Castle Connolly Medical

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Castle Connolly Top Doctors
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.
AbbreviationCastle Connolly
Named after John K. Castle and John J Connolly
Formation1991
Founder John K. Castle and John J Connolly
Founded atNew York
Legal statusCompany
PurposePublishing Medical Directory
HeadquartersNew York
Location
ProductsAmerica's Top Doctors
FieldsHealthcare Research
Information Services
Official language
English
Main organ
publication
Parent organization
Everyday Health Group
Website www.castleconnolly.com

Castle Connolly Top Doctors is a publishing organization [1] dealing with healthcare research and information services in the US. [2] [3] The organization publishes an annual list of Top Doctors [4] in the United States, recognizing the top 7% of physicians, based on important criteria including professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation and disciplinary history. [5] [6]

The Castle Connolly Top Doctor™ selection process is entirely merit-based. Doctors cannot pay to be listed on the Castle Connolly website or in any other lists. Top Doctors must also first be nominated by a peer.

John K Castle and John J Connolly [7] while being the Chairman and President [8] respectively of the board of trustees of the New York Medical College, [9] founded Castle Connolly Medical in 1991. [10] [11] Castle Connolly Graduate Medical, a separate organization that publishes books and guidebooks, was established in 1999. [12] A sister organization was established in 2006 with the name Castle Connolly Healthcare Navigation [13] , to provide guidance in health and insurance. [14] The sister organization was later merged with Castle Connolly Top Doctors. Everyday Health Group acquired the organization in 2019. [15]

The publisher works in collaboration with different news media and journal publication houses. [16]

Selected publications

  1. Top Doctors: New York Metro Area. United States: Castle Connolly Medical Limited, 2014. ISBN 9781883769345
  2. America's Top Doctors: America's Trusted Source for Identifying Top Doctors. United States: Castle Connolly Medical, 2011. ISBN 9780984567010
  3. Top Doctors: Chicago Metro Area. United States: Castle Connolly Medical Limited, 2002. ISBN 9781883769307
  4. Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors: A Castle Connolly Guide. United States: Castle Connolly Medical Limited, 2012. ISBN 9781883769628
  5. Connolly, John J.., Morgan, Jean. Castle Connolly America's Top Doctors: America's Trusted Source for Identifying Top Doctors, The Best in American Medicine. United States: Castle Connolly Medical Limited, 2012. ISBN 9781883769635

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