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updated 08.02.2007

About the College of Medicine: Top Doctors

A Higher Level of Care
The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago is pleased to acknowledge its physicians and surgeons who have been recognized as leaders in their specialties. The following is a list of doctors who were nominated by their peers for inclusion in Castle Connolly’s America's Top Doctors and the Best Doctors directory.

The doctors were honored by University of Illinois Board of Trustee members Lawrence Eppley and Kenneth Schmidt, President B. Joseph White, Chancellor Sylvia Manning, Dean Joseph Flaherty, members of the Medical Advancement Council, fellow faculty, staff, family and friends at a reception on December 7.

Castle Connolly’s America's Top Doctors
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. is a healthcare research and information company founded in 1991 to help consumers find top doctors and top hospitals. Castle Connolly surveys and researches tens of thousands of doctors across the country. As a result, they identify America’s top doctors and provide information to consumers about their education, training and special expertise.

      America's Top Doctors

Colon & Rectal Surgery

Herand Abcarian, MD

312-996-2061 abcarian@uic.edu

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Theodore Mazzone, MD

312-996-7989

tmazzone@uic.edu

Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Judith Hibbard, MD

312-996-7300 jhibbar@uic.edu
Isabelle Wilkins, MD 312-996-7300 iwilkins@uic.edu

Ophthalmology

Marilyn Miller, MD
Pediatric ophthalmology & adult strabismus

312-996-7445

marimill@uic.edu

Dimitri Azar, MD

312-996-6590

dazar@uic.edu

Allen Putterman, MD

312-996-7832

alleputt@uic.edu

Otolaryngology

Dean Toriumi, MD
312-255-8812 dtoriumi@uic.edu

Pathology

Andre Balla, MD, PhD 312-413-5639 aballa@uic.edu

Psychiatry

Bennett Leventhal, MD

312-355-3026

bll@uic.edu

Radiation Oncology

Howard Halpern, MD, PhD

312-996-7379

hhalpern@uic.edu