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Contents

Small Doses 14 NEWSMAKERS

Read up on some of the latest health happenings in metro Detroit.

16 BUSINESS PROFILE

Two childhood friends supported one another’s health journey and were inspired to open a keto bakery in Clinton Township.

17 NUTRITION

Breadless teaches us how to make a plant-forward bowl that tastes delicious.

18 WELLNESS

Legendary Detroit Tiger Kirk Gibson brings a Parkinson’s wellness center to Farmington Hills.

20 RESEARCH

We’ve compiled recent groundbreaking discoveries from Michigan research institutions.

22 DERMATOLOGY

The latest TikTok skin care trends could be leading to negative health consequences for young kids.

24 IMMUNOLOGY

This West Bloomfield clinic is a one-stop destination for a variety of “ologies” in which you may need care.

25 CARDIOLOGY

A condition that has become increasingly recognized in younger patients — especially women — can lead to heart attacks.

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In their new book, local influencers Alexis and Brian Cole give advice on cultivating a healthy relationship.

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PUBLISHER: Jason Hosko EDITORIAL EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: Kate Walsh DIGITAL EDITOR: Christina Clark COPY EDITOR: Olivia Sedlacek ASSOCIATE EDITORS: Juliana Lumaj, Jack Thomas

What is the best piece of health or wellness advice you’ve received, and who gave it to you?

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“In an effort to be the healthiest version of myself, early in my 30s, I met with a nutritionist. I was embarrassed by my quick lifestyle of eating poorly. The nutritionist shared that eating healthy could be done ‘quick.’ Fresh ingredients from the produce aisle weren’t always necessary, but rather, I could use frozen vegetables. Ultimately, they are the same. It made my weeknights a lot easier!”

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“The best advice I’ve been given is that health is not all or nothing — and that applies to every aspect of health: nutrition, exercise, injuries, mental health, sleep, and so on. So many people have helped me realize that in different areas over the years, from the wonderful physical therapist I’ve known for over a decade to my own mom.”

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“The most important and significant piece of advice about health that I’ve received was from Dr. Gordon Boyd, a Methodist minister and certified hypnotherapist. I was a student of his. Mindset and how you see yourself in the world plays a significant role in overall health and the ability to heal from illness. Intentionally focusing on the positive aspects of life, gratitude, and joy, even in the smallest things, can help relieve stress and allow the body to return to stasis. Practicing breathing techniques, meditation, prayer, and gentle exercise along with flexible thinking creates the chemicals that boost immunity and more.”

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“My dad’s advice was to go to the gym at least four times a week and to always remember to drink water.”

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“My parents say drinking a glass of lemon water every morning is great for hydration, digestion, and skin. They’ve also recommended doing intense workouts and staying consistent with my diet in order to reach my desired health goals. To stay on track, eat whole foods, and save money, they’ve also suggested meal prepping.”

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Medical debt erased for thousands of Oakland County residents Over 14,000 Oakland County residents opened their mailboxes last December to find letters notifying them that their medical debt had been canceled. The total equated to $9.1 million. With the help of Undue Medical Debt, a nonprofit organization that partners with health systems, individual hospitals, and physicians’ groups to identify those who are eligible for medical debt relief, Oakland County plans to eliminate approximately another $190.9 million for thousands of other residents. Near the time of publication in March, an Oakland County official told Hour Detroit there were tentative plans to send out the next batch of letters in coming months. “This initiative highlights our commitment to building a healthy and thriving community, lowering costs for working families, and helping people achieve economic freedom,” Board of Commissioners Chair David T. Woodward, D-Royal Oak, says.

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Corewell Health urges patients to know before you go

Gov. Whitmer signs bills focused on reproductive freedom

To address the long waits in emergency rooms that occurred over the winter in metro Detroit, in February, Corewell Health urged people to properly match their symptoms with where they should be treated. In other words, stop using the ER for primary care. In a handy chart found on its website, you can see where to go (or not go — virtual urgent care is an option) for different maladies. For example, moderate abdominal pain calls for a visit to primary care or urgent care, while severe abdominal pain warrants a trip to the ER. Minor burns? Go to virtual urgent care, primary care, or urgent care; for severe burns, go to the ER. To find the symptoms guide chart, go to corewellhealth. org/care-and-specialties/same-day-care/ symptoms-guide.

As reproductive freedoms continue to be revoked across the country in states like Louisiana, Florida, and Texas, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed 16 bills on Jan. 21 expanding those rights in Michigan. These bills give women easier access to health care by allowing pharmacists to directly prescribe birth control and requiring insurers to cover it; improve someone’s ability to identify potential risks in their health by requiring health insurance coverage of blood pressure monitors for pregnant and postpartum women; and more. “Whether you’re getting ready to start a family or figuring out which contraceptive option is best for you, I’ll fight to make sure you have the freedom to make that choice,” Whitmer said.

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Detroit schools’ chronic absenteeism linked to asthma Not only can an asthma diagnosis hold children back from playing certain sports and enjoying playtime, but in Detroit, it seems that it’s also impacting their ability to attend school on a regular basis. “We know for sure that [asthma] can be one of the main reasons why kids miss school,” Dr. Dee Poowuttikul, chief of the Children’s Hospital of Michigan’s allergy center in Detroit, told Chalkbeat Detroit. “We can see it firsthand when school starts here in September, October — that’s usually the highest time when we have asthma hospitalizations.”

About 1 in 10 Michigan students who have asthma miss at least six school days yearly, and a state report in 2021 revealed that 14.6% of children in Detroit had asthma, almost double the percentage statewide.

Officials from the Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America point to many of the schools’ proximity to highways, mold and mildew, and a lack of air conditioning systems in the schools as potential contributing factors that may be impacting air quality and exacerbating asthma in children. They are working with partners to install air quality monitors throughout the entire city.

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Renovations at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital to address increase in NICU patients starting this year After noting an increase in high-risk births and pediatric heart surgeries over the past few years, the University of Michigan Health C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital had to convert its beds in the Reese Partlow Pediatric Cardiothoracic Intensive Care Unit (or PCTU) to care for the growing number of babies being sent to the Brandon Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (or NICU), as well as renovate multiple rooms to accommodate twins.

To address this issue, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital was provided a $10 million grant from the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation, which will be used to renovate the NICU’s eighth floor so that it can hold the 13 beds that are currently on the 10th floor of the PCTU, allowing this space to return to its original 30-bed capacity. Renovations are expected to start in the first half of 2025 and be completed by the end of 2026. During this time, the NICU and PCTU will continue to operate at full capacity.

Detroit barbers are helping their clients fight health disparities Making It Count, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting healthy lifestyles and resources to Detroiters, is fighting chronic diseases within the African American community with the help of local barbers through its Tight4Life program.

“Tight4Life leverages partnerships with hospitals, universities, and our state health department to train barbers and beauticians as wellness ambassadors,” MIC founder and CEO Minou Jones told Rolling Out, a Blackowned magazine based in Atlanta. Barbers are able to provide referrals, help schedule appointments, give advice on disease prevention, and educate the importance of regular checkups and screenings.

New Henry Ford Health hospital focuses on mental health treatment and training To address the growing need for inpatient mental health care treatment in the region, Henry Ford Health opened the Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital in West Bloomfield Township in January. The new hospital — located within the existing Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital campus — not only provides a full range of behavioral health therapy for adults, adolescents, and seniors but will also serve as an academic site for future behavioral health care providers.

Services at the 192-bed, state-of-theart hospital include treatment for mood disorders, thought disorders, and dualdiagnosis/substance use disorders. The hospital also offers individual, group, family, and activity therapy, which involves art, music, physical fitness, and cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy.

In a joint venture between Henry Ford Health and Acadia Healthcare, the hospital will train approximately 120 nursing students from Michigan State University, Wayne State University, and the University of Detroit Mercy; 12 psychiatric residents from MSU and WSU; and five social work interns from the University of Michigan and WSU.

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— preparing food together. That inspired bigger ideas: What if their passion became a business venture?

They settled on a name, Keto Katz, and in 2022, they opened their first brick-andmortar in Clinton Township on Garfield Road. Their niche concept — a keto bakery — quickly attracted a niche audience.

“People have come in, in tears, saying, ‘My kid is an epileptic who manages seizures with the ketogenic diet, and now they can have a cupcake,’” Mislevy says.

“Or, ‘My kid has celiac disease, and now they can bring cookies to school to share with their friends.’”

From left: Registered dietician Lisa Mislevy and culinary-trained cook Anna Sherman are the founders and owners of Keto Katz.

Friends for Life How two women’s weight loss journeys inspired them to found a keto bakery

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BUSINESS PARTNERS Lisa Mislevy and Anna Sherman have a friendship that’s lasted about 30 years — since the two met in seventh grade. As adults, the two moms enjoyed cooking together, regularly hosting each other’s families for dinner.

However, as time went on, both women noticed a change. “With each pregnancy, we just gained more and more weight,” Mislevy says. By the time each had given birth to her second child, both women had reached obesity. Mislevy was also diagnosed with Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks the thyroid, which can lead to weight gain.

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pounds, while Sherman lost 150.

“Losing weight is complicated and involves emotional, behavioral, and nutritional work,” Mislevy says. “That was definitely the beginning of my understanding of how impactful nutrition is.”

Mislevy returned to school and obtained a master’s in nutrition and dietetics from Eastern Michigan University in 2015. She began working in Beaumont Hospital’s Integrative Medicine department, until she was furloughed during the pandemic.

Around then, Sherman, who had a culinary certificate, was also furloughed.

With extra time on their hands, the two continued one of their favorite pastimes

This low-carb, low-sugar take on Sanders Bumpy Cake is made with keto vanilla buttercream and a layer of chocolate ganache.

“People have come in, in tears, saying, ‘My kid is an epileptic who manages seizures with the ketogenic diet, and now they can have a cupcake.’”

—LISA MISLEVY

The ketogenic diet, or keto, causes a person to enter a state of ketosis by consuming a low amount of carbohydrates and higher amount of fats. Ketosis occurs when the body burns fat to create energy instead of glucose, the latter of which we obtain by consuming carbohydrates.

Doctors prescribe it to control seizures for some people with epilepsy, and it has been reported to help manage diabetes.

Studies have also shown the keto diet to provide additional benefits to some people in the short term, including weight loss and improved blood sugar, blood pressure, and cholesterol levels, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.

However, studies have painted a limited picture so far — most were short-term, relied on small groups, and didn’t include a control group.

“I’m not a cookie-cutter dietician where I think, ‘I love keto, so everyone needs to be keto,’” Mislevy says. “I do think certainly no one needs large amounts of sugar like the American diet typically provides.

“I think people get really caught up in ‘Oh, my parents are overweight,’ or, ‘Diabetes runs in my family,’” Mislevy continues. “But our message is that you have control.”

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This bowl, a popular menu item at Breadless, a fast-casual gluten-free eatery in Detroit and Rochester Hills, is the sweet and savory creation of chef and cofounder Ryan Eli Salter. It goes well with rice and can be easily supplemented with your protein or cheese of choice, depending on your dietary preferences.

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Directions Preheat the oven to 350 F.

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Braised Greens 1. In a deep pan or dutch oven, drizzle a little olive oil over medium-high heat.

2. O nce the pan is hot, place the onions and bell peppers in the pan and cook down for 5 minutes until the onions break down.

During the last 30 seconds, add the garlic.

3. A dd in the greens. Toss the greens and pour 1 cup of water into the pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable stock.

4. S eason with salt, black pepper, paprika, and garlic powder, to taste.

5. C over your pan and reduce the heat to medium low and let the greens cook down.

6. O nce the greens have cooked down, add a small spoonful of honey or agave to help make the greens less bitter.

7. Continue cooking, tossing and seasoning until your preferred taste has been achieved.

Roasted Sweet Potato and Squash 1. In a medium bowl, add the squash, zucchini, and sweet potatoes.

2. T oss the vegetables in olive oil and season with salt and pepper.

3. L ay the vegetables on an aluminum-lined baking sheet and cook them in the oven for 5 minutes.

4. A fter 5 minutes, remove the squash and zucchini, and let the potatoes continue cooking for another 5 minutes.

Once everything is complete, grab a bowl and place the braised greens on the base and add the roasted vegetables on top.

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Center of Hope The Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s is bringing a comprehensive and free Parkinson’s wellness facility to Farmington Hills

BY NOAH FRANCIS AND KATHRYN WALSH

KIRK GIBSON has a history as a local

hero, both as an All-American wide receiver for Michigan State and as an All-Star for the Detroit Tigers. Today, his efforts are being spent as a champion for those with Parkinson’s disease.

This fall, the Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson’s Wellness will open in Farmington Hills, providing a variety of programs and activities specifically chosen to help and benefit the Parkinson’s community.

“Opening this Parkinson’s center is more than just a building; it’s a center of hope for everyone fighting this battle with Parkinson’s.”

—KIRK GIBSON

The 30,000-square-foot facility — designed by Gensler, a Detroit-based architecture firm — is being built by funds raised by the Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s, which was founded by Kirk and JoAnn Gibson after the former Tiger was diagnosed with the degenerative disease. Their purpose in establishing the foundation was to help others understand the power of exercise and movement in confronting the disease.

“Kirk’s vision is the wellness center will be open and free of charge to the Parkinson’s community,” says Steve Annear, the CEO of the Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s. Preregistration for free membership began in April, during World Parkinson’s Awareness Month.

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Kirk Gibson, former Detroit Tigers player and two-time world championship winner, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015.

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The Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson’s Wellness, a first-of-its-kind facility in Michigan, will open this fall and address the needs of not only those diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease but also their caregivers through a variety of support groups and classes.

special assistant to the general manager for the Tigers, at a press conference last October to announce the news of the center.

Programs range from physical activities such as boxing, active stretching, yoga, pilates, tai chi, and dance to cognitive improvement exercises like speech therapy, music therapy, and art programs. The facility will also hold educational offerings such as fall safety, kitchen safety, and nutrition.

Farmington Hills — in the former Compuware gymnasium complex on the corner of Middlebelt and Northwestern Highway — was chosen as the center’s location due to the area’s large Parkinson’s community.

“There’s something like 8,000 people with Parkinson’s disease within a 30-minute drive of this location,” Annear says, adding that

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“the center will be open to anybody that wants to come, no matter where they live.

If they’re somewhere else in Michigan and they want to come down and spend a couple of days, it’s available.” Annear and Gibson anticipate 60,000 visits annually.

In the past, such facilities in the United States have been derailed due to funding, as the type of group classes offered are not covered by insurance.

“The gap in care is enormous,” Annear says. “So we feel that, for the people in Michigan, we can step up and provide a facility like this that doesn’t really exist right now and provides that kind of programming.”

As of early March, the foundation had raised $7 million in gifts and pledges toward

its $15 million goal, and Phase 2 of the capital campaign was underway. “Our $15 million goal will fund the center’s first five years of operations until 2030, including salaries for the staff and registered trainers, educational programs, and other resources,” Annear says.

“This is an expeditious project by any measure which is only possible because of the foundation’s staff and our incredible volunteers who are working around the clock to open the doors on schedule,” he continues.

“We are especially grateful to Farmington Hills Mayor Theresa Rich and City Manager Gary Mekjian for the warm welcome to their community … and to the Michael and Marian Ilitch Foundation and the late Peter Secchia and his wife, Joan. They each made an early commitment to the campaign to encourage others to bring this one-of-a-kind facility to the Parkinson’s community in Michigan.”

“Every step forward, every breakthrough we make together, reflects the strength we find in each other,” Gibson said at the fall press conference. “This journey is personal, but it’s also for all those who need to know they’re not alone.”

For more information on the Kirk Gibson Foundation for Parkinson’s and its fundraising events, go to kirkgibsonfoundation.org.

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Study Breaks Intriguing findings from Michigan universities

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Shh! Don’t celebrate so loud The Super Bowl, America’s mostwatched broadcast, is bound to be filled with loud cheers. To understand how exposure to loud noise levels can impact hearing, researchers from the Apple Hearing Study, a collaboration between the University of Michigan and Apple, analyzed data from the Noise app on Apple Watch devices of more than 115,000 participants during the Super Bowl in 2021, 2022, 2023, and 2024. They found that on Super Bowl Sundays, noise levels were twice as high as those recorded on following Sundays. “Small changes in decibel levels represent a big change in how much noise our ears are exposed to, and those small changes are barely noticeable to us,” said Richard Neitzel, a professor in U-M’s School of Public Health, in the study. “It’s important to remember that even small changes in decibel levels that are hardly noticeable can have a big effect on hearing.”

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Air pollution increases risks of Type 2 diabetes OF ALL THE IMPACTS AIR POLLUTION could have on the body, many people likely wouldn’t predict an increased risk of Type 2 diabetes to be one of them. However, a paper by Wayne State University researchers published in the journal Diabetes from the American Diabetes Association established a connection between exposure to benzene, an airborne volatile organic compound found in crude oil and gasoline, and insulin resistance across all ages. To test the correlation, researchers exposed mice to benzene and found that “within seven days of exposure, they developed high blood glucose insulin levels,” says Marianna Sadagurski, associate professor at Wayne State University’s Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.

The dangers of a bored teenager Although you may know an adult who’s using nicotine vapes to curb their cigarette use, that doesn’t appear to be a common reason that teenagers vape. A study by Megan Patrick and others from U-M’s Institute for Social Research published in Pediatrics found that feelings of curiosity, boredom, and stress are what most often lead teens to use vaping products. The study examined data from in-school surveys of U.S. students in grades 8, 10, and 12, finding that a need to relax was cited as the most common reason to vape among all age groups, with boredom landing in the top three. “Our findings illustrate a shift over the past decade in the reasons adolescents vape, moving from experimentation to stress relief and relaxation, highlighting key areas for intervention,” Patrick says.

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Scientists from Michigan State University have uncovered insights into how soil recovers after a humancaused disaster. The team, led by professor Ashley Shade, analyzed soil microbes near a Pennsylvania mine fire that has been burning since 1962.

From 2015 to 2021, they sampled soil at various sites before, during, and after the fire crossed them. They then determined what bacteria were present and which were active versus dormant. While the soil microbiome recovered after the fire passed, the species of bacteria that were active or dormant changed. Since only active microbes help the ecosystem function, these findings could help scientists devise ways to restore ecosystems impacted by ecological disturbances. “If we can understand what wakes up the dormant microbes, we can try to manage the microbiome, for example, to wake up when we need it to,” Shade says.

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A treat(ment) for the eyes INFECTION WITH ZIKA VIRUS during pregnancy is well known to cause fetal neurological disorders — but also ocular abnormalities such as retinal lesions, hemorrhagic retinopathy, and optic neuritis. Despite this, no vaccines or antiviral treatments are currently available. However, researchers at Wayne State University have discovered avenues for treatment of the eyerelated effects of the virus. The team analyzed Zika virus-infected retinal pigment epithelial cells and discovered there were significant changes in the cholesterol pathway. They studied two important regulators of cholesterol metabolism, which revealed that increased activity of one, called ABCG1, and inhibition of the other, SREBP-2, reduced viral replication. When tested in mice, treatments based on these findings mitigated ocular complications.

The mechanisms discovered could potentially be applied to other viruses, including West Nile virus.

Keeping potatoes healthy THE POTATO INDUSTRY is no small potatoes in Michigan: Our state leads the U.S. in producing spuds for chips. Potatoes must be stored in the offseason to meet demand yearround; however, preserving potatoes in cold temperatures results in a process called coldinduced sweetening — or CIS — in which starches convert to sugars. When those potatoes are processed, a carcinogenic compound called acrylamide forms and the chips are discolored.

Fortunately, scientists from Michigan State University have identified the regulator that switches on the CIS-causing gene. The results of experiments implementing a technique to stop CIS through gene editing were promising. “This discovery represents a significant advancement in our understanding of potato development and its implications for food quality and health,” says MSU professor Jiming Jiang. “It has the potential to affect every single bag of potato chips around the world.”

A toast to a longer life Couples who drink together tend to live longer, according to a study co-authored by Kira Birditt, a research professor at the U-M Institute for Social Research’s Survey Research Center, and published in The Gerontologist, a journal of the Gerontological Society of America. “We found, interestingly, that couples in which both indicated drinking alcohol in the last three months lived longer than the other couples that either both indicated not drinking or had discordant drinking patterns in which one drank and the other did not,” Birditt says. However, although this study may seem like the green light to drink alcohol on a regular basis, Birditt says it’s “not necessarily good for health.”

Listen to your internal clock when setting your bedtime Annoyed by your one friend whose 3 a.m. bedtime doesn’t negatively impact their mood?

A study from the University of Michigan shows it’s lining up your sleep schedule with your circadian rhythm, also known as your internal clock, that’s most important. “It’s not just, ‘If you go to bed earlier, you will be happier,’” says Minki Lee, an undergraduate researcher and lead author of the Intern Health Study, in which medical interns completed mood surveys and wore Fitbits to monitor their heart rate, activity, and sleeping habits. “To some degree, that will be true, but it will be because your sleep schedule is aligning with your internal rhythms.” In the study, the team — led by U-M professor Daniel Forger — analyzed both the central circadian clock and the peripheral clock in the heart and found that having a sleep cycle out of sync with either had a negative effect on mood, though the central clock had a larger impact.

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They Didn’t Learn This on the Playground Gen Alpha has become the top purchasers of beauty products.

However, some recommendations from social media influencers are sending them to the dermatologist.

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SKIN DOESN’T typically begin to

show signs of aging until your 20s or 30s, depending on different factors like hormones and genetics. So why are groups of elementary school students, some as young as 8 years old, flooding beauty stores to purchase expensive skin care products, including those with antiaging ingredients?

Known as the “Sephora kids,” Gen Alpha (those born from 2010 to 2024) spent $4.7 billion on beauty products in 2023, more than any other age group.

According to a study conducted by Revlon and Aytm, which surveyed 1,000 parents of girls between 9 and 15 years old, 66% of them stated that their child’s interest in skin care products stemmed from content creators, citing TikTok and YouTube as their most-used platforms. With hundreds of thousands of beauty influencers in the U.S. alone, and surveys finding that 40% of children ages 8 to 12 use social media, this should come as no surprise.

And with many viral skin care trends online, like the glass-skin look — the attempt to achieve a flawless complexion that resembles glass — products containing active ingredients like retinol, salicylic acid, and hydroxy acids, which are meant to encourage turnover and fade wrinkles and dark spots to reveal smoother skin, are flying off the shelves.

Dr. Amanda Hill, a dermatologist at Clarkston Dermatology, says that some of her patients, ages 8 to 12 years old, are coming to her office after experiencing opposite effects.

“Most of the time, they’ve gone to Sephora, they’ve dragged their mom in there, … and the 10-year-old’s essentially pulling everything off the shelf based on what

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they’ve seen on social media,” Hill says. As a result, her young patients are coming in with various side effects, like acne, eczema, rosacea, periorificial dermatitis (a variant of rosacea), and contact dermatitis.

Because a child’s skin is not fully developed, Hill says, it is more susceptible to irritation and too delicate and sensitive to handle products with active ingredients that encourage the skin to shed. And depending on the side effect, it could take one to six weeks of treatment to resolve the issue.

However, there are also long-term side effects children could face.

brands she suggests, particularly their gentle skin lines, include Aveeno, Cetaphil, and La Roche-Posay.

And if your child wants to use the same skin care products as their friends?

