Charlotte, N.C. – As Tryon Medical Partners ended 2025 having achieved substantial clinical growth, it began 2026 with national recognition as one of the top 25 private practice institutions in the United States. The healthcare research company, Castle Connolly, has honored Tryon’s primary care, dermatology and women’s care specialty areas, and recognized 66 of its physicians as Top Doctors. These accolades come after a year of intense growth for the practice; in 2025, Tryon attracted 20,855 new patients, and hired 10 physicians and 12 advanced care clinicians across several specialty areas. For more updates on Tryon’s expansion and development plans for the coming year, visit TryonMed.com.
“The growth we’re experiencing is the result of patient demand, which is its own reward,” said Dr. Robert Brownlee, president of Tryon Medical Partners. “We listen carefully to our patients and add capacity, responding to their needs efficiently and effectively. Our goal for 2026 is to continue to grow intentionally with ‘stronger relationships, better health’ as our guiding principle.”
Expected growth plans for 2026 include:
- Continued hiring for physicians and advanced care clinicians in Tryon’s existing specialties and new areas of focus.
- Expanding dermatologic treatment options for skin cancer with a surgeon specially trained in Mohs surgery, a procedure that offers a high cure rate for certain skin cancers and minimizes damage to surrounding healthy tissue.
- Expanding sports medicine to additional locations.
- Deepening Tryon’s clinical bench with the addition of a new division chief of cardiology.
- Adding diagnostic services.
- Extending Tryon’s footprint southward into Union County.
More detail on the most recent additions to Tryon’s lengthy list of accolades from Castle Connolly is as follows:
- #25 Private Practice, Overall, Top Institution All Specialties – Nationally (Top 25)
- #1 Private Practice, Overall All Specialties – North Carolina
- #1 Private Practice, Primary Care – North Carolina
- #1 Private Practice, Women’s Care – North Carolina
- #2 Private Practice, Dermatology Care – North Carolina
Castle Connolly is a publishing and healthcare research organization that provides information services to help patients find leading medical professionals. The organization is best known for its annual lists of Top Doctors and Top Hospitals in the United States, which highlight physicians and institutions recognized for clinical excellence and peer-reviewed achievements. Inclusion on the lists is based on merit and cannot be purchased. More information on Castle Connolly’s selection process can be found on their website.
Tryon Medical Partners is a medical practice dedicated to maintaining trusted patient-doctor relationships, providing excellent and innovative care, and giving patients the choices in healthcare that they deserve. The physicians who comprise Tryon Medical Partners practice internal medicine and family medicine, cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, gastroenterology, gynecology and sexual health, rheumatology, and sleep medicine. For more information on Tryon Medical Partners and to register as a patient, visit tryonmed.com.