Drexel University College of Medicine Faculty Named Philadelphia Magazine Top Doctors™ for 2026

April 21, 2026

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 2026 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 – Professor of Clinical Medicine, William Maul Measey Chair in Medical Education and Vice Dean of Institutional Effectiveness

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

Stephanie A. Chuipek-Byers, MD: Pediatrics

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

Gregory E. Dean, MD: Pediatric Urology – Associate Professor of Urology

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

Antonio Di Carlo, MD, CM, FACS, FRCSC: Surgery

Connie Domingo, MD: Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine

Pamela M. Duke, MD: Internal Medicine – Professor of Medicine

Stacy B. 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: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery – Assistant Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics

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

Martin J. Herman, MD: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery – Professor of Orthopedic Surgery and Pediatrics

Pamela A. Huffman-Devaughn, MD: Pediatrics

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

Folasade I. Kehinde, MD: Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine – Associate Professor of Pediatrics

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

Hans B. Kersten, MD: Pediatrics – Professor of Pediatrics

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

Roberta L. Laguerre-Frederique, MD: Pediatrics – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

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

Brett D. Leggett, MD: Pediatrics – Professor of Clinical Pediatrics

Svetlana Lvovich, DO: Pediatric Rheumatology – Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Nathalie S. May, MD: Internal Medicine – Professor of Medicine, Chief Medical Officer, Drexel Health

Francis X. McNesby Jr., MD: Pediatrics – Instructor of Pediatrics

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

Kathleen B. O’Brien, MD: Sports Medicine

Michael G. Packer, MD: Pediatric Urology

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

Jonathan A. Roth, MD: Pediatric Urology – Assistant Professor of Urology

Shannon Safier, MD: Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery – 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: Pediatrics – Professor and Academic Chair of Pediatrics

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

Seth Zwillenberg, MD: Otolaryngology – Professor of Clinical Otolaryngology

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