Texas Super Doctors® award is annually conducted by Texas Monthly magazine in collaboration with Key Professional Media Inc. To be eligible, a physician must pass the rigorous, multi-phase selection process that involves the following steps:

• Survey of Doctors 
  About 40,000 medical professionals are initially surveyed with a poll asking, “If you needed medical care in one of the specialties, which doctor would you choose?”
• Candidate Search 
  Aside from the candidates emerging from the initial survey, a further candidate search is also performed Texas Monthly’s staff. This is to nominate physicians from highly-specialized fields who are less visible than most.
• Research 
  The pool of candidates is then subjected to extensive and independent evaluation based on 10 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.
• The Blue Ribbon Panel Review 
  The highest-scoring individuals are invited to serve as The Blue Ribbon Panel where they are tasked to review each of the nominees from his/her focus.
• Final Selection and Verification 
  Points from the nomination, research, and panel review are added to determine the physicians qualified for the Super Doctors® list. Additional verification is also done to ensure that the doctor is active and in good standing.