Rather than outright saying no, Hill, who has a 10-year-old daughter, says it’s best to come from a place of understanding, educate them on why it’s not the best option long-term, and help them find a reasonable alternative.

Known as the “Sephora kids,” Gen Alpha (those born from 2010 to 2024) spent $4.7 billion on beauty products in 2023, more than any other age group.

“More things penetrate the skin in children, and they’re being sensitized to potential allergens, too, that they could have issues with later in life and longerterm,” Hill says. “Because when your skin barrier is disrupted by a rash, you’re more susceptible to developing an allergy to something.”

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else can even compare to,” Jessica says.

“All of our fields deal, in a bigger picture, with immunology,” Rachel says. “I deal with an underactive immune system, Dr. Ruba [the rheumatologist] deals with an overactive immune system, and Dr. Jessica deals with a mutated immune system.” So, rather than having patients jump from one specialist to another, which can take months and, at many times, create more confusion for the patient and potentially lead to their experiencing a medical error, their patients, who are often shared anyway, are managed and cared for from start to end.

“It’s shocking for our patients,” Rachel says, adding that “they cannot believe” they’re able to see more than one doctor within an hour and develop a treatment plan within a week.

SKIN CANCER SCREENINGS From left: Drs. Jessica, Rachel, and Ruba Kado run Kado Clinic.

Triple Threat Sick of jumping from one specialist to another? This new clinic in Bloomfield Hills may be able to address all your needs.

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WE’VE ALL been there before. Something

is not right, and we seek help from a specialist, only to find that it’s not the right specialist. So, we go to another, and another, and perhaps never find the answer.

The Kado family has a remedy for that, at least when it comes to immunology. Sisters and Wayne State University alumni Dr. Jessica and Dr. Rachel Kado and their sisterin-law, Dr. Ruba Kado, who graduated from the University of Iowa, opened Kado Clinic last September, where patients who have needs and symptoms that overlap between their specialties have quick and effective 24 / H E A LT H G U I D E

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access to all three doctors “under one roof.”

Their practice — located in Bloomfield Hills — covers a range of “ologies,” including dermatology, rheumatology, and immunology, as well as allergies. And it’s the first practice of its kind in the United States.

The Kados have created a unique system where they’re able to quickly identify the patient’s cause of concern. For example, a patient with a rash may schedule an appointment with Jessica, the dermatologist, but upon further examination, end up being cared for by Rachel, the allergist and immunologist. “That’s care that really nobody

SOMETIMES the Kados go to where they’re needed the most. Last May, during Skin Cancer Awareness Month, they provided free skin cancer screenings to firefighters — an occupation that has a 21% higher risk of melanoma compared with the general public — at the Bloomfield Fire Department.

“It’s all of the materials in modern-day buildings that they will be exposed to,” Jessica says. “Skin is your largest organ, so it absorbs into their skin, and it just transforms into malignancies.”

“I’ve called the fire department. Have you ever called the fire department?” she continues. “I was so happy to see them; they’re the people that give you the biggest relief. … So, it’s like, ‘What can I do to help them?’”

The Kado Clinic plans to hold free screenings again this May and hopes to do it annually with other fire and police departments across southeast Michigan. To learn more about skin cancer prevention, early detection, risk factors, and more, visit skincancer.org. —JL

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A Rare Condition Affecting Young Women Heart attack survivor preaches awareness about SCAD heart attacks

BY JACK RITCHEY

MORGAN DRUTCHAS still remembers her mom crying while saying goodbye to her in the cardiac ICU in February 2019 after she had been given a 10% chance to live through the night.

Drutchas had just suffered a second heart attack in a three-day span as a result of spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD, a condition that has recently become increasingly recognized in younger patients, especially women.

Dr. Akshay Khandelwal, now the chief of cardiovascular medicine at Allegheny Health Network in western Pennsylvania, was the cardiologist who cared for Drutchas that night at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit. He recalls thinking about escalating her into consideration for a full heart transplant because her condition was so severe.

“I think we were surprised by the extent to which she had SCAD involving her left main coronary artery, which ends up supplying about 75% of the blood flow in most people’s hearts,” Khandelwal says.

“We need greater awareness among doctors and patients on existing gender-based guidelines and how women experience heart attacks.”

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Fortunately, Khandelwal and his team were successful in saving Drutchas’s life, thanks to no fewer than six stents acting virtually as replacement arteries in her heart. She spent three weeks in the ICU following her procedure before being able to return home.

Drutchas was 35, was otherwise completely healthy, and had no family history of heart disease when she had her first heart attack, three days prior to almost losing

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Morgan Drutchas, now 41, reached out to Hour Detroit because she wanted to spread awareness of SCAD heart attacks.

her life. She went to another hospital’s ER with chest pains, was admitted, and was discharged the next day. Although she was diagnosed with a heart attack, Drutchas says the doctors never used those words.

She wouldn’t find out until after her second emergency, which nearly killed her, that SCAD triggered both heart attacks.

“We need greater awareness among doctors and patients on existing genderbased guidelines and how women experience heart attacks,” she says. “We need to change the perception of who is a heart patient.”

Studies included in the National Library of Medicine and referenced by the American College of Cardiology support her sentiment that cardiovascular disease can be perceived as occurring mostly in men. This leads to misdiagnoses, men being more likely to be referred to a cardiologist when experiencing chest pain, and women not receiving secondary prevention medications after experiencing heart problems.

Khandelwal highlights how SCAD recognition in particular is only more of a recent development and says that it’s

important to “maintain a high index of suspicion” when making diagnoses and deciding on treatment.

“While we are recognizing it, I think SCAD is easy to miss,” he says. “It can be difficult to diagnose. I’ve had cases that I look back on in the past 15 years and go, ‘Oh no, that was actually SCAD.’ Not everyone has a dramatic presentation like Morgan did with her ECG. When you take a step back and look at the patient, just because they don’t seem like the type, what you don’t want to do is make an error in judgment.”

Drutchas says it’s never too early to start taking your heart health seriously and make good choices, even if you have no risk factors or family history.

“You just never know what might happen,” she says. “It’s hard enough for me to make heart-healthy choices every day, and my life literally depends on it. You don’t want to leave your family and friends too soon.”

Six years ago, Drutchas was given a 10% chance to live following her second heart attack within days.

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Brian and Alexis Cole, who have been married for 10 years, wrote a book to help couples “create a roadmap for their relationship.”

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Fostering a Healthy Relationship Alexis and Brian Cole, influencers and co-authors of a relationship guide, offer advice to couples

BY CHRISTINA CLARK

RELATIONSHIPS ARE TOUGH, but when

you get them right, they mean going through life married to your best friend. Just ask Alexis and Brian Cole.

These metro Detroit relationship influencers have been together for 14 years — married for 10 — share two children, and coauthored the book The Willingness to Change: A Couples Guide to Communication and Intimacy, which candidly shares their experiences as an interethnic couple, including communication, struggles with infertility, cultural differences, and other challenges, while taking readers on a “28-day journey that ultimately helps them create a roadmap for their relationship.”

To help you build your relationship road map, we sat down with Alexis and Brian to find out more about their book and to get some of their tips on building and maintaining healthy romantic relationships.

What inspired you to write The Willingness to Change?

Brian: Our book was actually inspired by our journey together being an interracial couple.

Over the course of our dating experience together, we were very intentional about having the difficult conversations about race, subconscious bias, stereotypes, and cultural differences that most people are either very uncomfortable having or unwilling to have. We knew that in order for our relationship, and ultimately our marriage, to work, we would have to work through these challenges now and work to get on the same page. …

Being “willing to change” is the first step towards identifying unhealthy mentalities and behaviors that have not been serving you all these years. Even if it’s what you are comfortable with.

What can people expect from your book?

Brian: People can expect to hear a very vulnerable and transparent story from us each day about things we have learned in our lives that have taught us valuable lessons regarding intimacy and communication.

People will then spend time answering

questions as they become introspective and dig into their own relationships.

There are also a few activities for couples to do together and many tips we offer along the way.

As an interethnic couple, what are some of the difficult conversations you have had to have?

Alexis: There were a lot of challenges and conversations — how we viewed the world, learning how to have empathy, how do I feel safe around family members. It was a lot of heavy conversations. I love Brian for being willing to not only have those conversations but learn how to make me feel safe, seen, and heard in those conversations.

How did you overcome these topics as a couple?

Brian: By being able to step into the conversation without already having your argument set and your data ready. Instead, just going into the conversation wanting the other person to be seen and heard, and the same goes for Lexi — we try (really hard) to come into these conversations wanting to listen first! It’s not always easy, but it’s essential to having a healthy relationship where both people feel appreciated and heard.

What do you think is one of the biggest challenges in relationships?

Brian: Communication. I think what we want from our spouses in their communication changes, and learning how to adjust can be hard. We as individuals are evolving constantly, and it’s not always easy for a spouse to understand the different versions

of ourselves. You are not the same person from 10 years ago, so it is up to each person to continue to relearn one another.

How do you tackle communication in your own relationship?

Alexis: By being proactive instead of reactive.

We do quarterly check-ins, [and] we also do proactive therapy. We stay in the loop with one another, so it makes these life changes — [things like] being a mom or just getting older — not so drastic. That doesn’t mean they aren’t hard, but keeping a pulse on each other and having accountability helps a lot!

What advice do you have for a newer couple trying to build a healthy relationship?

Alexis: Don’t stop being intentional! Brian and I still do date nights; we care about our connection after almost 10 years of marriage!

We have worked hard to keep our friendship in our relationship. Outside of God, to us, those things have been essential in what has kept our marriage alive.

Also, people will try to tell you what to expect in marriage (in a negative way) and say things like, “Oh, just wait until you’re done with the honeymoon stage.” Our advice is to not let anyone else dictate the quality of your relationship. You have the ability (with intentionality) to make your relationship incredible and to set a higher standard than what society typically sets.

What advice would you give to an established couple who may be having issues within their relationship?

Alexis: It may seem simple, but it never fails: Get help! Find people who you can really build a community with, people who want what is best for you and will support you through difficult times. Life is not meant to be lived alone, and if you are trying to be married long-term, which is not an easy thing to do at all, then you will need to surround yourself with like-minded people who can hold you accountable and help build you up.

Brian: Also, as mentioned previously, reach out to a therapist, pastor, mentor … somebody! Seeking help consistently, and not waiting for something to be wrong, is the best way to build healthy habits in your relationship.

To learn more about Alexis and Brian Cole or to purchase your copy of The Willingness to Change, visit thecolebrand.com; for more relationship advice, listen to their podcast, Let’s Get Deep with The Cole Life, on YouTube or Spotify, and follow them on Instagram @_thecolelife.

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These local doctors are helping to address the distinct needs of underserved populations

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Susan Odgers, who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2021, says there’s a risk that oncologists who aren’t aware of the needs and abilities of people with disabilities may undertreat patients.

IN ONCOLOGY CARE The medical director of a cancer rehabilitation center and one of his patients shed light on discriminatory practices in care for people with disabilities

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When Susan Odgers, columnist for the Traverse City Record-Eagle, has to “break in” a new health care provider, she starts by listing the conditions for which she’s being treated: “‘I’m a paraplegic; I’ve got osteomyelitis; I’m being treated for breast cancer; I’ve got a suprapubic catheter tube’ — [the list],” she says, “goes on and on. They look at me like, ‘You’re a medical tsunami.’”

Odgers was 18 when she had a spinal stroke; she’d been using a wheelchair for about four decades when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in February 2021. Not long after, she became a patient of Dr. Sean Smith, medical director of Michigan Medicine’s Cancer Rehabilitation program.

According to Smith, who co-authored a paper titled “Anti-Ableist Oncology Care” in November 2023, people with disabilities have less access to cancer screenings and medical equipment; are, in theory, more likely to be diagnosed with cancer at later stages in the disease; and often face discrimination from their health care providers.

Both Smith and Odgers say that patients with physical disabilities often have trouble scheduling basic tests and screenings because it can be difficult to

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find accessible medical equipment, especially in rural areas.

Standard mammogram machines, for example, require patients to stand up. To find an accessible machine, patients who use wheelchairs may have to travel long distances — a daunting and potentially expensive prospect for those already contending with serious illness.

Odgers, who has long been an advocate for people with disabilities, says that because of the many difficulties involved, many simply “stop getting screened. You stop getting things done. It’s so much to go through.”

At hospitals and clinics that don’t have sling lifts to help ease Odgers from her chair up onto an exam table, “my husband is constantly looked at like it’s his job [to lift me],” Odgers says. “We’ve gotten to the point now that I just won’t go somewhere where they expect that of him — because he could throw his back out.”

Odgers also mentioned the “crazy things” people with physical disabilities are sometimes forced to do if their regular clinic doesn’t have a scale accessible to wheelchairs — like visiting a vet clinic or even a zoo to be weighed.

Equipment aside, there’s also the question of bias. Smith’s paper cites a 2021 survey of American physicians with disturbing findings: Only 56.5% of physicians “strongly agreed that they welcome people with Dr. Sean Smith says there’s a risk that some oncologists may be undertreating patients with disabilities.

disability into their practice”; a mere 40.7% felt “very confident providing equitable care to people with disabilities.”

Asked about the specific dangers introduced into health care by providers with either an explicit or implicit bias, Smith says there are “a million things.”

“There’s certainly a risk that oncologists who aren’t aware of the unique needs and abilities of people with disabilities may, with their bias, undertreat patients,” he says.

That appears to arise from an ableist assumption that people with disabilities are more fragile than they actually are.

When these happen to be patients who were also diagnosed at a later stage, “they might need more aggressive treatment for their cancer,” Smith adds.

Still, because of provider bias, patients with disabilities “might not receive chemo or might receive lower doses than the guidelines say they should” — and lower than the patient could likely handle.

“That’s really scary,” says Odgers, who’s quick to add, “It’s not your place to say whether my life is worth saving or [worth] living.”

She says, “People say to me, ‘Susan, are you about ready to call it quits? You have so much to deal with.’ And I’m thinking, ‘Not helpful.’”

Surgery is another consideration.

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longer recovery is involved, and the patient’s “arm is just not as functional during that recovery.”

Smith says he’s seen cases “where very good, very well-intentioned surgeons” might have performed “a less invasive surgery on a wheelchair user. It may have been the right call, but it also might not have been — we don’t have a good way to know.”

Rather than assuming their patients can’t handle aggressive treatment, Smith says, oncologists should be asking, “How can we adapt [the treatment] to make this work for the patient?”

“Start with education,” Smith says, “meaning the next generation of doctors [and] nurses.”

Although the U.S. Surgeon General, WHO, and the American Association of Medical Colleges have stressed the importance of increased disability training for physicians, only about half of U.S. medical schools report having any type of disability awareness program as part of their curriculum, according to a 2017 study from the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation.

(Odgers says she’s been told on multiple occasions to “hop up on the table.”)

Smith wants to see hospitals and clinics supplied with cancer-screening equipment accessible to those with mobility issues. But the changes will have to go deeper than that. Ultimately, he says, it’ll take a “holistic, ground-up effort” to improve the medical landscape for people with disabilities.

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Sexual dysfunction is prevalent in breast cancer survivors, yet few women are talking about it P H OTO BY MAT T H EW L AVERE

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Maybe we shouldn’t be all that surprised by the results of a 2014 study that found that 45% of women with breast cancer saw a decline in their sexual well-being.

After all, hormone treatments and chemotherapy can take a devastating toll on physical health — and that’s not even taking into account the psychological stress and hormonal changes that often accompany a breast cancer diagnosis and treatment regimen.

The study, which was led by Dr. Hadeel Assad, an associate professor of hematology and oncology at Wayne State University, was conducted among 45 women between the ages of 33 and 73. The women, most of whom had already completed their cancer treatment, were assessed via an anonymous questionnaire.

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Only three of the 45 women involved in Dr. Assad’s study saw their concerns about sexual dysfunction addressed by an oncologist, highlighting a huge gap in patient care.

Assad, a medical oncologist on the Barbara Ann Karmanos Center’s Breast Cancer Multidisciplinary Team, found that sexual dysfunction is prevalent in breast cancer survivors. After their diagnosis, more than 47% of the women experienced a decrease in their libido, a number that went up to 50% following treatment. But these numbers are affected by both cultural and generational factors, “as some communities view discussions about sexual health as inappropriate,” she says, “further discouraging patients from seeking help.”

Treatment itself, whether chemotherapy or hormone treatment, can clearly have a major impact on sexual wellness, causing problems from vaginal dryness to dyspareunia (painful or difficult intercourse). And while poor body image did seem to play a factor, the data appears to tell a more complicated story.

The biggest surprise from Assad’s study might be that only three of the 45 women involved saw their concerns about sexual dysfunction addressed by an oncologist.

“This highlights a significant gap in patient care,” Assad says, “where sexual health, an essential component of overall well-being, is often overlooked in women with breast cancer, whereas this may not necessarily be true when men are treated with similar medications.”

In the 11 years since the study was conducted, Assad says, “awareness of sexual dysfunction in breast cancer survivors has increased,” but it “remains an underdiscussed topic in clinical settings.” She’d like to see future research focus on “the benefits of hormonal and nonhormonal treatments, pelvic floor therapy, and counseling” and says medical training should “better equip doctors to have these conversations [with patients].”

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Michigan Medicine’s Dr. Versha Pleasant (opposite page) spoke to six local Black breast cancer survivors about their cancer journeys through the lens of hair loss. Hear their stories at michiganmedicine. org/medicinemichigan/ redefining-crown.

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A few years ago, Dr. Versha Pleasant, a clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Michigan Medicine, was sitting at her kitchen table catching up over the phone with Odessa Norwood.

The Philadelphia-based hairdresser had been doing hair for not only Pleasant but all the women in Pleasant’s family — her mother, aunt, grandmother, sisters, and cousins included — for decades.

That day, Norwood told Pleasant that when Pleasant’s aunt, Maxine Jones, who passed away in 2017, had first been diagnosed with breast cancer, she’d come to Norwood and, before beginning chemo, asked her to cut all her hair off.

“I thought that was very powerful,” says Pleasant, who also has a master’s degree in public health. For one thing, her aunt lived in Delaware at the time, and she’d made the drive to Philadelphia so Norwood could be the one to cut her hair.

“Imagine you, as a hairdresser, caring for this person for so many years … only to have them asking one day to cut it off, right?” Pleasant says. “What an incredible honor it is, too, that my aunt trusted her so much that she’s asking her to be a part of this cancer journey and cut it off for her.”

For Pleasant, the conversation also helped spur the idea for Redefining the Crown, a project she spearheaded at the University of Michigan. Pleasant interviewed Black survivors of breast cancer about their experiences, particularly pertaining to hair loss.

“While hair loss can be and is devastating for women regardless of race and ethnicity,” Pleasant says, “hair in the Black community carries a unique sociocultural and political significance to it,” which can give hair loss for Black women its own especially painful resonance.

“The goal of this project was to bring to

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BLACK WOMEN AND BREAST CANCER:

T H E PA I N OF HAIR LOSS A Michigan Medicine doctor’s aunt inspired a project in which Black women with cancer spoke of the devastation of a breast cancer diagnosis and losing their hair

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life an experience,” Pleasant says. “Black women often don’t get to share their experiences. They may not trust sharing their experiences in a culture that often doesn’t value the strength and content of their voices. This project is about passing them the microphone.”

According to the American Cancer Society, 1 in 8 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime.

But while Black women see a 5% lower incidence rate than white women, they also see a shockingly higher death rate from breast cancer, about 40% higher.

“That disparity is unacceptable,” Pleasant says. She is quick to point out that as with most disparities, this one has likely been caused by multiple factors, including the higher occurrence of certain breast cancer subtypes among Black women, such as triple-negative breast cancer.

Because patients with particularly aggressive cancers are more likely to undergo chemotherapy for treatment, they’re also more likely to lose their hair as a result. This can be not only painful for patients but traumatic. In fact, one study of 38 Black breast cancer survivors found that some participants experienced the loss of their hair as even more traumatic than the loss of their breast tissue.

“there is limited data on its efficacy among Black patients.” Pleasant says it’s possible the procedure is less effective for patients whose hair becomes “curlier (and therefore thicker) when wet.”

Because curly hair increases in volume when wet, the cooling mechanism might not fully reach the hair follicles. With this in mind, cold caps could be redesigned “to better accommodate Black patients’ hair needs,” she writes.

In her interviews with breast cancer survivors for Redefining the Crown, Pleasant found that many of the women she spoke with hadn’t wanted “to tell loved ones immediately that they had breast cancer — but when you lose your hair, it kind of forces your hand. It tells your loved ones, and the world, and strangers, that you’re ill.”

For that reason, or for reasons entirely

their own, many women choose to wear wigs after losing their hair to chemotherapy. But here, again, Black women may be at a disadvantage.

“A lot of the wigs that are available are not ones that necessarily mimic the texture of some Black people’s hair,” Pleasant says.

After Pleasant’s aunt cut off her hair, she briefly wore a wig, Pleasant says. A school principal at the time, she told Pleasant that the children teased her because the wig was clearly artificial: “It didn’t look like her natural hair,” Pleasant says.

Pleasant describes her aunt as a “thick-skinned” woman — not someone easily cowed by schoolchildren. Still, Pleasant asks, “What are small and big ways that we can give people back their dignity during this really challenging journey?”

Dr. Versha Pleasant, who specializes in cancer genetics and breast health, with her aunt Maxine at her graduation from the University of Virginia.

To prevent hair loss during chemotherapy, some patients have turned to a procedure known as scalp cooling, in which a “cold cap” is placed on the patient’s scalp.

“The mechanism is thought to work by causing constriction of the muscles around the hair follicles, [which] decreases the metabolism of those hair follicles and decreases their exposure to chemotherapy,” Pleasant says.

While the procedure has “demonstrated some benefit” among white patients, as Pleasant notes in a paper on the topic,

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Mind-Body Connection Melissa Coulier talks about the cancer journey of her husband, actor Dave Coulier, and how the couple practice wellness principles.

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Mindset is one of the pillars Melissa Coulier emphasizes during her training sessions at Live Well Lead Well, the holistic wellness company she co-founded. It has also been a powerful tool for her husband, actor Dave Coulier, during his cancer treatment.

“He has really approached his treatment with making sure that wellness was at the forefront in order to be the perfect companion for his chemotherapy,” she says.

The actor/comedian, best known for his role as Joey Gladstone on Full House, revealed in mid-November that he had been diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma and was undergoing chemotherapy. He’d received the news the month prior after an upper respiratory infection led to swelling in his lymph nodes.

The couple, who relocated from Los Angeles to Dave’s native St. Clair Shores in 2019, have been open about Dave’s ongoing treatment, with the hope that more people will be motivated to stay on top of regular cancer screenings.

Dave is all too familiar with cancer’s toll, having lost his 36-year-old sister Sharon, who died during the 1991-92 taping of Full House, and his niece Shannon, who died of breast cancer at the age of 29.

Melissa Coulier (left) became friends with Melanie Samuels (right) in 2016, when Samuels was working in production on Fuller House.

“Every day presents new challenges.”

—MELISSA COULIER

In this 1988 episode of Full House, Joey (Dave Coulier) teaches Michelle (played by both Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen) to be less picky. Besides this iconic role, Coulier has lent his voice to characters on Scooby-Doo, The Jetsons, American Dad, and Robot Chicken and hosted ABC’s America’s Funniest People.

PORTRAIT: MELISSA COULIER. FULL HOUSE: UNITED ARCHIVES GMBH/ALAMY STOCK PHOTO

As he announced the news on his Full House Rewind podcast, he told listeners, “If my encouragement can lead you to get checked out by your doctor sooner than later and can possibly help even just one of you, this little journey that I’m on is all going to be worth it.”

Integrating her wellness teachings at home, Melissa says she’s helped Dave make nutrition a priority, by eating healthy, home-prepared meals, and incorporating movement as much as possible during the day. But she says that above all, his signature sense of humor and optimism have helped carry him through this difficult time.

“Every day presents new challenges,” she says. “Your body is transforming and changing right in front of you, which can have a negative effect on your mental state if you’re not prepared and armed with [a positive mindset] prior to going in.”

Mindset, movement, and nutrition — the three pillars of Live Well Lead Well — have not only helped her make a difference in Dave’s life, Melissa says, but transformed hers.

Her introduction to holistic healing came in 2016, from another member of the Full House family. Melanie Samuels was working as a production coordinator on Fuller House. Dave introduced the two, and they became fast friends.

“I think just the connection that we had felt very safe,” Samuels says.

Today, as co-founders of Live Well Lead Well, the two host retreats, workshops, coaching sessions, and corporate wellness programs aimed at female leaders, who studies show are much more likely to experience workplace burnout than their male counterparts.

“There’s a societal pressure for women to be overextended, to strive for perfectionism, to be people pleasers, and to also experience imposter syndrome at work,” Samuels says. “Those three things are amplified by the fact that we are trying to wear so many different hats, as mothers, as partners, caretakers.”

Early in their friendship, Melissa opened up to Samuels about her struggles with lupus, an autoimmune disease in which the immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissues and organs.

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migraines, and rashes, Melissa was finally diagnosed in 2006 after a blood clot in her brain caused her to black out. She went on to be prescribed six different medications for lupus — four to mitigate her symptoms, two others to treat the other medications’ side effects, she says.

For years, she kept her diagnosis private due to worries that it might impact her career as a freelance photographer in Los Angeles. Then one day, on a five-day advertising shoot, she’d had enough.

“I remember not being able to get out of bed on that fifth day. I was like, ‘OK, I have to shift some things around in my life, because I can’t live like this,’” she says. “I felt like I was living in a body of a 100-year-old, and at the time I was in my mid-20s.”

Melissa’s story resonated with Samuels, who felt burned out after over a decade in the television industry. The grueling shoot schedules, she says, made her deprioritize her health and well-being to stay afloat at work.

“My emotions were so heightened all of the time, and I realized it was because I was wearing so many different hats and also trying to build a personal life for myself,” says Samuels, who struggled with an eating disorder as a teen. “It was such an ‘all or nothing’ sort of industry. And my past was ‘all or nothing’ in health. I think that that whole parallel was triggering for me.”

Eventually, she quit and left to pursue functional nutrition. After Samuels obtained a certificate, Melissa became her first client. The two worked together and came up with a plan. Today, through adjustments in diet and lifestyle, Melissa says she’s been able to manage her lupus without medication.

On the other hand, Dave’s road to recovery remains an uphill battle. He’s had multiple surgeries and rounds of chemo. When we spoke in March, Melissa was unsure she wanted to give an update, as she couldn’t predict how his health would be at the time of publication in early May. “Things change day by day,” Melissa says. “But I think that his positive mindset and the innate fighter in him really give him a one up.”

PHOTOS FROM TOP, LEFT TO RIGHT: JASMINE SUMLIN, ROBERT BRUCE PHOTOGRAPHY, MELISSA COULIER, MELISSA COULIER

Melissa Coulier co-hosted a seminar called “Elevate Your Well-Being” at Birmingham’s Emagine Palladium, in February.

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A Tool Kit for Life For more than 20 years, Hour Detroit has published an annual list of Top Doctors in metro Detroit.

We’ve followed up with lists of Top Chiropractors and Top Dentists. Why? We’re hard-pressed to find anyone who isn’t concerned with either staying or getting healthy. Our health care providers in southeast Michigan are hugely important in that endeavor, and it’s only natural to want to know that these professionals who touch our lives so personally are the best at what they do.

With that come the most common question about these lists: How do we determine who’s “top”? Most notably, winning physicians are nominated and voted on exclusively by their peers — the M.D.s and D.O.s who are the most qualified to judge who among them are the best at what they do.

There is a similar process for the Top Dentists and Top Chiropractors lists.

Hour Detroit’s Health Guide puts all three of these most recent lists — along with a senior care and a hospital directory — into one handy package.

We hope you’ll consider them a valuable resource all year long — for your good health.

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Note: The lists above are the same ones that ran in Hour Detroit during the years indicated.

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Top Doctors THE LIST

Top Doctors Recognizing and honoring the region’s Top Doctors is a more than two-decade-long tradition at Hour Detroit. Now, more than ever, it is important to recognize the medical professionals who go above and beyond every day. What follows is a list of more than 1,000 physicians in 92 specialties, from addiction medicine to vascular surgery. The doctors on this list are nominated by their peers via online surveys submitted to Professional Research Services.

See the disclaimer below for more about this process.

Top vote-getters are denoted with an asterisk (*). In some categories, there are ties.

Marshall, Sharon M.D. Detroit Medical Center Taylor, Jaime D.O. Corewell Health

ADDICTION MEDICINE Aharonov, Julia D.O. Aljassem, Annas M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Christensen, Carl M.D. Trinity Health Michigan *Fox, Michael D.O. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

ALLERGIES & IMMUNE DISORDERS - PEDIATRIC Bahrainwala, Abdul M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Bathija, Mala M.D. Corewell Health Daher, Roula M.D. Corewell Health

Gammons, Timothy D.O. Ascension Michigan

Doshi, Devang M.D. Corewell Health

Hopper, John M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Kado, Rachel M.D.

King, Andrew M.D. Detroit Medical Center Saad, Abdulhassan M.D. Spickler, Michael M.D. Vervaeke, Rudy M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Leo, Harvey M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan Marks, Amy D.O. Corewell Health Nageotte, Christian M.D. Henry Ford Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Weiner, Mark M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Pansare, Milind M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

ADOLESCENT MEDICINE - PEDIATRIC

Poowuttikul, Pavadee M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Alton, Karen M.D. Ascension Michigan

Salazar, Reina M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Benjamins, Laura M.D.

Savliwala, Mohammedi M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Bravender, Terrill M.D. University of Michigan Health *Forman, Seth M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Harding, Erica M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Leskie, Danielle M.D. Corewell Health

Secord, Elizabeth M.D. Ascension Michigan Seth, Divya M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Song, Benjamin M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan *Stryk, Steven M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

ALLERGY & IMMUNOLOGY Abraham, Tina D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, McLaren Health Care Bahrainwala, Abdul M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Bathija, Mala M.D. Corewell Health Coleman, David M.D. Henry Ford Health Daher, Roula M.D. Corewell Health *Dass, Kathleen M.D. Corewell Health Kado, Rachel M.D. Kasmikha, Nena M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Krasnick, Jane M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Lauter, Carl M.D. Corewell Health Misiak, Rana M.D. Henry Ford Health Nageotte, Christian M.D. Henry Ford Health, Trinity Health Michigan Patel, Bhavin M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Patel, Pulin D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, McLaren Health Care

Savliwala, Mohammedi M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Song, Benjamin M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Stryk, Steven M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Tawila, Mohamad M.D. Corewell Health White, Anne M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Zoratti, Edward M.D. Henry Ford Health

ALZHEIMER’S Fellows, Jonathan D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Jayakar, Shaun M.D. Ascension Michigan *Novikova, Marina D.O. Henry Ford Health

ANESTHESIOLOGY Arbit, Philip M.D. Asbahi, Moumen M.D. Corewell Health Bernard, Michael M.D. Boctor, Baher M.D. Cahill, Timothy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Eichenbaum, Kenneth M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Elbashir, Jaber M.D. Henry Ford Health Galusca, Dragos M.D. Henry Ford Health Ginnebaugh, Robert M.D.

DISCLAIMER The doctors in this feature were selected by Professional Research Services (PRS), which conducted an online peer-review survey of area physicians in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Livingston counties. Physicians were asked to nominate fellow physicians they deemed the best in their field of practice. Many votes were cast honoring excellence in all fields of medicine. The featured doctors were screened and selected through the verification of licensing and review of any infractions through applicable boards, agencies, and rating services. Physician information listed in this feature was provided by PRS and confirmed by health systems and the nominated physicians. For additional information, visit prscom.com. Hour Detroit was not involved in the screening or selection process. *Top vote-getters are denoted with an asterisk; in some categories, there are ties.

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Gomez, Angel M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Stafford, Patrick M.D. Corewell Health

Costellic, Corinne D.O. Corewell Health

Pruitt, Andrew M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Hakim, Joffer M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

*Zestos, Maria M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Dekhne, Nayana M.D. Corewell Health

Schwartz, Charles M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Dubay, Linda M.D. Ascension Michigan

Silver, Marc M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Falk, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan

Terasaki, Yusuke M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Gold, Linsey D.O. Corewell Health, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Vivacqua, Alessandro M.D. Corewell Health

CARDIAC SURGERY - PEDIATRIC

Heskett, Luke M.D. Henry Ford Health

BARIATRIC SURGERY

Lewis, Michael M.D. Henry Ford Health

Bacal, Daniel M.D. Corewell Health

Magidenko, Roman M.D. Corewell Health

Carlin, Arthur M.D.

Neff, Kevin M.D. Ascension Michigan

*Genaw, Jeffrey M.D. Henry Ford Health

Panagopoulos, Peter M.D. Corewell Health

Jonker, Mark M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Johnson, Pamela M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Patri, Murali M.D.

Katz, Gary D.O. Ascension Michigan

Kestenberg, William M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Krause, Kevin M.D. Corewell Health

Kimball, Beth M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

LaFayette, Nathan M.D. Corewell Health

Kiran, Sayee M.D. Corewell Health

Laker, Scott M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Kirby, Amy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Mavashev, Edward M.D. Corewell Health

Kupstas, Amanda M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Silvasi, Daniel M.D. Corewell Health

Patel, Puraj D.O. Henry Ford Health

Kuwajerwala, Nafisa M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Sood, Vikram M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health

Szymanski, Trevor M.D. Henry Ford Health

Sadoun, Moutamn M.D. Ascension Michigan

Petersen, Lindsay M.D. Henry Ford Health

CARDIOLOGY

Tadros, Raouf D.O. Detroit Medical Center

Somerset, Amy M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Rizk, Natalie M.D. Ascension Michigan

Afonso, Luis M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Stevens-Chase, Anastasia M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

BURN TREATMENT

Alexander, Patrick M.D. Ascension Michigan

Premo, Alison M.D. Corewell Health Salter, Matthew D.O. Corewell Health Schlecht, Dietmar D.O. Corewell Health Shalhoub, Alexander D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

*Yeldo, Nicholas M.D. Henry Ford Health Zaki, Marette M.D.

Varban, Oliver M.D. Henry Ford Health

ANESTHESIOLOGY - PEDIATRIC

Webber, John M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Aslani, Kaveh M.D. Corewell Health Choromanski, Dominik M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Ziegler, Kathryn M.D. Corewell Health

Durgham, Nasser M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

BREAST SURGERY

Han, Richard M.D. Kaminski, Edward M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan McKeon, Dana M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Sangha, Jaspreet M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Snell, Jamey M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

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Aburabia, Majd M.D. Corewell Health Benitez, Pamela M.D. Corewell Health Bensenhaver, Jessica M.D. Henry Ford Health Breslin, Tara M.D. Trinity Health Michigan *Brown, Eric M.D. Corewell Health, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Choi, Lydia M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Cullen, Marc M.D. Ascension Michigan *White, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

CARDIAC SURGERY Alnajjar, Raed M.D. Henry Ford Health Apostolou, Dimitrios M.D. Henry Ford Health *Azoury, Fouad M.D. Ascension Michigan Batra, Sanjay M.D. Ascension Michigan, McLaren Health Care

*Al-Ahmadi, Mamdouh M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Ohye, Richard M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health Romano, Jennifer M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health Sassalos, Peter M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Alraies, M Chadi M.D. Detroit Medical Center Attallah, Antonious M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Berman, Aaron M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Bowers, Terry M.D. Corewell Health Dass, Clarissa D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health David, Shukri M.D. Ascension Michigan Dixon, Simon M.D. Corewell Health

Lee, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan

*Elder, Mahir M.D. Ascension Michigan

Miletic, Kyle M.D. Henry Ford Health

Feldman, Dustin D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Nemeh, Hassan M.D. Henry Ford Health

Gowman, David D.O. Corewell Health Gundlapalli, Sujana M.D. Corewell Health

Top Doctors THE LIST

Halabi, Abdul M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Jiddou-Patros, Monica M.D. Corewell Health

Sanil, Yamuna M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

*Peeples, Claire M.D. Corewell Health Rebock, Michael D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

*Tilford, Bradley M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

DERMATOLOGY

Kado, Herman M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

*Sehgal, Swati M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

*Kaki, Amir M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Singh, Gautam M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Reickert, Craig M.D. Henry Ford Health

Kim, Henry M.D. Henry Ford Health

Turner, Daniel M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Sacksner, Jordy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

LaLonde, Thomas M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Zoma, Justino M.D. Ascension Michigan

Shanker, Beth-Ann M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Berry, Ali M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Lingam, Natesh M.D. Henry Ford Health

CHILD ABUSE PEDIATRICIAN

Shellnut, Jason M.D. Corewell Health

Borkin, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Mesiha, Nancy M.D. Ascension Michigan

DeGraw, Marcus M.D. Ascension Michigan

Turfah, Fuad M.D. Corewell Health

Caretti, Katherine M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Modi, Shalini M.D. Henry Ford Health

Mohr, Bethany M.D. University of Michigan Health

Wasvary, Harry M.D. Corewell Health

*Mohamad, Tamam M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

*Norat, Bradley M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Ziegler, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health

Cetner, Leonard M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Nona, Paul M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

COLON & RECTAL SURGERY

Parikh, Sachin M.D. Henry Ford Health Rabbani, Bobak M.D. Henry Ford Health Sobh, Mohamad D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Adeyemo, Adewunmi M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Alame, Amer M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Bark, Kenneth M.D. Corewell Health

Timmis, Steven M.D. Corewell Health

Bauman, John M.D. Corewell Health

Trivax, Justin M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Bhullar, Jasneet M.D. Ascension Michigan

Tucciarone, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Chang, Melissa M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Villablanca Spinetto, Pedro M.D. Henry Ford Health

Cleary, Robert M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Zacharias, Sibin M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Zarghami, Jamal M.D. Ascension Michigan

CARDIOLOGY - PEDIATRIC Anne, Premchand M.D. Ascension Michigan Balakrishnan, Preetha M.D. Corewell Health, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

*Damadi, Amir M.D. Ascension Michigan Drelichman, Ernesto M.D. Ascension Michigan Gerken, Jeffrey D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Hain, Jon M.D. Corewell Health Itenberg, Edwin D.O. McClure, Amanda M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Gonzalez Rangel, Ismael M.D.

Nalamati, Surya M.D. Henry Ford Health

Gupta, Pooja M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Parker, Lisa M.D. Ascension Michigan

Regenbogen, Scott M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health

Abrou, A. M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Atanasovski, Mariana M.D. Ascension Michigan

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Daveluy, Steven M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Gardner-Gray, Jayna M.D. Henry Ford Health

Desai, Snehal M.D. Corewell Health

Kinni, Vijaya M.D. Ascension Michigan

Diggs, Shauna M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Miles, Steven M.D. Ascension Michigan *Pasley, Amelia D.O. Corewell Health Pflaum-Carlson, Jacqueline M.D. Henry Ford Health Soubani, Ayman M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE - PEDIATRIC Bauerfeld, Christian M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Bell, Jamie M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Clark, Jeff M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Dorman, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Ernst, Alexander M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Gottam, Chethana M.D. Ascension Michigan Ibrahim, Marian M.D. Kado, Jessica M.D. Ascension Michigan Karimipour, Darius M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan *Kerr, Holly M.D. Henry Ford Health Kerwin, Leonard M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Kerwin, Ronald M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Gebara, Bassam M.D. Corewell Health

Kohen, Laurie M.D. Henry Ford Health

Mata, Angela M.D. Ascension Michigan

Legacy, Michelle D.O. Corewell Health

Prout, Andrew M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Lim, Henry M.D. Henry Ford Health

Sarnaik, Ajit M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

McFalda, Wendy D.O. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

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Merkle, Suzanne M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Mohammadi, Tarana “Tara” M.D. Corewell Health Moiin, Ali M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Ozog, David M.D. Henry Ford Health Rambhatla, Pranita M.D. Henry Ford Health Shabeeb, Nadine M.D. Singer, Craig M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Singer, Robert M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Sklar, Lindsay M.D. Corewell Health Treyger, German D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

DERMATOLOGY - PEDIATRIC Jahnke, Marla M.D. *Shwayder, Tor M.D. Henry Ford Health

ENDOCRINOLOGY - PEDIATRIC

Zambare, Suchitra M.D. Ascension Michigan

Bishop, Jacalyn M.D. Ascension Michigan

FAMILY MEDICINE

*Levasseur, Kelly D.O. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Buggs-Saxton, Colleen M.D. Ascension Michigan

Agrest, Kevin D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Sills, Robert D.O. Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

*Degnan, Bernard M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Bazzy, Ali D.O. Ascension Michigan

Dekelbab, M. M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Bornstein, Keith D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Gerrits, Peter M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

*Bryce, Richard D.O. Henry Ford Health

Gowda, Shashikala M.D. Ascension Michigan

Costandi, Mariam M.D. Henry Ford Health

Taha, Doris M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Craig, Curtis M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

EMERGENCY - PEDIATRIC Kannikeswaran, Nirupama M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Stankovic, Curt M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

EMERGENCY MEDICINE Cohen, Robert M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan Deledda, John M.D. Henry Ford Health Galdes, Jodi M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Goyal, Nikhil M.D. Henry Ford Health Gumma, Jason D.O. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan Ibrahim, John-Mina M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan

Zarbo, Allison M.D. Henry Ford Health

Thomas, Inas M.D. University of Michigan Health

ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM Athimulam, Shobana M.D. Henry Ford Health *Berris, Karen M.D. Corewell Health Bhan, Arti M.D. Henry Ford Health

Khalil, Michael M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Bijlani, Smita M.D. Corewell Health

DEVELOPMENTALBEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS

LaLonde, Daniel M.D. Ascension Michigan

*Felt, Barbara M.D. University of Michigan Health

Mendiratta, Varsha M.D. Henry Ford Health

Blank, Howard M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Hines, Stefani M.D. Corewell Health

Mohon, Sean D.O. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

*Radesky, Jenny M.D. University of Michigan Health

DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY Acho, Bernard M.D. Corewell Health Al-Katib, Sayf M.D. Corewell Health *Griffith, Brent M.D. Kado, Karl M.D. Ascension Michigan Nandalur, Kiran M.D. Corewell Health Roy, Anindya M.D. Soliman, Steven D.O. University of Michigan Health

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Dawood-Farah, Farah M.D. Corewell Health Edelson, Gary M.D. Corewell Health

Monticciolo, Michael D.O. Trinity Health Michigan

Lahiri, Sharon M.D. Henry Ford Health

Pflaum-Carlson, Jacqueline M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lawrence, Lima M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Shamoon, Zafar D.O. Corewell Health

Mendelsohn, Lawrence M.D.

*Vohra, Taher M.D. Henry Ford Health

Samantray, Julie M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

ENDOCRINE SURGERY

Schmeltz, Lowell M.D. Corewell Health

Czako, Peter M.D. Corewell Health

Shill, Jessica M.D. Henry Ford Health

Gauger, Paul M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health

Simon, Rebecca D.O. Henry Ford Health

Kimball, Beth M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Taha, Wael M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

*Nagar, Sapna M.D. Corewell Health

Verma, Ashish M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Daiza, Rena M.D. Henry Ford Health Hammoud, Nidal M.D. Ascension Michigan Hanna, Jennifer D.O. Ascension Michigan Hirsch, Ronald D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Ibrahim, Dina M.D. Henry Ford Health Jackson, Paul M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Karmo, Brandon D.O. Ascension Michigan Kellman, J. D.O. Corewell Health Khaneja-Sharrow, Rita D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Lee, Rachel M.D. Henry Ford Health Rappe, Jodie M.D. Corewell Health Richter, Mark M.D. Rosenfeld, Sherri D.O. Corewell Health Sanghvi, Kirti M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Sanghvi, Prakash M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Shahed, Arpon D.O. Yalldo, Bashar M.D. Ascension Michigan Zaid, Robert D.O. Ascension Michigan

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F eatured P hysicians

Jeffrey Margolis, M.D. Jeffrey Margolis, M.D., board-certified in medical oncology and part of Oakland Medical Group/Michigan Healthcare Professionals Clinical Hematology & Medical Oncology, is at the forefront of cancer research and treatment.

Telling someone they have cancer is never easy, but what helps ease the pain and relieve some of the shock and anxiety is when the diagnosis is accompanied with answers, solutions, and a positive outlook. Dr. Margolis has had to give plenty of patients difficult news during his 24 years in medicine, but he says that what’s changed over time is the increase in positive solutions that are now included with the diagnosis.

“In the past we would be trying to get people more time, but now we’re focused on meaningful cures that allow people to get back to living and doing what they want to do,” he says. “What we’re doing now is targeting what’s best for the patient, what type of treatment they can tolerate, and what side effects they can manage — and then coming up with a treatment that best fits their profile and their goals. We identify very specific types of cancers. These types of cancers have their own specific treatments, and it’s making a huge difference.

“One of the things we’re doing today is more personalized medicine,” Dr. Margolis continues. “We’re doing special genetic molecular testing on everybody’s tumor. We used to just say you have lung cancer, but now we find out what driver mutations there are and we target things to that mutation.

Treatments are no longer generic; they’re tumor-specific.”

Another example of whole-patient care is offering Cold Caps/Scalp Cooling Systems at infusion centers located throughout metro Detroit. And when fertility preservation is the goal of a patient, options are discussed.

Michigan Healthcare Professionals is the largest private practice in Michigan and focuses on multiple specialties including medical oncology, surgical oncology, and radiation oncology.

The Royal Oak office recently moved to a new suite in the Rose Cancer Center in Royal Oak. The state-of-the-art suite is patient-focused and has a larger capacity to better serve community members. ■

Oakland Medical Group/Michigan Healthcare Professionals Jeffrey Margolis, M.D. Hematology, Oncology Rose Cancer Center, 3577 W. 13 Mile Road, Suite 310, Royal Oak, MI 48073 30000 Northwestern Highway, Suite 150, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-851-3300 mhpdoctor.com

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GASTROENTEROLOGY Alsheik, Eva M.D. Henry Ford Health Aneese, Andrew M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Arman, Mohammed M.D. Corewell Health

GASTROENTEROLOGY - PEDIATRIC

Orfanou, Paraskevi M.D. Ascension Michigan

Adler, Jeremy M.D. University of Michigan Health

Pasley, Amelia D.O. Corewell Health

*Cares, Kristen M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Raofi, Vandad M.D. Corewell Health

Azrak, M. M.D. Corewell Health

*El-Baba, Mohammad M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Barawi, Mohammed M.D. Ascension Michigan

Gebara, Souheil M.D. Corewell Health

Bhan, Amit M.D.

