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119 Yale Cancer Physicians Named to 2026 'Top Doctors' List

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A total of 119 Yale Cancer Center and Smilow Cancer Hospital physicians were named to Connecticut Magazine’s Top Doctors List, released today.

The recognition reflects Yale Cancer Center’s expertise across specialties and its leadership in cancer care, research, and innovation.

“We are fortunate—and frankly thrilled—to have so many oncologists on Yale Cancer Center’s Top Doctors list," said Eric Winer, MD, director of Yale Cancer Center and president and physician-in-chief of Smilow Cancer Hospital. “These individuals not only provide outstanding medical care, but they do so with compassion and understanding. They are a critical part of our Smilow team that is dedicated to delivering the absolute best patient-centered care to individuals with cancer and their families.”

Castle Connolly, a health research firm, works with Connecticut Magazine to create the annual Top Doctors list. The list recognizes physicians in the state across many specialties, as nominated by other doctors. Castle Connolly’s researchers review nominees’ hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, and patient outcomes to identify the top 7% of practicing physicians in the country.

Yale Cancer Center physicians named to the list include:

Prasanna Anath – Pediatric Hematology

Harry Aslanian – Gastroenterology

Joachim Baehring – Neurology

Christine Bakhoum – Pediatric Nephrology

Nitya Bakshi – Pediatric Hematology

Allen Bale – Clinical Genetics

Elizabeth Berger – Surgical Oncology

Kevin G. Billingsley – Surgical Oncology

Justin D. Blasberg – Thoracic Surgery

Jean L. Bolognia – Dermatology

D. Barry Boyd – Medical Oncology

Joseph M. Brito – Urology

Paris D. Butler – Plastic Surgery

Veronica Chiang – Neurological Surgery

Keith Adam Choate – Dermatology

Alex Choi – Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Jessica H. Chow – Ophthalmology

Sean R. Christensen – Dermatology

Michael K. Cohenuram – Medical Oncology

John W. Colberg – Urology

Hari Deshpande - Medical Oncology

Frank C. Detterbeck - Thoracic Surgery

Kevin L. Du - Radiation Oncology

Andrew J. Duffy - Surgery

Richard L. Edelson - Dermatology

Neal A. Fischbach - Medical Oncology

Aron Flagg - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Francine M. Foss - Medical Oncology

Gary E. Friedlaender - Orthopaedic Surgery

Scott Gettinger - Medical Oncology

Fed Ghali - Urology

Michael Girardi – Dermatology

Rachel A. Greenup - Surgical Oncology

David A. Hafler – Neurology

Roy S. Herbst - Medical Oncology

David G. Hesse – Urology

Susan A. Higgins - Radiation Oncology

Mary Jane Hogan - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Sarah Hull - Cardiovascular Disease

Suguru Imaeda - Dermatology

Silvio E. Inzucchi - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Gary Israel - Diagnostic Radiology

Dhanpat Jain - Pathology

Michele Johnson - Neuroradiology

Kimberly Johung - Radiation Oncology

Benjamin L. Judson - Otolaryngology

Jane Kanowitz - Medical Oncology

Jennifer Kapo - Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Patrick A. Kenney - Urology

Sajid A. Khan - Surgical Oncology

Isaac Y. Kim - Urology

Christine J. Ko - Dermatology

Diane Krause - Pathology

Lakshmanan Krishnamurti - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Sanjay Kulkarni - Surgery

Deepika Kumar - Pathology

John W. Kunstman - Surgical Oncology

Pamela L. Kunz - Medical Oncology

John F. Kveton - Otolaryngology

Jill Lacy - Medical Oncology

Johanna Lasala - Medical Oncology

William B. Laskin - Pathology

Stephen Cornell Lattanzi - Medical Oncology

Alfred I. Lee - Hematology

Merlin Sung Lee - Medical Oncology

Jonathan S. Leventhal - Dermatology

Angelique W. Levi - Pathology

John M. Lewin - Diagnostic Radiology

Maryam B. Lustberg - Medical Oncology

David C. Madoff - Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Asher M. Marks - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Kelsey Thompson Martin - Medical Oncology

Thomas V. Martin - Urology

Bruce McGibbon - Radiation Oncology

Jennifer M. McNiff - Pathology

Saral Mehra - Otolaryngology

Ehud Mendel - Neurological Surgery

Jennifer A. Moliterno - Neurological Surgery

Jensa Morris - Internal Medicine

Jon S. Morrow - Pathology

Peggy Myung - Pathology

Kristen Nwaneyanwu - Ophthalmology

William K. Oh - Medical Oncology

Kelly L. Olino - Surgical Oncology

Juan Carlos Perez Lozada - Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Sara Perkins - Dermatology

Justin Persico - Medical Oncology

Daniel P. Petrylak - Medical Oncology

Jeffrey Pollak - Vascular & Interventional Radiology

Jennifer D. Possick - Pulmonary Disease

Lajos Pusztai - Medical Oncology

Elena Ratner - Gynecologic Oncology

Michael Recht - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Vikram Reddy - Colon & Rectal Surgery

Marie E. Robert - Pathology

Kenneth B. Roberts - Radiation Oncology

Katherine Rotker - Urology

Armand V. Russo - Medical Oncology

Alessandro Santin - Gynecologic Oncology

Sarah E. Schellhorn - Medical Oncology

Sangini Sheth - Obstetrics & Gynecology

Alexa Siddon - Pathology

Dinesh Singh - Urology

Gary K. Soffer - Pediatric Allergy & Immunology

Nicholas Stroumbakis - Urology

Kathleen C. Suozzi - Dermatology

Tamar H. Taddei - Gastroenterology

Lynn Tanoue - Pulmonary Disease

Hugh S. Taylor - Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility

Mary M. Tomayko - Dermatology

Kiran K. Turaga - Surgical Oncology

Juan C. Vasquez - Pediatric Hematology-Oncology

Matthew Vesely - Dermatology

Barbara A. Ward, Surgical Oncology

Lynn D. Wilson, Radiation Oncology

Eric P. Winer, Medical Oncology

Mina L. Xu, Pathology

George Albert Yavorek, Colon & Rectal Surgery

Nwanmegha Young, Otolaryngology


The list also includes physicians affiliated with Smilow Cancer Hospital. Learn more about this distinctive list here and at Connecticut Magazine. Find out more about Yale Cancer Center specialists and their research on our website.

About Yale Cancer Center

Yale Cancer Center has been a National Cancer Institute (NCI)-designated comprehensive cancer center since 1974, recognized for its research and cancer treatment approaches. As the only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center in Connecticut, Yale Cancer Center is dedicated to patient care, research, and education. Through its partnership with Smilow Cancer Hospital, Yale Cancer Center continues to advance cancer research and provide care to patients worldwide. Scientists and physicians at Yale School of Medicine and Smilow Cancer Hospital work together to provide effective approaches for prevention, detection, diagnosis, and treatment of cancer.

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