In a time when your health matters more than ever, so does choosing the right doctor.
Little Rock is full of hospitals and clinics that are full of amazing health care providers, so to find the best of the best, we went directly to the source: their coworkers.
Below is our annual list of the metro’s Top Docs, all currently licensed and practicing, as voted by their peers.
*Denotes a rising star physician who has been practicing for less than five years.
In the linked profiles below, you’ll meet some of the doctors from these clinics/hospitals through paid promotional content. Whether they choose to advertise in the magazine has no bearing on this list. Doctors with listed clinics/hospitals advertised in this issue. For more information on how we put together this list, see our List Methodology & Disclaimers at the bottom of this page.
Addiction Medicine
Michael J. Mancino – UAMS Health Center for Addiction Services & Treatment
Allergy Immunology
Sheva K. Chervinskiy – UAMS Health Allergy & Immunology Clinic
Stacie Jones – Arkansas Children’s Hospital & UAMS
Joshua L. Kennedy – UAMS Health Allergy & Immunology Clinic
Eddie W. Shields – Arkansas Allergy & Asthma Clinic
Anesthesiology
Nadir R. El Sharawi – UAMS Medical Center
Neeraj Kumar – UAMS Medical Center
Victor Mandoff – UAMS Medical Center
Jill M. Mhyre – UAMS Medical Center
Jill I. Ramsey – UAMS Medical Center
Thea Rosenbaum – UAMS Medical Center
Matthew F. Spond – UAMS Medical Center
Brent L. Walker
Julius G. Balogh* – UAMS Medical Center
Cardiology
Gary J. Collins
Scott A. Davis
David G. Jones
John Paul Mounsey – UAMS Health Cardiology Clinic
Tena Murphy
Hakan Paydak – UAMS Health Cardiology Clinic
Paulo A. Ribeiro
Srikanth Vallurupalli – UAMS Health Cardiology Clinic
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Jason L. Muesse – UAMS Health Surgical Oncology Clinic
Matthew A. Steliga – UAMS Health Surgical Oncology Clinic
Katy A. Marino* – UAMS Health Surgical Oncology Clinic
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Jonathan A. Laryea – UAMS Health Surgical Oncology Clinic
Jason S. Mizell – UAMS Health Surgical Oncology Clinic
W. Conan Mustain – UAMS Health Surgical Oncology Clinic
Lee Cecil Raley
Dermatology
Gregory Dwyer
Lindsay Lipke Enns – Dermatology Group of Arkansas
Hayden H. Franks – Franks Dermatology
Andrea Mabry
Ray K. Parker – Dermatology Group of Arkansas
Vivian Y. Shi – UAMS Health Dermatology Clinic
Brian S. Wayne
Marla Wirges
Diagnostic Radiology
Scott B. Harter – UAMS Health Breast Center
Emergency Medicine
Rachael L. Freeze-Ramsey – UAMS Medical Center
George R. Hutchison
Endocrinology Diabetes & Metabolism
Elena Ambrogini – UAMS Health Endocrinology Clinic
Donald L. Bodenner – UAMS Health Head & Neck Oncology Clinic
Joseph A. Henske – UAMS Health Endocrinology Clinic
Irina Lendel
Allen Redding
Family Medicine
Kent Covert
Daniel Felton
Barry Ford
Shashank S. Kraleti – UAMS Medical Center
Chris Pittman – Little Rock Family Practice Clinic
Lauren E. Gibson-Oliver* – UAMS Health Family Medical Center
Gastroenterology
Terence L. Angtuaco
Angelo G. Coppola
Matthew G. Deneke – UAMS Health Gastroenterology Clinic
Otis T. Gordon
Kevin Heath – Gastro Arkansas
Brian T. Hughes
Sumant Inamdar – UAMS Health Gastroenterology Clinic
Whit Knapple
Brian L. McGee – Arkansas Diagnostic Center
Debra F. Morrison – Gastro Arkansas
Angela K. Nutt – Gastro Arkansas
Dhaval H. Patel
Mary Katherine Rude – UAMS Health Gastroenterology Clinic
Benjamin Tharian – UAMS Health Gastroenterology Clinic
General Surgery
Janina B. Bonwich – UAMS Health Surgery Clinic
Lance K. Burns
Peter Joo Kim
Mary Katherine Kimbrough – UAMS Health Surgery Clinic
Ronald D. Robertson – UAMS Health Surgery Clinic
April Turner
James Walker
Geriatric Medicine
Masil M. George – UAMS Health Thomas & Lyon Longevity Clinic
Priya Mendiratta – UAMS Health Thomas & Lyon Longevity Clinic
Jeanne Y. Wei – UAMS Health Thomas & Lyon Longevity Clinic
Gynecologic Oncology
Alexander F. Burnett – UAMS Health Women’s Cancer Clinic
Laura B. Huffman – UAMS Health Women’s Cancer Clinic
Heather R. Williams – UAMS Health Women’s Cancer Clinic
Hand Surgery
Jeanine A. Andersson – OrthoArkansas
John W. Bracey – UAMS Health Orthopedic Clinic
David M. Rhodes – Bowen Hefley Orthopedics, Arkansas Surgical Hospital
Mark A. Tait – UAMS Health Orthopedic Clinic
Richard Wirges – OrthoArkansas
Theresa O. Wyrick-Glover – UAMS Health Orthopedic Clinic
Hematology
David Becton – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Akash Mukherjee – UAMS Health Hematology Oncology Clinic
Muthu Veeraputhiran – UAMS Health Hematology Oncology Clinic
Hospice & Palliative
Sarah E. Harrington – UAMS Health Palliative Care Clinic
Heather C. Moore – UAMS Health Palliative Care Clinic
Infectious Disease
Ryan K. Dare – UAMS Health Infectious Diseases Clinic
Susan Kaye Delap
Michael Saccente – UAMS Medical Center
Keyur S. Vyas – UAMS Medical Center
Heather Young – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Internal Medicine
Jennifer Co
Mark Dyer
Robert H. Hopkins – UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic
Siobahn Hruby
Anna Kendrick
Riley Lipschitz – UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic
Gary P. Nunn
Ann Templeton Riggs – Baptist Health Internal Medicine Clinic, UAMS
Sara G. Tariq – UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic
Tobias J. Vancil – UAMS Health Internal Medicine Clinic
Rachel Wayne
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Nafisa K. Dajani – UAMS Health Women’s Center
Everett F. Magann – UAMS Health Women’s Center
Adam T. Sandlin – UAMS Health Women’s Center
Paul John Wendel
Nephrology
Shane P. Kimball
Manisha Singh – UAMS Health Renal Clinic
Michelle C. Whittier Krause – UAMS Health Renal Clinic
Neurological Surgery
Diaa Bahgat
Timothy Burson
J D Day – UAMS Health Neurosurgery Clinic
Zachary Mason – Neurological Surgery Associates & Arkansas Surgical Hospital
Stylianos Rammos
Jonathan R. Reding
Analiz Rodriguez – UAMS Health Neurosurgery Clinic
Brad Thomas – Little Rock Neurosurgery Clinic, Arkansas Surgical Hospital
Neurology
Robert L. Archer – UAMS Health Neurology Clinic
Duane Birky
Erika Horta – UAMS Health Medical Oncology Clinic
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Brian M. Burton – The Woman’s Clinic
Nirvana A. Manning – UAMS Health Women’s Center
Amy M. Phillips – UAMS Health Women’s Center
Mary Luann Racher – UAMS Health Women’s Center
Dora Mah Smith – UAMS Medical Center
Lindsey B. Sward – UAMS Medical Center
Oncology
Konstantinos Arnaoutakis – UAMS Health Medical Oncology Clinic
Omar T. Atiq – UAMS Health Hematology Oncology Clinic
Joseph Beck
Sam Makhoul – CARTI Cancer Center in Little Rock
Sajjad A. Bhatti* – UAMS Health Medical Oncology Clinic
Sindhu J. Malapati* – UAMS Health Medical Oncology Clinic
Ophthalmology
Joseph G. Chacko – UAMS Health Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Clinic
Romona L. Davis – UAMS Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Clinic
Christian Hester – Little Rock Eye Clinic
Justin Lieblong
Paul Phillips – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Ahmed Sallam – UAMS Health Harvey & Bernice Jones Eye Institute Clinic
Sami H. Uwaydat – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Monica Verma – Children’s Eye Care & Surgery of Arkansas
Kent A. Zocchi
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
John Jones – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Orthopedic Surgery
Scott Bowen – Bowen Hefley Orthopedics, Arkansas Surgical Hospital
Robert D. Martin – UAMS Health Orthopedic Clinic
Corey Montgomery – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Samuel A. Moore – Bowen Hefley Orthopedics, Arkansas Surgical Hospital
Brian D. Norton – OrthoArkansas
Jason G. Stewart – Bowen Hefley Orthopedics, Arkansas Surgical Hospital
C. Lowry Barnes – UAMS Health Orthopedic Clinic
Jeffrey B. Stambough* – UAMS Health Orthopedic Clinic
Orthopedics
Kenneth A. Martin – Martin Orthopedics, Arkansas Surgical Hospital
Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose & Throat)
Jennings Russell Boyette – UAMS Medical Center
John L. Dornhoffer – UAMS Health Audiology Clinic
Alissa Kanaan – UAMS Health Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Clinic
Ozlem E. Tulunay Ugur – UAMS Health Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Clinic
Emre A. Vural – UAMS Health Head & Neck Oncology Clinic
James Y. Suen – UAMS Health Ear Nose & Throat (ENT) Clinic
Pain Management
Johnathan H. Goree – UAMS Health Pain Clinic
James Hunt – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS Pain Treatment Centers
Christopher K. Mocek
G. Lawson Smith – UAMS Health Pain Clinic
Kenneth Rosenzweig – Orthopedic Spine & Sports, Arkansas Surgical Hospital
Pathology
Chien Chen – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Neriman Gokden – UAMS Medical Center
Murat Gokden – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Susanne K. Jeffus – UAMS Medical Center
Matthew R. Lindberg – UAMS Medical Center
Charles Matthew Quick – UAMS Medical Center
Eric R. Rosenbaum – UAMS Medical Center
Pediatric Allergy Immunology
Tamara Perry – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Robert Pesek – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Pediatric Cardiology
Elijah Bolin – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Brian Eble – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Jay Kincannon – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Pediatric Endocrinology
Jon Oden – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Travis Ayers – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Stephen Fiedorek
Pediatric Orthopedics Orthopedic Surgery
Brien Rabenhorst – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Brant Sachleben – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Robert Blasier – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT)
Larry Hartzell – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Abby Nolder – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Gresham Richter – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Andre Wineland* – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Pediatric Surgery
