Congratulations to our many physicians consistently recognized in the Castle Connolly Top Doctors® List. WashU Medicine is largest practice in the nation with physicians who are Top Doctors®.
The Top Doctors® selection process is entirely merit-based. Doctors cannot pay to be listed. More information can be found at the Top Doctors® website. This rolling list is also published every August by St. Louis Magazine.
![Patricia Dickson, MD](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2022/01/DicksonP-300-280x386.jpg)
Patricia Dickson, MD
Genetics
Pediatrics
Locations:
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center – South County
Mercy Medical Office Building
Memorial Hospital Shiloh
![Colin E. Diffie](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Colin-Diffie-280x386.jpeg)
Colin E. Diffie, MD
Rheumatology
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine
Center for Advanced Medicine – South County
![Patrick A. Dillon](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Patrick-Dillon-280x386.jpg)
Patrick A. Dillon, MD
Pediatric Surgery
Locations:
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital – Medical Office Building 3
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center – West County
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John F. DiPersio, MD, PhD
Bone Marrow Transplant
Cancer (Oncology)
Locations:
Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center
![Christina Doherty, MD](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2021/01/Doherty-Christina_Radio_02300-280x386.jpg)
Christina M. Doherty, MD
Radiology
Locations:
Barnes-Jewish St. Peters Hospital
Progress West Hospital
Christian Hospital
![Alla Dorfman](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Alla-Dorfman-280x386.jpg)
Alla Dorfman, MD
Cloverleaf Pediatrics (WUCA)
Pediatric Primary Care
Pediatrics
Locations:
Cloverleaf Pediatrics (WUCA)
![Joshua L. Dowling](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Joshua-Dowling-280x386.jpg)
Joshua L. Dowling, MD
Brain Tumors
Neurosurgery
Locations:
Gary C. Werths Building at Siteman Cancer Center
Missouri Baptist Medical Center – Medical Building A
![Maria B. Majella Doyle](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Maria-B.-Majella-Doyle-280x386.jpg)
Maria B. Majella Doyle, MD, MBA, FRCS
Liver, Pancreas & Gastrointestinal Surgery
Transplant Surgery
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Gastrointestinal Center
![Andrew J. Drescher](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Andrew-Drescher-280x386.jpg)
Andrew J. Drescher, MD
Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology)
Otology & Neurotology
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Sinus & Allergy
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center – South County
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center – West County
Center for Advanced Medicine – South County
![Nicole Ducharme](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Nicole-Ducharme-280x386.jpeg)
Nicole Ducharme, DO
Endocrinology
Washington University Transgender Center
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine – South County
![James Richard Duncan](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/James-Duncan-280x386.jpg)
James Richard Duncan, MD, PhD
Radiology
Locations:
Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology
Center for Advanced Medicine
Center for Advanced Medicine – South County
![Katherine Dunsky](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Katherine-Dunsky-280x386.jpeg)
Katherine Dunsky, MD
Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology)
Pediatric Otolaryngology
Locations:
St. Louis Children’s Hospital
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center – South County
St. Louis Children’s Specialty Care Center – West County
Washington University Pediatric Otolaryngology at Children’s After Hours
![Nedim Durakovic](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Nedim-Durakovic-280x386.jpeg)
Nedim Durakovic, MD
Ear, Nose & Throat (Otolaryngology)
Otology & Neurotology
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital – Medical Office Building 4
Christian Hospital – Medical Office Building 2
![J. Christopher Eagon](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/J.-Christopher-Eagon-280x386.jpg)
J. Christopher Eagon, MD
Minimally Invasive Surgery
Weight Loss
Locations:
Center for Advanced Medicine Gastrointestinal Center
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital – Medical Office Building 4
![Dayna Early, MD](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Early-Dayna_1400x1930-280x386.jpg)
Dayna S. Early, MD
Gastroenterology
Interventional Endoscopy
Nonsurgical Weight Loss
Weight Loss
Locations:
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital – Medical Office Building 4
Barnes-Jewish Hospital
Barnes-Jewish West County Hospital
![Adam Eaton](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Adam-Eaton-280x386.jpg)
Adam Eaton, MD
Blue Fish Pediatrics (WUCA)
Pediatric Primary Care
Pediatrics
Locations:
Blue Fish Pediatrics – West County (WUCA)
![Pirooz Eghtesady](https://physicians.wustl.edu/app/uploads/2020/06/Pirooz-Eghtesady-280x386.jpg)
Pirooz Eghtesady, MD, PhD
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pediatric Cardiothoracic Surgery
Locations:
St. Louis Children’s Hospital