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March 25, 2026

2026 Exceptional Women in Medicine

Nominated by their peers, the Exceptional Women in Medicine list recognizes Top Doctors who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, expertise and dedication in their respective fields.
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The Exceptional Women in Medicine list recognizes women who have contributed to the advancement of healthcare through clinical care, research, community service, education and/or leadership.

All Exceptional Women in Medicine are nominated by their peers, and then the Castle Connolly research team evaluates important criteria to determine who makes the list.

Congratulations to this year's list of Exceptional Women in Medicine:

Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Shireesha Dhanireddy

Cardiology

Rosario Freeman
Catherine Otto
Salpy Pamboukian
Jeanne Poole
April Stempien-Otero
Karen Stout

Gastroenterology

Renuka Bhattacharya

Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine

May Reed

General Internal Medicine

Julia Becke
Deborah Greenberg
Kim O'Connor

Hematology and Oncology

Janis Abkowitz
Christina Baik
Heather Cheng
Elena Chiorean
Stacey Cohen
Sioban Keel
Hannah Linden
Smitha Menon
Cristina Rodriguez
Brenda Sandmaier
Veena Shankaran
Jennifer Specht
Chaitra Ujjani

Medical Genetics

Fuki Hisama
Gail Jarvik

Nephrology

Leah Haseley
Kimberly Muczynski

Rheumatology

Julie Carkin