Expertscape Ranks World’s Top Doctors and Hospitals in Herniated Disk

PALO ALTO, Calif. - June 12, 2014 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape recognizes the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of herniated disk. An common problem resulting from general wear and tear, work-related injury, or a specific traumatic event, there may be complications or significant circumstances that may warrant a second medial opinion from a medical specialist or center with extensive interest in herniated disk treatment and research.

Among the individual experts and institutions demonstrating particular expertise in herniated disk (http://www.expertscape.com/ex/intervertebral+disc+displacement), Expertscape would like to recognize the following ten for their pre-eminent contributions to its understanding and treatment:

Top Experts – Herniated Disk
1.     Dr. Sang-Ho Lee – Wooridul Spine Hospital
2.     Dr. Eugene Carragee – Stanford University
3.     Dr. Richard Deyo – Oregon Health Sciences University
4.     Dr. Koichi Masuda – University of California San Diego
5.     Dr. Wilco Peul – Leiden University
6.     Dr. Alex Vaccaro – Thomas Jefferson University
7.     Dr. Howard An – Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
8.     Dr. Richard Derby – Spinal Diagnostics and Treatment Center
9.     Dr. Gunnar Andersson – Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
10.  Dr. Paul Anderson – University of Wisconsin

Top Institutions – Herniated Disk
1.     Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
2.     Wooridul Spine Hospital
3.     Thomas Jefferson University
4.     University of Pittsburgh
5.     University of Wisconsin
6.     New York University
7.     University of California San Francisco
8.     Leiden University
9.     Johns Hopkins University
10.  Weill Medical College

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for herniated disk, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, please visit http://www.expertscape.com/ex/intervertebral+disc+displac...


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