Consumers searching for a quality physician in the eighth edition of Castle Connolly’s "America’s Top Doctors" book will find the names of 16 University of Nebraska Medical Center faculty members.
Several of those awarded the high honor have been chosen "top doctors" in the past. Most of the UNMC physicians see patients at UNMC’s hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center.
The full-time faculty and their specialties are:
· James Armitage, M.D. — oncology
· Phillip Bierman, M.D. — oncology
· William Burke, M.D. — geriatric psychiatry
· Kenneth Cowan, M.D. — oncology
· Jim Edney, M.D. — surgery
· Kevin Garvin, M.D. — orthopedic surgery
· James Gigantelli, M.D. — ophthalmology
· Carl Greiner, M.D. — psychiatry
· Thomas Howard, M.D. — vascular surgery
· Donald Leopold, M.D. — otolaryngology
· William Lydiatt, M.D. — otolaryngology
· Steven Remmenga, M.D. — gynecologic oncology
· Michael Sorrell, M.D. — gastroenterology
· Paul Tomich, M.D. – maternal fetal medicine
· Julie Vose, M.D. — hematology
· Dennis Weisenburger, M.D. – pathology
Criteria for making the list include education, board certification, reputation, experience and disciplinary history, as well as interpersonal skills such as empathy, being a good communicator, educator and someone who can instill trust and confidence.
"We’re delighted to have our physicians continue to rank among the best in quality health care," said John Gollan, M.D., Ph.D., dean of the UNMC College of Medicine. "They help make UNMC a place where people entrust us with their health and the health of their families."
Physicians are nominated by their peers in a Castle Connolly survey process each year. Physicians then are screened by a Castle Connolly physician-led research team who rank among the best in their specialties and in their communities.
In addition to nominations from practicing physicians, Castle Connolly solicits nominations from hospital presidents, vice presidents of medical affairs and nursing, chiefs of service in anesthesiology, OB/GYN, medicine, emergency medicine, pediatrics, psychiatry, radiology and surgery.
UNMC is the only public health science center in the state. Its educational programs are responsible for training more health professionals practicing in Nebraska than any other institution. Through their commitment to education, research, patient care and outreach, UNMC and its hospital partner, The Nebraska Medical Center, have established themselves as one of the country’s leading centers in cancer, transplantation biology, bioterrorism preparedness, neurodegenerative diseases, cardiovascular diseases, genetics, biomedical technology and ophthalmology. UNMC’s research funding from external sources now exceeds $82 million annually and has resulted in the creation of more than 2,400 highly skilled jobs in the state. UNMC’s physician practice group, UNMC Physicians, includes 513 physicians in 50 specialties and subspecialties who practice primarily in The Nebraska Medical Center. For more information, go to UNMC’s Web site at www.unmc.edu.