Texas Fertility Center Doctors Hansard, Hudson, Munch, Propst, Schutt and Silverberg selected as 2025 Texas Super Doctors – Again!

What is a Texas Super Doctor?

Super Doctors is a selective, yet diverse, listing of outstanding doctors, representing consumer-oriented medical specialties like reproductive endocrinology. The Super Doctors list constitutes approximately 5% of the physicians within their respective state or region, and physicians are nominated by their professional peers. Being recognized as Texas Super Doctors is a big achievement for Drs. Hansard, Hudson, Munch, Propst, Schutt and Silverberg, who have all been chosen for this honor multiple times. We are very proud that these award-winning physicians call Texas Fertility Center home.

THE SUPER DOCTORS SELECTION PROCESS (from www.superdoctors.com)

The selection process for Super Doctors is a rigorous multi-step process designed to identify healthcare providers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Doctors is a selective yet diverse listing of outstanding doctors, representing consumer-oriented medical specialties.  (Oral and Maxillofacial surgeons from select markets are also named to the list).

Survey of doctors

First, the organization selects a pool of candidates. Each year Super Doctors invites doctors to nominate colleagues they know to be exceptional in their specified field. They are asked to consider the following question: “If you needed medical care in one of the following specialties, which doctor would you choose?” Numerous safeguards are in place to prevent ballot manipulation, and doctors may not self-nominate.

Candidate search

The organization’s research staff also contributes to the pool of candidates by searching medical databases, online sources and publications for doctors who have attained certain credentials, honors or professional achievements, or “Star Search Credentials.” This process also includes physicians in less-visible or highly specialized medical treatment areas.

Research

Super Doctors evaluates candidates on 10 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.

• Years of experience
• Hospital appointments
• Fellowships
• Professional activities
• Leadership positions
• Academic achievements and positions
• Board certifications
• Publications, lectures and presentations
• Honors and awards
• Other outstanding achievement

Blue ribbon panel review

Nominees are then grouped into specialties, such as reproductive endocrinology. Doctors in each area who have the highest scores from the nomination and evaluation steps are invited to serve on a “blue ribbon panel.” Each panelist is asked to review and evaluate a list of nominees from his/her area of focus.

The final selection

The last step is to total the points received from nominations, research and blue ribbon panel review. Only the highest-scoring doctors are included on the Super Doctors list.

Congratulations to Drs. Hansard, Hudson, Munch, Propst, Schutt and Silverberg!