Each year, Connecticut Magazine honors leading physicians across dozens of specialties statewide, based on an impartial peer-review process—meaning these are the doctors other doctors trust and recommend.
To compile the list, the magazine partners with Castle Connolly, a nationally respected health care research firm. Castle Connolly’s annual list highlights the top 7% of practicing physicians in the U.S., all nominated by their peers. Its rigorous selection process, led by a team of physicians, ensures that doctors are recognized solely for their clinical excellence, never through payment or sponsorship.
Over 50 UConn Health physicians have been recognized on the 2025 Connecticut Magazine “Top Doctors” list. The full list appears in the May 2025 issue of Connecticut Magazine. Below are the UConn Health physicians included this year. Click on any name for more details.
Cardiovascular Disease
Bruce T. Liang, MD
Christopher Pickett, MD
Joyce Meng, MD
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Eric Girard, MD
Dermatology
Mary Chang, MD
Hao Feng, MD
Jane Grant-Kels, MD
Marti Rothe, MD
Diagnostic Radiology
Alex Merkulov, MD
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Francesco Celi, MD
Gastroenterology
Joel Levine, MD
Geriatric Medicine
Karina Berg, MD
Patrick Coll, MD
Jatupol Kositsawat, MD
Geriatric Psychiatry
Mario Fahed, MD
Gynecologic Oncology
Jennifer Jorgensen, MD
Hematology
Biree Andemariam, MD
Infectious Disease
Lisa Chirch, MD
Kevin Dieckhaus, MD
Internal Medicine
Laurie Caines, MD
Thomas Manger, MD
Interventional Cardiology
Michael Azrin, MD
Patrick Corcoran, MD
Medical Oncology
Mary Buss, MD
Upendra Hegde, MD
Pragna Kapadia, MD
Susan Tannenbaum, MD
Neurological Surgery
Ketan Bulsara, MD
Neurology
Marie Eugene, MD
L. John Greenfield, MD, Ph.D.
Jaime Imitola Herrera, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Ramzi Alkass, MD
Danielle Luciano, MD
Christopher Morosky, MD
Ophthalmology
Sona Chaudhry, MD
Orthopedic Surgery
Robert Arciero, MD
Katherine Coyner, MD
Lauren Geaney, MD
Cato Laurencin, MD, Ph.D.
Otolaryngology
Tessema Belachew, MD
Todd Falcone, MD
Denis Lafreniere, MD
Pediatrics
Anton Alerte, MD
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Joseph O’Keefe, MD
Pulmonology Disease
Raymond Foley, MD
Omar Ibrahim, MD
Mark Metersky, MD
Radiation Oncology
Robert Dowsett, MD
Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Claudio Benadiva, MD
Surgery
Brian Shames, MD
Yu Liang, MD
