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| Surgery/general Michael Schultz, 51 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Sinai. YIP: 22. BC: Surgery, medical examiners. HP: Sinai, Northwest, GBMC, SurgiCenter of Baltimore, Levindale. NP: Yes. TP: "We are specialists in the practice of general surgery and maintain one of the area’s largest breast surgery practices. I follow multi-generational family groups in active breast followup, as well as evaluating increasing numbers of new breast problems on a daily basis. . . . I was one of the first surgeons in the U.S. to begin performing the ABBI breast-biopsy procedure. This is the state-of-the-art ‘stereotactic’ breast excisional biopsy which uses digital x-ray imagery to locate a breast lesion three-dimensionally. A patient with an abnormality seen on a x-ray can literally have it removed, under local anesthesia, in an hour. In addition to comprehensive breast evaluation and surgery, I perform minimally invasive procedures, better known as ‘belly button’ surgery . . . , colon and rectal surgery, major oncologic procedures (cancer surgery), head and neck surgery, hernia repair, gastric and hepatobiliary surgery, and soft tissue tumors." APT: Urgent immediately, other problems up to 2 weeks. AW: 20 minutes. AT: 15 minutes. PW: Varies greatly. ND: 3. Hobbies: Cooking, photography. Do you play golf? "No longer. Played up until the day I entered private practice." How managed care affects patient relationships: "It should be called ‘managed profit.’ We constantly hear about cost-benefit ratios or cost-effective studies. When a patient puts him/herself into your hands, and says, ‘Doctor, take care of me,’ a physician has a real responsibility to take care of that patient in the best fashion possible, not in an ‘okay’ manner which is ‘cost effective.’ Society mandates this, as the recent verdict against Kaiser Permanente has demonstrated." Advice for future docs: "It’s the patient, stupid." Best piece of medical wisdom received: "An old-time G.P. once told me, ‘Don’t worry about what you get paid for an office visit or procedure. If your waiting room is full, there’ll be money in the cigar box come the end of the week.’" 23 Crossroads Dr., Suite 240, Owings Mills, 410-581-0700. Paul M. Leand, 62 MS: Yale. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 29. BC: General surgery, thoracic surgery. HP: GBMC, Johns Hopkins, St. Joseph’s, Union Memorial. NP: Yes. TP: Vascular, general, and thoracic surgery. Diseases of the breast, lung, arteries and veins, intestines, thyroid, esophagus, hernia, gallbladder, mediastinum, laparoscopy, and thoracoscopy. APT: Immediate if urgent, within 2 weeks otherwise. AW: 10-15 minutes. AT: As long as necessary. PW: 75. ND: 2 1/2 in office, remaining days in hospital. Hobbies: Antiques, tennis. How will medicine change in 10 years? "Two-tiered, as in most countries in the world." Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "Despite misconceptions to the contrary, it is difficult to meet overhead expenses caring for the insured today." 1205 York Rd., Suite 22, Lutherville, 410-821-6260. Keith D. Lillemoe, 43 MS: Johns Hopkins. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 12. BC: General surgery. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. APT: Less than 1 week. AW: 30 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 20-25. Last physical exam: Don’t remember. Hobbies: Playing, coaching sports. Best wisdom you’ve received: "To come to Johns Hopkins." Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., 410-955-7495. Neil B. Friedman, 40 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: The New York Hospital/Cornell Medical Center. YIP: 8. BC: Surgery. HP: Mercy, Johns Hopkins, GBMC. NP: Yes. TP: Diagnosis and management of benign and malignant breast disease. APT: 1 week. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 50-60. ND: 5. Hobbies: Family, sports. How will medicine change in 10 years? "Hopefully the pendulum will swing back. Care first, price second." Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "I’m already cloned (my children)." The Breast Center at Mercy, 301 St. Paul Pl., Baltimore, 410-332-9330. Lauren Schnaper, 48 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: U. of Maryland. YIP: 11. BC: General surgery. HP: GBMC, director of GBMC comprehensive Breast Care Center and associate clinical professor of surgery at U. of Maryland School of Medicine. NP: Yes. TP: Benign and malignant disease of the breast. APT: Couple of days. AW: Variable. Depends on how much time and attention everybody needs on a given day. AT: 15 minutes-1 hour. PW: 40-60. ND: 1 1/2. Hobbies: "Reading, gardening, traveling—not much time after being a surgeon, wife, mother." Thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "There is a place for it in a way that can be carried out with dignity, compassion—not by Kevorkian (a pathologist), but by the doctor who has followed the patient and best knows the patient and his/her family." How will medicine change in 10 years? "Doctors and patients will be so fed up with the present system that we will have socialized medicine. But a certain segment of practitioners will revert to the old fee-for-service practice." Best wisdom you’ve received: "Don’t spit in the wound." 6701 N. Charles St., GBMC, Towson, 410-828-2600. Frank S. Rotolo, 41 MS: U. of Michigan. RS: Duke U. Medical Center. YIP: 8. BC: Surgery. HP: GBMC, St. Joseph’s, Union Memorial. NP: Yes. TP: General surgery including breast disease, laparoscopic surgery, and abdominal surgery. AW: 15 minutes. AT: New patients 30-60 minutes. PW: 60. ND: 3. Hobbies: Skiing, golf. 1205 York Rd., Suite 22, Lutherville, 410-821-6260. Andrew M. Munster, 61 MS: U. of Sydney. RS: Sydney, London, and Brigham, Boston. YIP: 35. BC: General surgery. HP: Johns Hopkins, Hopkins Bayview. NP: Yes. TP: Exclusively burns. APT: 1 day. AW: 1/2 hour. AT: 10-15 minutes. PW: 50. ND: 4. How will medicine change in 10 years? "Doctors will fall in the socioeconomic order." Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "It’s a free country." How accurately is medicine portrayed in film/television? "Same as science fiction." Advice for future docs: "Don’t do it." Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, 410-550-0886. Robert Spence, 50 MS: Johns Hopkins. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 17. BC: Plastic surgery. HP: Bayview Medical Center, Johns Hopkins, U. of Maryland. NP: Yes. APT: 2-4 weeks. AW: 0-30 minutes. AT: 20 minutes. Hobbies: Photography, tennis, computers. The Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 4940 Eastern Ave., Baltimore, 410-550-0411. Luis Mispireta, 54 MS: San Marcos U. Lima, Peru, Cayetano Heredia U., Rimac, Kima, Peru. RS: Peruvian Navy Hospital, Washington Hospital Center, George Washington U. Hospital, Children’s. YIP: 26. BC: Maryland State Board of Medical Examiners, District of Columbia Board of Medical Examiners. HP: Union Memorial, The Washington Hospital Center, The Washington Adventist Hospital. Union Memorial Hospital, U. Pkwy., Baltimore, 410-554-6550. John Conte, 38 MS: Georgetown U. School of Medicine. RS: General surgery, Georgetown U. School of Medicine; cardiothoracic surgery, Stanford U. School of Medicine. YIP: 2. BC: General surgery and cardiothoracic surgery. HP: U. of Maryland. NP: Yes. TP: Adult cardiovascular and thoracic surgery; heart and lung transplantation. APT: Immediate. AW: Varies, but waits are generally brief. AT: 1 hour. PW: 8. ND: 1. Hobbies: Outdoor activities, reading, theater. Do you play golf? "Only enough to prove that, unlike wine, my golf game does not better with age." Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "It is inappropriate and ill-advised. The average person does not have the background or expertise to make intelligent decisions [about drugs]." Your favorite medical film: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. Advice for future docs: "The volume of information you are required to know is so vast you will never be able to learn it all. Learn how to find information through computer data bases, etc." Best wisdom you’ve received: "Just because you can do it doesn’t mean you should.’" 