Selected Physicians Are Nominated Through Industry Peer-Review Surveys
April 2010 — Phoenix, AZ: Dr. Richard Jacoby, DPM, Medical Director of the Scottsdale Neuropathy Institute and Valley Foot Surgeons, has been named by PHOENIX Magazine as one of its Top Doctors for 2010. The magazine’s 340-page April edition identifies 689 top physicians in 44 specialties, including podiatrists, medical doctors, osteopathic doctors, and naturopathic doctors.
The Top Doctors list is in its 16th year. The selection process starts over each year with random surveys of 5,000 Valley physicians, asking doctors to nominate peers they believe are the best in their fields.
Once the surveys are tabulated, PHOENIX Magazine verifies each doctor’s contact information. They are cross-checked with Arizona’s medical boards to ensure that each physician has maintained an excellent record.
“I am honored to be selected by PHOENIX Magazine for this particular distinction,” Jacoby said. “It is even more rewarding because the process begins with a nomination from my fellow medical professionals and colleagues.”
The April 2010 issue is available at newsstands Valleywide. Dr. Jacoby is presented in a Physician Profile and a directory listing. A two-page Q/A feature discusses his expertise in the highly specialized Dellon Decompression surgical technique to reduce amputations in patients suffering from diabetic neuropathy. Dr. Jacoby is widely regarded by his peers as one of the top podiatrists and foot and ankle surgeons in the U.S., and is one of only 350 doctors worldwide to have trained with Dr. A. Lee Dellon at the Dellon Institutes for Peripheral Nerve Surgery. He has successfully treated more than 700 diabetic patients facing lower limb amputations in the last eight years. With a goal of reducing unnecessary amputations, Dr. Jacoby has been researching and utilizing new methods of treating patients who suffer in the lower extremity.
Dr. Jacoby is also one of five doctor profiles featured on the magazine’s website:
www.phoenixmag.com/top-docs/articles/201004/richard-jacoby--d-p-m-/