URBANA, IL – Through a nationwide survey of more than 40,000 physicians, 24 Carle Clinic physicians earned a spot on the 2009-2010 Best Doctors in America list. Physicians recommend a peer in their specialty by answering the question, “If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?” The survey, conducted every two years, honors only 5 percent of U.S. doctors.

“Our physicians are clinical experts who focus on providing collaborative, quality care,” said Carle Clinic President and CEO R. Bruce Wellman, MD. “That skill set makes them highly regarded by their peers and patients, and we are proud to have them on our team.”

Founded in 1989, Best Doctors is an independent organization that serves as a resource for patients, families and physicians to choose the best doctors. Only physicians with a unique combination of medical skill, experience, insight and respect from their peers are honored as a Best Doctors physician.

Carle Clinic physicians selected as Best Doctors in America 2009-2010:

Beatrice Claire Barker, MD - Internal Medicine
Joseph Barkmeier, MD - Radiology
Michael Carroll, MD - Anesthesiology
David Graham, MD - Medical Oncology and Hematology
Gary Griglione, MD - Gastroenterology
Robert Gurtler, MD - Orthopaedic Surgery
Terry Hatch, MD - Pediatric Gastroenterology
Robert Healy, MD - Internal Medicine
John Hill, MD - Internal Medicine
Malcolm Hill III, MD - Pediatrics
Jean Holley, MD - Nephrology
Philip Johnson, MD - Internal Medicine
Gail Kennedy, MD - Pediatric Neurology
Thomas Kim, MD - Radiology
Tyrone Melvin, MD - Pediatrics
Cora Musial, MD, PhD - Infectious Disease  
Michael Novak, MD - Otolaryngology 
Daniel Picchietti, MD - Pediatric Neurology and Sleep Medicine
Kendrith Rowland Jr., MD - Medical Oncology
Elizabeth Small, MD - Dermatology
John Stoll, MD - Internal Medicine
Jane Striegel, MD - Pediatrics
Lyn Tangen, MD - Colon and Rectal Surgery
Neena Tripathy, MD - Pediatrics