Norwich — Forty physicians from The William W. Backus Hospital’s medical staff have been named as “Top Docs” by Connecticut Magazine for 2015, the hospital announced Tuesday.

The annual survey of top doctors in Connecticut features more than 800 peer-recommended physicians in 31 areas of specialty. More than 5,000 physicians across Connecticut filled out questionnaires asking them to recommend a doctor (other than themselves) to whom they would send a loved one for expert medical care.

“Top Docs” from Backus are: Dr. Jerilyn S. Allen, otolaryngology; Dr. Stephen T. Briggs, obstetrics and gynecology; Dr. Sergio R. Casillas, general and colorectal surgery; Dr. Thomas C. Cherry Jr., plastic/reconstructive/hand surgery; Dr. Harjinder S. Chowdhary, rheumatology; Dr. David E. Coletti, general-vascular surgery; Dr. Kevin B. Cranmer, ophthalmology; Dr. Thinesh Dahanayake, pulmonary and critical care medicine; Dr. Mandeep Dhami, oncology/hematology; Dr. Juan C. Escalon, thoracic-vascular surgery; Dr. Mary E. Eslick, pediatrics; Dr. Franklin P. Friedman, urology; Dr. Adam D. Goldstein, anesthesiology; Dr. Steven J. Green, otolaryngology; Dr. Jeffrey A. Hertz, ophthalmology; Dr. Mahesh N. Kabadi, internal medicine; Dr. Dinesh Kapur, oncology/hematology; Dr. Mario W. Katigbak, thoracic surgery, consulting; Dr. Jeffrey M. Kierstein, podiatry; Dr. Robert E. Levin, rheumatology, consulting; Dr. Michael N. Loiacono, anesthesiology; Dr. Robert Lowe, thoracic surgery, consulting; Dr. Casey T. McCullough, urology; Dr. Joseph F. O’Keefe, physical medicine and rehabilitation, consulting; Dr. Vinod V. Pathy, plastic and reconstructive surgery; Dr. Thomas C. Peter, nephrology; Dr. Joseph W. Peters, physical medicine and rehabilitation, consulting; Dr. Paul A. Pudimat, anesthesiology; Dr. Anis Racy, neurology; Dr. Michael J. Rajkumar, infectious disease; Dr. Donna M. Romito, pulmonary and critical care medicine; Dr. Stephen M. Rouse, otolaryngology; Dr. Camille G. Salame, neurosurgery; Dr. You Sung Sang, gastroenterology; Dr. John M. Satterfield, anesthesiology; Dr. Dennis E. Slater, oncology/hematology; Dr. John P. Tauro, neurology; Dr. Mark R. Tousignant, general surgery; Dr. Sandeep Varma, rheumatology; and Dr. Setu Vora, pulmonary and critical care medicine.