Expertscape Ranks World’s Top Doctors and Hospitals in Osteoarthritis

PALO ALTO, Calif. - June 3, 2014 - PRLog -- As part of its continuing program to highlight expertise and excellence in healthcare, Expertscape recognizes the world's top institutions and medical specialists in the research and treatment of osteoarthritis. This most common joint disorder, affecting millions worldwide, has no immediate cure. Patients suffering from very serious symptoms or other complications related to the disease may benefit from a second opinion from a medical specialist or institution with extensive interest in osteoarthritis treatment and research.

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

Top Experts – Osteoarthritis
1.  Dr. David Hunter – Royal North Shore Hospital
2.  Dr. David Felson – Boston University
3.  Dr. Michael Doherty – City Hospital Nottingham
4.  Dr. Ali Guermazi – Boston University
5.  Dr. Marc Hochberg – University of Maryland School of Medicine
6.  Dr. Jean-Pierre Pelletier – Universite de Montreal
7.  Dr. Johanne Martel-Pelletier – Universite de Montreal
8.  Dr. Sita Bierma-Zeinstra – Erasmus University Rotterdam
9.  Dr. Flavia Cicuttini – Alfred Hospital


Top Institutions – Osteoarthritis
1.  Boston University
2.  Erasmus University Rotterdam
3.  Weill Medical College
4.  Oxford University
5.  Duke University
6.  Hospital for Special Surgery
7.  University of Melbourne
8.  Rush-Presbyterian St. Luke's Medical Center
9.  University of Toronto

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

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.