Top Women in Medicine

With over 30 years’ experience researching, reviewing, and selecting Top Doctors, Castle Connolly is a trusted and credible healthcare research and information company. Our mission is to help people find the best healthcare by connecting patients with best-in-class healthcare providers. 

Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels. Its online nomination process is open to all licensed physicians in America who are able to nominate physicians in any medical specialty and in any part of the country, as well as indicate whether the nominated physician(s) is, in their opinion, among the best in their region in their medical specialty or among the best in the nation in their medical specialty. Then, Castle Connolly’s research team thoroughly vets each physician’s professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation, disciplinary history and if available, outcomes data. Additionally, a physician’s interpersonal skills such as listening and communicating effectively, demonstrating empathy, and instilling trust and confidence, are also considered in the review process. The Castle Connolly Doctor Directory is the largest network of peer-nominated physicians in the nation.

Through the nomination process, Castle Connolly also identifies female physicians for their annual Exceptional Women in Medicine award. This award was created by Castle Connolly in order to recognize female physicians who are often underrepresented among award recipients in the medical community. Physicians selected to be recognized for this honor are a subset of the female Top Doctors on their website who are the best in their specialties, in their communities and throughout the nation, delivering exceptional patient care. This award not only recognizes physicians who have greatly contributed to healthcare through clinical care, research, community service, education and leadership, but they have also improved healthcare outcomes for issues specific to women. Physicians do not pay and cannot pay to be selected and profiled for Exceptional Women in Medicine award.

Plastic SurgeryView Full Profile

Abigail E. Chaffin, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 100
Metairie LA, 70001

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Dr. Chaffin is a double board-certified plastic surgeon practicing at Tulane University. She received her MD degree from Wayne State University, where she also completed her General Surgery residency in 2006. She is board-certified by the American Board of Surgery. Then, she completed a two year Plastic Surgery fellowship at Tulane University School of Medicine in 2008, and is board-certified in plastic surgery by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. She joined the Tulane University Plastic Surgery full-time faculty in 2008. Dr. Chaffin’s clinical interests include breast reconstruction after breast cancer, complex wound and burn care including wound reconstructive surgery, complex abdominal hernia reconstruction, cosmetic surgery, burn reconstructive surgery, and general reconstructive plastic surgery.

Dr. Abigail Chaffin is also a wound medicine expert. Dr. Chaffin is one of only a few doctors in the state of Louisiana who is a Certified Wound Care Specialist Physician. She is also a Fellow of the American Professional Wound Care Association, and is a Diplomate of the American Board of Wound Medicine and Surgery. She is the Medical Director of the MedCentris Wound Healing Institute at Tulane. She has significant expertise in the surgical reconstruction of complex wounds such as decubitus ulcers, venous and other leg ulcers, and hidradenitis suppurativa.

Pediatric PulmonologyView Full Profile

Adrienne P. Savant, MD

200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70118

Kristin N. Van Hook, MD

1315 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

Child NeurologyView Full Profile

Allison H. Conravey, MD

3040 33rd Street
Metairie LA, 70001

Ann Tilton, MD

200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70118

Maria B. Weimer, MD

200 Henry Clay Avenue, Suite 3040
New Orleans LA, 70118

Obstetrics & GynecologyView Full Profile

Amber Naresh, MD

200 Broadway Street, Suite 230
New Orleans LA, 70118

Amy N. Grace, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 205
Metairie LA, 70001

Amy Truitt, MD

200 West Esplanade Avenue, Suite 501
Kenner LA, 70065

Angela M. Parise, MD

2700 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70115

Anna White, MD

2700 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70115

Diana L. Clavin, MD

1150 Robert Boulevard, Suite 360
Slidell LA, 70458

Donna S. Waters, MD

Crescent City Physicians
New Orleans LA, 70115

Elizabeth Lapeyre, MD

2700 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70115

Janet Ross, MD

Crescent City Physicians
New Orleans LA, 70115

Margaret Roberie, MD

2700 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70115

Nancy N. Thomas, MD

71380 Highway 21
Covington LA, 70433

Rebecca U. Perret, MD

Crescent City Physicians
New Orleans LA, 70115

Veronica Gillispie, MD

200 West Esplanade Avenue, Suite 501
Kenner LA, 70065

DermatologyView Full Profile

Andrea T. Murina, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 201
Metairie LA, 70001

Deirdre O’Boyle Hooper, MD

3525 Prytania Street, Suite 501
New Orleans LA, 70115

Elizabeth F. Bucher, MD

1615 Metairie Road, Suite 101
Metairie LA, 70005

Erin E. Boh, MD/PhD

101 East Judge Tanner Boulevard, Suite 406
Covington LA, 70433

Julie Mermilliod, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 11
New Orleans LA, 70121