Kumar, Sanjay M.D. Ascension Michigan

Cannon, Michael M.D. Corewell Health Duffy, Michael M.D. Corewell Health Farida, Jeremy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Farshadsefat, Seina D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Lulgjuraj, Tony M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Lyons, Hernando M.D. Ascension Michigan Zoubi, Najeeb M.D.

GENERAL SURGERY

Gamarra, Roberto M.D. Ascension Michigan

Alame, Amer M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Ghaith, Gehad M.D. Corewell Health

Albaran, Renato M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Hammoud, Ihab M.D. Corewell Health Jamil, Laith M.D. Corewell Health Jarbou, Reem D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Kutait, Anas M.D. Henry Ford Health Mansour, Ramy D.O. Trinity Health Michigan Piper, Marc M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Piraka, Cyrus M.D. Henry Ford Health *Raphael, Michael D.O. Ascension Michigan Rizk, Rafat M.D. University of Michigan Health Salgia, Reena M.D. Henry Ford Health

Warren, Bradley D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Yousif, Edward M.D. Ascension Michigan

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*Gadzinski, Jill M.D. Corewell Health

Robbins, James M.D. Corewell Health

Gogoi, Radhika M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute

Shah, Rupen M.D. Henry Ford Health

Hijaz, Miriana M.D. Henry Ford Health

Siegel, David D.O. Ascension Michigan

Kueck, Angela M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Sullivan, Daniel M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Liu, J. M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Turfah, Fuad M.D. Corewell Health Urban, Nichole M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Webber, John M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, T rinity Health Michigan

McCool, Kevin M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Morris, Robert M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Rosen, Barry M.D. Corewell Health Wallbillich, John M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Jay, Allison M.D. Ascension Michigan

Winer, Ira M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Falvo, Anthony D.O. Henry Ford Health

Roberson, Jacquelyn M.D. Henry Ford Health

GYNECOLOGY

Franco, Marianne M.D. Henry Ford Health

*Zakalik, Dana M.D. Corewell Health

Abood, Joelle M.D. Henry Ford Health

*Gerken, Jeffrey D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

GENETICS - PEDIATRIC

Bark, Soyoun M.D. Corewell Health

Hawasli, Abdelkader M.D. Ascension Michigan Iacco, Anthony M.D. Corewell Health Jacobs, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan Kolbe, Nina D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

McFarlin, Kellie M.D. Henry Ford Health McIntosh, Bruce M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Meguid, Ahmed M.D. Ascension Michigan

Zuchelli, Tobias M.D. Henry Ford Health

Buekers, Thomas M.D. Ascension Michigan

GENETICS

Laker, Scott M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Sorser, Serge M.D. Ascension Michigan

Al-Wahab, Zaid M.D. Corewell Health

Edelman, David M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan

Kreske, Edward M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Singla, Sumit M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rebock, Michael D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY

*Misra, Vinod M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Quinonez, Shane M.D. University of Michigan Health *Stockton, David M.D.

GERIATRIC MEDICINE *Feldman, Barry M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Hafeez, Abdulla M.D. Corewell Health Jayakar, Shaun M.D. Ascension Michigan Meyers, Jeffery M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Pai, Amita M.D. Corewell Health

Bartholomew, Frederick M.D. Corewell Health Fisher, Jay M.D. Corewell Health Heeringa, Amy M.D. Corewell Health Hopkins, Staci M.D. Corewell Health Lee, Kerry D.O. Corewell Health Love, Joseph M.D. Corewell Health McBride, James M.D. Corewell Health Morgan, Sandra M.D. Corewell Health Newman, Alan M.D. Ascension Michigan Page, Jill M.D. Corewell Health

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MIND — Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders

MIND — Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, a leading provider of neurological care, offers comprehensive diagnosis, treatment, management, and research of brain, spine, and nervous system disorders. Patients receive individualized care to help improve their symptoms and quality of life.

One of the largest private neurological practices in Michigan, MIND embraces advances in technology while maintaining its core values, emphasizing first-rate care. Its team of nearly 40 providers delivers compassionate, personalized, and comprehensive treatment for neurological conditions.

Specialists treat multiple sclerosis, headaches, strokes, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, muscular dystrophies, epilepsy, and other neurological conditions.

Expanding to meet patient needs, MIND recently entered the Downriver market with its new state-of-the-art facility in Riverview. In the

fall of 2024, MIND opened its dedicated Headache and Facial Pain Center in Farmington Hills. Designed for patient comfort, the facility minimizes sensory stimuli and includes separate spaces for those in crisis.

MIND offers convenient on-site diagnostics and therapeutics with state-of-the-art MRIs that produce high-quality images and electrodiagnostics (EEG, EMG, OCT), in addition to infusion and interventional pain management.

The National Multiple Sclerosis Society has recognized MIND’s Multiple Sclerosis Center as a Center for Comprehensive MS Care. The MS Center was developed to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and supportive services to multiple sclerosis patients and their families. One of the largest private MS centers in the country, it cares for more than 5,000 patients annually.

MIND’s full-service headquarters is in Farmington Hills, and there are offices in Roseville, Dearborn Heights, and now

Riverview. MIND offers some evening and Saturday appointments. ■

MIND — Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders 28595 Orchard Lake Road, Suite 200 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-553-0010 | mindonline.com

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Peng, Jennifer M.D. Corewell Health

Papakonstantinou, John M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

*Vakhariya, Cynthia D.O. Ascension Michigan

Schwartzenfeld, David D.O. Corewell Health

Pittenger, Eleni M.D. Corewell Health

Placzek, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan

Simmerman, Neil M.D. Henry Ford Health

Quinn, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Yang, Jay M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Stellini, Michael M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Zonder, Jeffrey M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Tremonti, Nadia M.D. Detroit Medical Center

S​p​e​i​e​r​, Carrie D.O. Corewell Health *Swain, Monique M.D. Henry Ford Health Tumaneng, Daphne D.O. Ascension Michigan Vilkins, Annmarie D.O. Henry Ford Health Wallace, Elise M.D. Corewell Health

Samona, Jason D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan *Singer, Richard M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Sobol, Gregory M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Wiater, Brett M.D. Corewell Health

Zekman, Esther D.O. Corewell Health

HAND SURGERY - PEDIATRIC

HAND SURGERY Arora, Avery M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Babushkina, Anna M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Baron, Andrew M.D. Henry Ford Health Bush, Ara M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Ciullo, Jeremy M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Lochner, Heather M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Gorski, John M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Guiboux, Jean-Paul M.D. Ascension Michigan Haass, E. D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Howard, George M.D. Corewell Health Jaiyesimi, Ishmael D.O. Corewell Health Kuriakose, Philip M.D. Henry Ford Health Margolis, Harold D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Margolis, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan Musa, Faisal M.D. Corewell Health Nadeau, Laura M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Hankin, Fred M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Reap, Leo, III D.O.

King, Elizabeth M.D. Henry Ford Health

Riwes, Mary D.O. University of Michigan Health

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*Madoun, Manaf M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

HYPERTENSION

Pipe, Steven M.D. University of Michigan Health

Taub, Jeffrey M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Girgis, Marian M.D. Henry Ford Health

Gunderson, Heidi D.O. Henry Ford Health

Henry, Meret M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Ballouz, Samer M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Donthireddy, Vijayalakshmi M.D. Henry Ford Health

George, Matthew M.D. Henry Ford Health

Wilkie, Ann M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Regling, Katherine D.O. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Cotant, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

HOSPITAL MEDICINE

Gowans, L. M.D. Corewell Health

Balaraman, Savitha M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Colen, Alexander D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Endress, Christina M.D. Corewell Health

*Chitlur, Meera M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

HEMATOLOGY

Forman, Adam M.D. Ascension Michigan

Dietz, James M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Berman, Brian M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Rajpurkar, Madhvi M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Cleland, Kirk M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Day, Charles M.D. Henry Ford Health

HEMATOLOGY - PEDIATRIC

HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE

Dancik, Tavis M.D. Corewell Health Topf, Joel M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

INFECTIOUS DISEASES Abreu Lanfranco, Odaliz M.D. Henry Ford Health Abu Yasin, Fadi M.D. Corewell Health Alangaden, George M.D. Henry Ford Health

Akhtar, Adil M.D. Corewell Health

Chandrasekar, Pranatharthi M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Austin, Meredith D.O. Trinity Health Michigan

Chen, Anne M.D. Henry Ford Health

Chasteen, Kristen M.D. Henry Ford Health

Chittick, Paul M.D. Corewell Health

Crader, Christine M.D. Ascension Michigan

Drelichman, Vilma M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Ellis, Karishma D.O. Henry Ford Health

*Gordon, James M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Gilbert, Linsey D.O. Trinity Health Michigan

Gowda, Sachi M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Hafeez, Abdulla M.D. Corewell Health

Hanna, Michel M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health

*Katzman, Steven D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Herc, Erica M.D.

Naidoo, Niren M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Newman, Elisheva M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Schenk, Meghann M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Jiddou-Yaldoo, Renee M.D. Corewell Health Johnson, Leonard M.D. Ascension Michigan Kalyan, Shamla M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Lauter, Carl M.D. Corewell Health

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Levine, Miriam M.D. Ascension Michigan

Garg, Manisha M.D. Ascension Michigan

Feldman, Jeremy M.D. Ascension Michigan

Chawla, Sanjay M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Little, Tania D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Grewal, Rajinder M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity H ealth Michigan

Handel, Jeremy M.D. Corewell Health

Judge, Lisa M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Kakos, Roger M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Lawrence, Christin D.O. Corewell Health

Malani, Anurag M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Monday, Lea Marie M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Newman, Gretchen M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute Ramesh, Mayur M.D. Henry Ford Health Rosenblat, Franklin D.O. McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan Sharma, Mamta M.D. Ascension Michigan

Haftka-George, Alexis M.D. Henry Ford Health Hazin, Ribhi M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Heidemann, Danielle M.D. Henry Ford Health Iskander, Josephine M.D. Corewell Health Jain, Alka M.D. Detroit Medical Center Jonnalagadda, Samuel M.D.

Sunstrum, James M.D. Corewell Health

INFECTIOUS DISEASES PEDIATRIC Abdel-Haq, Nahed M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Abdulnour-Farjo, Rand M.D. Ascension Michigan *Ang, Jocelyn M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Karmo, Dillon M.D. Corewell Health Katzman, Steven D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Maddens, Michael, Jr. M.D. Corewell Health Mahesh, Shyam M.D. Ascension Michigan Margolis, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Moore, Daniel M.D. Henry Ford Health

Arora, Harbir M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Nair, Anupama M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health

Asmar, Basim M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Nasr, Justine M.D.

Krasan, Graham M.D. Corewell Health Thirumoorthi, Muthayipalayam M.D. Ascension Michigan

INTERNAL MEDICINE Abreu Lanfranco, Odaliz M.D. Henry Ford Health Asbahi, Redwan M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Borowski, Deborah D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Bragman, James D.O. Corewell Health Cykiert, Andrew D.O. Corewell Health Eldirani, Mike M.D. Feldman, Barry M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

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Panush, Daniel M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Rizvi, Nessreen M.D. Henry Ford Health Rossi, Benjamin D.O. Corewell Health Sabin, Bradley M.D. Corewell Health

Kolicaj, Nik M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Marin, Horia M.D. Henry Ford Health Massa, Peter M.D. Henry Ford Health Metz, Terrence M.D. Corewell Health Miller, Jeffrey M.D.

NEPHROLOGY

Rubin, Joshua M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Bellovich, Keith D.O. Ascension Michigan

Seedial, Stephen M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Clyne, Stephen D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

*Zaki, Mina M.D. Corewell Health

LIPID DISORDERS Doyle, Michael M.D. Corewell Health *Gowman, David D.O. Corewell Health Parikh, Sachin M.D. Henry Ford Health

Dancik, Jerry M.D. Corewell Health Faber, Mark M.D. Henry Ford Health Gold, Jeffrey M.D. Corewell Health Henderson, Heather D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

LIVER SPECIALIST

Ismail, Khaled M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Alsibae, Mohamad M.D. Corewell Health

Novak, James M.D. Henry Ford Health

*Brown, Kimberly M.D. Henry Ford Health

Ramamurthi, Kalyana M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan

Caines, Allyce M.D. Henry Ford Health Gordon, Stuart M.D.

Shuker, Ala M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Nadeau, Brian M.D. Corewell Health

*Slim, Achraf M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Salgia, Reena M.D. Henry Ford Health

Critchfield, Jeffrey M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute

Vartanian, Rebecca M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, University of Michigan Health

Al-Ejel, Fawaz M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Moonka, Dilip M.D. Henry Ford Health

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY

*Pappas, Athina M.D. Ascension Michigan

Osher, Matthew M.D. Ascension Michigan

Scher, Eric M.D. Henry Ford Health

Trivax, Geoffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan

Natarajan, Girija M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Venkat, Deepak M.D. Henry Ford Health

NEONATOLOGY Adams, John M.D. Ascension Michigan

Raminick, Mindy D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Rankin, Steven M.D. Corewell Health Reddy, Snigdha M.D. Henry Ford Health Rehman, Iram M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan Rossi, Noreen M.D. *Soman, Sandeep M.D. Henry Ford Health Taha, Basel M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

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Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery

In the world of ophthalmic and facial plastic surgery, the physicians at Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery are consistently recognized for their excellence. This past year, Dr. Evan Black and Dr. Geoffrey J. Gladstone were once again honored in the Top Docs issue of Hour Detroit in the specialties of plastic and reconstructive surgery and ophthalmology. Their consistent recognition reflects their skill, their dedication, and the trust they’ve built with their patients over the years.

At Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery, patient care begins with listening, understanding individual needs, and then determining the most effective and affordable path forward. The goal is not only to deliver exceptional results but also to ensure a comfortable, supportive experience from start to finish. A patient from Livonia shared, “Not only did I know that I was in the very best medical hands, but I felt well cared for from beginning to end, and that makes all the difference.”

The commitment to clinical care and customer service is a hallmark of the practice. Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery is home to an esteemed team of physicians, including Dr. Geoffrey J. Gladstone, Dr. Evan H. Black, Dr. Francesca Nesi-Eloff, Dr. Dianne M. Schlachter, Dr. Robert A. Beaulieu, and Dr. Shravani

Mikkilineni, as well as physician assistant Lindsay El-Awadi. Serving communities across southeast Michigan and Flint, these doctors maintain affiliations with top accredited hospitals, ensuring their patients receive the highest standard of care.

The expert physicians at Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery set the bar with their extensive training, professional affiliations, certifications, leadership positions, and teaching roles. Each physician has received accolades for their contributions to advancing ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery.

Procedures and Services Offered: Cosmetic Procedures: With age comes the natural onset of wrinkles and sagging skin. The practice offers a range of cosmetic procedures designed to rejuvenate the face, including eyelid and forehead surgeries that lift drooping eyelids, smooth wrinkles, and remove under-eye bags.

Reconstructive Surgery: The practice offers reconstructive surgery to restore both function and appearance. Services include ptosis repair, eyelid reconstruction, lower eyelid malposition surgery, eyelid skin cancer treatment, tear duct surgery, thyroid eye disease treatment, orbital tumor surgery, and fracture repair.

Nonsurgical Rejuvenation: For those seeking a less invasive approach, the practice provides

options like fractional CO2 laser treatments, Botox, and dermal fillers to smooth deep wrinkles and rejuvenate the skin.

With locations in Southfield, Troy, Livonia, Novi, St. Clair Shores, Southgate, and Flint, Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery is easily accessible for patients across metro Detroit and beyond. No matter which doctor a patient sees, they can expect top-tier expertise and personalized care that have made this practice a trusted name in the community ■

Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery, PC 29201 Telegraph Road, Suite 324 Southfield, MI 48034 800-245-8075 EyelidPros.com

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Topf, Joel M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Webster, Christopher D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

NEPHROLOGY - PEDIATRIC Baracco, Rossana M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Blatt, Neal M.D. Corewell Health Gregory, Melissa M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Singer, Daniel D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Fiani, Brian D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Smith, Brien M.D. Henry Ford Health Turner, Isaac M.D. Henry Ford Health

Guthikonda, Murali M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan

Young, Esther D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Houseman, Clifford D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Zaki, Monica D.O. Ascension Michigan

Jacob, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Zaki, Nadia M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Zaman, Iram D.O. Corewell Health

Johnson, Robert, II M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Jain, Amrish M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

NEUROLOGY - PEDIATRIC

Junn, Fredrick M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

*Kapur, Gaurav M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Allarakhia, Iqbal M.D. Ascension Michigan

Kalkanis, Steven M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lombel, Rebecca M.D. Ascension Michigan, University of Michigan Health

Asano, Eishi M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Kelkar, Prashant D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Valentini, Rudolph M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Leleszi, Elizabeth M.D. Corewell Health

*Lee, Ian M.D. Henry Ford Health

NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - PEDIATRIC

Luat, Aimee M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Malik, Ghaus M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Johnson, Tisa M.D. Henry Ford Health

Ruprecht, Beata D.O. Ascension Michigan

NEUROLOGY

*Sivaswamy, Lalitha M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Mehra, Ratnesh D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Ali, Ashhar D.O. Henry Ford Health Biondo, Andrew D.O. Trinity Health Michigan Boudouris, William D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Emmer, Anthony D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health *Fellows, Jonathan D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Jamwal, Neena M.D. Henry Ford Health

Williams, Mitchel M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Pannu, Tejpaul M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Rapp, Steven M.D. Corewell Health

NEUROSURGERY

Richards, Boyd D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Abdulhak, Muwaffak M.D. Henry Ford Health

Robin, Adam M.D. Henry Ford Health

Air, Ellen M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rock, Jack M.D. Henry Ford Health

Carr, Daniel D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Schwalb, Jason M.D. Henry Ford Health Seyfried, Donald M.D. Henry Ford Health

Jolly, Surindar M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Chamiraju, Partha M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan

Kresch, Jodi D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Chedid, Mokbel M.D. Henry Ford Health

Volkov, Andrey D.O. Ascension Michigan

Megally, Mary D.O. Henry Ford Health

Dashnaw, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health

Zakalik, Karol M.D. Corewell Health

Pawlak, Anne D.O. Corewell Health

Elia, Christopher D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

NEUROSURGERY - PEDIATRIC

Pierce, Robert D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Rossi, Andrea D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

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Fahim, Daniel M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Soo, Teck M.D. Ascension Michigan

*Cools, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Garton, Hugh M.D. University of Michigan Health Gilmer, Holly M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Marupudi, Neena M.D. University of Michigan Health Whelan, Ros M.D. Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

OBSTETRICS Arsanious, Samah M.D. Henry Ford Health Bark, Soyoun M.D. Corewell Health Bartholomew, Frederick M.D. Corewell Health *Brickman, Neil M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Fischer, Carol D.O. McLaren Health Care Katz, Lon M.D. Detroit Medical Center Lingam, Deepthi M.D. Corewell Health Newman, Alan M.D. Ascension Michigan Peng, Jennifer M.D. Corewell Health Sapick, Shelley M.D. Corewell Health Shaman, Majid M.D. Henry Ford Health Simmerman, Neil M.D. Henry Ford Health S​p​e​i​e​r​, Carrie D.O. Corewell Health Swain, Monique M.D. Henry Ford Health Vilkins, Annmarie D.O. Henry Ford Health Yoon, Young D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Zekman, Esther D.O. Corewell Health

ONCOLOGY Al Hallak, Mohammed M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Ali, Haythem M.D. Henry Ford Health Balaraman, Savitha M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

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Beekman, Kathleen M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Cotant, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Forman, Adam M.D. Ascension Michigan Gadgeel, Shirish M.D. Henry Ford Health Garg, Sandeep M.D. Henry Ford Health Gordon, Craig D.O. Heath, Elisabeth M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Howard, George M.D. Corewell Health Jaiyesimi, Ishmael D.O. Corewell Health *Margolis, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Musa, Faisal M.D. Corewell Health Muskovitz, Andrew M.D. Corewell Health Shields, Anthony M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Sukari, Ammar M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Vakhariya, Cynthia D.O. Ascension Michigan

OPHTHALMOLOGY Aggarwal, Himanshu M.D. Corewell Health Amirikia, Arezo M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan *Bergman, Ronald M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Black, Evan M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Clune, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Crandall, David M.D. Henry Ford Health Desai, Uday M.D. Henry Ford Health

Holm, Holly M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Imami, Nauman M.D. Henry Ford Health Juzych, Mark M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, Trinity Health Michigan Kizy, Bianca M.D. Corewell Health Kumar, Nitin M.D. Henry Ford Health Lupovitch, Jeffrey M.D. Corewell Health Murad-Kejbou, Sally D.O. Corewell Health Page, Timothy M.D. Corewell Health

OPHTHALMOLOGY- PEDIATRIC *Bohra, Lisa M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Dennehy, Patrick M.D. Henry Ford Health Gappy, Christopher M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health Gianfermi, Elena M.D. Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Le, Kim M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Rao, Rajesh M.D. Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Dhaliwal, Andy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Patel, Anu M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Fahim, Abigail M.D. University of Michigan Health

Schehlein, Emily M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Roarty, John M.D. Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Farjo, Ayad M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Gladstone, Geoffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Siegel, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Rotberg, Leemor M.D. Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health

Goldman, David M.D. Goyal, Anju M.D. Detroit Medical Center Grant, Joshua M.D. Corewell Health

Sosne, Gabriel M.D. Tewari, Asheesh M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY *Barbetta, Benjamin M.D. Henry Ford Health Ramirez-Neyra, Carlos M.D. Ascension Michigan

Zekman, Richard D.O. Ascension Michigan

ONCOLOGY - PEDIATRIC Bell, Danielle M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Chu, Roland M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Henry, Meret M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Martin, Alissa M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Savasan, Sureyya M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center *Taub, Jeffrey M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Toll, Stephanie D.O. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

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ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY- PEDIATRIC

Frush, Todd M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Dimovski, Radomir M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Neumann, Miles D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Bermudez, Paul M.D. Ascension Michigan

Greene, Perry M.D.

