past Leading Physician

Hoke Shirley, M.D.
Concord/New London
Concord Orthopaedics
Concord, (603) 224-3368
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La., 1982
Past Top Doctor

Sports Medicine

Top Vote-Getter
Christopher Couture, M.D.
SNHMC
Victory Sports Medicine/Merrimack Medical Center
Merrimack, (603) 429-3155
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1997

Other Leading Physicians

Joshua Siegel, M.D.
Exeter/PRH/Northeast Surgical Care
Access Sports Medicine and Ortho
Exeter, (603) 775-7575
Medical School: State University of New York, Buffalo, N.Y., 1992
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

James Vailas, M.D.
CMC/Elliot/PMC/SJH/SNHMC/BASC
New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center
Manchester, (603) 634-0080
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, N.H., 1981
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Wound Care

Top Vote-Getter
Joseph Snow, M.D.
Concord Hospital
Concord Hospital Wound Healing Center
Concord, (603) 230-1970
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C., 1976

Other Leading Physicians

Maureen P. Knepp, P.A.-C., M.S.
SNHMC/DH-Nashua
Nashua, (603) 577-4141
Medical School: University of Nebraska, Omaha, Neb., Orthopaedics, 2003

Kathleen Kelly, M.D.
Exeter Hospital
Core Physicians
Hampton, (603) 929-1195
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1990

Breast Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Kari M. Rosenkranz, M.D.
DHMC
General Surgery
Lebanon, (603) 650-9479
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Manchester
Cancer Services (Norris Cotton Cancer Ctr. at CMC)
Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y., 1999
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Teresa A. Ponn, M.D.
Elliot Hospital
Elliot Health Breast Center
Manchester, (603) 668-3067
Medical School: University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville , Fla., 1976
Past Top Doctor

Diane P. Palladino, M.D.
Exeter
Core Surgical Specialties
Exeter, (603) 775-7405
Medical School: Hahnemann School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., 1973
Past Leading Physician

Cardiac/Thoracic Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Benjamin Westbrook, M.D.
CMC/Elliot/PMC
Cardiothoracic Surgical Associates, P.A.
Manchester, (603) 663-6340
Medical School: University of South Alabama College of Medicine, Mobile, Ala., 1979
Past Top Doctor

Other Leading Physicians

Lawrence Dacey, M.D.
DHMC
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Lebanon, (603) 650-7390
Medical School: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1984
Past Leading Physician

Anthony W. DiScipio, M.D.
DHMC
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Lebanon, (603) 650-7390
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1989

Colon/Rectal Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Jeffrey Harnsberger, M.D.
Elliot/DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Manchester, (603) 695-2840
Medical School: Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1987
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

John J. Murray, M.D.
DHMC
General Surgery
Lebanon, (603) 650-8113
Medical School: Boston University, Boston, Mass., 1977
Past Leading Physician

John Friel, M.D.
SNHMC
Colon & Rectal Surgery of New England
North II Specialty Services
Nashua, (603) 577-3322
Medical School: Albany Medical College, Albany, N.Y., 1998

Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Joseph A. Paydarfar, M.D.
DHMC
Otolaryngology
Lebanon, (603) 650-8112
DHMC/Manchester
Manchester
Cancer Services (Norris Cotton Cancer Ctr. at CMC)
Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, N.C., 1996
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

James Bartels, M.D.
CMC/Elliot/PMC
Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists of Southern NH
Manchester, (603) 622-3623
Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, N.Y., 1982
Past Top Doctor

Jeffrey Byer, M.D.
SJH
Ear, Nose & Throat Physicians
Nashua, (603) 595-4800
Medical School:Baylor College of Medi cine, Houston, Texas, 1979
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

General Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Kenneth Howe, M.D., F.A.C.S.
SNHMC
Foundation Surgery
North II Specialty Services
Nashua, (603) 882-8375
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1981

Other Leading Physicians

Lawrence Hoepp, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
General Surgical Specialists of New England
Manchester, (603) 627-1102
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., 1973
Past Top Doctor

Michael Remar, M.D.
SJH
Nashua, (603) 598-0455
Medical School: George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington D.C., 1985
Past Leading Physician

Gynecological Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Leslie DeMars, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 653-3530
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vt., 1987
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Mark Conway, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
SJH
OB/GYN Associates of Southern NH
Nashua, (603) 883-3365
Medical School:New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y., 1989

