Chicago, IL, June 27, 2013 -- Dr. Nikhil Verma of Bucktown, a sports medicine and shoulder, elbow and knee orthopedic surgeon with Midwest Orthopaedics at Rush, was voted among the Top Doctors in America® by U.S. News & World Report and Castle Connolly, a healthcare research information company that recognizes physicians who have been nominated by their peers and rigorously screened by a physician-led research team.
To prepare the list of top doctors, Castle Connolly receives input from leading physicians, chairs of clinical departments and presidents of medical institutions. The researchers also query those doctors who have been recognized as “Top Doctors” in previous years.
The Top Doctors database is widely regarded as a high-quality reference guide to the medical profession. The list names National Top Doctors, considered among the top one percent of specialists in the nation and Regional Top Doctors, considered to be among the top 10-15 percent of doctors in the nation. The searchable database lists more than 33,000 physicians across the country in more than 60 specialties and subspecialties.
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As one of the leading authorities on advanced arthroscopic reconstructive techniques, Dr. Verma maintains an active clinical practice performing over 500 procedures per year. He also serves as a team physician for the Chicago White Sox and Chicago Bulls, and Nazareth Academy. In addition to his clinical practice, Dr. Verma is actively involved in orthopedic research with interests in basic science, biomechanics and clinical outcomes, and has recently received funding for his work from Major League Baseball.
Dr. Verma has authored multiple peer-reviewed manuscripts in major orthopedic and sports medicine journals, numerous book chapters, and routinely serves as teaching faculty for orthopedic courses on advanced surgical techniques. He frequently serves as an invited speaker or guest surgeon for national and international orthopedic sports medicine meetings.On the academic front, Dr. Verma serves as Associate Editor of the Arthroscopy Journal, and on the editorial board of the Journal of Knee Surgery. He is a member of the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, American Shoulder and Elbow Society, Arthroscopy Association of North America, Major League Baseball Team Physician Association, and is a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. His peers have elected him to "Best Doctors in America" every year since 2007.