Minnock, Christopher M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health

Raza, Syed M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

*Edwards, Sean M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health

ORGAN TRANSPLANT

Guthrie, Stuart M.D. Henry Ford Health Hakeos, William M.D. Henry Ford Health Hill, Derek D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health

Abouljoud, Marwan M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Hoegler, Joseph M.D. Henry Ford Health

Bedi, Damanpreet M.D. Corewell Health

Knesek, David D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Kim, Dean M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Kohen, Robert M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Nagai, Shunji M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Yohanathan, Lavanya M.D. Corewell Health *Yoshida, Atsushi M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Bak, Sean M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Mott, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Nasr, Kerellos M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Perry, Richard M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Prieskorn, David D.O. Corewell Health Silas, Diana D.O. Ascension Michigan

Doig, Timothy D.O. Corewell Health Drouillard, Paul D.O. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan El-Yussif, Eddie D.O. Henry Ford Health

Singer, Richard M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Yusaf, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Zingas, Christopher M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Eller, Erik M.D. Henry Ford Health

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY - PEDIATRIC

Farjo, Laith M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan

Bazzi, Ahmed D.O. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Frisch, Nicholas M.D. Ascension Michigan

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Moutzouros, Vasilios M.D. Henry Ford Health Muh, Stephanie M.D. Henry Ford Health

Cooke, Christopher M.D. Detroit Medical Center

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OTOLARYNGOLOGY Bahu, Sam M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Bojrab, Dennis, II M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Milia, Marc M.D. Corewell Health

*Charters, Michael M.D. Henry Ford Health

*Zaltz, Ira M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Mendelson, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Acker, William, II M.D. Corewell Health

Caid, Matthew D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health,Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Yassir, Walid M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Bojrab, Dennis M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY

Bishai, Shariff D.O. Corewell Health

Slotkin, Steven M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Marshall, Nathan M.D. Ascension Michigan

Mihalich, Robert M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan

Banka, Trevor M.D. Henry Ford Health

Settecerri, Jeffrey M.D. Corewell Health

Carron, Michael M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute Chang, Steven M.D. Henry Ford Health Craig, John M.D. Henry Ford Health Farrugia, Matthew D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Folbe, Adam M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Reddy, Pavan M.D. Henry Ford Health Rontal, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health Rubin, Adam M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Seel, David D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Shenouda, Kerolos M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Stachler, Robert M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Stern, Noah D.O. Detroit Medical Center Succar, Eric M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Tam, Samantha M.D. Henry Ford Health Toma, Mark M.D. Corewell Health Toma, Roger M.D. Corewell Health Yoo, George M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Gardner, Glendon M.D. Henry Ford Health

OTOLARYNGOLOGY - PEDIATRIC

Hoff, Paul M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health

Bohm, Lauren M.D. University of Michigan Health

Hotaling, Jeffrey M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care Keidar, Eytan D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Darrat, Ilaaf M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health *Gonik, Nathan M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Ko, Alvin M.D.

Green, Glenn M.D. University of Michigan Health

*Korkigian, Shant D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Haupert, Michael D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Lin, Ho-Sheng M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

O’Niel, Mallory M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Metz, Christopher D.O. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Momin, Suhael M.D. Henry Ford Health

Siegel, Bianca M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Thorne, Marc M.D. University of Michigan Health

Top Doctors THE LIST

Thottam, Prasad D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Zopf, David M.D. University of Michigan Health

PAIN MANAGEMENT Aljassem, Annas M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Freydl, Karl D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan George, Wisam D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Marshall, John M.D. Ascension Michigan Mounayer, Mark M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan Mulawa, Jason M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan Osta, Walid M.D. Corewell Health Peter, Jason D.O. Ascension Michigan

Doss, Doss M.D. Henry Ford Health Faber, Michelle M.D. Henry Ford Health Faber, Seth M.D. Corewell Health Forman, Seth M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Friday, Yvonne M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center *Jubran, Ihab M.D. Henry Ford Health Metz, Jacqueline D.O. Henry Ford Health Obudzinski, David M.D. Corewell Health Padesky, Paul M.D. Ascension Michigan Rao, Sheila M.D. Ascension Michigan Shah, Uzma M.D. Henry Ford Health Wasvary, Rebecca M.D. Corewell Health

*Sibai, Nabil M.D. Henry Ford Health

PERINATAL-NEONATAL MEDICINE

Sikorsky, Michael D.O. Ascension Michigan

Goyert, Gregory M.D.

Tong, Henry M.D. Ascension Michigan Upadhyay, Aman M.D. Vakhariya, Rakesh D.O. Ascension Michigan

Pappas, Athina M.D. Ascension Michigan *Vengalil, Shyla M.D. Ascension Michigan

PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION

PATHOLOGY

Acho, Tamara M.D.

*Green, Alex M.D.

Achtman, Shawn D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

*Keller, Christian M.D. Henry Ford Health Manley, Amelia M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

*Arbit, Steven M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Mehra, Rohit M.D. Ascension Michigan, University of Michigan Health

Bandemer, Dennis, Jr. D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Tworek, Joseph M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Barnes, Susan D.O.

Hall, Elizabeth M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Hanna, Ghada M.D. Ascension Michigan Hysni, Craig M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Kovan, Eric D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Nabity, Thomas M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Nwagwu, Chijioke D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Lumley, Christopher D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Lyons, Daniel M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Moquin, Kenneth M.D. Henry Ford Health Mucci, Samuel M.D. Corewell Health Nossoni, Farid D.O. Trinity Health Michigan Olinger, Thomas M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Puri, Pravin M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Riutta, Justin M.D. Corewell Health

Reisin, Elan M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Sesi, Timothy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Rodriguez, Daniela M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Yu, Karine D.O. Ascension Michigan

*Sayal, Ricky D.O. Trinity Health Michigan

Zacharias, Ritu M.D. Henry Ford Health

Sherbert, Daniel M.D. Corewell Health

PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY Atisha, Dunya M.D. Henry Ford Health Black, Evan M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Boyd, Charles M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Busuito, Christina M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Busuito, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Chaiyasate, Kongkrit M.D. Corewell Health Compton, Andrew M.D. Corewell Health Darian, Vigen M.D. Henry Ford Health Elswick, Sarah M.D. Corewell Health Evangelista, Maristella M.D. Henry Ford Health

Zarbo, Richard M.D. Henry Ford Health

Bazzi, Moussa M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

PEDIATRICS - PEDIATRIC

Bill, Christopher M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Hajjar, Raymond D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

*Abu-Khdeir, Maha M.D. Corewell Health

Carrier, Jonathan D.O. Henry Ford Health

Janetzke, Ellen M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Daniel, Theodore M.D. Ascension Michigan

Ettefagh, Leila M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan

Lofman, Andrew M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Gowda, Mune M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Siddiqui, Aamir M.D. Henry Ford Health Sosa, Julio M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Stefani, William M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Tanzman, Barak D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Tepper, Donna M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health Williams, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

PLASTIC & RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY - PEDIATRIC Kasten, Steven M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health *Rozzelle, Arlene M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Vercler, Christian M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health

PREVENTIVE MEDICINE Grover, Keshav D.O. *Lee, Alison M.D. Plymel, Karen M.D. Corewell Health

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PSYCHIATRY Hutton, Sarah M.D. Kakar, Davinder M.D. Trinity Health Michigan *MacLean, Lisa M.D. Henry Ford Health

Levin, Kenneth M.D. Henry Ford Health

Metz, Terrence M.D. Corewell Health

Maier, Jordan M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Saleem, Sheena M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Miller, Steven M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Margolis, Jennifer M.D. Mekhael, Hany M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Movsas, Benjamin M.D. Henry Ford Health

Patel, Hetal M.D.

*Nandalur, Sirisha M.D. Corewell Health

Soubani, Omar D.O. Detroit Medical Center

Narayan, Samir M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

PSYCHIATRY - PEDIATRIC

Shah, Mira M.D. Henry Ford Health

Kakar, Davinder M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Siddiqui, Farzan M.D. Henry Ford Health

LaCasse, Matthew D.O. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Siddiqui, M Salim M.D. Henry Ford Health

REPRODUCTIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY/ INFERTILITY Budrys, Nicole M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center *Hammoud, Ahmad M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health Kowalczyk, Carole M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

RHEUMATOLOGY Bateman, Judith M.D. Corewell Health *Bishnoi-Singh, Amita M.D. Henry Ford Health Dhar, Josephine M.D. Ascension Michigan Henein, Violette M.D. Henry Ford Health Kado, Ruba M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Marri-Gottam, Reshma M.D. Ascension Michigan Meysami, Alireza M.D. Henry Ford Health

Mersol-Barg, Michael M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Qazi, Parveen M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Miller, Bradley M.D. Corewell Health

Qazi, Sabrina D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Malas, Nasuh M.D. University of Michigan Health

Vaishampayan, Nitin M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care,

*Mekhael, Hany M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Vicini, Frank M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Starostanko, Andrea M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Mitchell, Shanti M.D. Henry Ford Health

Walker, Eleanor M.D. Henry Ford Health

Wolf, Lynda M.D. Corewell Health

Sivananthan, Mauran D.O. Henry Ford Health

Adams, Matthew M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

RADIOLOGY

Weingarden, Brooke D.O.

Griffith, Brent M.D.

RESPIRATORY/ PULMONARY CARE

*Fathalla, Basil M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

RADIATION ONCOLOGY

Kado, Karl M.D. Ascension Michigan

Abu-Isa, Eyad M.D. Ascension Michigan, University of Michigan Health Antonucci, J. M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Chan, June M.D. Ascension Michigan, University of Michigan Health Chen, Peter M.D. Corewell Health

Mandava, Sabala M.D. Henry Ford Health Negussie, Edsa M.D. Ascension Michigan

*Deebajah, Ihab M.D. Corewell Health Dogra, Sanjay M.D. Corewell Health Millman, Bruce D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

*Robinette, Natasha M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Soubani, Ayman M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Roy, Anindya M.D.

Trunsky, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health

Thummala, Nithin M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Feldman, Aharon M.D. Henry Ford Health

Trivax, Cory M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Jawad, Maha M.D. Corewell Health

Zaki, Mina M.D. Corewell Health

Jolly, Shruti M.D. Ascension Michigan, University of Michigan Health

RADIOLOGY - PEDIATRIC

Kestin, Larry M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

*Altinok, Deniz M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Lee, Kuei M.D. Corewell Health

Gibson, Donald M.D. Corewell Health

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Allen, Samuel D.O. Corewell Health

Osher, Matthew M.D. Ascension Michigan

Dominello, Michael D.O. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

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Moskovitz, Brenda M.D. Corewell Health

RESPIRATORY/PULMONARY CARE - PEDIATRIC *Abdulhamid, Ibrahim M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Lumeng, Carey M.D. University of Michigan Health *Srivastava, Ruma M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Silverman, Larry M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

RHEUMATOLOGY- PEDIATRIC

Riebschleger, Meredith M.D. University of Michigan Health

SLEEP DISORDERS Badr, Safwan M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute *Bazan, Luisa M.D. Henry Ford Health Dogra, Sanjay M.D. Corewell Health Laffer, Michael D.O. Ascension Michigan Mina, Nader M.D. Corewell Health Rowens, Bradley M.D. Ascension Michigan Sesi, Veronica D.O. Corewell Health Uduman, Abdul Kareem M.D. Henry Ford Health

SPORTS MEDICINE Acker, William, II M.D. Corewell Health

Top Doctors THE LIST

Bergin, Mark M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Stallion, Anthony M.D. Corewell Health

Cooke, Christopher M.D. Detroit Medical Center

SURGICAL ONCOLOGY

Cunningham, Andrew M.D. Henry Ford Health, Trinity Health Michigan Dekker, Timothy M.D. Ascension Michigan Dutcheshen, Nicholas M.D. Corewell Health

Berri, Richard M.D. Ascension Michigan Chokechanachaisakul, Attasit M.D. Ascension Michigan Cools, Katherine M.D. Henry Ford Health

UROLOGY Cher, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan *Dabaja, Ali M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health Gadzinski, Adam M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

*Ellenberg, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health

Keidan, Richard M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Guettler, Joseph M.D. Corewell Health

Kim, Steve M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Haque, Sadiq D.O. Detroit Medical Center

*Kwon, David M.D. Henry Ford Health

Kernen, Kenneth M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Kakos, Brandon M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Raofi, Vandad M.D. Corewell Health

Kleer, Eduardo M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Kolowich, Patricia M.D.

*Shah, Rupen M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lim, Kenneth D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan

Lynch, T. Sean M.D. Henry Ford Health Moore, Nicholas M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Morasso, John D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Moutzouros, Vasilios M.D. Henry Ford Health Prieskorn, David D.O. Corewell Health Shehab, Ramsey M.D. Henry Ford Health Zacharias, Jeffrey M.D. Corewell Health

Yohanathan, Lavanya M.D. Corewell Health

THORACIC SURGERY *Adams, Kumari M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Baciewicz, Frank, Jr. M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan

O’Connor, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan

Brahmamdam, Pavan M.D. Corewell Health

Kim, Sang M.D. Corewell Health

Cullen, Marc M.D. Ascension Michigan

Minanov, Oktavijan M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, McLaren Health Care Okereke, Ikenna M.D. Henry Ford Health

Langenburg, Scott M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Popoff, Andrew M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lelli, Joseph M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Sternberg, David M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care

Novotny, Nathan M.D. Corewell Health

Tanaka, Daizo M.D. Henry Ford Health

*Shanti, Christina M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Watson, Thomas M.D. Corewell Health

Fertel, David D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Haouilou, Jimmy M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Heidenreich, Michael M.D. Trinity Health Michigan Iljas, John D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan *Kabbani, Loay M.D. Henry Ford Health Long, Graham M.D. Corewell Health

Oppat, William M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Rivers, Kandis M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Rosenberg, Bradley M.D. Corewell Health, McLaren Health Care

Hilu, John M.D. Corewell Health

Bazzi, Mazen D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

Peabody, James M.D. Henry Ford Health

Edwards, Melanie M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Akay, Begum M.D. Corewell Health

VASCULAR SURGERY

Nypaver, Timothy M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rogers, Craig M.D. Henry Ford Health

SURGERY - PEDIATRIC

Suson, Kristina M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Oldford, Gregory M.D. Trinity Health Michigan

Coello, Michael M.D. Corewell Health

Fertel, David D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center

Klein, Justin M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Ginsburg, Kevin M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan

Schober, Megan M.D. Corewell Health

Schock, Jeffrey D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan Sobol, Jennifer D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan

UROLOGY - PEDIATRIC

Patel, Bipinchandra D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan Pensler, Elizabeth D.O. Corewell Health Rits, Yevgeniy M.D. Detroit Medical Center Rizk, Youssef D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Shepard, Alexander M.D. Henry Ford Health Weaver, Mitchell M.D. Henry Ford Health

Feber, Kevin M.D. Corewell Health Lakshmanan, Yegappan M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center *Liss, Zachary M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center Park, John M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health Preece, Janae M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health

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Thomas Gilbert, DDS Dr. Thomas Gilbert feels very lucky to be able to practice in the city where he grew up. A strong sense of community was instilled in him during his childhood in Royal Oak, where he played every sport under the sun with his neighborhood friends and enjoyed movies at the old Royal Oak drive-in.

Dr. Gilbert’s passion for dentistry and excellence in treatment started early. Both of his parents were teachers and administrators at Detroit Country Day School, where he excelled.

He majored in biology and psychology at Albion College and received his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Detroit Dental School in 1985.

His love of learning continues in both his professional and personal life. Dr. Gilbert is an avid reader who loves mysteries and suspense on top of reading dental journals and current research papers to provide the most innovative and comfortable treatment for his patients.

Dr. Gilbert is a firm believer in continuing education. One class that he has taken is Invisible Braces by Invisalign, and now his Invisalign patients range from young teens to 80-year-olds.

He has also learned how to place and restore implants, which has opened up a whole new option of treatment for his patients. Dr. Gilbert was also one of the first to complete the specialized course in Lumineers.

Family is one of Dr. Gilbert’s top priorities. He and his staff at Royal Oak Dental treat their patients as if they were family. Dr. Gilbert met his wife in 10th grade and married her 10 years later. Together, they have four children, a dog, and two cats.

Dr. Gilbert’s focus is to provide the most professional level of treatment and comfort to his patients. As Dr. Gilbert will tell you, he has had a lot of treatment done on his own teeth, and he knows what his patients go through. ■

Royal Oak Dental

715 N. Main St. Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-398-1818 royaloakdental.com

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Top Dentists Need your teeth cleaned? Does your child need braces? Do you want a brighter smile?

Where do you begin? Knowing that Hour Detroit readers want the best for themselves and their families, we poll dental professionals to help us determine the top professionals in their fields. General dentists, orthodontists, periodontists, and other specialists were asked which local dentist they would choose for a member of their immediate family. The results — listed by specialty — are below.

Note: Once the ballots were returned, each nominee was carefully evaluated on the basis of the survey results, the legitimacy of their license, and their current standing with the Michigan State Dental Board.

ENDODONTICS Sarmad M. Alyas-Askar, D.D.S., M.S.D. Everest Endodontics Troy Ali Aminlari, D.D.S., M.S. A2 Endodontics Ann Arbor Vajra Bentur, D.D.S. Professional Endodontics Southfield Young Bin Bok, D.D.S., M.S. Root Canal Specialty Associates Ann Arbor Tatiana M. Botero-Duque, D.D.S., M.S. Elan Dental Group Ann Arbor

Dominic Calek DDS Goodis Endodontics 20175 Mack Ave. Grosse Pointe Woods MI 48236 313-886-4040 domcalek@gmail.com endodoctors.com

Tiffeny Chimelak, D.D.S. Endodontic Associates Novi Ashley Coulter, D.M.D. Signature Endodontics St. Clair Shores Nils E. Danielson, D.D.S., M.S. Danielson Endodontics Clawson Timothy Daws, D.D.S. Orchard Endodontics Shelby Twp. Gianni DeCarolis, D.M.D. Endodontic Associates Bloomfield Hills Derik P. DeConinck, D.D.S. Michigan Endodontics, P.C. Warren

Clay C. Dietz, D.D.S. Personal Endodontics, P.C. Troy Gerald C. Dietz Jr., D.D.S. Endodontic Associates Bloomfield Hills Craig Duhaime, D.D.S. Endodontic Associates Clarkston Steven Edlund, D.D.S., M.S. Root Canal Specialty Associates Ann Arbor Todd V. Ester, D.D.S. Renaissance Endodontics, P.L.L.C Southfield Michael A. Glass, D.D.S. Endodontic Associates Rochester

George T. Goodis DDS, MS Goodis Endodontics 20175 Mack Ave. Grosse Pointe Woods MI 48236 313-886-4040 gtgoodis@endodoctors.com endodoctors.com

Brad G. Griffin, D.D.S. Renaissance Endodontics, P.L.L.C. Southfield

Gerald J. Halk DDS, MS, JD, LLM Goodis Endodontics 20175 Mack Ave. Grosse Pointe Woods MI 48236 313-886-4040 drhalk@hotmail.com endodoctors.com

Matthew G. Healy, D.D.S., M.S. Dexter Endodontics Dexter Bradley A. Hirschman, D.D.S. Advanced Endodontics Novi Carolin F. Ibrahim, D.D.S. Everest Endodontics Troy

David Karwacki, D.D.S. LakeShore Dental Eastpointe Jay Lang, D.D.S., M.S. Orchard Endodontics Shelby Twp. Jeffery Marderosian, D.D.S. Professional Endodontics Southfield

Stephen T. McInerney DDS, MS Root Canal Specialists 31100 Telegraph Road Suite 120 Bingham Farms, MI 48025 248-540-9191 info@rootcanalspecialistspc.com rootcanalspecialistspc.com

Christopher McWatters, D.D.S., M.S. Root Canal Specialty Associates Ann Arbor Kimberly K. Melegari, D.D.S. Signature Endodontics St. Clair Shores Jeremy Michaelson, D.M.D. Endodontics, P.C. Canton Drew Moeller, D.D.S. Elite Endodontics Lake Orion Stephen Navarre, D.D.S. Endodontic Associates Clinton Twp. Gabrielle Noory, D.D.S. Professional Endodontics Southfield James Nowicki, D.D.S. Endodontic Associates Rochester

Susan B. Paurazas DDS, MS Baypointe Endodontics 35054 23 Mile Road Building B, Suite 105 New Baltimore, MI 48047 586-725-0200 spaurazas@aol.com endodoctors.com

Aida Peterson DDS, MS Gentle Family Dentistry of South Lyon 546 N. Lafayette South Lyon, MI 48178 248-486-1730 gfd48178@gmail.com gentledentistsouthlyon.com

Andrew Racek, D.D.S., M.S. Root Canal Specialty Associates Ann Arbor Eric Richardson, D.D.S. Professional Endodontics Southfield Mark J. Robinson, D.D.S. Endodontic Associates Ann Arbor Ross C. Ryan, D.D.S. Macomb Endodontics Chesterfield Robert Rybicki, D.D.S. Novi Endodontics Novi Andrew Schoelch, D.D.S. Professional Endodontics Southfield Mark Shallal-Ayzin, D.D.S. Endodontic Associates Commerce Michael Shapiro, D.M.D., M.S. Root Canal Specialty Associates Ann Arbor Louis Shoha, D.D.S., M.S. Professional Endodontics Clarkston Steven Shoha, D.D.S. Professional Endodontics Southfield Chad Speirs, D.M.D. Aether Endo | Integrative & Contemporary Endodontics Birmingham Rachel Stockhausen, D.D.S., M.S. Precision Endodontics Livonia James P. Thomas, D.D.S., M.S. Rochester Endodontics, P.L.L.C. Rochester Hills

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THE LIST Top Dentists Andrea Tory, D.D.S., M.S. Parkside Endodontics Canton Steve Vlahakis, D.D.S. Plymouth Endodontics Plymouth Dmitry Vodopyanov, D.D.S., M.S. Root Canal Specialty Associates Ann Arbor Thomas Vokal, D.D.S., M.S. Macomb Endodontics Chesterfield Mayank D. Vora, D.D.S., M.S. Roots Endodontics, PLC Brighton Hassan Yehia, D.D.S., M.S. Endodontic Center Royal Oak

Steven Cohen, D.D.S. Parkside Dental Team Westland

Joseph Gondoly, D.D.S. Cavalier Family Dental Canton

Joseph L. Colon, D.D.S. J.L. Colon Dentistry Roseville

Linda Goodman, D.D.S. MayFair Dental Associates Farmington Hills

Alvin Daboul, D.D.S. North Oaks Dental & Orthodontics Royal Oak

Kevin Groth, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. Groth Dental Bingham Farms

Anita Dallo, D.D.S. Commerce Dental Group Commerce Twp.

Vijayata Gupta, D.D.S. Nurture Family Dental Brighton

Michael Danelia, D.D.S. My Family Dental Grosse Pointe Grosse Pointe Woods

Harris Gurfinkel, D.D.S. Metropolitan Dental Center Waterford Twp.

