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84 UVA Health Providers Named on the 2026 ‘Virginia’s Top Doctors’ List

by Luis Soler Rivera

A woman doctor checking the heart of a patient with a stethoscope.

When it comes to you and your family’s health, you want care from a top expert. Knowing who has that expertise, and where they provide it, is important for making the best healthcare choices for you and loved ones.

At UVA Health, we're proud to share that 83 of our doctors and providers have been named to the 2026 edition of "Virginia’s Top Doctors" by Virginia Business magazine, in cooperation with the Medical Society of Virginia.

A Tradition of Excellence

It’s inspiring to be recognized by so many organizations for our many achievements, both as an institution and for the tireless work of our individual providers. We’re consistently named among the nation’s top hospitals because our doctors, nurses, researchers, and caregivers strive to deliver the highest-quality, most advanced, and safest healthcare possible. 

As an academic medical center, we equip physicians, nurses, and care teams with the latest knowledge, skills, and tools to deliver exceptional care, and share that insight across our system of hospitals and clinics. And our world-class research teams address some of the most complex medical problems of our time by translating discoveries into life-saving and life-changing care.

Every day we work on redefining what medicine can do, inventing new treatments, blazing new scientific trails, and crafting new protocols to overcome disease.

We’re confident that here, you’ll find the compassionate, world-class care you want for you and your family. That’s our promise to you: we’ll never stop working for your best health.

Our List

Here are the providers named in Virginia Business’ 2026 Virginia Top Doctor List:

Adolescent Medicine

Susan H. Gray, MD (Pediatric)

Julia F. Taylor, MD (Pediatric)

Allergy & Immunology

Kara Coffey, MD (Pediatric)

Jonathan A. Hemler, MD (Pediatric)

Monica G. Lawrence, MD (Pediatric)

Emily C. McGowan, MD

Samantha C. Minnicozzi, MD (Pediatric)

Anesthesiology

Barbara A. Castro, MD (Pediatric)

Christopher J. Stemland, MD (Pediatric)

Cancer

Brian C. Belyea, MD (Pediatric)

Colleen H. Druzgal, MD (Pediatric)

Michael E. Engel, MD (Pediatric)

Kari L. Ring, MD

Critical Care

Deborah J. Carver, MD (Pediatric)

William G. Harmon, Jr., MD (Pediatric)

Jordan Lull, MD (Pediatric)

Melissa J. Sacco, MD (Pediatric)

Michael C. Spaeder, MD (Pediatric)

Dermatology

Barrett J. Zlotoff, MD (Pediatric)

Developmental & Behavioral Care

Beth E. Davis, MD (Pediatric)

Rebecca J. Scharf, MD (Pediatric)

Richard D. Stevenson, MD (Pediatric)

Ear, Nose & Throat Medicine

William T. Brand III, MD (Pediatric)

Ariana G. Greenwell, MD (Pediatric)

Emergency Medicine

Elisabeth A. Rogers, MD (Pediatric)

William A. Woods, MD (Pediatric)

Endocrinology

Christine M. Burt Solorzano, MD (Pediatric)

Mark D. DeBoer, MD (Pediatric)

Madhusmita Misra, MD (Pediatric)

David R. Repaske, MD (Pediatric)

Gastroenterology

Barrett H. Barnes, MD (Pediatric)

Zachary H. Henry, MD

Craig A. McKinney, MD (Pediatric)

Jeremy P. Middleton, MD (Pediatric)

Genetics

Paul S. Kruszka, MD (Pediatric)

Matthew T. Snyder, MD (Pediatric)

Heart Disease & Heart Surgery

Antonio Abbate, MD

Douglas R. Allen, MD (Pediatric)

Peter N. Dean, MD (Pediatric)

James J. Gangemi, MD

Firezer Haregu, MD (Pediatric)

Michael A. McCulloch, MD (Pediatric)

Karen S. Rheuban, MD (Pediatric)

Patricia F. Rodriguez Lozano, MD

Shelby C. White, MD (Pediatric)

Hospital Medicine

Lisa M. Hainstock, MD (Pediatric)

Eliza T. Holland, MD (Pediatric)

Lynn M. McDaniel, MD (Pediatric)

Jessica S. Meyer, MD (Pediatric)

Infectious Diseases

Jeffrey Donowitz, MD (Pediatric)

James P. Nataro, MD (Pediatric)

Linda A. Waggoner-Fountain, MD (Pediatric)

Kidney Care

John P. Barcia, MD (Pediatric)

Jennifer R. Charlton, MD (Pediatric)

Ayah Elmaghrabi, MD (Pediatric)

Victoria F. Norwood, MD (Pediatric)

Neurology

James N. Brenton, MD (Pediatric)

Howard P. Goodkin, MD (Pediatric)

Kristen C. Heinan, MD (Pediatric)

OBGYN/Maternal & Fetal Medicine

Christian A. Chisholm, MD

Vanessa H. Gregg, MD

Orthopedic Surgery & Care

Keith R. Bachmann, MD (Pediatric)

Abhinav Chhabra, MD

Palliative Care

Noreen Crain, MD (Pediatric)

General Pediatrics

Sarah R. Boggs, MD

Peter W. Heymann, MD

Amy L. Wrentmore, MD

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

William W. Ide, MD (Pediatric)

Robert P. Wilder, MD

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Jonathan S. Black, MD (Pediatric)

Pulmonology

Deborah K. Froh, MD (Pediatric)

Andrea S. Garrod, MD (Pediatric)

Brittany L. Wall, MD (Pediatric)

Radiology

Reza J. Daugherty, MD (Pediatric)

Rheumatology

Catherine A. Bingham, MD (Pediatric)

Aarat M. Patel, MD (Pediatric)

Surgery

Lily S. Cheng, MD (Pediatric)

Jeffrey W. Gander, MD (Pediatric)

Linda W. Martin, MD

Eugene D. McGahren, III, MD (Pediatric)

Urology

Sean T. Corbett, MD (Pediatric)

Kirsten Greene, MD

Nora G. Kern, MD (Pediatric)

Ryan P. Smith, MD

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