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Baltimore, MD— MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is proud to announce that 63 members of our medical staff have been identified by Baltimore magazine’s much anticipated and highly coveted “Top Docs” 2016 list.

Each year, Baltimore magazine publishes the annual list of "Baltimore’s Top Doctors". The physicians honored with this title are chosen by their peers who respond to survey questions asking what physician would you send your own family member to. Nearly 10,000 physicians in the region were surveyed for this year’s list and MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center has impressive representation in a wide range of specialties. Please join us in congratulating the following:

The MedStar Franklin Square physicians recognized: 

To learn more about these physicians, click here.

Hatem Abdo, MD, Neurosurgery, MedStar Franklin Square

Albert Aboulafia, MD, Orthopaedic Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square

Andrew Abramowitz, MD, Pediatric Orthopaedics, MedStar Franklin Square

Steven J. Adashek, MD, Gynecology and Women’s Health

Khalid Al-Talib, MD, Nephrology, MedStar Franklin Square

Blair Andrew, MD, Radiology: Interventional, MedStar Franklin Square

Michael Auerbach, MD, Hematology, MedStar Franklin Square

Michelle Bahrain, MD, Infectious Disease, MedStar Franklin Square

Marie Bellantoni, MD, Endocrinology/Diabetes Care, MedStar Franklin Square

Harsha Bhagtani, MD, Pediatrics, MedStar Franklin Square

Charles Boice, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square

Troy Brijbasi, MD, Radiology: Interventional, MedStar Franklin Square

Jennifer Broussard, MD, Pathology, MedStar Franklin Square

David Cohen, MD, Sports Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Jacques Conaway, MD, Sleep Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Katherine Day, MD, Otolaryngology, MedStar Franklin Square

Gabriel Del Corra, MD, General Cosmetic Surgery, Plastic Surgery: Breast, MedStar Franklin Square

William Dowling, MD, Urology, MedStar Franklin Square

Michael Dvorkin, MD, Orthopaedics: General, Sports Medicine, Orthopaedic Surgery: Joint, MedStar Franklin Square**

Kristen Fernandez, MD, Breast Surgery, MedStar Franklin Square, MedStar Harbor

Jeffrey Ferris, MD, Colo-rectal, MedStar Franklin Square

Albert Steven Fleisher, MD, Gastroenterology, MedStar Franklin Square

Jerold Fleishman, MD, Neurology: General, MedStar Franklin Square

Frank Frassica, MD, Orthopaedic Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square

David Gold, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery: Joint, MedStar Franklin Square

David Golden, MD, Allergy: Immunology, MedStar Franklin Square

Ira Gubernick, MD, Orthopaedics: General, MedStar Franklin Square

Jonathan Hansen, MD, Emergency Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Daniel  Harley, MD, Thoracic Surgery, MedStar Franklin Square

Howard Hauptman, MD, Rheumatology, MedStar Franklin Square

Carrie Hempel, MD, Palliative Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Barbara Howard, MD, Pediatric Behavior and Development, MedStar Franklin Square

Jeffrey Iding, MD, Pathology, MedStar Franklin Square

George Jabaji, MD, Vascular Surgery, MedStar Franklin Square

Adrien Janvier, MD, Hospitalist, MedStar Franklin Square

Sankar Kausik, MD, Urology, MedStar Franklin Square

Malik Kelly, MD, HospitalistMedStar Franklin Square

Joyce King, MD, Family Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Scott Krugman, MD, Pediatrics, MedStar Franklin Square

Pallavi Kumar, MD, Oncology,  MedStar Franklin Square

Nicola  London, MD, General Obstetrics, MedStar Franklin Square

Jonathan Matz, MD, Allergy: Immunology, MedStar Franklin Square

Edward McCarron, MD, Surgical Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square

Fernando Mena, MD, Neonatology, MedStar Franklin Square

Ziad Mirza, MD, Hyperbaric Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Yvonne Ottaviano, MD, Oncology: Breast, MedStar Franklin Square

