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Finding the right doctor

By Juleah Blatt

The pandemic and its effects have shifted the discussion of health and medicine to the forefront of everyday life for the majority of Americans. This resulted in a drastic increase in the weight placed on selecting physicians and their practices. The relationship between doctor and patient should be one of trust that is seamlessly supported by a host of dedicated staff members, all playing a role in providing quality patient care. Selecting the right physician is a personal and important decision, and it is one that can be overwhelming to make alone.

Columbia Metropolitan Magazine is pleased to provide Premier Physicians™ in this issue — the third time our readers have selected whom they consider to be the finest doctors in the Midlands. Rather than using a list of the best in local health care compiled by outside resources, we believe you, our readers, as patients, are the ultimate experts in this field.

We requested that our readers choose doctors based on quality of overall care, skill and expertise, convenience, availability for appointments, as well as bedside manner and compassion. Through this list, our readers are expressing their appreciation for the level of care they have received from our area’s doctors.

Premier Physicians™ is intended to be a valuable resource for those in search of a doctor. This list is based purely on patient selections. In addition to the many fine physicians listed, there are other excellent doctors in the Columbia area who are not included. Make note of any doctors you would like to see on the 2022 list, and be sure to participate and voice your opinion when the Premier Physicians nominee ballot is posted on ColumbiaMetro.com in April 2022. 

Premier Physicians™ 2021

Allergy & Immunology

Allergy Partners of the Midlands
Hector Rodriguez

Carolina Allergy & Asthma Consultants
Michael Bykowsky
David Perrick

CENTA Medical Group
Jonathan King

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington ENT & Allergy
Andrew Battiata

Palmetto Allergy & Asthma
Lisa Hutto

Prisma Health, Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
David Amrol

SouthEastern ENT, Allergy & Sleep Disorders
Chad Gunnlaugsson

Bariatric Surgery

Lexington Medical Center, South Carolina Obesity Surgery Center
Marc Antonetti
Glen Strickland

Prisma Health Surgery
Zeid Keilani
Benjamin Tribble
Cardiac Electrophysiology

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Cardiology
William Brabham
Christopher Rowley

Prisma Health, Cardiology
Jennifer Feldman
Robert Mazzei
Sultan Siddique

MUSC Health, Providence Heart
Conrad Bauknight
Venkateshwar Gottipaty

Cardiology

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Medical Heart and Vascular Center
Brandon Drafts
Amy Rawl Epps
Mitchell Jacocks
Stanley Juk
Leon Khoury
Joseph Lawton
Robert Malanuk
Michael Roberts
Taylor Williams

Prisma Health Cardiology
Meghan Businaro
Barry Feldman
Stacy Graham
Rodney Harrison
David Isbell
Ryan MacNevin

MUSC Health, Providence Heart
Michael Foster
Christopher Huffman
Norma Khoury

SC Internal Medicine Associates and Rehabilitation
Daniel Bouknight

Cardiovascular Surgery

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Cardiovascular Surgery
Jeffrey Travis
William Yarbrough

Prisma Health Cardiothoracic Surgery
Reid Tribble

MUSC Health, Thoracic and Cardiovascular Associates
John Sutton
Robert Zurcher

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry and Psychology

Lexington County Community Mental Health Center
Victor Shaw Evans

Midlands Psychiatric Services
Jim Claytor

Southern Psychiatry
Kristin Clary
Jesse Raley

Spero Psychiatry
Ashley Harbin

Child Neurology

Prisma Health Pediatric Neurology
Mary Gregory
Rebecca Lehman
Colon & Rectal Surgery

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Surgery
Edward Jakubs

Prisma Health, Colorectal Surgery
Sylvia Kim
Leslie Jarrott Moore
Sidney Morrison

Dermatology

Carolinas Dermatology & Plastic Surgery
Ann Harriott Ervin
Annette Lynn
Kaitlyn Powell
Long Quan

Columbia Skin Clinic
Sara Bruton
Allison Cashman
Jim Chow
Asha James
Richard Laws
John Mouzakis
Greta Zimmerman

Northeast Dermatology
Lee Carson

Pierre Jaffe, MD
Pierre Jaffe

St. Andrews Dermatology
Rebecca Clemenz 

The Dermatology Group
Dina Hunter
Lee Jordan

Diagnostic Radiology

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Radiology Associates
Clarence Davis
Jeanette Fulton
Keith McGuire

Palmetto Imaging
Timothy Close
William Edenfield
Zachary Kilpatrick

Prisma Health Radiology
Cooper Black
Douglas Bull
Frederick Dreyer
Charles Hubbard
Sheila Jones
Jason Lynn
Matthew Marcus
William Savoca

Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Endocrinology
Frank Ferraro

Laurel Endocrine and Thyroid Specialists
J. Robert Brennan
Eric Horst
Marjan Karegar
Laura LaBoone 

Prisma Health Endocrinology
Joaquin Lado Abeal
Brooke McAdams

Family Medicine

Colonial Healthcare
Carlos Soto 

Lexington Medical Center, Chapin Family Practice
Javier Carles
Daniel Dunbar

Lexington Medical Center, Harbison Medical Associates
Gregory Fulcher

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Family Practice Ballentine
Rachel Callis-Wolfe
William Fravel
Scott McKay
Michael Nunnery

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Family Practice Irmo
Michael Beaver
Laura Jackso
Daniel Shumpert

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Family Practice Lexington
Scott Dacus
David Lyle

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Family Practice Northeast
Brian Cline
April Getz 

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Family Practice West Columbia
J. Allan Hicks
Gregory Konduros

Lexington Medical Center, Palmetto Family Medicine
Russell Ditzler
Sarah Cottingham 

Lexington Medical Center, Sandhills Family Medicine
Rebecca McNair

Lovelace Family Medicine
Oscar Lovelace

MDVIP
David Fisher

Noreta Family Medicine
Melissa Boylan

Prisma Health Family Medicine
Rodney Fitzgibbon
Martha Parker Hester
Martin Hester
Jamee Steen
Andrew Vaughan
Kevin Via

