Washington University School of Medicine Press Release
By Beth Miller

July 21, 2009 -- More than 350 physicians at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have been named to The Best Doctors In America for 2009.

The number is twice that of any other physicians' group in St. Louis and more than any other physicians' group in the Midwest.

Best Doctors in America uses peer-to-peer surveys to identify specialists considered by fellow physicians to be the most skilled in their fields and most qualified for reviewing and treating complex medical conditions.

Washington University School of Medicine's 2,100 employed and volunteer faculty physicians also are the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals.

The following 38 faculty members from the Department of Surgery are among the physicians of Washington University School of Medicine that are listed in The Best Doctors in America for 2009:

Rebecca L. Aft, oncologic surgery; Gerald L. Andriole Jr., chief, urology; Paul F. Austin, urology; Elisa E. Birnbaum, colon rectal surgery; Keith Brandt, plastic and reconstructive surgery; L. Michael Brunt, minimally invasive surgery; Arnold Bullock, urology; William C. Chapman, chief, transplant surgery; Craig Coopersmith, acute and critical care surgery; Douglas Coplen, pediatric urology; Ralph J. Damiano Jr., chief, cardiac surgery; Patrick Dillon, pediatric surgery; Timothy Eberlein, department chairman, surgical oncology; James W. Fleshman Jr., chief, colon rectal surgery; Sanjiv Gandhi, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; William Hawkins, HPB-GI surgery; Charles B. Huddleston, chief, pediatric cardiothoracic surgery; Alex A. Kane, pediatric plastic surgery; Carl G. Klutke, urology; Ira Kodner, colon & rectal surgery; Jennifer Lawton, cardiac surgery; David C. Linehan, chief, HPB-GI surgery; Susan E. Mackinnon, chief, plastic and reconstructive surgery; Brent Matthews, chief, minimally invasive surgery; Bryan F. Meyers, chief thoracic surgery; Nader Moazami, cardiac surgery; Jeffrey F. Moley, chief, surgical oncology; Marc R. Moon, cardiac surgery; Nabil A. Munfakh, cardiothoracic surgery; Matthew Mutch, colorectal surgery; Terence Myckatyn, plastic and reconstructive surgery; Michael K. Pasque, cardiac surgery; G. Alexander Patterson, chief, cardiothoracic surgery; Luis A. Sanchez, vascular surgeon; Gregorio A. Sicard, chief, vascular surgery; Steven M. Strasberg, HPB-GI surgery; Thomas H.H. Tung, plastic and reconstructive surgery; Brad Warner, chief, pediatric surgery.

Washington University School of Medicine's 2,100 employed and volunteer faculty physicians also are the medical staff of Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals. The School of Medicine is one of the leading medical research, teaching and patient care institutions in the nation, currently ranked third in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Through its affiliations with Barnes-Jewish and St. Louis Children's hospitals, the School of Medicine is linked to BJC HealthCare.