Included in Chicago magazine’s Top Doctors for Women list, 15 Advocate Lutheran General Hospital-affiliated physicians from 7 specialties and subspecialties recently were acknowledged by their peers as being among the Chicago area’s best at meeting the health and wellness needs of women.
The Lutheran General Hospital physicians were included in a January 2011 edition of Chicago magazine feature revealing the names of 250 metropolitan Chicago doctors judged by fellow medical professionals to be exceptional caregivers in specialties and subspecialties specifically related to women’s health. The Top Doctors for Women list includes board-certified doctors in areas such as gynecologic oncology, obstetrics-gynecology, and maternal and fetal medicine.
“Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is very proud to offer the skills and experience of the physicians on the Top Doctors for Women list,” said Michael McKenna, M.D. vice president of medical management at Lutheran General Hospital and Lutheran General Children’s Hospital. “This is further validation of the commitment by all our physicians and associates to always provide the best care and service to the patients that trust us with their health and wellness.”
Selection for the Top Doctors for Women list was done in cooperation with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a health care research and information company that identifies outstanding physicians throughout country. Physicians and medical leadership of leading hospitals were asked through mail, telephone surveys and electronic ballots to name exceptional board-certified doctors. A screening process was utilized before the final selection was made of the physicians most highly regarded by their peers.
Lutheran General Hospital physicians recognized on the 2011 Top Doctors for Women list are:
– Cardiology – Brian Albert, M.D., Charles Kanakis, M.D.
– Family Medicine – Maureen Grosdidier, M.D.
– Gynecological Oncology – James R. Dolan, M.D.
– Maternal and Fetal Medicine – Thomas A. Iannucci, M.D., James Keller, M.D.
– Obstetrics and Gynecology – Maureen H. Carson, M.D., Elyse P Erlich, M.D., Gail S. Gerber, M.D., Randee L. Lopata, M.D., Therese M. O’Connor, M.D., Susan L. Schy, M.D., Jeffrey L. Wener, M.D.
– Reproductive Endocrinology – Aaron S. Lifchez, M.D.
– Urogynecology – Michael D. Moen, M.D.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital's medical staff includes more than 1,000 physicians, dental surgeons and other professionals who have distinguished themselves throughout Chicagoland as clinicians, teachers, researchers and leaders in the health care industry.
Advocate Lutheran General Hospital is a 645-bed tertiary, academic and research hospital, a Level I trauma center, and one of the largest hospitals in the Chicago area. It also is home to Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospitals, one of the most comprehensive providers of pediatric care in the state.
Lutheran General has been rated 11 times as one of the 100 Top Hospitals and 15 top major teaching hospitals in the country by Thomson Reuters. For the 10th year, Lutheran General was named by US News & World Report as being one of America's Best Hospitals, receiving 'top 50 in the nation' rankings for medical excellence and advanced capabilities in many specialties. In addition, Lutheran General was selected for the fourth time as one of the nation's top cardiovascular hospitals, according to the Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals: Cardiovascular Benchmarks for Success study.
The hospital was the first in the north and northwest suburbs to be awarded the American Nurses Credentialing Center's prestigious Magnet designation, the highest honor and level of nursing excellence in the nation.
Lutheran General Hospital is part of Advocate Health Care, based in Oak Brook, Illinois, which is the largest health care provider in the state and one of the nation's top health care systems.
