ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 25, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thirty Seven Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group (MAPMG) physicians have been selected as 2014 "Top Doctors" in the November issue of Baltimore magazine.

The Baltimore Top Doctors list is based on a peer survey of 10,000 physicians and medical experts. MAPMG doctors were nominated in 24 different specialties, including pediatrics, cardiology, neurology, psychiatry and others.

"We are proud that so many of our physicians, across so many specialties, have been acknowledged by peers for their clinical excellence. As a result of having so many exceptional Permanente physicians, Kaiser Permanente is rated #1 for clinical quality and service in Maryland, DC and Virginia by the National Committee of Quality Assurance," said Bernadette Loftus, MD, associate executive director, The Permanente Medical Group.

Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States has also received the a 5-star rating from the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services and it remains the only 5-star plan in the Washington D.C. metro area.

About Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States
Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States region, headquartered in Rockville, Maryland, provides and coordinates complete health care services for more than 520,000 members through 29 medical centers in Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. Founded in 1980, Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States is a total health organization comprising Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of the Mid-Atlantic States, Inc., and the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group, P.C., an independent medical group that features more than 1,000 physicians. Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States was ranked in the nation's 20 top commercial health plans and 10 top Medicare health plans — and the No. 1 Commercial and Medicare plan for Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, D.C. — by "NCQA Health Insurance Plan Rankings 2014-2015 Private." For more information about Kaiser Permanente of the Mid-Atlantic States, visit kp.org or follow us on Twitter, twitter.com/KPMidAtlantic.

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