Virginia’s Top Doctors 2026

From annual checkups to life-saving interventions, physicians guide us through every stage of health — offering expertise, reassurance and care when it matters most. Choosing the right doctor is one of the most important decisions we make, and across Virginia, thousands of dedicated physicians are setting new standards in patient care, innovation, and medical research. With four major medical schools and a thriving network of hospitals and clinics, the commonwealth is home to a remarkable array of medical talent.

That’s where Virginia’s Top Doctors comes in. Published by Virginia Business in cooperation with the Medical Society of Virginia, Virginia’s Top Doctors is a peer-selected, statewide list of the top physicians across 87 categories of medical specialties.

Virginia Business contracted with Colorado-based media research and analytics firm DataJoe to conduct online balloting of Virginia physicians, who were asked to identify which of their peers are the top doctors in specific specialties.

This year’s statewide Top Doctors list recognizes 1,310 doctors — 18.9% of the 6,911 nominations made by peer physicians this year.

All doctors actively practicing medicine and licensed in Virginia in good standing are eligible to vote and be included in the list. Doctors must hold M.D., DO or DPM degrees (or DDS/DDM degrees if practicing oral and maxillofacial surgery).

Addiction Medicine

Adolescent Medicine

Allergy and Immunology

Anesthesiology

Breast Surgery

Cardiology

Cardiothoracic Surgery

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Colon and Rectal Surgery

Cosmetic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Dermatology

Emergency Medicine

Endocrinology Diabetes and Metabolism

Family Medicine

Gastroenterology

General Surgery

Geriatric Medicine

Gynecologic Oncology

Hand Surgery

Hematology Oncology

Hospice and Palliative

Hospital Medicine

Infectious Disease

Internal Medicine

Interventional Cardiology

Maternal and Fetal Medicine

Nephrology

Neurology

Neurosurgery

Obstetrics and Gynecology

Oncology

Ophthalmology

Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Orthopedic Surgery

Orthopedics

Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat)

Pain Management

Pathology

Pediatric Allergy and Immunology

Pediatric Anesthesiology

Pediatric Cardiology

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Pediatric Dermatology

Pediatric Developmental Behavioral

Pediatric Emergency Medicine

Pediatric Endocrinology

Pediatric Gastroenterology

Pediatric Genetics

Pediatric Hematology Oncology

Pediatric Hospital Medicine

Pediatric Infectious Disease

Pediatric Nephrology

Pediatric Neurology

Pediatric Ophthalmology

Pediatric Orthopedic Surgery

Pediatric Otolaryngology (ENT)

Pediatric Palliative Care

Pediatric Pathology

Pediatric Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Pediatric Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Pediatric Pulmonology

Pediatric Radiology

Pediatric Rheumatology

Pediatric Surgery

Pediatric Urology

Pediatrics (General)

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Podiatry

Psychiatry

Pulmonology

Radiation Oncology

Radiology

Reproductive Endocrinology

Rheumatology

Sleep Medicine

Spine Surgery

Sports Medicine

Surgical Oncology

Thoracic Surgery

Urology

Vascular Surgery

Weight Loss Surgery