NORTH CAROLINA'S BEST DOCTOPS.

Boston-based Best Doctors, Inc. asks doctors to identify specialists they think are the best in their fields. An abridged list of 31 specialties follows.

These lists are excerpted from The Best Doctors in America[R] 2019-2020 database, which includes close to 40,000 U.S. doctors in more than 450 medical specialty/subspecialty combinations. The Best Doctors in America[R] database is compiled and maintained by Best Doctors, Inc. For more information, visit www.bestdoctors.com or contact Best Doctors by telephone at 800-675-1199 or by e-mail at research@bestdoctors.com. Please note that lists of doctors are not available on the Best Doctors Website. Best Doctors, Inc., has used its best efforts in assembling material for this list, but does not warrant that the information contained herein is complete or accurate, and does not assume, and hereby disclaims, any liability to any person or other party for any loss or damage caused by errors or omissions herein, whether such errors or omissions result from negligence, accident, or any other cause. Copyright 2019, Best Doctors, Inc. Used under license, all rights reserved. This list, or any parts thereof, must not be reproduced in any form without written permission from Best Doctors, Inc. No commercial use of the information in this list may be made without the permission of Best Doctors, Inc. No fees may be charged, directly or indirectly, for the use of the information in this list without permission. Best Doctors, Inc. is the only authorized source of the official Best Doctors in America[R] plaque and other recognition items. Best Doctors does not authorize, contract with or license any organization to sell recognition items for Best Doctors, Inc. Please contact Best Doctors at plaques@bestdoctors.com with any questions. For more information or to order visit usplaques.bestdoctors.com or call 617-963-1167. BEST DOCTORS, THE BEST DOCTORS IN AMERICA, and the Star-in-Cross Logo are trademarks of Best Doctors, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries, and are used under license. Founded in 1989 by Harvard Medical School physicians. Best Doctors is a global benefits provider and medical information services company that connects individuals facing difficult medical treatment decisions with the best doctors, selected by impartial peer review in over 450 medical specialty/subspecialty combinations, to review their diagnosis and treatment plans. Best Doctors' team of researchers conducts a biennial poll using the methodology that mimics the informal peer-to-peer process doctors themselves use to identify the right specialists for their patients. Using a polling method and proprietary balloting software, they gather the insight and experience of tens of thousands of leading specialists all over the country, while confirming their credentials and specific areas of expertise. The result is the Best Doctors in America[R] List, which includes the nation's most respected specialists and outstanding primary care physicians in the nation. These are the doctors that other doctors recognize as the best in their fields. They cannot pay a fee and are not paid to be listed and cannot nominate or vote for themselves. It is a list which is truly unbiased and respected by the medical profession and patients alike as the source of top quality medical information. Best Doctors is a part of Teladoc Health, Inc., the global leader in virtual care successfully transforming how people access and experience healthcare. Teladoc Health partners with the world's leading employers, health plans, and health systems to offer patients across the globe access to care for a broad spectrum of needs. As part of Teladoc Health, Best Doctors focuses on improving health outcomes for the most complex, critical and costly medical issues. More than a traditional second opinion, Best Doctors delivers a comprehensive evaluation of a patient's medical condition--providing value to both patients and treating physicians. By utilizing Best Doctors, members have access to the brightest minds in medicine to ensure the right diagnosis and treatment plan. Through its global network of Best Doctors and other critical services, Teladoc Health is expanding access to high quality healthcare, lowering costs and improving outcomes around the world. The company's award winning services are inclusive of telehealth services, expert medical services, mental health services, integrated clinical solutions, and platform and program services.

