Wright State physicians and faculty named 2017-2018 Best Doctors in America

Thirty-eight Wright State physicians and faculty of the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine and Wright State Physicians were named to the 2017-2018 Best Doctors in America List. They represented 88 percent of the 43 Dayton-area doctors named. One was selected four times; another was selected three times, and four were selected twice in different specialties and subspecialties.

Five of the 43 physicians are Boonshoft School of Medicine alumni, and nine are alumni of the medical school’s residency programs.

These leading medical practitioners, researchers and professors are members of a prestigious, peer-reviewed group that includes the top 4 percent of U.S. physicians.

Best Doctors, Inc., compiles and maintains the list. Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians, Best Doctors conducts a physician survey to identify the doctors that other doctors trust most. The list includes more than 50,000 medical experts in some 450 specialties and subspecialties worldwide.

The Wright State physicians and faculty were named best doctors across a broad range of specialties and subspecialties ranging from infectious disease to pediatric pulmonology.

“Our faculty members are leading the way in medical education, research and patient care,” said Margaret M. Dunn, M.D., dean of the Boonshoft School of Medicine. “We congratulate the faculty of the Boonshoft School of Medicine, the doctors of Wright State Physicians and our alumni who were named the best doctors in the Dayton area.”

The Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine is a community-based medical school affiliated with seven major teaching hospitals in the Dayton area. The medical school educates the next generation of physicians by providing medical education for more than 459 medical students and 458 residents and fellows in 13 specialty areas and 10 subspecialties. Its research enterprise encompasses centers in the basic sciences, epidemiology, public health and community outreach programs. More than 1,500 of the medical school’s 3,328 alumni remain in medical practice in Ohio.

Wright State Physicians is one of the largest physician-managed multispecialty groups in the Dayton region. Physicians affiliated with the Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine offer primary or specialty care in a wide range of specialized diagnostic and treatment services.

Listed below are the doctors of Wright State Physicians and the faculty of the Boonshoft School of Medicine who were named the Best Doctors in the Dayton region.

Cardiovascular Disease
Stephen C. Wenzke, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Premier Health Miami Valley Cardiologists
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine

Family Medicine/General Family Practice
Marjorie A. Bowman, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Family Medicine, and Population and Public Health

Cynthia G. Olsen, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor Emerita, Family Medicine

Steven K. Swedlund, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Geriatrics, and Clinical Associate Professor, Family Medicine
Program Director, Geriatrics Fellowship Program

Hand Surgery/General Hand Surgery
Peter S. Barre, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Premier Health Hand and Reconstructive Surgeons and Associates
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Beth A. Berrettoni, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Premier Health Hand and Reconstructive Surgeons and Associates
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Mark S. Klug, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Orthopaedic Associates of SW Ohio
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery

Infectious Disease/General Infectious Disease
Jack M. Bernstein, M.D.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine

Infectious Disease/HIV/AIDS
Thomas E. Herchline, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Internal Medicine

Infectious Disease/Hospital-Acquired Infections
John S. Czachor, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor and Vice Chair, Internal Medicine, and Assistant Professor, Pathology

Infectious Disease/Transplantation Infections
Steven D. Burdette, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Internal Medicine
Program Director, Infectious Disease Fellowship Program

Infectious Disease/Tropical Disease and Travel Medicine
John S. Czachor, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor and Vice Chair, Internal Medicine, and Assistant Professor, Pathology

Infectious Disease/Virology
Jack M. Bernstein, M.D.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor Emeritus, Internal Medicine

Internal Medicine/General
Roberto J. Colon, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Internal Medicine
Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency

John S. Czachor, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor and Vice Chair, Internal Medicine, and Assistant Professor, Pathology

Glen D. Solomon, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Chair, Professor, Internal Medicine, and Interim Chair, Professor, Neurology

Ophthalmology/General Ophthalmology
Richard L. Liston, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Dayton Eye Associates Inc.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery

Ophthalmology/Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery
Walter Hartel, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Dayton Eye Associates
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery

Otolaryngology/Otology
Robert A. Goldenberg, M.D.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor Emeritus, Surgery

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Developmental and Behavioral Problems
John C. Duby, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Chair, Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Gastroenterology
Adam Mezoff, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Professor, Pediatrics

Shehzad A. Saeed, M.B.B.S.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Mukund Dole, M.B.B.S.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Infectious Disease
Sherman J. Alter, M.D.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Nutrition
Shehzad A. Saeed, M.B.B.S.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Ophthalmology
Richard L. Liston, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Dayton Eye Associates Inc.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Surgery

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Otolaryngology
Ravi Elluru, M.D., Ph.D.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Surgery and Pediatrics

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehab
Michelle A. Potts, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Pulmonology
Gary A. Mueller, M.D.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Pediatric Specialist/Pediatric Radiology
Elizabeth H. Ey, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Dayton Pediatric Imaging
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Radiological Sciences

Pediatrics/General
Ann Burke, M.D.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics
Program Director, Pediatrics Residency Program

R. Paul Deenadayalu, M.B.B.S. (Voluntary Faculty)
Northwest Dayton Pediatrics
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Associate Professor, Pediatrics

Greg M. Eberhart, M.D.
Cornerstone Pediatrics
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Sara F. Guerrero-Duby, M.D.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Maria T. Nanagas, M.D.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Associate Professor, Pediatrics, and Clinical Assistant Professor, Family Medicine

John M. Pascoe, M.D.
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Pediatrics

Alonzo Patterson III, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
PriMed Wright Dunbar Pediatrics
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation/General Physical Medicine and Rehab
Michelle A. Potts, M.D. (Voluntary Faculty)
Dayton Children’s Hospital
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Clinical Assistant Professor, Pediatrics

Psychiatry/Affective Disorders
Paulette M. Gillig, M.D., Ph.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor Emerita, Psychiatry

Psychiatry/General Psychiatry
Julie P. Gentile, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Chair and Professor, Psychiatry

Paulette M. Gillig, M.D., Ph.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor Emerita, Psychiatry

Brenda Roman, M.D.
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Psychiatry

Psychiatry/Intellectual Disability
Allison E. Cowan, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Psychiatry/Neuropsychiatry
Paulette M. Gillig, M.D., Ph.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor Emerita, Psychiatry

Psychiatry/Psychotherapy
Rafay Atiq, M.B.B.S.
Dettmer Outpatient Services
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry

Psychiatry/Schizophrenia
Paulette M. Gillig, M.D., Ph.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor Emerita, Psychiatry

Vascular Surgery/Vascular and Endovascular Surgery
John H. Matsuura, M.D.
Wright State Physicians
Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine
Professor, Surgery