Top Docs for Kids 2023

The physicians you rely on to take care of your children’s health can only be described as one thing: Superheroes. Check out this year’s list of the doctors who were chosen by their peers as worthy of this great recognition.

Alex Strauss, MD, Centra Comprehensive Psychotherapy & Psychiatric Associates; Renata Ostrowicki, MD, Cooper University Health Care; Vishal Phakey, DO, Jefferson Health – New Jersey. Photo David Michael Howarth
Adolescent Medicine
- Erin Wright, MD
  Advocare West Deptford Pediatrics
- Meagan Vermeulen, MD
  Rowan Medicine
- Nicole Leopardi, MD
  Rowan CARES Institute
- Lee Shearer, MD
  Capital Health
Shashank Sheth, MD, Advanced ENT & Allergy; Nicole Streeks-Wooden, MD, Rowan Medicine. Photo David Michael Howarth
Allergy & Immunology
- Eugene Gatti, MD
  Advocare Allergy & Asthma
- Maria Lania-Howarth, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Rushani Saltzman, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
- Shashank Sheth, MD
  Advanced ENT & Allergy
- Gregory Toci, DO
  Advocare Allergy & Asthma
- Erin Toller-Artis, DO
  Allergy & Asthma Care
Cardiology
- John Hamaty, DO
  AtlantiCare
- Steven Ritz, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- William Bonney, MD
  Premier Pediatric Cardiology
- Katharine Levinson, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
- Sharon Weinberger, MD
  Nemours Children’s Health
Child Abuse
- Laura Brennan, MD
  Rowan CARES Institute
- Martin Finkel, DO
  Rowan CARES Institute
- Stephanie Lanese, MD
  Rowan CARES Institute
Critical Care
- Renata Ostrowicki, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Jennifer Milillo, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
Dermatology
- Kelli Danowski, DO
  Danowski Dermatology
- Joseph Kist, MD
  Penn Medicine
- Warren Heymann, MD
  HMGS Dermatology
- Patrick McMahon, MD
  HMGS Dermatology
- David Finkelstein, MD
  Alta Dermatology & Skin Care Center
Michael Kresloff, MD, Kresloff Eye Associates; Joseph Szgalsky, MD, Inspira Health. Photo David Michael Howarth
Developmental/Behavioral
- Persephone Jones, MD
  Nemours Children’s Health
- Jennifer LeComte, DO
  Rowan Medicine/RISN
Gregory Toci, DO, Advocare Allergy & Asthma; Sabeena Farhath, MD, Capital Health. Photo David Michael Howarth
Ear/Nose/Throat
- Rodolfo Diaz, MD
  Inspira Health
- Ian Jacobs, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
- William Parkes, MD
  Nemours Children’s Health
- Donald Solomon, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Ryan Walker, MD
  Advanced ENT & Allergy
- Alyssa Terk, MD
  Tower Health
- Scott Schaffer, MD
  Advocare ENT Specialty Center
- Nishant Reddy, MD
  Reddy Sinus
Emergency Medicine
- Lisa Armstrong, MD
  Capital Health
- James Bonner, DO
  Inspira Health
- Payal Gala, MD
  CHOP at Virtua
- Emily Grover, MD
  Capital Health
- Adam Richards, MD
  Jefferson Health – New Jersey
- Jeffrey Seiden, MD
  CHOP at Virtua
Endocrinology/Diabetes/Metabolism
- Shara Bialo, MD
  Nemours Children’s Health
- Andrew Calabria, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
- Charles DelGiorno, MD
  Advocare DelGiorno Endocrinology
- Anthony Gannon, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
Jeffrey Daniels, MD, Advocare South Jersey Orthopedic Associates; Bhavika Patel, MD, Virtua Primary Care. Photo David Michael Howarth
Family Practice
- Renee Hickman, MD
  Capital Health
- Elyse Kernis, DO
  Jefferson Health – New Jersey
- Kathryn Lambert, DO
  Rowan Medicine
- Kenneth Panitch, MD
  Advocare Grove Family Medical
- Bhavika Patel, MD
  Virtua Primary Care
- Vishal Phakey, DO
  Jefferson Health – New Jersey
- Joseph Szgalsky, MD
  Inspira Health
- John Venuti, DO
  Jefferson Health – New Jersey
- Khurram Zubair, MD
  Capital Health
- Nicole Zucconi, DO
  Inspira Health
Gastroenterology
- Sabeena Farhath, MD
  Capital Health
Hematology/Oncology
- Rafat Ahmed, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Nicholas Evageliou, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
Hospitalist
- Samir Doshi, MD
