Best Doctors in America® Recognizes Medical College of Wisconsin's Statewide Impact

MILWAUKEE, Oct. 23, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Of the 981 physicians in the state of Wisconsin selected for the Best Doctors in America® 2017-2018 list, nearly two-thirds are Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) faculty physicians and/or alumni.

More Best Doctors practice at MCW's major teaching hospital affiliates, Froedtert Hospital and Children's Hospital of Wisconsin, than at any other hospitals in the state. The list includes a total of 439 Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) faculty physicians, representing more than 40 specialties.

"We are honored to employ a nationally recognized group of physicians who are committed to improving the health of people across our Wisconsin communities," said John R. Raymond, Sr., MD, president and CEO of MCW. "When patients choose to see an MCW physician, they place their care in the hands of someone who is backed by a team of leading scientists, is pioneering new treatments, is educating the next generation of physicians, and is contributing to groundbreaking medical research."

"This high honor is a testament to the spirit of care and compassion MCW aims to instill within each of our students and physicians," said Joseph Kerschner, MD, dean of the School of Medicine, provost and executive vice president of MCW. "We are thankful that Best Doctors in America ^® recognizes MCW's positive impact on health in the surrounding communities and throughout our state, and we are motivated to continue as a leader and an innovator in transforming lives."

Many MCW faculty physicians on the Best Doctors list practice at both Children's Hospital of Wisconsin and Froedtert Hospital, as well as the Zablocki VA Medical Center and several Froedtert & Medical College of Wisconsin health centers throughout the community.  

To view the MCW list of all 439 physicians by name and specialty, please visit the website at http://www.mcw.edu/best-doctors.

The nearly 40,000 U.S. physicians listed in the Best Doctors in America® for 2017-2018 database represent the top four percent of the nation's practicing board-certified physicians. Physicians selected for inclusion are determined through a peer-review by thousands of doctors nationwide. Only those physicians who earn the consensus support of their peers as well as meet additional qualification criteria are included. The database is available to the public through subscription. Additional information is available at www.bestdoctors.com. Best Doctors® is a registered trademark of Best Doctors, Inc.

About the Medical College of Wisconsin

With a history dating back to 1893, The Medical College of Wisconsin is dedicated to leadership and excellence in education, patient care, research and community engagement.  More than 1,200 students are enrolled in MCW's medical school and graduate school programs in Milwaukee, 56 medical students enrolled at MCW-Green Bay, and 26 students matriculated to MCW-Central Wisconsin in 2016. MCW's School of Pharmacy opened in 2017. A major national research center, MCW is the largest research institution in the Milwaukee metro area and second largest in Wisconsin. In FY2015, faculty received more than $158 million in external support for research, teaching, training and related purposes. This total includes highly competitive research and training awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Annually, MCW faculty direct or collaborate on more than 3,200 research studies, including clinical trials. Additionally, more than 1,500 physicians provide care in virtually every specialty of medicine for more than 525,000 patients annually.

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