Arthroscopic surgery pioneer, Dr. Steven Chudik, selected as Top Doc in orthopaedics by US News & World Report, Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

US News & World Report, in collaboration with Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., recently released their lists of Top Doctors in the United States and Dr. Steven Chudik, with the Steven Chudik MD Shoulder and Knee Injury Clinic in Westmont, Illinois, was among those selected in 2013 for orthopaedics.

Board certified in orthopaedic surgery and orthopaedic sports medicine, Dr. Chudik is a pioneer in arthroscopic surgery and sports medicine. He developed several arthroscopic (minimally invasive) surgical procedures, instruments and implants to repair shoulder and knee sports injuries including rotator cuff, labral and cartilage tears, and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), meniscal and cartilage injuries.

Dr. Chudik, a partner at Hinsdale Orthopaedics, has been practicing at the group’s Sports Performance Institute in Westmont since 2002. He earned his medical degree from the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine, completed his residency in orthopaedics from the University of North Carolina, and a fellowship in sports medicine and shoulder surgery at the Hospital for Special Surgery, the No. 1 ranked orthopaedic hospital by US News & World Report for ten out of the last 12 years.To further his academic interests, Dr. Chudik is a clinical assistant professor in orthopaedics at Loyola University, Chicago, and conducts research at Argonne National Laboratory, Batavia, IL, and at the Hines VA Hospital Musculosketal Biomechanics Laboratory, Hines, IL. The author of countless papers and journal articles, Dr. Chudik is the founder of the nonprofit Orthopaedic Surgery and Sports Medicine Teaching and Research Foundation and serves as a team physician for USA Swimming Sports Medicine and Science Network High Performance Team, as well as many local sports teams.        

US News & World Report, a leading consumer news periodical, is renowned for its annual “Best” rankings that include hospitals, colleges and medical Schools, law firms, among others. However, the Top Doctors list is different because it does not rank the physicians. According to US News & World Report, this is because the list is intended to be a “data-rich directory of excellent doctors.”

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., a research, information and publishing company established in 1992 to help consumers find independent, trusted information about quality healthcare, is renowned for its annual list books, particularly its “Top Doctors” series. US News & World Report uses data from Castle Connolly’s “Top Doctors” to build its list.

Doctors on the Castle Connolly list are annually nominated by their peers based on criteria
that include medical education, training, hospital appointments, disciplinary histories, etc. Each nomination is screened by the Castle Connolly physician-led research team to ensure the doctors selected are among the very best in their specialties and in their communities. Doctors

Doctors do not and cannot pay to be included in any Castle Connolly Guide or online directory. The 2013 list of Top Doctors comprise less than four percent of all the physicians in America.