Staten Island University Hospital applauds the physicians picked for inclusion in the 14th annual edition of New York Magazine's Best Doctors list. We are proud of the 17 physicians affiliated with the North and South sites who are on this year's list.

The list includes a total of 1,144 doctors in 63 specialties. These doctors represent the top 2 percent of New York area physicians, as determined by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a New York City research and information company that conducted a peer-review survey to compile the list.

Together with all of our dedicated professionals, these SIUH physicians remain committed to excellence in patient care and clinical practice.

The SIUH physicians and specialty areas, as listed in the June 13, 2011 edition of New York Magazine, are:

Neil Cohen, MD - Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Sudhir Diwan, MD - Pain Medicine

Jordan Glaser, MD - Infectious Diseases

Jeffrey Hyman, MD - Internal Medicine

Mark Jarrett, MD - Rheumatology

Morton Kleiner, MD - Nephrology

Jeffrey Lessing, MD - Urology

James Malpeso, MD - Interventional Cardiology

Theodore Maniatis, MD - Pulmonary Disease

Joseph McGinn, MD - Thoracic Surgery

Souhel Najjar, MD - Neurology

John Reilly, MD - Orthopedic Surgery

Philip Roth, MD/PhD - Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine

Donna Seminara, MD - Geriatric Medicine

Theodore Strange, MD - Internal Medicine

Thomas Vazzana, MD - Cardiovascular Disease

Jeffrey Weinberg, MD - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation