{"id":834,"date":"2009-11-17T14:10:48","date_gmt":"2009-11-17T19:10:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-urology-physicians-voted-best-doctors-in-america\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:15:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:15:13","slug":"unc-urology-physicians-voted-best-doctors-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/unc-urology-physicians-voted-best-doctors-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"UNC Urology Physicians Voted Best Doctors in America"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" title=\"Best Doctors Logo\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/BD-LG-2009-10-Webseal-Horizontal.gif\" alt=\"Best Doctors Logo\" width=\"250\" height=\"108\" \/>\u00a0November 17th, 2009 &#8211; Only 3-5% of physicians in each country where Best Doctors is present are included in its database.<\/p>\n<p>The Best Doctors database contains the names and professional affiliations of approximately 45,000 doctors in the United States, all chosen through an exhaustive peer-review survey that asks:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cIf you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>The peer review process, as well as additional research conducted by Best Doctors, determines selections for each list.<\/p>\n<p>UNC Urology Physicians:<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/culley-c-carson-iii-md\/\">Culley C. 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