PALO ALTO, Calif. -- As part of its ongoing program to highlight excellence in healthcare, Expertscape.com is pleased to announce its inaugural ranking of the top institutions and individual specialists for celiac disease. An autoimmune digestive disease afflicting an estimated 3 million people in the United States, it can be complicated to diagnose and treatment requires a gluten-free diet in order to avoid long-term health conditions such as anemia, osteoporosis, neurological disorders and other complications.

Based on analysis of scientific publications from the past 10 years, Expertscape.com honors these five individual experts and institutions (http://www.expertscape.com/blog/?p=147) for demonstrating the greatest expertise and knowledge in the field of celiac disease research and treatment:

World Experts – Celiac Disease

1. Dr. Joseph A. Murray – Mayo Clinic

2. Dr. Peter M. Green – Columbia University

3. Dr. Ludvig Sollid – University of Oslo

4. Dr. Allesio Fasano – University of Maryland School of Medicine

5. Dr. David S Sanders – Royal Hallamshire Hospital

World Institutions – Celiac Disease

1. Columbia University

2. University of Tampere, Finland

3. University of Oslo

4. Mayo Clinic

5. University of Maryland School of Medicine

To view Expertscape’s comprehensive results for celiac disease, covering hundreds of institutions and thousands of specialists worldwide, visit http://expertscape.com/ex/celiac+disease

The Expertscape medical search and ranking solution uses objective algorithms to identify the most knowledgeable and experienced physicians, clinicians and researchers across over 26,000 specific topics, stratified by geography. With Expertscape, healthcare consumers can quickly and easily find the top experts within their travel area, and then learn more about their expertise and knowledge. Expertscape defines an expert as someone who has published peer-reviewed research in the science, therapies, and complications a specific medical topic. To search on any medical topic, visit www.expertscape.com.


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