America's Top Doctors for Women
Five UNC Health Care doctors have been identified in the November 2008 issue of Women’s Health magazine as being among America’s Top Doctors for Women. Women’s Health has teamed up with the research firm Castle Connolly to create an exhaustive list of America's best doctors for women which includes these UNC Health Care doctors and their matching specialty areas:
Cancer Care
Daniel Clarke-Pearson, M.D.
Special expertise: Pelvic reconstruction, gynecologic surgery (complex), gynecologic cancer
Special expertise: Pelvic reconstruction, gynecologic surgery (complex), gynecologic cancer
Gastroenterology
Douglas Drossman, M.D.
Special expertise: Gastrointestinal motility disorders, abdominal/functional pain, gastrointestinal functional disorders
Special expertise: Gastrointestinal motility disorders, abdominal/functional pain, gastrointestinal functional disorders
Neurology
Alan Finkel, M.D.
Special expertise: Headache, migraine, facial pain
Special expertise: Headache, migraine, facial pain
Ob-Gyn
John Steege, M.D.
Special expertise: Laparoscopic surgery, endometriosis, pelvic and perineal pain, gynecologic surgery
Special expertise: Laparoscopic surgery, endometriosis, pelvic and perineal pain, gynecologic surgery
Orthopedics
Timothy Taft, M.D.
Special expertise: Sports medicine, knee injuries/ACL, shoulder surgery, ligament injuries
Special expertise: Sports medicine, knee injuries/ACL, shoulder surgery, ligament injuries
Castle Connolly is a healthcare research and information company whose physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select the best doctors on the national and regional levels. Using mail and telephone surveys and electronic ballots, they ask physicians and the medical leadership at leading hospitals to identify exceptional doctors. Careful screening of doctors’ experience is essential before final selection is made among those most highly regarded by their peers.
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