Kathryn G. Kerisit, MD

4100 Canal Street
New Orleans LA, 70119

Katy L. Wiltz, MD

2633 Napoleon Avenue, Suite 1020
New Orleans LA, 70115

Laura C. Williams, MD

111 Veterans Boulevard, Suite 406
Metairie LA, 70005

Leah G. Jacob, MD

101 East Judge Tanner Boulevard, Suite 406
Covington LA, 70433

Mara Alena Haseltine, MD

3100 Galleria Drive, Suite 203
Metairie LA, 70001

Marilyn C. Ray, MD

2005 Veterans Memorial Boulevard
Metairie LA, 70002

Martha E. Stewart, MD

4060 Lonesome Road
Mandeville LA, 70471

Mary P. Lupo, MD

145 Allen Toussaint Boulevard, Suite 302
New Orleans LA, 70124

Nicole Elaine Rogers, MD

3100 Galleria Drive, Suite 201
Metairie LA, 70001

Patricia R. Hickham, MD

4141 Bienville Street, Suite 108
New Orleans LA, 70119

Suneeta S. Walia, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 11
New Orleans LA, 70121

PediatricsView Full Profile

Anne T. Boudreaux, MD

142 Rue Marguerite
Thibodaux LA, 70301

Betty P. LoBlais, MD

800 Metairie Road
Metairie LA, 70005

Janine T. Lissard, MD

9605 Jefferson Highway, Suite J
River Ridge LA, 70123

M. Nora Oates, MD

3525 Prytania Street, Suite 602
New Orleans LA, 70115

Nancy Mula, MD

7020 North Highway 190, Suite C
Covington LA, 70433

Pamela E. Richard, MD

3235 East Causeway Approach
Mandeville LA, 70448

Patrice Evers, MD

4740 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 200
Metairie LA, 70001

QuynhAnh Tran, MD

800 Metairie Road
Metairie LA, 70005

Reita Lawrence, MD

3100 Kingman Street
Metairie LA, 70006

Tara E. Mitchell, MD

2370 Gause Boulevard East
Slidell LA, 70464

Theresa L. Dise, MD

4740 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 200
Metairie LA, 70001

Child & Adolescent PsychiatryView Full Profile

Ashley Weiss, DO

4000 Bienville Street, Suite G
New Orleans LA, 70119

Reproductive Endocrinology/InfertilityView Full Profile

Belinda M. Sartor, MD

4770 South I-10 Service Road West
Metairie LA, 70001

Lindsay M. Wells, MD

4321 Magnolia Street
New Orleans LA, 70115

Endocrinology, Diabetes & MetabolismView Full Profile

Brandy Panunti, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

NeurologyView Full Profile

Bridget A. Bagert, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 7
New Orleans LA, 70121

Elizabeth C. Crabtree, MD

Neurosciences Center
Metairie LA, 70006

Holly C. Rutherford, MD

1415 Tulane Avenue, Floor 5
New Orleans LA, 70112

Jamie B. Huddleston, MD

141 Twin Oaks Drive
Raceland LA, 70394

Jessica B. Kraker, MD

Tulane Neurology Clinic
New Orleans LA, 70112

Medical OncologyView Full Profile

Bridgette CollinsBurow, MD/PhD

Cancer Center
Metairie LA, 70006

Hana F. Safah, MD

Transplant and Cellular Therapy Center
Metairie LA, 70006

Pain MedicineView Full Profile

C. Ann Conn, MD

187 Greenbriar Boulevard, Suite A
Covington LA, 70433

NephrologyView Full Profile

Catherine StaffeldCoit, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 1
New Orleans LA, 70121

Jing Chen, MD

1415 Tulane Avenue, Floor 5
New Orleans LA, 70112

Pediatric Allergy & ImmunologyView Full Profile

Cathryn C. Hassett, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

Maternal & Fetal MedicineView Full Profile

Cecilia Gambala, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 302
Metairie LA, 70001

Chi P. Dola, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 302
Metairie LA, 70001

Debora Kimberlin, MD

2700 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70115

Gabriella C. Pridjian, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 302
Metairie LA, 70001

RheumatologyView Full Profile

Chandana Keshavamurthy, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 5
New Orleans LA, 70121

Karen A. Toribio, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 5
New Orleans LA, 70121

Madelaine Feldman, MD

111 Veterans Memorial Boulevard, Suite 404
Metairie LA, 70005

Tamika A. WebbDetiege, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 5
New Orleans LA, 70121

