November 5, 2003

BIRMINGHAM, AL — Forty-nine physicians from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) are listed in the 2003 reference book America’s Top Doctors. The doctors were nominated by other physicians and screened by a physician-directed research team.

Top Doctors is a major medical referral service. It surveys leading medical specialists worldwide and asks them which doctors they themselves would go to for treatment in their specialty. Only about 20,000 doctors — 3 percent of all physicians in the United States — are eventually included in the list. The service offers data on each doctor’s credentials, licensing, and disciplinary review, as well as other information such as listening and communication skills.

The service also lists 620 leading hospitals in the nation, including UAB Hospital and Children’s Hospital.

The service can be accessed at www.castleconnolly.com, however, the site requires a fee to join and view the lists.