Doctors Criteria
In June, every doctor listed in the medical reference “The Little Blue Book for Delaware” (more than 1,500) was invited to complete a ballot, asking which specialists they thought were best. Only physicians licensed in Delaware were permitted to vote.
Top vote getters make the list. Top vote getters from Kent and Sussex counties are included to compensate for the uneven distribution of doctors and population across the state. No doctor is included in the list because he or she advertises in Delaware Today or any of its related titles.
THE LIST—DOCTORS’ CHOICE
The doctors who received the greatest number of votes in their specialties are listed in bold. Addresses and phone numbers are for main offices. Doctors may have others. Compiled by Melissa Jacobs
ADDICTION THERAPY
Seth L. Ivins, MD | 620 Stanton-Christiana Road, No. 305, Newark, 999-8830
ADOLESCENT MEDICINE
Fizul Bacchus, MD | 863 Buttner Place, Dover, 734-3331
Allen Friedland, MD | 200 Hygeia Drive, Newark, 623-0240
Janaki Kaza, MD | 18 Old Rudnick Lane, Dover, 674-2616
Margot L. Waitz, DO | 1401 Foulk Road, No. 100B, Wilmington, 477-3300
ALLERGY-IMMUNOLOGY
Gregory V. Marcotte, MD | 1700 Shallcross Ave., No.1, Wilmington, 655-4471
Quan C. Nguyen, MD | 1200 Peoples Plaza, Newark, 832-0880
ANESTHESIOLOGY
Pablo Adler, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 733-2741
Elias Chua, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 733-2741
Nicholas C. Gagliano, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 733-2741
Michael Thorogood, MD | 1100 Forrest Ave., Dover, 672-4600
CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY
Laura M. Gravelin, MD | 112 Sussex Ave., No. 101, Milford, 393-5500
Brian H. Sarter, MD | 1 Centurian Drive, No. 200, Newark, 366-8600
Federico Viganego, MD | 34453 King Street Row, No. 2, Lewes, 644-7676
Henry L. Weiner, MD | 252 Chapman Road, No. 150, Newark, 366-1929
CARDIOLOGY
Vincent Abbrescia, DO | 200 Banning St., No. 340, Dover, 734-1414
Anthony Furey, DO | 3105 Limestone Road, Wilmington, 636-3020
Gilbert A. Leidig Jr., MD | 1 Centurian Drive, No. 200, Newark, 366-8600
George D. Moutsatsos, MD | 2700 Silverside Road, No. 3A, Wilmington, 482-2035
Ehtasham A. Qureshi, MD | 34453 King Street Row, No. 2, Lewes, 644-7676
CARDIOLOGY, PEDIATRIC
Jeanne Marie Baffa, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 651-6600
Samuel S. Gidding, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington , 651-6600
Deepika Thacker, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 651-6600
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Michael K. Banbury, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 733-1980
Gilbert A. Leidig Jr., MD | 1 Centurian Drive, No. 200, Newark, 366-8600
John W. Shuck, MD | 1100 Forrest Ave., Dover, 672-4600
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Michael Benninghoff, DO | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 623-7600
Vinay Maheshwari, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 2E70, Newark, 623-7600
Badrish J. Patel, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 2E70, Newark, 623-7600
DERMATOLOGY
Joseph F. Andrews, MD | 737 S Queen St., No. 1, Dover, 736-1800
Dawn E. Hirokawa, MD | 200 Hygeia Drive, Newark, 623-0100
Cynthia Webster, MD | 720 Yorklyn Road, No. 10, Hockessin, 234-9305
ELECTROMYOGRAPHY
Enrica Arnaudo, MD | 774 Christiana Road, No. 106, Newark, 731-4663
William J. Barrish, MD | 329 Mullet Run St., Milford, 424-4141
Richard Fischer, MD | 774 Chrstiana Road, Newark, 731-3017
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Brian J. Levine, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 733-4176
Craig D. Hochstein, MD | 640 S. State St., Dover, 674-4700
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Manveen Duggal, MD | 111 Wolf Creek Blvd., No. 3, Dover, 734-2782