Paul Darmon, D.D.S. Paul Darmon, D.D.S., P.C. Beverly Hills

Steven D. Gustafson, D.D.S. Gustafson Morningstar Dentistry Royal Oak

Jeffrey G. Daws, D.D.S. Daws Dental Livonia

Ben Hanson, D.D.S. Brownstown Dental Care Woodhaven

premierdentalcaredh@gmail.com premierdds.org

Christopher E. Degenhardt, D.D.S. Degenhardt Dental Family & Cosmetic Dentistry Troy

Nancy Hartrick, D.D.S. Hartrick Dentistry, P.C. Royal Oak

Anshu Bhardwaj, D.D.S. Fowlerville Dental Center Fowlerville

Theodore L. Degenhardt III, D.D.S. Degenhardt Dental Family & Cosmetic Dentistry Troy

Daniel R. Blazo, D.D.S. Advanced Smile Dearborn

Tim DeMeulenaere, D.D.S. Preferred Dental Practice Eastpointe

Edward A. Borio, D.D.S. Edward A. Borio D.D.S. Bloomfield Hills

Allison Everett Elston, D.D.S. Healthy Pointe Dental Grosse Pointe

Ana Brajak, D.D.S. Preferred Dental Practice Eastpointe

Horacio Enrique Falcon, D.D.S. Falcon Dental Group Harper Woods

Jessica Brisbois, D.D.S. Farmington Smiles Farmington

Jennifer S. Fanti, D.D.S. Southgate Dental Southgate

Dr. Brian J. Hunt, DDS 24641 Jefferson Ave. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 586-772-7373

John F. Brucia, D.D.S. John F. Brucia, D.D.S., P.C. Warren

Mahmoud Farhat, D.D.S. Zenith Dental Care Dearborn

info@brianjhuntdds.com brianjhuntdds.com

Dolores Baran, DDS Royal Oak Dentist 1103 N. Main St. Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-548-1440 drbarancommunications @gmail.com royaloaksmiles.com

Murray S. Baruch, D.D.S. Baruch Dentistry West Bloomfield William G. Bender, D.D.S. William G. Bender, D.D.S. Grosse Pointe Woods Michaela Betts, D.D.S. Chelsea Family Dentistry Chelsea

Dr. Ghada Beydoun DDS

Edgardo Zuniga DDS, MS

Premier Dental Care 22701 Ann Arbor Trail Dearborn Heights MI 48127 313-274-4422

Lyon Endodontics, PLC 112 E. Lake St. South Lyon MI 48178 248-617-3747 office@samedayrootcanal.com samedayrootcanal.com

Michael Zuroff, D.D.S., F.I.C.D., F.P.A. Endodontics, P.C. Dearborn

GENERAL DENTISTRY Nicholas Abdallah, D.D.S. Arch Dental Madison Heights Al Abdelnour, D.D.S. Levan Dental Group Livonia Bassam Ali, D.D.S. Smile Dental Care Dearborn Alexander J. Alkass, D.D.S. Alkass Dental Waterford Omar A. Ansari, D.D.S. Troy Metro Dental Troy

Carly Cassleman DDS, FAGD St. Clair Tooth Co. 21321 Harper Ave. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 586-404-4911

Salam Awad, D.D.S. SmilePro Dental Dearborn Heights Leena Bahu, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. Elite Dental Care West Bloomfield David G. Banda, D.D.S. Cranbrook Dental Care Bloomfield Hills David Banooni, D.D.S. Lifetime Dental Group South Lyon

info@stclairtoothco.com stclairtoothco.com

Evan Castile, DDS Castile Dental Group 8152 25 Mile Road Suite C Shelby Twp., MI 48316 586-992-9222 info@castiledental.com castiledental.com

Sam Cohen, D.M.D. Parkside Dental Team Westland

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Daniel C. Fischer, D.D.S. Fischer Family Dentistry Garden City Bruce Fisher, D.D.S. Plymouth Family Dentistry Plymouth Yousif Gagi, D.D.S., B.D. Redwood Dental Troy Natalie Gaida, D.D.S. J.L. Colon Dentistry Roseville Craig Goldin, D.D.S. Cosmetic Dentistry Institute Troy Raphael V. Goldstein, D.D.S. Goldstein Dental Group, P.L.L.C. Novi

Alaa K. Hermiz, D.D.S. Dr. Alaa K. Hermiz, D.D.S. Oak Park Shiva Hogugi, D.D.S. Lakeview Family Dental Keego Harbor Kevin Homer, D.D.S. Edward Street Dental, P.C. Madison Heights Alexander J. Hunt, D.D.S. Distinctive Dental Smiles Brighton

Brian J. Hunt, DDS

Khadije Hussein, D.D.S. Family Crown Dentistry Dearborn Jason Ingber, D.D.S. Metropolitan Dental Center Waterford Twp. Stephen E. Jacobson, D.D.S. Jacobson Dental Group Walled Lake Jeffrey Jaghab, D.D.S. Drs. Jeffrey and Stephanie Jaghab & Associates Northville Martin G. Janower, D.D.S. Janower & Monkman Dentistry Madison Heights Jessica J. Kakos, D.D.S. Kakos Dental West Bloomfield

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Dr. Joseph Nemeth and Dr. Amar Katranji At Nemeth & Katranji Periodontics, patient care is founded on the essential connection between oral health and overall well-being. Research indicates that periodontitis is the most common inflammatory disease, affecting up to 50% of the global population. Dr. Joseph Nemeth coined the phrase “Healthy mouth, healthier body!” because of the link between gum disease and systemic illnesses such as Alzheimer’s disease, cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.

Dr. Nemeth and Dr. Amar Katranji are highly regarded by their peers and dental industry leaders for their innovative contributions as experts in treating gum disease and gum recession and offering dental implant services — the optimal solution for missing teeth. The office is globally recognized for its bad breath treatment center and cosmetic smile procedures.

Dr. Nemeth, a pioneer in periodontics, has been serving patients for over 30 years and was the first in Michigan to use advanced laser technology to treat gum disease. He is also the first periodontist in Michigan certified in the advanced pinhole technique, a minimally invasive treatment for gum recession. Dr. Katranji is renowned for his expertise in complex and cosmetic dental implant cases. He is a published author in several prestigious professional journals and lectures locally and internationally on periodontal topics.

Located in Southfield, Michigan, Nemeth & Katranji Periodontics attracts patients from around the world seeking the finest and most advanced periodontal care. For a comprehensive list of services or to schedule an appointment, visit drnemeth.com or call the office at 248-357-3100. ■

Nemeth & Katranji Periodontics 29829 Telegraph Road, Suite 111 Southfield, MI 48034 248-357-3100 drnemeth.com

THE LIST Top Dentists George Karaouzas, D.D.S. Dr. George Karaouzas, D.D.S. West Bloomfield Brian Kelly, D.D.S. Michael Page, D.D.S. Brighton Joel Kerwin, D.D.S. Hartland Smilemakers Hartland Lois Kovalchick, D.D.S. Grosse Pointe Signature Smiles Grosse Pointe Woods

Daniel Murphy DDS Daniel Murphy, DDS 1680 Kingsway Ct. Trenton, MI 48183 734-676-5656 danielmurphy123456@ yahoo.com

Katharine A. Murphy, D.M.D., P.C. Katharine A. Murphy D.M.D., P.C. West Bloomfield

Oleg Krivichkin, D.D.S. Southfield Family Dental Center Southfield

Robert G. Nakisher, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. LakeView Family Dental West Bloomfield

Neha Kuthiala, D.D.S. Pristine Dental of Novi Novi

Melissa Novetsky, D.D.S. Fischer Family Dentistry Garden City

Mark W. Langberg, D.D.S., M.A.G.D. LakeView Family Dental Southfield

William Palm, D.D.S. Palm Family Dental Huntington Woods

Erin Leppek, D.D.S. Lakeview Family Dental Southfield Mark A. Madek, D.D.S. Madek Family Dentistry Commerce Twp. Kevin Malerman, D.D.S. Lifetime Dental Group West Bloomfield Christopher J. Manduzzi, D.D.S., P.C. Christopher J. Manduzzi, D.D.S., P.C. Utica Michael J. Marderosian, D.D.S. Farmbrook Dental Group Bloomfield Hills Cole P. McCloskey, D.D.S. PGS Dentistry - Chesterfield Family Dentistry Chesterfield Karen P. Meyers, D.D.S. Karen P. Meyers, D.D.S. Birmingham Mitchell S. Milan, D.D.S. Birmingham Center for Cosmetic Dentistry Birmingham Renee C. Miller, D.D.S. Renee C. Miller D.D.S. & James M. Cooper D.D.S. Grosse Pointe Woods Andrea B. Monkman, D.D.S. Janower & Monkman Dentistry Madison Heights Fadi Moosa, D.D.S. Bright Pointe Advanced Cosmetic & Family Dentistry Marysville Benjamin Morris, D.D.S. Jacobson Dental Group Walled Lake

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Chris Panagos, D.D.S. Grosse Pointe Family Dentistry Grosse Pointe Dorothy Pasikowski, D.D.S. Dorothy Pasikowski D.D.S. Berkley

Jennifer Persichetti, DDS Persichetti Dental 41570 Hayes Road Suite F Clinton Twp., MI 48038 586-226-2700 persichettidental@gmail.com persichettidental.com

Meghan Polack, D.D.S. Preferred Dental Practice Eastpointe Milad Rabban, D.D.S. Clinton Township Family Dental Clinton Twp. Martina S. Richardson, D.D.S. Howard L. Graef, D.D.S. and Martina S. Richardson, D.D.S. Clawson

Kevin Schierlinger, D.D.S. VanBuskirk Dental Troy

John P. Warr, D.D.S. Towne Center Dentistry Waterford

Bashar Sedki, D.D.S. B. Sedki D.D.S. Commerce Twp.

Jeffrey E. Watzman, D.D.S. Edward Street Dental, P.C. Madison Heights

Ricardo Seir, D.D.S. Parkside Dental Team Westland

Jeffrey L. Weinfeld, D.D.S. Jeffrey L. Weinfeld, D.D.S. West Bloomfield

A. Shakfa, D.D.S. Dr. Ban R. Barbat Shelby Twp.

Craig Wernette, D.D.S. Lifetime Dental Excellence Clawson

Jomana Shayota, D.D.S. Dental House and Aesthetics Franklin

David Whalen, D.D.S. Cosmetic Dentistry Institute Troy

Amanda M. Sheehan, D.D.S., D.I.C.O.I., M.A.G.D., D.ABDSM Oakland Family Dental Waterford

Madeline Wilson, D.D.S. Chelsea Family Dentistry Chelsea

Sue Shoha, D.D.S. BioDentistry MI - Sue Shoha, D.D.S. Bloomfield Hills

David Sorial DDS, FICOI, PC Smile Farmington Hills, PC 32931 Middlebelt Road Suite 162 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-626-9915

Stephanie Stephan, D.D.S. The Hills Dental Studio Auburn Hills Scott Stinnet, D.D.S. LakeView Family Dental West Bloomfield Mary Sue Stonisch, D.D.S. Faircourt Dental Smile Studio Grosse Pointe Woods Najib Taleb, D.D.S. Dearborn Dental Dearborn Paula Taylor, D.D.S. Village Place Dental Warren Doug Thompson, D.D.S. Integrative Oral Medicine Bloomfield Hills

Nadia A. Saad, D.D.S. Saad Smiles Livonia

Brittany VanBuskirk, D.D.S. VanBuskirk Dental Troy

Meena Sabnis, D.D.S. Jacobson Dental Group Walled Lake

Enkelejda Veizaj, D.D.S. Wyandotte Family Dental Wyandotte

Gentle Family Dentistry of South Lyon 546 N. Lafayette South Lyon, MI 48178 248-486-1730 gfd48178@gmail.com gentledentistsouthlyon.com

Natasha Yest, DDS Gentle Family Dentistry of South Lyon 546 N. Lafayette South Lyon, MI 48178 248-486-1730 gfd.southlyon@gmail.com gentledentistsouthlyon.com

smilefh21@gmail.com smilefarmingtonhills.com

Alexander S. Roach, D.D.S. Dental 1 Waterford Twp.

Crystal Schafer DDS

Robert W. Wood, D.D.S. Lakeview Family Dental West Bloomfield

Suela Veizaj, D.D.S. Wyandotte Family Dental Wyandotte Gary J. Warr, D.D.S. Beacon Square Dentistry Southfield

David R. Zamler, D.D.S. David R. Zamler, D.D.S. Royal Oak Jacqueline J. Zoma, D.D.S. Zoma Dental West Bloomfield West Bloomfield Twp.

ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY Andrew A. Afshar, D.D.S., MD Dental Implant Center of Royal Oak Royal Oak Joe Alamat, D.D.S., M.D., M.S. Alamat Oral Surgery Group Shelby Twp. Jonathon Anderson, D.D.S. Birmingham OM.S., PLC Birmingham Mark A. Azzopardi, D.D.S. Oakland Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center Novi Norman Betts, D.D.S., M.S. Trillium Oral Surgery and Implantology Plymouth Chad E. Betz, D.D.S. Specialized Surgeons Livonia Thomas Bolten, D.D.S., M.D. Michigan OM.S. West Bloomfield

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Amanda M. Sheehan, DDS Dr. Amanda M. Sheehan feels a sense of pride and satisfaction when one of her patients walks out the door of Oakland Family Dental with a life-changing smile. “I’m proud to help patients regain their confidence,” she says. Since opening Oakland Family Dental in Waterford in 2016, she’s made it her mission to treat patients with care and compassion from the moment they walk in the door until they flash their new, confident smile. Oakland Family Dental offers a full slate of services: general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, orthodontics, sleep dentistry, sedation dentistry, and dental implants. Dr. Sheehan is known for her dedication to education; she graduated summa cum laude from Franklin Pierce College, received her doctorate from SUNY at Buffalo, and received her certificate in dental oncology from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in 2012. She’s a diplomate in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine, and the American Board of Oral Implantology. She’s also among the few dentists in North America who have achieved a Mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry, and she holds the title of faculty director at the Resnik Implant Institute, where she mentors colleagues on implant surgery and prosthetics. Most recently, she became the first female dentist in Michigan to obtain board certification in implants (ABOI). By continuously proving her dedication to her field and her patients, Dr. Sheehan has established herself as one of Michigan’s premier dental providers. ■

Oakland Family Dental 4626 W. Walton Blvd.

Waterford, MI 48329 248-674-0384 oaklandfamilydental.com

THE LIST Top Dentists Marvin Jabero, D.D.S. The Center for Dental Implants Oral & Facial Surgeons of Michigan Hartland

Suzanne Pasternak, D.D.S., M.D. Superior Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Rochester Hills

Bryan Johnson, D.D.S. Oral & Facial Surgeons of Michigan Clarkston

Aaron M. Pokorny, D.D.S., M.D. Rochester Hills Oral Surgery Rochester Hills

Robert N. Chames, D.D.S. Oakland Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center Novi

Anthony Kasper, D.D.S., O.M.F.S. Keystone Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C. Clinton Twp.

Paul A. Renke, D.D.S. Rochester Hills Oral Surgery Rochester Hills

Jeffrey S. Cohen, D.D.S. Lakes Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C. West Bloomfield

P. Andrew Kissoondial, D.D.S. Oakland Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center Sterling Heights

David Coviak, D.D.S., M.D. Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Rochester Hills

Michael Kraemer, D.M.D., M.D. Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Rochester Hills

Sean Peter Edwards, D.D.S, M.D. University of Michigan Health - Oral Surgery Procedure Unit Ann Arbor

Vejayan Krishnan, D.D.S. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates of Michigan, P.C. Farmington Hills

Nicholas Bournias, D.D.S. Michigan OM.S. West Bloomfield Henry G. Bryan, D.D.S. Henry G. Bryan Facial Surgery & Implant Institute Roseville

Arshi Lehal, D.D.S. Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Rochester Hills

Yuksel Erpardo DDS, PhD Center for Implant Dentistry & Oral Surgery 28124 Orchard Lake Rd., Ste. 100 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-702-6622

Sanjot Lehal DDS, MD

info@c4implantdentistry.com drerpardo.com

Anthony C. Fasi, D.D.S. Michigan Oral Surgeons Ann Arbor Alena M. Fear, D.D.S., M.D. Legacy Oral and Facial Surgery Center Ann Arbor Adam Fisher, D.M.D. Lakeshore Dental Implant Specialists Eastpointe Dexter K. Flemming, D.D.S., M.S. Michigan Center for Oral Surgery Southgate Arvind Gulati, D.D.S. Novi Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Novi Anish Gupta, D.D.S. Lyon Dental Implants and Oral Surgery New Hudson John Hackenberger, D.D.S. Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Grosse Pointe Woods Curtiss P. Haskins, D.D.S., M.D. Oakland Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center Livonia Joseph Hildebrand, D.D.S. Dr. Joseph Hildebrand D.D.S. Shelby Twp. Paul Ho, D.D.S. South Shore Oral Surgery Brownstown

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Bloomfield Oral Surgery 33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 100 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 248-341-8477 drlehal@bloomfieldOS.com bloomfieldOS.com

David M. Rombach, D.D.S., M.D. The Huntington Group, P.C. Huntington Woods Aaron Ruskin, D.D.S. Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates of Michigan, P.C. Farmington Hills Christopher Sanker, D.D.S., M.D. Michigan Oral Surgeons Ann Arbor Timothy Schmakel, D.D.S., M.D. Bingham Farms Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Bingham Farms Russell Sclafani, D.D.S., M.D. Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Rochester Hills Kathryn A. Sonpal, D.D.S. Rochester Hills Oral Surgery Rochester Hills David Szandzik, D.D.S. Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Grosse Pointe Woods

Claude LeRose, D.D.S., M.D. Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Grosse Pointe Woods

William L. Thompson, D.D.S., M.D. iCare Oral Surgery Commerce Twp.

Paul C. Lopez, D.D.S. Michigan Oral Surgeons Ann Arbor

Kyle Thorsrud, D.D.S. Southshore Oral Surgery Dearborn

Jeffery A. McFadden, D.D.S. Specialized Surgeons Livonia

Jeffrey Wasielewski, D.D.S. Trillium Oral Surgery and Implantology Plymouth

Jack Moores, D.D.S. Oakland Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center Livonia Ronald P. Morris, D.D.S. Downriver Surgery Center Wyandotte James A. Muller II, D.D.S., M.D. The Huntington Group, P.C. Huntington Woods Brian Murphy, D.D.S. Michigan OM.S. West Bloomfield Derek Nykiel, D.D.S., M.D. Bingham Farms Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Bingham Farms Leslie Orzech, D.M.D. Premier Oral Surgery & Implants, PLC Grand Blanc

ORTHODONTICS Lena Akkad, D.D.S., M.S. Alpine Dental Centers Rochester Hills Maggie Anderson, D.D.S., M.S. Drs. Nolan & Guest Orthodontics Canton Philip Badalamenti, D.D.S. Badalamenti-Ferlito Orthodontics St. Clair Shores Marsha Beattie, D.D.S. Hersh Beattie Isenberg Orthodontics West Bloomfield Twp. Mark Berkman, D.D.S. Outstanding Orthodontics Commerce Twp.

Dr. Jen Bonamici Reynolds Orthodontics 4299 Orchard Lake Road Suite 196 West Bloomfield, MI 48323 248-344-8400 info@myamazingsmile.com myamazingsmile.com

George Bork, D.D.S. TDR Orthodontics Birmingham Richard Bruno, D.D.S. Bruno Orthodontics Clawson Eric Brust, D.D.S. SBK Orthodontics Ann Arbor Bridget Bushon-Miller, D.D.S., M.S. Sterling Orthodontics PLC Sterling Heights Thomas Chae, D.D.S. Rochester Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Rochester Hills Jade Cook, D.D.S., M.S. Rochester Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics West Bloomfield Twp.

Hadi Daia, DDS MS, FRCD(C) Daia Orthodontics & TMJ Orthopedics 930 W. Avon Road, Ste. 16 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 248-652-1244 smile@daiaortho.com daiaortho.com

Stephen C. Degenhardt,DDS,MS Birmingham and Milford Orthodontic Specialists Birmingham: 248-647-1924 Milford: 248-684-9704 degenhardtortho.com degenhardtorthodontics@gmail.com

Andrew DeHaan, D.D.S. DeHaan Orthodontics Lake Orion Archana Dhawan, D.D.S., M.S. Oakland Orthodontics Troy Kathy Elias, D.M.D., Ph.D. Elias Orthodontics Utica Cynthia L. Fee, D.D.S., M.S. Plymouth Orthodontics Plymouth Kelly Fenn, D.D.S., M.S.D. Heights Orthodontics Sterling Heights

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Dolores Baran, DDS Dr. Dolores Baran, a nationally respected dentist with impeccable educational credentials and professional accomplishments, is best known by her patients for the incredible care, comfort, and support she offers and the amazing results she achieves.

A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Dr. Baran has more than 35 years of experience and has earned multiple accolades throughout her career for being a highly skilled dentist and a caring person who prioritizes getting to know her patients. She also has been active with charities and has brought life-changing smiles and dentistry to women who were victims of Hurricane Katrina, and to those seeking shelter and support through Lighthouse in the wake of domestic abuse or displacement.

She continues to be involved with the Judson Center of Royal Oak, helping children with special needs.

“Our dentists and team utilize advanced dental technology and fully customized care to provide a comfortable dental experience with high-quality results,” Dr. Baran says. “We enjoy caring for our patients, and it shows through the level of service we provide.”

Royal Oak Smiles is a full-service dental office that provides high-quality and state-of-the-art dental care, offering a complete line of services including cosmetic Botox (and Botox for migraines), Invisalign (invisible braces), restorative work, tooth gems, same-day crowns, implants, wisdom teeth removal, and sedation.

For those who have painful and constant canker sores, Dr. Baran uses a laser to eliminate the pain instantly and speed up healing. ■

Royal Oak Smiles

1103 N. Main St., Suite A Royal Oak, MI 48067 248-548-1440 royaloaksmiles.com

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Thomas Fredal DDS, MSD Fredal Orthodontics 7827 25 Mile Road Shelby Twp., MI 48316 586-544-4440 info@fredalortho.com fredalortho.com

Richard F. Frenchi, D.D.S. LakePointe Orthodontics St. Clair Shores Thomas Gebeck, D.D.S., M.S. Dr. Hummon & Dr. Gebeck Orthodontic Associates P.C. Birmingham Robert W. Goodman, D.D.S., M.S. Maple Orthodontics West Bloomfield Sindy Goodman, D.D.S., M.S., MBA Maple Orthodontics West Bloomfield Daniel Gross, D.D.S. Your Smile Orthodontics Huntington Woods Christian Groth, D.D.S., M.S. TDR Orthodontics Birmingham Susie S. Guest, D.D.S., M.S. Drs. Nolan & Guest Orthodontics Canton Michael R. Hardy, D.D.S., M.S. Metropolitan Dental Center Waterford Twp. Aaron Havens, D.D.S., M.S. Havens Orthodontics St. Clair Shores David Havens, D.D.S., M.S. Havens Orthodontics St. Clair Shores Jessica Hazzard, D.D.S., M.S.D. Today’s Orthodontics Livonia Gregory Hummon, D.D.S., M.S. Dr. Hummon & Dr. Gebeck Orthodontic Associates P.C. Birmingham Rodney Hyduk, D.D.S., M.S.D. Ortho by Hyduk Troy Amy Isenberg, D.D.S. Hersh Beattie Isenberg Orthodontics West Bloomfield Twp. Brynn Jezdimir, D.D.S. LakePointe Orthodontics St. Clair Shores Justin Kammo, D.D.S. Profound Orthodontics Bingham Farms Scott Kanas, D.D.S. Kanas Orthodontics Rochester Hills

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Zvi Kennet, D.M.D. Kennet Orthodontics Macomb

Susan Rizk, D.M.D., M.S. Nakisher Orthodontics Farmington Hills

Sana Alsamarae, D.D.S. Motor Mouth Pediatric Dentistry Dearborn

Alan J. Ker, D.D.S., M.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp.

Rebecca Rubin, D.M.D., M.S. Lash Rubin Orthodontics West Bloomfield

Samuel “Sam” Blanchard, D.D.S., M.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp.

