For our biennial polling to determine the best doctors in the Roanoke Valley, we contacted more than 6,000 nurses in Roanoke-area zip codes, to ask for their views on physicians in 41 specialties. Those nurses, whose names and addresses were provided by the Virginia Board of Health Professionals, then filled out a ballot (listing one doctor per category) in online voting. Balloting was conducted anonymously during March and early April, 2011. In some practice areas where fewer than three doctors are listed, there were not sufficient numbers of votes beyond those listed. These results are meant as a guideline and as part of a search for a physician; there are many reasons that many excellent doctors do not appear here, including lack of affiliation to a hospital, recent arrival to the area, the tendency to recommend those who are known and practice in subspecialties not on the ballot. Use all resources available, including recommendations of family and friends to choose your physician. And these results do not suggest that you should change from a doctor with whom you have a positive relationship.
Allergies/Immunology
Thomas M. Fame, 343-7331
Dane C. McBridge, 343-7331
Christina M. Abraham, 343-1235
Anesthesiology
Joe F. Clark, 772-2280
Maxine Lee, 345-0289
Robert Dallas, 345-0289
Cardiology
Terrence P. May, 283-2710
Richard Prokopchak, 375-9375
John C. Lystash, 982-8204
Rodney W. Savage, 982-8204
Chiropractic
Gregory L. Walter, 362-0811
Howard K. Wilson, 776-0101
Brian Slakman, 562-3100
Dentistry
Michael E. Hall, 389-0225
Fred A. Coots Jr., 989-1170
Gregory S. Hughes, 366-8325
Dermatology
Gary Gross, 772-3421
Susan B. Dorsey, 981-1439
Mariana A. Phillips, 224-4544
Endocrinology
James D. Bailey, 344-3276
Michael H. Koch, 344-3276
James R. Mulinda, 344-3276
Ent/Otolaryngology
William J. Dichtel, 581-0180
Geoffrey T. Harter, 345-1561
Kurt Y Chen, 5810180
Family Practice
Clifford A. Nottingham, 265-5500
David A. Cummings, 989-5594
Nina K. Sweeney, 904-7912
E. Mark Watts, 983-6700
Gastroenterology
Joseph L. Nelson, 776-6300
Roy L. Meyers, 345-4900
Kevin R. Dye, 985-0244
Geriatrics
Aubrey Knight, 981-7653
Soheir Boshra, 981-7653
Michael J. Camardi, 981-7653
Gynecology
Debra H. Clapp, 774-6000
James A. Kelly, 774-6000
Christopher Keeley, 772-3680
Donna L. Musgrave, 982-8881
Eric D. Swisher, 982-8881
Hematology/Oncology
William A Fintel, 774-8660
Joan Fisher, 981-7376
Padmaja V. Mallidi, 982-0237
Internal Medicine
Vashist Nobbee, 772-3490
Jon M. Sweet, 981-7000
Karen Annis, 772-3490
Nephrology
F. Jackson Ballenger, 344-1400
James S. Cain, 344-1400
Clifford P. Culpepper, 344-1400
Fletcher G. Matthews, 344-1400
Neurology
Timothy L. Hornel, 725-3500
John Gordon Burch, 342-0211
Sidney Mallenbaum, 224-5170
Michael Sisk, 985-8454
Obstetrics
Christopher Keeley, 772-3680
James A. Kelly, 774-6000
Debra H. Clapp, 774-6000
Gregory D. Hardee, 345-7103
John L. Harding, 772-3680
Ocupational Medicine
Hetzal Hartley, 985-8521
Darrell F. Powledge, 362-9620
Ophthalmology
Carey W. Robinson, 772-7171
Kurt W. Guelzow, 885-5100
Chad D. Albright, 855-5100
Richard R. Johnson, 772-3480
Kenneth D. Tuck, 855-5100
Orthopedics
Joseph T. Moskal, 776-0200
Thomas K. Miller, 776-0200
Brent M. Johnson, 776-0200
Osteopathy
David A. Cummings, 989-5594
Ezekiel N. Jones, 375-3790
N. Laura Liles, 366-6729
Pain Management
Marc A. Swanson, 444-5670
Cyrus E. Bakhit, 345-4230
Murray E. Joiner, 772-4448
Pediatrics
Luthur A. Beazley III, 772-3580
W. Hugh Craft, 772-4453
Michael B. Meyer, 772-4453
Psychiatry
David W. Hartman, 981-8025
Tracey W. Criss, 981-8025
Pulmonary Medicine
Robert C. Keeley, 345-1561
James A. Witten, 772-3540
Nelson B. Greene, 772-3540
Radiology
R. Wayne Gandee, 853-0365
Rehabilitation/Physical Medicine
Deborah T. Mowery, 772-2390
Trevar Chapmon, 224-5170
Murray E. Joiner, 772-4448
Rebecca W. Tanner, 772-8052
Rheumatology
Joseph Lemmer, 772-3707
John W. Pendleton, 224-5170
Catherine L. Daniel, 776-0200
Robert R. Johnson, 224-5170
Surgery-Cardiac
Joseph W. Baker, 853-0100
Ben R. Barton, 776-2020
W. Scott Arnold, 853-0100
Surgery-Colon/Rectal
Keith D. Munson, 345-1561
A. Reif Kessler, 772-3008
Madge E. Ellis, 772-3008
Surgery-General
J. Albert Hagy Jr., 772-7450
James T. Callis, 345-1561
Bruce Long, 772-7450
Robert B. Williams, 772-3008
Surgery-Neurosurgery
Raymond V. Harron, 772-7107
Lisa S. Apfel, 224-5170
John A. Feldenzer, 989-6516
Gary R. Simmonds, 224-5170
Surgery-Ophthalmology
Carey W. Robinson, 772-7171
John M. Facciani, 855-5100
Kurt W. Guelzow, 855-5100
Surgey-Orthopedic
Thomas K. Miller, 776-0200
Brent M. Johnson, 776-0200
Joseph T. Moskal, 776-0200
Preston A. Waldrop, 444-4020
Surgey-Plastic
Brandon A. Thomas, 581-1400
Steven G. Harris, 776-0561
Enrique A. Silberblatt, 776-1600
Surgery-Reconstructive
Barton A. Thomas, 581-1400
Steven G. Harris, 776-0561
Surgery-Vascular
Jesse T. Davidson, 345-1561
James T. Callis, 345-1561
James G. Drougas, 345-1561
Urology
Mark A. Schmidt, 776-4188
David A. Kagey, 343-8066
Rodney J. Poffenburger, 776-4188
Nurse Practicioner
Pamela S. Holt, Carillion Clinic Hospitalist
Stephanie Quinn, Physicians to Women
Debra Dooley, Valley Nephrology Associates
Theresa P. Jones, Carilion OB/GYN
Physical Therapist
Wendy T. Lucas, Lucas Therapies
Tyler Bowersock, University Physical Therapy
Physician’s Assistant
R. Michael Wilson, Virginia Orthopaedic
Rhonda Willoughby-Nunley, Heart of Virginia Cardiology
Ashley B. Amos, Carilion Franklin Memorial ED
Christopher L. Guth, LewisGale Physicians
Mackenzie Prandi, LewisGale Physicians
Details on the results
In a few specialty areas, fewer than three physicians are listed; in these instances, there was not a sufficient number of votes beyond the physicians listed. And in one medical professional category listed on the ballot, there were not enough votes for any one practitioner to recognize the winner. Our thanks to the nurses who returned ballots. These are by no means the only highly rated doctors in the valley. Nor is there any suggestion that you should consider changing from a doctor you are satisfied with. There are many reasons that many excellent physicians do not appear here, including lack of affiliation to area hospitals, newness to the area or the profession, the tendency of medical professionals to recommend those they know well, and the practice of sub-specialties too narrow to include in the survey. Use of these results should be seen as just one factor in the choosing of a physician. Your own judgement as well as recommendations from friends and family members who have visited a doctor can be of great importance. Information about these doctors and medical professionals and others in the medical field is available on the website of the Virginia Board of Health Professionals. Profiles include practice address, office details, years in practice, hospital affiliation(s) and Medicaid/Medicare participation.