Ripudaman S. Hundal, MD | 3506 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, 661-3070
M. James Lenhard, MD | 3506 Kennett Pike, Wilmington, 661-3070
Prakash Seshadri, MD | 3506 Kennett Pike, No. 2, Wilmington, 661-3070
Valerie A. West, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 208, Newark, 731-0606
FAMILY MEDICINE
Christina H. Bovelsky, MD | 630 Mulberry St., Milton, 684-8053
James Fierro, DO | 1805 Foulk Road, Wilmington, 529-2255
William B. Funk, MD | 665 Churchmans Road, Newark, 731-0900
Stephen J. Kushner, DO | 726 Yorklyn Road, No. 100, Hockessin, 234-5770
James Loughran, MD | 3411 Silverside Road, Wilmington, 479-8464
Sharad C. Patel, MD | 1342 S. Governors Ave., Dover, 734-2500
Mark A. Sordi, MD | 20251 John J. Williams Hwy., Lewes, 644-6860
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Warren G. Butt, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 134, Newark, 738-5300
Mark J. Corso, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 134, Newark, 738-5300
Bhavin Dave, MD | 810 New Burton Road, Dover, 744-9310
Vandana R. Long, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 452-3000
Nathan A. Merriman, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 738-5300
GERIATRICS
David A. Simpson, MD | 1401 Foulk Road, No. 100B, Wilmington, 477-3300
HEMATOLOGY
Nouman Asif, MD | 18947 John J. Williams Hwy., Rehoboth Beach, 645-3770
Frank V. Beardell, MD | 4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 4200, Newark, 737-7700
Scott W. Hall, MD | 4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 4200, Newark, 737-7700
R. Bradley Slease, MD | 4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 4200, Newark, 737-7700
HOSPITAL MEDICINE
Borislav S. Antonov, MD | 424 Savannah Road, Lewes, 645-3555
Robert Brus, DO | 111 Continental Drive, No. 406, Newark, 368-2630
Nana Yaw A. Darkwa, MD | 21 W. Clarke Ave., Milford, 430-5175
Julie Holmon, MD | 424 Savannah Road, Lewes, 645-3525
Muhammad Imran Janjua, MD | 801 Middleford Road, Seaford, 629-6611
Chalanda E. Jones, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 651-4000
Farman U. Khan, MD | 640 S. State St., Dover, 368-1868
Erin M. Meyer, DO | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 623-0188
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Robert Brus, DO | 78C Omega Drive, Newark, 368-2883
David M. Cohen, MD | 78C Omega Drive, Newark, 368-2883
Wesley W. Emmons, MD | 537 Stanton-Christiana Road, No. 201, Newark, 994-9692
John F. Reinhardt, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 731-0800
Ramesh Vemulapalli, MD | 200 Banning St., No. 260, Dover, 674-4627
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Timothy Hennessy, MD | 3411 Silverside Road, No. 103, Wilmington, 479-8464
T. Noble Jarrell III, MD | 725 S. Queen St., Dover, 678-4488
James Loughran, MD | 3411 Silverside Road, Wilmington, 479-8464
David J. Maleh, MD | 410 Foulk Road, Wilmington, 762-2820
Alexia C. Moutsatsos, MD | 92 Omega Drive, No. B89, Newark, 738-5500
Michael G. Sweeney, MD | 725 S. Queen St., Dover, 678-4488
NEONATOLOGY
David A. Paul, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 217, Newark, 733-4206
NEPHROLOGY
Rubeen K. Israni, MD | 4923 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 225-0451
Arun V. Malhotra, MD | 4923 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 225-0451
Lindsay Slater, MD | 4923 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 200, Newark, 225-0451
NEUROLOGY
Lee P. Dresser, DO | 620 Stanton-Christiana Road, No. 302, Newark, 892-9400
Paul Melnick, MD | 111 W. High St., No. 107, Elkton, Md., (410) 392-7044
Joel M. Rutenberg, MD | 1074 S. State St., Dover, 678-8100
Jason M. Silversteen, DO | 774 Christiana Road, No. 201, Newark, 623-3017
William Sommers, DO | 620 Stanton Christiana Road, Newark, 892-9400
