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

INDIANAPOLIS – Twenty-seven St. Francis Hospital & Health Centers employed or affiliated physicians have been honored as “Top Doctors” by Indianapolis Monthly magazine (November issue).

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.

“The company’s research team follows a rigorous screening process to select doctors on both the national and regional levels,” magazine editors wrote. “Through mail, telephone surveys, in addition to electronic ballots, they asked physicians and the medical leadership of leading hospitals to identify highly skilled exceptional doctors.”

Members of St. Francis Medical Group (indicated) and hospital-affiliated physicians and their specialties:

William Berg, M.D. – Interventional cardiology (SFMG)

Richard Shea, M.D. – Cardiovascular disease (SFMG)

Sumeet Bhatia, M.D. – Medical oncology

Frederick Lane, M.D. – Colon/rectal surgery

Olaf Johansen, M.D. – Colon/rectal surgery

Barbara Sturm, M.D. – Dermatology

Ana Priscu, M.D. – Endocrinology/diabetes/metabolism (SFMG)

Richard Beardsley, M.D. – Family medicine (SFMG)

Michael Elmore, M.D. – Gastroenterology

David Pound, M.D. – Gastroenterology

David Moore, M.D. – Gynecologic oncology (SFMG)

Mary Lou Mayer, M.D. -- Medical oncology

Wendy Kindig, M.D. – Nephrology

David Josephson, M.D. – Neurology

G. Alan Von Stein M.D.  – Obstetrics and gynecology

Jeffery Pierson, M.D. – Orthopedic surgery (SFMG)

Thomas Fairchild, M.D. – Otolaryngology

Dan Nordmann, M.D. – Pain medicine (SFMG)

Baron Kidd, M.D. – Pediatrics

Charles Kinsella, M.D. – Pulmonary disease

Denise Johnson Miller, M.D. – Surgery (SFMG)

Erica Eugster, M.D. – Pediatric endocrinology

William L. Gentry, MD – Reproductive endocrinology

Jonathan Mandelbaum, M.D. – Surgery

Marc Gerdisch M.D. – Thoracic surgery

Martin Kaefer, M.D. – Pediatric urology

Dawn Salvatore, M.D. – Vascular surgery (SFMG)

In addition to his “Top Doctors” listing,” Nordmann, medical director for St. Francis Medical Group Spine Specialists, discusses in a related article how a team approach helped diagnose and treat a patient with puzzling symptoms.

Don McMahon, M.D., of St. Francis Medical Group Kendrick Family Medicine, also was profiled along with other physicians about their interests and hobbies outside of medicine. McMahon’s an Elvis impersonator, which he jokingly diagnoses as a “chronic infection.”

St. Francis Medical Group is comprised of about 130 physicians offering a variety of primary care and specialty care services at St. Francis’ hospitals at Indianapolis, Beech Grove and Mooresville.
To learn more about St. Francis Medical Group, visit www.stfrancisdoctors.org.