Leen Khatib, D.D.S. SBK Orthodontics Ann Arbor Kishawn Kole-James, D.D.S. Superior Orthodontics Eastpointe William Krieg, D.D.S. LakePointe Orthodontics St. Clair Shores Maureen Kuhta, D.M.D. Aligned House of Orthodontics Birmingham John J. Lupini, D.D.S., M.S. True Orthodontics, P.C. Wyandotte Jennifer K. Mertz, D.D.S., M.S. Grosse Pointe Orthodontics Grosse Pointe Woods Charles F. Munk, D.D.S. Munk Orthodontics Clarkston

Lainie M. Shapiro, D.D.S. Outstanding Orthodontics Commerce Twp. Jason Sherbel, D.D.S., M.S. Aspire Orthodontics Farmington Hills Mary Catherine Sherbel, D.D.S., M.S. Aspire Orthodontics Farmington Hills Brandon Shoukri, D.D.S. Dexter Orthodontics Dexter Brad Stieper, D.D.S. SBK Orthodontics Ann Arbor Nicole Teifer, D.D.S., M.S.D. Today’s Orthodontics Novi

Daniel M. Briskie, D.D.S. Arnold Tracht, Daniel Briskie, & Lisa Goldberg, D.D.S., P.C. Rochester Hills Mary Hannawa Calek, D.D.S., M.S. Children’s Dental Specialists Troy Andreina Castro, D.D.S. Golnick Pediatric Dental Associates Taylor Jeffrey S. Daulton, D.D.S., M.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp. James Delaney III, D.D.S. Drs. Delaney, Root & Associates, P.C. Waterford Molly Doyle, D.D.S. Motor Mouth Pediatric Dentistry Dearborn Madison Fantin, D.D.S. Golnick Pediatric Dental Associates Taylor

Andrea Nakisher, D.D.S. Nakisher Orthodontics Farmington Hills

Aristidis G. Thanasas, D.D.S., M.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp.

Patrick Nolan, D.D.S., M.S. Drs. Nolan & Guest Orthodontics Canton

Howard L. Tingling, D.D.S., M.S. Dr. Howard L. Tingling, D.D.S., M.S. Southfield

Kenneth A. Norwick, D.D.S. Norwick Orthodontics Dearborn

Algirdas Vaitas, D.M.D. Birmingham Orthodontic Specialists Birmingham

Nick S. Palmer, D.D.S., M.S. Nick S. Palmer, D.D.S., M.S., P.C. Sterling Heights

Gerald W. Wesley, D.D.S., M.S. Bright Side Dental Bloomfield Hills

Lisa Goldberg, D.D.S. Arnold Tracht, Daniel Briskie, & Lisa Goldberg, D.D.S., P.C. Rochester Hills

Jerek Petrous, D.D.S., M.S. Petrous Orthodontics Royal Oak

Robert K. Wesley, D.D.S. Wesley Orthodontics Richmond

Jason Golnick, D.D.S. Golnick Pediatric Dental Associates Taylor

Raphael R. Putrus, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.H.A. All About Orthodontics Warren

Nicole S. Wright, D.D.S., M.S. Plymouth Orthodontics Plymouth

Hunter Hazle, D.M.D. Olde Orchard Pediatric Dentistry Novi

Randa Zarka, D.D.S., M.S.D. Today’s Orthodontics Livonia

Sophia Huynh, D.D.S. Rochester Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Rochester Hills

Nicholas Rafaill, D.D.S. Straight Smiles Orthodontics Shelby Township Thomas Rafaill, D.D.S. Straight Smiles Orthodontics Shelby Towns

James Reynolds DDS, MS Reynolds Orthodontics 4299 Orchard Lake Road Suite 196 West Bloomfield, MI 48323 248-344-8400 info@myamazingsmile.com myamazingsmile.com

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Jake Schering, D.D.S., M.S. Apex Orthodontics Canton

Ali Zeitoun, D.D.S. Redwood Dental Troy Gabrielle Zuzo, D.D.S. Zuzo Orthodontics Plymouth

PEDIATRIC DENTISTRY Ranya Al-Hadidi, D.D.S., M.S. Olde Orchard Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Novi

Naila Farooq, D.D.S. Lakes Pediatric Dentistry Commerce Twp. Renee Fraser, D.D.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp.

Danny Kalash, D.M.D. Tooth and Waffles Pediatric Dentistry Northville Twp. Martin Makowski, D.D.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp. Sam Malcheff, D.D.S. Canton Pediatric Dentistry Canton Amy C. Parker, D.D.S., M.S. Dr. Amy C. Parker D.D.S., M.S. Southfield

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Hadi Daia, DDS, M.S., FRCD(C) Daia Orthodontics & TMJ Orthopedics

is responsible for many beautiful smiles in Southeast Michigan. The Rochester Hills practice was founded in 1975 by Dr. William Molloy, a phenomenal orthodontist who recently retired. Dr. Molloy passed the torch in 2016 to Dr. Hadi Daia, an internationally acclaimed orthodontist, a fellow of The Royal College of Dentists of Canada, and a diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics and the American Board of Orofacial Pain. After Dr. Daia published his book, Low Level Laser Therapy for Management of Temporomandibular Disorders, in 2011, compiling years of research and clinical trials, he entered the practice of orthodontics.

“A smile can change our lives,” Dr. Daia says.

“It is our introduction to impress at a job interview, a date, a graduation, and walking down the aisle. We want to make this process as easy and efficient as possible in a fun environment operated by enthusiastic, experienced, and gifted professionals.”

The team at Daia Orthodontics & TMJ Orthopedics utilizes cutting-edge technologies to provide a precise diagnosis and personalized, comprehensive treatment plans that are unique for every patient. As one of Invisalign’s Top 1% Diamond Providers and an expert in digital orthodontics, Dr. Daia, along with his team, is equipped to offer several treatment modalities, including discreet, clear aligners.

If you are struggling with a TMJ disorder, jaw pain, burning mouth syndrome, or headaches, your consultation would be focused on navigating the complexities of the jaw, head, and neck parafunction using neuromuscular and orthopedic approaches.

Dr. Daia invites you to schedule an evaluation to get a beautiful, healthy, functional smile. ■

Daia Orthodontics & TMJ Orthopedics

930 W. Avon Road, Suite 16 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 248-652-1244 daiaortho.com

THE LIST Top Dentists Curt Ralstrom, D.D.S., M.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp. Elizabeth Ralstrom, D.D.S., M.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp. Swati M. Rastogi, D.D.S. Olde Orchard Pediatric Dentistry Novi Jocelyn M. Robelli, D.D.S., M.S. Jocelyn M. Robelli D.D.S., M.S., P.L.L.C. Roseville Basam F. Shamo, D.D.S. Amazing Dental Southfield Martin Andrew Stern, D.D.S. Rochester Pediatric Dentistry & Orthodontics Rochester Hills Megan Stowers, D.D.S., M.S. Stowers Pediatric Dentists West Bloomfield David Vazquez, D.D.S. Motor Mouth Pediatric Dentistry Dearborn Christopher Walsh, D.D.S. Clarkston Pediatric Dentistry Clarkston Cari M. Zupko, D.D.S., M.S. Dr. Cari M. Zupko & Associates Beverly Hills

Mark E. Frenchi, D.D.S., M.S. Mark Frenchi, D.D.S., M.S., P.C. Clarkston

Khaled Sinjab, D.D.S. Doan Periodontics Brighton

Chady Elhage, D.D.S., M.S. Dental Implant Center of Royal Oak Royal Oak

Dalia Hasso, D.D.S., M.S. Michigan Periodontics & Implants Sterling Heights

Lindsey Steele, D.D.S., M.S. Jacobson Dental Group Walled Lake

Mark S. Isler, D.D.S., M.S. Commerce Dental Group Commerce Twp.

Jacob Steiger, D.D.S., M.S. Periodontic and Implantology Specialists Farmington Hills

Sabrina Garcia-Hammaker, D.D.S., M.S., F.A.C.P. Michigan Prosthetic Dentistry Plymouth

Leyvee Cabanilla Jacobs, D.D.S., M.S.D. Advanced Periodontics & Implantology Plymouth Mitchell D. Kaplan, D.D.S., Ph.D. Mitchell D. Kaplan, D.D.S., PhD, P.C. Ann Arbor

Amar Katranji DDS, MS Nemeth & Katranji Periodontics 29829 Telegraph Rd., Ste. 111 Southfield, MI 48034 248-357-3100 info@drnemeth.com drnemeth.com

Bassam M. Kinaia, D.D.S., M.S., D.I.C.O.I. Michigan Periodontics & Implants Sterling Heights Shilpa Kolhatkar, D.D.S., M.D.S. Advanced Periodontics & Implantology Plymouth

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Peter Leone, D.D.S., M.S. Periodontal Specialties Clinton Twp.

A. G. Alsaidi, D.D.S., M.S. Michigan Gum Docs Southfield

David Lipton, D.D.S., M.S. Michigan Dental Specialists Bloomfield Hills

Lauren Anderson, D.D.S., M.S. Anderson Periodontal Wellness Bloomfield Hills

Andrea Lopez-Torres Silva, D.M.D., M.S. Professional Periodontics & Implant Services Warren

Shabnam Behdin, D.D.S., M.S. Hilton Progressive Dental Ferndale Monish Bhola, D.D.S., M.S.D. Advanced Periodontics & Implantology Plymouth Suheil M. Boutros, D.D.S. Cambridge Dental Group Dearborn Heights David G. Darany, D.D.S., M.S. Periodontic & Implantology Associates Dearborn Linda L. Dobis, D.D.S. Periodontic & Implantology Associates Dearborn Omar El-Banhawy, D.D.S., M.S., F.I.C.O.I. Dental Implant Center of Royal Oak Royal Oak

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Omar Mario Masabni, D.D.S., M.S. Periodontal Specialists of Clarkston Clarkston Stephen J. Meraw, D.D.S., M.S. Ann Arbor Periodontics Ann Arbor Kelly Misch, D.D.S., M.S. Michigan Implants & Periodontics Ann Arbor Alexandra B. Plonka, D.D.S., M.S. Professional Periodontics & Implant Services Warren Michael Ramos, D.D.S. Michigan Oral Rehabilitation and Periodontics Rochester Hills Abdullah Sayed, D.D.S., M.S. Pristine Periodontics and Implants Birmingham

Lauren M. Syrowik, D.D.S., M.S. Periodontic & Implantology Associates Dearborn Russell Thaler, D.M.D., M.S. Lifetime Dental Group Canton Paul VanRaaphorst, D.D.S., M.S. Rochester Periodontics & Dental Implants Rochester Hills Michael S. Wojcik, D.D.S., M.S. Periodontal Specialties Clinton Twp. Steve L. Wolf, D.D.S. Legacy Periodontics & Implants Novi Joanne Yihan, D.D.S., M.S. Rochester Periodontics & Dental Implants Rochester Hills Mark D. Zahn, D.D.S., M.S. Mark D. Zahn D.D.S., M.S., P.C. Ann Arbor

Samir F. Zakaria DDS, MSD Periodontics & Dental Implants Diplomate, American Board of Periodontology

18800 Northville Road Northville, MI 48168 734-542-9904 zakariaperio.com

Aaron Zeevi, D.D.S., M.S. AZ Periodontics Implant Surgery Huntington Woods Jonathan S. Zora, D.D.S., M.S. Periodontic & Implantology Associates Dearborn

PROSTHODONTICS David Bartolovic, D.D.S. Pointe Dental Group Grosse Pointe Farms Robert A Brustad, D.D.S. Dr. Robert A. Brustad, D.D.S. Ann Arbor Ben J. Czerniawski, D.D.S., M.S. Pointe Prosthodontics Grosse Pointe Woods Andrew N. Dill, D.D.S., M.S. West Ann Arbor Dentistry Ann Arbor

Emily Giroux, D.D.S., M.S. Giroux Prosthodontics and General Dentistry Sterling Heights Daniel J. Hammaker, D.D.S., M.S. Michigan Prosthetic Dentistry Plymouth Douglas A. Henke, D.D.S., M.S. Douglas A. Henke, D.D.S., M.S. Farmington Hills

Rami Jandali Amazing Smiles Dental Implant Center 26699 W. 12 Mile Road Suite 200 Southfield, MI 48034 amazingsmiles.us

Jesse Kane, D.D.S. Kane Dentistry Prosthodontics and Implant Dentistry Ann Arbor Lisa Kane, D.D.S., M.S. Cranbrook Dental Care Bloomfield Hills Neil L. Matthews, D.D.S., M.S. Neil L. Matthews, D.D.S., M.S. Rochester Hills Ajay Ojha, D.D.S. Comprehensive Dental Clinic Sterling Heights Jennifer Wiens Priebe, D.D.S., M.S., F.A.C.P. Prosthodontic & Implant Consultants West Bloomfield Stephen J. Riedy, D.D.S., M.S., F.A.C.P. Michigan Prosthetic Dentistry Plymouth Robert Stewart, D.D.S., M.S. Robert B. Stewart, D.D.S., M.S., P.C. Grosse Pointe Woods Sharitha V. Uchil, B.D.S., M.D.S. SAAV Prosthodontics P.C. Livonia Jonathan P. Wiens, D.D.S. Prosthodontic & Implant Consultants West Bloomfield

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Dr. Karl Winter, DDS Haggerty Dental Welcomes Dr. Karl Winter — Bringing 36 Years of Expertise Today, more than 30 million Americans are denture-wearers, and 75% of those over the age of 50 are missing at least one tooth. Thanks to dental implant therapy, these individuals can dramatically change their quality of life by adding fixed teeth.

Dr. H. Karl Winter has 36 years of experience in all phases of dental treatment and specializes in implants and cosmetics. His time spent studying with Dr. Carl Misch at the Misch Implant Institute has given Dr. Winter exceptional training in this field.

“The implant field is really a surgical reconstructive field with a large cosmetic component,” Dr. Winter says. “Implants change the whole facial aesthetic for people who have lost teeth.”

Studies have shown that dental implants can vastly improve a person’s health. “There’s a tremendous benefit to implants — more than just replacing a tooth,” Dr. Winter says. “People who have implants add years to their lifespan because of their restored eating ability, which allows them to have better nutrition.”

Dr. Winter prides himself on providing a wide range of dental procedures performed at a level that exceeds his patients’ expectations. He spends extensive time with each patient so they can understand the procedure they are about to undergo.

Dr. Winter keeps abreast of all new technological advances in implant and cosmetic dentistry. He utilizes on-site dental CAT scans and implant treatment-planning software and provides on-site laboratory services. Dr. Winter, Dr. Aziza Askari (MAGD, Hour Detroit Top Dentist), Dr. James Kelly (board-certified sleep specialist), and Dr. Elizabeth Biggs (board-certified orthodontist) are dedicated to establishing Haggerty Dental as a leader in their respective fields.

Dr. Winter has been recognized for his high standards by his peers with several Best Dentist honors, including Hour Detroit’s Top Dentist, and he has received various fellowships from the International Congress of Oral Implantologists.

A beautiful smile translates easily in any language, and Dr. Winter’s leading-edge expertise will keep your smile beautiful and healthy for a lifetime. ■

Haggerty Dental

16000 N. Haggerty Road Plymouth, MI 48170 734-228-7885 HaggertyDental.com

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Dr. Carly Cassleman Here is something you don’t hear dentists say very often: “I want your dental visit to feel like a party.” The author of that statement takes her job as a dentist seriously, but since we all have to go, why not make it enjoyable — you know, like a party.

Meet Dr. Carly Cassleman, founder of St. Clair Tooth Co., and leading dentist in southeastern Michigan with extensive training and experience in adult restorative and cosmetic work. Her primary goal at St. Clair Tooth Co. is “spreading joy.”

“I believe going to the dentist should be fun and easy,” says Dr. Cassleman, who earned a Doctor of Dental Science degree from the University of Detroit Mercy. In 2018, she completed her dream when she opened St. Clair Tooth Co., a modern, fresh approach to dentistry that provides “comprehensive dental care and cultivates meaningful relationships.” ■

St. Clair Tooth Co.

21321 Harper Ave., St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 586-500-5514 | stclairtoothco.com

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Ghada Beydoun, DDS Highlighting Excellence in Dental Care: Dr. Ghada’s Comprehensive and Customized Approach Dr. Ghada Beydoun, DDS, is once again honored to be recognized as a top dentist by Hour Detroit magazine. At her practice, she believes in transforming smiles and lives with a unique, patient-centered approach. What sets her apart is their commitment to providing comprehensive dental care under one roof, ensuring that each patient receives the highest standard of treatment tailored to their specific needs.

“Our state-of-the-art practice offers a wide range of services, from dental implants and root canals to Invisalign, laser treatments, Botox, and cosmetic procedures,” said Dr. Beydoun, who opened Premier Dental Care in 2008. “This holistic approach allows us to address both functional and aesthetic aspects of dental health, ensuring that our patients not only look great but feel great too.”

One of Premier Dental Care’s key differentiators is their dedication to cosmetic dentistry. Their personalized treatments are designed to guide patients through their dental journey, ensuring they maintain optimal results for years to come.

“As a detail-oriented and extensively trained cosmetic dentist, I take pride in aligning dental treatments with facial aesthetics,” Dr. Beydoun says. “By integrating Botox treatments for the jaw, lips, and other facial areas, we create a balanced, harmonious profile that enhances each patient’s natural beauty. This meticulous approach ensures that every patient leaves our practice with a renewed sense of confidence and a stunning smile. “At our practice, we believe that dental care is more than just treatments; it’s about building lasting relationships and ensuring each patient feels supported throughout their journey. We are dedicated to changing lives, one smile at a time.” ■

Premier Dental Care

Ghada Beydoun, DDS 22701 Ann Arbor Trail Dearborn Heights, MI 48127 313-274-4422 info@premierdds.com premierdds.org ghadabeydoun.com

THE LIST Top Chiropractors

Top Chiropractors How many times have you heard friends say that they only got relief from their back problem after they saw a chiropractor? They’ve tried medication, back-strengthening exercises, injections, and maybe even surgery. Yet once they were under the care of a chiropractor, their whole outlook changed. Public interest in complementary and alternative medicine has risen in the past several decades, and chiropractors are a natural choice for addressing many issues that affect overall health.

Hour Detroit’s Top Chiropractors list is based on a peer-review survey conducted by Professional Research Services (PRS). Participants cast thousands of votes honoring excellence in chiropractic services. Professionals are screened and selected through the verification of licensing and review of any infractions through various applicable boards, agencies, and rating services. Inclusion in the listings cannot be purchased. It is solely the result of PRS’s research. For additional information, visit prscom.com or email PRS at info@prscom.com.

Rich Beaubien Eclectic Health Rochester Hills

Kinan Abdulbaki Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic Canton

Tonya Beltran Total Health Systems Center Line

Adebowale (Debo) Adegbenro Comprehensive Spine & Sports Center Oak Park

Pavel Bence Bence Chiropractic Wellness Center Macomb

Ethan Ames Total Health Systems Center Line Nichole C. Anderson 8 Mile Chiropractic Clinic Detroit

Jamie Bell Advanced Health Chiropractic Troy Lisa Bell Advanced Health Chiropractic Troy Emma Belland Claddagh Chiropractic Wellness Center Ferndale

Tom Bender Bender Chiropractic Health & Vitality Center Clinton Township William Bender Bender Chiropractic Health & Vitality Center Clinton Township

Kristy Sue Bouchard Chiropractic Cottage & Wellness Center Troy

Solomon Cogan HealthQuest Chiropractic of Farmington Farmington Hills

Donald Bretz Organic Approach Chiropractic & Wellness Clinton Township

Daniel Cohen Levine Clinic of Chiropractic Farmington Hills

Davis Brockenshire Innovative Health Solutions Plymouth Amanda G. Brown Northville Spine Care Northville Michael J. Brown Brown Chiropractic Sterling Heights Jeffrey E. Buller Buller Chiropractic Clinic Rochester Hills Jason A. Butzin Butzin Chiropractic Clinic Sterling Heights Stephen Cain Total Health Systems St. Clair Shores Mike Cameron Wyandotte Chiropractic Wyandotte

Duane Arnold Washington Family Chiropractic Center Shelby Township

Sharon M. Bianco Hofmann Chiropractic Clinic Allen Park

C.J. Bader Dr. C.J. Bader, D.C. Taylor

Nick Binder StayWell Spine & Joint Specialists Novi

Mark Campbell HealthQuest Chiropractic of Farmington Farmington Hills

Bryan A. Baetens Baetens Chiropractic Center St. Clair Shores

Brooke Bittner Aligned to Shine Chiropractic, PC Howell

Marc A. Carafelli Carafelli Chiropractic Trenton

Andrew A. Bajaj Total Health Systems Clinton Township

Susan Blaskay Healthline Chiropractic Clinic Livonia

Kevin Caron Performance Health Chiropractic Clinton Township

Cory Baltazar Health for Life Chiropractic Northville

Rob Borer Borer Family Chiropractic Saline

Sam Caruso Caruso Chiropractic Lake Orion

Larry A. Bartell Bartell Chiropractic Life Center Dearborn

Jeff Bosman Bosman Chiropractic Auburn Hills

Kevin Choo Triumph Chiropractic Livonia

Rosemary Batanjski Complete Care Chiropractic Clinic Warren

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William Clugston Clugston Chiropractic Center Livonia

Jessica Cohen Utica Chiropractic Clinic, P.C. Utica Mark Cohen Utica Chiropractic Clinic, P.C. Utica Matthew Cohen Madison Heights Chiropractic Center Madison Heights John Conflitti Madison Heights Chiropractic Center Madison Heights Jeffrey A. Conn Pointe Village Chiropractic Clinton Township Kyle Conn Lifetime Family Chiropractic Brighton Paul Conte Total Health Systems Chesterfield Ryan Cooper Health for Life Chiropractic Northville Kristin Cousineau Cousineau Chiropractic Riverview Nicole Cousineau Cousineau Chiropractic Riverview David T. Craig Pointe Village Chiropractic Clinton Township Jamie Cramer Precise Chiropractic Troy Brooke Crandall Endeavor Chiropractic Livonia

Top Chiropractors THE LIST Frank D’Agostino Bi-County Chiropractic Health Service Sterling Heights Doug Daley Total Health Systems Washington Township Christophe Dean Oakland Lifestyle Medicine Bloomfield Hills Jon Dean Oakland Lifestyle Medicine Bloomfield Hills Kevin Denner Total Health Systems New Baltimore Bridget A. Devlin-Smith Claddagh Chiropractic Wellness Center Ferndale Eric Dilts Wellness Wave Chiropractic Livonia John M. DiMasi East Detroit Chiropractic Center Clinton Township Patrick Dixon Dixon Family Chiropractic Richmond

Chris Emmert Claddagh Chiropractic Wellness Center Ferndale Joseph G. Estrada New Leaf Chiropractic Sterling Heights Robert Facca Birmingham Wellness Center Birmingham Summer Fakhouri Prodigy Spinal Rehabilitation Dearborn Jeffrey E. Fantich Chiropractic & Integrative Health Specialists, P.L.L.C. West Bloomfield Olivia A. Fitch Fitch Chiropractic Allen Park Greg Fountain Fountain Chiropractic Clinic Brownstown Charter Township Stacey Francis Specific Wellness Clinics Bloomfield Hills Ed Frattini Suburban Chiropractic Clinic St. Clair Shores