OBSTETRICS-GYNECOLOGY
Gregory W. DeMeo, DO | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 454-9800
Nancy Fan, MD | 1806 N. Van Buren St., No. 210, Wilmington, 778-2229
Rachel Heinle, MD | 1100A N. Grant Ave., Wilmington, 421-4670
Nasreen Khan, DO | 1113 S. State St., Dover, 735-8720
Vincent B. Killeen, MD | 1535 Savannah Road, Lewes, 645-4700
Molly A. McBride, MD | 1100A N. Grant Ave., Wilmington, 421-4670
Gordon M. Ostrum Jr., MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 106, Newark, 454-9800
ONCOLOGY
David D. Biggs, MD | 4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 3400, Newark, 366-1200
Michael J. Guarino, MD | 4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 3400, Newark, 366-1200
Andrew Himelstein, MD | 4701 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 3400, Newark, 366-1200
Rishi Sawhney, MD | 640 S. State St., No. 1A, Dover, 744-7994
ONCOLOGY (PEDIATRIC)
Emi H. Caywood, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 651-4000
E. Anders Kolb, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 651-5500
Lisa Wray, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 651-4000
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Andrew M. Barrett, MD | 3501 Silverside Road, Wilmington, 479-3937
Heather L. Dealy, MD | 1941 Limestone Road, No. 200, Wilmington, 998-2333
Jing Jin, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 651-4000
Paula Ko, MD | 1207 N. Scott St., Wilmington, 652-3353
John R. Stump, MD | 200 Kona Circle, Milford, 424-0523
Charles C. Wang, MD | 1700 Wawaset St., Wilmington, 655-1500
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Evan H. Crain, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Nos. 225 and 238, Newark, 731-2888
Wilson C. Choy, MD | 329 Mullet Run St., Milford, 424-4141
Matthew A. Handling, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Nos. 225 and 238, Newark, 731-2888
Leo W. Raisis, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Nos. 225 and 238, Newark, 731-2888
Peter F. Townsend, MD | 1941 Limestone Road, Wilmington, 655-9494
ORTHOPEDICS
Michael J. Axe, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Nos. 225 and 238, Newark, 731-2888
Alex Bodenstab, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Nos. 225 and 238, Newark, 731-2888
Evan H. Crain, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Nos. 225 and 238, Newark, 731-2888
Paul Kupcha, MD | 1941 Limestone Road, No. 101, Wilmington, 655-9494
Joseph J. Straight, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 238, Newark, 731-2888
Steven E. Tooze, MD | 720 S. Queen St., Dover, 735-8700
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Patrick Barth, MD | 1600 Rockland Road, Wilmington; 651-5895
Kieran Connolly, MD | 1941 Limestone Road, No. 210, Wilmington, 998-0300
Stephen G. Cooper, MD | 826 S. Governors Ave., Dover, 674-3752
Neil G. Hockstein, MD | 1941 Limestone Road, No. 210, Wilmington, 998-0300
Jay D. Luft, MD | 2300 Pennsylvania Ave., No. 2A, Wilmington, 658-0404
PAIN MANAGEMENT
Irene C. Mavrakakis, MD | 826 S. Governors Ave., Dover, 678-2552
Rachael Smith, DO | 200 Banning St., No. 110, Dover, 346-4000
Peter Witherell, MD | 3411 Silverside Road, No. 103, Wilmington, 478-7001
PATHOLOGY
Mary V. Iacocca, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 733-3640
Mark L. Mitchell, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 733-3634
PEDIATRICS
Thiele U. Anthony, MD | 1602 N. Jessup St., Wilmington, 576-5050
Hal Byck, MD | 1602 N. Jessup St., Wilmington, 576-5050
Janaki Kaza, MD | 18 Old Rudnick Lane, Dover, 674-2616
Kerry A. Kirifides, MD | 875C AAA Blvd., Newark, 918-6400
PHYSICAL MEDICINE-REHABILITATION
Barry L. Bakst, DO | 87 Omega Drive, Newark, 733-0980
Peter J. Coveleski, MD | 111 Neurology Way, Milford, 678-8100
Kelly S. Eschbach, MD | 4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Suite 2210, Newark, 623-4144
Rachael Smith, DO | 200 Banning St., No. 110, Dover, 346-4000
PLASTIC SURGERY, COSMETIC
Ari D. Abel, MD | 1941 Limestone Road, No. 200, Wilmington, 998-3220
Lawrence D. Chang, MD | 774 Christiana Road, No. 101, Newark, 355-0005
Patrick Swier, MD | 1400 Savannah Road, Lewes, 645-7737
David D. Zabel, MD | 550 Stanton-Christiana Road, No. 202, Newark, 996-6400
PLASTIC SURGERY, RECONSTRUCTIVE
Lawrence D. Chang, MD | 774 Christiana Road, No. 101, Newark, 355-0005
Benjamin Cooper, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Medical Arts Pavillion 1, No. 137, Newark, 652-3331
David D. Zabel, MD | 550 Stanton-Christiana Road, No. 202, Newark, 996-6400
PODIATRY
Claire M. Capobianco, MD | 1539 Savannah Road, No. 203, Lewes, 644-3980
Raymond A. DiPretoro, DPM | 774 Christiana Road, No. 105, Newark, 623-4250
David M. Haley, DPM | 1601 Milltown Road, No. 24, Wilmington, 999-0178
Jacob E. Hanlon, DPM | 22 Old Rudnick Lane, Dover, 674-9255
PSYCHIATRY
Janis Chester, MD | 640 S. State St., Dover, 674-4700
Carol Tavani, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road., No. 124, Newark, 454-9900
PULMONOLOGY
Vikas Batra, MD | 34381 Carpenter’s Way, Lewes, 644-7201
Mark D. Jones, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 220, Newark, 266-0355
Gerald M. O’Brien, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 220, Newark, 266-0355
Ashish Tikotekar, MD | 807 S. Bradford St, Dover, 674-7155
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Adam Raben, MD | 405 Silverside Road, No. 101, Wilmington, 793-4150
Jon F. Strasser, MD | 405 Silverside Road, No. 101, Wilmington, 793-4150
Sunjay A. Shah, MD | 405 Silverside Road, No. 101, Wilmington, 793-4150
John E. Lahaniatis, MD | 640 S. State St., Dover, 674-4401
RADIOLOGY
Claire Coggins, MD | 1000 Twin C Lane, No. 100, Newark, 731-2888
Mandip Gakhal, MD | 4755 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Newark, 733-1806
Mark Garcia, MD | 5936 Limestone Road, No. 301, Hockessin, 234-5800
Mahendra J. Parikh, MD | 710 S. Queen St., Dover, 734-9888
REPRODUCTIVE SPECIALISTS
Ronald Feinberg, MD | 4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 3217, Newark, 602-8822
George Kovalevsky, MD | 4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 3217, Newark, 602-8822
Jeffrey Russell, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 111, Newark, 738-4600
RHEUMATOLOGY
Nancy G. Murphy, MD | 2500 Grubb Road, No. 114, Wilmington, 529-9303
Jose A. Pando, MD | 1305 Savannah Road, Lewes, 644-2633
Shakaib S. Qureshi, MD | 3301 Lancaster Pike, No. 9, Wilmington, 656-2069
Peter Rocca, MD | 537 Stanton-Christiana Road, No. 101, Newark, 683-9400
Jinsong Zhang, MD | 200 Banning St., No. 260, Dover, 674-4627
SPORTS MEDICINE
Bradley Bley, DO | 1096 Old Churchmans Road, Newark, 655-9494
Matthew A. Handling, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 238, Newark, 731-2888
Rachael Smith, DO | 200 Banning St., No. 110, Dover, 346-4000
Joseph J. Straight, MD | 4745 Ogletown-Stanton Road, Nos. 225 and 238, Newark, 731-2888
Kartik Swaminathan, MD | 830 Walker Road, Dover, 730-8848
Matthew Voltz, DO | 200 Banning St., No. 230, Dover, 655-9494
UROGYNECOLOGY
Howard B. Goldstein, DO | 4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 1208, Newark, 623-4055
Emily K. Saks, MD | 4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 1208, Newark, 623-4055
Babak Vakili, MD | 4735 Ogletown-Stanton Road, No. 1208, Newark, 623-4055
UROLOGY
David J. Cozzolino, MD | 1801 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 652-8990
Andrew J. Glick, MD | 1801 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 652-8990
Michael Lobis, MD | 1801 Rockland Road, Wilmington, 652-8990
Donald D. Suh, MD | 200 Banning St., Dover, 736-1320