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Contact: Will Sansom
Phone: (210) 567-2570
E-mail: sansom@uthscsa.edu

San Antonio (March 16, 2004) – More than 100 faculty physicians of The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio have been named by their peers to the 2004 Best Doctors® list.

The honored faculty members represent many different disciplines of medicine including cardiovascular disease, surgery, neurology, pediatrics, oncology, psychiatry, orthopaedics, anesthesiology, obstetrics and gynecology, and radiology.

The Best Doctors® in America Database is based upon a biennial peer-review survey of 35,000 physicians nationwide who are asked to identify doctors in their respective specialties to whom they would refer themselves and their loved ones.

San Antonio physicians are listed under headings for the Health Science Center and several hospitals or health care systems. These lists have been cross-checked for Health Science Center faculty. The 114 Best Doctors® honorees from the Health Science Center are listed in alphabetical order and with the sections in which they are recognized:

Antonio Anzueto, pulmonary and critical care medicine; David Ascher, pediatric specialist; Steven Bailey, cardiovascular disease; Douglas Barber, physical medicine and rehabilitation; Joseph Basler, urology; Ralph Blumhardt, nuclear medicine; Charles Brady III, gastroenterology; Jan Bruder, endocrinology and metabolism; John Calhoon, thoracic surgery; Natalie Callander, medical oncology and hematology; Robert Campbell Jr., orthopaedic surgery; Nan Clare, pathology; John Carter, neurology; John Casada, psychiatry; Robert Castro, pediatric specialist; Fred Corley, hand and orthopaedic surgery; Jon Courand, pediatric specialist; Donald Currie, physical medicine and rehabilitation; Ralph DeFronzo, endocrinology and metabolism; Jesse Delee, orthopaedic surgery; Andrew Diehl, internal medicine; Gerald Dodd III, radiology; Terence Doran, pediatric specialist; Daniel Dumitru, physical medicine and rehabilitation;

Also: Raymond Faber, psychiatry; Marc Feldman, cardiovascular disease; Michael Fischbach, rheumatology; D. Michael Foulds, pediatrics (general); Gregory Freeman, cardiovascular disease; Patrick Glasow, pediatric specialist; Alice Gong, pediatric specialist; David Green, hand surgery; Glenn Gross, gastroenterology; Glenn Halff, surgery; Robert Hart, neurology; Terence Herman, radiation oncology; Rosemary Hickey, anesthesiology; Patrick Holden, psychiatry; Robert Huff, obstetrics and gynecology; David Hussey, radiation oncology; Carlayne Jackson, neurology; Carlos Jaen, family medicine; Stephen Jenkinson, pulmonary and critical care medicine; Scott Johnson, thoracic surgery; Kathleen Kagan-Hallet, pathology; Javier Kane, pediatric specialist; Michael Katz, geriatric medicine; Nancy Kellogg, pediatric specialist; John King, physical medicine and rehabilitation; Marsha Kinney, pathology;

Also: Eric Kraus, dermatology; Anne-Marie Langevin, pediatric specialist; W. Ross Lawler, family medicine; Ellen Leonard, physical medicine and rehabilitation; Stephanie Levine, pulmonary and critical care medicine; Jay Mabrey, orthopaedic surgery; Kenneth Matthews, psychiatry; Tom Mayes, pediatric specialist; David McCall, cardiovascular disease; Michael McCarthy, radiology; Peter McGanity, orthopaedic surgery; Darlene Metter, radiology; Alexander L. Miller, psychiatry; Joe Moody Jr., cardiovascular disease; Sharon B. Murphy, pediatric specialist; Joseph Naples, anesthesiology; Deborah Neigut, pediatric specialist; Rene Olvera, psychiatry; Robert O’Rourke, cardiovascular disease; Randal Otto, otolaryngology;

Also: Michael Parchman, family medicine; Jay Peters, pulmonary and critical care medicine; William Phillips, nuclear medicine; Kenneth Piest, ophthalmology; Steven Pliszka, psychiatry; Rajam Ramamurthy, pediatric specialist; Somayaji Ramamurthy, anesthesiology; Deborah Rasch, anesthesiology; Charles Reasner II, endocrinology and metabolism; Charles Rockwood Jr., orthopaedic surgery; James H. Rogers Jr., pediatric specialist; Edward Sako, thoracic surgery; Albert Sanders, orthopaedic surgery; Robert Schenken, obstetrics and gynecology; Steven Schenker, gastroenterology; David Schmidt, orthopaedic surgery; Wayne Schwesinger, surgery; Steven Seidner, pediatric specialist; Stuart Shapira, pediatric specialist; Alexander Shepherd, clinical pharmacology; David Sherman, neurology; C. Blake Simpson, otolaryngology;

Also: Kenneth Sirinek, surgery; Minnette Son, pediatric specialist; Kermit Speeg Jr., gastroenterology; Stephen Stern, psychiatry; Ronald Stewart, surgery; Richard Taylor, pediatric specialist; Paul Thomas, pediatric specialist; Ian Thompson Jr., urology; Peter Thompson, psychiatry; Lorence Trick, orthopaedic surgery; Richard Usatine, family medicine; Philip Valente, pathology; W.A.J. van Heuven, ophthalmology; Abraham Verghese, infectious disease; Donna Wall, pediatric specialist; Nicolas Walsh, physical medicine and rehabilitation; Geoffrey Weiss, medical oncology and hematology; Ronald Williams, surgical oncology and orthopaedic surgery; Michael Wirth, orthopaedic surgery; Craig Witz, obstetrics and gynecology; Pamela Wood, pediatrics (general); Elly Xenakis, obstetrics and gynecology.