M. Sidney Dassinger -Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Robert Maxson – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Deidre Wyrick* – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Pediatrics General
Debra Becton – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Induja Gunasekaran – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Eugene Lu
Michele Moss – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Joshua O’Neill – Little Rock Pediatric Clinic
Aaron Strong – Little Rock Pediatric Clinic
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Rani H. Lindberg – UAMS Health Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation Clinic
Amir Qureshi
Kevin M. Means – UAMS Health Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation Clinic
Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery
Edward J. Love
Keith G. Wolter – UAMS Medical Center
James C. Yuen – UAMS Health Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Clinic
Psychiatry
Jessica L. Coker – UAMS Health Women’s Mental Health Clinic
Hunter M. Gibbs – UAMS Medical Center
Shona L. Ray-Griffith – UAMS Health Women’s Mental Health Clinic
Pulmonology
William T. Atchley – UAMS Health Pulmonary Clinic
Larry G. Johnson – UAMS Health Cystic Fibrosis Clinic
Nikhil Kumar Meena – UAMS Health Surgical Oncology Clinic
Jose Diego Caceres* – UAMS Health Pulmonary Clinic
Emily G. Kocurek* – UAMS Health Pulmonary Clinic
Radiation Oncology
Richard L. Crownover – UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center
Leslie M. Harrell – UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center
Gary D. Lewis – UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center
Sanjay Maraboyina – UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center
Fen Xia – UAMS Health Radiation Oncology Center
Radiology
Gwendolyn M. Bryant-Smith – UAMS Health Breast Center
Aaron L. Janos
Mary E. Meek – UAMS Health Interventional Radiology Clinic
Roopa Ram – UAMS Medical Center
Reproductive Endocrinology
Dean Moutos
Rheumatology
Seth M. Berney – UAMS Medical Center
Jasen Cheng Chi
Sleep Medicine
Caris Talburt Fitzgerald – UAMS Health Sleep Clinic
Khaled R. Khasawneh – UAMS Health Sleep Clinic
Spine Surgery
Wayne L. Bruffett – OrthoArkansas
David B. Bumpass – UAMS Health Orthopedic Clinic
Samuel C. Overley* – UAMS Health Orthopedic Clinic
Sports Medicine
Michael Israel – Arkansas Children’s Hospital, UAMS
Surgical Oncology
Lyle J. Burdine – UAMS Health Kidney Transplant Clinic
Ronda S. Henry Tillman – UAMS Health Women’s Cancer Clinic
Mauricio A. Moreno – UAMS Health Head & Neck Oncology Clinic
Daniela A. Ochoa – UAMS Health Women’s Cancer Clinic
Michail Mavros* – UAMS Health Surgical Oncology Clinic
Jumin Sunde* – UAMS Health Head & Neck Oncology Clinic
Urology
Stephen J. Canon – Arkansas Children’s Hospital
Timothy D. Langford – UAMS Medical Center
Vascular Surgery
Mohammed Mahmoud Moursi – UAMS Health Vascular Surgery Clinic, Baptist Health
Christian D. Simmons* – UAMS Health Vascular Surgery Clinic
Top Docs List Methodology & Disclaimers
To create this year’s list, Little Rock Soirée contracted DataJoe Research to facilitate an online peer-voting process and internet research process. DataJoe Research is a software and research company specializing in data collection and verification, and conducts various nominations across the U.S. on behalf of publishers.
To create the list, DataJoe facilitated an online peer-voting process paired with an internet research process to identify success characteristics. DataJoe checked and confirmed that each published winner had, at time of review, a current, active license status with the appropriate state regulatory board. If evidence of a professional’s current, active registration with the state regulatory board was not found, that doctor was excluded from the list. In addition, public sources were checked to identify doctors disciplined for an infraction by the state regulatory board. These entities were also excluded from the list. Finally, DataJoe presented the tallied result to the magazine for its final review and adjustments.
We recognize there are many good doctors who are not shown in this representative list. This is only a sampling of the huge array of talented professionals within the region. Inclusion in the list is based on the opinions of responding doctors and our research in the region. We take time and energy to ensure fair voting, although we understand the results of this survey nomination and internet research campaign are not an objective metric. We certainly do not discount the fact that many, many good and effective doctors may not appear on the list.
DataJoe and Little Rock Soirée use best practices and exercise great care in assembling content for this list. DataJoe does not warrant the data contained within the list are complete or accurate. Neither party assumes, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident or any other cause. All rights reserved.
Questions? For research/methodology questions, contact the research team at surveys@datajoe.com.