  CHOP at Virtua Voorhees
- Lauren Marlowe, MD
  CHOP at Virtua
- Anjali Sharma-Moghe, DO
  Capital Health
Infectious Disease
- Anat Feingold, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Kristina Feja, MD
  Capital Health
- Christina Gagliardo, MD
  Atlantic Health System
Neonatology
- Randi Axelrod, MD
  Capital Health
- Vineet Bhandari, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Amy Cohen, MD
  CHOP at Virtua
- Elizabeth Fong-deLeon, MD
  CHOP at Virtua
- Leonard Goldsmith, DO
  CHOP at Virtua
- Melissa Micallef, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Harry Mondestin, MD
  Capital Health
Nephrology
- Susan Conley, MD
  Tower Health
- Madhura Pradhan, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
Neurology
- Michael Goodman, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Rao Pasupuleti, MD
  Capital Health
- Uzma Sharif, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
- Mayank Mathur, MD
  Virtua Health
Neurosurgery
- Alan Turtz, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Christopher Bilbao, DO
  Cooper University Health Care
Ophthalmology
- Michael Kresloff, MD
  Kresloff Eye Associates
- Charles Morgan, MD
  Advocare Pediatric Eye Physicians
- Bruce Schnall
  Advocare Schnall Pediatric Ophthalmology
- Barry Wasserman, MD
  Lasik Experts
- Debra Prieto, MD
  Eye Associates & SurgiCenter
- Chirag Shah, MD
  Lasik Experts
Orthopedics
- Christopher Carey, MD
  Advocare Orthopedic Reconstruction Specialists
- Jeffrey Daniels, MD
  Advocare South Jersey Orthopedic Associates
- William Emanuele, DO
  Nemours Children’s Health
- Apurva Shah, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
Pediatrics
- Denise Bell, MD
  Advocare Cornerstone Pediatrics
- Eric Berman, DO
  Advocare The Farm Pediatrics
- Jignasa Chikani, MD
  PediaPlace Pediatrics
- David Chasen, MD
  Advocare The Farm Pediatrics
- April Douglass-Bright, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Janine Gale, MD
  Capital Health
- Mohammed Hussain, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Tamika Jones, MD
  Advocare Woodbury Pediatrics
- Christopher Amato, DO
  Advocare Milestone Pediatrics
- Jared Pasternak, MD
  CHOP Primary Care
- Rebecca Reed, DO
  Advocare Medford and Mansfield Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
- John Tedeschi, MD
  Advocare South Jersey Pediatrics
- Mark Schlitt, MD
  Advocare Haddon Pediatric Group
- Nicole Streeks-Wooden, MD
  Rowan Medicine
- Fay Ann Trimor, MD
  Advocare DelGiorno Pediatrics
- Marissa Weiss-Baker, DO
  Advocare Woolwich Pediatrics
- Erin Wright, MD
  Inspira Health
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
- Connie Domingo, MD
  Weisman Childrens
- Thomas Drake, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Rochelle Haas, MD
  Nemours Children’s Health
Plastic Surgery
- Scott Bartlett, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
- Patrick Hall, MD
  Advanced ENT & Allergy
Psychiatry
- Irene Gabrial, MD
  Capital Health
- Mala Gupta, MD
  Centra Comprehensive Psychotherapy & Psychiatric Associates
- Zubair Khan, DO
  Rowan Medicine
- Anthony Rostain, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
- Alex Strauss, MD
  Centra Comprehensive Psychotherapy & Psychiatric Associates
Pulmonology
- Aaron Chidekel, MD
  Nemours Children’s Health
- Bryan Ferroni, DO
  Jefferson Health – New Jersey
- Caitlin Papastamelos, MD
  Weisman Childrens
Radiology
- Emily Scattergood, MD
  Cooper University Health Care
Rheumatology

Evan Mulvihill, MD
Nemours Children’s Health
Sports Medicine
- David Gealt, DO
  Cooper University Health Care
- Thomas Plut, DO
  Virtua Sports Medicine
- Eric Requa, DO
  Virtua Sports Medicine
- Merrick Wetzler, MD
  Advocare South Jersey Orthopedic Associates
- Michael Wolf, MD
  Tower Health
Surgery
- Edward Doolin, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
- Charles Paidas, MD
  Nemours Children’s Health
Urology
- Zarine Balsara, MD
  Urology for Children
- Thomas Kolon, MD
  CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center