Top Doctors: New York Metro Area

by Castle Connolly Medical

• ISBN13: 9781883769789
• ISBN10: 1883769787
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-04-01
• Publisher: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd

Table of Contents

About the Publishers	vii
Medical Advisory Board	ix
Foreword	xi
Introduction How This Book Can Help You Improve Your Health	xiii
SECTION ONE The Doctor of Choice
Primary Care Physicians	5	(14)
What Makes a ``Top'' Doctor?	19	(26)
You and Your Doctor: A Team	45	(12)
Strengthening Your Team	57	(14)
Changing Your Doctor	71	(12)
Choosing a Doctor in an HMO	83	(953)
SECTION TWO Directory of Doctors
How to Use the Directory of Doctors	101	(13)
Medical Specialities and Subspecialties (with abbreviations)	114	(8)
Guide to Symbols	122	(1)
Sample Listing	123	(3)
The Hospital Information Program	126	(26)
Major Medical Centers	127	(12)
Specialty Hospitals	139	(7)
Regional Medical Centers & Hospitals	146	(6)
Physician Listings
New York State
New York County (Manhattan)
Hospital Information Pages	152	(4)
Specialty Table of Contents	156	(254)
Bronx County
Hospital Information Pages	410	(2)
Specialty Table of Contents	412	(48)
Kings County (Brooklyn)
Hospital Information Pages	460	(4)
Specialty Table of Contents	464	(69)
Queens County
Hospital Information Pages	533	(1)
Specialty Table of Contents	534	(29)
Richmond County (Staten Island)
Hospital Information Pages	563	(1)
Specialty Table of Contents	564	(22)
Nassau County
Specialty Table of Contents	586	(82)
Suffolk County
Specialty Table of Contents	668	(38)
Westchester County
Hospital Information Pages	706	(2)
Specialty Table of Contents	708	(74)
Rockland County
Specialty Table of Contents	782	(12)
New Jersey
Bergen County
Hospital Information Pages	794	(4)
Specialty Table of Contents	798	(40)
Essex County
Specialty Table of Contents	838	(30)
Hudson County
Specialty Table of Contents	868	(12)
Mercer County
Specialty Table of Contents	880	(18)
Middlesex County
Specialty Table of Contents	898	(24)
Monmouth County
Specialty Table of Contents	922	(12)
Morris County
Specialty Table of Contents	934	(14)
Passaic County
Specialty Table of Contents	948	(10)
Somerset County
Specialty Table of Contents	958	(10)
Union County
Specialty Table of Contents	968	(21)
Connecticut
Fairfield County
Hospital Information Pages	989	(1)
Specialty Table of Contents	990	(46)
SECTION THREE Centers of Excellence	1036	(51)
SECTION FOUR Community Service	1087	(92)
SECTION FIVE Appendices
A American Board of Medical Specialties	1105	(6)
B Osteopathic Boards	1111	(4)
C Self-designated Medical Specialties	1115	(4)
D Hippocratic Oath	1119	(2)
E Patient Rights	1121	(2)
F State Agencies	1123	(4)
G State and County Medical Societies	1127	(4)
H How to File a Complaint	1131	(4)
I Medicare and Medicaid State Agencies	1135	(2)
J Selected Resources	1137	(8)
K Medical Schools (with abbreviations)	1145	(8)
L Hospital Listings by County (with abbreviations)	1153	(20)
M Managed Care Organizations (HMOs/PPOs)	1173	(6)
Subject Index	1176	(3)
SECTION SIX
Special Practice Interest Index	1179	(72)
Primary Care Physician Index	1251	(22)
Alphabetical Listing of Doctors	1273	(78)
Acknowledgments	1351