{"id":214174,"date":"2024-05-13T10:41:03","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T14:41:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=214174"},"modified":"2024-05-14T09:56:45","modified_gmt":"2024-05-14T13:56:45","slug":"connecticuts-top-doctors-are-at-uconn-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2024\/05\/connecticuts-top-doctors-are-at-uconn-health\/","title":{"rendered":"Connecticut\u2019s \u2018Top Doctors\u2019 are at UConn Health"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Fifty UConn Health physicians are listed as \u2018Top Doctors&#8217; in <em>Connecticut Magazine\u2019s<\/em> May 2024 issue.<\/p>\n<p>This year UConn Health Hematologist <a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Forbes-Victoria\">Dr. Victoria E. Forbes<\/a> is celebrated as a \u2018Rising Star.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The 2024 \u2018Top Doctors\u2019 list, powered by the national\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.castleconnolly.com\/\"><em>Castle Connolly\u2019s<\/em>\u00a0<\/a>annual peer doctor-survey, includes more than 1,700 Connecticut doctors across 72 specialties.<\/p>\n<p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-214177  img-responsive lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CT-Mag-cover-2024-Top-Docs-869x1024.png\" alt=\"Connecticut Magazine cover\" width=\"423\" height=\"498\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CT-Mag-cover-2024-Top-Docs-869x1024.png 869w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CT-Mag-cover-2024-Top-Docs-254x300.png 254w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CT-Mag-cover-2024-Top-Docs-768x905.png 768w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CT-Mag-cover-2024-Top-Docs-356x420.png 356w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CT-Mag-cover-2024-Top-Docs-564x665.png 564w, https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/CT-Mag-cover-2024-Top-Docs.png 905w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 423px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 423\/498;\" \/>Cardiovascular Disease<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Liang-Bruce\">Bruce T.\u00a0 Liang, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Pickett-Christopher\">Christopher Pickett, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Colon &amp; Rectal Surgery<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Girard-Eric\">Eric Girard, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Dermatology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Chang-Mary\">Mary Chang, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Feng-Hao\">Hao Feng, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Grant-Kels-Jane\">Jane Grant-Kels, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Rothe-Marti\">Marti Rothe, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Diagnostic Radiology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Merkulov-Aleksey\">Alex Merkulov, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gastroenterology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Levine-Joel\">Joel Levine, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Geriatric Medicine<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Berg-Karina\">Karina Berg, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Coll-Patrick\">Patrick Coll, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Kositsawat-Jatupol\">Jatupol Kositsawat, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Geriatric Psychiatry<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Fahed-Mario\">Mario Fahed, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Gynecologic Oncology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Brewer-Molly\">Molly Brewer, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Henretta-Melissa\">Melissa Henretta, MD, MPH<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Hematology<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Andemariam-Biree\">Biree Andemariam, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Infectious Disease<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Chirch-Lisa\">Lisa Chirch, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Dieckhaus-Kevin\">Kevin Dieckhaus, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Internal Medicine<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Appel-Elizabeth\">Elizabeth Appel, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Caines-Laurie\">Laurie Caines, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Niranjan-Varalakshmi\">Varalakshmi Niranjan, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Manger-Thomas\">Thomas Manger, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Interventional Cardiology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Azrin-Michael\">Michael Azrin, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Medical Oncology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Hegde-Upendra\">Upendra Hegde, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Kapadia-Pragna\">Pragna Kapadia, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Tannenbaum-Susan\">Susan Tannenbaum, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neurological Surgery<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Bulsara-Ketan\">Ketan Bulsara, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Neurology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Eugene-Marie%20Carl\">Marie Eugene, MD<\/a> <strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Greenfield-Lazar\">L. John Greenfield, MD, Ph.D.<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Imitola%20Herrera-Jaime\">Jaime Imitola Herrera, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Alkass-Ramzi\">Ramzi Alkass, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Luciano-Danielle\">Danielle Luciano, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Morosky-Christopher\">Christopher Morosky, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ophthalmology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Chaudhry-Sona\">Sona Chaudhry, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Orthopedic Surgery<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Geaney-Lauren\">Lauren Geaney, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Laurencin-Cato\">Cato Laurencin, MD, Ph.D.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Otolaryngology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Lafreniere-Denis\">Denis Lafreniere, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pediatrics<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Alerte-Anton\">Anton Alerte, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Physical Medicine &amp; Rehabilitation<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/O'Keefe-Joseph\">Joseph O\u2019Keefe, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Psychiatry<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Fahed-Mario\">Mario Fahed, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Kisicki-Michael\">Michael Kisicki, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pulmonology Disease<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Foley-Raymond\">Raymond Foley, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Metersky-Mark\">Mark Metersky, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\nRadiation Oncology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/dowsett-robert\">Robert Dowsett, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Reproductive Endocrinology\/Infertility<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Benadiva-Claudio\">Claudio Benadiva, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sports Medicine<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Arciero-Robert\">Robert Arciero, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Surgery<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Liang-Yu\">Yu Liang, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Urology<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Albertsen-Peter\">Peter Albertsen, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Gjertson-Carl\">Carl Gjertson, MD<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/health.uconn.edu\/find-a-provider\/physician\/Ristau-Benjamin\">Benjamin Ristau, MD<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>50 UConn Health Experts Make 2024 \u2018Top Doctors\u2019 List of Connecticut Magazine <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":98,"featured_media":202546,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2429,1868,179],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[1873],"class_list":["post-214174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-awards-scholarships","category-meds","category-uconn-health"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-30 07:50:08","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/98"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214174"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":214251,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214174\/revisions\/214251"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/202546"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214174"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=214174"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=214174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}