More than 3,000 of the best doctors in the Chicago area are listed and profiled in this valuable resource. Vital information on more than 25 of the region's leading medical centers and hospitals is included, along with a special Centers of Excellence section that profiles outstanding hospital programs in such areas as cancer, cardiac surgery, women's health, and sports medicine. Readers will learn what makes a doctor the best and what criteria to go by when choosing a physician. This objective guide is the product of an extensive survey process in which more than 11,000 doctors, nurses, and hospital administrators were asked, To whom would you send members of your own family?