Pulmonary DiseaseView Full Profile

Christine Bojanowski, MD

4320 Houma Boulevard, Suite 603
Metairie LA, 70006

Nereida A. Parada, MD

4320 Houma Boulevard, Suite 603
Metairie LA, 70006

Sports MedicineView Full Profile

Christine M. Keating, MD

2820 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70115

Cardiac ElectrophysiologyView Full Profile

Colleen J. Johnson, MD

1415 Tulane Avenue, Floor 5
New Orleans LA, 70112

Vascular & Interventional RadiologyView Full Profile

Dee Malkerneker, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

OtolaryngologyView Full Profile

Elisabeth H. Rareshide, MD

2820 Napoleon Avenue, Suite 820
New Orleans LA, 70115

Kathy L. Chauvin, MD

350 Lakeview Court, Suite A
Covington LA, 70433

Radiation OncologyView Full Profile

Ellen L. Zakris, MD

Crescent City Physicians
New Orleans LA, 70115

Internal MedicineView Full Profile

Erica V. Tate, MD

2001 Tulane Avenue, Floor 2
New Orleans LA, 70112

Jan Cooper, MD

5646 Read Boulevard, Floor 2, Suite 200
New Orleans LA, 70127

Jennifer M. Bertsch, MD

Crescent City Physicians
New Orleans LA, 70115

Susan F. Ovella, MD

728 West 11th Avenue
Covington LA, 70433

PsychiatryView Full Profile

Holly MacKenna, MD

1900 South Carrollton Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70118

Pediatric GastroenterologyView Full Profile

Ilana Fortgang, MD

1315 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

Colon & Rectal SurgeryView Full Profile

Jacquelyn S. Turner, MD

Tulane Surgery Clinic
Metaire LA, 70006

Jennifer D. Silinsky, MD

3100 Galleria Drive, Suite 303
Metairie LA, 70001

Pediatric SurgeryView Full Profile

Jessica A. Zagory, MD

200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70118

Gynecologic OncologyView Full Profile

Jessica J. Shank, MD

Cancer Center
Metairie LA, 70006

Pui C. Cheng, MD

Crescent City Physicians
New Orleans LA, 70115

Infectious DiseaseView Full Profile

Katherine Baumgarten, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

Sandra A. Kemmerly, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

Pediatric CardiologyView Full Profile

Kelly Gajewski, MD

200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70118

Patricia E. Thomas, MD

1319 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

Tamara T. Bradford, MD

200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70118

Hand SurgeryView Full Profile

Kelly L. Babineaux, MD

3601 Houma Boulevard, Suite 300
Metairie LA, 70006

Pediatric OtolaryngologyView Full Profile

Kimsey H. Rodriguez, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 4
New Orleans LA, 70121

Allergy & ImmunologyView Full Profile

Laurianne Wild, MD

4320 Houma Boulevard, Suite 603
Metairie LA, 70006

Margaret Huntwork, MD

4320 Houma Boulevard, Suite 603
Metairie LA, 70006

Reena Mehta, MD

2620 Jena Street
New Orleans LA, 70115

Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery

Leise R. Knoepp, MD

2700 Napoleon Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70115

Margie Kahn, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 302
Metairie LA, 70001

Orthopaedic SurgeryView Full Profile

Leslie Elaine Sisco, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 5
New Orleans LA, 70121

Pediatric Hematology-OncologyView Full Profile

Lolie Yu, MD

200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70118

Pediatric Infectious Diseases

Margarita Silio, MD

200 Henry Clay Avenue
New Orleans LA, 70118

OphthalmologyView Full Profile

Marilu O'Byrne, MD

1580 West Causeway Approach, Suite 3
Mandeville LA, 70471

Nano Karen Zeringue, MD

900 Canal Boulevard, Suite 3
Thibodaux LA, 70301

Rebecca C. Metzinger, MD

Tulane Ophthalmology
Metairie LA, 70006

SurgeryView Full Profile

Mary Killackey, MD

Tulane Transplant Institute
Metairie LA, 70006

Shawn A. McKinney, MD

Ambulatory Care Center
New Orleans LA, 70112

UrologyView Full Profile

Melissa M. Montgomery, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 4
New Orleans LA, 70121

GastroenterologyView Full Profile

Natalie H. Bzowej, MD/PhD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 1
New Orleans LA, 70121

Rebekah H. Lemann, MD

2820 Napoleon Avenue, Suite 720
New Orleans LA, 70115

Shamita Bhupendra Shah, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway
New Orleans LA, 70121

Family MedicineView Full Profile

Nathalie MascherpaKerkow, MD

201 Saint Ann Drive, Suite B
Mandeville LA, 70471

Priya P. Velu, MD

5300 Tchoupitoulas Street, Suite C2
New Orleans LA, 70115

Rachana Sus, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 101
Metairie LA, 70001

Radha Raman, MD

Vernilyn N. Juan, MD

Crescent City Physicians
New Orleans LA, 70115

Cardiovascular DiseaseView Full Profile

Sapna V. Desai, MD

1514 Jefferson Highway, Floor 3
New Orleans LA, 70121

Bariatric Surgery

Shauna M. Levy, MD

4720 South I-10 Service Road West, Suite 501
Metairie LA, 70001

Hospice & Palliative MedicineView Full Profile

Sonia Malhotra, MD

2000 Canal Street, Medical Staff Office
New Orleans LA, 70112