For Immediate Release
September 13, 2007

BUFFALO, NY- Thirty physicians from Roswell Park Cancer Institute (RPCI) are included in the Best Doctors® in America 2007-2008. Over the past 15 years, Best Doctors® has been conducting the largest independent surveys of the medical profession to identify the doctors that other doctors consider to be the best in their specialties.

“We are proud that members of RPCI’s dedicated clinical faculty are consistently included among this prestigious group,” said Judy Smith, MD, Medical Director, RPCI. “This database provides an important resource to patients and families as they make vital decisions about their health care.”

The 2007-2008 Best Doctors® in America database included more than 50,000 doctors in 43 specialties and over 400 subspecialties, from more than 30 countries around the world. And since doctors are neither required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed, Best Doctors® has gained the respect of the medical profession and patients alike as an unbiased source of top quality medical information. Individuals seeking additional information from Best Doctors® may contact the company through its website at www.bestdoctors.com.

RPCI physicians cited by specialty are:

Anesthesiology

Oscar de Leon-Cassasola, MD

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Kelli M. Bullard-Dunn, MD

Dermatology

Allan Oseroff, MD, PhD

Infectious Disease

Brahm Segal, MD

Medical Oncology and Hematology

Alex A. Adjei, MD; Asher Chanan-Khan, MD; Myron S. Czuczman, MD; Ellis G. Levine, MD; Philip L. McCarthy, Jr., MD; Donald L. Trump, MD; Meir Wetzler, MD; Michael Wong, MD

Neurological Surgery

Robert Plunkett, MD

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Shashikant B. Lele, MD; Kerry J. Rodabaugh, MD

Otolaryngology

Wesley Hicks, MD

Pathology

David Hicks, MD

Pediatric Specialist

Martin Brecher, MD; Daniel Green, MD

Plastic Surgery

Thom Loree, MD

Radiation Oncology

Mohamed Khan, MD, PhD; Michael Kuettel, MD, MBA, PhD

Surgical Oncology

Stephen Edge, MD; John F. Gibbs, MD; Wesley Hicks, MD; John Kane, MD; Boris W. Kuvshinoff, MD; Thom Loree, MD; Hector R. Nava, MD; Ashwani Rajput, MD

Thoracic Surgery

Todd L. Demmy, MD

Urology

Robert P. Huben, MD

Roswell Park Cancer Institute, founded in 1898, is the nation’s first cancer research, treatment and education center and is the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in Upstate New York. RPCI is a member of the prestigious National Comprehensive Cancer Network, an alliance of the nation’s leading cancer centers. Roswell Park has affiliate sites and collaborative programs in New York, Pennsylvania, and in China. For more information, visit RPCI’s website at http://www.roswellpark.org, call 1-877-ASK-RPCI (1-877-275-7724) or e-mail askrpci@roswellpark.org.