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Physicians’ Primary Care TOP Doctors Six physicians with Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida have been named “Top Doctors” by Castle Connolly Medical Ltd. in New York. Blaise Kovaz, MD Family Medicine physician Charles Curtis, M.D., and Obstetrician/Gynecologists Heather Auld, M.D.; Paul Joslyn, M.D.; George Kovacevic, M.D.; Blaise Kovaz, M.D.; and Mary Yankaskas, M.D. will be featured in the June issue of Gulfshore Life magazine. It’s the ninth consecutive year that Drs. Auld and Yankaskas have been recognized as Top Doctors. Dr. Kovacevic is a repeat winner from 2012 and 2013. Dr. Curtis, Dr. Joslyn and Dr. Kovaz are repeat winners from last year. Mary Yankaskas, MD Photography by Inspired Images Selections are made through a national survey of physicians and hospital administrators conducted by Castle Connolly, an independent research and information company that is the nation’s leading provider of information on top physicians. After the votes are tallied, Castle Connolly ensures that the physicians meet the company’s criteria, which include board certification, years of experience in their specialties, and a clean disciplinary record. Heather Auld, MD “Castle Connolly is widely recognized for its extensive research of the medical profession. This demonstrates to our patients that we have been evaluated and meet their highest standards,” said Dr. Yankaskas, who also is managing physician of Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida. George Kovacevic, MD Physicians’ Primary Care of Southwest Florida, a physicianowned and operated medical practice, was formed in 1996 by many long practicing local physicians and has grown to become the largest independent multi-specialty practice in Southwest Florida. Medical specialties include internal medicine, family practice, obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics. PPC’s 12 offices are conveniently located in Fort Myers, Cape Coral and Lehigh Acres. By Susan Bennett Charles Curtis, MD Paul Joslyn, MD FOCUS of SWFL 2014 143