Expertscape Ranks Top Doctors and Hospitals in Crohn's Disease

PALO ALTO, Calif. - May 15, 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 Crohn's disease. A type of inflammatory bowel disease that affects an estimated 700,000 Americans, there is no cure for the disease. For those with severe symptoms or other complications, there may be benefit from a second opinion from a medical specialist or center with extensive interest in Crohn's disease.

Among the individual experts and institutions demonstrating particular expertise in Crohn's disease (expertscape.com/ex/crohn+disease), Expertscape would like to recognize the following ten for their pre-eminent contributions to its understanding and treatment:

Top Experts – Crohn’s Disease
1.     Dr. William Sandborn – University of California San Diego
2.     Dr. Paul Rutgeerts – University Hospital Leuven
3.     Dr. Jean-Frédéric Colombel – Mount Sinai Medical Center
4.     Dr. Severine Vermeire – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
5.     Dr. Brian Feagan – University of Western Ontario
6.     Dr. Laurent Peyrin-Biroulet – Universite de Lorraine
7.     Dr. Stephen Hanauer – Northwestern University
8.     Dr. Stefan Schreiber – Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel
9.     Dr. Edward Loftus – Mayo Clinic Rochester
10.   Dr. Gert van Assche – Katholieke Universiteit Leuven

Top Institutions – Crohn’s Disease
1.     Mayo Clinic Rochester
2.     University Hospital Leuven
3.     University of Chicago
4.     University of Pennsylvania
5.     Mount Sinai School of Medicine
6.     University of Toronto
7.     Massachusetts General Hospital
8.     Cleveland Clinic
9.     Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
10.   Christian-Albrechts-Universitat zu Kiel

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for Crohn's disease, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, please visit http://expertscape.com/ex/crohn+disease

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.