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Free. At Last. Inside the innovative unit of the Wayne County prosecutor’s office that has exonerated 30 innocent convicts in just three years.

54 Top Docs

The ongoing pandemic has spurred medical innovations that are easy to miss amid the daily reporting on case rates and vaccination totals. Meet the metro Detroit doctors who are helping to lead medicine into a postpandemic future.

Drs. Lisa MacLean (left) and Jayna Gardner-Gray of Henry Ford Health System are among nearly 1,200 physicians honored by their peers as this year’s Top Docs.

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AN OLD SKETCH, 24 A RENEWED PARK

126 CULTURE CALENDAR

Intercontinental Super Fruits at MOCAD — and other can’tmiss arts offerings for October

A link to the legendary Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. is helping to spur the revival of Detroit’s Palmer Park

127 BLACK BEAUTY

DIA celebrates Kwame Brathwaite’s impact on the Black Is Beautiful movement

MADE IN MICHIGAN: 26 CHUCK BIGELOW

Meet the Troy-born, Cranbrook-educated father of some of the world’s most popular fonts

128 LIFE IN THE KEY OF ‘D’

Detroit piano phenom BLKBOK channels his experiences into stirring neoclassical poetry

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129 A LION’S LENS

Special needs students missed out on essential services during COVID. Can schools make that up?

With a keen eye and a pair of Leicas, Detroit star Romeo Okwara captures life in the NFL and beyond

ESSAY: ‘STOP THE 28 GASLIGHTING’

A Critical Race Theory expert on how a concept not taught in schools became a public education lightning rod

BOOK REVIEW: 30 LET THEM LEAD

John U. Bacon’s hockey coaching memoir offers compelling insights for other leadership pursuits

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130 HE’S HARE TO STAY

DSO celebrates the enduring appeal of Bugs Bunny and his classical music soundtrack

I NEED MY SPACE: 34 CINDY SCHIANO

How a favorite book planted the seeds for a very special garden getaway in Franklin

Food&Drink 134 TIME FOR PRESSED

It’s cider season, and Michigan abounds in tasty options both sweet and spiked

135 A NEW OLD FLAME

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Barda looks a lot like Magnet, the former wood-fired restaurant concept, but the cuisine is entirely its own

138 FLAVOR OF THE MONTH Squash is the new pumpkin spice, and it’s making its way into recipes all across town

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A Detroit special effects makeup artist offers tips for a scary-good Halloween look

139 KITCHEN IS WHERE THE HEART IS

Through cancer, career changes, and the challenges of parenthood, still, I cooked

‘A VOICE ON THE 37 WORLD STAGE’

Detroit has been positioning itself to become a fashion player with a soul all its own

MI STYLE: 40 NELSON SANDERS JR.

The made-to-measure clothier behind Dandy Detroit on his own timeless attire

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10.21 From Our Readers WITH ALL DUE RESPECT

A NEW ARETHA BIOPIC HAS ITS WORK CUT OUT FOR IT

HATE CRIME OR HOAX?

How a small-town LGBTQ hero became Suspect No. 1

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The War at Home IT SEEMS FITTING, IN A WAY, that the production of this year’s Top Docs issue coincided with the chaotic last days of the war in Afghanistan. The parallels to our still-raging war against COVID-19 are inescapable. Much has rightly been made of the mistakes that ultimately led to the tragic resolution of America’s longest war. It will take years for historians and military leaders to fully unravel those mistakes. With any luck, the lessons learned will be applied with wisdom — and with better results — in the future. In time, one can hope, we will similarly acknowledge and learn from the mid-battle missteps that allowed a virus that seemed on the brink of defeat just a few months ago to instead roar back to fill America’s ICUs and morgues at rates not seen since the darkest days of 2020. For now, though, it’s possible to find a more positive flip side to what’s often called “the fog of war.” That’s what we’ve focused on in this issue. Not all actions taken in the heat of battle go awry. Sometimes they yield successes. And those separate, individual successes, whether in warfare or healthcare, can accumulate almost imperceptibly into a new body of knowledge that represents genuine, lasting progress. Taking a step back from the day-to-day reporting on case rates and vaccination tallies, we looked at how medicine’s real-time responses to the evolving challenges of this pandemic have led to victories on numerous fronts — wins that are changing both healthcare and the medical profession itself for the better. One of the most dramatic of these successes can be found in the story of patient Paul Morris of Frankenmuth, whose lungs were so badly damaged by COVID-19 that he would have died without a transplant (page 64). Doctors at Henry Ford Hospital deployed an infrequently used device known as an ECMO machine to do the work of Morris’ damaged lungs long enough for a donor to be found. Costly and labor intensive, ECMO machines are relatively scarce nationwide, but the success seen in cases like Morris’ is spurring a rethink that could make ECMO the standard of care for patients with severe lung damage. Meanwhile, the growing population of patients experiencing long-haul COVID — that complex of baffling symptoms ranging from brain fog to body pain to sleep disorders — has spurred the creation of specialized clinics offering a multidiscipline treatment approach. Many see in these clinics a model that could be applied to other complex and persistent conditions, such as chronic fatigue syndrome (page 57). Perhaps just as important as these patient-focused advances are the emerging efforts by health systems to tend to the mental health of medical professionals themselves (page 58). Eighteen months after Americans first tied ribbons to their trees to honor frontline care workers doing combat with this virus, many of those same healthcare heroes find themselves battling burnout — and feeling burned. In private, doctors I spoke with for this issue shared that they struggle to manage the frustration and anger they feel toward the unvaccinated who get sick and turn up at their hospitals, consuming resources, disrupting non-COVID care, and forcing them to reinstate extreme safety protocols — including visitation limits and heavyduty PPE — that they thought were behind them. Their message: It’s not too late to learn from the mistakes that have needlessly prolonged this battle.

