Mobile, Ala. (December 17, 2007)
Contact: Amanda MacDonald,
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 Four USA Physicians Recognized as America’s Top Doctors
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This year, four physicians within the University of South Alabama’s Physicians Group are included in the latest edition of “America’s Top Doctors,” which is a reference book that highlights physicians who are considered among the best in their specialties in both patient care and research.
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Drs. Michael Finan, Johnson Haynes, Jr., Arnold Luterman, and Velma Scantelbury were each listed among the top physician specialists in the United States.
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The selection process for America’s Top Doctors is based on a rigorous research process that begins with mail and telephone surveys of board certified physicians. A comprehensive review of the training and credentials of those physicians considered for the inclusion is conducted by the Castle Connolly physician-led research team.
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Dr. Michael Finan is professor and chief of the gynecologic and oncology division at the Mitchell Cancer Institute and is a professor of OBGYN at the USA College of Medicine. He specializes in the management of cancers of the uterus, cervix, ovaries, and lower genital tract. He is also the first gynecologist in Mobile to perform robotic surgery. Prior to joining USA, Finan served as the residency program director of ob/gyn and chairman of the cancer committee at Ochsner Clinic Foundation in New Orleans.
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Dr. Johnson Haynes, Jr. is a professor of internal medicine and director of the USA Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center. His interests are in the research and treatment if sickle cell disease. Haynes is a graduate of the USA College of Medicine and conducted his residency training at the USA Medical Center. Haynes completed his clinical fellowship in pulmonary vascular research at USA, as well as a fellowship in research pulmonary at the University of Colorado. |
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Dr. Arnold Luterman is the Ripps-Meisler professor of surgery at the USA College of Medicine, medical director of the USA Burn Center and the USA Wound Care Center, as well as assistant dean of graduate of graduate medical education. He is a nationally known burn care expert, and is actively engaged in leading-edge burn and wound treatment and research. He helped establish the USA Burn Center in 1981, and has played a vital role in the care of burn victims in our region for more than 20 years. |
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Dr. Velma Scantlebury is a professor of surgery at the USA College of Medicine. She is listed, by the American Medical Association, as the first African-American female kidney transplant surgeon in the nation. Scantlebury has performed over 800 transplants in children and adults. Her research interests include outcomes of organ donations and transplantations in African-Americans. |
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