Kristen L. Bannister, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Elliot Hospital
Bedford Commons OB-GYN, PA
Bedford, (603) 668-8400
Medical School: University of Texas Medical School in Galveston, Texas, 1997

Hand Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Robert Heaps, M.D.
SNHMC/Elliot/CMC/BASC/SJH
New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center
Nashua, (603) 883-0091
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine, Washington D.C., 1989
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Jinsong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.
BASC/CMC/Elliot/SNHMC
New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center
Manchester, (603) 634-0080
Medical School: University of Chicago School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill., 1994
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Lance G. Warhold, M.D.
DHMC
Orthopaedics
Lebanon, (603) 650-8494
Medical School: Hahnemann University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., 1985

Neurosurgery

Top Vote-Getter
N. Ross Jenkins, M.D.
Concord Hospital/CMC/Elliot/PMC/SNHMC
NH NeuroSpine Institute
Bedford, (603) 472-8888
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., 1987
Past Top Doctor

Other Leading Physicians

Tung T. Nguyen, M.D.
SNHMC
North II Specialty Services
Nashua, (603) 577-5370
Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y., 1990
Past Leading Physician

David Roberts, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-8736
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H., 1975
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Rocco R. Addante, D.M.D, M.D.
DHMC/The Craniofacial Clinic
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Maxillofacial Surgery
Lebanon, (603) 650-5150
Medical School: Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., 1979

Other Leading Practitioners

Mark G. Hochberg, D.M.D.
CMC/BASC
North Manchester Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, PLLC
Manchester, (603) 622-9738
Medical School:University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa., 1989

Leonard Waldman, D.M.D.
SNHMC
Nashua, (603) 889-8400
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania, Philadephia, Pa..

Orthopedic Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Charles M. Blitzer, M.D.
WDH
Dover
Seacoast Orthopedic & Sports Medicine
Somersworth, (603) 742-2007
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1979

Other Leading Physicians

Douglas Joseph, M.D.
SNHMC/SJH/Elliot/CMC/BASC
New Hampshire Orthopaedic Center
Nashua, (603) 883-0091
Medical School: University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington, Ky.
Past Top Doctor

Sean C. Frost, M.D.
DH-Nashua/SNHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua Orthopaedics
Nashua, (603) 577-4340
Medical School: Queen's University, Kingston, ON, Canada, 1999
Past Top Doctor

Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Bruce Topol, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
Bruce M. Topol, M.D. Plastic Surgery
Manchester, (603) 622-0900
Medical School: Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, Ill., 1980
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physicia

Other Leading Physicians

Wayne Stadelmann, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Concord/CASC/Elliot/CMC/ New London
Stadelmann Plasic Surgery, PC
Concord, (603) 224-5200
Medical School: University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, Ill., 1990
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

George Chatson, M.D.
SJH/SNHMC
Andover/Nashua Plastic Surgery
Nashua, (603) 882-2103
Medical School: New York University School of Medicine, N.Y., 1987
Past Leading Physician

Urological Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Gary N. Dunetz, M.D., F.A.C.S.
SNHMC
New England Urology
Nashua, (603) 577-3190
Medical School: State University of New York Upstate College, Syracuse, N.Y., 1977
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

John D. Seigne, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-6052
Medical School: University of Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, 1986
Past Leading Physician

John J. Janeiro M.D.
SJH/SNHMC/PMC
Urology Center of Southern New Hampshire
Nashua, (603) 594-0880
Past Top Doctor

Vascular Surgery

Top Vote-Getter
Laurence P. Young, M.D.
SNHMC
Foundation Vascular Surgery
North II Specialty Services
Nashua, (603) 577-3070
Medical School: New York University, New York, N.Y., 1995
Past Leading Physician

Other Leading Physicians

Richard Powell, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-8677
Medical School: Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, Wis., 1986
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Lawrence Hoepp, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
General Surgical Specialists of New England
Manchester, (603) 627-1102
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., 1973
Past Top Doctor and Past Leading Physician

Health Care Heroes

Our readers asked and we listened. Every year we get letters from patients asking how we could have failed to mention some doctor whose skills and dedication to patients sets them apart. For the second year, we've invited readers to submit their own health care heroes and the response has been dramatic. Here are their picks and a few of their comments.

Margarita R. Ochoa-Maya, M.D., C.D.E, C.C.D.
Advanced Health and Wellbeing
116 South River Road
Bedford
(603) 801-3681
www.advancedhealthnh.com

Dr. Ochoa-Maya is a godsend to patients like me who suffer from PCOS (polycystic ovary syndrome) and metabolic syndrome. Thanks is not enough for Dr. Ochoa-Maya.

