It's Different at the Top

Yet again our Children’s Hospital Colorado doctors in Colorado Springs were recognized by Colorado Springs Magazine as being at the top of their game. Our hospital system is already recognized as #1 in the state and recognized as a top ten best children's hospital in the nation. The reason our hospital and our providers are able to gain such accolades year over year is because here, it's different.

Recognizing the dedication and skill of our providers, Colorado Springs Magazine named 43 of our Colorado Springs doctors to its 2022 Top Doctors list. They swept an unprecedented 15 categories. No matter the specialty, they have been challenged more than ever, yet their resolve has been unwavering. Our doctors work tirelessly – and seamlessly across disciplines – to provide the best care possible for each patient. Congratulations to these dedicated providers and their teams. We are humbled by your service to the Children’s Colorado mission.

About Colorado Springs' top doctors 

Each year, Colorado Springs Magazine surveys doctors in the El Paso County Medical Society to learn who they would recommend if they or a family member needed care. The following Children's Colorado physicians were recognized in the 2022 Top Doctors list.

We congratulate them all.

Allergy and Immunology

• Eric Caplan, MD

Anatomical and Clinical Pathology

• Nathan Johnston, DO

Dermatology

• Elizabeth Piantanida, MD

General and Critical Care Surgery

• Thomas Schroeppel, MD
• Daniel Valentino, MD

General and Trauma Surgery

• Keyan Riley, MD
• Tiffany Willard, MD

General Surgery

• Khurram Khan, MD

Gynecologic and Breast Pathology

• Ross Barner, MD

Hematopathology

• Tina McLaughlin, MD

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

• Leslie McLean, MD

Neurological Surgery

• John McVicker, MD

Obstetrics & Gynecology, Maternal Fetal Medicine

• Laura Klein, MD

Ophthalmology

• Matthew Chang, MD
• Scott Smetana, MD

Ophthalmology, Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

• Ron Pelton, MD

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery

• Matthew D'Addario, DDS
• Rebecca Facy, DDS

Orthopaedic Surgery, Hand Surgery

• Ky Kobayashi, MD
• Jeffry Watson, MD

Pediatric Anesthesiology

• Dan Balch, MD
• Matthew Petrie, MD

Pediatric Cardiology

• Greg Brames, MD
• Martin Runciman, MBBS

Pediatric Gastroenterology

• A. John Yazdi, MD

Pediatric Internal Medicine

• Adam Robinson, DO

Pediatric Neurosurgery

• Krista Greenan, MD
• Thomas Ridder, MD

Pediatric Ophthalmology

• Dave Lee, MD

Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery

• Brian Shaw, MD

Pediatric Otolaryngology

• Allison Dobbie, MD

Pediatric Surgery

• John Bealer, MD
• David Bliss, MD

Pediatric Urology

• Brian Caldwell, MD

Pediatrics

• Kerri Bagnall, MD
• John Genrich, MD
• Shabnum Matthews-Vu, MD
• Erica Mulder, MD

Plastic Surgery

• Frederic Deleyiannis, MD
• Nancy Wong, MD

Psychiatry, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

• Rebecca Berghorst, MD

Radiation Oncology

• Jeffrey Olsen, MD

Sports Medicine

• Nicholas Piantanida, MD