Cover Docs

Ali Nasseri, PHD, MD
Specialty: Obstetrics/ Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, the Valley Hospital, Paramus

Annette C. Reboli, MD
Professor of Medicine, UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Specialty: Infectious Diseases, Cooper University Hospital, Camden

John B. Kostis, MD
Professor and chair, Department of Medicine, UMDNJ- Robert Wood Johnson Medical School. Specialty: Cardiovascular Disease, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick

The 2007 Top Doctors in New Jersey Survey

All medical discussions center on numbers. “You’ve got a 50 percent chance of regaining the use of your pinky” and “How many plaid elephants do you see right now?” are just two emergency-room favorites. But when we started assembling this year’s massive list of 573 “Top Doctors,” we were struck by the figures on many levels. The overall total of honorees and the biggest voter turnout (more than 2,100 physicians cast ballots) were gratifying, but context is everything. We confess we call the package “Top Doctors” because the phrase is catchy. This earns the ire of the supremely skilled physicians who didn’t earn a spot this time around. After triple-checking the data, we realize that the 573 doctors represent just 1.7 percent of the 33,957 doctors with valid New Jersey licenses, or 2.2 percent of all those practicing in the state. The depth of medical expertise here is exceptional—in the front ranks of the nation. Our honorees have the additional distinction of being singled out by their peers.

Congratulations to them all.

Allergy & Immunology to Gastroenterology

Geriatric Care to Obstetrics & Gynecology

Oncology & Hematology to Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Gastroenterology to Pediatric Ophthalmology

Pediatric Orthopedics to Psychiatry

Pulmonary Disease to Cardiac Surgery

General Surgery to Urology

**Methodology**