These doctors are dedicated to providing their patients with compassionate, quality care – and they just happen to be women. Here’s our annual listing of female physicians featured in the past year’s Top Docs and Top Docs for Kids lists. Thanks to these female leaders for helping to create happier and healthier communities right here in SJ.

  • Addiction Psychiatry

    • Lynda Bascelli, MD
      Virtua Medication Assisted Treatment Program
    • Kaitlan Baston, MD*
      Cooper University Health Care
  • 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
  • Allergy & Immunology

    • Min Ku, MD
      Allergy & Asthma Care
    • Maria Lania-Howarth, MD++
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Rushani Saltzman, MD+
      CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
    • Erin Toller-Artis, DO+
      Allergy & Asthma Care
  • Bariatric Surgery/ Weight Loss

    • Jooyeun Chung, MD
      Capital Health Metabolic & Weight Loss Center
  • Breast Surgery

    • Lisa Allen, MD
      Capital Health Surgical Group
    • Kristin Brill, MD
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Michele Fantazzio, MD
      MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
    • Diane Gillum, MD
      MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
    • Nandini Kulkarni, MD
      Inspira Medical Group
    • Catherine Loveland-Jones, MD**
      MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
    • Rose Mustafa, MD
      Capital Health Surgical Group
    • Susanna Nazarian, MD
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Michelle Chout-Win Shen, MD
      Virtua Breast Care
    • Lori Timmerman, DO
      Virtua Breast Care
    • Kay Yoon-Flannery, DO
      MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
  • Cardiology

    • Renee Bullock-Palmer, MD
      Deborah Heart and Lung Center
    • Kathleen Heintz, DO
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Katharine Levinson, MD+
      CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
    • Joanne Mazzarelli, MD*
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Sharon Weinberger, MD+
      Nemours Children’s Health
  • Cardiovascular Disease

    • Neeta Tripathi, MD
      Hamilton Cardiology Associates
  • Child Abuse

    • Laura Brennan, MD+
      Rowan CARES Institute
    • Stephanie Lanese, MD+
      Rowan CARES Institute
  • Chiropractic

    • Kathleen Baumgardner, DC
      Health Goals Chiropractic Center
  • Critical Care

    • Irene Hao, MD
      Capital Health – Pulmonary Specialists
    • Jennifer Milillo, MD+
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Renata Ostrowicki, MD+
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Dolly Patel, DO
      Capital Health – Pulmonary Specialists
    • Kelly Schiers, DO*
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
  • Dermatology

    • Sarah Beggs, MD
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Kelli Danowski, DO+
      Danowski Dermatology
    • Sandra Elder, MD
      Aesthetic Dermatology
    • Karen Suchin, MD
      Haddonfield Dermatology Associates
  • Developmental/ Behavioral

    • Persephone Jones, MD+
      Nemours Children’s Health
    • Jennifer LeComte, DO+
      Rowan Medicine/RISN
  • Ear/Nose/Throat

    • Alyssa Terk, MD+
      Tower Health
  • Emergency Medicine

    • Lisa Armstrong, MD+
      Capital Health
    • Payal Gala, MD+
      CHOP at Virtua
    • Emily Grover, MD+
      Capital Health
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

    • Shara Bialo, MD+
      Nemours Children’s Health
    • Patricia Luceri, DO
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Jodi Fox Mellul, MD*
      Inspira Health
    • Jenine Vecchio, MD
      Inspira Health
  • Family Practice

    • Jennifer Caudle, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Renee Hickman, MD+
      Capital Health
    • Elyse Kernis, DO+
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Kathryn Lambert, DO+
      Rowan Medicine
    • Bhavika Patel, MD+
      Virtua Primary Care
    • Samantha Plasner, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Kristen Trom, DO*
      Inspira Health
    • Deborah Ubele, DO
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Suzanne Vanderwerken, MD
      Inspira Health
    • Nicole Zucconi, DO+
      Inspira Health
  • Gastroenterology

    • Monica Awsare, MD
      Gastroenterology Consultants of South Jersey
    • Jennifer Copare, DO
      Inspira Health
    • Sabeena Farhath, MD+
      Capital Health
    • Jane Jaffe, DO*
      South Jersey Gastroenterology
  • Geriatric Medicine

    • Jesse Abesh, DO
      Rowan Medicine NJ Institute for Successful Aging
    • Anita Chopra, MD
      Rowan Medicine NJ Institute for Successful Aging
    • Terrie Ginsberg, DO
      Rowan Medicine NJ Institute for Successful Aging
  • Gynecologic Oncology

    • Joyce Varughese, MD
      Capital Health Surgical Group – Gynecologic Oncology
    • Robin Wilson-Smith, DO
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
  • Hematology/Oncology

    • Rafat Ahmed, MD+
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Trina Poretta, DO
      Comprehensive Cancer and Hematology Associates
  • Hospice & Palliative Care

    • Carolyn Gaukler, MD
      Capital Health Palliative Care Office
    • Sara Pagliaro, DO**
      Samaritan
  • Hospitalist

    • Lauren Marlowe, MD+
      CHOP at Virtua
    • Jennifer Roszkowski, DO*
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Anjali Sharma-Moghe, DO+
      Capital Health
    • Judith Williamson, MD
      Capital Health
  • Infectious Disease

