Dr. Pellegrini selected by peers to be included in Best Doctors for 2001-2002

Letter addressed to Dr. Pellegrini on April 2, 2002 from Best Doctors, Inc. www.bestdoctors.com

Dear Dr. Pellegrini,

We are pleased in inform you that you have been selected by your peers to be included in Best Doctors for 2001-2002. This database, now in its tenth year, contains the names and professional profiles of approximately 31,000 doctors, representing more than 40 specialties, all of whom have been chosen through an exhaustive peer-review survey in which thousands of doctors are asked to name the best clinical practitioners in their specialties. (The most recent survey involved more than one million clinical-ability assessments.) Only those physicians who earn consensus support of their peers are included. Listings cannot be bought. For this reason, inclusion in Best Doctors is considered a singular honor.

Best Doctors is widely regarded as the preeminent listing of its kind. It has been featured on CBS "60 Minutes," NBC "The Today Show," and CNN "Headline News", as well as in major print media including USA Today, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, The Wall Street Journal, and in scores of major metropolitan magazines.

Since 1992, Best Doctors' listings have served as a vital resource to thousands of patients. The availability of a single source listing those doctors who are recognized by their fellow physicians for their superior clinical abilities continues to provide guidance to patients throughout the U.S. who might otherwise not know where to turn. To ensure that our surveys are responsive to the needs of doctors as well as patients, we have assembled a Medical Advisory Board of over 40 of the most distinguished physicians in the U.S. and Canada.

We hope that you will agree with us that the effort to provide patients with more and better information about doctor quality is long overdue.

Again, our congratulations.

Sincerely,
David Seligman
President and CEO

Kenneth Falchuk, M.D.
Member of Board
Medical Consultant

Jose Halperin, M.D.
Member of Board
Medical Consultant