Top Doctors 2007
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 2007 survey are in and Top Doctors have been selected in 24 specialties. Here are the doctors who have been chosen by their peers.
Allergy / Immunology
John Kalliel, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
Manchester Allergy Inc.
Manchester, (603) 668-6444
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1982
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ’05
Anesthesiology
Paul Del Giudice, M.D.
CMC, BASC
Bedford Ambulatory Surgical Center
Anesthesia Care Group
Manchester, (603) 647-9325
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1979
Robert LaFlam, M.D.
Concord
Anesthesia Associates, P.A.
Concord, (603) 224-4776
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, 1984
Cardiology
Andrew Torkelson, M.D.
DHMC/New London
Lebanon, (603) 650-5724
Medical School: University of Rochester, Rochester, N.Y., 1980
Dermatology
Stephen M. Del Giudice, M.D.
Concord
Concord, (603) 226-6119
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1981
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ’06
Emergency Care
Norman Yanofsky, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-7000
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass.,
1977
Michael Lynch, M.D.
Concord
Concord, (603) 225-2711
Medical School: University of
|Virginia School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Va., 1993
Endocrinology
Robert A. Levine, M.D., F.A.C.E.
St. Joseph
Office of Dr. Robert Levine,
Thyroid Center of N.H.
Nashua, (603) 881-7141
Medical School: University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Conn., 1981
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ’05
End of Life Care
Ira Byock, M.D.
DHMC
Palliative Medicine
Lebanon, (603) 650-5402
Medical School: University of Colorado School of Medicine, Denver, Co., 1978
Gastroenterology
Timothy Scherer, M.D.
SNHMC, DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua
(603) 577-4081
Medical School: State University of New York, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1996
Peter Anderson, M.D.
DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Lebanon
(603) 650-6734
Medical School: Yale University of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., 1973
Geriatrics
Kenneth Dolkart, M.D.
SNHMC
Nashua Center For Healthy Aging
Nashua, (603) 577-3080
Medical School: University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pa., 1980
Family Practice
Jonathan Thyng, M.D.
SNHMC, DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Nashua
Nashua, (603) 577-4440
Medical School: Tufts University School Of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1988
Gynecological Oncology
Leslie DeMars, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 653-3530
Medical School: University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vt., 1987
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ’05
Gynecology
Karen Maynard, M.D.
SNHMC
Women’s Care of Nashua
(603) 577-3100
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1994
Hematology / Oncology
Gautami Rao, M.D.
SNHMC/SJH/CMC/Elliot
DHMC Norris Cotton Center
Manchester, (603) 629-1828
Nashua, (603) 577-3460
Coimbatore Medical College, Coimbatore, India, 1983
Infectious Diseases
Michael Strampfer, M.D., F.A.C.P.
SNHMC/SJH/CMC/Elliot
Infectious Disease Associates/Travel Clinic
Nashua, (603) 595-1305
Medical School: State University of N.Y. Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, N.Y., 1981
Internal Medicine
Paul Clark, M.D.
Concord Hospital
Concord, (603) 224-4003
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester, Mass., 1979
Nephrology
Sean Fitzpatrick, M.D.
SNHMC/St. Joseph/Parkland
Nashua Nephrology
(603) 882-2921
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1989
Neurology
Robert Thies, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
Neurology Associates
Manchester, (603) 669-0859
Medical School: Cornell University Medical College, New York, N.Y., 1976
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ’05
Obstetrics
Karen Maynard, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
SNHMC
Women’s Care of Nashua
(603) 577-3100
Medical School: Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1994
Ophthalmology
Lawrence Jaeger, M.D.
Cheshire/DHK
Keene, (603) 354-5400
Medical School: NY Medical
College, Valhalla, N.Y., 1983
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, N.Y., 1982
Pathology
Cheryl Ennis, M.D.
SNHMC, St. Joseph
Nashua Pathology, PA
(603) 577-2845
Medical School: St. George’s University, Granada, West Indies, 1988
Pediatrics
Patricia Campbell, D.O.
