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\"Best\u00a0November 17th, 2009 – Only 3-5% of physicians in each country where Best Doctors is present are included in its database.<\/p>\n

The Best Doctors database contains the names and professional affiliations of approximately 45,000 doctors in the United States, all chosen through an exhaustive peer-review survey that asks:<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The peer review process, as well as additional research conducted by Best Doctors, determines selections for each list.<\/p>\n

ºÚÁÏÍø Urology Physicians:<\/h3>\n

Culley C. Carson III, MD<\/a>
\nRaj S. Pruthi, MD<\/a>
\nEric M. Wallen, MD<\/a><\/p>\n

ºÚÁÏÍø Pediatric Urology<\/h3>\n

Richard W. Sutherland, MD<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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