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“We need lots of people like this in every city (‘2021 Taste Makers: Leandra King is Bringing Accessible Produce to Detroit,’ August).” —Terry Ott Garrett, Facebook “Great dairy products and great memories at the restaurant (‘2021 Taste Makers: It’s a Family Affair at Guernsey Farms Dairy,’ August)! Can’t wait to go see the new renovation!” —@josephmorda, Instagram “Can’t wait to watch (‘Celebrity IOU: Joyride Star Cristy Lee is Just Enjoying the Ride,’ August). From what I have been following, it should be a blast. I’m sure those who were fortunate to be featured are so grateful.” —Kenneth E. Smith, Facebook “Impressive climb, Mike Posner (‘Mike Posner’s Days of Adventure Aren’t Over,’ August)!” —Craig Woolson, Facebook “This is the best music and my [favorite] car of all time: the Mustang (‘A Look Back at Martha and the Vandellas’ 1965 Performance at a Ford Plant,’ July)! Thanks! Loved every second of this video.” —Mary Humphrey, Facebook

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COMMITTED TO DELIVERING COMPASSIONATE, UNMATCHED CANCER CARE.

Congratulations to the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and McLaren Health Care physicians for being named HOUR Detroit’s Top Docs for 2021. Your devotion to fighting cancer and ensuring each patient is given their best chance at a successful outcome is extraordinary. To us, you will always be our Top Docs! • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •

Faisal Almufarrej, M.D., Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Frank Baciewicz, M.D., Cardiovascular Surgery Keiva L. Bland, M.D., Breast Surgery Pranatharthi H. Chandrasekar, M.D., Infectious Diseases Michael Cher, M.D., Urology Lydia Choi, M.D., Breast Surgery Jeffrey Critchfield, M.D., Interventional Radiology Steven D. Daveluy, M.D., Dermatology Michael Dominello, D.O., Radiation Oncology Daniel K. Fahim, M.D., Neurosurgery Lawrence E. Flaherty, M.D., Oncology Adam Folbe, M.D., Otolaryngology Murali Guthiknoda, M.D., Neurosurgery Elisabeth Heath, M.D., Oncology Jeffrey Hotaling, M.D., Otolaryngology Steve Kim, M.D., Surgical Oncology Pamela Johnson, M.D., Breast Surgery

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Ho-Sheng Lin, M.D., Otolaryngology Steven M. Lucas, M.D., Urology Jordan Maier, M.D., Radiation Oncology Marc D. Moisi, M.D., Neurosurgery Mary K. Morreale, M.D., Psychiatry Robert T. Morris, M.D., Gynecologic Oncology Guillermina Nava, M.D., Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Elisheva Newman, M.D., Hospice & Palliative Medicine Marc S. Piper, M.D., Gastroenterology Wael Sakr, M.D., Pathology Julie Samantray, M.D., Endocrinology & Metabolism Ayman, Soubani, M.D., Critical Care Medicine Michael Stellini, M.D., Hospice & Palliative Medicine Donald W. Weaver, M.D., General Surgery Ira Winer, M.D., Gynecologic Oncology George Yoo, M.D., Otolaryngology Jeffrey Zonder, M.D., Hematology

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Behind the Scenes THE DOCTORS ARE IN … the photo studio. For this year’s Top Docs issue we photographed nearly a dozen honorees who, informed by their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic, are helping to pioneer new approaches to medicine that will have a lasting impact long after the pandemic is over.

L U X U R Y R E A L E S T A T E. R E D E F I N E D.

 Dr. Denise White Perkins of Henry Ford Medical Center preps for her shoot with photographer Michelle Cuppy.

Hair and makeup artist Erika Broderdorf adds a finishing touch to Dr. Jayna Gardner-Gray of Henry Ford Health System. 

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Kirsten Johnson

WROTE ‘KITCHEN IS WHERE THE HEART IS’ (PAGE 139) “Every year after carving pumpkins I spend far too much time painstakingly separating seeds from the pumpkin guts, cleaning, roasting, and spicing them only to eat a handful and have nobody else touch them.” Johnson opened her personal chef service, Fresh Chef Detroit, in 2011 and is half of the duo Detroit Doulas, which launched in 2019. Since her first failed attempt at mac and cheese at age 8, her interest in and passion for all things food-related has grown exponentially. Both jobs give her the opportunity to make a living serving others and getting to know them in a unique and impactful way.

