News — MAYWOOD, IL – Chicago magazine's Top Cancer Doctors list for 2022 includes 29 Loyola Medicine physicians. 

The physicians were nominated by their peers as the best in the area, according to Chicago magazine. The selection process considers these nominations along with physicians' educational and professional experience when deciding finalists.

"Loyola Medicine prides itself on offering outstanding, compassionate care for patients with cancer," said Shawn P. Vincent, president and CEO of Loyola Medicine. "These doctors are at the forefront of patient care and research, and we are proud to have them represent Loyola in this year's list."

"Here at Loyola we offer unique and holistic treatments at a world-class cancer center," said William Small Jr., MD, chair of radiation oncology and director of the Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center. "The Top Cancer Doctors list is a testament to the dedication and expertise offered by our physicians."

The annual list of Top Cancer Doctors was published in Chicago magazine's June/July 2022 issue and can be found .

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research and information company, compiled the Top Doctors list for Chicago magazine. Its online nomination process is open to all licensed physicians in the United States. Physicians are able to nominate doctors in any specialty in any part of the country who they believe are the best in the region or the country in their specialties. A physician's education and professional experience are validated before final selection. Doctors cannot pay to be selected.

Here are the Loyola Medicine physicians on the 2022 Top Cancer Doctors list:

  • , colon and rectal cancer and surgery, LUMC
  • , colon and rectal cancer and surgery, LUMC
  • , hepatology, LUMC
  • , gynecologic oncology, LUMC
  • , hematology, LUMC
  • , MD, hematology, LUMC
  • , medical oncology, LUMC
  • , medical oncology, LUMC
  • , medical oncology, LUMC
  • , medical oncology, LUMC
  • , neurological surgery, LUMC
  • , neurological surgery, LUMC
  • , otolaryngology, LUMC
  • , otolaryngology, LUMC
  • , pathology, LUMC
  • , pediatric hematology-oncology, LUMC
  • , plastic surgery, Gottlieb
  • , plastic surgery, LUMC
  • Edward Melian, MD, radiation oncology, LUMC
  • , radiation oncology, LUMC
  • , surgery, LUMC
  • , surgery, LUMC
  • , thoracic and cardiac surgery, LUMC
  • , urology, LUMC
  • , urology, LUMC
  • , urology, LUMC
  • , urology, LUMC
  • , urology, LUMC
  • , vascular & interventional radiology, LUMC

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About Loyola Medicine

Loyola Medicine, a member of Trinity Health, is a nationally ranked academic, quaternary care system based in Chicago's western suburbs. The three-hospital system includes Loyola University Medical Center, , , as well as convenient locations offering primary care, specialty care and immediate care services from more than 1,500 physicians throughout Cook, Will and DuPage counties. Loyola is a 547-licensed-bed hospital in Maywood that includes the , the , a Level 1 , Illinois's largest , a certified comprehensive stroke center and a . Having delivered compassionate care for over 50 years, Loyola also trains the next generation of caregivers through its academic affiliation with Loyola University Chicago’s  and . Established in 1961, Gottlieb is a 247-licensed-bed community hospital in Melrose Park with the Judd A. Weinberg Emergency Department, the  and the . MacNeal is a 374-licensed-bed teaching hospital in Berwyn with advanced medical, surgical and psychiatric services, acute rehabilitation, an inpatient skilled nursing facility and a 68-bed behavioral health program and community clinics.

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About Trinity Health

Trinity Health is one of the largest not-for-profit, Catholic health care systems in the nation. It is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians caring for diverse communities across 25 states. Nationally recognized for care and experience, the Trinity Health system includes 88 hospitals, 131 continuing care locations, the second largest PACE program in the country, 125 urgent care locations and many other health and well-being services. Based in Livonia, Michigan, its annual operating revenue is $20.2 billion with $1.2 billion returned to its communities in the form of charity care and other community benefit programs.

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