TOP DOCTORS

2012 EDITION
TOP
DOCTOR
CHOSEN BY
THEIR PEERS
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I O[RMATOlOGY
DERMATOLOGISTS
DIAGNOSEAND TREATSKIN
DISORDERS.
TOP
DOCTORS
We asked area physicians
what doctors they would
send afamily member to
in each of 40 specialties.
More than 1~300 replied.
Here are the doctors they
said they would choose.
Moses K. Albert
3020 Hamaker Ct., #50~,
Fairfax; 703-8~9-8o36.
William J. Alms
6731 Whittier Ave., #2ooB,
McLean; 703-790-5850.
Tina S. Aister
1~30 KSt., NW, #200;
202-628-8855.
Amir Bajoghli
8130 Boone Blvd., #3~0,
Vienna; 703-893-111~;
also Woodbridge.
The doctors on this list are not necessarily all of the area's "best" physicians, and
they certainly are not the only good ones. Many first-rate physicians aren't on the
' list, and there are reasons for this. Doctors tend to be kriown within the medical
/ "villages" in which they practice and make referrals. These are usually grouped
around hospitals and communities. Doctors in one "village" often don't know
doctors in others. This can work to the disadvantage of physicians in out -of- thei way places and in "closed" organizations in which outside referrals are limited.
Some excellent doctors have such narrow sub specialties that they're not singled out. Many physicians who practice in-and even head-hospital
departments aren't part of normal referral networks and therefore often go unnamed.
Some younger physicians haven't been in practice long enough to establish their
reputations widely. And physicians in group practices often are thought of collectively; sometimes only one or two of the "name" physicians in a group make
the list while their associates, perhaps equally qualified, don't get enough votes.
The Top Doctors list does include many of the area's medical all-stars, but it's
designed to be extensive enough to be useful to readers throughout the region.
Although the doctors on the list are respected by their colleagues, a physician's
listing here is no guarantee that you'll be satisfied, nor should the list be a substitute for your own judgment. Almost every physician has difficult outcomes in the
course of a career, and there are fe';.vwho haven't had some dissatisfied patients. If
you feel uncomfortable with a doctor, no matter his or her credentials, find another.
If you have good relationships with doctors you see now, it makes a lot of sense
to maintain those relationships, whether or not the doctors are on this or anyother list. When you need the services of specialists, consult your current physicians.
This list is designed to be a resource in helping you make informed decisions. We
hope it helps keep you in good health:
DC.
Karla D. Gayer
2150 Pennsylvania Ave.,
NW; 202-7~1-26oo.
Emily P. Gerson
5qs~ Wisconsin Ave.,
#lo~5, Chevy Chase; 301652-~828.
Jay M. Barnett
2~01 Research Blvd.,
#260, Rockville; 301990-6565; also Olney,
Bethesda ..
Vincenzo Giannelli
2~~0 M si. NW, #313;
202-775-1792.
Brenda J. Berberian
5530 Wisconsin Ave.,
#1~~3, Chevy Chase; 301656-7660.
Walter J. Giblin
15225 Shady Grove Rd.,
#303, Rockville; 301-2162980.
Sanders H. Berk
19221 Montgomery
Village Ave., #C-12, Gaithersburg; 301-8~0-2266.
Bruce D. Glassman
~66o Kenmore Ave., #500,
Alexandria; 703-3700073.
[KP) 700 Second St., NE;
202-3~6-30o~.
Joseph I. Lee
s-uo Rockledge Dr., #201,
Bethesda; 301-530-8300;
also Germantown.
Ann M. Lindgren
Rockledge Dr., #~02,
Bethesda;301-530-~800.
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Sandra I. Read
2021 K St., NW,#508;
202-223-6830.
Michelle A. Rivera
1635 N. George Mason
n-. #~oo, Arlington; 70352~-7206.
Fran Rotter
8301 Old Courthouse Rd.,
Vienna; 7D3-~~2-o301.
Benjamin N. Lockshin
10313 Georgia Ave.,
#309, Silver Spring; 301681-7000; also
Baltimore.
William S. Sawchuk
8320 Old Courthouse Rd.,
#303, Vienna; 703-53272ll.
Norman A. Lockshin
10313 Georgia Ave., #309,
Silver Spring; 301-6817000.
Theodore S. Sebastien
1800 Town Center Dr.,
#~15, Reston; 703-7091~92; also Arlington.