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60 SEPTEMBER 2017 2017 TOP DOCS the ADOLECENT MEDICINE Focuses on care of patients who are in the adolescent period of development. Marvin Belzer Claudia Borzutzky Johanna Olson- Kennedy ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Allergists and immunologists treat disorders that attack the immune system and people who suffer adverse reactions to food Melinda Braskett Ophelia Chen Joseph Church Marine Demirjian Raffi Tachdjian Flora Vardanian Karl Von Tiehl Stephen Wong ANESTHESIOLOGY Anesthesiologists are responsible for monitoring and stabilizing vital signs while administering drugs that will keep patients unconscious during an operation. Sarkis Baltayian Maxim Benbassat Shahram Beroukhim Elizabeth Bragg Christine Chang Frederick Curtis Andres Falabella Tiffany Frazee Mark Haney Gary Hum Jonathan Lau Andrew Leitner Rebecca Margolis Marla Matar Isaac Michael Minehart Mojgan Moallempour Makoto Nagoshi Sameh Nour Joseph Paredes Neha Patel Shanika Perera John Raytis Peter Roffey Patrick Ross Hanna Schittek Gary Scott Earl Strum Shihab Sugeir Michael Sullivan Candice Tay Michael Tom Robert Toroussian Jae Townsend Janice Townsend Steven Tu Ted Uchio Sabine Von Busse Mellinger Andrew West Tina Wong Duraiyah Thangathurai Joanna Green Michael Lew Marcel Pidoux CARDIAC SURGERY Specialize in the surgical treatment of the heart. Dominick D'Antuono Cardiology Cardiologists specialize in the study of disorders and treatment of the heart. Vahe Badalian Harry Balian Terrence Baruch Fahed Bitar Sergio Blesa Michael Cao Steven Carlson Philip Chang Rajesh Chawla Chris Christodoulou Leonardo Clavijo Gary Conrad Nikhil Daga Srikant Duggirala Alex Durairaj Walter Edmiston victor gabrielian Luanda Grazette Demetrio Hechanova Antreas Hindoyan Arsen Hovanesyan Henry Huang Hsin Yi Grace Huang Fowrooz Joolhar Avinash Khitri Allen Kuo Eric Lee Michael Luu Ray Matthews John Mckenzie Vivian Mo Hiram Schubert Palmer Skorn Ponrartana Martha Preciado M. Lorraine Purino Vyshali Rao Mayer Rashtian Amir Sadrzadeh Rafie Leslie Saxon Bharat Shah Vachik Shahnazaryan Naveen Sharma Sanjay Sharma David Shavelle Jerold Shinbane Milton Smith Stephen Soldo Helga Van Herle Jesus Vazquez Ronald Victor Karl-Heinrich Vogelbach Wendy Wu David Yang Andrew Yoon Kristal Young CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY The field of medicine involved in surgical treatment of organs inside the thorax (the chest) generally treatment of conditions of the heart (heart disease) and lungs (lung disease). Amy Hackmann Vaugh Starnes P. Michael McFadden Craig Baker Robbin Cohen Cynthia Herrington Ram Kumar Subramanyan Winfield Wells COLON/RECTAL SURGERY Doctors who specialize in performing surgery in the colon and rectal regions of the body. Kyle Cologne Allen Ghlandian Sang Lee Joongho Shin Robert Yavrouian COSMETIC SURGERY Surgeons who specialize in the augmentation or reconstruction of the patient's appearance. Eric Yavrouian Art Yu Warren Stout CRITICAL CARE Doctors who specialize in the treatment of crisis and unstable health conditions. Lara Nelson Nathan Nguyen Leo Shum DERMATOLOGY Dermatologists treat problems of the skin Yuchi Chang Goli Compoginis Ashley Crew Brittney DeClerck Vincent DeLeo David Denenholz Sara Gaspard Han Lee Ivy Lee Michael Novak Gabriel Pai David Peng Ramin Ram Mandy Ramani Sandy Ro-Yim Karen Sherwood Thomas Su Stefani Takahashi Ingrid Trenkle Seth Vaccaro Jane Wada Ashley Wysong Narineh Zohrabian DERMOPATHOLOGY Dermatopathology is a joint subspecialty of dermatology and pathology and to a lesser extent of surgical pathology that focuses on the study of cutaneous diseases at a microscopic and molecular level. Christiane Querfeld EMERGENCY CARE Doctors treat patients with acute illnesses or injuries which require immediate medical attention. Todd Chang Jennifer Chang Carl Chudnofsky William Coburn Peter Corrigan Matthieu DeClerck Brad Gerberich Harlan Gibbs Robert Goldweber Nicholas Greco Taline Kilaghbian Sylvia Kotikian Karen Kwan Michael Levine Brandon Lew Marlowe Majoewsky Craig McElderry Serineh Melidonian Michael Menchine Asbasia Mikhail Alan Nager Michael Phillips Paul Rhee Emily Rose Lawrence Rudd Jan Shoenberger Stuart Swadron Ramin Tabatabai David Tashman Sophie Terp Keith Tsang David Ulick Douglas Willard Jeremy Williams Roger Yang ENDROCRINOLOGY/ DIABETES Endocrinologists treat glandular and hormonal problems such as diabetes and thyroid disorders. Clement Cheung Roshanak Monzavi Kathleen Page Jennifer Raymond Michael Tran Hussein Yassine John Carmichael James Randleman Yang Shen Nalini Singh Dorothea Spambalg THE VOTING: Pasadena Magazine sent sample ballots to the medical community announcing the Top Docs voting process and our secure voting website. The votes for all peer nominated doctors were reviewed and analyzed using a proprietary formula that weights votes by their source. Self votes are not counted, votes from within the same practice are accepted but weighted less heavily than those from outside the nominated doctors practice. Based on the total number of votes received the editorial department assigns Top Docs status to all physicians who's vote total exceeds the required threshold. All potential Top Doctors are vetted through the Medical Board of Californiato ensure all medical credentials are valid and up to date, and there are no pending actions, or existing blemishes. Top vote getters with an unblemished record receive Pasadena Magazine 2017 TOP DOCTOR'S status. FOR MORE TOP DOCTOR CONTACT INFO GO TO: PASADENAMAG.COM