Monday, May 2, 2022
NEW LONDON, CT (May 2, 2022) Lawrence + Memorial Hospital affiliated physicians have been named among the state’s “Top Docs” in Connecticut magazine’s annual survey reported in its May 2022 issue.
Patrick L. Green, president and CEO of L+M, said the annual roster of the top physicians is always a chance to acknowledge the fine work of the hospital medial staff.
“Each year, it’s a source of pride to see so many of our doctors represented on the list,” he said. “We commend this year’s honorees. These outstanding doctors are examples of what I believe all L+M employees strive to give our patients – quality care and excellence.”
The “Top Docs’ list is compiled each year after the magazine sends out 5,000 questionnaires to physicians across Connecticut asking them to name specialists they’d send a loved one to for expert care. The top vote-getters make up the final list.
This year’s list of “Top Docs” from L+M includes:
Mary Ann Bentz, MD, dermatology; Mical Campbell, MD, gastroenterology; Francis Falck, MD, ophthalmology; Jon Gaudio, MD, cardiovascular disease; Alan Greenwald, MD, gastroenterology; Christopher Hutchins, MD, orthopedic surgery; Amzad Khan, MD, gastroenterology; Stephen Lattanzi, MD, hematology; Harry Ma, MD, vascular surgery; Geoffrey Nadzam, MD, bariatric surgery; Thomas Peter, MD, nephrology; Fred Santoro, MD, pediatrics; Eugene Sapozhnikov, MD, gastroenterology; George Yavorek, MD, colon and rectal surgery.
Lawrence + Memorial (L+M) Hospital, a member of Yale New Haven Health, is a not-for-profit, acute care hospital that has served patients since 1912. L+M is licensed for 308 beds, employs more than 2,000 people and serves shoreline towns between Rhode Island and the Connecticut River, as well as the residents of Fishers Island, NY. L+M provides comprehensive care with expertise in emergency, cardiac, minimally invasive surgery, obstetrics, diagnostic imaging, physical therapy and rehabilitation, psychiatric and laboratory services. The Smilow Cancer Hospital in Waterford provides medical oncology, gynecologic oncology and radiation oncology services.www.lmhospital.org
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