President and CEO Appearance on The Today Show on NBC Prompts Enormous Online Response on Consumer Health Website www.CastleConnolly.com

President and CEO Appearance on The Today Show on NBC Prompts Enormous Online Response on Consumer Health Website www.CastleConnolly.com

NEW YORK, July 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.'s President and CEO's, Dr. John J. Connolly, appearance yesterday morning on The Today Show on NBC, discussing researching a doctor's qualifications, prompted an enormous nationwide online response at the company's website www.CastleConnolly.com. "Last year, consumers on our website were involved in more than 8.5 million top doctor searches," Dr. Connolly reported. "This additional activity is further evidence that people all across the country desire access to this critical information from a trusted source." The Castle Connolly website offers online access to its Top Doctors database, comprised of more than 20,000 physicians in 80+ specialties across the U.S.

The company also publishes the annual guides America's Top Doctors(TM), America's Top Doctors for Cancer and Top Doctors: New York Metro Area and was created in 1992 by Dr. Connolly and Mr. John K. Castle.

In the interview Dr. Connolly noted six important steps all people should take when searching for a top specialist, including: checking for a doctor's board certification, assessing the doctor's experience in treating the specific medical condition, checking for any disciplinary action against the doctor, and interviewing the doctor to be certain the consumer feels comfortable with and has confidence in the doctor.

"Some people spend hours searching for a restaurant but spend five minutes on an HMO's website looking for a specialist. This is remarkable when you think about it - a specialist's work will determine such a huge part of a person's future quality of life; the decision needs to be an informed one," Dr. Connolly continued. "Everyone deserves top quality healthcare with access to top notch specialists and hospitals. The Internet can be an important tool in this process. There are many sites, such as CastleConnolly.com, that offer reliable information that can help empower people to make the best, informed decisions for themselves and their family."

Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. has the distinction of being the only such company involved in identifying top doctors that has a research department headed by a physician. Its senior management has more than ninety years combined experience in all sectors of the medical, hospital and healthcare arena.

Source: Castle Connolly Medical Ltd.

CONTACT: Dominique Troiano, Marketing and Communications Manager of
Castle Connolly Medical Ltd., +1-212-367-8400, ext. 35, fax, +1-212-367-0964,
cell, +1-917-860-0163, dtroiano@castleconnolly.com

Web site: http://www.castleconnolly.com/

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