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Stony Brook Medicine physicians selected as Super Doctors and Rising Stars

Stony Brook Medicine is proud to announce that 27 of our outstanding physicians have been named Super Doctors® and 25 have been recognized as Rising Stars. Only an estimated 5% of the region’s doctors and 2.5% of physicians who have been practicing for 10 years or less achieve these recognitions.

The rigorous selection process

Each year, MSP Communications conducts an in-depth selection process to identify outstanding doctors. The process involves, among other standards, peer nominations, independent and review by a Blue Ribbon Panel of top-scoring doctors. Learn more about the selection process here.

Exceptional doctors. Exceptional care.

You benefit directly when nationally recognized doctors choose to practice at Stony Brook Medicine. No matter which Stony Brook Medicine facility you visit, you’ll receive treatment from doctors who deliver the highest standards of medical care – right in your own backyard.

Nationally recognized doctors are here for you

We’re proud to celebrate the Stony Brook Medicine physicians recognized as 2025 Super Doctors and Rising Stars. Each name below links to their professional profile, so you can learn more about their specialties, achievements and, most importantly, schedule an appointment.

Super Doctors

Cardiology

Grace Chung, MD
Roger Fan, MD

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Paula I. Denoya, MD
Deborah Nagle, MD

Critical Care Medicine (Pulmonary)

Sahar Ahmad, MD

Dermatology

James J. Briley, Jr., DO

Endocrinology

Marina M. Charitou, MD
Deirdre C. Eschler, MD

Gastroenterology (Pediatric)

Anupama Chawla, MD

Gastroenterology

Alexandra Guillaume, MD

Geriatrics

Lisa Strano-Paul, MD

Infectious Disease

Bettina Fries, MD
Alexea M. Gaffney-Adams, MD
Sharon A. Nachman, MD

Internal Medicine

Donna Heinemann, MD

Neurology

Patricia K. Coyle, MD
Michael Guido, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery (Hand Surgery)

Samantha Muhlrad, MS, MD

Orthopaedic Surgery

Edward Wang, MD

Physical Medicine/Rehabilitation (Physiatry)

Anne F. Ambrose

Psychiatry

Richard N. Rosenthal, MD

Pulmonary Medicine

Lucy Palmer, MD

Reproductive Endocrinology

Bradley S. Trivax, MD

Rheumatology

Asha Patnaik, MD

Sports Medicine

Brian Cruickshank, MD

Vascular Surgery

Angela Kokkosis, MD
Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD

Rising Stars

Allergy & Immunology

Brianne N. Navetta-Modrov, MD

Anesthesiology

Abhishek Gupta, DO

Cardiology

Michael V. Gavalas, MD
Mandeep Kainth, MD
Tahmid Rahman, MD
Edlira Tam, DO

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Nicholas Ahn, MD

Critical Care Medicine

Isadora C. Botwinick, MD

Gastroenterology

Michael J. Clores, DO

Infectious Disease

Andrew Scott Handel, MD

Internal Medicine

Grace LaTorre, DO, MS
Jamie N. Mersten, MD
Patricia, Ng, MD

Obstetrics/Gynecology

Neha Y. Sheth, DO

Oncology

Julie Gemmill, DO

Orthopaedic Surgery

Kristin Hopkins, MD

Pediatric Surgery

Kristen Audra Calabro, MD

Pediatrics

Geri Galotti, MD

Pulmonary Medicine

Abigail T. Chua, MD

Radiation Oncology

Mark Ashamalla, MD
Kartik M. Mani, MD, PhD

Thoracic Surgery

Ankit Dhamija, MD

Urology

William T. Berg, MD
Michael Ernst, MD

Vascular Surgery

Lucyna Price, MD

Last Updated
06/24/2022