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Local oncology specialists who are helping to serve the underserved
Day by Day
Last year, Dave Coulier was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin lymphoma. His wife, Melissa, shares how they’re using her wellness teachings to keep a positive mindset.
Details on the soon-to-open Kirk Gibson Center for Parkinson’s Wellness
Your health and beauty are in trusted hands when you choose Dr. Elan Reisin, M.D., F.A.C.S., at Star Plastic Surgery in Novi. A multiyear Hour Detroit Top Doc honoree, he’s board-certi ed in plastic and reconstructive surgery and has received numerous national awards. Dr. Reisin, who serves as medical director at Star, and his team have completed over 20,000 cosmetic procedures. Dr. Reisin spent ve years as an attending physician, teaching plastic surgery residents at the prestigious Georgetown University Hospital Department of Plastic Surgery, before creating Star Plastic Surgery, a pre-eminent, state-ofthe-art A.A.A.H.C. surgical center and medical spa. He’s a member of the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American Society of Plasitc Surgeons. He has traveled internationally to learn from top plastic surgeons and partaken in philanthropic trips to treat children with congenital and traumatic deformities in the Dominican Republic.
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28 / Examining Cancer Care
Local oncology specialists are helping to address the distinct needs of underserved populations.
34 / Mind-Body Connection
Melissa Coulier talks about the cancer journey of her husband, actor Dave Coulier, and how the couple practice wellness principles.
The right diagnosis is crucial. Trusting the right doctor can change your life. MHSI is the largest, most experienced group of physicians in Southeast Michigan dedicated to treating patients with disorders of the head and spine.
MHSI provides the full spectrum of head and spine care:
• Neurosurgery
• Neurology
• Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation
NEUROSURGERY
Holly S. Gilmer, M.D.
Mark L. Goldberger, D.O., M.S.
Jeffrey T. Jacob, M.D.
Robert R. Johnson II, M.D.
Fredrick S. Junn, M.D.
Ali W. Luqman, M.D.
Ratnesh N. Mehra, D.O., FACOS
Tejpaul S. Pannu, M.D.
Richard S. Veyna, M.D.
• Anesthesiology & Pain Management
• Medical Acupuncture
• Neuropsychology
ANESTHESIOLOGY & PAIN MANAGEMENT
Stephen D. Hofmeister, D.O.
MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE
Alison Lee, M.D.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Lisa Metler, Ph.D.
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Karl R. Freydl, D.O.
Sophia E. Grias-Radwanski, M.D.
John M. Marshall, M.D.
Henry C. Tong, M.D., M.S.
Small Doses
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.
26 Q&A
In their new book, local influencers Alexis and Brian Cole give advice on cultivating a healthy relationship.
Tool Kit for Life
What is the best piece of health or wellness advice you’ve received, and who gave it to you?
“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!”
—LINDSAY RICHARDS, CREATIVE DIRECTOR
“Go to therapy — that’s my advice.”
—CHRISTINA CLARK, DIGITAL EDITOR
“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.”
—OLIVIA SEDLACEK, COPY EDITOR
“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.”
—CATHELEEN FRANCOIS, MEDIA ADVISOR
“My dad’s advice was to go to the gym at least four times a week and to always remember to drink water.”
—IZAK GEISLER, DIGITAL DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST
“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.”
—MAYA STEPHENSON, MARKETING AND EVENTS COORDINATOR
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MARKETING AND EVENTS INTERNS: Zeinab Beydoun, Olivia Clark
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MARKETING RESEARCH SALES COORDINATOR: Alexandra Thompson
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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.
Corewell Health urges patients to know before you go
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.
Gov. Whitmer signs bills focused on reproductive freedom
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.
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.
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.
Friends for Life
How two women’s weight loss journeys inspired them to found a keto bakery
BY JACK THOMAS
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.
So, as with many milestones they had shared before, the two friends supported one another’s weight loss journeys. Through diet and exercise, Mislevy dropped 75
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
— 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.’”
“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.”
From left: Registered dietician Lisa Mislevy and culinary-trained cook Anna Sherman are the founders and owners of Keto Katz.
This low-carb, low-sugar take on Sanders Bumpy Cake is made with keto vanilla buttercream and a layer of chocolate ganache.
Eating Breadless
LOOKING FOR a veggie-forward meal that is simultaneously vegan, gluten-free, and delicious?
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.
SWEET POTATO, SQUASH, AND BRAISED GREENS BOWL
Yield: 2-4 servings
Ingredients
1 yellow squash, sliced into strips
1 zucchini, sliced into strips
1 sweet potato, diced into 1-inch cubes
½ pound kale, chopped
½ red onion, sliced
1 red bell pepper, sliced
½ pound collard greens, chopped
1 tablespoon vegetable stock
3 cloves garlic, minced
Olive oil
Honey or agave syrup
To taste: Salt
Black pepper
Paprika
Garlic powder
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 F.
Braised Greens
1. In a deep pan or dutch oven, drizzle a little olive oil over medium-high heat.
2. Once 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. Add in the greens. Toss the greens and pour 1 cup of water into the pan with 1 tablespoon of vegetable stock.
4. Season with salt, black pepper, paprika, and garlic powder, to taste.
5. Cover your pan and reduce the heat to medium low and let the greens cook down.
6. Once 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. Toss the vegetables in olive oil and season with salt and pepper.
3. Lay the vegetables on an aluminum-lined baking sheet and cook them in the oven for 5 minutes.
4. After 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
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.
“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,” said Gibson, president of the foundation and
BY NOAH FRANCIS AND KATHRYN WALSH
Kirk Gibson, former Detroit Tigers player and two-time world championship winner, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2015.
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
“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
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.
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.
Study Breaks
Intriguing findings from Michigan universities
BY BLAKE CLARK AND OLIVIA SEDLACEK
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.
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.”
How soil responds to adversity
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.
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.
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.
BY JULIANA LUMAJ
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
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.
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.”
Instead, Hill says that if a child wants to develop a skin care routine that encourages healthy habits at a younger age, they can start with gentle cleansers and moisturizers, as well as a mineral sunscreen, while also minimizing exposure to fragrances and different chemicals. Some
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.
Triple Threat
Sick of jumping from one specialist to another? This new clinic in Bloomfield Hills may be able to address all your needs.
BY JULIANA LUMAJ
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
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
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
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
From left: Drs. Jessica, Rachel, and Ruba Kado run Kado Clinic.
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 su ered 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.”
—MORGAN DRUTCHAS
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
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 di cult 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.”
years ago,
Morgan Drutchas, now 41, reached out to Hour Detroit because she wanted to spread awareness of SCAD heart attacks.
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Drutchas was given a 10% chance to live following her second heart attack within days.
been
for 10 years, wrote a book to help couples “create a roadmap for their relationship.”
Brian and Alexis Cole, who have
married
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 di erences, 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 di cult conversations about race, subconscious bias, stereotypes, and cultural di erences 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 o er along the way.
As an interethnic couple, what are some of the di cult 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 di erent 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 di cult 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.
E X A M I N I N G
C A R E C C A E N R
These local doctors are helping to address the distinct needs of underserved populations
BY NATALIA HOLTZMAN
PHOTO:
ADDRESSING ABLEISM
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
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
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.
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.
