{"id":860,"date":"2018-01-01T20:15:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T01:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.sites.unc.edu\/urology\/seven-unc-urology-faculty-listed-in-the-best-doctors-in-america-r-2014\/"},"modified":"2026-03-11T15:14:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T19:14:13","slug":"urology-faculty-named-the-best-doctors-in-america","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/urology-faculty-named-the-best-doctors-in-america\/","title":{"rendered":"Thirteen UNC Urology Faculty Named &#8220;The Best Doctors in America\u00ae&#8221; in 2017"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2926 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Best-Doctors-2018-1024x530.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"466\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Best-Doctors-2018-1024x530.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Best-Doctors-2018-150x78.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Best-Doctors-2018-300x155.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Best-Doctors-2018-768x398.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em;\">Thirteen UNC Urology Faculty are included in the latest compilation of The Best Doctors in America\u00ae database. <\/span><\/p>\n<p>The Best Doctors database contains the names and professional affiliations of more than 53,000 doctors in the United States, all chosen through an exhaustive peer-review survey that asks:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIf you or a loved one needed a doctor in your specialty, to whom would you refer them?\u201d <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The peer review process, as well as additional research conducted by Best Doctors, determines the selections for each list.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong>The fourteen UNC Urology faculty are:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<table width=\"100%\" class=\"table  oscitas-bootstrap-container\" \">\n<thead><tr>\n<th><\/th>\n<th><\/th>\n<\/tr><\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #2a6496; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/raj-pruthi-md-facs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-10 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/raj-s-pruthi-md-facs-150x213.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"106\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/raj-pruthi-md-facs\/\">Raj Pruthi, MD, FACS<\/a><\/h4>\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333;\"><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">Chair, Department of Urology<\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/cancer\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Urologic Oncology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/robotic-minimally-invasive-surgery\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Robotic Surgery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #2a6496; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/kristy-borawski-md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-11 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/borawski-2014-150x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/kristy-borawski-md\/\">Kristy M. Borawski, MD<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Assistant Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/female-urology\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Female Urology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/reconstructive-urology\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Reconstructive Urology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/voiding-dysfunction\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Voiding Dysfunction and Neurogenic Bladder<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/incontinence\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Female\/Male incontinence<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a style=\"color: #2a6496; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/timothy-bukowski-md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-12 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/timothy-p-bukowski-md-150x168.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"134\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/timothy-bukowski-md\/\">Timothy P. Bukowski, MD<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Clinical Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/pediatric-urology\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Pediatric Urology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a style=\"color: #2a6496; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/culley-c-carson-iii-md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-13 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/carson-2014-150x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/culley-c-carson-iii-md\/\">Culley C. Carson III, MD<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Joh<\/span><span class=\"smallFont\">n Rhodes Distinguished Professor<\/span><\/h5>\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333;\"><\/h4>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/mens-health\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Men&#8217;s Health<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/urinary-stones\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Stone Disease<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4 style=\"color: #333333;\"><a style=\"color: #2a6496; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/r-matthew-coward-md-facs\/\"><span class=\"normalSizeFont\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-15 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Coward-150x210.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"107\" height=\"150\" \/><\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/r-matthew-coward-md-facs\/\"><span class=\"normalSizeFont\">R. Matthew Coward, MD<\/span><\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Assistant Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Clinical Assistant Professor of\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"smallFont\">Reproductive Endocrinology\u00a0and Infertility<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/male-fertility\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Male Fertility<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/mens-health\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Men&#8217;s Health<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><a style=\"color: #2a6496; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/mathew-raynor-md-facs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-19 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/raynor-3-150x138.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"138\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/mathew-raynor-md-facs\/\">Mathew C. Raynor, MD, FACS<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Associate Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/robotic-minimally-invasive-surgery\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em;\">Robotic\/Minimally Invasive Surgery<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/urinary-stones\/\"><span style=\"line-height: 1.43em;\">Stone Disease<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/sherry-ross-md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-20 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/ross-150x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/sherry-ross-md\/\">Sherry S. Ross, MD<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Associate Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/pediatric-urology\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Pediatric Urology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-723 size-thumbnail\" style=\"font-size: 14px;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/matthew-nielsen-md-ms-appointed-co-director-of-hvpaas-cross-institutional-quality-improvement-implementation-image2-150x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/matthew-nielsen-md-ms\/\">Matthew E. Nielsen, MD, MS<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Associate Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Director of Urologic Oncology<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/cancer\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Urologic Oncology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/angela-smith-md-ms\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-707 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/aua-announces-dr-angela-smith-one-of-first-assistant-secretaries-image2-150x202.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"111\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/angela-smith-md-ms\/\">Angela B. Smith, MD, MS<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Assistant Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/cancer\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\"><span class=\"internal-link\">Urologic Oncology<\/span><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/davis-viprakasit-md-facs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-26 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/dr-davis-viprakasit-150x188.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"120\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/dr-davis-viprakasit-150x188.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/dr-davis-viprakasit-239x300.jpeg 239w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/dr-davis-viprakasit-768x965.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/dr-davis-viprakasit-815x1024.jpeg 815w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/dr-davis-viprakasit-408x512.jpeg 408w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 120px) 100vw, 120px\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/davis-viprakasit-md-facs\/\">Davis P. Viprakasit, MD, FACS<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Assistant Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Associate Residency Program Director<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Director of Multidisciplinary Stone Program<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/urinary-stones\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Stone Disease<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/robotic-minimally-invasive-surgery\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Robotic\/Minimally Invasive Surgery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/richard-sutherland-md\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-25 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/sutherland-2014-150x225.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/richard-sutherland-md\/\">Richard W. Sutherland, MD<\/a><\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Associate Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Director of Pediatric Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/pediatric-urology\/\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Pediatric Urology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-28 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/michael-e-woods-md-facs-150x176.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"128\" height=\"150\" \/><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4>Michael E. Woods, MD, FACS<\/h4>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Associate Professor of Urology<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Director of Robotics and\u00a0Minimally-Invasive Surgery<\/span><\/h5>\n<h5 style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Endourology Fellowship Director<\/span><\/h5>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span class=\"smallFont\">Specialties:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/cancer\/\"><span class=\"internal-link smallFont\">Urologic Oncology<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/patientcare\/adult-non-cancer\/robotic-minimally-invasive-surgery\/\"><span class=\"internal-link smallFont\">Robotic\/Minimally Invasive Surgery<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/eric-wallen-md-facs\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-2171 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/637\/2018\/04\/Eric-M.-Wallen-MD-FACS-150x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/h4>\n<\/td>\n<td>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/urology\/directory\/eric-wallen-md-facs\/\">Eric M. 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