MUSC Health, Providence Family Medicine NE
Nusrat Shafi

Providence Family Practice
Jaroslaw Ambroziak

The Practice Family Medicine
William Crigler
John Mattei

TLM Medical Services
Conigliaro Jones

Gastroenterology

Associates in Gastroenterology
Siva Chockalingam

Carolina Digestive Disease

George Jenkins

Spencer Jenkins

Daniel Tupper Iseman

Consultants in Gastroenterology

James Richter 

Gabe Saleeby

March Seabrook

Gene Stuart

Matthew Thoma

Rajeev Vasudeva

Columbia Gastroenterology Associates

Walter Bristow

Edward Kimbrough

Anthony Lowman

Georges Postic

Geriatric Medicine

Geriatric Health & Wellness

Victor Hirth

Prisma Health Senior Primary Care

Rachelle Gajadhar

Margaret Matthews

Tad Venn

Gynecologic Oncology

South Carolina Oncology Associates

William Merritt

James Williams

Hand Surgery

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Orthopaedics

James McIntosh

Michelle O’Brien

Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery

Michael Green

Palmetto Bone & Joint

William Owens

Prisma Health Orthopedics

David Fulton

Earl (Mac) McFadden

John Walsh

Infectious Disease

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Medical Specialists

Emilio Perez-Jorge

Elizabeth Nimmich 

Prisma Health, Immunology Center

Divya Ahuja

Helmut Albrecht

Sharon Weissman

Internal Medicine

Lexington Medical Center, The Columbia Medical Group

Edgar DesChamps

Ruben Mayer

Stacie Moore-Bowens

Huong Thi Pan 

Bradley Word

Lexington Medical Center, Mid Carolina Internal Medicine

Hampton Alford

Brent Powers

Vijay Koli

Lexington Medical Center, Internal Medicine Associates

Richard Murray

Christopher Wicker

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Internists Irmo

Thomas Edwards

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Medical Associates

J. Russell Williams

Prisma Health Internal Medicine

Elizabeth Edwards

Brad Markowitz

Andrew Sides

Leslie Stuck

Tracy Voss

Palmetto Primary Care Physicians

James Allison

MUSC Health, Associates in Internal Medicine

Ben Studnicka

MUSC Health, Columbia Medical Associates

Jerry Robinson

Three Rivers Medical

Keith Bridgers

John Gould

Peggy Toliver-Dingle

SC Internal Medicine Associates and Rehabilitation

Joseph Gabriel

Benjamin Levinson

Frederic Smith

Interventional Cardiology

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Cardiology

William Brabham

William Brearley

Robert Leonardi

Robert Malanuk

Prisma Health Cardiology

Kevin Baugh

Stacy Graham

William Hollins 

MUSC Health, Providence Heart

William Phillips

Nephrology

Columbia Nephrology

Marcono Hines

Niall McLaughlin

Prakash Prabhu

Anuj Regmi

David Shure 

Jeremy Sorkin

Thomas Wheeler

Neurological Surgery

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Brain & Spine Institute

Scott Boyd

Johnathan Engh

Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery

Karl Lozanne 

William Rambo

Prisma Health Neurosurgery

Erwin Mangubat

Roham Moftakhar

Catherine McClung Smith

Neurology

Lexington Medical Center, Southeastern Neurology & Memory Clinic

Mark Lenke 

Douglas Sinclair

Pain and Neurology Specialists of Columbia

David Stickler

Prisma Health Neurology

Hamilton Peters

Michael Mareska

The Hammett Clinic

David Hammett

Obstetrics & Gynecology

Kraemer Women’s Care

Todd Kraemer 

Lexington Medical Center, Carolina Women’s Physicians

Allyson Jones

Samantha Morton

Lexington Medical Center, Chapin Women’s Care,

Evelyn Tucker

George Watt

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Women’s Care Irmo

Robert Silverio

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Women’s Care Lexington

David Stallard

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Women’s Care Sandhills

Thomas Austin

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Women’s Care West Columbia

Janice Bacon

James Estes 

Gregory Lyman

William E. Plyler

Frederick B. Thompson

Miriam Wilcox

Lexington Medical Center, South Carolina OBGYN Associates

Courtney Brooks

Thomas Giudice

Robert Grumbach

David Holladay

Christopher Hutchinson

Tucker Laffitte

Mark Salley

James Stands

Lexington Medical Center, Vista Women’s Heathcare

John Moore 

Kathryn Moore 

Prisma Health Women’s Physicians Associates OB/GYN

Evelyn Roland

Prisma Health Parkridge OB/GYN

Albert Odom

Mark Wild

Prisma Health Obstetrics and Gynecology

Myles Davis

Wendy Hartshorne

Oncology

South Carolina Oncology Associates
Woodrow Coker
Mohamed El Geneidy
Anne Hutchison
Fred J. Kudrik
Steve Minter
James Williams

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Oncology
Asheesh Lal
Steve Madden
Chelsea Rainwater Stillwell
James Wells 

Ophthalmology

20/20 Vision
Kelly Hynes 

Bryan Eye Clinic
Beau T. Bryan

Carolina Retina Center
Jeffrey Gross
Barron Fishburne

Eye Consultants
James Dickson 

Eye Physicians & Surgeons of Columbia
Cynthia Snell Volpe

Palmetto Retina Center
Lloyd Clark
John Payne 

Prisma Health Ophthalmology
Rakesh Patel

The Columbia Eye Clinic
Derek Barker
William Cain
Holland Crosswell
Derrick Huey
William Johnson
Edward Mintz
Mitchell Newman
Lynn Hicks Snoddy
Garner Wild

The Eye Center
Matthew Clary
Lucas Platt

Optometry

Vista Vision
Kendria Cartledge

Orthopedic Surgery

Lexington Medical Center, Southeastern Orthopaedic & Sports Medicine
David Lee
Andrew Piasecki

Lexington Medical Center, Carolina Shoulder & Knee Specialists
Kevin Nahigian

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Orthopaedics
David Kingery

McCain Orthopaedic Center

Richard McCain

Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery

Seth Bowman

Robert DaSilva

Coleman Fowble

Michael Green

Thomas Gross

William James 

James O’Leary 

Palmetto Bone & Joint

James Loging

Prisma Health Orthopedics

Douglas DeHoll

Daniel Del Gaizo

Guillaume Dumont

Gregory Grabowski

David Koon

Christopher Mazoue

Earl (Mac) McFadden

Frank Voss

Otolaryngology

Palmetto Surgery Center

Alan Brill

CENTA Medical Group

William Giles

Aaron Hilton   

Jonathan King

ENT & Allergy Partners

Anna Bouknight

Benjamin Paysinger

Tab Thompson

Carolina ENT Associates

Scott Thompson

SouthEastern ENT, Allergy & Sleep Disorders

Chad Gunnlaugsson

Pain Specialists

Lake Carolina Pain + Spine

Kamran Koranloo

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Brain and Spine Institute

Erin Lawson

Palmetto Pain Management

Ezra Riber

Southern Pain Specialists

Stephen Tuel

Pathology

Lexington Medical Center, Pathology Associates of  Lexington

Jeff Welsh

Professional Pathology Services

Robert Bradley

Lawrence Klein

Jesse Powell

Pediatric Cardiology

Prisma Health Pediatric Cardiology

Srinadh Rao

Osborne Shuler

Pediatric Endocrinology

Prisma Health Pediatric Endocrinology

Laura Szadek

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Prisma Health Pediatric Gastroenterology

Rathnasabhapath (Ratha) Amarnath

Narendra Yallanki

Pediatric Hematology Oncology

Prisma Health Pediatric Hematology Oncology

Laura Pirich

Carla Roberts

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Prisma Health, Pediatric Infectious Disease

