America's Top Doctors for Cancer : America's Trusted Source for Identifying Top Doctors

by Connolly, John J.; Morgan, Jean

• ISBN13: 9781883769246
• ISBN10: 1883769248
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-09-30
• Publisher: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd

Summary

This book was created for people with cancer and their families and loved ones. It is a patient's resource, not a who's who. It contains material essential to cancer patients including: Biographies of over 2,000 physicians who are among the leading clinicians in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of cancer. Information on identifying and accessing clinical trials. Descriptions of many of the nation's leading cancer centers. Guidance on how to identify a "top doctor" for cancer and much, much more!

Table of Contents

About the Publishers	iii
Medical Advisory Board	v
Foreward	vii
Vincent T. DeVita, Jr., M.D
SECTION I: INTRODUCTION & GENERAL INFORMATION
Chapter 1: Cancer in the U.S. Today	1	(4)
Chapter 2: Why Top Doctors and Top Hospitals	5	(6)
Chapter 3: How Castle Connolly Identified the Top Doctors for Cancer	11	(4)
Chapter 4: Judging the Qualifications of a Physician	15	(18)
Chapter 5: Maximizing Your First Appointment With a Top Doctor	33	(6)
Chapter 6: Clinical Trials	39
SECTION II: USING THIS GUIDE TO FIND A DOCTOR
Chapter 7: How To Use This Book	59	(6)
Locating a Specialist	60	(2)
Geographic Regions and States	62	(3)
Chapter 8: Medical Specialties	65	(12)
Descriptions and Abbreviations	67	(6)
The Training of a Specialist	73	(4)
Chapter 9: Partnership For Excellence Program	77	(44)
List of Participating Hospitals	78	(43)
SECTION III: PHYSICIAN LISTINGS AND PARTICIPATING HOSPITALS
COLON & RECTAL SURGERY	121	(12)
DERMATOLOGY	133	(12)
ENDOCRINOLOGY	145	(6)
GASTROENTEROLOGY	151	(10)
HEMATOLOGYIONCOLOGY	161	(92)
Hematology	197	(11)
Medical Oncology	208	(45)
NEUROLOGICAL SURGERY	253	(22)
NEUROLOGY	275	(10)
Neurology	281	(3)
Child Neurology	284	(1)
OBSTETRICS & GYNECOLOGY	285	(22)
Gynecologic Oncology	291	(12)
Obstetrics & Gynecology	303	(2)
Reproductive Endocrinology	305	(2)
OPHTHALMOLOGY	307	(10)
ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERY	317	(10)
Orthopaedic Surgery	321	(4)
Hand Surgery	325	(2)
OTOLARYNGOLOGY	327	(22)
PAIN MEDICINE	349	(8)
PATHOLOGY	357	(18)
PEDIATRICS	375	(32)
Pediatric Hematology/Oncology	381	(19)
Pediatric Allergy &Immunology	400	(1)
Pediatric Endocrinology	400	(1)
Pediatric Otolaryngology	401	(1)
Pediatric Surgery	402	(3)
Pediatrics	405	(2)
PLASTIC SURGERY	407	(10)
PSYCHIATRY	417	(4)
PULMONARY DISEASE	421	(4)
RADIOLOGY	425	(38)
Radiation Oncology	433	(19)
Diagnostic Radiology	452	(4)
Neuroradiology	456	(1)
Vascular & Interventional Radiology	457	(2)
Nuclear Medicine	459	(4)
SURGERY	463	(34)
THORACIC SURGERY	497	(16)
UROLOGY	513	(26)
OTHER SPECIALISTS	539	(16)
Allergy & Immunology	547	(1)
Cardiovascular Disease	547	(1)
Clinical Genetics	547	(2)
Infectious Disease	549	(1)
Internal Medicine	550	(1)
Physical Med & Rehabilitation	551	(1)
Preventive Medicine	552
SECTION IV: APPENDICES
Appendix A: American Board Of Medical Specialties	555	(6)
Appendix B: Osteopathic Boards	561	(4)
Appendix C: Hospital Listings	565	(30)
Appendix D: Medical Schools	595	(8)
Appendix E: Selected Cancer Resources	603	(12)
SECTION V: INDICES
Subject Index	615	(2)
Special Expertise Index	617	(40)
Alphabetical Listing of Doctors	657	(18)
Castle Connolly Order Form	675	(1)
Acknowledgements	676	(1)
Customer Feedback Offer	677	(1)
Doctor Patient Advisor	678