According to Smith, for “a wheelchair user who relies on her arms and has breast cancer, sometimes the standard is to do less extensive surgery” — a lumpectomy, say, rather than a mastectomy, where the entire breast is removed, a
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 e ort” to improve the medical landscape for people with disabilities.
LET’S TALK ABOUT SEX
Sexual dysfunction is prevalent in breast cancer survivors, yet few women are talking about it
PHOTO BY MATTHEW LAVERE
MMaybe 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. A er 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 o en 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.
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. A er 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 a ected 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 di cult 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 signi cant gap in patient care,” Assad says, “where sexual health, an essential component of overall well-being, is o en 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 bene ts of hormonal and nonhormonal treatments, pelvic oor therapy, and counseling” and says medical training should “better equip doctors to have these conversations [with patients].”
AMichigan 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.
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
BLACK WOMEN AND BREAST CANCER:
THE PAIN 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
life an experience,” Pleasant says. “Black women o en don’t get to share their experiences. They may not trust sharing their experiences in a culture that o en 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.
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 bene t” among white patients, as Pleasant notes in a paper on the topic,
“there is limited data on its e cacy among Black patients.” Pleasant says it’s possible the procedure is less e ective 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 Rede ning 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 a er 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.
A er Pleasant’s aunt cut o her hair, she brie y wore a wig, Pleasant says. A school principal at the time, she told Pleasant that the children teased her because the wig was clearly arti cial: “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.
Mind-Body Connection
Melissa Coulier talks about the cancer journey of her husband, actor Dave Coulier, and how the couple practice wellness principles.
BY JACK THOMAS
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.
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.
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.
“Every day presents new challenges.”
—MELISSA COULIER
“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.
After years of joint pain, mouth ulcers,
Melissa Coulier (left) became friends with Melanie Samuels (right) in 2016, when Samuels was working in production on Fuller House
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
Melissa Coulier and Melanie Samuels co-founded Live Well Lead Well, which hosts retreats, workshops, coaching sessions, and corporate wellness programs aimed at female leaders. Melissa incorporates her wellness practices at home with Dave.
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.”
PHOTO: TYLER DARLAND
Melissa Coulier co-hosted a seminar called “Elevate Your Well-Being” at Birmingham’s Emagine Palladium, in February.
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.
Note: The lists above are the same ones that ran in Hour Detroit during the years indicated.
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.
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
Gammons, Timothy D.O.
Ascension Michigan
Hopper, John M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
King, Andrew M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Saad, Abdulhassan M.D.
Spickler, Michael M.D.
Vervaeke, Rudy M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Weiner, Mark M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
ADOLESCENT MEDICINE - PEDIATRIC
Alton, Karen M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Benjamins, Laura M.D.
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
Marshall, Sharon M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Taylor, Jaime D.O. Corewell Health
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
Doshi, Devang M.D. Corewell Health
Kado, Rachel M.D.
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
Pansare, Milind M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Poowuttikul, Pavadee M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Salazar, Reina M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Savliwala, Mohammedi M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
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.
Gomez, Angel M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Hakim, Joffer M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Heskett, Luke M.D. Henry Ford Health
Lewis, Michael M.D. Henry Ford Health
Magidenko, Roman M.D. Corewell Health
Neff, Kevin M.D. Ascension Michigan
Panagopoulos, Peter M.D. Corewell Health
Patri, Murali M.D.
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
Silvasi, Daniel M.D. Corewell Health
Szymanski, Trevor M.D. Henry Ford Health
Tadros, Raouf D.O. Detroit Medical Center
*Yeldo, Nicholas M.D. Henry Ford Health
Zaki, Marette M.D.
ANESTHESIOLOGY - PEDIATRIC
Aslani, Kaveh M.D. Corewell Health
Choromanski, Dominik M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Durgham, Nasser M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
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
Stafford, Patrick M.D. Corewell Health
*Zestos, Maria M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
BARIATRIC SURGERY
Bacal, Daniel M.D. Corewell Health
Carlin, Arthur M.D.
*Genaw, Jeffrey M.D. Henry Ford Health
Jonker, Mark M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Katz, Gary D.O. Ascension Michigan
Krause, Kevin M.D. Corewell Health
LaFayette, Nathan M.D. Corewell Health
Laker, Scott M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Mavashev, Edward M.D. Corewell Health
Patel, Puraj D.O. Henry Ford Health
Sadoun, Moutamn M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Somerset, Amy M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Stevens-Chase, Anastasia M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Varban, Oliver M.D. Henry Ford Health
Webber, John M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Ziegler, Kathryn M.D. Corewell Health
BREAST SURGERY
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
Costellic, Corinne D.O. Corewell Health
Dekhne, Nayana M.D. Corewell Health
Dubay, Linda M.D. Ascension Michigan
Falk, Jeffrey M.D. Ascension Michigan
Gold, Linsey D.O. Corewell Health, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Johnson, Pamela M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Kestenberg, William M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Kimball, Beth M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Kiran, Sayee M.D. Corewell Health
Kirby, Amy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Kupstas, Amanda M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Kuwajerwala, Nafisa M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Petersen, Lindsay M.D. Henry Ford Health
Rizk, Natalie M.D. Ascension Michigan
BURN TREATMENT
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
Lee, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan
Miletic, Kyle M.D. Henry Ford Health
Nemeh, Hassan M.D. Henry Ford Health
Pruitt, Andrew M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Schwartz, Charles M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Silver, Marc M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Terasaki, Yusuke M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Vivacqua, Alessandro M.D. Corewell Health
CARDIAC SURGERY - PEDIATRIC
*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
Sood, Vikram M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health
CARDIOLOGY
Afonso, Luis M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Alexander, Patrick M.D. Ascension Michigan
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
*Elder, Mahir M.D. Ascension Michigan
Feldman, Dustin D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Gowman, David D.O. Corewell Health
Gundlapalli, Sujana M.D. Corewell Health
Halabi, Abdul M.D.
Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Jiddou-Patros, Monica M.D. Corewell Health
Kado, Herman M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
*Kaki, Amir M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Kim, Henry M.D. Henry Ford Health
LaLonde, Thomas M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Lingam, Natesh M.D. Henry Ford Health
Mesiha, Nancy M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Modi, Shalini M.D. Henry Ford Health
*Mohamad, Tamam M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Nona, Paul M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Parikh, Sachin M.D. Henry Ford Health
Rabbani, Bobak M.D. Henry Ford Health
Sobh, Mohamad D.O.
Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Timmis, Steven M.D. Corewell Health
Trivax, Justin M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Tucciarone, Michael M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Villablanca Spinetto, Pedro M.D. Henry Ford Health
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
Gonzalez Rangel, Ismael M.D.
Gupta, Pooja M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Sanil, Yamuna M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health
*Sehgal, Swati M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Singh, Gautam M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Turner, Daniel M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Zoma, Justino M.D.
Ascension Michigan
CHILD ABUSE PEDIATRICIAN
DeGraw, Marcus M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Mohr, Bethany M.D. University of Michigan Health
*Norat, Bradley M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
COLON & RECTAL SURGERY
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
Bauman, John M.D. Corewell Health
Bhullar, Jasneet M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Chang, Melissa M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Cleary, Robert M.D.
