Email Story Print Story Twenty-one National Jewish Health Physicians Recognized for Excellence AUGUST 01, 2017 DENVER — Twenty-one National Jewish Health physicians were named "Top Doctors" in the 2017 list of Denver-area physicians published by 5280 Magazine. Top doctors are those named most often by more than 10,000 Denver metro-area doctors who were asked, specialty by specialty, which physicians they would trust to treat themselves or a loved one. The 21 National Jewish Health physicians selected as the best in their field include: J. Kern Buckner, MD – cardiovascular disease Laurie L. Carr, MD – medical oncology Kenny Chan, MD* – pediatric otolaryngology James J. Fenton, MD – pulmonary disease Steve D. Groshong, MD – pathology Carrie A. Horn, MD – internal medicine Gwen A. Huitt, MD – infectious disease Rohit K. Katial, MD – allergy and immunology Todd T. Kingdom, MD* – otolaryngology David A. Lynch, MD – diagnostic radiology Lisa A. Maier, MD – occupational medicine Richard T. Meehan, MD – rheumatology John Mitchell, MD* – thoracic and cardiac surgery J. Tod Olin, MD -- pediatric pulmonology William T. Pluss, MD – pulmonary disease Cecile S. Rose, MD – occupational medicine Michael D. Schwartz, MD – critical care medicine Sheila Tsai, MD – sleep medicine Frederick S. Wamboldt, MD – psychiatry & psychosomatic medicine Michael Weyant, MD* – thoracic and cardiac surgery Brian K. Wise, MD – child and adolescent psychiatry *These doctors' primary practices are at The Children's Hospital and/or University Hospital and have privileges at National Jewish Health. National Jewish Health is the leading respiratory hospital in the nation. Founded 124 years ago as a nonprofit hospital, National Jewish Health today is the only facility in the world dedicated exclusively to groundbreaking medical research and treatment of patients with respiratory, cardiac, immune and related disorders. Patients and families come to National Jewish Health from around the world to receive cutting-edge, comprehensive, coordinated care. To learn more, visit the media resources page. Media Resources We have many faculty members, from bench scientists to clinicians, who can speak on almost any aspect of respiratory, immune, cardiac and gastrointestinal disease as well as lung cancer and basic immunology. Accomplishments & Awards Annual Report Financials Media Contacts Our team is available to arrange interviews, discuss events and story ideas. Adam Dormuth 303.398.1002 office 970.222.5034 mobile dormutha@njhealth.org Jessica Berry 303.398.1082 office 303.807.9491 mobile berryj@njhealth.org