Best Doctors ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY Jose A. Allergy and Asthma Center High Point Bardelas Jr. of North Carolina Rebecca H. Buckley Duke Children's Hospital & Durham Health Center Scott P. Commins UNC Allergy 6 Immunology Chapel Hill Clinc at Carolina Pointe II John W. Georgitis Med First Urgent Care Sneads Ferry and Family Practice Michelle L. UNC Hospitals Raleigh Hernandez Edwin H. Kim UNC Allergy & Immunology Chapel Hill Clinic at Carolina Pointe II Maeve O'Connor Allergy, Asthma & Charlotte Immunology Relief David B. Peden UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill Richard P. Silton Carolina Asthma & Charlotte Allergy Center CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE William Borden Asheville Cardiology Asheville Abernethy III Associates George L. Adams North Carolina Heart & Raleigh Vascular Kirkwood Adams Jr. UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill Robert Joseph Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem Applegate Medical Center Brian H. Asbill Asheville Cardiology Asheville Associates Benjamin Atkeson North Carolina Heart & Clayton Vascular Thomas M. Bashore Duke Health Center at Durham Southpoint Prashant Bhave Wake Forest Baptist Health High Point Michael A. Blazing Duke Health Center at Durham Southpoint David Bohle Wake Forest Baptist Health Elkin James C. Bower Sanger Heart & Vascular Charlotte Institute Blase Anthony East Carolina Heart Institute Greenville Carabello H. Barrett Cheek Wake Forest Baptist Health High Point Michael D. Cooper LeBauer HeartCare Greensboro James P. Daubert Duke University Medical Durham Center Timothy P. Donahue Triangle Heart Associates Durham William E. Downey Sanger Heart & Vascular Charlotte Institute John M. Fedor Sanger Heart & Vascular Charlotte Institute David Fitzgerald Wake Forest Baptist Health High Point Theodore A. Frank Sanger Heart & Vascular Charlotte Institute Camille G. Duke University Medical Durham Frazier-Mills Center Neil J. Freedman Duke Health Center at Durham Southpoint Sanjay K. Gandhi Wake Forest Baptist Health Winston-Salem Anil K. Gehi UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill Thomas R. Gehrig Duke Health Center at Durham Southpoint Sanjeev K. Gulati Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte J. Kevin Harrison Duke Health Center at Durham Southpoint Donald D. Hegland Duke University Medical Durham Center Alan L. Hinderliter UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill J. Warren Holshouser Sanger Heart & Vascular Charlotte Institute John Hoyle Novant Health Cardiology Winston-Salem R. Lee Jobe North Carolina Heart & Raleigh Vascular Fred Kahl Wake Forest Baptist Medical Winston-Salem Center John S. Kelley WakeMed Physician Practices Raleigh -General & Interventional Cardiology J. Larry Klein UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill Steven C. Klein Cone Health Medical Greensboro Group HeartCare Michael R. Komada Triangle Heart Associates Durham William D. Kuehl Asheville Cardiology Asheville Associates Michael A. Kutcher Wake Forest Baptist Medical Winston-Salem Center Mark Earl Leithe Duke Cardiology of Raleigh Raleigh Daniel B. Mark Duke University Hospital Durham Edward B. McMillan Novant Health Heart and Charlotte Vascular Institute William O. Ntim Novant Health Heart Charlotte and Vascular Institute E. Magnus Ohman Duke Cardiology South Durham Durham John A. Pasquim Novant Health Heart and Charlotte Vascular Institute Barbara Pisani Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem Medical Center John C. Powers Novant Health Cardiology Winston-Salem Robert B. Preli Novant Health Cardiology Winston-Salem Min Pu Wake Forest Baptist Medical Winston-Salem Center Gary T. Renaldo Novant Health Cardiology Winston-Salem Michael Rinaidi Sanger Heart Et Vascular Charlotte Institute Joseph G. Rogers Duke University Medical Durham Center Geoffrey A. Rose Sanger Heart Et Vascular Charlotte Institute Bryon E. Rubery Novant Health Cardiology Winston-Salem Stuart Russell Heart Care Plus+ Raleigh William J. Scarpa Jr. Wake Forest Baptist Health North Wilkesboro Tony William Simmons Wake Forest Baptist Medical Winston-Salem Center John Rankin Sinden WakeMed Physician Practices Raleigh -General & Interventional Cardiology Michael Hugh Sketch Duke Health Center at Durham Southpoint Sidney C. Smith Jr. UNC Hospitals Heart and Chapel Hill Vascular Center at Meadowmont Shannon Mitchell Novant Health Cardiology Winston-Salem St. Clair John D. Symanski Sanger Heart & Charlotte Vascular Institute Kevin L. Thomas Duke University Medical Durham Center Joseph Lake Novant Health Heart and Mooresville Trask Sr. Vascular Institute A. Alexander Southeastern Heart and Lumberton Tyson Jr. Vascular Paul Alfred Vignola Watauga Medical Center Boone Andrew Wang Duke Health Center at Durham Southpoint William Wyant Asheville Cardiology Asheville Wharton III Associates Hadley Wilson Sanger Heart & Vascular Charlotte Institute David X. Zhao Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem Medical Center James P. Zidar North Carolina Heart & Raleigh Vascular COLON AND RECTAL SURGERY Bradley Rice Davis CMC Surgery Charlotte Mark J. Koruda UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill Paul Lucha W. G. (Bill) Hefner VA Medical Center Salisbury Gregory S. Waters Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem Medical Center CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE Shannon S. Carson UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill Joseph P. Ducey Providence Anesthesiology Charlotte Associates Daniel Clark Files Wake Forest Baptist Winston-Salem Medical Center Stuart J. Garner Novant Health Pulmonary and Charlotte Critical Care Joseph A. Govert Duke University Medical Durham Center Michael W. Haley Carolinas Medical Center Charlotte Alan Heffner Carolinas Medical...

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