• MS: medical school
• RS,FS: residency and/or fellowships
• YIP: years in practice
• BC: board certification
• HP: hospital privileges
• NP: accepting new patients?
• TP: types of patients, diagnoses most often seen
• APT: how long to get an appointment?
• AW: average waiting time for patients in waiting room
• AT: average time per patient visit
• PW: number of patients seen per week
• ND: number of days per week allotted to seeing patients

Neil Goldberg, 45

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Emory, U. of Florida; fellowship in GI, U. of Maryland. YIP: 15. BC: Internal medicine, gastroenterology. HP: St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. TP: Gastroesophageal reflux, irritable colon, Crohn’s ulcerative colitis. APT: 3 weeks. AW: 15 minutes. AT: Follow up 15 minutes, new patient 40 minutes. PW: 50. ND: 5. Hobbies: Tennis, sailing, drawing. How accurately is medicine portrayed in film/television? "Too much arguing." 7505 Osler Dr., No. 307, Towson, 410-296-4210.

Robert Knodell, 51

MS: U. of Pennsylvania. RS: U. of California, San Francisco. YIP: 21. BC: Gastroenterology, internal medicine. HP: GBMC, St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. APT: Same day/next day for urgent problems. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 45-60 minutes for new patients. PW: 30. ND: 5. Hobbies: Golf, theater. 7401 Osler Dr., Suite 210, Towson, 410-296-0033.

Lawrence Mills, 52

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: U. of Maryland; fellowship, Case Western Reserve U. YIP: 21. BC: Internal medicine, gastroenterology. HP: Good Samaritan. NP: Yes. TP: "Internal-medicine care for many GI patients; common diagnoses are esophagitis, peptic ulcer, colon cancer, inflammatory bowel disease,
cirrhosis." APT: 7-14 days. AW: 5-15 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 25 in office, 40 in hospital. ND: 5. Hobbies: Tennis, photography. Should medical-outcomes data be available to the public? "No. Many lawsuits are frivolous and may be settled out of court [by insurance company] to save money, even if no guilt is involved." Suite 302, Professional Office Building, Good Samaritan Hospital, 5601 Loch Raven Blvd., Baltimore, 410-532-4370.

David F. Hutcheon, 49

MS: Columbia Physicians and Surgeons. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 20. BC: Gastroenterology, internal medicine. HP: Johns Hopkins, GBMC, Union Memorial, St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. TP: "Special interest in pancratic and biliary problems and inflammatory bowel disease." APT: 2 weeks. AW: 10-15 minutes. AT: New patient 45-60 minutes, old 20-30 minutes. ND: 5. When was your last physical exam? 1993. Hobbies: Golf, wine. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "It’s probably done frequently and mercifully without the Kevorkian fanfare. I support that." Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "Each doctor should volunteer 1/2 day per week for free and therefore remove the government bureaucracy from the process." 10751 Falls Rd., Falls Concourse, Lutherville, 410-583-2630.

Gastroenterology/pediatric

Alan M. Lake, 50

MS: U. of Cincinnati. RS: U. of Colorado; fellowship Harvard. YIP: 18. BC: Pediatrics, pediatric gastroenterology. HP: Johns Hopkins, Sinai, GBMC, St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. TP: "General pediatrics, consult in gastrointestinal disease, international adoptions." APT: Routine 2-3 weeks, emergency same day. AW: Less than 10 minutes. AT: 20-40 minutes. PW: 100. ND: 5. Hobbies: Photography, travel. Do you play golf? "Poorly and rarely." Other info: See related story, page 48. 10807 Falls Rd., Suite 200, Lutherville, 410-321-9393.

