Mercy Suburban surgeons named to US News & World Report Top Doctors List

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Christopher Bruce, M.D. (seated) and Brian Rosenthal, D.O. were among the surgeons at Mercy Suburban Hospital named to U.S. News & World Report’s Top Doctors list. Submitted photo.

EAST NORRITON â€" Noted local surgeons, Christopher J. Bruce, M.D., Brian D. Rosenthal, D.O., and Cosme Manzarbeitia, M.D. have been named to U.S. News & World Report’s Top Doctors List of 2012. Based on a peer nomination process, physicians are recognized by their colleagues locally and nationally as being a top doctor and worthy referral. The Top Doctors List is compiled annually by U.S. News & World Report to help consumers find the doctors who can best address their needs.

Robotic surgeons Dr. Bruce and Dr. Rosenthal are specially trained on the da Vinci® Surgical System, the most technologically advanced equipment for performing complex and delicate procedures with enhanced dexterity. This robotic system allows Dr. Bruce and Dr. Rosenthal to take surgery beyond the limits of the human hand with precise, versatile instrument movement combined with three-dimensional visualization. Mercy Suburban Hospital was the first hospital in central Montgomery County to offer the da Vinci Surgical System to the community.

Dr. Bruce, who serves as Chief of Surgery at Mercy Suburban Hospital, is a colon and rectal surgeon specializing in the treatment of colon and rectal cancer, including robotic surgery. He earned his medical degree from the University of Medicine and Dentistry, where he also completed his surgical residency. Dr. Bruce is a graduate of The Pennsylvania State University with a Bachelor’s degree in Biology. He completed his graduate research at Boston University and surgery fellowship at Lahey Hitchcock Medical Center in Massachusetts. Dr. Bruce is the past President of the New York Society of Colon and Rectal Surgeons and has presented at many national conferences. He has also authored several book chapters and has published articles in peer-reviewed journals.
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