Dr. Robert Bernstein named "Best Doctor" for 9th Straight Year

NEW YORK, NY –June 17, 2008 Robert M. Bernstein, M.D., F.A.A.D., Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Columbia University, hair transplant surgeon and founder of Bernstein Medical – Center for Hair Restoration (http://www.bernsteinmedical.com) in New York, has been chosen as one of New York Magazine’s “Best Doctors” for nine consecutive years.

Selected for his contributions in the field of hair transplantation and devotion to patient care, Dr. Bernstein has been chosen as one of New York’s best doctors through a peer-review process from a pool of board-certified physicians who were given an anonymous and confidential opportunity to nominate outstanding physicians in various medical specialties and sub-specialties. The process was conducted by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

Through the nomination system, medical professionals were asked to consider and select the best doctors in each specialized field. New York Magazine published the opinions of these nominators who take into account a physician’s education, residency, board certification, hospital appointment, disciplinary record and reputation for dealing with patients of various specialties and sub-specialties.

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a healthcare research, information and publishing company, identifies top doctors in America and provides consumers with detailed information about their education, training and expertise through guide books and online directories. Its survey and research process, under Physician management, involves outstanding doctors and the medical leadership of top hospitals. The physicians included in the special annual issue of New York Magazine are representative of the top 2 percent of New York doctors. Dr. Bernstein is honored to be the only hair transplant physician listed for nine consecutive years.

Dr. Bernstein lectures both nationally and internationally on the treatment of hair loss. He is recognized worldwide for his pioneering work in Follicular Unit Hair Transplantation and Follicular Unit Extraction and has published over fifty articles, editorial reviews, books and textbook chapters on these subjects. In addition to a busy surgical practice, Dr. Bernstein was named Clinical Professor of Dermatology at Columbia University in New York this year. Columbia also awarded Dr. Bernstein a Certificate of Appreciation for sustained contributions to the academic programs of the Department of Dermatology.

Dr. Bernstein’s state-of-the-art facility in midtown Manhattan is dedicated to the treatment of hereditary baldness and other types of hair loss using the most advanced hair transplant surgery techniques.