Pittsburgh, April 23, 2008 -- Several University of Pittsburgh neurosurgeons have once again been named among this area’s top doctors in their field in a national survey published locally in Pittsburgh Magazine. P. David Adelson, MD, Amin B. Kassam, MD, L. Dade Lunsford, MD, and Ian Pollack, MD, were named in the survey conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

Castle Connolly utilizes a physician-led team of researchers following a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels. They identify highly skilled, exceptional doctors by evaluating their medical education, training and hospital appointments, and by surveying area hospital leaders and physicians.

More than 100 UPMC-employed and affiliated doctors were named to the 2008 list. UPMC doctors appear in all 46 specialties, and 79 percent of the doctors on the list are from UPMC.

Castle Connolly was founded in 1991 by a former medical college board chairman and president to help consumers find America's top doctors and top hospitals.

The article was published in the May issue of the magazine. Pittsburgh Magazine is published by WQED Multimedia.