Dr. Brisman Named In New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors 2013 ” List

ROCKVILLE, CENTRE, NY – Jonathan L. Brisman, M.D., has been named to New York Magazine’s 2013 “Best Doctors” list.Dr. Dr. Brisman is one of two Long Island-based neurosurgeons chosen.  He is an attending physicians with NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery (NSPC), one of the Northeast’s leading practices of neurosurgeons and allied specialists.

“We congratulate Dr. Brisman on receiving this honor,” said Michael H. Brisman, M.D., F.A.C.S., CEO at NSPC Brain & Spine Surgery (NSPC)  “This recognition provides additional validation that our practice provides the most comprehensive and advanced university-level care available on Long Island.”  

Dr. Brisman was the first endovascular neurosurgeon on Long Island, dual fellowship-trained in both cerebrovascular neurosurgery and interventional neuroradiology. One of approximately 100 surgeons in the U.S. trained in both techniques, Dr. Brisman authored landmark papers in the New England Journal of Medicine and Lancet Neurology. Dr. Brisman serves as Director, Cerebrovascular and Endovascular Neurosurgery, Winthrop-University Hospital (Mineola, NY) and holds the same title at South Nassau Communities Hospital (Oceanside, NY).

The names on the magazine’s “Best Doctors” list are provided byCastle Connolly Medical Ltd., a New York City research and information company. Castle Connolly publishes an annual guidebook, Top Doctors: New York Metro Area, which lists those Castle Connolly has determined to be in the top 10 percent of the region’s physicians—nearly 5,900 in all. Castle Connolly provides New York Magazine with a shorter version of this list for the magazine’s “Best Doctors” issue. Space prohibits New York from publishing the full list; this year, the doctors on the list number 1,198.

To select the physicians, Castle Connolly conducts a peer-review survey of physicians in the region. Surveyed physicians are asked to nominate doctors they consider exceptional, as well as those they judge to be the best in their own fields and related fields.  Nominees are vetted to insure that they are board certified and licensed, and to investigate their disciplinary histories.  The nominee list is adjusted to achieve geographic balance and balance across specialties.