Geriatrics

George Taler, 47

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Family medicine. YIP: 19. BC: Family medicine, geriatric medicine. HP: U. of Maryland Medical System (U. Hospital, Deaton Specialty Hospital, Kernan Hospital). NP: Yes, for specialty care only. TP: "Geriatric patients with medical illnesses complicated by dementia or psychiatric disorders; homebound patients (make housecalls); wound care patients." APT: 6-8 weeks. AW: 30 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. Hobbies: Piano, reading. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "I am not opposed on a private basis between myself and an established patient (and I am a Hemlock Society member), but oppose both enabling and restricting legislation." Thoughts on the medical use of marijuana: "I am not opposed in selected patients and have prescribed the tablet form." How managed care affects patient relationships: "There are more pros than cons, but it is certainly palpable, like having a third person in the room." How accurately is medicine portrayed in film/television? "Our ability to save lives and stamp out disease is too often exaggerated, raising expectations beyond reason. We’re generally portrayed as intelligent and caring, and that’s nice." Your favorite medical TV program while growing up: "‘The Mickey Mouse Club’: I enjoyed watching Annette develop—I didn’t watch much after that." 29 S. Paca St., Baltimore, 410-238-8792.

F. Michael Gloth III, 41

MS: Wayne State U. School of Medicine. RS: Union Memorial; geriatrics, Johns Hopkins. YIP: 10. BC: Internal medicine, geriatrics. HP: Union Memorial, Carroll County General. NP: Yes. TP: "Practice is primarily focused on geriatrics and patients with osteoporosis or metabolic bone disease. Specialty areas include urinary incontinence, pain management, and hospice." APT: 4-8 weeks. AW: Patients are seen at or before their appointment times. AT: 1 hour or more for new patients, depending on the complexity at presentation. PW: Varies. ND: 2-3. Hobbies: Golf, sailing. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "The government has not been useful in resolving this issue at any level." Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "Caveat emptor." How accurately is medicine portrayed in film/television? "With the same degree of inaccuracy as anything else on film or television." 201 E. University Pkwy., Baltimore, 410-554-2923.

Hematology/general

William R. Bell, 57

MS: Georgetown U. School of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. RS: Johns Hopkins, Peter Bent Bringham Hospital, Harvard U. YIP: 27. BC: Internal medicine. HP: Admission of patients, Johns Hopkins; consultation privileges in all hospitals in Baltimore-Washington area. NP: Yes. TP: "Hematologic disease, thrombotic disease, intense patient care." APT: Emergency immediately. AW: Several minutes. AT: 15-75 minutes. PW: 100-200. ND: 7. Hobbies: Swimming, tennis, translations of ancient Greek/German writing. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Unnecessary and not helpful." Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-3852.

Hematology/pediatric

Arnold T. Sigler, 62

MS: Albert Einstein College of Medicine. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 32. BC: Pediatrics, pediatric hematology/oncology. HP: Johns Hopkins, Sinai, GBMC. NP: Yes. TP: "Pediatrics, pediatric hematology on adolescent, teenage, and young adult patients. Wide variety of all the classic pediatric disorders, especially infectious diseases." APT: 1-2 weeks, same day for urgent problems. AW: 2-5 minutes. AT: 30 minutes for physical, 15 minutes office visit. PW: 110-50. ND: 5. Hobbies: Fly fishing, model railroading. Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "Too hot to handle." 10807 Falls Rd., Suite 200, Lutherville, 410-321-9393.

Hepatology

Robert Knodell, 51

See listing above under gastroenterology/general.

Infectious disease

John G. Bartlett, 60

MS: Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse. RS: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston. YIP: 27. BC: Internal medicine. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: Infectious diseases, HIV/AIDs, pneumonia, antibiotic-associated diarrhea. APT: 2 months. AW: 30 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. NP: 15. ND: 2.5. Johns Hopkins Hospital, Ross Bldg. 1159, 720 Rutland Ave., Baltimore. 410-955-7634.

Richard A. Berg, 47

MS: Cornell. RS: Johns Hopkins, Barnes. YIP: 18. BC: Internal Medicine, infectious diseases. HP: Sinai, Northwest. NP: Yes. APT: Depends on urgency. AW: 30 minutes. AT: 15 minutes. PW: 75. ND: 4. Hobbies: Music, history. Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "Frankly, who cares." No. 450, 10755 Falls Rd., Lutherville, 410-583-2711.

