92 Rothman Orthopaedics Physicians Named Castle Connolly Top Doctors for 2026

Castle Connolly’s 2026 Top Doctors list includes 92 physicians from Rothman Orthopaedics, reflecting the breadth of expertise across the organization’s orthopaedic and musculoskeletal specialties. These physicians were recognized across Hand Surgery, Neurological Surgery, Orthopaedic Surgery, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, Podiatry, and Sports Medicine.

Castle Connolly’s selection process is peer-driven and evaluates a range of criteria, including professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, and disciplinary history. Where available, outcomes data are also incorporated. Physicians participating in the survey are asked to consider not only their clinical training and skills, but also their interpersonal qualities, such as effective communication, empathy, and the ability to instill trust and confidence in patients.

“Being named to Castle Connolly’s Top Doctors list is a meaningful honor for our physicians and for Rothman as an organization, said Alexander Vaccaro, MD, PhD, MBA, President of Rothman Orthopaedics. “It speaks to the strength of our team and our shared commitment to setting the standard in orthopaedic care through education, innovation, and leadership. We are proud of the collective excellence our physicians demonstrate every day.”

Rothman Orthopaedics operates 32 offices across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Central Florida and is home to more than 190 physicians spanning 10 orthopaedic subspecialties. Collectively, the organization performs approximately 60,000 surgical procedures each year. Year after year, Rothman consistently performs among the highest volumes of orthopaedic surgeries in the country, from the most routine procedures to the most complex cases. The organization also welcomes an average of 255,000 new patients annually.

The following Rothman Orthopaedics physicians have been recognized as Castle Connolly Top Doctors for 2026:

Hand Surgery
●    Dr. Jack Abboudi

●    Dr. Abdo Bachoura

●    Dr. Pedro K. Beredjiklian

●    Dr. Daniel J. Fletcher

●    Dr. Gregory G. Gallant

●    Dr. David C. Hirsch

●    Dr. Asif M. Ilyas

●    Dr. Christopher M. Jones

●    Dr. Moody Kwok

●    Dr. Jonas L. Matzon

●    Dr. Michael Rivlin

●    Dr. Richard J. Tosti

Neurological Surgery
●    Dr. Daniel R. Fassett

Orthopaedic Surgery
●    Dr. Joseph A. Abboud

●    Dr. Atif Ahmed

●    Dr. Daren J. Aita

●    Dr. Andrew P. Alvarez

●    Dr. Christopher M. Aland

●    Dr. Mark D. Avart

●    Dr. Luke S. Austin

●    Dr. Steven B. Cohen

●    Dr. David V. Craft

●    Dr. Joseph N. Daniel

●    Dr. Daniel E. Davis

●    Dr. Carl A. Deirmengian

●    Dr. Gregory K. Deirmengian

●    Dr. William D. Emper

●    Dr. Yale A. Fillingham

●    Dr. Charles L. Getz

●    Dr. Kevin B. Freedman

●    Dr. Michael G. Ciccotti

●    Dr. William Gomez

●    Dr. Alan S. Hilibrand

●    Dr. William J. Hozack

●    Dr. I. David Kaye

●    Dr. Shyam N. Brahmabhatt

●    Dr. Chad Krueger

●    Dr. Mark F. Kurd

●    Dr. Jess H. Lonner

●    Dr. Adam J. Money

●    Dr. Donald W. Mazur

●    Dr. David G. Nazarian

●    Dr. Daryl C. Osbahr

●    Dr. Alvin C. Ong

●    Dr. Andrew M. Pepper

●    Dr. Matthew D. Pepe

●    Dr. James J. Purtill

●    Dr. David Pedowitz

●    Dr. John A. Ruder

●    Dr. John P. Salvo

●    Dr. Peter F. Sharkey

●    Dr. Bradford S. Tucker

●    Dr. Alexander R. Vaccaro

●    Dr. Gerald R. Williams

●    Dr. Victor Hsu

●    Dr. Matthew L. Ramsey

●    Dr. Michael A. Hawks

●    Dr. Ryan Durfee

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
●    Dr. Madhuri A. Dholakia

●    Dr. Theodore D. Conliffe

●    Dr. Michael Falcone

●    Dr. Jeffrey A. Gehret

●    Dr. Ari C. Greis

●    Dr. Mitchell K. Freedman

●    Dr. David S. Stolzenberg

●    Dr. David Surrey

Podiatry
●    Dr. Christopher L. Reeves

Sports Medicine
●    Dr. Adam T. Chrusch

●    Dr. Ryan Channick

●    Dr. R. Robert Franks

●    Dr. Jason M. Epstein

●    Dr. Sunny Gupta

●    Dr. Barry E. Kenneally

●    Dr. John R. Luksch

●    Dr. Michelle L. Mullins

●    Dr. Mitesh K. Patel

●    Dr. Michael P. Duncan

●    Dr. Bradley J. Smith

●    Dr. Stephen A. Stache

●    Dr. D. Harrison Youmans

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