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 providers featured in the past year’s Top Docs and Top Docs for Kids lists. Thanks to these extraordinary leaders for helping to create happier and healthier communities right here in SJ.

  • Addiction

    • Faith Young, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Adolescent Medicine

    • Meagan Vermeulen, MD†
      Rowan Medicine
  • Allergy & Immunology

    • Min Ku, MD
      Advanced ENT & Allergy
    • Maria Lania-Howarth, MD††
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Rushani Saltzman, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
    • Erin Tooler-Artis, DO†
      Allergy & Asthma Care
  • Anesthesiology

    • Qin Wang, MD
      AtlantiCare
  • Bariatric Surgery/ Weight Loss

    • Jooyeun Chung, MD
      Capital Health Surgical Group
    • Rebecca Dawson, DO
      Inspira Health
  • Breast Surgery

    • Lisa Allen, MD
      Capital Health Surgical Group
    • Kristin Brill, MD**
      Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health
    • Michele Fantazzio, MD
      MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
    • Kay-Yoon Flannery, DO
      MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
    • Nandani Kulkarni, MD
      Inspira Health
    • Rachel Levenbach, MD
      Regional Cancer Care Associates
    • Catherine Loveland-Jones, MD
      MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper
    • Susanna Nazarian, MD 
      Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center –Jefferson Health
    • Lori Timmerman, DO
      Virtua Breast Care
  • Cardiac Electrophysiology

    • Christina Wjasow, MD
      Hamilton Cardiology Associates
  • Cardiology

    • Shivani Bhatt, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
    • Cara Garofalo, MD†
      Deborah Heart and Lung Center
    • Kathleen Heintz, DO*
      Cooper and Inspira Cardiac Care
    • Katharine Levinson, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center 
    • Talya Spivack, MD**
      Jefferson Health
    • Sharon Weinberger, MD
      Nemours Children’s Health
  • Child Abuse

    • Laura Brennan, MD†
      Rowan-Virtua CARES Institute
    • Rachel Silliman Cohen, MD†
      Rowan-Virtua CARES Institute
    • Stephanie Lanese, MD†
      Rowan-Virtua CARES Institute
    • Maria McColgan, MD†
      Rowan-Virtua CARES Institute
  • Chiropractic

    • Kathleen Baumgardner, DC**
      Health Goals Chiropractic and Wellness Center
    • Sandi Doe, DC
      Discover Chiropractic
  • Colon & Rectal Surgery

    • Ashlee Godshalk Ruggles, MD*
      Capital Health
  • Critical Care

    • Keneisha Bailey-Correa, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Emily Damuth, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Frances Loftus, DO
      AtlantiCare 
    • Jennifer Milillo, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care 
    • Renata Ostrowicki, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Joan Wiley, DO
      Jefferson Health 
  • Dermatology

    • Germaine Camishion, MD
      Moorestown Dermatology Associates
    • Grace Chung, MD
      Premier Dermatology Associates
    • Carrie Ann Cusack, MD
      Dermatology Associates of South Jersey
    • Sandra Elder, MD*
      Aesthetic Dermatology
    • Rachel Klein, MD†
      Nova Dermatology
  • Development/ Behavioral

    • Persephone Jones, MD†
      Nemours Children’s Health
    • Jennifer LeComte, DO†
      Rowan-Virtua Regional Integrated Special Needs Center
  • Ear/Nose/Throat

    • Saba Aftab, MD†
      ENT Specialty Center
    • Karen Zur, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Care Center
  • Emergency Medicine

    • Payal Gala, MD†
      CHOP at Virtua
    • Sadia Mohsin, MD
      Capital Health
    • Sandra Nairn, DO†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Vidhi Parikh, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

    • Jean Davidson, DO*
      Virtua Endocrinology
    • Sheri Gillis Funderburk, MD
      Capital Health
    • Jacqueline Hatch-Stein, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
    • Wilma Rossi, MD
      CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
    • Parveen Verma, DO
      Virtua Endocrinology
  • Family Practice

    • Jennifer Caudle, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Danielle Cooley, DO*
      Rowan Medicine
    • Stephanie Flaherty, DO
      Cooper University Health Care/Cooper Care Alliance
    • Cynthia Griech-McCleery, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Renee Hickman, MD†
      Capital Health
    • Elyse Kernis, DO††
      Jefferson Health
    • Kimberly Levitt, MD
      Capital 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
  • Gastroenterology

    • Jennifer Copare, DO
      Inspira Health
    • Sabeena Farhath, MD†
      Capital Health
    • Cynthia Griech-McCleery, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Jane Jaffe, DO*
      Virtua
    • Stephanie Zacharias, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Geriatric Medicine

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

    • Leona Chang, DO
      Virtua Gynecologic Oncology
    • Joyce Varughese, MD
      Capital Health Surgical Group
    • Robin Wilson-Smith, DO**
      Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center – Jefferson Health
  • Hematology

    • Tami Bach, MD*
      The Minniti Center for Medical Oncology & Hematology
    • Trina Poretta, DO
      Comprehensive Cancer and Hematology Specialists
  • Hematology/Oncology

