Audio News | Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Has Most Top Doctors

MP3 File

New Brunswick – Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Brunswick had the largest number of doctors of all New Jersey hospitals in both New York Magazine’s popular Best Doctors listing for the New York metropolitan area and New Jersey Monthly’s Top Doctors listing for the state of New Jersey.

“The best doctors want to work in quality hospitals,” said Dr. Andrew Covit, president of the Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital medical staff. “Robert Wood Johnson provides a high quality, academic medical center with a strong commitment to patient satisfaction. These characteristics attract not only the best doctors, but also patients seeking the best care.”

The doctors chosen ranged in specialty from allergy and immunology to vascular and interventional radiology. Many pediatric specialties were represented, including pediatric surgery, nephrology and otolaryngology.

The New Brunswick academic medical center had 37 of its doctors listed in the annual New York Magazine survey, which appeared in the June 13th issue. Twenty-four physicians were listed the September issue of New Jersey Monthly. The list is compiled by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, a New York-based research and information company. The firm conducts a peer-review survey on the theory that medical professionals are best qualified to judge medical professionals.

To select the doctors, Castle Connolly sends out 12,000 nomination forms to medical professionals in New York City, Westchester County, Rockland County, Long Island, New Jersey and Connecticut. The recipients include randomly selected board-certified doctors. The forms ask the recipients to nominate those doctors who, in their judgment, are the best in their field and related fields – especially those to whom they would refer their own patients and family members. Doctors can’t nominate themselves and the nominations are kept confidential. Nominators take into account not only professional qualifications and reputation, but also skills in dealing with patients.

# # #

Contact: Kristen Walsh, RWJUH (732) 937-8519