Top Doctors
There are 16 physicians at this hospital included on the list of U.S. News Top Doctors. These doctors span 12 specialty areas and were selected based on a peer nomination process.
| Doctor | Specialist | Special expertise |
|---|---|---|
| Beierle, Elizabeth, MD | Pediatric Surgeon | |
Benfield, Mark, MD
|
Pediatric Nephrologist | Glomerulonephritis, Hypertension, Lupus/SLE, Metabolic Syndrome, Nephrotic Syndrome, Transplant Medicine-Kidney |
| Berkow, Roger, MD | Pediatric Hematologist-Oncologist | Leukemia & Lymphoma |
Chen, Mike, MD
|
Pediatric Surgeon | Gastrointestinal Surgery, Transplant Surgery-Pediatric |
Colvin, Edward, MD
|
Pediatric Cardiologist | Congenital Heart Disease-Adult & Child, Fetal Echocardiography, Transplant Medicine-Heart |
Dabal, Robert, MD
|
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon | Neonatal & Infant Cardiac Surgery, Pediatric Cardiac Surgery |
Dure, Leon IV, MD
|
Pediatric Neurologist | Huntington's Disease, Movement Disorders, Tourette's Syndrome |
| Feig, Daniel, MD/PhD | Pediatric Nephrologist | Hypertension |
Fix, R. Jobe, MD
|
Plastic Surgeon | Breast Reconstruction, Hand Surgery, Microsurgery |
Garth, William, Jr., MD
|
Sports Medicine Specialist | Knee Ligament Reconstruction, Shoulder Reconstruction |
Joseph, David, MD
|
Pediatric Urology | Neuro-Urology, Urodynamics |
Kirklin, James, MD
|
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgeon | Cardiac Surgery, Congenital Heart Disease, Transplant-Heart & Lung, Transplant-Heart-Adult & Pediatric |
Oakes, W. Jerry, MD
|
Neurosurgeon | Chiari's Deformity, Occult Spinal Dysraphism (OSD), Pediatric Neurosurgery |
| royal, stuart, MD | Diagnostic Radiologist | |
Tucker, Rodney, MD
|
Palliative Care Specialist | Palliative Care |
Vetter, Thomas, MD
|
Pain Management Specialist | Pain Management-Pediatric, Pain-Chronic |
Icon denotes that a doctor, in Castle Connolly's estimation, is among the top 1% in the nation in his or her specialty. Doctors listed in U.S. News Top Doctors without this icon are determined to be in the top 10% in their region.

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