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Many of our esteemed full time surgeons in the Department of Surgery at NYP/Weill Cornell have been consistently recognized by their peers as among the best doctors in their respective fields. In 2012, the percentage of full time faculty designated as top doctors increased by 220%. Below are some of the honors received by our faculty over the years:

America's Top Doctors, Castle Connolly

• Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA
• Palmer Q. Bessey, MD
• Thomas J. Fahey III, MD
• Sandip Kapur, MD
• Michael D. Lieberman, MD
• Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
• Jeffrey Milsom, MD
• Alfons Pomp, MD
• Francesco Rubino, MD
• Darren B. Schneider, MD
• Rache M. Simmons, MD
• Nitsana Spigland
• Alexander J. Swistel, MD
• Roger W. Yurt, MD

America's Top Doctors Us News & World Report

• Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA
• Palmer Bessey, MD
• Thomas J. Fahey, III, MD
• Sandip Kapur, MD
• Michael Lieberman, MD
• Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
• Jeffrey Milsom, MD
• Alfons Pomp, MD
• Francesco Rubino, MD
• Darren Schneider, MD
• Rache Simmons, MD
• Toyooki Sonoda, MD
• Jason Spector, MD
• Nitsana Spigland, MD
• Alexander Swistel, MD
• Mia Talmor, MD
• Roger Yurt, MD

America's Top Doctors for Cancer, Castle Connolly

• Thomas J. Fahey, III, MD
• Michael Lieberman, MD
• Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
• Jeffrey Milsom, MD
• Rache Simmons, MD
• Nitsana Spigland, MD
• Alexander J. Swistel, MD

New York Magazine's Best Doctors

• Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA
• Thomas J. Fahey III, MD
• Sandip Kapur, MD
• Michael Lieberman, MD
• Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
• Jeffrey Milsom, MD
• Francesco Rubino, MD
• Darren Schneider, MD
• Rache Simmons, MD
• Alexander J. Swistel, MD
• Roger W. Yurt, MD

Top Doctors, New York Metropolitan Area, Castle Connolly

• Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA
• Palmer Q. Bessey, MD
• Thomas J. Fahey III, MD
• Sandip Kapur, MD
• Sang Lee, MD
• Michael D. Lieberman, MD
• Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
• Jeffrey Milsom, MD
• Alfons Pomp, MD
• Francesco Rubino, MD
• Darren Schneider, MD
• Rache M. Simmons, MD
• Toyooki Sonoda, MD
• Jason Spector, MD
• Nitsana Spigland, MD
• Alexander J. Swistel, MD
• Mia Talmor, MD
• Eleni A. Tousimis, MD
• Roger W. Yurt, MD
• Rasa Zarnegar, MD

New York Super Doctors

• Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA
• Thomas J. Fahey, III, MD
• Sandip Kapur, MD
• Sang W. Lee, MD
• Michael D. Lieberman, MD
• Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
• Jeffrey W. Milsom, MD
• Alfons Pomp, MD
• Francesco Rubino, MD
• Darren Schneider, MD
• Rache M. Simmons, MD
• Toyooki Sonoda, MD
• Jason Spector, MD
• Nitsana Spigland, MD
• Alexander J. Swistel, MD
• Eleni Tousimis, MD
• Roger W. Yurt, MD

America's Top Surgeons
Consumers' Research Council of America

• Fabrizio Michelassi, MD
• Alfons Pomp, MD
• Darren B. Schneider, MD
• Eleni A. Tousimis, MD

America's Top Surgeons, SLD Industries, Inc.

• Philip S. Barie, MD, MBA