For the 2025 Top Doctors poll, New Hampshire Magazine selected national research firm Castle Connolly to conduct the survey process. Included are 650 doctors in their specialties, as nominated by their peers, who cover a wide range of medical needs from pediatrics to surgical care. We also asked several of this year’s Top Doctors to share a quotation or anecdote that helps motivate or inspire them to continue practicing medicine at the highest level.
PRIMARY CARE
Adolescent Medicine
Family Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Internal Medicine
Obstetrics & Gynecology
CANCER/ONCOLOGY
Diagnostic Radiology
Gynecologic Oncology
Hematology
Medical Oncology
Radiation Oncology
Surgical Oncology
CARDIOVASCULAR
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Disease
COSMETIC SURGERY/SKIN
Dermatology
Facial Plastic Surgery/Otolaryngology
Plastic Surgery
NEUROLOGY
ORTHOPAEDIC
Hand Surgery
Orthopaedic Surgery
Sports Medicine
PEDIATRICS
Child Adolescent Psychiatry
Child Neurology
Pediatrics
Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics
Pediatric Allergy & Immunology
Pediatric Cardiology
Pediatric Critical Care Medicine
Pediatric Dermatology
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pediatric Endocrinology
Pediatric Gastroenterology
Pediatric Hematology-Oncology
Pediatric Nephrology
Pediatric Orthopaedic Surgery
Pediatric Pulmonology
Pediatric Surgery
PRENATAL
Maternal & Fetal Medicine
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine
PSYCHIATRY
OTHER SPECIALTIES
Addiction Medicine
Allergy & Immunology
Anesthesiology
Bariatric Surgery
Cardiac Electrophysiology
Cardiovascular Disease
Colon & Rectal Surgery
Critical Care Medicine
Emergency Medicine
Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism
Gastroenterology
Hospice & Palliative Medicine
Infectious Disease
Interventional Cardiology
Nephrology
Nuclear Medicine
Occupational Medicine
Ophthalmology
Otolaryngology
Pain Medicine
Pathology
Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
Pulmonary Disease
Reproductive Endocrinology/Infertility
Rheumatology
Sleep Medicine
Surgery
Thoracic Surgery
Thoracic & Cardiac Surgery
Urogynecology/Female Pelvic Medicine & Reconstructive Surgery
Urology
Vascular & Interventional Radiology
Vascular Surgery
Meet some of the 2025 Top Doctors
We asked some of this year’s Top Doctors to share a quotation, goal or anecdote that helps motivate or inspire them to continue practicing medicine at the highest level.
Lisbeth Murphy, MD
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Elliot Hospital
❛❛It is a unique privilege and humbling honor to provide full spectrum compassionate care for women at some of the most joyous, as well as some of the most trying, times in their lives. The strong bonds and shared experiences that are created with my patients are what motivates me to continue my lifelong learning journey to provide medical care of the highest order to our community.❜❜
Craig L. Donnelly, MD
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Dartmouth Health Children’s Lebanon
❛❛As a child & adolescent psychiatrist, my work with children, adolescents and their families has been an enduring source of energy and satisfaction. I am fortunate to have a career that requires playfulness and a sense of humor; a profession that melds science-based medical care with technology, education and health; that values humanity, artfulness, history, the dynamics of culture and collaboration with teams of other really smart and dedicated people. After more than 30 years of work in the field, I continue to be charmed, amazed, often intrigued, surprised, and awed by the life stories that patients trust to share with me. I see my work with children is an investment in our collective future. It is a daily exercise in optimism for what lies ahead and an opportunity to help leave the world a bit better than I found it.❜❜
Xiaoyu (Sylvia) Yang-Giuliano, MD
Interventional Cardiology
Catholic Medical Center; Speare Memorial Hospital
❛❛During my first year of medical school, I observed an interventional cardiologist save a patient’s life, sparking my passion for the field. Over time, I found fulfillment not only in performing complex procedures but also in building long-term relationships with patients. Last fall, I joined eight colleagues to launch Cardiovascular Specialists of New England, an independent practice focused on patient access and comprehensive care. We offer same-day clinic visits, and outpatient echocardiograms, stress PET and SPECT tests, as well as wearable cardiac rhythm monitors. Our emphasis on convenience and choice has significantly improved patient satisfaction. I am proud to be part of a talented group of physicians and hardworking staff dedicated to our mission.❜❜
Daniel Albert, M.D.
Rheumatology
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
❛❛Many patients are unaware of all the behind the scenes work we do on their behalf to overcome the many barriers we need to provide the care that they deserve. For example, tests must be ordered and often need prior approval from insurance companies. This is frustrating for doctors and patients alike. My goal as a physician is to do what I can to break down the barriers to access of patients to the care that they need. It often means putting in long hours and advocating on their behalf, but it’s worth it to help my patients live healthier, happier lives.❜❜
ABOUT CASTLE CONNOLLY AND THE SELECTION PROCESS
Castle Connolly Top Doctors is a healthcare research company and the official source for Top Doctors for the past 25 years. Castle Connolly’s established nomination survey, research, screening and selection process, under the direction of an M.D., involves many hundreds of thousands of physicians, as well as academic medical centers, specialty hospitals and regional and community hospitals all across the nation.
The online nominations process — located at www.castleconnolly.com/nominations — is open to all licensed physicians in America who are able to nominate physicians in any medical specialty and in any part of the country, as well as indicate whether the nominated physicians is, in their opinion, among the best in their region in their medical specialty or among the best in the nation in their medical specialty. Once nominated, Castle Connolly’s physician-led team of researchers follows a rigorous screening process to select top doctors on both the national and regional levels.
Careful screening of doctors’ educational and professional experience is essential before final selection is made among those physicians most highly regarded by their peers. The result — we identify the top doctors in America and provide you, the consumer, with detailed information about their education, training and special expertise in our paperback guides, national and regional magazine “Top Doctors” features and online directories.
Doctors do not and cannot pay to be selected and profiled as Castle Connolly Top Doctors.
Physicians selected for inclusion in this magazine’s “Top Doctors” feature also appear online at castleconnolly.com, or in conjunction with other Castle Connolly Top Doctors databases online on other sites and/or in print.
Castle Connolly was acquired by Everyday Health Group (EHG), one of the world’s most prominent digital healthcare companies, in late 2018. EHG, a recognized leader in patient and provider education, attracts an engaged audience of over 53 million health consumers and over 780,000 US practicing physicians and clinicians to its premier health and wellness websites. EHG combines social listening data and analytics expertise to deliver highly personalized healthcare consumer content and effective patient engagement solutions. EHG’s vision is to drive better clinical and health outcomes through decision-making informed by highly relevant data and analytics. Healthcare professionals and consumers are empowered with trusted content and services through the Everyday Health Group’s flagship brands including Everyday Health®, What to Expect®, MedPage Today®, Health eCareers®, PRIME® Education and our exclusive partnership with MayoClinic.org® and The Mayo Clinic Diet.® Everyday Health Group is a division of J2 Global Inc. (NASDAQ: JCOM), and is headquartered in New York City.