Philadelphia (May 2002)— Physicians surveyed in Philadelphia and the surrounding seven-county area in Pennsylvania and New Jersey have named William E. Staas, Jr., MD, FACP, one of the region’s top rehabilitation doctors.

The survey results are in the Top Doctors listing in the May 2002 issue of Philadelphia magazine. The publication began by working from a supplied list of doctors in the region who had been asked which doctors they would “consider sending a family member to in case of a serious problem.” The publication received more than 4,000 e-mail responses from those polled. This was the largest pool of responses in the two-decade history of the Top Doctors listing. 

Dr. Staas has been Board certified in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation since 1970, and has been President and Medical Director of Magee Rehabilitation Hospital since 1977. Under his leadership, Magee has gained national renown as one of the foremost hospitals for physical medicine and the rehabilitation of people with disabilities. 

Dr. Staas is a member of many professional and academic societies, including the American Medical Association and the American Spinal Injury Association. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians, a Fellow of the American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, and a Fellow of the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. He is a Past President of the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine.