Ten Nassau University Medical Center Physicians Included In Prestigious 2015-2016 Best Doctors In America® List
Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP Michael B. Mirotznik, Esq.,
President/CEO Chairman Board of Directors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2015
PRESS CONTACT:
Shelley Lotenberg
shelley@numc.edu
516-572-6055
Ten Nassau University Medical Center Physicians Included in Prestigious 2015-2016 Best Doctors in America® List
East Meadow, NY… Victor F. Politi, MD, FACP, FACEP, President/CEO of the NuHealth System/NUMC, is pleased to announce that ten Nassau University Medical Center (NUMC) physicians appear on the Best Doctors in America® List for 2015-2016. Only five percent of doctors in America earn this prestigious honor, decided by impartial peer review.
Dr. Politi congratulated the ten NUMC physicians: “Your hard work and dedication to promoting a culture that delivers the best in patient care at the Nassau University Medical Center, have helped you achieve this prestigious honor. Your impressive achievements have placed you among our Nation’s best, we applaud you and cannot think of a better recognition for this team,” stated Dr. Politi. “Thank you for helping transform our health system into a model of modern patient care, gain national recognition for our progress and ensure that NUMC continues to thrive for decades to come.”
Nassau University Medical Center “Best Doctors in America” Physicians
Christopher N. Burrei Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Marianne Frieri Allergy and Immunology
Chaur-Dong Hsu Obstetrics and Gynecology
Marc S. Jacobson Pediatric Specialist
Henry D. Perry Ophthalmology
Roger L. Simpson Plastic and Hand Surgery
Jacob E. Sperber Psychiatry
Jay M. Weiss Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Lyn D. Weiss Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Myron J. Zitt Allergy and Immunology
“Inclusion in this list is a remarkable honor and impressive achievement, with doctors who excel in their specialties being selected by peers in their profession. Congratulations to the team on this well deserved recognition,” said Victor Scarmato, MD, chairman of radiology and acting medical director at NUMC.
The highly regarded Best Doctors in America® List, assembled by Best Doctors, Inc. and audited and certified by Gallup®, results from exhaustive polling of over 40,000 physicians in the United States. Doctors in over 40 specialties and 400 subspecialties of medicine appear on this year’s List. The experts who are part of the Best Doctors in America® database provide the most advanced medical expertise and knowledge to patients with serious conditions – often saving lives in the process by finding the right diagnosis and right treatment.
About Best Doctors, Inc.:
Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians, Best Doctors works with the best five percent of doctors, ranked by impartial peer review, to help people get the right diagnosis and right treatment. Gallup® has audited and certified Best Doctors, Inc.’s database of physicians, and its companion Best Doctors in America® List, as using the highest industry standards survey methodology and processes. The global health solutions company, which has grown to over 30 million members worldwide, uses state-of-the-art technology capabilities to deliver improved health outcomes while reducing costs. Best Doctors seamlessly integrates its trusted health services with large self-insured employers, insurers and other groups in every major region of the world. The company also designs and implements international insurance programs that help people be sure they get the right health solutions.
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ABOUT NUHEALTH
NuHealth is a Long Island health care organization delivering essential medical care and disease and lifestyle management to everyone at every stage of life. Also known as Nassau Health Care Corporation, NuHealth is a public benefit corporation managing the operations of Nassau Medical Center, A. Holly Patterson Extended Care and a network of Family Health Centers that bring primary and specialty care out into the community. By emphasizing wellness, cultural sensitivity and collaborative efforts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System, NuHealth is working to make good care more affordable and easier to access.
For more information about NuHealth or its Centers of Care, visit www.nuhealth.net.