Dr. Ochoa Maya is empowering in the fact that rather than simply looking for the "bad" things to heal; she looks for the best qualities a person has and helps them to heal themselves through positive thinking. Very inspirational.

Debra E. Margolis, D.O.
SNHMC
Amherst Family Practice
The Meeting Place, 199 Rte. 101
Amherst
(603) 673-5885
www.snhmc.org/practices/amherstfp/index.htm

"Dr. Margolis consistently appears concerned, caring and attentive to all of my needs and fears. She is easy to contact, talk to, and heal with. She is always lending everything from a shoulder to cry on to a confident explanation of your condition. We have been abroad for some years, and she was always was available via e-mail while we were abroad and able to see us on very short notice when we were home for a week or so.

Additionally, our daughter developed an eating disorder while abroad in India and Dr. Margolis took it very seriously and helped us while we were still in India, and obviously immediately after returning. Her genuine concern, warmth and general people skills makes her the best doctor I have ever encountered. Needless to say she also knows her stuff!!"

Shaikh Hoque, M.D.
Hospitalist Program at SNHMC
8 Prospect St.
Nashua
(603) 577-2045
www.snhmc.org/practices hospitalistprogramsnhmc

"I have observed Dr. Hoque with several patient's in his role as Hospitalist at SNHMC. Despite the pressures of being a physician in a very busy acute care setting, Dr. Hoque always takes the time to really listen to his colleagues and patients. His approach to patient care and his excellent bedside manner should be considered an example for all other physicians."

J. Duke Lovetere, D.C.
Duke Family Chiropractic
3 Riverside Ln.
Greenland
(603) 422-0432
www.familybackdoc.com

"My son Brandan has severe learning disabilities, terrible stomach pains and epilepsy. He was on thousands of milligrams for medications every day. Dr. Duke said he could help him. I doubted it because we had spent thousands of dollars seeing neurologists. Soon Brandan started "cracka lackin" as Dr. Duke and Brandan call it. Within two visits his stomach pains went away, his speech and language skills improved and the seizures disappeared.

Dr. Duke regularly calls to check in on Brandan. He has a special relationship with Dr. Duke because Dr. Duke goes above and beyond the call of duty for my son. Dr. Duke deserves this award."

"My mother first came to Dr. Duke for adjustments when other doctors had told her that the only way she could feel relief from her herniated discs were through invasive surgery. She has since been adjusted regularly and her quality of life has been dramatically improved. His bedside manor and extensive knowledge make him and his practice extremely successful in providing N.H.'s seacoast with the best care possible."

Robert M. Zinnes, M.D.
SNHMC
Primary Care of Hudson
300 Derry Rd.
Hudson
(603) 886-3979
www.snhmc.org/practices/primarycarehudson/index.htm

"Dr. Zinnes is without a doubt the most dedicated, compassionate and understanding doctor I have ever known. Last night, Sunday at 7:15 p.m., he called to see how I was doing and asked me to resume a medication he had stopped. He recently brought to my attention the fact that I had a major cardiac problem that I was unaware of, and thus probably saved my life."

"I travel around the world as part of my job. Once, a few years ago, I returned from China with an anaerobic spore-forming bacteria in my intestines. A couple of days after I got home, I went to the emergency room and was admitted. I woke up at 6 a.m. to find Dr. Zinnes at my bedside checking up on me. After Dr. Zinnes left, the nurse came in and asked if Dr Zinnes was my doctor and I told her he was. To that she replied "How did you get so lucky?" I AM lucky and happy about having Dr. Zinnes as my physician, and so is my wife!"

Linda A. Williams, M.D., F.A.A.P.
SNHMC
Foundation Pediatrics
19 Tyler St.
Nashua
(603) 886-5520
www.snhmc.org/practices/foundationpediatrics

"Our youngest (nine months old) began having unexplained fevers and was admitted to Southern NH Medical Center. Our pediatrician, Dr. Linda Williams, went above and beyond as she searched for answers to his fevers. After two days we had an answer, and we owe this to Dr. Williams and her never-ending efforts to not just settle for any answer, she wanted the correct one.

With the correct treatment our son began to get better and he continues to need monitoring due to his condition, and we know that whatever arrises, Dr. Williams will get us through it using her knowledge and compassion. She has a an unbelievable office staff and we couldn't be more thankful for the care they have given our son!"