Chicago Magazine has named the top 151 musculoskeletal physicians in the Chicago area, including the top orthopedic surgeons, hand surgeons, physical medicine specialists and sports medicine specialists.
Physicians were chosen through an online nomination process that considered professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation and disciplinary history. Read more about the methodology here.
The top 98 orthopedic surgeons in Chicago and their practice affiliations:
Zahab Ahsan, MD; Edward-Elmhurst Health (Woodbridge)
David Alfieri, MD; Edward-Elmhurst Health (Woodbridge)
Joshua Alpert, MD; Advocate Health (Elgin)
Haluk Altiok, MD; Shriners (Montclare)
Marc Asselmeier, MD; Edward-Elmhurst Health (Glen Ellyn)
Samer Attar, MD; Northwestern Memorial (Chicago)
Eric Bartel, MD; Northwestern Delnor (Geneva)
Harpreet Basran, MD; Advocate Good Shepherd (Algonquin)
Christopher Bergin, MD; Advocate Lutheran General (Park Ridge)
Gregory Brebach, MD; Advocate Good Shepherd (Barrington)
Nicholas Brown, MD; Loyola (Maywood)
Giridhar Burra, MD; Edward-Elmhurst Health (Naperville)
Charles Bush-Joseph, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Gregory Caronis, MD; Advocate Condell (Libertyville)
Steven Chudik, MD; University of Chicago (Westmont)
Scott Cordes, MD; NorthShore Skokie (Chicago)
Christopher DeWald, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Benjamin Domb, MD; Ascension St. Alexius (Des Plaines)
Evan Dougherty, MD; University of Chicago (Hinsdale)
Michael Durkin, MD; University of Chicago (Hinsdale)
Thomas Ehmke, DO; University of Chicago (Western Springs)
Douglas Evans, MD; Loyola (Maywood)
Henry Finn, MD; Weiss (Chicago)
Howard Freedberg, MD; Ascension St. Alexius (Bartlett)
Nickolas Garbis, MD; Loyola (Maywood)
David Garelick, MD; Ascension St. Joseph Chicago (Avondale)
Grant Garrigues, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Steven Gitelis, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Edward Goldberg, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Mitchell Goldflies, MD; St. Anthony (Lawndale)
Wayne Goldstein, MD; Advocate Lutheran General (Morton Grove)
John Grayhack, MD; Lurie Children's (Chicago)
Purnendu Gupta, MD; Shriners (Montclare)
Rex Haydon, MD, PhD; University of Chicago (Chicago)
James Hill, MD; Northwestern Memorial (Chicago)
Bryant Ho, MD; University of Chicago (Hinsdale)
Erling Ho, MD; MacNeal (Riverside)
Sherwin Ho, MD; University of Chicago (Chicago)
Joshua Jacobs, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Anish Kadaki, MD; Northwestern Memorial (Chicago)
Ari Kaz, MD; Ascension St. Joseph Chicago (Avondale)
Andrew Kim, MD; Edward-Elmhurst Health (Naperville)
Jason Koh, MD; NorthShore Skokie
Keith Komnick, MD; Ascension St. Alexius (Hoffman Estates)
Justin LaReau, MD; University of Chicago (Hinsdale)
Laura Lemke, MD; Lurie Children's (Geneva)
Gabriel Levi, MD; Advocate Masonic (Arcadia Terrace)
Jay Levin, MD; Advocate Condell (Arlington Heights)
Sheryl Lipnick, DO; Ascension St. Alexius (Hoffman Estates)
Junaid Makda, MD; Advocate Condell (Lincolnshire)
Jeffrey Meisles, MD; Gottlieb (Elmhurst)
Bradley Merk, MD; Northwestern Memorial (Chicago)
George Miz, MD; University of Chicago Ingalls (Calumet City)
Mary Morrell, MD; Ascension Alexian Brothers (Elk Grove Village)
Denis Nam, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Mark Neault, MD; Advocate Condell (Lincolnshire)
Paul Nourbash, MD; Ascension Alexian Brothers (Schaumburg)
Scott O'Connor, MD; Rush Copley (Aurora)
Jeremy Oryhon, MD; Advocate Good Shepherd (Barrington)
Ronak Patel, MD; University of Chicago (Westmont)
P. Ronjon Paul, MD; Edward-Elmhurst (Naperville)
Terrance Peabody, MD; Northwestern Memorial (Chicago)
Jasper Petrucci, MD; Northwestern Delnor (Geneva)
Timothy Petsche, MD; Northwestern Delnor (Geneva)
Frank Phillips, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Amy Jo Ptaszek, MD; NorthShore Evanston (Glenviw)
David Raab, MD; Advocate Lutheran General (Morton Grove)
Harold Rees, MD; Loyola (Maywood)
E. Quinn Regan, MD; Northwest Community (Arlington Heights)
John Reilly, MD; Edward-Elmhurst (Naperville)
Victor Romano, MD; West Suburban (River Forest)
Anthony Romeo, MD; Elmhurst-Edward (Westmont)
Jason Rotstein, MD; Ascension Alexian Brothers (Schaumburg)
Dane Salazar, MD; Loyola (Maywood)
Arif Saleem, MD; Rush Copley (Aurora)
John Sarwark, MD; Lurie Children's (Chicago)
Adam Schiff, MD; Loyola (Maywood)
Keith Schroeder, MD; Ascension Alexian Brothers (Schaumburg)
Richard Sherman, MD; NorthShore Skokie (Bannockburn)
Jason Shrouder-Henry, MD; Advocate Good Samaritan (Hinsdale)
Maria Siemionow, MD, PhD; University of Illinois Health (Chicago)
Peter Smith, MD; Shriners Children's (Montclare)
James Sostak, MD; Northwestern Delnor (Geneva)
Patrick Strotman, MD; Northwestern Central DuPage (St. Charles)
S. David Stulberg, MD; NorthShore Skokie (Chicago)
Theodore Suchy, DO; Ascension St. Alexius (Hoffman Estates)
Linda Suleiman, MD; Northwestern Memorial (Chicago)
Ryan Sullivan, MD; Edward-Elmhurst (Naperville)
Michael Terry, MD; Northwestern Memorial (Chicago)
Pietro Tonino, MD; Loyola (Maywood)
Leah Urbanosky, MD; University of Chicago (Western Springs)
Nikhil Verma, MD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Brian Ward, MD; Edward-Elmhurst (Bloomingdale)
Craig Westin, MD; Weiss (Avondale)
Karen Wu, MD, PhD; Loyola (Maywood)
Adam Yanke, MD, PhD; Rush Orthopedics (Chicago)
Lukas Zebala, MD; NorthShore Skokie