Charles A. Haile, 49

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Mercy Hospital; fellowship in infectious diseases at Walter Reed. YIP: 17. BC: Internal medicine, infectious diseases. HP: GBMC, St. Joseph’s, Union Memorial, Franklin Square, Children’s, chief of staff of GBMC. NP: Yes. TP: "My practice in general is infectious diseases. I see patients with infections of various sorts . . . including infections of the skin and tissue under the skin; pneumonia; central nervous system infections including meningitis, bone infections, urinary, and kidney infections; HIV-related problems; extreme infections; parasitic infestations, and a variety of others." APT: 1-2 days, same day if urgent. AW: 15-30 minutes. AT: 20-60 minutes. PW: 50-100. ND: 2-3, emergencies any day. Hobbies: Reading, bicycling. How medicine will change in 10 years: "In the next 10 to 20 years, telemedicine will be widely practiced. Networking and processing information through the Internet will diffuse education among a larger strata of society with a better informed public. Managed care will have reverted back somewhat and be more patient-friendly because of a backlash." 7505 Osler Dr., Towson, 410-337-7097.

Ronald W. Geckler, 53

MS: U. of Florida. RS: Union Memorial; fellowship U. of Maryland. YIP: 23. BC: Internal medicine, infectious disease. HP: Mercy, St. Joseph’s, GBMC. NP: "Travel immunization and advice, followup hospital consultations, AIDS." APT: Less than 1 week. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 30-60 minutes. PW: 20-30. ND: 5. Hobbies: Music, yardwork. Mercy Medical Center, 301 St. Paul Pl., Baltimore, 410-332-9692.

Internal medicine/general

Stuart B. Bell, 47

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Union Memorial. YIP: 17. BC: Internal medicine. HP: Union Memorial, St. Joseph’s, GBMC. NP: Yes. APT: Illness same day, new patient 2-6 weeks. AW: 5-15 minutes. AT: 15-20 minutes. PW: 75-100. ND: 5. Hobbies: Tennis, scouting. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Not a decision for the courts or legislatures." Your favorite medical film: M*A*S*H* and The Hospital. 3333 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, 410-889-8388.

A. Alan Reisinger III, 40

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Mercy Medical Center. YIP: 12. BC: Internal medicine. HP: St. Agnes, Mercy. NP: Yes. TP: "General/adult internal medicine ages 15-103." APT: Same day for established patient with urgent problems, 4-6 weeks for new patient/complete physicals. AW: 20 minutes. AT: 20 minutes. PW: 105. ND: 5. Hobbies: Waterskiing, boating. Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "This is a family magazine, right? I’d rather not discuss it." Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "I watched Multiplicity with Michael Keaton, and realized I have a hard enough time keeping track of one of me." Best wisdom you’ve received: "A physician needs two things to be successful: gray hair and hemorrhoids (the gray hair for the look of wisdom; the hemorrhoids for the look of concern)." 5411 Old Frederick Rd., Suite 14, Baltimore, 410-788-1844.

Dana H. Frank, 46

MS: George Washington U. School of Medicine. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 16. BC: Internal medicine. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: General internal medicine. APT: 3-4 months for new patient. AW: 5-10 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 60-75. ND: 4 1/2 days. Hobbies: Travel, bluegrass music. Your favorite medical film: The Hospital. Johns Hopkins at Greenspring Station, Suite 200, Lutherville, 410-583-7112.

Internal medicine/hypertension

Elijah Saunders, 62

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Internal medicine, cardiology fellowship. YIP: 32. BC: Internal medicine (qualified). HP: U. of Maryland, Mercy, Maryland General. NP: Upon referral. TP: "Specialize in hypertension. Patients with difficult-to-control blood pressure are preferred. Also have special interest in hypertension in blacks." APT: 2-4 weeks. AW: 30 minutes. AT: Existing patients 20 minutes, new patients 45 minutes. PW: 60-80. ND: 4. Hobbies: Tennis, violin. Best wisdom you’ve received: "Doctors may cure, but only God can heal." 419 Redwood St., Suite 620, Baltimore, 410-328-4366.

