Physician Foundation Doctors Named Among Best in Nation
San Francisco, CA, November 23, 2009 – The Physician Foundation at California Pacific Medical Center is proud to announce that 21 of its doctors have been named on the prestigious list of Best Doctors in America®.
This widely respected list, created by Best Doctors, Inc., results from exhaustive polling of more than 45,000 physicians in the United States. Doctors in over 400 subspecialties of medicine appear on this year’s list. In a confidential review, current listees answer the question, “If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer?”
"This is a wonderful testament to the quality of the people who work at PFCPMC," says Anabel Anderson-Imbert, chief medical officer of PFCPMC. "We have always known that we have outstanding doctors on our team; clearly other physicians feel the same. Being named by one’s peers as one of the best in the country is praise indeed, particularly as only 5 percent of physicians nationwide make the list."
The PFCPMC physicians named on the list are:
- Suruchi Bhatia, M.D., Pediatric Specialist (Endocrinology)
- Maurizio Bonacini, M.D., Hepatology
- Andrew Brill, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Natalie Bzowej, M.D., Ph.D., Hepatology
- Timothy Davern, M.D., Transplantation/GI & Hepatology
- Robert Gish, M.D., Hepatology
- Erica T. Goode, M.D., Internal Medicine
- Joyce Hansen, M.D., Internal Medicine
- Sheila Jenkins, M.D., Pediatric Specialist
- Denise M. Main, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Elliott Main, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Robert Miller, M.D., Neurology
- Carl E. Otto, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology
- V. Ram Peddi, M.D., Nephrology
- Mark Singer, M.D., Otolaryngology
- Wililiam J. Snape, Jr. M.D., Gastroenterology
- Kimberlee Sorem, M.D., Obstetrics and Gynecology
- David Tong, M.D., Neurology
- Anne Tseng, M.D., Pediatric Specialist (Critical Care)
- Robert Vazquez, M.D., Family Medicine
- Adil Ed Wakil, M.D., Hepatology
Best Doctors, Inc. evaluates the review results of its polling and verifies additional information to meet inclusion criteria. The experts who are part of the Best Doctors in America® database provide the most advanced medical knowledge to patients with serious conditions.
Best Doctors has earned a worldwide reputation for reliable, impartial results by remaining totally independent. Doctors cannot pay to be included in the database and nor are they paid to provide their input. The list is a product of validated peer review, in which doctors who excel in their specialties are chosen.
Physician Foundation at California Pacific Medical Center. Beyond Medicine.
Physician Foundation at California Pacific Medical Center is a not-for-profit medical foundation affiliated with Sutter Health that provides clinical care, research and education. With a membership of more than 135 doctors representing primary and specialty care, the Physician Foundation provides care to more than 20 communities in Northern California and Nevada. Effective January 2010, the Physician Foundation name will change to Sutter Pacific Medical Foundation. For more information, visit www.pfcpmc.org
About Best Doctors, Inc.
Best Doctors services help dramatically improve quality of care by bringing the clinical knowledge of the world’s top specialists to the problems of people with serious medical conditions. By making sure individuals get the right diagnosis and treatment the first time, Best Doctors reduces complications and avoids ineffective treatments—and as a result eliminates unnecessary spending. Founded in 1989 by doctors affiliated with Harvard Medical School to provide doctor-to-doctor consultations for complicated cases, Best Doctors has grown into an international company providing services to 15 million people in 30 countries. For more information please visit www.bestdoctors.com.