Eighteen physicians from the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine in El Paso have made the list of Best Doctors in America. Best Doctors in America is a national database identifying the most respected doctors in each of the specialties of medicine Best Doctors was founded in 1989 by two Harvard Medical School physicians with the vision of making the best medical expertise available around the world.

    For almost 20 years, Best Doctors has helped thousands of people be sure they have the best care. Today Best Doctors in America serves as a resource for individuals and physicians to ensure the right diagnosis and the right treatment. Only those who earn the consensus support of their peers as well as meet additional criteria are included. Doctors cannot buy listings./

    Of the 45,000 Best Doctors nationwide, Texas currently has 3,485.

Texas Tech El Paso physicians on the list are:

• Maria Teresa Ambat, M.D., assistant professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
• Lorenzo Aragon, M.D., associate professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
• Paul Casner, M.D., Ph.D., professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine
• Gilbert Handal, M.D., professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
• Hoi Ho, M.D., associate professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine
• Kathryn Horn, M.D., associate professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
• Arthur Islas, M.D., associate professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
• Merle Ipson, M.D., associate professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
• C. Antonio Jesurun, M.D., professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
• Garrett S. Levin, M.D., professor, Dept. of Pediatrics
• Charmaine A. Martin, assistant professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
• Oscar Noriega, M.D., associate professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
• Pratibha Shirsat, M.D., associate professor and chairman, Dept. of Pediatrics
• Mary C. Spalding, M.D., associate professor and chairman, Dept. of Family Medicine
• Alan H. Tyroch, M.D., professor and chairman, Dept. of Surgery
• Ulysses Urquidi, M.D., associate professor, Dept. of Family Medicine
• Robert W. Vera, M.D., associate professor, Dept. of OB/GYN
• Marc Zuckerman, M.D., professor, Dept. of Internal Medicine

    Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at El Paso and Texas Tech Physicians, have been serving the El Paso community and the surrounding region for almost 40 years. It is a flourishing health sciences center with 1,331 employees and clinics located in East, Central and Northeast El Paso. In addition, the campus is now home to the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Paul L. Foster School of Medicine, the only four-year medical school located on an international border.