Trinity Health 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
Nalamati, Surya M.D.
Henry Ford Health
Parker, Lisa M.D.
Ascension Michigan
*Peeples, Claire M.D. Corewell Health
Rebock, Michael D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Regenbogen, Scott M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health
Reickert, Craig M.D. Henry Ford Health
Sacksner, Jordy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Shanker, Beth-Ann M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Shellnut, Jason M.D. Corewell Health
Turfah, Fuad M.D. Corewell Health
Wasvary, Harry M.D. Corewell Health
Ziegler, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health
CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE
Gardner-Gray, Jayna M.D. Henry Ford Health
Kinni, Vijaya M.D. Ascension Michigan
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
Gebara, Bassam M.D. Corewell Health
Mata, Angela M.D. Ascension Michigan
Prout, Andrew M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Sarnaik, Ajit M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
*Tilford, Bradley M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
DERMATOLOGY
Abrou, A. M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Atanasovski, Mariana M.D. Ascension Michigan
Berry, Ali M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Borkin, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Caretti, Katherine M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Cetner, Leonard M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Daveluy, Steven M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Desai, Snehal M.D. Corewell Health
Diggs, Shauna M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, 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
Kohen, Laurie M.D. Henry Ford Health
Legacy, Michelle D.O. Corewell Health
Lim, Henry M.D. Henry Ford Health
McFalda, Wendy D.O. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
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
Zarbo, Allison M.D. Henry Ford Health
DEVELOPMENTALBEHAVIORAL PEDIATRICS
*Felt, Barbara M.D. University of Michigan Health
Hines, Stefani M.D. Corewell 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
EMERGENCY - PEDIATRIC
Kannikeswaran, Nirupama M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan
*Levasseur, Kelly D.O. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Sills, Robert D.O.
Ascension Michigan, 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
Khalil, Michael M.D. Detroit Medical Center
LaLonde, Daniel M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Mendiratta, Varsha M.D. Henry Ford Health
Mohon, Sean D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health
Monticciolo, Michael D.O.
Trinity Health Michigan
Pflaum-Carlson, Jacqueline M.D.
Henry Ford Health
Shamoon, Zafar D.O.
Corewell Health
*Vohra, Taher M.D.
Henry Ford Health
ENDOCRINE SURGERY
Czako, Peter M.D.
Corewell Health
Gauger, Paul M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health
Kimball, Beth M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
*Nagar, Sapna M.D. Corewell Health
ENDOCRINOLOGY - PEDIATRIC
Bishop, Jacalyn M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Buggs-Saxton, Colleen M.D.
Ascension Michigan
*Degnan, Bernard M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Dekelbab, M. M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Gerrits, Peter M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Gowda, Shashikala M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Taha, Doris M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
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
Bijlani, Smita M.D. Corewell Health
Blank, Howard M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Dawood-Farah, Farah M.D. Corewell Health
Edelson, Gary M.D. Corewell Health
Lahiri, Sharon M.D. Henry Ford Health
Lawrence, Lima M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Mendelsohn, Lawrence M.D.
Samantray, Julie M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Schmeltz, Lowell M.D. Corewell Health
Shill, Jessica M.D. Henry Ford Health
Simon, Rebecca D.O. Henry Ford Health
Taha, Wael M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Verma, Ashish M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Zambare, Suchitra M.D.
Ascension Michigan
FAMILY MEDICINE
Agrest, Kevin D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Bazzy, Ali D.O.
Ascension Michigan
Bornstein, Keith D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
*Bryce, Richard D.O. Henry Ford Health
Costandi, Mariam M.D. Henry Ford Health
Craig, Curtis 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
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. ■
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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
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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
Azrak, M. M.D. Corewell Health
Barawi, Mohammed M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Bhan, Amit M.D.
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
Gamarra, Roberto M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Ghaith, Gehad M.D. Corewell Health
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
Singla, Sumit M.D. Henry Ford Health
Sorser, Serge M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Warren, Bradley D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Yousif, Edward M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Zuchelli, Tobias M.D. Henry Ford Health
GASTROENTEROLOGY - PEDIATRIC
Adler, Jeremy M.D.
University of Michigan Health
*Cares, Kristen M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
*El-Baba, Mohammad M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Gebara, Souheil M.D. Corewell Health
Kumar, Sanjay M.D.
Ascension 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
Alame, Amer M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Albaran, Renato M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Edelman, David M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan
Falvo, Anthony D.O. Henry Ford Health
Franco, Marianne M.D. Henry Ford Health
*Gerken, Jeffrey D.O.
Ascension Michigan, 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
Kreske, Edward M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Laker, Scott M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
McFarlin, Kellie M.D.
Henry Ford Health
McIntosh, Bruce M.D.
Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Meguid, Ahmed M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Orfanou, Paraskevi M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Pasley, Amelia D.O. Corewell Health
Raofi, Vandad M.D. Corewell Health
Rebock, Michael D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Robbins, James M.D. Corewell Health
Shah, Rupen M.D. Henry Ford Health
Siegel, David D.O.
Ascension Michigan
Sullivan, Daniel M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health Detroit Medical Center, 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
GENETICS
Jay, Allison M.D. Ascension Michigan
Roberson, Jacquelyn M.D. Henry Ford Health
*Zakalik, Dana M.D. Corewell Health
GENETICS - PEDIATRIC
*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
GYNECOLOGIC ONCOLOGY
Al-Wahab, Zaid M.D. Corewell Health
Buekers, Thomas M.D. Ascension Michigan
*Gadzinski, Jill M.D. Corewell Health
Gogoi, Radhika M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute
Hijaz, Miriana M.D. Henry Ford Health
Kueck, Angela M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Liu, J. M.D. Trinity 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
Winer, Ira M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
GYNECOLOGY
Abood, Joelle M.D. Henry Ford Health
Bark, Soyoun 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
F EATURED P HYSICIANS
MIND — Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders
MIND — Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders, a leading provider of neurological care, o ers 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 o ers 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 o ers 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
Peng, Jennifer M.D. Corewell Health
Pittenger, Eleni M.D. Corewell Health
Simmerman, Neil M.D. Henry Ford Health
Speier, 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
Zekman, Esther D.O. Corewell Health
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
Cleland, Kirk M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Colen, Alexander D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Day, Charles M.D. Henry Ford Health
Dietz, James M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Endress, Christina M.D. Corewell Health
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
Hankin, Fred M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
King, Elizabeth M.D. Henry Ford Health
Papakonstantinou, John M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Placzek, Jeffrey M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Quinn, Michael M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
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
HAND SURGERY - PEDIATRIC
Lochner, Heather M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
HEMATOLOGY
Balaraman, Savitha M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Ballouz, Samer M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Cotant, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Donthireddy, Vijayalakshmi M.D. Henry Ford Health
Forman, Adam M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Girgis, Marian M.D. Henry Ford Health
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
Reap, Leo, III D.O.
Riwes, Mary D.O.
University of Michigan Health
*Vakhariya, Cynthia D.O. Ascension Michigan
Yang, Jay M.D.
Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Zonder, Jeffrey M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
HEMATOLOGY - PEDIATRIC
Berman, Brian M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
*Chitlur, Meera M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Gowans, L. M.D. Corewell Health
Henry, Meret M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Pipe, Steven M.D. University of Michigan Health
Rajpurkar, Madhvi M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Regling, Katherine D.O. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Taub, Jeffrey M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
HOSPICE & PALLIATIVE MEDICINE
Akhtar, Adil M.D. Corewell Health
Austin, Meredith D.O. Trinity Health Michigan
Chasteen, Kristen M.D. Henry Ford Health
Crader, Christine M.D. Ascension Michigan
Ellis, Karishma D.O. Henry Ford Health
Gilbert, Linsey D.O. Trinity Health Michigan
Hafeez, Abdulla M.D. Corewell Health
*Katzman, Steven D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
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
Schwartzenfeld, David D.O. Corewell Health
Stellini, Michael M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Tremonti, Nadia M.D. Detroit Medical Center
HOSPITAL MEDICINE
George, Matthew M.D. Henry Ford Health
Gunderson, Heidi D.O. Henry Ford Health
*Madoun, Manaf M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Wilkie, Ann M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
HYPERTENSION
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
Chandrasekar, Pranatharthi M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Chen, Anne M.D. Henry Ford Health
Chittick, Paul M.D. Corewell Health
Drelichman, Vilma M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
*Gordon, James M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Gowda, Sachi M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Hanna, Michel M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health
Herc, Erica M.D.
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
Heritage Vision Plans
Establishing a culture of quality, care, and consistency
“I’m more of a doer.” This is how Lenny Barnes, vice president of Heritage Vision Plans, views his role as a second-generation member of the family business. At the start of his career, Barnes wanted to strike out on his own. He spent time in L.A. as a musician, where he gained exposure to different people and different walks of life.
It wasn’t until Barnes began his first corporate job in the dental industry that he grew to appreciate company culture and understand expectations from a financial standpoint. When a territory manager position opened in New Jersey, he jumped at the opportunity to dive deep into the business, arranging educational programs and interfacing with everyone from oral surgeons to office managers.
Having spent time on both coasts, Barnes returned to Michigan, landing in the heart of Detroit’s automotive industry,
where he gained a deep appreciation for quality control and attention to detail. “At every process of putting a car together, someone’s entrusting their safety to you,” he says. “That was a huge education for me: Every part matters. That’s what I brought to Heritage.”
In 2004, Barnes got the call from his sister asking him to rejoin the family business. By then, he could see how the lessons from his automotive career would apply to Heritage. Barnes’s vision was to ensure the highest standard of care, from claims processing to the call center to accounting, and to replicate it for every customer interaction.
To Barnes, that means providing a positive experience on a consistent basis. “You can’t win a full week in one day,” he says. “But if we take each day, and our team takes each day, that’s how we string the
consistency together to have a great experience for clients. Because we do try to win every day at satisfying and servicing our customers.” ■
Heritage Vision Plans 1 Woodward Ave., Suite 2020 Detroit, MI 48226
800-252-2053
heritagevisionplans.com
Levine, Miriam M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Little, Tania D.O.
Ascension Michigan, 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
Sunstrum, James M.D. Corewell Health
INFECTIOUS DISEASESPEDIATRIC
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
Arora, Harbir M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Asmar, Basim M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
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
Garg, Manisha M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Grewal, Rajinder M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Trinity H ealth 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.
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
Nair, Anupama M.D.
Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health
Nasr, Justine M.D.
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
Scher, Eric M.D. Henry Ford Health
Shuker, Ala M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
*Slim, Achraf M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Trivax, Geoffrey M.D.
Ascension Michigan
INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY
Critchfield, Jeffrey M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute
Feldman, Jeremy M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Handel, Jeremy M.D. Corewell Health
Kakos, Roger M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
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.
Osher, Matthew M.D. Ascension Michigan
Rubin, Joshua M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Seedial, Stephen M.D. 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
LIVER SPECIALIST
Alsibae, Mohamad M.D. Corewell Health
*Brown, Kimberly M.D. Henry Ford Health
Caines, Allyce M.D. Henry Ford Health
Gordon, Stuart M.D.
Moonka, Dilip M.D. Henry Ford Health
Nadeau, Brian M.D. Corewell Health
Salgia, Reena M.D. Henry Ford Health
Venkat, Deepak M.D. Henry Ford Health
NEONATOLOGY
Adams, John M.D. Ascension Michigan
Chawla, Sanjay M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Judge, Lisa M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Lawrence, Christin D.O. Corewell Health
Natarajan, Girija M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
*Pappas, Athina M.D. Ascension Michigan
Vartanian, Rebecca M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, University of Michigan Health
NEPHROLOGY
Al-Ejel, Fawaz M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Bellovich, Keith D.O. Ascension Michigan
Clyne, Stephen D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
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
Ismail, Khaled M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Novak, James M.D. Henry Ford Health
Ramamurthi, Kalyana M.D. Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health 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
F EATURED P HYSICIANS
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. Geo rey 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 e ective and a ordable 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 di erence.”
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. Geo rey J. Gladstone, Dr. Evan H. Black, Dr. Francesca Nesi-Elo , 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 a liations 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 a liations, certifications, leadership positions, and teaching roles. Each physician has received accolades for their contributions to advancing ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. Procedures and Services O ered: Cosmetic Procedures: With age comes the natural onset of wrinkles and sagging skin. The practice o ers 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 o ers 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
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
Jain, Amrish M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
*Kapur, Gaurav M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Lombel, Rebecca M.D.
Ascension Michigan, University of Michigan Health
Valentini, Rudolph M.D. Detroit Medical Center
NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES - PEDIATRIC
Johnson, Tisa M.D. Henry Ford Health
NEUROLOGY
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
Jolly, Surindar M.D.
Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Kresch, Jodi D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Megally, Mary D.O.
Henry Ford Health
Pawlak, Anne D.O. Corewell Health
Pierce, Robert D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Rossi, Andrea D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Singer, Daniel D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Smith, Brien M.D.
Henry Ford Health
Turner, Isaac M.D. Henry Ford Health
Young, Esther D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Zaki, Monica D.O.
Ascension Michigan
Zaki, Nadia M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Zaman, Iram D.O. Corewell Health
NEUROLOGY - PEDIATRIC
Allarakhia, Iqbal M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Asano, Eishi M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Leleszi, Elizabeth M.D. Corewell Health
Luat, Aimee M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Ruprecht, Beata D.O.
Ascension Michigan
*Sivaswamy, Lalitha M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Williams, Mitchel M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
NEUROSURGERY
Abdulhak, Muwaffak M.D. Henry Ford Health
Air, Ellen M.D. Henry Ford Health
Carr, Daniel D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Chamiraju, Partha M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan
Chedid, Mokbel M.D. Henry Ford Health
Dashnaw, Matthew M.D. Corewell Health
Elia, Christopher D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Fahim, Daniel M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Fiani, Brian D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Guthikonda, Murali M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan
Houseman, Clifford D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Jacob, Jeffrey M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Johnson, Robert, II M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Junn, Fredrick M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Kalkanis, Steven M.D. Henry Ford Health
Kelkar, Prashant D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
*Lee, Ian M.D. Henry Ford Health
Malik, Ghaus M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health
Mehra, Ratnesh D.O.
Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Pannu, Tejpaul M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Rapp, Steven M.D. Corewell Health
Richards, Boyd D.O. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Robin, Adam M.D. Henry Ford Health
Rock, Jack M.D. Henry Ford Health
Schwalb, Jason M.D. Henry Ford Health
Seyfried, Donald M.D. Henry Ford Health
Soo, Teck M.D. Ascension Michigan
Volkov, Andrey D.O. Ascension Michigan
Zakalik, Karol M.D. Corewell Health
NEUROSURGERY - PEDIATRIC
*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
Speier, 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
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
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
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
Dhaliwal, Andy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Fahim, Abigail M.D.
University of Michigan Health
Farjo, Ayad M.D.
Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Gladstone, Geoffrey M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Goldman, David M.D.
Goyal, Anju M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Grant, Joshua M.D. Corewell 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
Patel, Anu M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Schehlein, Emily M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Siegel, Michael M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Sosne, Gabriel M.D.
Tewari, Asheesh M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
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
Roarty, John M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Rotberg, Leemor M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Corewell Health
ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY
*Barbetta, Benjamin M.D. Henry Ford Health
Ramirez-Neyra, Carlos M.D.
Ascension Michigan
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ORAL AND MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY- PEDIATRIC
Bermudez, Paul M.D.
Ascension Michigan
*Edwards, Sean M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, University of Michigan Health
ORGAN TRANSPLANT
Abouljoud, Marwan M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health
Bedi, Damanpreet M.D. Corewell Health
Kim, Dean M.D. Detroit Medical Center
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
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
Acker, William, II M.D. Corewell Health
Bak, Sean M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Banka, Trevor M.D. Henry Ford Health
Bishai, Shariff D.O. Corewell Health
Caid, Matthew D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health,Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
*Charters, Michael M.D. Henry Ford Health
Cooke, Christopher M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Doig, Timothy D.O. Corewell Health
Drouillard, Paul D.O. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
El-Yussif, Eddie D.O. Henry Ford Health
Eller, Erik M.D. Henry Ford Health
Farjo, Laith M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan
Frisch, Nicholas M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Frush, Todd M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Greene, Perry M.D.
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
Hoegler, Joseph M.D. Henry Ford Health
Knesek, David D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Kohen, Robert M.D.
Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Marshall, Nathan M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Mendelson, Jeffrey M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Mihalich, Robert M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan
Milia, Marc M.D. Corewell Health
Mott, Michael M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health
Moutzouros, Vasilios M.D.
Henry Ford Health
Muh, Stephanie M.D. 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
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
ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY
- PEDIATRIC
Bazzi, Ahmed D.O.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Dimovski, Radomir M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Minnock, Christopher M.D. Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health
Settecerri, Jeffrey M.D. Corewell Health
Slotkin, Steven M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Yassir, Walid M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
*Zaltz, Ira M.D.
Corewell Health, Henry Ford Health, Trinity Health Michigan
OTOLARYNGOLOGY
Bahu, Sam M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Bojrab, Dennis M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Bojrab, Dennis, II M.D.
Ascension Michigan, 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
Gardner, Glendon M.D. Henry Ford Health
Hoff, Paul M.D. Trinity Health Michigan, 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
Ko, Alvin M.D.
*Korkigian, Shant D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Lin, Ho-Sheng M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Metz, Christopher D.O. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Momin, Suhael M.D. Henry Ford Health
Neumann, Miles D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Raza, Syed 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
OTOLARYNGOLOGY - PEDIATRIC
Bohm, Lauren M.D. University of Michigan Health
Darrat, Ilaaf M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health
*Gonik, Nathan M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Green, Glenn M.D.
University of Michigan Health
Haupert, Michael D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
O’Niel, Mallory M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Siegel, Bianca M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Thorne, Marc M.D.
University of Michigan Health
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
*Sibai, Nabil M.D.
Henry Ford Health
Sikorsky, Michael D.O.
Ascension Michigan
Tong, Henry M.D.
Ascension Michigan
Upadhyay, Aman M.D.
Vakhariya, Rakesh D.O.
Ascension Michigan
PATHOLOGY
*Green, Alex M.D.
*Keller, Christian M.D.
Henry Ford Health
Manley, Amelia M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Mehra, Rohit M.D.
Ascension Michigan, University of Michigan Health
Tworek, Joseph M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Zarbo, Richard M.D.
Henry Ford Health
PEDIATRICS - PEDIATRIC
*Abu-Khdeir, Maha M.D.
Corewell Health
Daniel, Theodore M.D.
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
PERINATAL-NEONATAL MEDICINE
Goyert, Gregory M.D.
Pappas, Athina M.D.
Ascension Michigan
*Vengalil, Shyla M.D.
Ascension Michigan
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
Acho, Tamara M.D.
Achtman, Shawn D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
*Arbit, Steven M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Bandemer, Dennis, Jr. D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Barnes, Susan D.O.
Bazzi, Moussa M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Bill, Christopher M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Carrier, Jonathan D.O.
Henry Ford Health
Ettefagh, Leila M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan
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
Riutta, Justin M.D. Corewell Health
Sesi, Timothy M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Yu, Karine D.O.
Ascension Michigan
Zacharias, Ritu M.D. Henry Ford 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
Gowda, Mune M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Hajjar, Raymond D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Janetzke, Ellen M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Lofman, Andrew M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, 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
Reisin, Elan M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Rodriguez, Daniela M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
*Sayal, Ricky D.O.
Trinity Health Michigan
Sherbert, Daniel M.D. 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
PSYCHIATRY
Hutton, Sarah M.D.
Kakar, Davinder M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
*MacLean, Lisa M.D. Henry Ford Health
Margolis, Jennifer M.D.
Mekhael, Hany M.D.
Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Patel, Hetal M.D.
Soubani, Omar D.O.
Detroit Medical Center
PSYCHIATRY - PEDIATRIC
Kakar, Davinder M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
LaCasse, Matthew D.O. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Malas, Nasuh M.D. University of Michigan Health
*Mekhael, Hany M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Mitchell, Shanti M.D. Henry Ford Health
Sivananthan, Mauran D.O. Henry Ford Health
Weingarden, Brooke D.O.
RADIATION ONCOLOGY
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
Dominello, Michael D.O.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Feldman, Aharon M.D. Henry Ford Health
Jawad, Maha M.D. Corewell Health
Jolly, Shruti M.D. Ascension Michigan, University of Michigan Health
Kestin, Larry M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Lee, Kuei M.D. Corewell Health
Levin, Kenneth M.D. Henry Ford Health
Maier, Jordan M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Miller, Steven M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Movsas, Benjamin M.D. Henry Ford Health
*Nandalur, Sirisha M.D. Corewell Health
Narayan, Samir M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Shah, Mira M.D. Henry Ford Health
Siddiqui, Farzan M.D. Henry Ford Health
Siddiqui, M Salim M.D. Henry Ford Health
Vaishampayan, Nitin M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care,
Vicini, Frank M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Walker, Eleanor M.D. Henry Ford Health
RADIOLOGY
Griffith, Brent M.D.
Kado, Karl M.D. Ascension Michigan
Mandava, Sabala M.D. Henry Ford Health
Negussie, Edsa M.D. Ascension Michigan
Osher, Matthew M.D. Ascension Michigan
*Robinette, Natasha M.D.
Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Roy, Anindya M.D.