    • Anat Feingold, MD+
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Kristina Feja, MD+
      Capital Health
    • Christina Gagliardo, MD+
      Atlantic Health System
    • Cindy Hou, DO
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Judith Lightfoot, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Raquel Nahra, MD*
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Infertility

    • Jung Kyo Choe, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Internal Medicine

    • Joanne Kaiser-Smith, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Rina Zuniga, MD
      Virtua Primary Care
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine

    • Anna O’Neill, MD
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Robin Perry, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Medical Oncology

    • Generosa Grana, MD
      MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
    • Nandini Kulkarni, MD**
      Inspira Health
    • Rachel Levenbach, MD
      Regional Cancer Care Associates
  • Neonatology

    • Randi Axelrod, MD+
      Capital Health
    • Amy Cohen, MD+
      CHOP at Virtua
    • Elizabeth Fong-deLeon, MD+
      CHOP at Virtua
    • Melissa Micallef, MD+
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Nephrology

    • Gopika Banker, DO
      Nephrology & Hypertension Associates of NJ
    • Susan Conley, MD+
      Tower Health
    • Beckie Michael, DO
      Marlton Nephrology & Hypertension
    • Madhura Pradhan, MD+
      CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
  • Neurology

    • Susan Lotkowski, DO
      Inspira Health
    • Uzma Sharif, MD+
      CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

    • Kelli Daniels, MD
      Virtua OB/GYN Group
    • Samantha DeLuca, DO
      Inspira Health
    • Michelle Iavicoli, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Wendy Martinez, MD
      The Women’s Group for OB/GYN
    • Stacy McCrosson, MD*
      Axia Women’s Health
    • Kira Przybylko, MD
      Capital Health OB/GYN – Bordentown
    • Michele Tartaglia, DO
      Rowan Medicine
  • Ophthalmology

    • Miriam Brown, MD
      South Jersey Eye Physicians
    • Debra Prieto, MD+
      Eye Associates & SurgiCenter
  • Orthopedics

    • Catherine Fedorka, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Laura Ross, DO
      Ross Center for Orthopedics
  • Pain Management

    • Deanna Janora, MD*
      Rowan Medicine NeuroMusculoskeletal Institute
  • Pediatrics

    • Denise Bell, MD+
      Advocare Cornerstone Pediatrics
    • Jignasa Chikani, MD+
      PediaPlace Pediatrics
    • April Douglass-Bright, MD+
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Janine Gale, MD+
      Capital Health
    • Tamika Jones, MD+
      Advocare Woodbury Pediatrics
    • Rebecca Reed, DO+
      Advocare Medford and Mansfield Pediatric & Adolescent Medicine
    • 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 Children’s
    • Rochelle Haas, MD+
      Nemours Children’s Health
    • Tracey Harris, MD*
      Virtua Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
    • Kimberley Smith, MD
      Premier Orthopaedic Associates
  • Plastic Surgery

    • Susan Hughes, MD
      The Hughes Center
    • Martha Matthews, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Beverly Mikes, MD
      The Hughes Center
  • Psychiatry

    • Irene Gabrial, MD+
      Capital Health
    • Mala Gupta, MD++
      Centra Comprehensive Psychotherapy & Psychiatric Associates
    • Margaret Harbison, MD
      Centra Comprehensive Psychotherapy & Psychiatric Associates
    • Elaine Kwok, MD
      Capital Health – Behavioral Health Specialists
    • Rachel Shmuts, DO
      Rowan Medicine
  • Pulmonology

    • Caitlin Papastamelos, MD+
      Weisman Children’s
    • Dolly Patel, DO
      Capital Health – Pulmonology Specialists
    • Joan Wiley, DO
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
  • Radiation Oncology

    • Alexis Harvey, MD
      Penn Virtua
    • Tamara LaCouture, MD
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
    • Glenda Smith, MD*
      Inspira Health
    • Shirnett Williamson, MD
      Capital Health
  • Radiology

    • Nikki Ariaratnam, MD**
      South Jersey Radiology Associates
    • Marina Liem, MD
      Deborah Heart and Lung Center
    • Emily Scattergood, MD+
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Rheumatology

    • Linda Brecher, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Amy Evengelisto, MD*
      Arthritis, Rheumatic & Back Disease Associates
    • Leigh Segal, MD
      Capital Health – Rheumatology Specialists
    • Safia Siddiqui, MD
      Rowan Medicine
  • Sleep Medicine

    • Marcella Frank, DO*
      Deborah Heart and Lung Center
    • Thanuja Hamilton, MD
      Advocare Sleep Physicians of South Jersey
    • Jennifer Roszkowski, DO
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
  • Surgery

    • Linda Szczurek, DO
      Jefferson Health – New Jersey
  • Urology

    • Zarine Balsara, MD+
      Urology for Children
  • Vascular Surgery

    • Holly Graves, MD
      Inspira Health
    • Christine Lotto, MD
      Capital Health

     

  • *Patient Poll
    ** Patient Poll & Physician Voting
    †Top Docs for Kids
    †† Top Docs and Top Docs for Kids
  • All voting was conducted online. Only physicians could vote in the physician poll, and their medical license number was required to submit votes. By including a physician on this list, SJ Magazine does not recommend that you use his/her service.

May 2023
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