Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham Physicians Recognized in Boston Magazine’s 2023 ‘Top Doctors’

January 24, 2023

Boston Magazine Includes BID-Needham Physicians in 2023 ‘Top Doctors’ Ranking

Boston Magazine has named 34 physicians and surgeons from 12 Medical specialties affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham (BID Needham) to its annual ‘Top Doctors’ guide. Drawing from a Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. Physician database, the list consists of Boston-area physicians and is available on Boston Magazine's website.

The following physicians affiliated with BID Needham are included on the magazine’s list:

Cardiac Electrophysiology
Peter J. Zimetbaum, MD
Jonathan W. Waks, MD

Cardiovascular Disease
Eli Gelfand, MD
Joseph Kannam, MD
Alfred E. Buxton, MD
Marwa A. Sabe, MD
Warren J. Manning, MD
Jeffrey J. Popma, MD
Loryn S. Feinberg, MD
Panagiotis Papageorgiou, MD
Thomas H. Hauser, MD

Gastroenterology
Steven Cohen, MD

Internal Medicine
Rebecca Hill, MD
Deborah Riester, MD
Frederic M. Goldman, MD

Interventional Cardiology
Roger J. Laham, MD
Donald E. Cutlip, MD

Nephrology
Stewart H. Lecker, MD

Ophthalmology
Milhim Aswad, MD

Plastic Surgery
Sean Doherty, MD
Leonard Miller, MD

Radiation Oncology
Stuart Berman, MD
Mary Ann Stevenson, MD
Irving D. Kaplan, MD
Abram Recht, MD
Joseph A. Aronovitz, MD

Surgery
Kevin McCarthy, MD
Ted A. James, MD

Urology
Stephen Eyre, MD
Peter Chang, MD
Heidi Rayala, MD
Andrew A. Wagner, MD
Aria F. Olumi, MD
Shaun Wason, MD

Vascular Sugery
Mark C. Wyers, MD

About Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital–Needham

Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham (BID Needham) is a licensed 73-bed acute care community hospital. BID Needham has served residents in Needham and surrounding communities for more than 100 years. The hospital has been recognized by several organizations for quality and safety, including five-out-of-five stars from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), an “A” grade from the Leapfrog Group, the Gold Seal of Approval from The Joint Commission and the 2019 American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Quality Achievement Award.

Beth Israel Deaconess-Needham is part of Beth Israel Lahey Health, a health care system that brings together academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, community and specialty hospitals, more than 4,700 physicians and 39,000 employees in a shared mission to expand access to great care and advance the science and practice of medicine through groundbreaking research and education.

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Kristina Murray

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