A total of 140* ǿý physicians have been named “Top Doctors” on Castle Connolly Top Doctors 2026 list. The list includes full-time doctors from , , and , across 54 different specialties. The “Top Doctors” list represents the top 7% of physicians in the U.S., and the top 7% of New York area physicians.
The annual “Top Doctors” list for the New York metro area is based on peer-reviewed surveys from , a New York-based research and information company. Each year, Castle Connolly surveys tens of thousands of practicing physicians across the US to ensure its list reflects the latest in quality care on both the national and regional levels. The company evaluates several criteria when selecting Top Doctors, including professional qualifications, education, hospital and faculty appointments, research leadership, professional reputation and disciplinary history. Through Castle Connolly’s research process, only 70,000 board-certified physicians out of 997,000 board-certified practicing doctors in the United States (7 percent) have been awarded Top Doctor status.
Castle Connolly “Top Doctors”
Adolescent Medicine
Allergy and Immunology
Anesthesiology
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Colon and Rectal Surgery
Dermatology
Diagnostic Radiology
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Facial Plastic Surgery/Otolaryngology
Family Medicine
Gastroenterology
Geriatric Medicine
Gynecologic Oncology
Hand Surgery
Hospice and Palliative Care
Infectious Diseases
Internal Medicine
Maternal and Fetal Medicine
Medical Oncology
Nephrology
Neurology
Neuroradiology
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Ophthalmology
Orthopedic Surgery
Pain Medicine
Pathologyċċċċċ
Pediatric Allergy and Immunology
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Dermatology
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatrics General
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Pediatric Infectious Diseases
Pediatrics Internal Medicine
Pediatric Neurology
Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric Rheumatology
Pediatric Surgery
Pediatric Urology
Psychiatry
Pulmonary Disease
Radiation Oncology
Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Rheumatology
Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Thoracic and Cardiac Surgery
Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery
Urology
Vascular Surgery
*As of September 2026