New York Magazine published its annual list of Best Doctors for 2018 with nine Stony Brook Medicine physicians included on the list:
William M. Burke, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Anupama Chawla, MD, Pediatric Gastroenterology
Joanna Chikwe, MD, Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Alexander B. Dagum, MD, Plastic Surgery
Todd R. Griffin, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Catherine Kier, MD, Pediatric Pulmonology
Dorie Hankin Kronwith, MD, Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Kathleen Stergiopoulos, MD, PhD, Cardiovascular Disease
Apostolos K. Tassiopoulos, MD, Vascular Surgery
The doctors are selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. each year through a peer-review survey. Licensed physicians vote online for doctors they view as exceptional. Participating physicians are asked to nominate those doctors who, in their judgment, are the best in their field and related fields, taking into account not only professional qualifications and reputation, but also skills in dealing with patients. Doctors cannot nominate themselves, and all nominations are confidential.
The 1,390 New York Magazine honorees are from a smaller version of the annual Castle Connolly list from Top Doctors: New York Metro Area. This guidebook lists those physicians whom Castle Connolly considers among the top 10 percent in the region, numbering 7,400 in all this year.