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BEST DOCTORS TAPS MORE THAN 100 UMC FACULTY FOR 2007-08 LIST

More than 100 University of Mississippi Medical Center physicians have been listed as Best Doctors 2007-08.

Since 1989, Best Doctors, Inc. has worked with hospitals and health care providers nationwide to publish peer-selected physicians considered exceptional in their respective fields. 

A letter from Dr. Kenneth Falchuk and Dr. Jose Halperin, board members and medical consultants for Best Doctors states, “Only those who earn the consensus support of their peers are included. Doctors cannot buy listings. For this reason, inclusion in the database is a remarkable honor.”

Here’s the list of Medical Center faculty named Best Doctors for 2007-08:

Dr. Patricia Ainsworth, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry;

Dr. Giorgio Aru, professor of medicine (surgery);

Dr. Radhakrishna Baliga, professor of medicine (pediatrics);

Dr. Michael Baumann, professor of medicine;

Dr. Diane Beebe, professor of family medicine;

Dr. Carolyn Bigelow, professor of medicine;

Dr. Steven Bigler, professor of pathology;

Dr. Richard Bobo, clinical associate professor of neurosurgery;

Dr. James Bofill, professor of medicine (obstetrics and gynecology);

Dr. Karen Borman, professor of medicine (surgery);

Dr. Marshall Bouldin, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. David Braden, clinical associate professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Charles Brown, professor of medicine;

Dr. Claude Brunson, administrator of perioperative services;

Dr. Susan Buttross, professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Douglas Campbell, professor of medicine;

Dr. Geraldine Chaney, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Stanley Chapman, professor of medicine;

Dr. Ching-Jygh Chen, professor of medicine (ophthalmology);

Dr. William Cleland, associate professor of medicine (obstetrics and gynecology);

Dr. James Corbett, professor of neurology;

Dr. Bryan Cowan, professor of medicine (obstetrics and gynecology);

Dr. Jeffrey Crout, associate professor of pediatrics;

Dr. David Current, professor of anesthesiology;

Dr. Suman Das, clinical professor of surgery;

Dr. Richard deShazo, professor of medicine;

Dr. Bernard Dreiling, professor of medicine;

Dr. David Duddleston, clinical associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Honey East, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Makram Ebeid, professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Stephanie Elkins, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Ike Eriator, associate professor of anesthesiology;

Dr. Domenic Esposito, associate professor of neurosurgery;

Dr. Owen Evans, professor of pediatrics;           

Dr. Joe Files, professor of medicine;

Dr. Richard Finley, professor of medicine;

Dr. Michael Flessner, professor of medicine;

Dr. Lionel Fraser, clinical instructor in surgery;

Dr. Ruth Fredericks, clinical associate professor of neurology;

Dr. Erwyn Freeman, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Charles Gaymes, professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Judith Gearhart, professor of family medicine;

Dr. William Geissler, professor of orthopedic surgery;

Dr. Christina Glick, clinical professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Glen Graves, professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Alexander Haick, clinical assistant professor of surgery;

Dr. Robert Hamilton, assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Harriette Hampton, associate professor of medicine (obstetrics and gynecology);

Dr. Kenneth Hardy, professor of medicine;

Dr. Haynes Harkey, professor of neurosurgery;

Dr. Kimberly Harkins, assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Harold Henderson, professor of medicine;

Dr. Randall Hines, associate professor of medicine (obstetrics and gynecology);

Dr. Reed Hogan, clinical assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Samuel Hopper, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics;

Dr. James House, clinical assistant professor of medicine (otolaryngology and communicative science);

Dr. Michael Hughson, professor of pathology;

Dr. Rathi Iyer, professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Dena Jackson, clinical assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Richard Jackson, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. John Jenkins, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Brian Johnson, clinical instructor in orthopedic surgery;

Dr. Dan Jones, vice chancellor for health affairs and Herbert G. Langford professor of medicine;

Dr. Leslie Jones, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Stephen Kemp, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Kent Alan Kirchner, associate vice chancellor for veteran affairs and professor of medicine;

Dr. Mary Kosek, associate professor of medicine (pediatrics);

Dr. Albert Koury, clinical assistant professor of surgery;

Dr. Joseph Kwentus, clinical professor of medicine (psychiatry);

Dr. John Lancon, clinical associate professor of neurosurgery;

Dr. Makau Lee, clinical professor of medicine;

Dr. Robert B. Lee, clinical assistant professor of surgery;

Dr. Jack Lewin, assistant professor of pathology;

Dr. William Lineaweaver, professor of surgery;

Dr. Annette Low, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Sudhakar Madakasira, clinical professor of psychiatry;

Dr. Gailen Marshall, professor of medicine;

Dr. Connie McCaa, professor of ophthalmology;

Dr. John McCraw, professor of surgery;

Dr. Robert McGuire, professor of orthopedic surgery;

Dr. Robert McMurray, professor of medicine;

Dr. Rodney Meeks, professor of medicine (obstetrics and gynecology);

Dr. Mark Meeks, professor of medicine;

Dr. Billy Mink, assistant professor of medicine (pediatrics);

Dr. Charles Moore, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. John Moriarity, clinical assistant professor of neurosurgery;

Dr. Nils Mungan, associate professor of ophthalmology;

Dr. Rathel Nolan, professor of medicine;

Dr. John Norton, associate professor of psychiatry;

Dr. Michael Nowicki, professor of medicine (pediatrics);

Dr. April Palmer, associate professor of medicine (pediatrics);

Dr. Andrew Parent, professor of neurosurgery;

Dr. Colette Parker, professor of pediatrics;

Dr. James Parker, clinical associate professor of neurology;

Dr. Paul Parker, professor of medicine (pediatrics);

Dr. Rameshkumar Patel, professor of radiology;

Dr. William Payne, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Anthony Petro, clinical assistant professor of surgery;

Dr. William Pinkston, professor of medicine;

Dr. Karen Pitman, professor of otolaryngology and communicative science;

Dr. Scott Porter, assistant professor of orthopedic surgery;

Dr. John Pruett, assistant professor of medicine (psychiatry);

Dr. Jeanette Pullen, professor emeritus of pediatrics;

Dr. Louis Puneky, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Linda Ray, associate professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Philip Rhodes, professor of pediatrics;

Dr. David Richardson, clinical assistant professor of psychiatry;

Dr. Allen Richert, associate professor of medicine (psychiatry);

Dr. Sitesh Roy, assistant professor of pediatrics and assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Fred Rushton, professor of medicine (surgery);

Dr. George Russell, associate professor of orthopedic surgery;

Dr. John Sanders, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology;

Dr. Shirley Schlessinger, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Donald Seago, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology;

Dr. Manisha Sethi, clinical instructor of pediatrics;

Dr. Jinna Myers Shepherd, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Michael Shoemaker-Moyle, assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Grace Shumaker, clinical assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Thomas Skelton, professor of medicine;

Dr. Somprasong Songcharoen, clinical professor of medicine (surgery);

Dr. William Sorey, associate professor of pediatrics;

Dr. John Spurzem, professor of medicine;

Dr. Jimmy Stewart, associate professor of medicine;

Dr. Scott Stringer, professor of medicine (otolaryngology and communicative science);

Dr. Herman Taylor, professor of medicine;

Dr. James Thigpen, professor of medicine;

Dr. Robert Thompson, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Thomas Thompson, clinical assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Robert Tiel, professor of neurosurgery;

Dr. Salil Tiwari, clinical assistant professor of neurology;

Dr. Thais Tonore, assistant professor of family medicine;

Dr. James Tucker, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology;

Dr. Helen Turner, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs and professor of medicine;

Dr. Ralph Vance, professor of medicine;

Dr. V.V. Vedanarayanan, professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Carl Voyles, clinical associate professor of surgery;

Dr. Rebecca Waterer, assistant professor of medicine;

Dr. Charles Webber, assistant professor of family medicine;

Dr. Abelardo Wee, professor of neurology;

Dr. Paul Welch, clinical assistant professor of pediatrics;

Dr. Chester White, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology;

Dr. Michael Winniford, professor of medicine;

Dr. Marion Wofford, professor of medicine;

Dr. Stuart Yablon, clinical assistant professor of neurology; and

Dr. Anne Yates, professor of pediatrics.

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