Anna Kathryn Rye Burch

Rebecca Widener

Pediatric Otolaryngology

CENTA Medical Group

William Giles

ENT & Allergy Partners

Fred Garner

SC ENT, Allergy and Sleep Medicine

Macy Vidrine

Pediatric Pulmonology

Prisma Health, Pediatric Pulmonology

Daniel Brown

Pediatric Surgery

Prisma Health, Pediatric Surgery

Juan Camps

Midlands Orthopaedics & Neurosurgery

Frederick Piehl

Pediatrics

Carolina Pediatrics & Adolescent Care

Philip Mubarak

Chapin Pediatrics

Luke Bonnett

Palmetto Pediatric & Adolescent Clinic

Deborah Greenhouse

Kiersten Lofton

Jennifer Soroos

Prisma Health General and Hospital Pediatrics

James Stallworth

Caughman Taylor

Pediatric Associates

Guy Castles

Joe Castles

Sandhills Pediatrics & Adolescent Clinic

Theodore DuBose

Michael Finch

Elizabeth Haile

Laura Ledlie

Laura Rickenmann

Kevin Wessinger

R. Tye Whitaker

Grant Willard

SouthernMED Pediatrics

Kyle Guyton

Andrew Pittard

Plastic Surgery

Carlin Plastic Surgery

Brett Carlin

Carolinas Dermatology and Plastic Surgery

McIver Leppard

Donen Davis Plastic Surgery

Donen Davis

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Plastic Surgery

Todd Lefkowitz

Palmetto Facial Plastics

Helen Moses

Plastic Surgery Consultants

Richard J. Wassermann

Prisma Health Plastic Surgery

Elliott Chen

Harold Friedman

Peter Haines

Mirsad Mujadzic

Smythe Rich, M.D.

Smythe Rich 

Podiatry

Columbia Podiatry

Daniel Methuselah

Jennifer M. Kern, M.D.

Jennifer Kern 

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Podiatry

Paul Bearden

Mark Kutyla

Palmetto Podiatry Associates

Joseph Moran

The Foot Clinic

Todd Davis

Psychiatry

Columbia Psychiatric Associates

Angela Harper

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Medical Specialists

Brad Clayton

Melanie Lobel

Midlands Psychiatric Services

William Walkup

Southern Psychiatry

Kristin Clary

Pulmonary Disease

Midlands Pulmonary

Gregory Feldman

Lexington Medical Center, Carolina Pulmonary

Sarkis Derderian

Shawn Ghent

Christopher Marshall

Prisma Health Pulmonology

Rohan Arya 

Jennifer Hucks

William Owens

Radiation Oncology

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Radiation Oncology

Quillin Davis

Joshua Lawson

South Carolina Oncology Associates

Kevin Blas

Kurt Meyer

Brandon Stone

Leonid Zamdborg

Rheumatology

Arthritis Consultants

Robert Boyd

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Rheumatology

Janie Bruce 

Bruce Goeckeritz

Frederick Talip

Prisma Health Rheumatology

Alvin Lee Day

James Fant

Mark Greenberg

Sleep Medicine

Bogan Sleep Consultants

Richard Bogan

William McLain 

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Sleep Solutions

Sarkis Derderian

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Family Medicine

Russell Ditzler

Prisma Health Cardiology

Terry Grainger

SC Internal Medicine Associates and Rehabilitation

Joseph Gabriel

SC ENT, Allergy and Sleep Medicine

Robert Puchalski

Surgery

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Surgical Associates

Myron Barwick

Jeffrey Libbey

Glen Strickland 

Prisma Health Surgery

Raymond Bynoe

Stephen Metropol

Martin Mirra

Harris Parker

Benjamin Tribble

Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Cardiovascular Surgery

Jeffrey Travis

Prisma Health Cardiothoracic Surgery

Jeffery Martin

Scott Petit

Reid Tribble

Urology

Lexington Medical Center, Lexington Urology

John Beasley

David Lamb

John Rawl

Brian Willard

Prisma Health Urology

Scott Castle

Michael Moran

Jessica Rueb

Daniel Rukstalis

Southern Urogynecology

Andrea Pezzella

Vascular Surgery

Allure Medical

Robert Musson

Espinoza Vein Institute

Paul Espinoza

Prisma Health Vascular Surgery

Daniel Clair

Lexington Medical Center, Southern Surgical Group

Terry Norton

 

Clay Publishing, Inc. has used its best efforts in compiling information received from its readers and producing this Premier Physicians™ list based on the information it received, but Clay Publishing, Inc. does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate. Clay Publishing, Inc., does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person for any loss or damage caused by any errors or omissions herein whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2021 by Clay Publishing, Inc. of Columbia, South Carolina. All rights reserved. This list, or parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without permission. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without permission of Clay Publishing, Inc.

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