{"id":7044,"date":"2020-01-09T08:15:27","date_gmt":"2020-01-09T13:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/?p=7044"},"modified":"2022-03-14T17:40:29","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T21:40:29","slug":"eight-unc-urology-faculty-included-in-latest-edition-of-best-doctors-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/eight-unc-urology-faculty-included-in-latest-edition-of-best-doctors-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Eight UNC Urology Faculty Included in Latest Edition of Best Doctors in America\u00ae"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">Congratulations to our eight faculty physicians who were recently recognized on the 2019-2020 <a href=\"#bestdoc\">Best Doctors List<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"lead\">This year, UNC Hospitals had more <i>Best Doctors<\/i> specializing in Urology than any other physician group in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/businessnc.com\/2019-best-doctors\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">North Carolina<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--[heels_full_width color=\"#4b9cd3\"]\n\n\n<blockquote style=\"border-left: 5px solid #ffffff;\">\n\n\n<p class=\"lead\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">\u201cinsert quote from Dr. Nielsen\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 style=\"text-align: right; color: #ffffff; link-decoration: none;\"><a class=\"white\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/matthew-nielsen-md-ms\/\">Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS<\/a>\nInterim Chair, Department of Urology\nAssociate Professor of Urology<\/h3>\n\n\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n[\/heels_full_width]\n\n&nbsp;--><\/p>\n<h2>UNC Faculty Receiving 2019-2020 Best Doctor Recognition<\/h2>\n<p><a name=\"2019bestdocs\"><\/a><br \/>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/borawski-2014-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"Kristy Borawski, MD\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/borawski-2014-683x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/kristy-borawski-md\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Kristy Borawski, MD                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Vice Chair of Education<br \/>\nResidency Program Director<br \/>\nProfessor of Urology<\/p>\n<div class=\"andrology_fellowship\">\nDr. Borawski\u2019s practice focuses on female urology, urodynamics, neurourology, reconstructive surgery, female\/male incontinence.<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n    \n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function($){\n            var entries = $('.entry-content');\n                entries.each(function(index, entry ){\n                    if( $(entry).find('.post-author').length === 0 ) {\n                        $(entry).parents('article.post.entry').css('min-height', '110px');\n                    }\n                });\n        })(jQuery);\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                            <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/themes\/heelium-white-coat\/images\/default-profile.svg\" alt=\"No profile image on file\" \/>\n                        <\/div>\n                    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            R. Matthew Coward, MD, FACS                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Adjunct Professor of Urology<\/p>\n<div class=\"andrology_fellowship\">Dr. Coward trained under <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/culley-c-carson-iii-md\/\">Dr. Culley Carson III<\/a> during his residency at UNC prior to a fellowship in Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery at Baylor College of Medicine with Dr. Larry Lipshultz. While Dr. Coward\u2019s practice focuses on male reproductive medicine and surgery, he spends his clinical time split between UNC Urology and UNC Fertility.<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n    \n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function($){\n            var entries = $('.entry-content');\n                entries.each(function(index, entry ){\n                    if( $(entry).find('.post-author').length === 0 ) {\n                        $(entry).parents('article.post.entry').css('min-height', '110px');\n                    }\n                });\n        })(jQuery);\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/figler_2023-768x1024.png\" alt=\"Brad Figler, MD, FACS\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/figler_2023-768x1024.png\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/brad-figler-md-facs\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Brad Figler, MD, FACS                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Professor of Urology &amp; Plastic Surgery<br \/>\nProgram Director, Fellowship in Genitourinary Reconstructive Surgery<\/p>\n<div class=\"andrology_fellowship\">Dr. Figler\u2019s practice focuses on genital and lower urinary tract reconstruction. Areas of expertise include male and female urethral strictures, lichen sclerosus, genital skin deficiency, buried penis, hidradenitis, urinary fistulas, and genital malignancies. Dr. Figler completed his residency training at Emory University and his fellowship training at University of Washington with Hunter Wessells. Before joining UNC in 2016, he was Director of Reconstructive Urology at Thomas Jefferson University.<\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n    \n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function($){\n            var entries = $('.entry-content');\n                entries.each(function(index, entry ){\n                    if( $(entry).find('.post-author').length === 0 ) {\n                        $(entry).parents('article.post.entry').css('min-height', '110px');\n                    }\n                });\n        })(jQuery);\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS\" height=\"160\" width=\"120\" \/>\n                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"print_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Matthew_Nielsen_MD_MS_FACS-684x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n                    <\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n                            <\/div>\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-content\">\n                <h2 class=\"entry-title\">                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/matthew-nielsen-md-ms\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">\n                            Matthew Nielsen, MD, MS, FACS                        <\/a>\n                                    <\/h2> \n                \n                                                                    <p>Chair, Department of Urology<br \/>\nJohn Sloan Rhodes and John Flint Rhodes Distinguished Professor of Urology<\/p>\n                            <\/div>\n        <\/article>\n\n    \n    <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n        (function($){\n            var entries = $('.entry-content');\n                entries.each(function(index, entry ){\n                    if( $(entry).find('.post-author').length === 0 ) {\n                        $(entry).parents('article.post.entry').css('min-height', '110px');\n                    }\n                });\n        })(jQuery);\n    <\/script>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row  oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"col-lg-3 col-md-3 col-xs-12 col-sm-6 oscitas-bootstrap-container\">\n<div class=\"container-fluid divisions-container multi-column\">\n    \n            <article class=\"row post entry\">\n            <div class=\"directory-gallery-thumbnail\">\n                                                                                                \t\t\n                    <div class=\"upd-image\">\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"upd_img\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/raynor-3-1024x945.jpeg\" alt=\"Mathew C. 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Dr. Pruthi has since become the Chair of the <a href=\"https:\/\/urology.ucsf.edu\/people\/raj-s-pruthi\">UCSF Department of Urology<\/a>*<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a name=\"bestdoc\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>About Best Doctors in America<\/h2>\n<p>The Best Doctors in America is an online resource developed by Best Doctors, Inc. They believe physicians are the most qualified to evaluate the experience and skill sets of other physicians. To compile their list, Best Doctors askes physicians:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, who would you choose?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Complete information about the selection process can be found at the <a href=\"https:\/\/bestdoctors.com\/for-physicians\/polling-and-research\/\">Best Doctors web site<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><!--Urology 2114 Kristy M. Borawski UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill 2124 R. Matthew Coward UNC Hospitals Chapel Hill 2136 Bradley D. 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