Cheshire/DHK
Keene, (603) 354-5400
Medical School: University of New England, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine, 1992
Podiatry
Anna Ruelle, D.P.M.
Cheshire/DHK
Keene
(603) 354-5400
Medical School: University of Osteopathic Medicine, Des Moines, Iowa
Psychiatry
Karl Lanocha, M.D.
Concord
Concord Psychiatric Associates (603) 228-7100
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Md., 1982
Pulmonary Diseases
Steve Imgrund, M.D.
Concord
Concord Hospital Pulmonary Medicine
(603) 224-9661
Medical School: Autonomous University of Guadalajara, 1979
Radiology
Gerard V. Smith, M.D.
Concord
X-ray Professional Association, Concord Imaging Center
Concord, (603) 228-1521
Medical School: University of Maryland School of Medicine, 1972
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ’06
Rehabilitation / Physical Medicine
Edward Kois, M.D.
SNHMC
Private Practice: William E. Kois MD
Nashua, (603) 821-5613
Medical School: University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Mich., 1983
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
Reproductive Medicine
Misty Blanchette Porter, M.D.
DHMC
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Lebanon, (603) 653-9240
Medical School: Dartmouth
Medical School, Lebanon, N.H.,1989
Rheumatology
Hoke H. Shirley, M.D.
Concord/New London
Concord Orthopaedics
(603) 224-3368
Medical School: Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, La., 1982
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ‘05
Sports Medicine
Charles Carr, M.D.
DHMC
Lebanon, (603) 650-7788
Medical School: Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH, 1981
Josh Seigel, M.D.
Exeter/PRH/Northeast Surgical Care
Access Sports Medicine and Orthopaedics
Exeter, (603) 775-7575
Medical School: SUNY Buffalo School of Medicine, Buffalo, N.Y., 1992
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., 1970
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ’05
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, Ala., 1979
Colon/Rectal Surgery
Jeffrey Harnsberger, M.D.
Elliot/DHMC
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Manchester, (603) 695-2840
Medical School : Medical College of Ohio, Toledo, Ohio, 1987
Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
Yolanda Troublefield, M.D. J.D.
SNHMC
New England Center for Ear, Nose and Throat Surgery
(603) 577-3150
Medical School: New York School of Medicine, New York, N.Y., 1997
General Surgery
Lawrence M. Hoepp, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
General Surgical Specialists of N.E.
Manchester, (603) 627-1102
Medical School: Temple University School of Medicine, Philadelphia,
Pa., 1973
Gynecological Surgery
Gary Wasserman, M.D.
CMC/Elliot Hospitals
Manchester Obstetrical Associates P.A., (603) 622-3162
Medical School: State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School, 1977
Hand Surgery
Robert J. Heaps, M.D.
SNHMC/Elliot/CMC/BASC
The Orthopedic Center
Nashua, (603) 883-0091
Medical School: Georgetown University School of Medicine,
Washington, D.C. 1989
Neurosurgery
N. Ross Jenkins, M.D.
Concord/CMC/Elliot/PMC/
SNHMC
NH NeuroSpine Institute
Bedford, (603) 472-8888
Medical School: Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Conn., 1987
Orthopedic Surgery
Eric Benson, M.D.
CMC/Elliot/BASC
N.H. Orthopaedic Surgery P.A., Manchester,
(603) 669-5454
Medical School: University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Mass.,1993
Plastic/Reconstructive Surgery
Wayne Stadelmann, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Concord/CASC/Elliot/
CMC/New London
Stadelmann Plastic Surgery, PC
Concord, (603) 224-5200
Medical School: University of Chicago, Pritzker School of
Medicine, Chicago, 1990
Urological Surgery
William Santis, M.D.
Concord/New London/DHMC/Speare Memorial
Concord Hospital-Urology Group
(603) 224-3388
Medical School: Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Mass., 1994
Vascular Surgery
Lawrence M. Hoepp, M.D.
CMC/Elliot
General Surgical Specialists
of N.E.Manchester,
(603) 627-1102
Medical School:
Temple University School of Medicine, Phila., Pa., 1973
Top Doctors Hall of Fame ’06