Top Doctors 2005

Friday, April 1, 2005

Health care is a science and an art. It’s a practice steeped in tradition on a swiftly changing landscape. As the practice of medicine has grown more complex, people increasingly look to physicians to provide a sense of trust and clarity. Each year, New Hampshire Magazine surveys the state’s physicians asking them, if they or a family member were sick, who they would go to for diagnosis or treatment. The results of the 2005 survey are in and Top Doctors have been selected in 42 specialties. Here are the doctors who have been chosen by their peers. We also spotlight the 2005 Nurse of the Year, and feature medical advances that have taken place in the state’s hospitals during the past year.

ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY

John Kalliel, M.D.

CMC/Elliot Hospital

Manchester Allergy Inc.

Manchester, (603) 668-6444

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Joined Hospital Staff: 1987

ANESTHESIOLOGY

Robert Laflam, M.D.

Concord Hospital

Anesthesia Associates, P.A.

Concord, (603) 224-4776

Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, 1984

Joined Hospital Staff: 1989

CARDIOLOGY

Andrew Torkelson, M.D.

DHMC/New London

Lebanon, (603) 650-5724

Medical School: University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 1980

Joined Hospital Staff: 1985

DERMATOLOGY

Stephen M. Del Giudice, M.D.

Concord Hospital

Concord, (603) 226-6119

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1981

Joined Hospital Staff: 1989

EMERGENCY CARE

Donavon Albertson, M.D., F.A.C.E.P.

Portsmouth Regional

Portsmouth, (603) 436-5110

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Joined Hospital Staff: 1981

ENDOCRINOLOGY

Robert A. Levine, M.D., F.A.C.E.

SNHMC/St. Joseph

Nashua, (603) 881-7141

Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, CT, 1981

Joined Hospital Staff: 1991

END OF LIFE CARE

Ira Byock, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock

Palliative Medicine

Lebanon, (603) 650-5402

Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine, 1978

Joined Hospital Staff: 2003

GASTROENTEROLOGY

Mark Silversmith, M.D.

BASC/CMC/Elliot Hospital

N.H. Gastroenterology, Inc.

Manchester, (603) 625-5744

Medical School: Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York,1983

Joined Hospital Staff: 1991

GENERAL/FAMILY PRACTICE

Stephen Christo, D.O.

Portsmouth Regional

Portsmouth Family Practice

(603) 431-2516

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic

Medicine, Biddeford, ME, 1983

Joined Hospital Staff: 1991

GERIATRICS

Beverly Entwisle, M.D.

Concord Hospital

Capital Region Family Health Center

Concord, (603) 228-7200

Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA,1984

Joined Hospital Staff: 1988

GYNECOLOGY

Mary Jo Montanarella, M.D.

CMC/Elliot Hospital

Dr. Montanarella and Associates, P.A.

Manchester, (603) 624-1638

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, 1986

Joined Hospital Staff: 1990

GYNECOLOGICAL ONCOLOGY

Leslie R. DeMars, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock

Lebanon, (603) 653-3530

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine,1987

Joined Hospital Staff: 1997

HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY

Denis Hammond, M.D.

CMC/Concord/Elliot/

Exeter/LRGH/PMC

N.H. Oncology-Hematology PA

Hooksett, (603) 622-6484

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1973

Joined Hospital Staff: 1978

INFECTIOUS DISEASES

David Itkin, M.D.

Exeter/Portsmouth

Seacoast Infectious Disease Associates

Portsmouth, (603) 433-8733

Medical School: University of Illinois, Rockford, IL, 1980

Joined Hospital Staff: 1990

INTERNAL MEDICINE

Paul Clark, M.D.

Concord Hospital

Concord, (603) 224-4003

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, 1979

Joined Hospital Staff: 2001

NEPHROLOGY

Sean Fitzpatrick, M.D.

SNHMC

Nashua Nephrology

(603) 882-2921

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, 1989

Joined Hospital Staff: 1994

NEUROLOGY

Robert Thies, M.D.

CMC/Elliot Hospital

Neurology Associates

Manchester, (603) 669-0859

Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, New York, NY, 1976

Joined Hospital Staff: 1981

OBSTETRICS

Emily Baker, M.D.

Dartmouth-Hitchcock

DHMC Lebanon,(603) 653-9306

DHC Manchester, (603) 695-2500

Medical School: Stanford University School of Medicine,

Stanford, CA, 1986

Joined Hospital Staff: 1994

OPHTHALMOLOGY

Randall Brown, M.D.

CMC/Elliot Hospital

New Hampshire Eye Associates, P.A.

Manchester, (603) 669-3925

Medical School: Louisiana State University School of Medicine, 1978

Joined Hospital Staff: 1982

OTOLARYNGOLOGY

James Bartels, M.D.

CMC/Elliot/PMC

Ear Nose & Throat Specialists Of Southern New Hampshire

Manchester, (603) 622-3623

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 1982

Joined Hospital Staff: 1987

PATHOLOGY

David Donsker, M.D.

Exeter Hospital

Seacoast Pathology, P.A.

Exeter, (603) 778-8522

Medical School: University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, 1974

Joined Hospital Staff: 1978

PEDIATRICS

Emory Kaplan, M.D.

