Dr. Vicki Bertka

Stephen Lutz is a Palliative Medicine provider in Findlay, Ohio. Dr. Lutz is highly rated in 27 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Midline Lethal Granuloma, Lung Cancer, Pleuropulmonary Blastoma, and Familial Prostate Cancer.

Dr. James Hayman received his medical and master of business administration degrees simultaneously from the University of Chicago in 1991. Following an internship in Evanston, Ill., he began his radiation oncology residency at the Joint Center for Radiation Therapy at Harvard Medical School. He joined the University of Michigan faculty immediately following his residency in 1996 and currently serves as the director of the Clinical Division of the Department of Radiation Oncology. Dr. Hayman's clinical interests include the management of lung, esophageal, breast and central nervous system malignancies. He is also active in the area of health services research. Dr. Hayman is highly rated in 24 conditions, according to our data. His top areas of expertise are Lung Cancer, Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Melanoma of the Eye, and Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC).

Dr. Ayyangar developed and directs several Pediatric Rehabilitation programs at the University of Michigan including the Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship Program, and the intrathecal baclofen program. She was also instrumental in developing the injection under sedation program for botulinum toxin and phenol injections and initiating the use of US guidance for injections in the pediatric population. She has a particular affinity for the management of children with complex needs and is currently actively involved in the Pediatric Palliative Care Service, and is board certified in Hospice and Palliative Medicine (as well as pediatrics, PM&R, and pediatric rehabilitation medicine.) She has served on the AAPM&R Board of Governors as well as several academy committees. She was Vice Chair and Chair of the Council for Pediatric Rehabilitation/Developmental Disabilities and received the 2015 AAPM&R Outstanding Council Service Award. Dr. Ayyanagar has made national and international presentations on topics related to spasticity management and cerebral palsy and has received several honors including recognition as one of the Best Doctors in America as a pediatric specialist in 2013, 2014 and 2015 by US News and World Report. Dr. Ayyangar is highly rated in 17 conditions, according to our data. Her top areas of expertise are Cerebral Palsy, Spastic Diplegia Infantile Type, Spasticity, and Focal Dystonia.