{"id":12592,"date":"2026-03-23T05:00:52","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T09:00:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=12592"},"modified":"2026-03-18T13:37:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-18T17:37:30","slug":"dr-marc-bjurlin-recognized-as-2026-castle-connolly-top-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/dr-marc-bjurlin-recognized-as-2026-castle-connolly-top-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Marc Bjurlin Recognized as 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/10\/marc-bjurlin-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Marc Bjurlin.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-11163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/10\/marc-bjurlin-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/10\/marc-bjurlin-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/10\/marc-bjurlin-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/10\/marc-bjurlin-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/10\/marc-bjurlin-600x800.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/10\/marc-bjurlin-560x747.jpg 560w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/10\/marc-bjurlin-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/>Following the Department\u2019s recent announcement highlighting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-urology-leads-as-castle-connolly-introduces-new-2026-accolades\/\">UNC Urology\u2019s national recognition through the 2026 Castle Connolly Top Doctors program<\/a>, we are pleased to share that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/marc-bjurlin-do\/\">Dr. Marc Bjurlin<\/a> has also been named to this year\u2019s list for the first time alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-urology-faculty-recognized-among-2026-castle-connolly-top-doctors\/\">15 other UNC Urology Faculty<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"btn btn-success btn-lg\" href=\"https:\/\/www.castleconnolly.com\/top-doctors\/marc-a-bjurlin-urology-128cc087942\">Castle Connolly Top Doctor Profile<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bjurlin, UNC Urology\u2019s Vice Chair of Research and Associate Professor of Urology, specializes in urologic oncology with a focus on bladder, prostate, kidney, and testicular cancers. His work spans multidisciplinary cancer care, clinical trials, and advanced surgical innovation \u2013 areas that continue to shape both patient outcomes and the future of the field.<\/p>\n<p>Recent UNC Urology stories have highlighted this impact in action. Through his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/nc-tracs-program-alumni-are-researching-the-patient-side-of-clinical-trials\/\">involvement in clinical trials research<\/a>, Dr. Bjurlin has explored the patient experience and barriers to participation, helping to inform more accessible and patient-centered approaches to advancing new therapies . 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