U.S. News & World Report has listed 14 Department of Surgery physicians as Top Doctors as part of the publication's online health services program, which provides referral information on thousands of physicians nationwide.

The Department of Surgery represents 41 percent of the 34 total physicians from the Louisville Metro area named to the list.

According to U.S. News, physicians selected as Top Doctors have been nominated by their peers and named to a highly selective list of America's top physicians by achieving national recognition for outstanding work.

The 13 Department of Surgery providers recognized by U.S. News are:

• Sheldon J. Bond, MD , Pediatric Surgeon
• Kelli Bullard Dunn, MD , Colon and Rectal Surgeon
• Mary E. Fallat, MD , Pediatric Surgeon
• Michael B. Flynn, MD , Surgical Oncologist
• Susan Galandiuk, MD , Colon and Rectal Surgeon
• Michael H. McCafferty, MD , Colon and Rectal Surgeon
• Kelly M. McMasters, MD , Surgical Oncologist
• J. David Richardson, MD , Thoracic Surgeon
• Mark S. Slaughter, MD , Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgeon
• Gordon R. Tobin, MD , Plastic Surgeon
• Gary Vitale, MD , Surgeon
• Bradon J. Wilhelmi, MD , Plastic Surgeon

For more information, go to http://health.usnews.com