Medical Guide/Top Doctors 2024

Listed are various doctors and medical providers serving the Greater Cincinnati with a wide variety of specialties.

Dr. Aaron Fritzhand

Dr. Aaron J. Fritzhand, a member of Cincinnati Foot & Ankle Care, is a graduate of the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine in Cleveland. He completed residency programs at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center and at the Jewish Hospital of Cincinnati. 

Originally from Smithtown, New York, Dr. Fritzhand has been practicing in Cincinnati since completing his residency in 1993. He joined Cincinnati Foot & Ankle Care in 1998, after spending several years in private practice in the area.

Dr. Fritzhand provides comprehensive foot and ankle care, including foot surgery, diabetic foot care, and wound care. Within the community, he is actively involved with the DPM Mentors Network, helping local pre-health students who may be interested in pursuing a career in podiatric medicine and surgery.

Board certified by the American Board of Podiatric Surgery, Dr. Fritzhand is a Fellow of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons, a member of the American and Ohio Podiatric Medical Associations and the Southern Ohio Academy of Podiatry.

Dr. Fritzhand and the foot and ankle specialists at Cincinnati Foot & Ankle Care are a progressive group of physicians and surgeons dedicated to foot and ankle health. The group employs state-of-the-art technology and cutting edge treatment methods to achieve superior results. 

Agewell Cincinnati

Many Cincinnatians find it difficult to locate desired services to help older adults and their families. To meet the needs of those 60 and better, the Cincinnati Jewish Senior Service Coalition — a collaboration of trusted Jewish organizations serving older adults, age 60 or better — created AgeWell Cincinnati, a central solution that links older adults, their family members, friends, and caregivers to community resources for aging well in Jewish Cincinnati.

AgeWell Cincinnati recognizes that the needs of each older adult are unique, and that finding the right solution can be challenging. Even knowing where to start can be daunting. With access to credentialed resource experts, AgeWell Cincinnati delivers personalized solutions, available at no charge, to enhance independence and help you live a healthy and enjoyable life. Whether you are looking for a thought-provoking class, a ride to the grocery store or medical appointment, an encore career, or ways to live independently, you’ve come to the right place. 

AgeWell Cincinnati is made possible by the collaboration, teamwork, and unity of a wide variety of Jewish organizations both locally and regionally.

Anthology Senior Living

Experience a caring environment that allows you to thrive in mind, body and spirit. Delight in contemporary, private accommodations that offer warm designs and easy access to common areas. Avail yourself of the services of highly trained staff twenty four hours a day, seven days a week to accommodate your needs. Explore what makes Anthology Senior Living remarkable. Schedule your personalized tour to learn about our limited time only exclusive offers. Start your journey to remarkable living today.

At Anthology, we believe everyone has a unique life story. That’s why we’ve created a boutique-inspired senior living experience that celebrates the lives of our residents, enabling them to continue writing their stories with joy, purpose and meaning. Wherever you are in your story, we know that finding the perfect senior living experience is paramount. Explore our senior living options to learn how each of our communities is purposefully and beautifully built with you in mind.

Independent living is geared toward active seniors who’d prefer to live in a dynamic community and benefit from premium amenities, experiences and services, our independent living option enables you to focus on what truly matters: living your best life.

When it becomes challenging to manage your home or day-to-day life, our assisted living option can offer the right support. We provide exceptional accommodations and a thoughtfully composed care plan delivered by passionate caregivers who are genuinely dedicated to making a difference in people’s lives.

Our memory care is here to help you and your loved one navigate this difficult journey together with compassion, understanding and respect. With unrivaled expertise and a caring heart, we go above and beyond to provide your loved one with the comprehensive care they deserve in a safe, nurturing environment.

Jewish Fertility Foundation

The Jewish Fertility Foundation of Cincinnati (JFF-CINCY) provides financial assistance, emotional support, and educational programming to families and individuals with medical fertility challenges. Specifically, JFF-CINCY offers up to five thousand dollars in grants toward the cost of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and intrauterine insemination (IUI) for Jewish people experiencing medical infertility. 

Grants are awarded by an application process, with JFF’s Medical Advisory Council reviewing applications. Grants are available for those receiving treatment at any of our three partner fertility clinics in Cincinnati: the Institute for Reproductive Health (IRH), Bethesda Fertility Center, and the UCHealth Center for Reproductive Health. A reproductive endocrinologist (REI) from each clinic serves on the Medical Advisory Council, including Dr. Michael Scheiber, Director of Reproductive Research and Co-Director of the IVF program at IRH, who also serves on the JFF-CINCY Advisory Council and was a founding member of JFF-CINCY in the fall of 2019. 

Through JFF’s partnership with these fertility clinics, grantees also receive a twenty percent discount on treatment. Additionally, the Jewish Fertility Foundation facilitates interest-free loans from Cincinnati Jewish Interest Free Loans of up to seven thousand five hundred dollars. Between the grants, clinic discounts, and loans, most JFF grantees are eligible to receive support worth at least fifteen thousand dollars. 

To apply for a fertility grant, please contact JFF-CINCY Manager Anna Meyers Burke; applications and additional information are also available at the Jewish Fertility Foundation website.

Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown

Celebrating thirty years in practice is a milestone for most physicians. But for Cincinnati, Ohio’s top voted plastic surgeon, Mark Mandell-Brown MD, it seems like the blink of an eye. “If you have a passion for your work, it does not seem like a job,” commented Dr. Mandell-Brown. He added, “I tell my patients that time marches on, but how did thirty years pass so quickly?”

After attending Northwestern University, (recently rated number nine by US News and World college rankings ) the Columbus, Ohio resident, pursued medical school at the University of Cincinnati. He then completed a general surgery internship in Denver before moving to Pittsburgh for Otolaryngology — Head and Neck Surgery. To complete his training he pursued a Plastic Surgery fellowship in Birmingham, Alabama.

He had teaching job offers at Loyola University in Chicago and University of Virginia at Richmond. The highly sought surgeon also had job offers in Melbourne, Florida, Los Angeles, and Los Gatos where he could join Olympian ice skater, Peggy Fleming’s husband in practice. But when an opportunity to return to Cincinnati presented, Dr. Mandell-Brown made that first choice. “I have always loved Cincinnati, the Jewish Community, and the proximity to my parents in Columbus,” he stated.

He joined a group practice with his medical school classmate, Tom Keriakes, MD. However, after the group disbanded after two years, Dr. Mandell-Brown started his own solo practice in 1990. With offices in Montgomery and Batavia, he spent the next ten years planning a free standing cosmetic surgery center.

The Mandell-Brown Plastic Surgery center with state licensure and national accreditation by AAAHC, opened in December 2000. The facility has earned awards by the City of Montgomery. The Center was also featured in national publications like Cosmetic Surgery Times for the challenges in re-designing a home into an office building.

What are Dr. Mandell-Brown’s proudest professional accomplishments in the past thirty years?

• Elected President of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

• Voted “Best Plastic Surgeon” City Beat Magazine

• Named “Top Doc” Plastic Surgery by physician peers Cincinnati Magazine

• Board of Trustees – Accreditation Association for Ambulatory Health Care (AAAHC)

• Surgery Center Surveyor for AAAHC

• Academy of Medicine Executive Board

• President – Clermont Medical Society

• University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Admissions Committee

• Fellowship Director – American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery

• Oral Examiner – American Board of Cosmetic Surgery

• Webster Award Recipient — for outstanding contributions in Cosmetic Surgery (Previous recipients include Jean Carruthers MD, inventor of cosmetic Botox and Susan Obagi, MD of Obagi Skin Care)

• Chairman, Surveyor Training and Education Committee AAAHC

• Authored two Facelift Book Chapters

• Voted “Best Breast Augmentation Doctor” Cincinnati Magazine

• Voted “Best Rhinoplasty Doctor” Cincinnati Magazine

When asked about future plans, Dr. Mandell-Brown replied, “I hope to practice another ten years!” With good health, a passion for his chosen profession, and his own state-of-the-art surgery center, he hopes to continue the success he has so diligently achieved.

Dr. Gina Maccarone recently joined Mandell Brown Plastic Surgery Center. Dr. Gina Maccarone has always had a passion for both art and science. Her love of science brought her through medical school and surgical training, while her joy in art has led her to pursue cosmetic plastic surgery. Dr. Maccarone truly enjoys helping patients be able to present their best selves. She’s dedicated to being honest and providing realistic expectations for patients to feel comfortable with their individualized plan. Dr. Maccarone completed her undergrad at University of Notre Dame and earned her medical degree from University of Cincinnati College of Medicine. Dr. Maccarone completed her residency at Good Samaritan Hospital and is certified in General Surgery and Critical Care, as well as Cosmetic Surgery. Dr. Maccarone completed an American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery approved fellowship directed by Dr. Mark Mandell-Brown.

Mercy Health/Jewish Hospital

Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health’s legacy was the first Jewish hospital in the United States, founded in 1850 to serve the Jewish community of Cincinnati. Yet since the beginning, the hospital has been privileged to welcome and care for people of all faiths. To this day, the doctors, residents, nurses and staff of the hospital remain focused on delivering compassionate care and the best outcomes for the Cincinnati community.

The Jewish Hospital’s legacy of teaching the next generation of physicians dates back more than one hundred years, and today, residents in surgery, medicine, podiatry and pharmacy all train at The Jewish Hospital. 

Services include the region’s only adult blood and marrow transplant center; a joint replacement center performing nearly one thousand total joint replacements every year; the region’s most experienced mobile mammography program; a weight management center and full-spectrum cardiovascular and emergency services.

Jewish Hospital – Mercy Health features programs in Gamma Knife treatments, the Mercy Health Blood Cancer Center, and has a mobile mammography clinic that performs around thirty thousand mammograms a year.

StarPoint Home Care

Jewish Family Service is now providing personal caregiving services through the acquisition of Cedar Village Home Care. Renamed StarPoint Home Care, caregivers are available 24/7 to help older adults with daily living activities, so they feel comfortable, secure, and independent while remaining in familiar surroundings.

StarPoint Home Care is steeped in Jewish culture and traditions. Caregivers can prepare meals following kosher dietary laws, and Jewish Family Service will be providing special training to help team members serve the unique needs of Holocaust survivors.

Caregivers assist with bathing, grooming, dressing, shopping, light housekeeping, meal preparation, transportation and much more.

StarPoint Home Care is an example of the community working together. One goal of this partnership is to ensure current clients continue to receive necessary services without interruption.

Since 1945, the Cincinnati community has relied on Jewish Family Service to strengthen lives in time of need, including those of older adults. The agency helps Holocaust survivors live with dignity, offers activities for vulnerable adults at its Barbash Family Vital Support Center, provides food for those experiencing financial difficulties at its Heldman Family Food Pantry, and directs senior adults to community resources through AgeWell Cincinnati.