22 S. Greene St., Baltimore, 410-328-2736. William Baumgartner, 50 MS: U. of Kentucky. RS: Stanford U. YIP: 16. BC: Surgery, thoracic surgery. HP: Johns Hopkins, Sinai. NP: Yes. TP: About 25 transplants a year; coronary artery disease, cardiomyopathy, valve disease, other heart problems. APT: 2 weeks. AW: Varies. AT: 30-45 minutes. PW: 3. ND:5. Hobbies: Golf. Thoughts on the drug approval process: "It may cause more harm than good." Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "It should not be a limiting factor. We work hard to obtain [heart-transplant] funding for these patients in one way or another, and we’ve got a whole system set up to address that issue if it occurs." How managed care affects patient relationships: "It hasn’t made a huge impact. We know, for instance, from our rate of re-admissions if we’ve sent someone out [of the hospital] too early, and we haven’t seen that." Advice for future docs: "I’m an optimist. There may be a lot of changes going on, but there will still be people who are ill, and there’s still tremendous gratification out of doing this." Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-5248. Howard Keith Berg, 43 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: State U. of New York at Buffalo, general surgery; fellowship at State U. of New York at Buffalo, colon and rectal surgery. YIP: 10. BC: General surgery, colon and rectal surgery. HP: Northwest, St. Joseph’s, Union Memorial, Mercy, Carroll County General, Sinai. NP: Yes. TP: "The practice is limited to management of medical and surgical problems of the small intestine, colon, rectum, and anus. Typical problems include colon or rectal cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis, diverticular disease, obstetrical sphincter muscle injuries with incontinence and or rectovaginal fistula, hemorrhoidal problems, abscess/fistula, constipation." APT: Within 1-2 weeks, emergency same day. AW: 15-20 minutes. AT: New patients 30-45 minutes, followup 15-20 minutes. PW: 75-85. ND: 3. Hobbies: Bicycling, thoroughbred racing. 21 Crossroads Dr., Suite 355, Owings Mills; other offices at Union Memorial, Mercy, and Eldersberg; 410-363-6664. Debra A. Vachon, 38 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: U. of Maryland. YIP: 7. BC: General surgery, colon and rectal surgery. HP: Northwest, Mercy, Union Memorial, Saint Joseph’s, GBMC, Carroll County, Sinai, St. Agnes, Howard County, Surgicenter of Baltimore, Maryland Endoscopy Center. NP: Yes. TP: "Any problem related to the colon, rectum, or anus." APT: Urgent patients within 24 hours, new and followup 1-2 weeks. AW: 10-15 minutes. AT: New patients 0-30 minutes, followup 15 minutes. PW: 45. ND: 3. Hobbies: Gardening (flowers), cooking, Orioles. Do you play golf? "No. I’m even lousy at Putt-Putt." Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "I am strongly opposed. It leads to overprescribing of expensive medicines that are often not needed." 21 Crossroads Dr., Suite 355, Owings Mills, 410-363-6664. H. Charles Kim, 48 MS: Yonsei University, College of Medicine. RS: General surgery, St. Joseph’s; colon and rectal surgery, Temple U., Philadelphia. YIP: 15. BC: Colon and rectal surgery. HP: St. Joseph’s, Union Memorial. NP: Yes. TP: Colo-rectal, anal-rectal problems, Chron’s disease, colitis, etc. APT: Normally 1-2 weeks, any urgent medical condition is seen immediately. AW: 5-10 minutes. AT: 15-30 minutes. PW: 40. ND: 2. Hobbies: Vegetable gardening, golfing. How managed care affects your relationship with patients: "Patients that should be seen on a regular basis are now being seen by a ‘gate keeper,’ therefore keeping patients away from the specialist." Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "A little bit of knowledge can be dangerous and harmful." Best medical wisdom received: "That medicine is an art, not an exact science. Never be afraid to get another opinion." 7505 Osler Dr., Suite 201, Towson, 410-583-1313. Surgery/liver, kidney, pancreas transplant Stephen P. H. Bartlett, 43 MS: U. of Chicago. RS: U. of Pennsylvania. YIP: 11. BC: General surgery, vascular surgery, transplant surgery. HP: U. of Maryland. NP: Yes. TP: Patients with end-stage kidney and liver disease requiring transplantation; diabetics requiring pancreas or islet transplantation; peripheral vascular arterial occlusive disease. APT: 7 days. AW: 15-30 minutes. AT: 20 minutes. PW: 15. ND: 6. Hobbies: Farming, racquetball, birdwatching. How managed care affects patient relationships: "My success with contracting has increased access to patients." Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "I enjoy caring for the indigent more than any other group." Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "Yes, it’s a narcissist’s dream." Best wisdom you’ve received: "Always eat breakfast, always have fun, don’t hurt yourself." 29 S. Greene St., Suite 200, Baltimore, 410-328-5408. John L. Flowers, 38 MS: Hahnemann University of the Health Sciences. RS: U. of Maryland. YIP: 6. BC: Surgery. HP: U. of Maryland, VA Hospital, Mercy. NP: Yes. APT: 2-3 weeks. AW: 20 minutes. AT: 45 minutes. NP: 20. ND: 1. Hobbies. Fitness, skiing, travel. Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "I can’t bear the thought of my wife finding another man, even if it’s me." Your favorite medical film: Young Frankenstein. Department of Surgery, 22 S. Greene St., Baltimore, 21201. W. Peter Geis, 55 MS: Loyola-Stritch School of Medicine. RS: Loyola, Cook County Hospital, U. of Chicago Hospitals. YIP: 24. BC: Surgery. HP: St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. TP: 98 percent laparoscopic surgery, including cancer, colon surgery, spleen, liver, adrenal, pancreas, and stomach surgery. APT: Up to 2 weeks. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 45-60 minutes. PW: 20. ND: 7. Hobbies: Raising children and grandchildren. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "Uninsured should be cared for. It should be physician directed, not politician directed." How accurately is medicine portrayed in film/television? "Better than in the courtroom." Advice for future docs: "Become a physician only if you love your work, and try to marry a stockbroker." 7505 Osler Dr., Suite 503, Towson, 410-821-8189. Ronald J. Cohen, 50 MS: Johns Hopkins. RS: General surgical intern and assistant resident, Johns Hopkins; neurosurgery residency, Johns Hopkins; clinical associate, medical oncology, National Cancer Institute. YIP: 17. BC: Neurological surgical. HP: Sinai, Johns Hopkins, Northwest, GBMC, Kernan, Good Samaritan. NP: Yes, always. TP: "My practice involves a broad range of neurological surgical problems, including brain tumors, cerebrovascular problems, trauma, spinal disorders, and degenerative diseases of the spine." APT: Immediately if urgent, 1 week if not urgent. AW: 5-15 minutes. AT: New patient 30 minutes, followup 10 minutes. PW: 40-50. ND: 2 or 3 half days per week in the office. Hobbies: Reading, computer graphics. Thoughts on the medical use of marijuana: ". . . Many patients are given highly toxic medication in clinical situations in which there is really very little hope for their full recovery, and in many cases, these medications can cause nausea, vomiting, and worse complications, mainly caused by the treatment, not by the underlying illness. If marijuana can reduce the patient’s suffering . . . , and if the dose and timing of the drug administration is right, I’m not opposed." How accurately is medicine portrayed in film/television? "The closest TV show to the real thing, from the standpoint of the emotional underpinnings of surgical practice, was ‘M*A*S*H.’" 1777 Reisterstown Rd., Suite 370 East, Baltimore, 410-653-0626. Reginald Davis, 42 MS: Johns Hopkins. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 10. BC: Neurological surgery. HP: GBMC, Johns Hopkins, St. Joseph’s, Children’s, Sinai. NP: Yes. TP: General neurosurgical practice with special interest in cervical spine, lumbar spine, and intracranial surgeries. APT: Routine 10-14 days. AW: Usually none. AT: 15 minutes established patient, 30-45 minutes new patient. PW: 45-60. ND: 3-4. Hobbies: Tennis, sailing. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "This should be shouldered by all, including society, hospitals, physicians, and insurance companies." 6569 N. Charles St., Suite 4211, Baltimore, 410-828-4621. Kenneth Gertsen, 55 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 26. BC: Orthopedics. HP: Saint Joseph’s, GBMC. NP: Yes. 8322 Bellona Ave., Towson, 410-337-7900. Surgery/orthopedic/foot and ankle Mark Myerson, 46 MS: U. of Cape Town, South Africa. RS: Sinai, Johns Hopkins, U. Maryland. YIP: 12. BC: Orthopedic surgery. HP: Union Memorial. NP: Yes. TP: 100 percent foot/ankle, arthritis foot trauma, sports injuries of ankle. APT: 2-3 weeks. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 20 minutes. PW: 120. ND: 2-3. Hobbies: Horticulture (passion), winemaking. Should medical-outcomes data be available to the public? "Yes, most definitely." How managed care affects patient relationships: "Not at all." Other info: See related story, page 62. Union Memorial Hospital, Johnston Building, 3333 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, 410-554-2866. Bruce S. Wolock, 40 RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 7. BC:
Orthopedic surgery. HP: St. Joseph’s, Johns Hopkins, Union Memorial, GBMC. NP:
Yes. TP: Orthopedic surgery with hand/upper extremity emphasis, i.e.,
hand/shoulder/ W. Hugh Baugher, 50 MS: U. of Virginia. RS: Barnes Hospital, U. of Virginia Hospital; fellowships at HSS/Cornell (sports medicine), New York U. Bellevue (hand). YIP: 17. BC: Orthopedic surgery, hand surgery. HP: GBMC, Union Memorial, Kernan, U. of Maryland, Johns Hopkins, Children’s, St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. TP: Orthopedic surgery with emphasis on sports medicine and hand surgery. APT: No wait for emergency, routine 1-7 days. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 20-30 minutes. PW: 100. ND: 3-5. Hobbies: Tennis. How managed care affects patient relationships: "Patients are very unhappy and testy. Office visits take longer and accomplish less." Thoughts on the drug-approval process: "Far too prolonged. Graft and bribery are rampant. Too many people who are uneducated with respect to medicine have too much to say." Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "I would rather care for people with no insurance than those with bad insurance (i.e. HMOs, Medicaid, etc.). Advice for future docs: "Hang on, sooner or later people will wake up and realize there is no free lunch, and medicine will recover." 6565 N. Charles St., Baltimore, 410-339-7784. E. F. Shaw Wilgis, 60 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Union Memorial. YIP: 30. BC: Surgery, hand surgery. HP: Union Memorial, Johns Hopkins, GBMC. NP: Yes. TP: "Congenital, reconstructive, arthritic, nerve, and vascular problems." APT: 10 days. AW: 15-20 minutes doing forms. AT: 15 minutes. PW: 120. ND: 3 1/2. Hobbies: Bicycling, golf. How will medicine change in 10 years? "Physicians will be more like shift workers due to managed-care influence." 1400 Front Ave., Suite 100, Lutherville, 410-296-6232. David Dalury, 40 MS: Dartmouth. RS: Massachusetts General. YIP: 7. BC: Orthopedics. HP: St. Joseph’s, GBMC. NP: Yes. TP: Mostly hip and knee problems, arthritis. APT: Acute 24 hours, chronic 2 weeks. AW: 15-60. AT: New patient 30 minutes. PW: 80. ND: 3. Hobbies: Flyfishing, squash. Should medical-outcomes data be available to the public? "Yes, definitely." How managed care affects patient relationships: "It’s not been positive. There are some benefits, but it bothers me when there is interference in the doctor-patient relationship." Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "I don’t pay attention to what people’s insurance is." Thoughts on direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "I think it’s been a very good ploy on the drug companies’ part." 8322 Bellona Ave., Towson, 410-337-7900. Paul S. Asdourain, 41 MS: State U. of New York, Health Science Center. RS: Boston U. Medical Center. YIP: 10. BC: Orthopedic surgery. HP: Union Memorial, Good Samaritan, GBMC. NP: Yes. TP: Physician-referred patients with spinal disorders. APT: 2-3 weeks, emergencies accommodated. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 60. ND: 3. Hobbies: Martial arts, antique cars, raising peacocks. Do you play golf? "Pathetically." Best wisdom you’ve received: "It is as important for a surgeon to learn when not to operate as it is to learn how to operate." 3333 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, 410-554-2867. Paul C. McAfee, 43 MS: State U. of New York, Syracuse. RS: Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse. YIP: 14. BC: Orthopedic surgery. HP: St. Joseph’s, Johns Hopkins, Union Memorial, GBMC. NP: Yes, physician referrals. TP: Scoliosis, cervical spine problems, spinal fractures, spinal stereosis. APT: 1 week. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 1/2-1 hour, depending on complexity of spinal problem. PW: 70. ND: 2. Hobbies: Spinal research, biomechanics. Do you play golf? "Yes, 10 handicap." Should medical-outcomes data be available to the public? "Sure, a better informed patient gets a better result.’" How managed care affects your relationship with patients: "My practice is so busy and my support staff—secretaries and nurses—are so good that managed care has had no impact. I believe, ‘If you do good work, the word gets out.’" Thoughts on the drug-approval process: "The approval process of devices is what impacts orthopedic surgery—I am a consultant for the FDA Office of Device Evaluation. Overall, the process is too slow and very political, but the officials involved are very honest and very well intended." The Spine and Scoliosis Center, 7505 Osler Dr., Suite 104, Towson, 410-337-8888. Albert H. Dudley III, 49 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: Bethesda Naval Hospital. YIP: 14. BC: Orthopedic surgery. HP: GBMC, Union Memorial, Children’s, Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. APT: 1 week. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 60. ND: 3-5. Hobbies: Golf. Suite 504, 6565 N. Charles St., Baltimore, 410-339-7784. Surgery/orthopedic/sports medicine Kenneth Gertsen, 55 See listing under surgery/orthopedic/general. Sam Matz, 42 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: U. of Maryland; fellowship Southern California Center for Sports Medicine; orthopedic consultant to Western Maryland College and Mt. St. Mary’s College. YIP: 11. BC: Orthopedic surgery. HP: Sinai, Carroll County General, Northwest, Kernan. APT: 3 days. AW: 5 minutes. AT: 30-45 minutes. PW: 75. ND: 4. Hobbies: Jogging. 116 Slade Ave., Baltimore; 1 Village Sq., Westminster; 1380 Progress Way, Eldersburg; 410-484-8088. James Buck, 50 MS: Johns Hopkins. RS: General surgery, U. of Michigan; pediatric surgery, U. of Toronto. YIP: 16. BC: Surgery, surgery/pediatric. HP:Sinai, GBMC, St. Joseph, St. Agnes, Franklin Square, Fallston General, Johns Hopkins. APT: Non-urgent within 1-7 days. AT: 20-30 minutes. PW: 40-55. ND: 3. Hobbies: Gardening, hiking. Advice for future docs: "Don’t plan on being able to buy a house." 10807 Falls Rd., Suite 202, Lutherville, 410-321-7200. Surgery/pediatric/neurosurgery Ben Carson, 45 MS:U. of Michigan. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 20. BC: Neurological surgery, microsurgery techniques. Other info: See related story, page 61. Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-7888. Surgery/pediatric/ reconstructive Craig A. Vanderkolk, 43 MS: U. of Michigan. RS: U. of Michigan. YIP: 10. BC: Plastic surgery. HP: Johns Hopkins, Kernosis, Suburban. NP: Yes. TP: Cleft and craniofacial deformities, cosmetic surgery, laser surgery. APT: 1-2 weeks. AW: 15 minutes. AT: 15-30 minutes. PW: 40. ND: 1 1/2. Hobbies: Flyfishing. How will medicine change in 10 years? "Socialized." Advice for future docs: "Learn business." 601 N. Caroline St., Baltimore, 410-955-2136. Paul M. Colombani, 46 MS: U. of Kentucky. RS: George Washington U., Johns Hopkins U. School of Medicine. YIP: 15. BC: General surgery, pediatric surgery, transplant surgery. HP: Johns Hopkins, Bayview Medical Center, St. Agnes, U. of Maryland, St. Joseph’s. NP: Yes. TP: General pediatric surgery, pediatric transplant surgery; children 0-21; head/neck, endocrine, chest, vascular, GI/abdomen, tumors, trauma, transplants (liver, kidney, small intestine, lung). Specialties: transplant, vascular, thoracic, tumors. APT: Less than 1 week. AW: 20 minutes. AT: 15-30 minutes. PW: 30-40. ND: 2 1/2. Hobbies: Hunting, fishing. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "Health care is not a civil right, but care should be affordable for the working citizen." Your favorite medical films: Hospital, M*A*S*H. Best wisdom you’ve received: "My grandfather, a poor English speaker and Italian immigrant, died in 1936 in the waiting room of an emergency room after an injury because of discrimination and stereotyping. My father bit his tongue and told me this story upon my graduation from medical school. His advice to me was that during my medical career I should remember how my grandfather died, and I should treat all patients as equals and give them my full attention no matter how busy or tired I may be." Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-2717. Surgery/plastic reconstructive George Thomas Grace, 42 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: U. of Maryland surgery, general; Medical College of UA, plastic surgery. YIP: 7. BC: Plastic surgery, general surgery, hand surgery. HP: U. of Maryland, St. Agnes, Mercy, Howard County. NP: Yes. TP: "Mix of cosmetic and reconstructive patients, especially breast cancer, skin cancer." APT: 3 weeks unless emergency. AW: 10 minutes. AT: New patient 30-45 minutes. PW: 50. ND: 3. Hobbies: Coaching basketball, coin collecting. 300 Frederick Rd., Baltimore, 410-744-0900. Paul Manson, 53 MS: Northwestern. RS: Plastic surgery, Johns Hopkins; general surgery, Harvard Boston City. YIP: 19. BC: Plastic surgery. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: Aesthetic, facial reconstruction, facial injury, malignancy, craniofacial. APT: 2 months for surgery. AW: 30 minutes. AT: 15 minutes established patient, 30 minutes new. PW: 70. ND: 2. Thoughts on health care for the uninsured: "Currently, the sick patients with insurance are financing health care for the uninsured in combination with physicians and hospitals." Best wisdom you’ve received: "Don’t talk to reporters." 8152 F. McElderry, 601 N. Caroline St., Baltimore, 410-955-9469. Samir F. Sureih, 50 MS: Phlavi School of Medicine. RS: Union Memorial, Case Western Reserve. YIP: 15. BC: Plastic surgery. HP: Johns Hopkins, Union Memorial, GBMC, Howard County General. NP: Yes. TP: Cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. APT: 7-10 days. AW: Less than 10 minutes. AT: Varies. PW: Varies. ND: 3. Hobbies: Skiing. Best wisdom you’ve received: "Doctors are humans; we make mistakes." 10 E. 31st St., Baltimore, 410-243-3035; 5094 Dorsey Hall Dr., Suite 105, Ellicott City; 410-715-2000. Lawrence H. Ross, 44 MS: Case Western Reserve U. RS: Duke U. YIP: 10. BC: Surgery. HP: GBMC, St. Joseph’s, Union Memorial, Children’s. NP: Yes. TP: "I practice general and vascular surgery specializing in alimentary tract, abdomen, breast, skin and soft tissue, endocrine, laparoscopy, arterial and venous system. The most common disease processes seen in my office are gallbladder, breast, cartoid artery disease, peripheral vascular disease, aortic aneurysms, chronic renal failure, varicose veins." APT: Within 1 week. AW: Less than 30 minutes. AT: 45-60 minutes. PW: 60-80. ND: 2 1/2. Hobbies: Home maintenance, gardening, sailing. 1205 York Rd., Suite 22, Lutherville, 410-821-6260. Brad Douglas Lerner, 38 MS: U. of Maryland. RS: U. of Maryland, general surgery, urology; Baylor College, male reproductive medicine and surgery. YIP: 7. BC: Urology. HP: Union Memorial, Saint Joseph’s, GBMC, Good Samaritan, Franklin Square, Saint Agnes. NP: Yes. TP: "I practice adult and pediatric urology, which involves . . . common problems such as kidney stones, urinary tract infections, diseases of the prostate (benign prostatic hypertrophy, cancer), erectile dysfunction, and incontinence, among others. I have specific interest and expertise in the field of male infertility, performing microsurgery (vasectomy reversal) as well as various sperm retrieval procedures." APT: Emergency same day or next day, otherwise 2-4 weeks. AW: Under 10 minutes. AT: 10-15 minutes for a return visit, 30 minutes for initial visit. PW: 60-70. ND: 3. Hobbies: Tennis, playing and coaching soccer. The Johnston Professional Building, 3333 N. Calvert St., Suite 545, Baltimore; O’Dea Medical Arts Building, 7505 Osler Dr., Suite 508, Towson; 410-296-0166. Joseph B. Murphy, 52 MS: U. College, Cork, Ireland. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 14. BC: Urology (adult and pediatric). HP: St. Joseph’s, GBMC, Union Memorial, Good Samaritan. NP: Yes. TP: "General adult and pediatric urology, both men and women, largely urologic cancer, stone disease, and incontinence. APT: 2-3 weeks. AW: Less than 15 minutes. AT: 15 minutes. PW: 80. ND: 2 1/2. Hobbies: "Four children—who has time for hobbies?" Your thoughts on physician-assisted suicide: "Will never happen legally, but we do it by default (increasing pain medication, ‘no code’ orders, etc.)." How managed care affects patient relationships: "Adversely. It sometimes appears that patients spend all their time and energy on the annual ritual of changing insurance, meeting their ‘new doctors,’ and becoming familiar with their plans, just in time to change to a new insurance company. Who has time to get sick?" Thoughts on the drug-approval process: "Cumbersome, needlessly slow. The FDA should be renamed the CYA." Your thoughts about direct-to-the-consumer advertising of prescription drugs: "Drug companies think it’s a great idea until they get hit with all the legal liability for side-effects of drugs they have marketed directly to the public." Advice for future docs: "‘Illegitimis non carborundum’, loosely translated as ‘Don’t let the bastards wear you down.’" 7505 Osler Dr., Suite 508, Towson, 410-296-0166. Bruce Berger, 54 MS: State U. of New York, Syracuse. RS: Johns Hopkins, Brody Urological Institute. YIP: 21. BC: Urology. HP: Sinai, GBMC, Union Memorial, Northwest. NP: Yes. TP: Men and women with urologic cancer, urinary incontinence, infection, and stones. APT: Emergency within 48 hours, elective 1-4 weeks. AT: 15 minutes. PW: 80. ND: 3. Hobbies: Golf, skiing, travel, gardening. Your thoughts about the drug-approval process: "Too slow. Many good drugs are available in Europe years before we can use them here." 244 W. Belvedere Ave., Baltimore, 410-542-4700. John Gearhart, 48 MS: U. of Louisville. RS: U. of Georgia. YIP: 13. BC: Yes. HP: Johns Hopkins, Kennedy-Kreiger, U. of Maryland, Walter Reed. NP: Yes. TP: Congenital birth defects of genito-urinary tract. APT: 2-3 weeks. AW: Less than 30 minutes. AT: Depends on severity of condition. PW: 30-40 minutes. ND: 1 1/2. Hobbies: Golf, international travel. Why you would/would not want to be cloned: "Depends on how technology comes along." Advice for future docs? "Go into business." Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-5358. Patrick C. Walsh, 59 MS: Case Western Reserve U. RS: Peter Bent Bringham Hospital and UCLA. YIP: 23. BC: Urology. HP: Johns Hopkins. NP: Yes. TP: Men with localized prostate cancer who are candidates for radical retropubic prostatectomy. APT: 4 weeks. AW: 30 minutes. AT: 30 minutes. PW: 30. ND: 4. How managed care affects patient relationships: "Not at all." Other info: See related story, page 55. Department of Urology, Johns Hopkins Hospital, 600 N. Wolfe St., Baltimore, 410-955-6707. Michael James Naslund, 42 MS: Johns Hopkins. RS: Johns Hopkins. YIP: 10. BC: Urology. HP: U. of Maryland. NP: Yes. TP: "The focus is on prostate disease—cancer, benign enlargement, stress non-invasive treatment when appropriate. Have new treatment for benign enlargement which prevents need for surgery called transurethral needle oblation of prostate (TUNA). Also have a program where men can get medication for prostate enlargement." APT: 1 week. AW: 10 minutes. AT: 20-30 minutes. PW: 60-80. ND: 4. Hobbies: Biking, running. The Maryland Prostate Center, 419 W. Redwood St., Suite 320, Baltimore, 410-328-0800. |