Last year’s debut issue of “Best Doctor’s” was such an overwhelming success that we have decided to bring it back, and don’t be surprised if you see it every year from here on out.
My own experience in choosing a pediatrician, internist and OB-GYN made me realize that CRL Magazine needed to publish an issue on the area’s “Best Doctors” to help readers select the right doctor for them. So we went with the oldest independent doctor database in America to help—Best Doctors, Inc. in Boston.
Best Doctors, Inc. was founded in 1989 by two renowned physicians affiliated with Harvard Medical School. Their goal was to provide greater access to dependable, high quality medical information and care for individuals with serious illnesses and injuries. That concept continues to propel Best Doctors and has led to their pioneering work being featured on “60 Minutes”, The Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Reader’s Digest and CNN. Today, Best Doctors is the world’s leading resource for patients, families and physicians seeking expert medical resources and guidance to treat illnesses and injuries of all kinds.
Of course, there are many great doctors in the Capital Region, but like other surveys or peer-reviews—or even the Oscars!—sometimes we are more surprised by the omissions than the nominees. However, after reading about the doctors profiled here, you should be thrilled that they are practicing medicine here in the Capital Region. Finding your doctor or your child’s specialist is a very important decision and we at CRL Magazine feel it is crucial to have as much information as possible to make that decision.
I hope you also notice something else exciting about the issue: CRL Magazine has a new rack-friendly size on improved recycled-paper. As Jann Wenner, the founder and publisher of Rolling Stone recently told a newspaper: “All you’re getting from that large size is nostalgia.” For those who have been reading CRL Magazine from its inception in 2003, the magazine’s size has come full circle. I am not a philosopher, but one of my favorite Yogi Berra quotes is: “It’s deja vu all over again.”
Cheers!
Douglas Hahn
Publisher & CEO