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Mercy Physicians Named Among "Top Docs" In Baltimore Magazine November 2009 Issue

(Baltimore, MD) – Mercy Medical Center physicians Drs. John Campbell, J. Lawrence Fitzpatrick, Neil B. Friedman, Marc Hungerford, Dwight Im, Mark Myerson, Neil B. Rosenshein, Armando Sardi and Debra Vachon have been named to Baltimore Magazine’s November 2009 “TOP DOCS” issue, Thomas R. Mullen, president and CEO of Mercy Medical Center, has announced.

Dr. Armando Sardi, Director, The Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy, was highlighted for his work with HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraoperative Peritoneal Chemotherapy) with an interview and half-page color photograph. A surgical oncologist, Dr. Sardi was pictured in the OR with the HIPEC machine which is used during cancer surgery to infuse the patient’s abdominal area with heated chemotherapy, shown to be a more effective treatment in killing cancer cells.

Each Mercy physician was recognized as among the best in their respective fields:

BREAST SURGERY Neil B. Friedman, M.D., F.A.C.S., Director, The Hoffberger Breast Center at Mercy

COLON RECTAL SURGERY Debra A. Vachon, M.D., Surgical Director for The Center for Inflammatory Bowel and Colorectal Diseases at Mercy

GENERAL SURGERY J. Lawrence Fitzpatrick, M.D., Chair, Department of Surgery, Mercy Medical Center

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY Neil B. Rosenshein, M.D., FACOG, Medical Director, The Weinberg Center for Women’s Health & Medicine at Mercy; Medical Director, The Gynecologic Oncology Collaborative

Dwight D. Im, M.D., FACOG, Director, The Gynecologic Oncology Center at Mercy

ORTHOPEDICS/FOOT & ANKLE John T. Campbell, M.D., Surgeon, The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy

Mark Myerson, Director, The Institute for Foot and Ankle Reconstruction at Mercy

ORTHOPEDICS/JOINT REPLACEMENT Marc Hungerford, Director of Joint Replacement and Reconstruction at Mercy, The Orthopedic Specialty Hospital at Mercy

SURGICAL ONCOLOGY, GENERAL Armando Sardi, M.D., Director, Institute for Cancer Care at Mercy

Found in 1874, Mercy Medical Center has been recognized as one of the top 100 hospitals in the nation and among top 10 hospitals for women’s health care. Mercy is home to the nationally renowned Weinberg Center for Women’s Health and Medicine and will open the new 18-story, $400+ million Mary Catherine Bunting Center in 2010-2011. For more information, visit Mercy’s website at www.mdmercy.com or call 1-800-MD-Mercy.