On May 14, 2009, the USA TODAY unveiled a physician specialist database, listing 6,000 specialists in the treatment of high cholesterol, high blood pressure, diabetes and asthma from more than 300 communities across the country.
To measure the influence these specialists have, Qforma, a Sante Fe medical information firm, measured and analyzed various criteria –publication history, medical partnerships, referral patterns, proximity to other physicians, hospital and academic affiliations, prescribing history, as well as other data.
Champaign-Urbana physicians include:
High Cholesterol Lawrence Atherton, Christie Clinic Joseph Sutton, Christie Clinic Prakash Thopiah, Prakash Thopiah MD Michael Wingo, Christie Clinic Sami Zabaneh, Christie Clinic
High Blood Pressure Lawrence Atherton, Christie Clinic B Lakshminarayanan, Provena Medical Group Prakash Thopiah, Prakash Thopiah MD
Diabetes Ingrid Antonsen, Christie Clinic Andrew Bartlett, Christie Clinic John Stokes, Christie Clinic Sami Zabaneh, Christie Clinic
Asthma Ismail Bobat, Provena Medical Group Kaushik Patel, Provena Medical Group Maury Topolosky, Christie Clinic
To view the USA TODAY article and a complete list of doctors, visit http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/qforma-most-influential-doctors.htm. |