U.S. News surveyed nearly 10,000 specialists and sifted through data for approximately 5,000 hospitals to rank the best in 16 adult specialties, from cancer to urology. Death rates, patient safety, and hospital reputation were a few of the factors considered. Only 148 hospitals were nationally ranked in one or more specialties. The Honor Roll features the 17 that scored near the top in at least six specialties.
Rankings by Specialty
Cancer
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
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#1
University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Houston, TX
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#2
Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
New York, NY
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#3
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
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Cardiology & Heart Surgery
Cleveland Clinic
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#1
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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#2
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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#3
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Diabetes & Endocrinology
Massachusetts General Hospital
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#1
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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#2
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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#3
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Ear, Nose & Throat
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital
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#1
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
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#2
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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#3
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
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#3
UPMC-University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Pittsburgh, PA
Gastroenterology & GI Surgery
Mayo Clinic
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#1
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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#2
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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#3
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
Geriatrics
Mount Sinai Medical Center
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#1
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
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#2
Mount Sinai Medical Center
New York, NY
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#3
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
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Gynecology
Brigham and Women's Hospital
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#1
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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#2
Brigham and Women's Hospital
Boston, MA
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#3
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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Nephrology
Mayo Clinic
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#1
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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#2
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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#3
New York-Presbyterian University Hospital of Columbia and Cornell
New York, NY
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Neurology & Neurosurgery
Johns Hopkins Hospital
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#1
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
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#2
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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#3
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
Ophthalmology
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami
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#1
Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami
Miami, FL
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#2
Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
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#3
Wills Eye Hospital
Philadelphia, PA
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Orthopedics
Hospital for Special Surgery
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#1
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
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#2
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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#3
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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Psychiatry
McLean Hospital
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#1
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
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#2
McLean Hospital
Belmont, MA
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#3
Massachusetts General Hospital
Boston, MA
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Pulmonology
National Jewish Health, Denver-University of Colorado Hospital
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#1
National Jewish Health, Denver-University of Colorado Hospital
Aurora, CO
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#2
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
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#3
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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Rehabilitation
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
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#1
Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Chicago, IL
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#2
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
West Orange, NJ
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#3
TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, TX
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Rheumatology
Hospital for Special Surgery
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#1
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
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#2
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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#3
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, NY
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Urology
Cleveland Clinic
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#1
Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
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#2
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
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#3
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
See all Best Urology Hospitals