Thummala, Nithin M.D.
Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Trivax, Cory M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Zaki, Mina M.D. Corewell Health
RADIOLOGY - PEDIATRIC
*Altinok, Deniz M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Gibson, Donald M.D. Corewell Health
Metz, Terrence M.D. Corewell Health
Saleem, Sheena M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
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
Mersol-Barg, Michael M.D. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
Miller, Bradley M.D. Corewell Health
Moskovitz, Brenda M.D. Corewell Health
Starostanko, Andrea M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Wolf, Lynda M.D. Corewell Health
RESPIRATORY/ PULMONARY CARE
Allen, Samuel D.O. Corewell Health
*Deebajah, Ihab M.D. Corewell Health
Dogra, Sanjay M.D. Corewell Health
Millman, Bruce D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Soubani, Ayman M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Trunsky, Matthew 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
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
Qazi, Parveen M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Qazi, Sabrina D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Silverman, Larry M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
RHEUMATOLOGY- PEDIATRIC
Adams, Matthew M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
*Fathalla, Basil M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
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
Bergin, Mark M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Cooke, Christopher M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Cunningham, Andrew M.D. Henry Ford Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Dekker, Timothy M.D. Ascension Michigan
Dutcheshen, Nicholas M.D. Corewell Health
*Ellenberg, Michael M.D. Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health
Guettler, Joseph M.D. Corewell Health
Haque, Sadiq D.O. Detroit Medical Center
Kakos, Brandon M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Kolowich, Patricia M.D.
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
SURGERY - PEDIATRIC
Akay, Begum M.D. Corewell Health
Brahmamdam, Pavan M.D. Corewell Health
Cullen, Marc M.D. Ascension Michigan
Klein, Justin M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Langenburg, Scott M.D. Detroit Medical Center
Lelli, Joseph M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
Novotny, Nathan M.D. Corewell Health
*Shanti, Christina M.D. Children’s Hospital of Michigan
Keidan, Richard M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Kim, Steve M.D. Detroit Medical Center
*Kwon, David M.D. Henry Ford Health
Raofi, Vandad M.D. Corewell Health
*Shah, Rupen M.D. Henry Ford 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
Coello, Michael M.D. Corewell Health
Edwards, Melanie M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Fertel, David D.O. Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center
Hilu, John M.D. Corewell Health
Kim, Sang M.D. Corewell Health
Minanov, Oktavijan M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, McLaren Health Care
Okereke, Ikenna M.D. Henry Ford Health
Popoff, Andrew M.D. Henry Ford Health
Sternberg, David M.D. Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care
Tanaka, Daizo M.D. Henry Ford Health
Watson, Thomas M.D. Corewell 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
Ginsburg, Kevin M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Institute, McLaren Health Care, Trinity Health Michigan
Kernen, Kenneth M.D. Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
Kleer, Eduardo M.D.
Trinity Health Michigan
Lim, Kenneth D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Trinity Health Michigan
O’Connor, Jeffrey M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Trinity Health Michigan
Oldford, Gregory M.D. Trinity Health Michigan
Peabody, James M.D. Henry Ford Health
Rivers, Kandis M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health
Rogers, Craig M.D. Henry Ford Health
Rosenberg, Bradley M.D. Corewell Health, McLaren Health Care
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
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
Schober, Megan M.D. Corewell Health
Suson, Kristina M.D.
Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
VASCULAR SURGERY
Bazzi, Mazen D.O.
Ascension Michigan, Corewell Health, Detroit Medical Center, Trinity Health Michigan
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
Nypaver, Timothy M.D. Henry Ford Health
Oppat, William M.D.
Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center
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
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
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
David Karwacki, D.D.S. LakeShore Dental Eastpointe
Jay Lang, D.D.S., M.S. Orchard Endodontics Shelby Twp.
Je ery 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
Craig Goldin, D.D.S. Cosmetic Dentistry Institute Troy
Raphael V. Goldstein, D.D.S. Goldstein Dental Group, P.L.L.C. Novi
Joseph Gondoly, D.D.S. Cavalier Family Dental Canton
Linda Goodman, D.D.S. MayFair Dental Associates Farmington Hills
Kevin Groth, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. Groth Dental Bingham Farms
Vijayata Gupta, D.D.S. Nurture Family Dental Brighton
Harris Gurfinkel, D.D.S. Metropolitan Dental Center Waterford Twp.
Steven D. Gustafson, D.D.S. Gustafson Morningstar Dentistry Royal Oak
Ben Hanson, D.D.S. Brownstown Dental Care Woodhaven
Nancy Hartrick, D.D.S. Hartrick Dentistry, P.C. Royal Oak
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 Dr. Brian J. Hunt, DDS 24641 Jefferson Ave. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 586-772-7373 info@brianjhuntdds.com brianjhuntdds.com
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
Je rey Jaghab, D.D.S. Drs. Je rey 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
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
George Karaouzas, D.D.S. Dr. George Karaouzas, D.D.S. West Bloomfield
Benjamin Morris, D.D.S. Jacobson Dental Group Walled Lake
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
Robert G. Nakisher, D.D.S., F.A.G.D. LakeView Family Dental West Bloomfield
Melissa Novetsky, D.D.S. Fischer Family Dentistry Garden City
William Palm, D.D.S. Palm Family Dental Huntington Woods
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
Alexander S. Roach, D.D.S. Dental 1 Waterford Twp.
Nadia A. Saad, D.D.S. Saad Smiles Livonia
Meena Sabnis, D.D.S. Jacobson Dental Group Walled Lake
Crystal Schafer DDS
Gentle Family Dentistry of South Lyon 546 N. Lafayette South Lyon, MI 48178 248-486-1730 gfd48178@gmail.com gentledentistsouthlyon.com
Kevin Schierlinger, D.D.S. VanBuskirk Dental Troy
Bashar Sedki, D.D.S. B. Sedki D.D.S. Commerce Twp.
Ricardo Seir, D.D.S. Parkside Dental Team Westland
A. Shakfa, D.D.S. Dr. Ban R. Barbat Shelby Twp.
Jomana Shayota, D.D.S. Dental House and Aesthetics Franklin
Amanda M. Sheehan, D.D.S., D.I.C.O.I., M.A.G.D., D.ABDSM Oakland Family Dental Waterford
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 smilefh21@gmail.com smilefarmingtonhills.com
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
David Whalen, D.D.S. Cosmetic Dentistry Institute Troy
Madeline Wilson, D.D.S. Chelsea Family Dentistry Chelsea
Robert W. Wood, D.D.S. Lakeview Family Dental West Bloomfield
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
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.
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
Suela Veizaj, D.D.S. Wyandotte Family Dental Wyandotte
Gary J. Warr, D.D.S. Beacon Square Dentistry Southfield
Chad E. Betz, D.D.S. Specialized Surgeons Livonia
Thomas Bolten, D.D.S., M.D. Michigan OM.S. West Bloomfield
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
Nicholas Bournias, D.D.S. Michigan OM.S. West Bloomfield
Henry G. Bryan, D.D.S.
Henry G. Bryan Facial Surgery & Implant Institute Roseville
Robert N. Chames, D.D.S.
