Nine Advocate Good Samaritan specialists named "Top Doctors"

As a
health care system, 31 Advocate Health Care physicians were recognized and
accounted for half of the experts highlighted in Obstetrics & Gynecology
and Pediatrics, especially in areas of Gastroenterology, Neurology, and
Surgery.

“Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital is committed first and foremost to offering the safest and highest quality of care for the patients and communities we serve,” said Dr. Chuck Derus, vice president of medical management at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital. “We are very proud to have so many of our physicians featured in this year’s issue and proud of the excellent and dedicated work of all our physicians here at Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital.”

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital physicians named to the Chicago magazine list include:

Michel N. Ilbawi, MD, Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery; Robert W. Bastian, MD, Otolaryngology; James D. Jenks, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Virginia Kelly, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology; Thomas J. Grobelny, MD, Neuroradiology; Mamdouh Bakhos, MD, Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery; John Joseph Brems, MD, General Surgery; Heidi E. Swanson, DO, Pediatrics; and Mary E. Keen, MD, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

The list, featured in the magazine’s January 2019 edition, recognizes exceptional physicians across Chicagoland who were nominated by their peers considering factors such as clinical excellence, bedside manner, education and board certification.