TOP DOCTORS

METHODOLOGY

WHEN IT COMES to our most common bad habits, some are worse for our health than others. Just ask experts such as Dr. Michael Morelli (p. 74) and Dr. Emily Frank (p. 78). There’s no question that this list of the best local physicians in the business is good for you, however. Indianapolis Monthly’s annual Top Doctors guide takes months to produce, but in the end, it makes finding a great specialist easy. The whole thing starts with a question that’s about as reliable a measure of quality as it gets: Which doctors do physicians turn to for their own care?

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research and information company, compiled this year’s honorees by asking physicians to recommend someone they would see themselves or suggest to a family member in Central Indiana. More than 900 licensed medical professionals in the area, representing dozens of specialties, met Castle Connolly’s qualifications.