Craig A. Dobek Mt. Clemens Chiropractic - Craig A. Dobek, D.C. Mt. Clemens

Mary Frye 1st Chiropractic Life Center Warren

Christopher Dolecki Dolecki Chiropractic Clinic Lake Orion

Gina Fuga Greater Chiropractic St. Clair Shores

Kevin Donathan Donathan Family Chiropractic Riverview

Fiona Gallagher Total Health Systems Clinton Township

Robert Dotto Wellness Wave Chiropractic Livonia

Michael Gasiewicz Spinal Recovery Center Warren

Rose Dubay Total Health Systems Chesterfield

Kellie Gauthier Kellie P. Gauthier, D.C. Livonia

James Gregg Gregg Chiropractic Life Centers Garden City

Dan Herman Dr. James Herman, P.L.L.C. Bloomfield

Jeffrey Duchene Duchene Chiropractic Center Clinton Township

Otto Geiseman IV Structure & Function Chiropractic Plymouth

Sean Gregory Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic Canton

James Herman Dr. James Herman, P.L.L.C. Bloomfield

Nicholas Duchene Evolve Chiropractic Clinton Township

Charles Gilcher Gilcher Chiropractic Lincoln Park

Michael Greiner Spinal Recovery Center Warren

Steven Heuer Spinal Recovery Center Warren

Paul Eckley Community Chiropractic & Wellness Center Walled Lake

Herman J. Glass Jr. Glass Chiropractic and Weight Loss Detroit

David A. Guzzardo Guzzardo Chiropractic Center Clinton Township

Raymond Hillenbrand PRO Chiropractic Beverly Hills

Blair Globerman Rodnick Chiropractic Commerce Township

Kenneth L. Hamilton Harper Chiropractic Center St. Clair Shores

Andrea Hoglen Hoglen Chiropractic & Laser Plymouth

Daniel S. Gordon Gordon Chiropractic West Bloomfield

Michael Hanselman Precise Chiropractic Troy

Jack Goss Goss Chiropractic Clinics Sterling Heights

Lewis Harp Lewis Harp, D.C. & Zachary Moro, D.C. Chiropractic Clinic Birmingham

Linda E. Holland Henry Ford Center for Athletic Medicine Detroit

Leigh A. Elceser Joslyn Chiropractic Pontiac Derek Elwart Elwart Family Chiropractic Clinton Township Francis Elwart Total Health Systems Chesterfield

Jennifer Hudson Total Health Systems Washington Township

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THE LIST Top Chiropractors Frank Iulianelli Lake Orion Chiropractic Lake Orion

David Kirsch Birmingham Chiropractic Clinic Birmingham

Heidi M. LaBo LaBo Family Chiropractic Dearborn

Mitchell Marr Marr Chiropractic Ortonville

Chad Jackson Chiropractic Lifestyle Studios & Functional Neurology Center Royal Oak

Joel Kirsch Birmingham Chiropractic Clinic Birmingham

James Leedle Leedle Chiropractic Clinic Hartland

David Mason First Choice Chiropractic of Ann Arbor Ann Arbor

Sarah Kirsch Balanced Health & Wellness Berkley

Richard Levine Levine Clinic of Chiropractic Farmington Hills

Robert Koliner From Within Health Center Ann Arbor

Matthew McCartney McCartney Family Chiropractic & Wellness Lake Orion

Robert Levine Levine Clinic of Chiropractic Farmington Hills

Dino Kotsonis Dino F. Kotsonis, D.C. Clinton Township

Marc Lukosavich Lukosavich Chiropractic Center Shelby Township

Gregory Kramer Kramer Chiropractic Livonia

Ryan Lukowski Lukowski Family Chiropractic Fraser

Alex Jantz Alternative Health Care Center Grosse Pointe Woods Karl R.O.S. Johnson Johnson Chiropractic Neurology & Nutrition Shelby Township John Johr BodyMind Network Center, P.L.L.C. Rochester Hills Reid Kaminski Novi Health & Wellness Novi

David McFadden Bath City Chiropractic Clinic Clinton Township Eric Mintz Synergy Chiropractic West Bloomfield Township Frank C. Miramonti Chiropractic Wellness Center Mount Clemens Zachary Moro Lewis Harp, D.C. & Zachary Moro, D.C. Chiropractic Clinic Birmingham Duncan Mukeku Chiropractic Works, P.C. Oak Park Ken Murkowski II Pro-Active Chiropractic & Wellness Clarkston Jason Naborczyk Optimum Chiropractic Wellness & Massage Lake Orion Kevin Naborczyk Optimum Chiropractic Wellness & Massage Lake Orion Laura Nicholson Rochester Family Chiropractic Rochester Hills Renee Noomie Back & Neck Chiropractic Wellness Center Troy Amy Olson StayWell Spine & Joint Specialists Novi

Kevin Karadeema Renaissance Chiropractic Center Taylor

Bradley Krawczyk Back and Body Chiropractic Center Shelby Charter Township

Dennis R. Kash Rochester Hills Chiropractor - Dr. Dennis R. Kash Rochester Hills

Ronald Kraynek Kraynek Chiropractic Canton

Ronald D. Keller II Keller Chiropractic Brighton Keith J. Khalil Khalil Family Chiropractic Eastpointe

Marsh Kroener Macomb Chiropractic Sterling Heights Nathan Kruse Innovative Health Solutions Plymouth

Aaron Lundgaard Total Health Systems Clinton Township Jeffrey Lupo Lupo Chiropractic Life Center, P.C. Roseville Jessie Lupo Lupo Chiropractic Life Center, P.C. Roseville Joseph Lupo Lupo Chiropractic Life Center, P.C. Roseville Chelsea Markus Hauswirth The Intrinsic Healing Space Lake Orion

Kyle Ormsbee Ormsbee Chiropractic Utica Lanny E. Orr Henry Ford Medical Center Bloomfield Township Quinn Ouillette Ouillette Chiropractic Brighton Nicholas Palladinelli Next Generation Chiropractic Sterling Heights Neelam Patel Total Health Systems St. Clair Shores

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Top Chiropractors THE LIST James E. Perkins Alternative Health Solutions, L.L.C. Wixom

Paul Rodnick Rodnick Chiropractic Saginaw

Michelle Slagle Slagle Family Wellness Center Shelby Township

Demerius L. Ware Chiro One Centers of Michigan Southfield

Robert G. Peterson Robert G. Peterson, D.C. Novi

Stuart Rubin Dr. Stuart Rubin Farmington Hills

Thomas G. Smith Dr. Thomas G. Smith, D.C. Warren

Jennifer Warren Allen Park Family Chiropractic Allen Park

Donald G. Pethtel Van Born Chiropractic Clinic P.C. Dearborn Heights

Paula Ruffin New Hudson Chiropractic & Wellness - Dr. Paula Ruffin, D.C. New Hudson

Jesse Snider Total Health Systems Clinton Township

Jason White Advanced Care Chiropractic Holly

Nicholas “Niko” Solverson Endeavor Chiropractic Livonia

John Alan Wood Wood Chiropractic Clinic Sterling Heights

Elisabeth Steczek Complete Care Chiropractic Clinic Warren

Carol L. Wood-Zanchetta Baetens Chiropractic Center St. Clair Shores

John J. Saab Saab Chiropractic West Bloomfield

David Swain Insight Physical Therapy and Chiropractic Center Warren

Kevin Worley Total Health Systems Washington Township

Michael Sadowski Total Health Chiropractic Highland

Nicholas S. Taylor Precise Chiropractic Troy

Khaled Zaki Aligned Chiropractic, L.L.C. - Dr. Khaled Zaki, D.C. Westland

R.E. Tent Diverse Health Services, P.L.L.C. Novi

Nora Zoma Embody Health Chiropractic Troy

Renee I. Pethtel Van Born Chiropractic Clinic P.C. Dearborn Heights John Pispidikis Spinal Recovery Center Warren Danielle P. Potter Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic Canton Robert E. Potter Jr. Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic Canton Lisa A. Price Shoreline Chiropractic Center St. Clair Shores Anthony Pulice The Joint Chiropractic Allen Park Floyd J. Raeon Raeon Chiropractic Rochester Hills Michael Ramar Ramar Chiropractic Shelby Township Mustafa Raychouni MVMT Allen Park Matt Rayis Pro-Active Chiropractic & Wellness Clarkston Hassan Reichouni Wyoming & Back In Motion Chiropractic Health Clinic Dearborn Charles Reid Reid Chiropractic Rochester Hills Ashley Rich Balanced Health & Wellness Berkley Timothy M. Robinson Timothy M. Robinson, D.C. Livonia Adam Rodnick Rodnick Chiropractic Commerce Township Alex Rodnick Triumph Chiropractic Livonia Neil Rodnick Rodnick Chiropractic Commerce Township

BJ Rumph Rumph Chiropractic Clinic Waterford Becky Rumph-Pender Rumph Chiropractic Clinic Waterford

Bashar Salame Health First Chiropractic Clinic 1420 Washington Blvd., Floor 4 Detroit, MI 48226 313-433-1251 bsalamedc@gmail.com primechiro.com

Anna Saylor Van Every Family Chiropractic Center Royal Oak Heather Schueler Claddagh Chiropractic Wellness Center Ferndale Gary Sclabassi Oakland Chiropractic Clinic Walled Lake Brian Scolari Specific Chiropractic Dr. Brian A. Scolari, D.C. Shelby Township Kent Semlow Semlow Chiropractic Clinic Macomb Jeff Senechal Diverse Health Services, P.L.L.C. Novi Cynthia Shaft Toll Shaft Chiropractic Canton Steve Sheldon Sheldon Chiropractic & Wellness Auburn Hills Raymond Shin Performance Health Chiropractic Clinton Township Gary Shoemaker Clairpointe Family Chiropractic Grosse Pointe Farms

Mark J. Tobias Arbor West Chiropractic Center Ann Arbor Pam Tomaszycki Total Health Systems New Baltimore Sean M. Totten Birmingham Chiropractic Clinic Birmingham Emily Tripp Balanced Health & Wellness Berkley Marisa Twiner Allen Park Family Chiropractic Allen Park Stephen Upchurch Upchurch Chiropractic Royal Oak Marc G. Van Hoogstraat Lifetime Wellness Family Chiropractic Oxford Jaime Vande Veegaete All Pointes Chiropractic Clinic Grosse Pointe Scott W. Vande Veegaete Lakepointe Chiropractic Clinic Grosse Pointe Woods Laura Vanloon Synergy Wellness Birmingham Alison E. Wahab Balanced Health & Wellness Berkley Kenneth Wardell Wardell Chiropractic Family Health Center Garden City

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Best of Senior Care THE LIST

Best of Senior Care Aging means having to make adjustments to fit evolving needs at each stage of life. Hour Detroit’s senior services directory includes resources for seniors in metro Detroit and their caregivers. Facilities and trained professionals in the area offer a wide array of senior services, from basic supervision to specialized medical care. Because everyone’s needs are different, the listings below are broken down by type and level of care, ensuring that you and your family members receive the ideal form of assistance.

NURSING FACILITIES

Aerius Health Center Riverview

Maple Manor Rehab and Neuro Center of Wayne Wayne

Allegria Village Dearborn

Martha T. Berry Medical Care Facility Mount Clemens

Ambassador a Villa Center Detroit

Marwood Nursing and Rehab Port Huron

Belle Fountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Riverview

Marywood Nursing Care Center Livonia

Caretel Inns Brighton Brighton Evergreen - An Optalis Health and Rehabilitation Center Southfield Fenton Healthcare Center Fenton Fountain Bleu Health and Rehabilitation Center Livonia Four Chaplains Nursing Care Center Westland Four Seasons - An Optalis Health and Rehabilitation Center Westland Hartford Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Detroit Lake Orion Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Lake Orion LakePointe Senior Care and Rehab Center Clinton Township Maple Manor Rehab and Neuro Center of Novi Novi

MediLodge of Howell Howell MediLodge of Milford Milford

Regency at Chene Detroit

The Orchards at Samaritan Detroit

Regency at Shelby Township Shelby Township

The Orchards at Wayne Wayne

Regency at Westland Westland

The Villa at Great Lakes Crossing Detroit

Rivergate Terrace Riverview

The Village of East Harbor Chesterfield

Shelby - An Optalis Health and Rehabilitation Center Shelby Township

The Villages of Lapeer Lapeer

Shelby Crossing Health Campus Shelby Township

MediLodge of Plymouth Plymouth

South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center South Lyon

MediLodge of Shoreline Sterling Heights

St. Anthony Healthcare Center Warren

MediLodge of Taylor Taylor

St. Joseph’s, A Villa Center Hamtramck

MediLodge of Yale Yale

Symphony Applewood Woodhaven

The Willows at Howell Howell Wellbridge of Clarkston Clarkston Wellbridge of Fenton Fenton Wellbridge of Pinckney Pinckney Wellbridge of Romeo Romeo

Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Allen Park Allen Park Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Dearborn Heights Dearborn Heights Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Sterling Heights Sterling Heights Optalis Health and Rehabilitation of Troy Troy Orchard Grove Senior Living Romeo Qualicare Nursing Home Detroit

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THE LIST Best of Senior Care West Bloomfield Health and Rehabilitation Center West Bloomfield West Oaks Senior Care and Rehab Center Detroit

ASSISTED LIVING A Caring Home of Michigan Farmington Hills Adored Living of Clarkston Clarkston Adored Living of Rochester Rochester Hills

Beaumont Commons - Dearborn Dearborn Beaumont Commons Farmington Hills Farmington Hills

Bellbrook 873 W. Avon Road Rochester Hills, MI 48307 allenmm@trinity-health.org 248-656-6300 trinityhealthseniorcommunities. org/michigan/bellbrook

Bloom Senior Living Birmingham Blossom Ridge LLC Oakland Township

Allegria Village Dearborn American House Somerset Troy Angela’s House Assisted Living and Memory Care Imlay City Angels Garden Assisted Living Livonia Arden Courts ProMedica Memory Care Community Sterling Heights Ashford Court Senior Living Westland Atria Kinghaven Riverview

Brookdale Grand Blanc Bingham Farms Brookdale Troy Troy Brookdale Utica Utica Brother II Brother - Troy House Troy Cambrian Senior Living - South Lyon South Lyon Caretel Inns Brighton Brighton

Cedarbrook of Bloomfield Hills 41150 Woodward Ave. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48394 248-985-8546 cedarbrookofbloomfieldhills.com

Cedarbrook of Northville 15700 N. Haggerty Road Plymouth, MI 48170 734-865-2765 cedarbrookofnorthville.com

Cedarbrook of Rochester 790 Letica Drive Rochester, MI 48307 248-940-3283 cedarbrookofrochester.com

Guardian Angel Home Health Care of Rochester Hills Rochester Halsted Place Farmington Hills Hampton Manor of Bloomfield Hills Bloomfield Hills Hampton Manor of Holly Holly Hampton Manor of St. Clair Shores Roseville Hampton Manor of Woodhaven Woodhaven Harmony Assisted Living Sterling Heights Heavenly Comfort Harper Woods House of Hope for the Elderly Belleville Independence Village of Brighton Valley Brighton Independence Village of Oxford Oxford Livonia Comfort Care Livonia Magnolia by the Lakes Keego Harbor Maple Heights Senior Living Allen Park

Nothing But Us Care Farmington Hills Pomeroy Living Orion Lake Orion Randall Residence at Encore Village Brighton River Bend Assisted Living East China Rivergate Terrace Riverview Rose Senior Living - Clinton Township Clinton Township Serene Gardens of Clarkston Clarkston St. Anne’s Mead Retirement Home Southfield StoryPoint Chesterfield Chesterfield Terraces at Lake Orion Lake Orion The Cortland Howell Howell The Orchards Michigan Armada Village Armada The Orchards Michigan Roseville Roseville The Village of East Harbor Chesterfield Touch of Care Senior Living Troy

Waltonwood Lakeside Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-930-5161 waltonwood.com/senior-living/mi/ sterling-heights/waltonwood-atlakeside

Waltonwood Main Rochester Hills, MI 48307 248-413-4592 waltonwood.com/senior-living/mi/ rochester-hills/waltonwood-at-main

Woodhaven Retirement Community Livonia

North Branch Assisted Living North Branch

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Best of Senior Care THE LIST Woodland Village 7533 Grand River Road Brighton, MI 48114 info@trinityhealth.org 810-844-7477 trinityhealthseniorcommunities. org/michigan/woodland-village

Corpore Sano Home Health Care Inc. Plymouth CorsoCare Home Health Milford Delta Home Health Care LLC Farmington Hills

Woodwards Assisted Living Romeo

HOME HEALTH ABF Home Health Services LLC Mount Clemens Accredited - We Are Homecare Warren Affinity Home Care Agency Commerce Township Aquarius Home Care Warren

Diamond Home Health Care Plymouth Elara Caring In-Home Care Services Bingham Farms Forever Home Care LLC Shelby Township Global Home Care Troy

Pomeroy Living Rochester Rochester Hills

Atria Kinghaven Riverview

Shorehaven Sterling Heights

Baldwin House Birmingham Birmingham

Sterling Place Senior Living Southfield

Baldwin House Lakeside Clinton Township

StoryPoint Chesterfield Chesterfield

Baldwin House Oakland Pontiac

The Reserve at Red Run Madison Heights

Bellbrook 873 W. Avon Road Rochester Hills, MI 48307 allenmm@trinity-health.org 248-656-6300 trinityhealthseniorcommunities. org/michigan/bellbrook

ATI Physical Therapy - Ferndale Ferndale ATI Physical Therapy - Hartland Hartland

Michigan Community VNA Bingham Farms

Attendant Care Chesterfield

Millennium Home Health Care Inc. Southfield

Axiom Cares Southgate

Nationwide Home Health Care Inc. Southfield

Blossom Ridge LLC Oakland Township Brookdale Southfield Southfield Commonwealth Senior Living at New Baltimore New Baltimore Community Connections Sterling Heights Devonshire Retirement Village Lapeer

New Century Home Health Care Inc. Madison Heights

Elmhaven Manor Pontiac

Optimal Home Care and Hospice Bingham Farms

Fox Run Novi

Care Plan Inc. Dearborn

Residential Home Health Care Troy, Michigan Troy

Hampton Manor of Clinton Clinton Township

Caretenders Farmington Hills

Senior Helpers of Auburn Hills Rochester

Beaumont Home Health Services Troy Better You Home Health Dearborn

Caring Choice Network Inc. Southfield Central Home Health Care Inc. Southfield

Comfort Keepers 33312 Grand River, Suite 200 Farmington, MI 48336 248-919-8760 ckfarmington.com

Cornerstone Caregiving Dearborn

Town Village Sterling Heights Sterling Heights Village Manor Retirement Howell Vista Springs Washington Place Washington

Maple Home Health Care Inc. Oak Park McLaren Homecare & McLaren Hospice Clinton Township

Beacon Home Care Port Huron

Ashford Court Senior Living Westland

INDEPENDENT LIVING

Independence Village of Brighton Valley Brighton Independence Village of Oxford Oxford

All Seasons Rochester Hills Rochester Hills

Independence Village of Plymouth Plymouth

All Seasons West Bloomfield West Bloomfield

Magnolia by the Lakes Keego Harbor

Allegria Village Dearborn

Pine Ridge of Plumbrook Sterling Heights

American House Park Place Warren

Pine Ridge Villas of Shelby Shelby Township

American House Village at Bloomfield Pontiac

Pomeroy Living Orion Lake Orion

Waltonwood Lakeside 14650 Lakeside Circle Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-930-5161 waltonwood.com/senior-living/mi/ sterling-heights/waltonwood-atlakeside

Waltonwood Twelve Oaks 27475 Huron Circle Novi, MI 48377 248-697-2499 waltonwood.com/senior-living/mi/ novi/waltonwood-at-twelve-oaks

Waltonwood University 3250 Walton Blvd.

Rochester, MI 48309 947-479-4105 waltonwood.com/senior-living/ mi/rochester-hills/waltonwood-atuniversity

Windemere Park Senior Community Warren

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Hospital Directory COREWELL HEALTH SYSTEM

Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital: Ferndale; 248-398-3200

MCLAREN HEALTH CARE CORP.

Corewell Health Beaumont Grosse

Henry Ford Madison Heights Hospital: Madison Heights; 248-967-

Macomb: Mount Clemens; 586-493-

corewellhealth.org

Pointe Hospital: Grosse Pointe; 313-473-1000

7000

Corewell Health Beaumont Troy Hospital: Troy; 248-964-5000

Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital: Southfield; 248-849-3000

Corewell Health Dearborn Hospital: Dearborn; 313-593-7000

Henry Ford Providence Novi Hospital: Novi; 248-465-4100

Corewell Health Farmington Hills Hospital: Farmington Hills; 947-521-8000

Corewell Health Taylor Hospital: Taylor, 313-295-5000

mclaren.org 8000

Oakland: Pontiac; 248-338-5000

UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM uofmhealth.org

C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital: Ann Arbor; 877-475-6688 University Hospital: Ann Arbor;

Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute: Detroit; 800-527-6266;

734-936-4000

karmanos.org

Von Voigtlander Women’s Hospital: Ann Arbor; 734-763-6295

Henry Ford Macomb Hospital: Clinton Township; 586-263-2300

TRINITY HEALTH MICHIGAN

MORE HOSPITALS & MEDICAL CENTERS

Henry Ford Maplegrove Center: West Bloomfield Township;

Ann Arbor - U-M Health Inpatient Service: Ypsilanti; 734-712-3456

Garden City Hospital:

Chelsea Hospital: 734-593-6000

John D. Dingell VA Medical Center: Detroit; 313-576-1000;

248-661-6100

Corewell Health Trenton Hospital: Trenton; 734-671-3800

Henry Ford Rochester Hospital:

Corewell Health William Beaumont University Hospital, Royal Oak:

Henry Ford St. John Hospital: Detroit; 313-343-4000

Rochester; 248-652-5000

trinityhealthmichigan.org

734-458-3300; ghc.org

Livingston Hospital: Howell;

va.gov/detroit-health-care

Livonia Hospital: 734-655-4800

Surgeons Choice Medical Center: Southfield; 248-423-5100. Warren;

517-545-6000

Henry Ford Warren Hospital: Warren; 586-573-5000

Oakland Hospital: Pontiac;

586-751-9800. Dearborn; 313-3599540. surgeonschoice.com

Urgent care locations:

Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital: West Bloomfield;

Urgent care locations:

248-857-7200; pontiacgeneral.com

DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER

Henry Ford Wyandotte Hospital: Wyandotte; 734-246-6000

248-898-5000

Corewell Health Wayne Hospital: Wayne; 734-467-4000

248-325-1000

corewellhealth.org

dmc.org

Children’s Hospital of Michigan: Detroit; 313-745-5437

248-858-3000

trinityhealthmichigan.org

Pontiac General Hospital: Pontiac; Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center: Ann Arbor; 734-769-7100; va.gov/

ann-arbor-health-care

Urgent care locations: henryford.org

Children’s Hospital of MichiganTroy: 248-524-7180 Detroit Receiving Hospital: Detroit; 313-745-3000

Harper University Hospital: Detroit; 313-745-8040 Heart Hospital: Detroit; 888-362-2500

Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital: Commerce Township; 248-937-3300

Hutzel Women’s Hospital: Detroit; 313-745-8040 DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan: Detroit; 313-745-1203 Sinai-Grace Hospital: Detroit; 313-966-3300

HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM henryford.org

Henry Ford Brighton Center for Recovery: 877-976-2371 Henry Ford Hospital: Detroit; 313-916-2600

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The Way It Was

1913

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That appears to be the case in this circa-1913 photo, which shows a group of boys on an unidentified Detroit street engaged in shinny, a kind of poor man’s hockey that’s played on ice, turf, or the street. There are few rules, and equipment is extemporaneous. Sticks can be improvised from broom handles or tree branches; a ball, tin can, or chunk of ice may substitute for a puck; and goals might be constructed from rocks or garbage cans. The word “shinny” is likely a corruption of the Scottish game shinty, which is especially popular in the Highlands. Although automobiles were quickly replacing horses at the time of this picture, the man in the background seems content using the old mode of transportation. —George Bulanda

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