Dr. Constantine Frantzides, Surgery, is named one of America's Top Doctors®

SKOKIE, Ill., April 17, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. America's trusted source for identifying Top Doctors has published its newest edition of America's Top Doctors and has selected Constantine Frantzides, MD for this exclusive honor.

Castle Connolly Top Doctors® who are selected each year by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. are first nominated by their peers in an online nomination process. Nominations are open to all board certified MDs and DOs and each year tens of thousands of physicians cast many tens of thousands of nominations. Nominated physicians are then screened and selected by the Castle Connolly physician-led research team based on criteria including medical education, training, hospital appointments, disciplinary histories and much more. Only physicians such as Constantine Frantzides who are considered to be among the top 1% in their specialties are selected for inclusion in America's Top Doctors.

About Constantine Frantzides: a short profile by and about the honoree:

Dr. Frantzides has been recognized worldwide as a pioneer of Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) and has been named Honorary Member of Surgical Societies around the world. He has more than 200 peer reviewed publications in the medical literature and has written 3 Surgical Text-books. He has served as Professor and Director of MIS Programs at the University of Chicago, Northwestern University, and Rush University. He was the first in the world to describe and perform 14 different laparoscopic procedures. He has traveled nationally and internationally to teach other surgeons the art of MIS.

For more information on this Castle Connolly Top Doctor®, please visit Constantine Frantzides' profile on www.castleconnolly.com.

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.'s President and CEO Dr. John Connolly commented on Dr. Frantzides' recognition: "Being selected for inclusion in America's Top Doctors is a very significant achievement given to only 1% of American physicians. The world of American doctors includes incredibly high quality medical professionals, yet some stand out. Each year we evaluate tens of thousands of peer nominations from throughout the medical community. Then our experts go even deeper to evaluate and select Top Doctors based on referred doctors' exceptional work and outstanding conduct. My congratulations to Dr. Frantzides."

To find out more or to contact Dr. Constantine Frantzides of Skokie, IL, please call 847-676-2200, or visit www.lapmd.com.

This press release was written by American Registry, LLC and Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., with approval by and/or contributions from Constantine Frantzides and was distributed by PR Newswire, a subsidiary of UBM plc.

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. identifies top doctors in America and provides consumers with detailed information about their education, training and special expertise in printed guides and online directories. It is important to note that doctors do not and cannot pay to be included in any Castle Connolly guide or online directory. Learn more at http://www.castleconnolly.com.

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Contact Info:
Dr. Constantine Frantzides
Phone: 847-676-2200
Email Address: [email protected]
Website: www.lapmd.com

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SOURCE American Registry