UNT Health physicians recognized as Super Doctors by Texas Monthly

Twelve UNT Health physicians have been selected as "Texas Super Doctors 2013" in the December issue of Texas Monthly magazine.

Those named, and their respective specialty, are:

  • W. Paul Bowman, Pediatrics
  • Kathleen Crowley, OB-GYN
  • John Fling, Allergy & Immunology
  • Janice Knebl, Geriatrics
  • David Lichtman, Orthopaedics
  • Alvin Mathe, Internal Medicine
  • Arvind Nana, Orthopaedics
  • Alan Podawiltz, Psychiatry
  • Russell Wagner, Orthopaedics
  • Michael Wimmer, Orthopaedics
  • Scott Winter, Psychiatry
  • Bobby Wroten, Orthopaedics

Doctors across the state were asked to nominate physicians they would choose in seeking medical care. Doctors were grouped into 42 specialties. Professionals with the highest scores from each group were invited to serve on a blue-ribbon panel and asked to evaluate the candidates in their specialty. Finally, doctors who acquired the highest total points from the surveys, research and blue-ribbon panel review were selected for inclusion.

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