- Jul 25, 2018
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Engaging with patients is the top priority of physicians today. From Facebook to Twitter, doctors are available on every platform to share knowledge and interact with patients. With increasing follower base, physicians are no more than a celebrity across various social channels.
Here is a list of top ten doctors who are blowing the Twitter platform with their growing number of followers:
Dr. Kevin Pho, MD
- Date of joining: December 2017
- No. of Followers: 162K
- Twitter handle: @kevinmd
- Website: KevinMD.com
- Known as: Physician, author, keynote speaker, USA TODAY’s Board of Contributors
Dr. Berci Mesko, MD, PhD
- Date of joining: March 2017
- No. of Followers: 82.1K
- Twitter handle: @Berci
- Website: medicalfuturist.com
- Known as: Director of The Medical Futurist Institute
Dr. Mehmet Oz
- Date of joining: June 2011
- No. of Followers: 4.34M
- Twitter handle: @DrOz
- Website: doctoroz.com
- Known as: Cardiac Surgeon and the host of Dr. Oz show
Dr. Zubin Damania
- Date of joining: April 2008
- No. of Followers: 31.4K
- Twitter handle: @ZDoggMD
- Website: ZDoggMD.com
- Known as: a Stanford trained, internal medicine physician and founder of Turntable Health
Dr. Mike Sevilla, MD
- Date of joining: May 2007
- No. of Followers: 27.9K
- Twitter handle: @drmikesevilla
- Website: DrMikeSevilla.com
- Known as: Family Physician, Primary Care Advocate, Physician Social Media Pioneer
Dr. Val Jones, MD
- Date of joining: October 2007
- No. of Followers: 27.1K
- Twitter handle: @drval
- Website: getbetterhealth.com
- Known as: Medical Director of Admissions, St Luke’s Rehabilitation Institute and Founder of Better Health, LLC: Smart health commentary
Dr. Joseph Kim, MD
- Date of joining: August 2008
- No. of Followers: 31K
- Twitter handle: @DrJosephKim
- Website: DrJosephKim.com
- Known as: a physician executive, digital entrepreneur, and technologist
Dr. Eric Topol
- Date of joining: November 2009
- No. of Followers: 134K
- Twitter handle: @EricTopol
- Website: stsiweb.org
- Known as: physician-scientist, author, editor
Dr. Kenny Lin, MD, MPH
- Date of joining: July 2009
- No. of Followers: 10.3K
- Twitter handle: @kennylinafp
- Website: commonsensemd.blogspot.com
- Known as: Family Physician and Public Health professional, Deputy Editor, Professor
Dr. Joel Fuhrman, MD
- Date of joining: July 2008
- No. of Followers: 66.1K
- Twitter handle: @DrFuhrman
- Website: drfuhrman.com
- Known as: Family Physician, Author, Researcher