
Every year, Cleveland Magazine publishes a list of the best doctors in northeast Ohio. Doctors complete a survey to evaluate and nominate their peers for this recognition. Congratulations to these Akron Children’s providers who made the 2025 Best Doctors list:
- Scott Boulanger, MD – Pediatric General Surgeon
- Jessica Castonguay, DO, MPH – Adolescent Medicine Specialist
- Tsulee Chen, MD – Pediatric Neurosurgeon
- Crystal Cole, MD – Adolescent Medicine Specialist
- Kathryn Cook, DO – Pediatric Rheumatologist
- Reinaldo Garcia-Naveiro, MD – Pediatric Gastroenterologist
- Ryan Heksch, MD – Pediatric Endocrinologist
- Justin Huntington, MD – Pediatric General Surgeon
- Tara Karamlou, MD, MSc – Cardiovascular Surgeon
- Ravi Karnani, MD – Pediatric Allergist and Immunologist
- Joel Katz, DO – Pediatric Neurosurgeon
- Joey Korah, MD – Pediatrician
- Laura Markley, MD – Pediatric Psychiatrist and Addiction Medicine Specialist
- Kimberly Martin, MD – Pediatric Endocrinologist
- David Miller, MD – Vitreoretinal Surgeon
- Marc Nelson, MD – Pediatric Otolaryngologist
- Nicholas Nguyen, MD – Pediatric Dermatologist
- Faruk Örge, MD – Pediatric Ophthalmologist
- Rupesh Raina, MD – Pediatric Nephrologist
- Hannah Rhodes, DO – Pediatric Hospitalist
- Ian Rossman, MD – Pediatric Neurologist
- Stephen Sondike, MD – Adolescent Medicine Specialist
- Robert Stewart, MD – Cardiovascular Surgeon
- Shankar Upadhyayula, MD – Pediatric Infectious Disease Specialist
- Palak Wall, MD – Pediatric Ophthalmologist
- Erin Wright, MD – Pediatric Neuro-oncologist
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