SNHMC

Kaplan & McNamee Pediatrics

Nashua,(603) 595-7388

Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA

Joined Hospital Staff: 1977

PODIATRY

Raef M. Fahmy, D.P.M., F.A.C.F.A.S.

BASC/CMC/Elliot

Associates in Podiatry

Bedford, (603) 669-2188

Medical School: Temple University School of Podiatric Medicine, 1987

Joined Hospital Staff: 1991

PULMONARY DISEASES

Stephen Rowe, M.D.

CMC/Elliot/PMC

Bedford Commons

Bedford, (603) 623-3516

Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT, 1975

Joined Hospital Staff: 1981

PSYCHIATRY (3)

James Antisdel, M.D.

CMC

Amoskeag Psychiatric & Psychotherapy Associates

Manchester, (603) 668-0016

Medical School: Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, 1986

Joined Hospital Staff: 1995

Karl Lanocha, M.D.

Concord Hospital

Concord Psychiatric Associates

(603) 228-7100

Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 1982

Joined Hospital Staff: 1989

Santharam Yadati, M.D.

SNHMC

Slatoff and Ward Psychological P.A.

Nashua, (603) 881-9311

Medical School: Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupati, India, 1973

Joined Hospital Staff: 1999

RADIOLOGY

Gerard V. Smith, M.D.

Concord/FRH/N.H. State Hospital

X-Ray Professional Association

Concord, (603) 228-1521

Medical Education: University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1972

Joined Hospital Staff: 1979

REHABILITATION/PHYSICAL MEDICINE

Barry Gendron, D.O.

Frisbie/PRH/WD

Seacoast Area Physiatry

Newington, (603) 431-5529

Medical School: University of New England College of Osteopathic

Medicine, Biddeford, ME, 1989

Joined Hospital Staff: 1993

REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE

Paul Manganiello, M.D.

DHMC

Lebanon, (603) 653-9240

Medical School: Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1973

Joined Hospital Staff: 1979

RHEUMATOLOGY

Hoke H. Shirley, M.D.

Concord/New London

Concord Orthopaedics

Concord, (603) 224-3368

Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, LA, 1982

Joined Hospital Staff: 1990

SPORTS MEDICINE

Joshua Siegel, M.D.

Exeter/PRH/NorthEast Surgical Care

Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics

Exeter, (603) 775-7575

Medical School: SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, NY, 1992

Joined Hospital Staff: 1998

BREAST SURGERY

Edward P. Dalton, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Elliot Hospital

Elliot Breast Health Center

Manchester, (603) 668-3067

Medical School: St. Louis University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Joined Hospital Staff: 1977

CARDIAC/THORACIC SURGERY

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, AL

Joined Hospital Staff: 1989

COLON/RECTAL SURGERY

Russell Strong, M.D.

Concord Hospital

Concord Surgical Associates, P.A.

Concord, (603) 224-0584

Medical School: University of Illinois College of Medicine, IL, 1987

Joined Hospital Staff: 1993

EAR, NOSE AND THROAT SURGERY

James Bartels, M.D.

CMC/Elliot/PMC

Ear, Nose & Throat Specialists of Southern New Hampshire

Manchester, (603) 622-3623

Medical School: University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, 1982

Joined Hospital Staff: 1987

GENERAL SURGERY

Lawrence M. Hoepp, M.D.

CMC/Elliot Hospital

General Surgical Specialists of N.E.

Manchester, (603) 627-1102

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, 1973

Joined Hospital Staff: 1978

GYNECOLOGICAL SURGERY

Gary Wasserman, M.D.

CMC/Elliot Hospital

Manchester Obstetrical Associates, P.A.

(603) 622-3162

Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School, 1977

Joined Hospital Staff: 1987

HAND SURGERY

Jinsong Wang, M.D., Ph.D.

BASC/CMC/Elliot

New Hampshire Orthopaedic Surgery

Manchester, (603) 669-5454

Medical School: University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, 1994

Joined Hospital Staff: 2000

NEUROSURGERY (2)

N. Ross Jenkins, M.D.

Elliot/Concord/SNHMC/CMC

(603) 472-8888

Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, 1987

Joined Hospital Staff: 1994

Clinton Miller, M.D.

Exeter/PRH/PMC/WD

Coastal New Hampshire Neurosurgeons

Portsmouth, (603) 433-4666

Medical School: Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 1972

Joined Hospital Staff: 1986

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Gary Jones, M.D.

Concord/New London/HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital

Concord Orthopaedics, PA

Concord, (603) 224-3368

Medical School: University of Michigan Medical Center, 1975

Joined Hospital Staff: 1982

PLASTIC/RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY

Wayne K. Stadelmann, M.D., F.A.C.S.

Concord Hospital

Stadelmann Plastic Surgery, PC

Concord, (603) 224-5200

Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, 1990

Joined Hospital Staff: 2003

UROLOGICAL SURGERY

John J. Janeiro M.D.

SJH/SNHMC/PMC

Urology Center of Southern New Hampshire

Nashua, (603) 883-1550

Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, 1982

Joined Hospital Staff: 1987

VASCULAR SURGERY

Lawrence M. Hoepp, M.D.

CMC/Elliot Hospital

General Surgical Specialist of NE

Manchester, (603) 627-1102

Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Phila, PA, 1973

Joined Hospital Staff: 1978