GALVESTON, Texas -  More than 30 UTMB doctors have been honored and named Texas Super Doctors in the current issue of Texas Monthly.

The doctors were selected by Key Professional Media, Inc. and the publishers of Texas Monthly. Key Professional Media asked more than 37,000 medical professionals to nominate one or more doctors from specified medical specialties based on one question, "If you needed medical care, which doctor would you choose?"

"It is a tremendous honor to be recognized by one's peers," said David L. Callender, president of UTMB. "These physicians represent the wealth of expertise, skill and dedication that characterizes the UTMB faculty. We are proud that they are part of the UTMB family."

The Texas Super Doctors from UTMB, as listed in Texas Monthly are:

Dr. Kelly Carmichael, Dr. Edward Hannigan, Dr. Courtney Townsend Jr., Dr. Robert Beach, Dr. Patricia Beach, Dr. Thomas Blackwell, Dr. Garland Anderson, Dr. Sharon Raimer, Dr. Ronald Lindsey, Dr. Mark Evers, Dr. Dai Chung, Dr. Jack Alperin, Dr. Tetsuo Ashizawa, Dr. Maria Colome-Grimmer, Dr. Vincent Conti, Dr. Alexander Duarte, Dr. Robert Frachtman, Dr. J. Andrew Grant, Dr. Daniel Harmon, Dr. Jeffrey Lanier, Dr. Malcolm Mazow, Dr. George McReynolds, Dr. Bernard Milstein, Dr. Linda Phillips, Dr. Ned Snyder III, Dr. Michael Warren, Dr. Michael Breen, Dr. Charles Brown, Dr. Michael Romain, Dr. Lisa Hansard, Dr. Hans Haydon and Dr. Isabel Hoverman.