Nephrology/general

Robert C. Greenwell Jr., 38

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Mercy, internal medicine; nephrology fellowship, Francis Scott Key Medical Center. YIP: N/A. BC: Internal medicine, nephrology. HP: Mercy, St. Agnes, Howard County General, Maryland General. NP: Yes. TP: "Private practice, primarily physicians’ referral of patients with renal failure. Need for dialysis, proteinurial, and hypertension." APT: 1-2 weeks. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 15, plus 100 dialysis patients per week. ND: 2, but see dialysis patients each day. When was your last physical exam? 5 years ago. Thoughts on the drug-approval process: "Generally too long, too expensive." Your favorite medical film: Coma. 315 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, 410-332-1122.

Jonathan D. Philipson, 44

MS: U. of Rome, Italy. RS: Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse. YIP: 10. BC: Nephrology, internal medicine. HP: Union Memorial, GBMC, St. Joseph’s. NP: By referral. APT: 2 weeks. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 1 hour. PW: 30. ND: 3. Hobbies: Skiing, photography. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Acceptable in certain circumstances; should require two physicians to approve." How medicine will change in 10 years: "We may come full circle so that patients may again select their own physician." Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "Inappropriate even by today’s standards." 2 Hamil Rd., Suite 344, Baltimore, 410-323-3500.

Nephrology/pediatric

Barbara A. Fivush, 44

MS: Boston U. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 13. BC: Pediatrics, pediatric nephrology. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. APT: "If a patient is acutely ill, they can be seen immediately." AW: 10-20 minutes. AT: Followup visit 30 minutes, new patients at least 1 hour. PW: 10-14. ND: 2. Thoughts on the medical use of marijuana: "It could send out a confusing message to teenagers." Should medical-outcomes data be available to the public? "Definitely. I feel that patients should be provided with as much information as possible concerning health issues." Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-2476.

Neurology/general

Howard Weiss, 50

MS: Northwestern University. RS: Massachusetts General. YIP: 20. BC: Neurology. HP: Sinai, Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: Parkinson’s disease, headache. AW: Less than 1 minute. AT: 1 hour new patients, 30 minutes followup. ND: 5. Hobbies: Bird watching. Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Immoral, reprehensible, contrary to the Hippocratic oath, oath of Maimonides, etc." Should medical-outcomes data be available to the public? "Absolutely. Unfortunately, . . . the data will be misunderstood and misinterpreted." How medicine will change in 10 years: "Primary care will by done by nurses, not physicians, and telemedicine will bring superconsultants available to small communities." What is your favorite medical film? "The Hospital, with George C. Scott, a masterpiece and quite true." Advice for future docs: "Don’t go into primary care." 241 W. Belvedere Ave., No. 202, Baltimore, 410-367-7600.

Howard Moses, 66

MS: U. of Illinois College of Medicine. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 32. BC: Neurology. HP: Johns Hopkins, GBMC, St. Joseph’s, U. of Maryland, St. Agnes, Sinai, others. NP: Yes. TP: General neurology, mostly adults. Special expertise in spine, but see all neurology. APT: 1-2 weeks or less. AW: Less than 1 hour. AT: New patients 45-60 minutes, return 30 minutes or less. ND: 5. Hobbies: Farming. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "If they are truly indigent, no problem. If they are simply cheap, we can work things out if they are really in need of care." How accurately is medicine portrayed in film/television? "Too dramatic and theatrical, not enough on the careful crafting of diagnosis and treatment plans, because it’s not what the media wants." 1205 York Rd., Lutherville, 410-494-0191.

Niru Jani, 42

MS: U. of Tames, Mexico. RS: George Washington U., Indiana U., Georgetown U. YIP: 7. BC: Eligible in neurology and psychiatry. HP: Howard County General. NP: Yes. TP: Sleep disorders, movement disorder, epilepsy, neurophysiology, dementia, headaches. APT: Within 24 hours. AW: 15-30 minutes. AT: New patient 1 hour, followups 30 minutes. PW: 30. ND: Daily. Hobbies: Tennis. How managed care affects patient relationships: "This time they have destroyed the American dream." 10770 Hickory Ridge Rd., Columbia, 410-997-5500.

