Connecticut Magazine sent more than 5,000 questionnaires to statewide doctors, asking them to recommend a physician to whom they would send a loved one for expert medical care. In this year’s survey, the focus was on General Internal Medicine as well as the specialties of Allergy and Immunology, Cardiology, Endocrinology, Family Medicine, Geriatric Medicine, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Oncology and Hematology, Physical Medicine, Podiatry, Radiology and Rheumatology.
To identify 2010 “Top Docs,” the magazine took the physicians receiving the most votes in each category and combined their names with the doctors who finished at the top of the publication’s 2007 to 2009 surveys.
About David Howlett, M.D.:
Project director for the implementation of electronic medical records (EMR) at East Granby Family Practice, LLC, Dr. Howlett’s early adoption and innovation using EMR for patient care has led to the practice being recognized locally as a leader in providing comprehensive preventative and ongoing medical care. East Granby Family Practice, LLC is a part of local and national study projects that examine how EMR improves medical care.
Since 2005, Dr. Howlett has served as an advisor to Qualidigm in Rocky Hill, the nationally-recognized consulting and research company, providing services to local and national public and private sector clients. Qualidigm’s mission is to continuously advance improvement in the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of health care. www.qualidigm.org.
Dr. Howlett’s long association with the Connecticut Academy of Family Physicians has given its patients a voice and an advocate at the local and national level in resolving issues relating to insurance and pharmacy policies. Other affiliations of his include the American Academy of Family Physicians, Connecticut State Medical Society and the Hartford County Medical Association.
A resident of Windsor, Conn. with his wife and sons, Dr. Howlett earned a Masters Degree in Biochemistry from the University of Connecticut in Storrs. He completed his medical education at the University of Connecticut’s School of Medicine where he currently serves as assistant clinical professor in the Department of Family Practice, and at the Institute Catholique de Lille in France. He completed a Family Practice Residency Program internship at Albany Medical Center in New York and did his residency work at University of Connecticut Family Medicine Program.
This material was prepared by Qualidigm, the Medicare Quality Improvement Organization for Connecticut, under contract with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The contents presented do not necessarily reflect CMS policy. Pub# 9SOWCT8028002010097
