Your child comes home from school one afternoon, coughing and running a high fever. That nagging chest pain that you thought was just a pulled muscle from raking leaves doesn't seem to go away, and in fact gets worse when you exert yourself. And then there's the strange headache, a dull pain that spreads over one side of your face.
The human body is a marvelous machine -- when everything works properly -- but like any finely tuned piece of equipment, things can go wrong. And when they do, that's not the time to start asking friends or neighbors who is the best doctor to visit, or begin thumbing through the Yellow Pages trying to pick a physician whose name you might recognize.
To help our readers find the very best physicians in town, we present our 2006 guide to the city's Top Doctors. With only 45 physicians named here, representing 25 specialties, this is by far the most exclusive list of physicians we have ever published.
This year, we contacted a New York-based research group called Castle Connolly Medical, which annually conducts national surveys of the best doctors in America. Their physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select the top doctors on both the national and regional levels. Using mail and telephone surveys, as well as electronic ballots, they ask physicians and the medical leadership of leading hospitals to identify highly skilled, exceptional doctors.
Careful screening of these doctors' educational and professional experience is essential before any final selection is made among those physicians most highly regarded by their peers. Physicians selected for inclusion in our magazine's "Top Doctors" feature may also appear as Regional Top Doctors online at www.castleconnolly.com, or in one of Castle Connolly's national guides, such as America's Top Doctors , or America's Top Doctors for Cancer .
Choosing a physician is an important, and very personal, decision. If you are happy with the care you are receiving from your doctor, there is no reason to change physicians. But if you are new to town, are searching for a new physician, or perhaps need access to a specialist, this list can be your guide to some of the most qualified physicians in the Memphis area.
Memphis' Top Doctors:
ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY
Phillip L. Lieberman Allergy and Asthma Care 7205 Wolf River Blvd., Suite 200 Germantown, TN 38138 901-757-6100
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
Frank A. McGrew III Stern Cardiovascular Center 8060 Wolf River Blvd. Germantown, TN 38138 901-271-1000
Karl T. Weber Medplex Cardiology Clinic 877 Jefferson Ave., Floor 5 Memphis, TN 38103 901-545-6969
CHILD AND ADOLESCENT PSYCHIATRY
Jerry D. Heston Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Associates 1135 Cully Rd., Suite 100 Cordova, TN 38106 901-752-1980
DERMATOLOGY
Rex A. Amonette Memphis Dermatology Clinic 1455 Union Ave. Memphis, TN 38104 901-726-6655
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Beverly Williams-Cleaves UT Medical Group 1325 Eastmoreland Ave., Suite 360 Memphis, TN 38103 901-448-4801
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Caroline Riely UT Medical Group 920 Madison Ave., Suite 240 Memphis, TN 38163 901-448-5218
INTERNAL MEDICINE
Stephen T. Miller Methodist Teaching Practice 1211 Union Ave., Suite 721 Memphis, TN 38104 901-516-0758
Robert Morrison UT Medical Group 842 Jefferson Ave., Room A607 Memphis, TN 38103 901-545-6969
Kathryn Ryder UT Medical Group 66 N. Pauline St., Suite 381 Memphis, TN 38105 901-448-7000
MEDICAL ONCOLOGY
Mohammad Jahanzeb UT Cancer Institute 1331 Union Ave., Suite 800 Memphis, TN 38104 901-725-1785
Furhan Yunus UT Cancer Institute 1331 Union Ave., Suite 800 Memphis, TN 38104 901-725-1785
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY
Frederick A. Boop Semmes-Murphey Clinic 1211 Union Ave., Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38104 901-259-5340
Allen Sills Semmes-Murphey Clinic 1211 Union Ave., Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38104 901-259-5340
NEUROLOGY
Tulio E. Bertorini Wesley Neurology Clinic 1211 Union Ave., Suite 400 Memphis, TN 38104 901-725-8920
William Pulsinelli UT Health Sciences Center 855 Monroe Ave., Room 415 Memphis, TN 38163 901-522-7700
OBSTETRICS AND GYNECOLOGY
Frank Wen-Yung Ling Women's Health Specialists 7800 Wolf Trail Cove Germantown, TN 38138 901-682-9222
Veronica Mallet UT Medical Group 7945 Wolf River Blvd., Suite 320 Germantown, TN 38138 901-347-8320
Owen P. Phillips UT Medical Group 7945 Wolf River Blvd., Suite 320 Germantown, TN 38138 901-347-8320
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Barrett Haik UT Medical Group 930 Madison Ave., Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38103 901-448-6650
James N. Holliday Holliday Vision Clinic 4571 Summer Ave. Memphis, TN 38122 901-680-0043
Matthew Wilson UT Medical Group 930 Madison Ave., Suite 200 Memphis, TN 38103 901-448-6650
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY
James H. Beatty Campbell Clinic 1211 Union Ave., Suite 500 Memphis, TN 38104 901-759-3125
James L. Guyton Campbell Clinic 1400 S. Germantown Road Germantown, TN 38138 901-759-3111
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Neal S. Beckford Otolaryngology Associates of the Mid-South 7675 Wolf River Circle, Suite 202 Germantown, TN 38138 901-737-3021
PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY-ONCOLOGY
Wayne L. Furman St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St., MS 260 Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-2403
Melissa Hudson St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St., MS 735 Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-3384
Ching Hon Pui St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St. Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-3335
John T. Sandlund Jr. St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St., MS 260 Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-3300
Winfred C. Wang St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St., Room R6010 Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-2051
PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASE
P. Joan Chesney UT Medical Group 50 N. Dunlap Ave., Suite 4624 Memphis, TN 38103 901-448-2060
PEDIATRIC NEPHROLOGY
Robert J. Wyatt UT Medical Group 50 N. Dunlap St., Room 301 Memphis, TN 38103 901-448-2070
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Andrew Davidoff St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St. Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-4060
Stephen J. Shochat St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St. Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-2911
PEDIATRICS
John R. Hill UT Medical Group 777 Washington Avenue, Suite P110 Memphis, TN 38105 901-448-2000
Stephen Andrew Spooner UT Medical Group 50 N. Dunlap Street, Room 4624 Memphis, TN 38103 901-448-2000
PLASTIC SURGERY
Robert D. Wallace UT Medical Group 7945 Wolf River Blvd. Germantown, TN 38138 901-347-8290
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
Larry E. Kun St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St., Room C2002F Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-3565
Thomas Merchant St. Jude Children's Research Hospital 332 N. Lauderdale St. Memphis, TN 38105 901-495-3604
RHEUMATOLOGY
Stanley B. Kaplan UT Medical Group 7945 Wolf River Blvd., Suite 120 Germantown, TN 38138 901-448-7260
SURGERY
Raza Ali Dilawari Memphis Surgical Specialists 1325 Eastmoreland Ave., Suite 410 Memphis, TN 38104 901-725-1921
Guy R. Voeller UT Medical Group 50 Humphreys Center, Suite 30 Memphis, TN 38120 901-747-2312
THORACIC SURGERY
Christian Gilbert UT Medical Group 50 N. Dunlap St., Floor 2 Memphis, TN 38103 901-572-5958
UROLOGY
H. Norman Noe 770 Estate Place Memphis, TN 38120 901-681-4096
Robert W. Wake UT Medical Group 956 Court Avenue, Room H216 Memphis, TN 38163 901-448-1026
