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Monday, October 24, 2011

Several St. Francis Health physicians featured among Indy magazine’s ‘Top Doctors' list

INDIANAPOLIS – Thirty-two Franciscan St. Francis Health physicians have been recognized as “Top Doctors” by Indianapolis Monthly magazine (November 2011).

They were among those selected by nationwide surveys of tens of thousands of physicians conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., representing the upper tier of board-certified physicians in the Indianapolis area.

Members of *St. Francis Medical Group and hospital-affiliated physicians and their specialties:

*Richard Beardsley M.D. (family medicine)
*William Berg M.D. (interventional cardiology)
Michael Elmore M.D. (gastroenterology)
Thomas Fairchild M.D. (otolaryngology)
Jack Farr II, M.D. (orthopedic surgery)

Peter Garrett M.D. (radiation oncology)
Marc Gerdisch M.D. (thoracic surgery)
*Charles E. Hughes III M.D. (plastic surgery)
Jan Jansen, M.D. (hematology)
*Olaf Johansen M.D. (colon and rectal cancer)
*Denise Johnson Miller M.D. (breast surgery)
Martin Kaefer M.D. (urology)
Baron Kidd M.D. (pediatrics)
*Robert Kinn M.D. (cardiac electrophysiology)
*Charles Kinsella M.D. (pulmonology)
*Frederick Lane M.D. (colon and rectal surgery)
G. Todd Lemmel M.D. (gastroenterology)
S. Chace Lottich M.D. (breast surgery)
*Jonathan Mandelbaum M.D. (surgery)
Mary Lou Mayer M.D. (medical oncology)
*David Moore M.D. (gynecologic cancer)
*Dan Nordmann M.D. (pain management)
*Jeffrey Peterson M.D. (family medicine)
*Jeffery Pierson M.D. (orthopedic surgery)
David Pound M.D. (gastroenterology)
*Ana Priscu M.D. (endocrinology)
Juan Sanchez M.D. (pediatric endocrinology)
*Bridget Sanders M.D. (colon and rectal surgery)
*Richard Shea M.D. (cardiology)
Barbara Sturm M.D. (dermatology)
James Thompson D.O. (medical oncology)
*G. Alan Von Stein M.D. (obstetrics/gynecology)


Two Franciscan St. Francis physicians also were the subject of features in the issue.

Marc Gerdisch, M.D., director of cardiothoracic surgery and a partner with Cardiac Surgery Associates, discusses his first-in-the-world work which uses a unique biomaterial to repair patients’ damaged heart tissue. Gerdisch is an independent physician who has chosen to affiliate with Franciscan St. Francis.

Surgeon Denise Johnson Miller, M.D., of SFMG’s Breast Specialists, discusses how MRI technology adds value in the treatment of breast cancer. Led by Isaac J. Myers II, M.D., St. Francis Medical Group physicians offer a variety of primary care and specialty care services and all practice at Franciscan St. Francis Health hospital facilities.

To learn more about St. Francis Medical Group, go to www.stfrancisdoctors.org.