Abstract: An online database of patient-to-patient healthcare provider recommendations is provided. This database may provide a resource for choosing a physician, and a community of support for those facing medical challenges. Patients who have had a positive experience with a physician can register this physician online, and subsequent patients can search for a physician by a variety of categories, such as, e.g., location, specialty, or physician name. Registrants may have the ability to recommend more than one physician if they so choose. All registrations may be verified by the online service for current license status, correct contact information, and for positive recommendations. This database may be provided and maintained by a central server and accessed by users over the world wide web using a conventional browser application.