Nearly 500 UPMC doctors across more than 60 specialties have been recognized as 2025 "Top Doctors" by Castle Connolly and featured in Pittsburgh Magazine.
UPMC's physicians make up over half of the 918 doctors listed in Pittsburgh Magazine, chosen from a pool of over a million doctors nationwide.
These doctors are also included in the national "Top Doctors" list by Castle Connolly, a reputable health care research company. The selection process is based solely on merit, with no option for doctors to pay for inclusion. Castle Connolly's rigorous peer nominations and research ensure only the most qualified doctors are listed.
You can view the UPMC doctors who made the list, categorized by specialty, at UPMC.com/TopDoctors.
The Pitt surgeons among the list include:
Bariatric Surgery:
Anita Courcoulas, MD
Colon and Rectal Surgery:
James J. Baran, MD
Marc Brozovich, MD
David S. Medich, MD
Surgical Oncology:
Emilia J. Diego, MD
David A. Geller, MD
Matthew P. Holtzman, MD
Ronald Johnson, MD
Kenneth K.W. Lee, MD
Priscilla F. McAuliffe, MD, PhD
James F. Pingpank, MD
Quart UI Ain Sabih, MD
Jennifer G. Steinman, MD
Surgery:
Graciela Maria Bauza, MD
Randall R. Draper, MD
Kevin O. Garrett, MD
George V. Mazariegos, MD
Ramesh C. Ramanathan, MD
Kyle Soltys, MD
Andrew R. Watson, MD
Pediatric Surgery:
George K. Gittes, MD
Kevin P. Mollen, MD
Michael J. Morowitz, MD
Stefan Scholz, MD
Paul K. Waltz, MD
Vascular Surgery:
Georges E. Al-Khoury, MD
Rabih A. Chaer, MD
Eric S. Hager, MD
Steven Arnold Leers, MD
Michel S. Makaroun, MD
Michael J. Singh, MD
Theodore H. Yuo, MD