Physicians' Primary Care Physicians Named America's Top Doctors

FORT MYERS, Fla. - April 10, 2013 - PRLog -- Six physicians with Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida have been named among the “Top Doctors in America” by Castle Connolly Medical in New York.  

Family Medicine physician Charles Curtis, M.D., and Obstetrician/Gynecologists Heather Auld, M.D.; Paul Joslyn, M.D.; George Kovacevic, M.D.; Blaise Kovaz, M.D.; and Mary Yankaskas, M.D. will be featured in the June issue of Gulfshore Life magazine.  Drs. Auld and Yankaskas also were included in the 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, and 2012 lists as well.  Dr. Kovacevic is a repeat winner from 2012.

Selections are made through a national survey of physicians and hospital administrators conducted by Castle Connolly Medical, an independent research and information company that is the nation’s leading provider of information on physicians.  After the votes are tallied, Castle Connolly ensures that the physicians meet the company’s criteria, which include board certification, years of experience in their specialties, and a clean disciplinary record.

“Castle-Connolly is widely recognized for its extensive research of the medical profession.  This demonstrates to our patients that we have been evaluated and meet their highest standards,” said Dr. Yankaskas, who also is managing physician of Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida.

The physicians will be honored by Gulfshore Life magazine at an awards banquet.
Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida, a physician-owned and operated medical practice, was formed in 1996 by many long practicing local physicians and has grown to become the largest independent multi-specialty practice in Southwest Florida with more than 45 medical professionals.

Medical specialties include internal medicine, family practice, obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics.  Ten offices are conveniently located in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres.