Summit Medical Group Doctors Earn 2013 Patient Care Awards
Berkeley Heights, N.J. (PRWEB) January 28, 2014 -- Summit Medical Group, the largest multispecialty health care practice in New Jersey, is pleased to announce that three of its physicians have earned 2013 awards from MDx Medical, Inc.: David A. Abrutyn, M.D., Emily M. Altman, M.D., FAAD, and Alan E.Thomas, M.D. FAAP.
These Summit Medical Group physicians were lauded by their patients for their bedside manner, the amount of time spent with patients during medical visits, the courtesy of their office staff, appropriate post-visit follow-up, and their overall opinion of them as physicians. Only 5% of the nation's physicians have been nominated by their patients for the MDx honor.
David A. Abrutyn, M.D., orthopedic surgeon, has earned a 2013 MDx Medical, Inc., Patients’ Choice award. In addition to this recognition by his patients, he has earned the 2011 and 2012 MDx Medical, Inc. Patients’ Choice and Compassionate Doctor awards. Dr. Abrutyn is also a recipient of the Arthroscopy Association of North America Resident Fellow Basic Science Essay award and Long Island Jewish Medical Center Resident of the Year award. Dr. Abrutyn practices with his colleagues in orthopedics at the Center for Orthopedic Care at Summit Medical Group in Bridgewater, N.J.
A board-certified dermatologist with Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights, Emily M. Altman, M.D., FAAP, has earned a 2013 MDx Medical, Inc., Compassionate Doctor award. In addition to this recognition by her patients, Dr. Altman has been featured in the New Jersey Monthly "New Jersey's Top Doctors" listings. She is also the recipient of numerous awards from including its Founding Expert award, for her thought leadership and expertise in writing online and interactive content on a wide range of dermatology topics.
A board-certified pediatrician and adolescent medicine specialist with Summit Medical Group in Berkeley Heights and a long-term member of Summit Medical Group’s Board of Directors
Alan E. Thomas, M.D., FAAP, has earned a 2013 MDx Medical, Inc., Patients’ Choice Award. In addition to this recognition by his patients, Dr. Thomas has been featured in the New Jersey Monthly "Top Doctors" listings. His pediatric patients and their parents also have named him for the New Jersey Family "NJ’s Favorite Kids' Docs" listings.
MDx Medical, Inc., is focused on a helping patients find and engage with healthcare providers that are right for them. This includes empowering consumers with a variety of transparency and decision support tools, allowing them to rate and review doctors, facilitating online appointments and helping patients prepare for their medical visit.
ABOUT SUMMIT MEDICAL GROUP
Summit Medical Group (SMG) is the largest privately held multispecialty medical practice in New Jersey. SMG maintains a 42-acre healthcare campus in Berkeley Heights and 27 additional practice locations in northern and central New Jersey. As an East Coast premier multispecialty group, SMG has provided exceptional primary and specialty care since 1929. For more, visit http://www.summitmedicalgroup.com.
Maureen Bennett, Summitt Medical Group - SBE, +1 (908) 277-8834, [email protected]
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