NEW YORK, Nov. 18 (http://www.myprgenie.com) -- Long Island's 2.8 million residents share the nation's concerns when it comes to receiving the very best medical care for themselves and their loved ones. A key to this process is finding those most outstanding primary care and specialty care physicians who are best suited to deal with their specific health conditions and concerns top doctors. So it's not surprising that readers of the award-winning newspaper Newsday and visitors to their website www.Newsday.com, generated 750,000 physician profile views in less than 36 hours as they searched for "Long Island's Top Doctors," selected by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. for the second year in a row for Newsday. John J. Connolly, Ed.D., President & CEO of Castle Connolly, noted: "Once again we can see how important it is for consumers to have independent, accessible and trusted sources of information to help them make the best possible quality healthcare choices."
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The physicians selected by Castle Connolly to be Long Island's Top Doctors are those doctors who have been nominated by their peers and selected based on rigorous criteria and screening under the direction of Castle Connolly's research staff, headed by Jean Morgan, M.D., Chief Medical & Research Officer. Information provided about the doctors includes primary office address and telephone number, primary and secondary hospital affiliation, areas of board certification, the physician's special expertise and other vital information regarding the doctors' medical education and training. All included doctors have also been subjected to a review of their credentials on NYS special website for credential and discipline review of all licensed physicians in New York. The online feature, which can be found at http://www.newsday.com/news/health/doctors?qr=1 allows consumers to search by a variety of factors including medical specialty, special expertise and hospital affiliation, in addition to more conventional search variables such as the doctor's name or geographical location.
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Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. was founded in 1991 by John K. Castle, (Chairman) and John J. Connolly, Ed.D. (President & CEO). It achieves its mission to be America's trusted and authoritative source for identifying top doctors and top hospitals through publication of its acclaimed Top Doctors guides, such as America's Top Doctors(R), its online Top Doctors database, Top Doctors features in conjunction with numerous leading national and regional magazines and publications, and various consumer and business-oriented online partnerships. Castle Connolly annually surveys tens of thousands of physicians and the medical leadership of hospitals across the country in order to identify and select those physicians regarded by their peers as among the very best in their specialties and for specific diseases. The company also offers access to its top doctors' database to large corporations, organizations and associations through its Corporate Membership Program, and personalized assistance in finding a top doctor through its Doctor-Patient Advisory Service.
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