Jeffrey Posner, MD, Nephrology

Samer Saiedy, MD, Vascular Surgery, MedStar Franklin Square

Kevin Schendel, MD,  Internal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Sudhir Sekhsaria, MD, MedStar Franklin Square

Stephen Selinger, MD, Intesivists/Critical Care, MedStar Franklin Square

Anadir Silva, MD, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Samuel Smith, MD, Reproductive Endocrinology/IVF, Gynecology and Women's Health, MedStar Franklin Square, MedStar Harbor*

Gabriel Soudry, MD, Nuclear Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Nassif Soueid, MD, Plastic Surgery: Reconstrutive, Plastic Surgery: Breast, MedStar Franklin Square*

Ed Steiner, MD, Radiology

Raymond Sturner, MD, Pediatrics Behavior and Development, MedStar Franklin Square

Adrienne Suggs, MD, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, MedStar Franklin Square

Matthew Wallace, MD, Orthopaedic Oncology, MedStar Franklin Square

Marcos Wolff, MD, Infectious Disease, MedStar Franklin Square

Christopher You, MD, Bariatrics, MedStar Franklin Square

Amy Zimmerman, MD, Ophthalmology, MedStar Franklin Square

* Recognized in two specialties, ** Recognized in three specialties

About MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center is a not-for-profit 378-bed community teaching hospital located in the White Marsh section of eastern Baltimore County, Maryland. MedStar Franklin Square provides many medical and healthcare services, including a broad range of healthcare specialties, advanced technologies and treatments not traditionally found at community hospitals. The hospital is ranked third in admissions among all Maryland hospitals and is first in Emergency Department visits with more than 108,000 visits annually. MedStar Franklin Square is accredited by the Joint Commission and certified as a Primary Stroke Center and has earned some of the nation’s most prestigious quality awards including Magnet Designation for excellence in nursing, the Excellence Award for Quality Improvement from the Delmarva Foundation and inclusion in the U.S. News & World Report Best Hospital specialty ranking for four consecutive years. With more than 3,300 employees, MedStar Franklin Square is one of the largest employers in Baltimore County. Visit medstarfranklinsquare.org for more information.

MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center Offers Free Flu Vaccination at Annual Drive-Thru Clinic

Baltimore—(November 1, 2016)— Vehicles will begin lining up before the 8 am start of MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center’s 10^th Annual Drive-Thru Flu Vaccination Clinic Sunday, at the Community College of Baltimore – Essex campus, to receive flu shots through their car windows.  More than 30 volunteer hospital nurses and physicians will be on hand to administer the vaccines to attendees six months and older who have no known allergies to eggs or other ingredients in the vaccine.

The nasal spray flu vaccine (live attenuated influenza vaccine or LAIV) should not be used this season and has not been distributed.

Since 2007, MedStar Franklin Square has worked closely with county agencies such as the Baltimore County Health and Human Services, Police, Fire and Public Works departments, and the Community College of Baltimore County to host the clinic and arm the community with protection against the flu. This year marks the 10^th anniversary of the clinic, designed to be a free and convenient way for members of the community to vaccinate the entire family in one stop, without getting out of the car.

WHAT:                 10^th Annual FREE Drive-Thru Flu Vaccination Clinic

WHEN:                 Sunday, Nov. 6, 2016
                               8 a.m. to Noon (or until supplies run out)

WHERE:               Community College of Baltimore – Essex campus, Rossville Boulevard and College Drive

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 200,000 Americans are hospitalized each year because of flu complications. The number of people who die each year from flu-related causes in the United States ranges from 3,000 to 49,000.

To protect against the flu, the CDC recommends annual vaccination for those six months and older, as well as those at higher risk of developing flu complications, including children under five; adults over 65; pregnant women; residents of nursing homes and other long-term care facilities; those with weakened immune systems; and people with chronic illnesses such as asthma, heart disease, kidney disease and diabetes.