Expertscape Ranks Top Doctors and Hospitals in Colon Cancer

PALO ALTO, Calif. - May 14, 2014 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape would like to recognize the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of colon cancer. Most commonly a lifestyle condition rather than caused by genetic disorders, screening for those over 50 or with specific high-risk factors(e.g. smoking, poor diet, physical inactivity) is highly recommended.

Among the individual experts and institutions demonstrating particular expertise in colon cancer (expertscape.com/ex/colonic+neoplasms), Expertscape would like to recognize the following nine for their pre-eminent contributions to its understanding and treatment:

Top Experts – Colon Cancer
1.  Dr. Al Benson – Northwestern University
2.  Dr. Eric Van Cutsem – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
3.  Dr. Douglas Rex – Indiana University Indianapolis
4.  Dr. Daniel Sargent – Mayo Clinic Rochester
5.  Dr. Robert Mayer – Dana Farber Cancer Center
6.  Dr. Carmen Allegra – University of Florida
7.  Dr. Randall Burt – University of Utah
8.  Dr. Leonard Saltz – Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
9.  Dr. Anton Bilchik – Saint John's Medical Center Santa Monica

Top Institutions – Colon Cancer
1.  MD Anderson Cancer Center
2.  Mayo Clinic Rochester
3.  Johns Hopkins University
4.  NIH Bethesda
5.  University of Utah
6.  University of Pennsylvania
7.  Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
8.  Massachusetts General Hospital
9.  University of Michigan

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for colon cancer, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, please visit http://www.expertscape.com

The Expertscape medical search and ranking solution uses objective algorithms to identify the most knowledgeable and experienced doctors and medical institutions across over 26,000 specific topics, stratified by geography. With Expertscape, healthcare consumers can quickly and easily find the top doctors within their travel area and then learn more about their expertise and knowledge. Expertscape defines an expert as someone who has published peer-reviewed research in the science, therapies, and complications for a specific medical topic. To search on any medical topic, visit www.expertscape.com.