URBANA – Carle Clinic physicians are among the Best Doctors in America®.

The physicians were voted as top doctors by their peers.  The list results from polling more than 40,000 providers. Physicians are asked, “If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer?”

Only 5% of physicians in America earn a spot on the list. 

“We are fortunate to attract and retain physicians who are accomplished in their fields. They are clinical experts who focus on providing collaborative, quality care.  That skill set makes them highly-regarded by their peers and by their patients,” said R. Bruce Wellman, MD, CEO, Carle Clinic Association. 

Carle Clinic physicians selected as part of the 2007-2008 Best Doctors in America list:

Joseph Barkmeier, MD – Radiology 

Joyce Beitel, MD – Family Medicine

William Farris, MD – Child Neurology

Gary Griglione, MD – Gastroenterology

David Graham, MD – Medical Oncology and Hematology

Robert Gurtler, MD – Orthopedic Surgery

Terry Hatch, MD – Pediatrics

Robert Healy, MD – Adult Medicine

John Hill, MD – Adult Medicine

Jean L. Holley, MD – Nephrology

Malcolm Hill, MD – Pediatrics

Philip Johnson, MD – Adult Medicine

Kevin Kirby, MD – Family Medicine

Jeffrey Kyrouac, MD – Adult Medicine

Tyrone Melvin, MD – Pediatrics, Nephrology

Michael Novak, MD – Otolaryngology

Daniel Picchietti, MD – Child Neurology, Sleep Medicine

Jane Striegel, MD – Pediatrics, Nephrology

Lyn Tangen, MD – Colon and Rectal Surgery

Neena Tripathy, MD – Pediatrics