St. Chris' Physicians Named Top Docs for Kids

Thirty-eight physicians from St. Christopher's Hospital for Children were recently named Top Docs for Kids by SJ magazine, a monthly publication that serves the South Jersey area.

SJ Magazine polled thousands of local physicians. They were asked only one question: "If a child in your family was ill, what doctor would you refer him (or her) to?" The magazine tallied almost 2,000 votes and the results were used to compile the 'Top Docs' list.

"We are proud to have our physicians recognized as 'Top Docs' in pediatric care," says Bernadette Mangan, chief executive officer at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children. "Every day, our physicians provide outstanding, compassionate care to children from around the world. To have so many of our physicians listed demonstrates the depth and breadth of our physicians pediatric expertise."

The 38 St. Christopher's physicians listed as "Top Docs for Kids" by SJ magazine are:

• Dr. Leonard Levine, Adolescent Medicine
• Dr. Daniel Conway, Allergy and Immunology
• Dr. Rose Cummings, Cardiology
• Dr. Glenn Pelletier, Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Dr. Venkat Shankar, Critical Care
• Dr. Sharon Calaman, Critical Care
• Dr. Beth Parrish, Developmental/Behavioral Medicine
• Dr. Eric Faerber, Diagnostic Radiology
• Dr. David Zwillenberg, Ear-Nose-Throat
• Dr. Christopher Haines, Emergency Medicine
• Dr. Colette Mull, Emergency Medicine
• Dr. Francesco DeLuca, Endocrinology
• Dr. Gregory Halligan, Hematology/Oncology
• Dr. Lori Luck, Hematology/Oncology
• Dr. Sarah Long, Infectious Disease
• Dr. Maria Delivoria-Papadopoulos, Neonatology
• Dr. Susan Conley, Nephrology
• Dr. Jonathan Heiliczer, Nephrology
• Dr. Joseph Piatt, Neurological Surgery
• Dr. Joseph Melvin, Neurology
• Dr. Harold Marks, Neurology
• Dr. Peter Pizzutillo, Orthopedic Surgery
• Dr. Martin Herman, Orthopedic Surgery
• Dr. Maria McColgan, General Pediatrics
• Dr. Francis McNesby, General Pediatrics
• Dr. Charles Reed, General Pediatrics
• Dr. Brooke Burkey, Plastic Surgery
• Dr. Paul Glat, Plastic Surgery
• Dr. Nadine Schwartz, Psychiatry
• Dr. Jonathan Steinfeld, Pulmonary
• Dr. Mark Dovey, Pulmonary
• Dr. Donald Goldsmith, Rheumatology
• Dr. Robert McGregor, Sports Medicine
• Dr. Kiersten Arthur, Sports Medicine
• Dr. Rajeev Prasad, Surgery
• Dr. Marshall Schwartz, Surgery
• Dr. Robert Steckler, Urology
• Dr. Elizabeth Suarez, Weight Management

St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is a 189-bed pediatric hospital dedicated to the physical and emotional well-being of children located in Philadelphia. A leader in pediatric care since 1875, St. Christopher's nationally recognized programs provide exceptional care to children from throughout the Greater Philadelphia area and around the world. Through academic affiliations with Drexel University College of Medicine and Temple University School of Medicine, the hospital's 270 leading pediatric specialists offer clinical expertise in a wide range of advanced pediatric specialties.

St. Christopher's has a Level I Pediatric Trauma Center and its Burn Center is the only dedicated pediatric burn center in the Philadelphia area. In addition, its Sleep program is accredited by the American Academy of Sleep Medicine and St. Christopher's Cystic Fibrosis Center is accredited as a Care Center by the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. St. Christopher's Hospital for Children is part of the Tenet Health System.