National Guide Names Several Long Island Physicians 'Top Doctors'

OCEANSIDE, NY — Several members of Mount Sinai South Nassau have been named among the best doctors, according to a preeminent physicians guide.

Castle Connelly selected nine physicians to their 30th-anniversary list.

Only seven percent of more than 850,000 practicing doctors in the U.S. earned the "Top Doctor."

Those selected from Mount Sinai South Nassau are:

• Ann Buhl, MD, Gynecologic Oncology, Director, Gynecologic Oncology
• Carlos Montoya-Iraheta, MD, Pediatric Cardiology, Chief, Pediatric Cardiology
• Rajiv Datta, MD, Surgery, Chair, Department of Surgery
• Alan Garely, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chair, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
• Steven M. Harris, MD, Urology
• Jay Itzkowitz, MD, Emergency Medicine, Chair, Department of Emergency Services
• Sherry Megalla, MD, Cardiology,
• Matthew D. Rifkin, MD, Diagnostic Radiology, Chair, Department of Radiology
• Neil Soskel, MD, Family Medicine

"I commend each of these tremendous physicians for this outstanding accomplishment," said Adhi Sharma, MD, President of Mount Sinai South Nassau. "Their commitment to providing expert, patient-centered care does not go unrecognized by their peers as well as our nurses and advanced practice practitioners."

Castle Connelly's Top Doctors guide is a curated list of more than 63,000 board-certified physicians from all 50 states covering all major specialties.