Norman Parathyroid Center's Dr. James Norman has been Selected for Inclusion into Consumer's Research Guide to America's Top Surgeons.

Online, April 26, 2010 (Newswire.com) - TAMPA - Dr. James "Jim" Norman has been selected for inclusion into the Guide to America's Top Surgeons for 2010. Being chosen for this listing is an honor of distinction and places Dr. Norman among the nation's most skilled surgeons.

This is Dr Norman's fourth consecutive year for this distinguished award given by the Consumers' Research Council of America, a Washington, D.C. based research organization providing non-biased, consumers' information guides for professional services throughout America. The purpose of these awards is to help educate and assist consumers in obtaining the finest doctors and surgeons.

"I am honored to be selected to this elite group of talented surgeons" said Dr. Norman. "A lot of the credit goes to my dedicated surgical team and office staff who have been with me every year I have received this award."

James Norman, MD, FACS, FACE, is recognized as one of world's foremost experts on parathyroid disease and is the founder of the Norman Parathyroid Center. Dr. Norman is a board certified surgeon and a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons (FACS) and the American College of Endocrinology (FACE). He is recognized as the inventor of minimally invasive radioguided parathyroid surgery in the mid 1990s, and is credited with dramatically changing the way parathyroid surgery is performed.