Neurology/Alzheimer’s

Paul S. Fishman, 47

MS: Johns Hopkins. RS: Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center. YIP: 15. BC: Neurology. HP: U. of Maryland, Baltimore VA Medical Center. NP: Yes. APT: 3-6 weeks for non-urgent. AW: 30 minutes. AT: 40-60 minutes for new patients, 20-30 minutes for followup. PW: 30. ND: 3. Hobbies: Native American art, archeology. Neurology Ambulatory Center, 16 S. Eutaw St., Baltimore, 410-328-5858.

Neurology/MS

Kenneth P. Johnson, 65

MS: Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia. RS: Buffalo General; Case Western Reserve U. School of Medicine, residency and fellowship in neurovirology. YIP: 29. BC: Neurology. HP: U. of Maryland, VA Baltimore, Kernan, Mercy. NP: Yes. TP: "Specialize in multiple sclerosis and education of patients newly diagnosed with MS." APT: 2 weeks. AW: 1/2 hour. AT: 1 hour for new patients, 1/2 hour for followup. PW: 4-5. ND: 1/2 day, twice a week. Hobbies: Fishing, boating. How managed care affects patient relationships: "More paperwork with little obvious benefit to patient." Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "Twice the fun and adventure." 16 S. Eutaw St., Baltimore, 410-328-5858.

Neurology/stroke

Thomas Price, 63

MS: U. of Virginia. RS: U. of Virginia. YIP: 33. BC: Neurology/psychiatry, neurology. HP: U. of Maryland. NP: Yes. TP: "I see general neurology patients, but about half have had strokes . . . ; about 25 percent for second opinions." APT: 2-3 weeks. AW: 15 minutes or less. AT: 1 hour for new patients, 30 minutes for followups. PW: 12. ND: 3. Hobbies: Collecting books. Do you play golf? "Yes, but not enough." Department of Neurology, U. of Maryland Hospital, 410-328-5080.

Ob/Gyn/general

Mary Anne Facciolo, 44

MS: Jefferson Medical College. RS: U. of Pennsylvania. YIP: 14. BC: Ob/Gyn. HP: St. Joseph’s, GBMC. NP: Yes. APT: 0-3 months. AW: 15 minutes. AT: Variable. PW: 100. ND: 4. When was your last physical exam? Several years ago. Hobbies: Bicycling, tennis. Do you play golf? "NO!" Best wisdom you’ve received: "A distinguished instructor was discussing vaginal delivery of the breech baby. In order to make his point—that it is preferable to avoid traction—he told us we should go smoke a cigar until the baby had emerged to the point that you could see the axillae (arm pits)." 7505 Osler Dr., Suite 402, Towson, 410-339-7447.

Deborah Hebb, 42

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 10. BC: Ob/Gyn. HP: GBMC, Hopkins, St. Joseph’s. APT: 2 weeks for obstetrics. AW: 5-30 minutes. AT: 30 minutes for new patient. PW: 110. ND: 5. Hobbies: Tennis, reading. How managed care affects patient relationships: "I don’t have as much autonomy in sending them to labs or radiology groups, and they have to do a lot of paperwork. Sometimes they resent that I can’t just send them to this lab or that. . . . I just have to tell them I don’t make the rules." How medicine will change in 10 years: "I’m hoping it’s going to swing the other way. I’m a sole practitioner and I’m sort of resisting going with a big group for that reason." 40 York Rd., Towson, 410-296-6090.

Alan Rubin, 51

MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Sinai. YIP: 21. BC: Ob/Gyn. HP: GBMC, Sinai. NP: Yes. APT: 3-4 weeks. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 20 minutes. PW: 90. ND: 5. Hobbies: Photography, swimming, piano, woodworking. How managed care affects patient relationships: "Ten years ago most new patients came to my office saying they were coming because of my reputation. Now, they come because I am ‘in their plan.’ Unfortunately, patients can no longer develop longterm relationships with their physician." Advice for future docs: "As far as managed care, ‘Illigitimus non carborundum’" (roughly that’s, ‘Don’t let the bastards wear you down’). 1700 Reisterstown Rd. Suite 235, Baltimore, 410-653-1600.