There is much confusion—among readers, doctors, and local media—about how we arrive at this and similar lists that we occasionally compile at D Magazine. Confusion is bad, so we’re going to explain the process here.
We sent letters and opened the voting to more than 2,500 pediatricians and medical professionals in Dallas-Fort Worth, asking them to recommend their peers. We posted an online ballot at www.dmagazine.com where we accepted votes from those with a valid Texas State Medical License number. Voters were asked to nominate their short list of doctors in 24 different specialties with the following question in mind: “Which Dallas pediatric specialist would you rank among the current best and to whom would you send your child?” Self-nominations were not counted.
Once the votes were tallied, we enlisted a team of respected local pediatricians to review the list. They agree to do so on the condition of anonymity, so they can speak freely about their colleagues. They review the winners and the voting tallies, helping us look for signs of ballot stuffing and making us aware of issues known only in the pediatric community.
Here’s where the confusion comes in. We then turn the list over to our sales team. They cannot add to or subtract from the list, but they can sell ads to the winners. A special advertising section containing all the winners who purchase ads is then put together and displayed somewhere else in this magazine.
That said, our list is extensive but by no means inclusive. If your child’s doctor is not on this list but you trust her implicitly, we recommend you stick with her.
Drew Alexander, MD
Commerce Plaza
972-239-9252
John Edlin, MD
Commerce Plaza
972-239-9252
ALLERGY/IMMUNOLOGY
Eliot J. Ginchansky, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-7576
Rebecca Gruchalla, MD
Aston Ambulatory Care Center
214-645-2800
John Meiser, MD
Southwest Allergy and Asthma Center
972-398-3500
Michael Ruff, MD
Dallas Allergy & Asthma Center
214-691-1330
Robert Sugerman, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-7788
Richard Wasserman, MD, PhD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-7788
CARDIAC SURGERY
Steven Leonard, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-5000
Eric Mendeloff, MD
Medical City of Dallas
214-566-2525
CARDIOLOGY
David Fixler, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2333
William Pennock Laird, MD
Pediatric Heart Specialists
972-566-8700
William Pennock Laird II, MD
Pediatric Heart Specialists
972-566-8700
Lynn Mahony, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2333
William Scott, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2333
Daniel Stromberg, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2333
Damaris Wright, MD
Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas
214-363-0000
CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY
Joseph Forbess, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-5000
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Jeffrey L. Black, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-7817
Thomas Pullano, MD
Developmental Pediatric Services
972-788-1858
Allan deVilleneuve, MD
North Dallas Pediatrics
972-985-0381
DEVELOPMENTAL CARDIOLOGY
Thomas Zellers, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2333
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Bryan Dickson, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-5959
Ellen Sher, MDMedical City of Dallas
214-566-8833
Grace Tannin, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-5959
Perrin White, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-5959
GASTROENTEROLOGY
Jae-Koo An, MD
Digestive Health Associates of Texas
972-566-8844
John Andersen, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-8000
Eric Argao, MD
Digestive Health Associates of Texas
972-566-8844
Kendall Brown, MD
Digestive Health Associates of Texas
972-566-8844
Norberto Rodriguez-Baez, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-8000
Michael Russo, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-8000
Annette Whitney, MD
Digestive Health Associates of Texas
972-566-8844
GENERAL
Carolyn Ashworth, MD
Pediatric Associates of North Texas
972-867-6880
Barry Bergman, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-7696
Ronald M. Blair, MDForest Lane Pediatrics
972-566-4111
Michael Brown, MD
Pediatric Associates of Dallas
214-369-7661
Debra Burns, MD
Clinical Pediatric Associates
214-368-3659
Susan Clifford, MD
972-247-1133
Somer Curtis, MD
Pediatricians of Dallas
214-691-3535
Molly Droge, MD
North Dallas Pediatrics
972-985-0381
Ross Finkelman, MD
Clinical Pediatric Associates
214-369-7661
Vanthaya N.Gan, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-7000
Jules Greif, MD
Bluitt-Flowers Health Center
214-266-4353
Chad Guetersloh, MD
Centennial Pediatrics
214-389-8801
Joe Hanig, MD
Clinical Pediatric Associates
214-368-3659
Patricia Hicks, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-5518
Susan Hubbard, MD
Pediatric Associates of Dallas
214-369-7661
Albert Karam, MD
972-341-9696
Angela Mihalic, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-7000
Gary Morchower, MD
Richardson Pediatrics
972-231-2551
Joe Neely, MD
Pediatricians of Dallas
214-691-3535
Joseph Peterman, MD
Preston Centre Pediatrics
214-987-0777
Claude Prestidge, MD
Pediatric Associates of Dallas
214-361-4116
Stephanie Rutherford, MD
Medical Clinic of North Texas
972-373-0303
Jack Seidel, MD
972-243-5437
Peter Sherrod, MD
972-596-8100
Susan Sugerman, MD
Girls to Women Health and Wellness
972-733-6565
Gina Viktorin, MD
Medical Clinic of North Texas
972-373-0303
Cynthia Webb, MD
Pediatric Associates of Dallas
214-361-4116
Lisa Genecov, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-8466
GENETICS
Angela Scheuerle, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-6524
Lewis Waber, MD, PhD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2357
Golder N. Wilson, MD, PhD
Miranda Ramirez Pediatrics
972-312-0440
HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY
Dan Bowers, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-648-8594
George Buchanan, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-648-8594
Stanton C. Goldman, MD
Texas Oncology
972-566-6647
Patrick Leavey, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2382
Carl Lenarsky, MD
Texas Oncology
972-566-6647
Zora Rogers, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2382
Joel A. Weinthal, MD
Texas Oncology
972-566-6647
Naomi Winick, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2382
INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Stuart Ehrett, MD
PID Associates
214-855-8510
Gregory Istre, MD
PID Associates
214-855-8510
George McCracken, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-648-3720
Octavio Ramilo, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-648-3720
Jane Seigel, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-648-3720
NEPHROLOGY
Children’s Renal Center
972-566-7885
Raymond Quigley, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2980
Mouin Seikaly, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2980
NEUROLOGY
Mauricio Delgado, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-7831
Michael Dowling, MD
Children’s Ambulatory Pavilion
214-456-2768
Roy Elterman, MD
Dallas Pediatric Neurology
972-566-8600
Susan Iannaccone, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-5220
Steve Linder, MD
Dallas Pediatric Neurology
972-566-8600
Van Miller, MD
Texas Child Neurology
972-769-9000
David Owen, MD
Dallas Pediatric Neurology
972-566-8600
Anthony Riela, MD
Texas Child Neurology
972-769-9000
NEUROSURGERY
Fred Sklar, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-6660
Dale Swift, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-6660
Bradley Weprin, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-6660
OPHTHALMOLOGY
Priscilla Berry, MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
214-369-6434
Robert Gross, MDChildren’s Eye Specialists
214-521-9300
Joel Leffler, MD
Children’s Eye Care of North Texas
972-985-1233
Everett Moody, MD
Ophthalmology Consultants
817-460-2090
David Stager Jr., MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
972-758-0625
David Stager Sr., MD
Pediatric Ophthalmology
214-369-6434
David Weakley, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-648-3837
ORTHOPEDICS
John Birch, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-5000
Marybeth Ezaki, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-5000
John A. Herring, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-5000
Barry Humeniuk, MDMedical Center of Plano
972-931-5437
Lori Karol, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-5000
Karl Rathjen, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-5000
B. Stephens Richards, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-5000
James Sackett, MD
Carrell Clinic
214-220-2468
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Paul Bauer, MD
ENT for Children
972-566-2660
Michael Biavati, MD
Pediatric ENT Associates
214-696-8900
Orval Brown, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-648-3103
John McClay, MD
Children’s Specialty Referral Clinic
469-241-0580
Alan D. Murray, MD
ENT For Children
972-745-8400
Timothy Trone, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-8300
Pediatric Dermatology
K. Robin Carder, MD
214-369-8121
Fred Ghali, MD
Pediatric Dermatology
817-421-3376
PEDIATRIC SURGERY
Robert Foglia, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-6040
Nilda Garcia, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-6040
Darrell Hermann, MD
Pediatric Surgical Associates
214-483-9300
Barry Hicks, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-6040
Kevin Kadesky, MD
Pediatric Surgery Center
214-483-9300
John LaNoue, MD
Pediatric Surgery Center
214-483-9300
Steven Megison, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-6040
Thomas Renard, MD
Pediatric Surgery Center
214-483-9300
Jay Roden, MD
Pediatric Surgery Center
214-483-9300
PLASTIC/CRANIOFACIAL
A. Jay Burns, MD
Pediatric Plastic Surgery
214-456-8888
Steve Byrd, MD
Pediatric Plastic Surgery
214-456-8888
Jeffrey Fearon, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-6464
David Genecov, MDMedical City of Dallas
972-566-6555
Craig Hobar, MD
Pediatric Plastic Surgery
214-456-8888
PSYCHIATRY
Baer Ackerman, MD
Alma Counseling and Psychiatric Services
972-422-2008
Graham Emslie, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-456-5921
Regina McFarland, MD
Park Cities Psychiatry
214-522-7240
Stephanie Setliff, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center–Psychiatry
214-456-6449
Nancy Shosid, MD
972-387-4767
James Terfruchte, MD
214-696-3161
PULMONARY DISEASE
Steven Copenhaver, MD
Pediatric Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists
214-691-6996
Andrew Gelfand, MD
Pediatric Pulmonary & Sleep Specialists
214-691-6996
Peter Luckett, MD
Children’s Medical Center
214-456-2000
Fernando Mandujano, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-5864
Richard Silver, MD
Medical City of Dallas
972-566-5864
RHEUMATOLOGY
Lynn Punaro, MD
Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children
214-559-7855
UROLOGY
Linda Baker, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-456-2444
Adam G. Baseman, MD
Urology Clinics of North Texas
214-750-0808
David Ewalt, MDUrology Clinics of North Texas
214-750-0808
Clanton B. Harrison III, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-456-2444
Warren Snodgrass, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-456-2444
William R. Strand, MD
Urology Clinics of North Texas
214-750-0808
Duncan Wilcox, MD
UT Southwestern Medical Center
214-456-2444