Top Doctors 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
