April 21, 2025

Philadelphia magazine published its annual list of the region's “Top Doctors.” The list of physicians, who were chosen by their peers, can be found in the May 2025 issue. Congratulations to the following Drexel University College of Medicine faculty members who were named this year.

Nataly Apollonsky, MD: Pediatric Hematology-Oncology - Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Seema Baranwal, MD, FACP: Internal Medicine - Associate Professor of Medicine and Senior Associate Dean for Student Affairs

Christopher J. Bruno, MD: Infectious Disease - Assistant Professor of Medicine

Brooke A. Burkey, MD: Pediatric Plastic Surgery - Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery

Alison J. Carey, MD: Neonatal - Perinatal Medicine - Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Microbiology and Immunology

Janet S. Chen, MD: Pediatric Infectious Diseases - Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Mario Cruz Jr., MD: Pediatrics – Adjunct Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Nicole H. DeLarato, MD: Pediatric Ophthalmology - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery

Pamela Duke, MD: Internal Medicine - Professor of Medicine

Stacy Ellen, DO: Pediatrics - Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics and Assistant Dean of Medical Student Affairs

Jeremiah Goldstein, MD: Pediatrics - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Megan E. Gresh, MD: Pediatrics - Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics

Harsh Grewal, MD: Pediatric Surgery - Professor of Pediatrics and Surgery

Gregory E. Halligan, MD: Pediatric Hematology/Oncology - Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Martin J. Herman, MD: Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery - Interim Chair, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery and Pediatrics

Christine M. Jones, MD: Plastic Surgery – Faculty in the Department of Surgery and Pediatrics

Folasade Kehinde, MD: Pediatrics - Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Shareen F. Kelly, MD: Pediatrics - Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Hans B. Kersten, MD, FAAP: Pediatrics - Professor of Pediatrics

Mary Ann Kuzma, MD: Geriatric Medicine - Professor of Medicine

Roberta Laguerre-Frederique, MD: Pediatric Immunology - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Bryon J. Lauer, MD: Pediatrics - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Svetlana Lvovich, MD: Pediatric Rheumatology - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Nathalie S. May, MD: Internal Medicine - Professor of Medicine, Medical Director of Drexel Internal Medicine

Frank X. McNesby Jr., MD: Pediatrics - Instructor of Pediatrics

Joseph J. Melvin, DO, JD: Child Neurology - Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Nadja G. Peter, MD: Adolescent Medicine - Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Shannon Safier, MD: Pediatrics – Clinical Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Elizabeth Suarez, MD: Pediatric Endocrinology - Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Barbara A. Schindler, MD: Psychiatry - Professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Founder and Medical Director of the Caring Together Program

Renee M. Turchi, MD, MPH: Pediatrics - Professor and Academic Chair of Pediatrics

David A. Zwillenberg, MD: Pediatric Otolaryngology - Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology and Pediatrics

The physicians listed are teaching faculty of Drexel University College of Medicine; clinical practices are independent of Drexel University.