Steven DenenbergDr

For over 30 years, Castle Connolly has been the best physician evaluation program anywhere. They select a tiny percentage of physicians to be awarded "Top Doctor" status.

A doctor can't pay to be on the list, and it's not a popularity contest like many city-wide "Best Ofs,” which allow a doctor's patients, employees, and friends to cast votes.

Every year Castle Connolly surveys doctors, asking them who of their colleagues are the best. One of the questions they ask is, "To whom would you refer your own patients?" To become a Top Doctor, a physician must be nominated by another doctor. Deeper probing evaluates a potential Top Doctor's excellence in clinical care, listening and communicating skills, demonstrated empathy, and instilling trust and confidence in patients.

Then, as Castle Connolly says, "Once a Top Doctor does not mean always a Top Doctor." Dr. Denenberg is one of one percent of plastic surgeons who have been awarded the Top Doctor recognition every year for at least 25 years. Read More on the Selection Process for America's Top Doctors