03/04/2026
Congratulations to the following physicians at , who are among PHOENIX magazine's 2026 Top Docs!
Kerry Knievel, DO -
Christina Kwasnica, MD -
Bryan Lee, MD - Neurosurgery
Joyce Lee-Iannotti, MD -
Matthias Linke, DO - Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Andrew Little, MD -
Marc McLawhorn, MD -
Rory Murphy, MD - Neurosurgery
Griffin Santarelli, MD -
Laura Snyder, MD - Neurosurgery
Each year, the magazine invites all physicians in the metropolitan area to nominate their peers across dozens of specialties.
Dr. Kwasnica, a Top Doc of more than 20 years, made the 2026 list in PM&R for both pediatrics and adults. In the pediatric PM&R category, she earned more votes than any other doctor. Drs. Murphy and Lee-Iannotti were also top vote-getters in their categories, and Drs. Knievel and Santarelli were selected by the magazine for Q&A features.
Additionally, PHOENIX magazine polled its Instagram audience to determine Arizona's most famous celebrity doctor of all time. Of the four contenders, Barrow Emeritus Chair of Neurosurgery Robert F. Spetzler, MD, was declared the winner with 54% of the vote.
Finally, the magazine gave a special shoutout to Terry Fife, MD, in its "in absentia" section. Dr. Fife, who established the Neuro-Otology Program at Barrow, recently retired after more than 30 years on our faculty. He was named a PHOENIX Top Doc in 1996, 1998, 2002, 2004, 2015, and 2016.
View the full 2026 list and read the Q&As at https://bar.rw/phxtopdocs26.