    • Rafat Ahmed, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Rebecca Citrin, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
  • Hospice & Palliative Care

    • Wendy Cheng, DO
      Rowan Medicine NJ Institute for Successful Aging
    • Alyson Emmons, DO
      Inspira Health
    • Janine Gale, MD†
      Capital Health
    • Oze Henig, MD†
      CHOP at Virtua
    • Lauren Marlowe, MD†
      CHOP at Virtua
    • Aubri Milano, DO†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Anita Sinha Nathan, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Anjali Sharma-Moghe, DO†
      CHOP at VirtuaSara Pagliaro, DOSamaritan
  • Hospitalist

    • Qi Sun, MD
      AtlantiCare 
  • Infectious Disease

    • Rajashree Anandakrishnan, MD
      Capital Health
    • Anat Feingold, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Christina Gagliardo, MD†
      Atlantic Health System
    • Judith Lightfoot, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Debrah Meislich, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Infertility

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

    • Lisa DiMedio, DO
      Jefferson Health 
    • Jennifer LeComte, DO
      Rowan Medicine
  • Maternal-Fetal Medicine

    • Jolene Seibel-Seamon, MD
      Virtua Maternal Fetal Medicine
  • Medical Oncology

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

    • Randi Axelrod, MD†
      Capital Health
    • Elizabeth Fong-deLeon, MD†
      CHOP at Virtua
    • Alla Kushnir, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Melissa Micallef, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Melissa Schmatz, MD†
      CHOP at Virtua
  • Nephrology

    • Susan Conley, MD†
      St. Christopher’s Pediatric Associates
    • Beckie Michael, DO
      Marlton Nephrology & Hypertension
    • Madhura Pradhan, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Care & Surgery Center
  • Neurology

    • Shaila Bokkala-Pinninti, DO
      Cooper and Inspira Neuroscience
    • Sidrah Mahmud, MD
      Capital Health
    • Uzma Sharif, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Care Center at Virtua
  • Neurosurgery

    • Joan O’Shea, MD
      The Spine Institute of Southern New Jersey
  • Nuclear Medicine

    • Lori DePersia, MD
      Regional Diagnostic Imaging
  • Obstetrics & Gynecology

    • Jennifer Hummel, DO
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Michelle Iavicoli, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Wendy Martinez, MD**
      The Women’s Group for OB/GYN
    • Audrey Tashjian, MD
      Capital Health OB/GYN
    • Sipika Tyagi, MD
      Virtua Center for Women
  • Ophthalmology

    • Carolyn Cutney, MD
      Susan Gordon, MDEye Physicians
    • Debra Prieto, MD†
      Eye Associates & SurgiCenter
  • Orthopedics

    • Laura Ross, DO
      Ross Center for Orthopedics
  • Pain Management

    • Chioma Ezeadichie, DO
      Relievus
  • Pediatrics

    • Jignasa Chikani, MD†
      PediaPlace
    • April Douglass-Bright, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Bhavna Patel, MD†
      PediaPlace
    • Nicole Streeks-Wooden, MD†
      Rowan Medicine
  • Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

    • Connie Domingo, MD†
      Weisman Children’s 
    • Margaret Guest, DO
      Virtua Physical Medicine &Rehabilitation
    • Rochelle Haas, MD†
      Nemours Children’s Health
    • Deanna Janora, MD
      Rowan Medicine
    • Teena Varghese, MD
      Relievus
  • Plastic Surgery

    • Martha Matthews, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Psychiatry

    • Melissa Coluccio, MD
      Capital Health
    • Irene Gabrial, MD†
      Capital Health
    • Mala Gupta, MD††
      Centra
    • Margaret Harbison, MD
      Centra
    • Gwendolyn Messer, MD†
      Cooper University Health Care
    • Rachel Shmuts, DO
      Rowan Medicine
  • Pulmonology

    • Sarah Schaffer, MD†
      CHOP Specialty Center at Virtua
    • Abigail Strang, MD†
      Nemours Children’s Health
  • Radiation Oncology

    • Alexis Harvey, MD*
      Penn Virtua
    • Catherine Kim, MD
      Penn Medicine
    • Tamara LaCouture, MD
      Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center –Jefferson Health
  • Radiology

    • Nikki Ariaratnam, MD
      South Jersey Radiology
    • Sherrill Little, MD
      South Jersey Radiology
    • Adrienne Rosenthal, MD
      Cooper University Health Care
  • Rheumatology

    • Linda Brecher, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Sajina Prabhakaran, MBBS
      Capital Health
  • Sleep Medicine

    • Thanuja Hamilton, MD**
      Sleep Physicians of South Jersey
  • Surgery

    • Linda Szczurek, DO
      Jefferson Health 
  • Sports Medicine

    • Kathryn Lambert, DO
      Rowan Medicine
  • Thoracic Surgery

    • Africa Wallace, MD
      Capital Health
  • Vascular Surgery

    • Alissa Brotman-O’Neill, DO
      Rowan Medicine
    • Holly Graves, MD
      Inspira 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 2024
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