Beth Israel Deaconess Hospital-Needham (BID-Needham) is proud to announce the following BID-Needham physicians are listed on Boston magazine's 2012 "Top Doctors" list. These physicians are active in Needham and are among the 70 Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) physicians chosen for the annual "Top Doctors" list.

Cardiac Electro-Physiology - Alfred Buxton

Cardiovascular Disease - Joseph P. Kannam

Colon & Rectal Surgery - Deborah A. Nagle

Dermatology - Robert S. Stern

Gynecologic Oncology - Christopher Awtrey

Hand Surgery - Charles S. Day

Medical Oncology - Glenn J. Bubley

Nephrology - Martin R. Pollak

Neuro-Radiology - David B. Hackney

Orthopedic Surgery - Mark Gebhardt

Pain Medicine - Christine Peeters-Asdourian

Pathology - James L. Connolly, Stuart .J Schnitt

Plastic Surgery - Sumner Slavin

Pulmonary Disease - Marilyn P. Griffin

Radiation Oncology - Irving D. Kaplan

Surgery - Mark P. Callery, Daniel B. Jones, & Benjamin Schneider

Urology - Anurag K. Das

Vascular Surgery - Marc L. Schermerhorn

"We are proud of this very impressive list of specialists selected by their peers," said BID-Needham President and CEO John M. Fogarty. "All of these physicians are also affiliated with Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Coming to Needham emphasizes BIDMC and BID-Needham's commitment to bringing world class care to the community."

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This year, Boston Magazine's "Top Doctors" list was taken from a survey conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd, a healthcare researcher that also publishes "America's Top Doctors," a guide to the country's top 1 percent of medical specialists. Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected. Castle Connolly's physician-led research team uses mail and phone surveys and electronic ballots to ask physicians and the medical leadership of leading hospitals to identify highly skilled and exceptional doctors.