I am looking for a list of highly experienced and highly qualified,
board certified, laparoscopy surgeons who practice in one or more
hospitals in New York City (Manhattan only).  Please identity the
hospotal(s) with which each surgeon is affiliated. The contemplated
surgery is to examine, and possibly remove, a small but growing
ovarian cyst in a 52 year-old white female in good health, with no
history of reproductive tract medical problems, and no prior surgeries
or serious illnesses.  Please include a statement of the
considerations based on which they are on your list.  A list of 20 -
25 should be plenty.

Also, the patient's gynecologist has recommended Dr. Barry Schattman
and Dr. Kelley Greening, both of whom practice at New York Hospital. 
Do they fit the profile stated above?

The purpose of this question is to learn who the best My purpose in
Please include a statement of the background and the reasons why each
person on the list A description ofny background

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Clarification of Question by retirement001-ga on 27 Jan 2005 12:17 PST

In the third paragraph, delete the first line.

Hello -

Thank you for your question.  

A company and website called "Castle Connolly" is an excellent source
for finding the nation's top doctors/surgeons.  Its physician-led
research staff employs rigorous selection process.  Among their
criteria are: nomination by the presidents of hospitals, peer
nomination, and appearance in one or more "top doctor" guides/books. 
Doctors do not pay to be included in their database.

See more about the selection criteria here:

http://www.castleconnolly.com/about/faq.cfm#P2


If you click on the following page, you'll see a search form:

http://www.castleconnolly.com/doctors/index.cfm?type=advanced&source=Castle%20Connolly

Enter the following information:

  For "State", choose New York
  Specialty should be "Any"
  Guide should be "Any"
  For Expertise, enter: laparoscopic surgery
  For County, enter: Manhattan
  For City, enter: New York

Scroll down and click on the Search button.  You'll be taken to a list
of 30 surgeons in Manhattan that perform laparoscopic surgery,
displayed 10 at a time (to get to the next 10, click the button
labeled "Next 10 -->" on the right side of the light yellow bar at the
bottom of the list).  When you click on the surgeon's name, you'll be
taken to an information screen that details what guides they're noted
in, their contact information, primary hospital, and other data.

If you require any additional information, please don't hesitate to ask.

Thank you,

jbf777
Researcher
Google Answers

Search strategy:
 contacted Castle Connolly

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Clarification of Answer by jbf777-ga on 28 Jan 2005 11:41 PST

Also, the doctors you list do not appear in the database (which
contains over 15,000 doctors).  This might speak to their
qualifications relative to those in the database, as they would indeed
appear in there if Castle Connolly deemed it appropriate.