Oakland Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center Novi
Je rey S. Cohen, D.D.S. Lakes Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C. West Bloomfield
David Coviak, D.D.S., 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
Yuksel Erpardo DDS, PhD Center for Implant Dentistry & Oral Surgery 28124 Orchard Lake Rd., Ste. 100 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-702-6622 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
Marvin Jabero, D.D.S.
The Center for Dental ImplantsOral & Facial Surgeons of Michigan Hartland
Bryan Johnson, D.D.S.
Oral & Facial Surgeons of Michigan Clarkston
Anthony Kasper, D.D.S., O.M.F.S.
Keystone Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, P.C.
Clinton Twp.
P. Andrew Kissoondial, D.D.S.
Oakland Oral Surgery & Dental Implant Center
Sterling Heights
Michael Kraemer, D.M.D., M.D.
Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery
Rochester Hills
Vejayan Krishnan, D.D.S.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Associates of Michigan, P.C. Farmington Hills
Arshi Lehal, D.D.S.
Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Rochester Hills
Sanjot Lehal DDS, MD
Bloomfield Oral Surgery 33 Bloomfield Hills Pkwy, Suite 100 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 248-341-8477 drlehal@bloomfieldOS.com bloomfieldOS.com
Claude LeRose, D.D.S., M.D. Summit Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Grosse Pointe Woods
Paul C. Lopez, D.D.S. Michigan Oral Surgeons Ann Arbor
Je ery A. McFadden, D.D.S. Specialized Surgeons
Livonia
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
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
William L. Thompson, D.D.S., M.D. iCare Oral Surgery Commerce Twp.
Kyle Thorsrud, D.D.S. Southshore Oral Surgery Dearborn
Je rey Wasielewski, D.D.S. Trillium Oral Surgery and Implantology Plymouth
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
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
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. GebeckOrthodontic 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
Scott Kanas, D.D.S. Kanas Orthodontics Rochester Hills
Zvi Kennet, D.M.D. Kennet Orthodontics Macomb
Alan J. Ker, 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
Andrea Nakisher, D.D.S. Nakisher Orthodontics Farmington Hills
Patrick Nolan, D.D.S., M.S. Drs. Nolan & Guest Orthodontics Canton
Kenneth A. Norwick, D.D.S. Norwick Orthodontics Dearborn
Nick S. Palmer, D.D.S., M.S.
Nick S. Palmer, D.D.S., M.S., P.C. Sterling Heights
Jerek Petrous, D.D.S., M.S. Petrous Orthodontics Royal Oak
Raphael R. Putrus, D.M.D., M.P.H., M.H.A. All About Orthodontics Warren
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
Susan Rizk, D.M.D., M.S. Nakisher Orthodontics Farmington Hills
Rebecca Rubin, D.M.D., M.S. Lash Rubin Orthodontics West Bloomfield
Jake Schering, D.D.S., M.S. Apex Orthodontics Canton
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
Danny Kalash, D.M.D. Tooth and Wa es Pediatric Dentistry Northville Twp.
Martin Makowski, D.D.S. Pediatric Dentistry and Orthodontic Specialists of Michigan Clinton Twp.
Sam Malche , 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
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. ■
930 W. Avon Road, Suite 16 Rochester Hills, MI 48307
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
PERIODONTICS
A. G. Alsaidi, D.D.S., M.S. Michigan Gum Docs Southfield
Lauren Anderson, D.D.S., M.S. Anderson Periodontal Wellness Bloomfield Hills
Shabnam Behdin, D.D.S., M.S. Hilton Progressive Dental Ferndale
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
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. ■
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
Top row, left to right: Jamie Reynolds, D.D.S., M.S.; Larry Spillane, D.D.S., M.S.
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.” ■
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Ghada Beydoun, DDS 22701 Ann Arbor Trail Dearborn Heights, MI 48127 313-274-4422
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.
Kinan Abdulbaki Canton Center Chiropractic Clinic Canton
Adebowale (Debo) Adegbenro Comprehensive Spine & Sports Center Oak Park
Ethan Ames
Total Health Systems Center Line
Nichole C. Anderson 8 Mile Chiropractic Clinic
Detroit
Duane Arnold Washington Family Chiropractic Center Shelby Township
C.J. Bader
Dr. C.J. Bader, D.C. Taylor
Bryan A. Baetens
Baetens Chiropractic Center St. Clair Shores
Andrew A. Bajaj
Total Health Systems Clinton Township
Cory Baltazar
Health for Life Chiropractic Northville
Larry A. Bartell
Bartell Chiropractic Life Center Dearborn
Rosemary Batanjski
Complete Care Chiropractic Clinic Warren
Rich Beaubien
Eclectic Health Rochester Hills
Jamie Bell
Advanced Health Chiropractic
Troy
Lisa Bell
Advanced Health Chiropractic
Troy
Emma Belland Claddagh Chiropractic Wellness Center Ferndale
Tonya Beltran Total Health Systems Center Line
Pavel Bence
Bence Chiropractic Wellness Center Macomb
Tom Bender Bender Chiropractic Health & Vitality Center Clinton Township
William Bender
Bender Chiropractic Health & Vitality Center Clinton Township
Sharon M. Bianco Hofmann Chiropractic Clinic Allen Park
Nick Binder
StayWell Spine & Joint Specialists Novi
Brooke Bittner
Aligned to Shine Chiropractic, PC Howell
Susan Blaskay
Healthline Chiropractic Clinic Livonia
Rob Borer
Borer Family Chiropractic Saline
Jeff Bosman
Bosman Chiropractic Auburn Hills
Kristy Sue Bouchard Chiropractic Cottage & Wellness Center Troy
Donald Bretz Organic Approach Chiropractic & Wellness Clinton Township
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
Mark Campbell HealthQuest Chiropractic of Farmington Farmington Hills
Marc A. Carafelli Carafelli Chiropractic Trenton
Kevin Caron
Performance Health Chiropractic Clinton Township
Sam Caruso Caruso Chiropractic Lake Orion
Kevin Choo
Triumph Chiropractic Livonia
William Clugston Clugston Chiropractic Center Livonia
Solomon Cogan HealthQuest Chiropractic of Farmington Farmington Hills
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
Allegria Village Dearborn
Ambassador a Villa Center Detroit
Belle Fountain Nursing and Rehabilitation Center Riverview
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
Maple Manor Rehab and Neuro Center of Wayne Wayne
Martha T. Berry Medical Care Facility Mount Clemens
Marwood Nursing and Rehab Port Huron
Marywood Nursing Care Center Livonia
MediLodge of Howell Howell
MediLodge of Milford Milford
MediLodge of Plymouth Plymouth
MediLodge of Shoreline Sterling Heights
MediLodge of Taylor Taylor
MediLodge of Yale Yale
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
Regency at Chene Detroit
Regency at Shelby Township Shelby Township
Regency at Westland Westland
Rivergate Terrace Riverview
Shelby - An Optalis Health and Rehabilitation Center Shelby Township
Shelby Crossing Health Campus Shelby Township
South Lyon Senior Care and Rehab Center South Lyon
St. Anthony Healthcare Center Warren
St. Joseph’s, A Villa Center Hamtramck
Symphony Applewood Woodhaven
The Orchards at Samaritan Detroit
The Orchards at Wayne Wayne
The Villa at Great Lakes Crossing Detroit
The Village of East Harbor Chesterfield
The Villages of Lapeer Lapeer
The Willows at Howell Howell
Wellbridge of Clarkston Clarkston
Wellbridge of Fenton Fenton
Wellbridge of Pinckney Pinckney
Wellbridge of Romeo Romeo
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
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
Beaumont Commons - Dearborn Dearborn
Beaumont CommonsFarmington 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
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
North Branch Assisted Living North Branch
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 MichiganArmada Village Armada
The Orchards MichiganRoseville Roseville
The Village of East Harbor Chesterfield
Touch of Care Senior Living Troy
Waltonwood Lakeside Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-930-5161
Woodland Village 7533 Grand River Road Brighton, MI 48114 info@trinityhealth.org 810-844-7477 trinityhealthseniorcommunities. org/michigan/woodland-village
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
ATI Physical Therapy - Ferndale Ferndale
ATI Physical Therapy - Hartland Hartland
Attendant Care Chesterfield
Axiom Cares Southgate
Beacon Home Care Port Huron
Beaumont Home Health Services Troy
Better You Home Health Dearborn
Care Plan Inc. Dearborn
Caretenders Farmington Hills
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
Corpore Sano Home Health Care Inc. Plymouth
CorsoCare Home Health Milford
Delta Home Health Care LLC Farmington Hills
Diamond Home Health Care Plymouth
Elara Caring In-Home Care Services Bingham Farms
Forever Home Care LLC Shelby Township
Global Home Care Troy
Maple Home Health Care Inc. Oak Park
McLaren Homecare & McLaren Hospice Clinton Township
Michigan Community VNA Bingham Farms
Millennium Home Health Care Inc. Southfield
Nationwide Home Health Care Inc. Southfield
New Century Home Health Care Inc. Madison Heights
Optimal Home Care and Hospice Bingham Farms
Residential Home Health CareTroy, Michigan Troy
Senior Helpers of Auburn Hills Rochester
INDEPENDENT LIVING
All Seasons Rochester Hills Rochester Hills
All Seasons West Bloomfield West Bloomfield
Allegria Village Dearborn
American House Park Place Warren
American House Village at Bloomfield Pontiac
Ashford Court Senior Living Westland
Atria Kinghaven Riverview
Baldwin House Birmingham Birmingham
Baldwin House Lakeside Clinton Township
Baldwin House Oakland Pontiac
Bellbrook 873 W. Avon Road Rochester Hills, MI 48307 allenmm@trinity-health.org 248-656-6300 trinityhealthseniorcommunities. org/michigan/bellbrook
Blossom Ridge LLC Oakland Township
Brookdale Southfield Southfield
Commonwealth Senior Living at New Baltimore New Baltimore
Community Connections Sterling Heights
Devonshire Retirement Village Lapeer
Elmhaven Manor Pontiac
Fox Run Novi
Hampton Manor of Clinton Clinton Township
Independence Village of Brighton Valley Brighton
Independence Village of Oxford Oxford
Independence Village of Plymouth Plymouth
Magnolia by the Lakes Keego Harbor
Pine Ridge of Plumbrook Sterling Heights
Pine Ridge Villas of Shelby Shelby Township
Pomeroy Living Orion Lake Orion
Pomeroy Living Rochester Rochester Hills
Shorehaven Sterling Heights
Sterling Place Senior Living Southfield
StoryPoint Chesterfield Chesterfield
The Reserve at Red Run Madison Heights
Town Village Sterling Heights Sterling Heights
Village Manor Retirement Howell
Vista Springs Washington Place Washington
Waltonwood Lakeside 14650 Lakeside Circle Sterling Heights, MI 48313 586-930-5161
Pontiac General Hospital: Pontiac; 248-857-7200; pontiacgeneral.com
Lieutenant Colonel Charles S. Kettles VA Medical Center: Ann Arbor; 734-769-7100; va.gov/ ann-arbor-health-care
PHOTO: ADOBE STOCK
Business Spotlight
Precise Chiropractic
Experience Pain-Free Living with NUCCA Chiropractic Care in Troy, MI
For gentle, exceptional chiropractic care, look no further than Precise Chiropractic. With a five-star rating on Google and thousands of success stories, this expert Top Chiropractic team has helped patients avoid surgery, regain mobility, and eliminate chronic pain — all through their gentle, noninvasive NUCCA technique.
At Precise Chiropractic, Drs. Jamie L. Cramer, Michael Hanselman, Peter Fox, and Nicholas Taylor specialize in NUCCA chiropractic care — a precise, researchbacked method that restores spinal alignment without twisting, cracking, or popping. Their personalized, whole-body approach has helped countless patients overcome debilitating conditions and regain a pain-free life. While often linked to back pain, NUCCA care addresses a range of conditions, including:
• Neuropathy
• Chronic pain and fatigue
• Headaches and migraines
• Neck and back pain
• Sciatica and disc problems
• Carpal tunnel syndrome
• Vertigo and dizziness
• TMJ • Injuries • Pregnancy
• Care for children
• Post-concussion rehab and wellness care.
Real Patients, Real Results
Lauren’s Story: Avoiding Surgery with NUCCA
Diagnosed with cervical spinal stenosis, Lauren was told surgery was her only option to regain sensation and muscle function in her right arm. Desperate for an alternative, she tried NUCCA care. At her first adjustment, she sat down unable to raise her arm — afterward, she lifted it for the first time in months. Four months later, her full function is restored, and she’s pain-free.
Luan’s Journey: Concussion and Chronic Pain
After a severe fall left her unconscious for six hours, Luan suffered brain-stem damage as well as neck and lower-back pain. Daily activities became unbearable. After her first adjustment, she felt immediate relief. Within
four visits, her head and neck pain were gone, and soon after, her lower-back pain was gone, too. Now, she’s pain-free and back to her normal routine.
Marcus’s Journey: A Decade of Pain Gone
For 10 years, Marcus endured severe lower-back pain from a gym injury affecting his IT band. One morning, he collapsed in agony, unable to focus or move easily. After his first NUCCA adjustment, he felt an immediate release, and within a few sessions, his pain was completely gone. His flexibility improved, he regained strength, and even unexpected issues — like ringing in his ears — disappeared. Now, he feels like an athlete again.
Cutting-Edge Therapies for Total Wellness
Precise Chiropractic goes beyond standard chiropractic adjustments. The team offers state-of-the-art treatments to accelerate healing and optimize health, including: • Cold Laser Therapy — Reduces inflammation, accelerates recovery, and alleviates pain.
• Radial Pressure Wave Therapy —
Promotes stem cell production to repair damaged tissue.
• Nutritional Counseling — Supports overall wellness through proper diet and supplementation. These advanced therapies complement NUCCA chiropractic care to help you achieve optimal health and function. Call 248-680-7200 today to schedule your appointment! ■
Precise Chiropractic 4101 John R Road, Suite 300 Troy, MI 48085 248-680-7200 | nuccainfo.com
From left to right: Dr. Michael Hanselman, Dr. Jamie Cramer, Dr. Peter Fox, and Dr. Nicholas Taylor.
1913
ADULTS OFTEN underestimate the creative capacity of children, who can be just as inventive as their elders, if not more so. At play, young people are wonderfully adept at improvising. 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
PHOTO: COURTESY
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