Chief of Women’s Health at Bassett Healthcare Network Named to National List of Gynecologic Surgeons Research All-Stars for 2025

The All-Star lists include only the top 5% of hospitals and surgeons publishing leading-edge healthcare research. Dr. Samuel Badalian is listed nationwide in the top 3%.

Bassett Healthcare Network is proud to announce Samuel Badalian, MD, PhD, has been named a 2025 Healthcare Research All-Star for outstanding contributions to healthcare research in Gynecologic Surgery. This honor is in recognition of the quantity and quality of research authored and published by Dr. Badalian.

The Healthcare Research All Star lists are compiled by Avant-garde Health and include only the top 5% of all hospitals and surgeons publishing leading-edge research across 12 specialty care areas in the United States. This research ultimately leads to better patient outcomes. Dr. Badalian placed above this threshold and is honored in the top 3% of all surgeons.

The bulk of Dr. Badalian’s research work is focused on Urogynecology and pelvic floor disorders in Armenia. Dr. Badalian has been instrumental in establishing Urogynecology as a subspecialty in that country. In July 2024, Dr. Badalian and a team of doctors supervised five urogynecological fellows as they performed 23 successful surgeries at the Wigmore Women’s and Children’s Hospital in Yerevan, Armenia.

“I am honored to receive this award in recognition of the impactful advancements in Gynecologic Surgery I have spearheaded that are happening both within Bassett Healthcare Network and abroad. I value my collaborators and colleagues, without whom my research wouldn’t be possible,” said Dr. Badalian.

More than 424,000 physicians and 4,700 hospitals were considered for the awards. To determine the winners, Avant-garde Health used methodologies that can be reviewed here. Key findings from the study can be found here and the full study results can be reviewed here. Avant-garde health is the leading provider of solutions for improving perioperative quality and profitability.

“We’re excited to include Dr. Samuel Badalian in our list of Gynecologic Surgery Research All-Stars for 2025,” said Derek Haas, CEO and Founder of Avant-garde Health. “We join Bassett Healthcare Network in expressing our gratitude for his dedication and contributions to improvements in Gynecologic Surgery by highlighting his achievements in this study.”