Silver Cross Honors Physicians for Milestone Years of Service

Silver Cross Hospital recently honored members of the Medical Staff with 20 or more years of service. Physicians receiving awards included:

45 Years - Voraphot Sathissarat, MD, allergy & immunology; Bruce Smit, DPM, podiatric surgery.

40 Years - George Jones, MD, urology; Ramesh Patel, MD, cardiology.

35 Years - Thomas Moore, MD, pediatrics; Kanchana Umpai, MD, obstetrics & gynecology.

30 Years - Frederick Alexander, MD, infectious diseases; Daryl Caneva, DPM, podiatric surgery; Mark Danielson, MD, general surgery; Frances Deppe, MD, physical medicine & rehabilitation; Kenneth Porter, MD, pediatrics.

25 Years - Jose Battistini, MD, obstetrics & gynecology; Catherine Craig, CNM, certified nurse midwife; Hermilo Jazmines, MD, obstetrics & gynecology; Chris Kolyvas, MD, cardiology; Moly Mathew, MD, anesthesia; John Mikuzis, MD, physical medicine & rehabilitation.

20 Years - Greg Andros, MD, urology; Paul Basile, DPM, podiatric surgery; Nafisa Burhani, MD, hematology & oncology; Bradley Dworsky, MD, orthopedic surgery; Saeed Darbandi, MD, general surgery; Nina Gotteiner, MD, pediatric cardiology; Mazen Kawji, MD, cardiology; Russell Khater, MD, obstetrics & gynecology; Philip Leung, MD, pulmonology; Seth Levrant, MD, infertility & reproductive endocrinology; Nitin Nadkarni, MD, neurology; Veena Nadkarni, MD, endocrinology ; Govind Ramadurai, MD, cardiology; Jong-Yoon Yi, MD, cardiology

“These men and women have helped to shape and advance Silver Cross Hospital,” said Ruth Colby, President and CEO of Silver Cross Hospital. “Their dedication to providing safe, high-quality patient care has helped to make Silver Cross a five-star hospital. We’re forever grateful.”

For more information about the Silver Cross Medical Staff or a referral to a physician or staff at Silver Cross, visit www.silvercross.org. Physicians on Silver Cross Hospital’s Medical Staff provide care to patients in Will County and the southwest suburbs. These specialized and highly trained physicians are not employees of Silver Cross Hospital. They determine independently, based on their training and experience, the appropriate medical care for each patient. Their services are separate from the charges for hospital facilities and support staff and are billed separately by the physician or medical group with which the physician is affiliated.