WHAT’S THE FUNNIEST/ WEIRDEST/ MOST CREATIVE THING YOU’VE EVER DONE WITH A PUMPKIN?

Michelle Cuppy

PHOTOGRAPHED OUR TOP DOCS (PAGE 54) “I was never very good at pumpkin carving, but that didn’t stop me from thinking I could be a master carver if I just put in the effort. One year, I downloaded intricate designs to print out (Eiffel Tower for me) and convinced everyone in my family to join in on my way too extravagant pumpkin carving ideas. Needless to say, the next year we went back to triangle cutouts!” Cuppy is a fashion and advertising photographer who splits her time between Los Angeles and her hometown of Grand Rapids. She has six children, three cats, a dog, and a husband who she’s convinced is the funniest man on the planet.

Dorinda Carter Andrews

WROTE ABOUT CRITICAL RACE THEORY (PAGE 28) “Pumpkin carving was not something that I did regularly with my family as a kid. But now that I have children, our family annually picks pumpkins in the fall. They carve their pumpkin, and we bake the pumpkin seeds. I’m not a fan of gutting the pumpkin, but my girls love that part!” Carter Andrews is a professor of race, culture, and equity in the department of teacher education at Michigan State University. She has a degree in industrial engineering from the Georgia Institute of Technology, a master’s in education from Vanderbilt University, and a doctorate of education from Harvard.

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P RO MOT I O N AL CO N T E N T

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In 2011, Anthony Rugiero established the Rugiero Promise Foundation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit volunteeronly organization. “I made a vow that in gratitude for all of God’s blessings, our family would never stop working to help those less fortunate,” he said. Since then, the foundation has grown, making important contributions to many diverse charities. The University of Michigan’s Diabetes Research Center calls Rugiero Casino Royale, an annual foundation event, a significant resource for funding contributions benefiting diabetes research. The event honors Mr. Rugiero’s father and will be held this year in Dearborn. It is the foundation’s mission to make this event the hallmark in finding a cure for diabetes. The foundation is proud support these organizations Children’s Leukemia Foundation of Michigan, Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation, Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Merrill Palmer

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Help the Rugiero Promise Foundation find a cure for diabetes! Come to the Rugiero Casino Royale charity event Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, to benefit the U-M Diabetes Research Center. You can also honor a loved one with a memorial or tribute gift that improves the lives of others.

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Board of Directors Anthony Rugiero, Chairman Enrica Rugiero, Vice Chairman Sharon Gioia,Treasurer Steve George, Esq., Secretary Mark Rugiero Patrick Rugiero Robert Rugiero Nino Ruggirello Jerry Ruggirello

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SOMEDAY IN THE PARK How revelations about the origins of Detroit’s Palmer Park are shaping a vision for a grand revival of the moribund green space p. 24

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AN OLD SKETCH, A RENEWED PARK A major overhaul may bring Detroit’s 296-acre Palmer Park back to its roots as a vision of the legendary Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. BY OMAR SOFRADZIJA

DETROIT’S PALMER PARK is “tired,” in the words of Robert Gibbs. A decade ago, in fact, it was so little used that the city briefly closed it for lack of budget to maintain it. But, Gibbs long wondered, could the moribund, 296-acre green space along Woodward Avenue be a gem hidden in plain sight — a landscape version of the fabled Picasso in the attic? Rumors about the park’s initial design led to a 2014 review of Library of Congress records by Gibbs, a Birmingham-based landscape architect involved with a far-reaching renovation of the park, that confirmed a remarkable fact: There really was a long-forgotten, hand-sketched design for part of Palmer Park from the late 1800s penned by the legendary green space pioneer Frederick Law Olmsted Sr. If you’ve enjoyed the green spaces of just about any urban setting in America, you have Frederick to thank. Olmsted’s unparalleled portfolio includes a slate of iconic American green spaces, including New York City’s Central Park and the U.S. Capitol grounds. “It was fascinating that nobody in the area or nationally knew that he was involved in [Palmer Park],” Gibbs says. “This is quite a find. ... It’s very rare to have an original senior Olmsted park.” Gibbs believes leaning into the Olmsted history is important. “Detroit hasn’t been a city that saves and preserves its historic buildings and cultures,” he says. “This will help encourage people and institutions to restore historic buildings rather than tear them down.” Indeed, Olmsted’s original plans are now central to the restoration efforts of the local group People for Palmer Park. And that, some experts say, might well be a smart way to enhance the attraction’s cache — as long as they don’t overdo it. “This is an excellent start, but Palmer Park is a landscape of a layered history, and that layered history needs to be understood when managing change today,” says Charles A. Birnbaum, founder of The Cultural Landscape Foundation, a nonprofit that educates the public about green

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 Olmsted’s Palmer plan bird’s-eye view.

 Frederick Law Olmsted Sr.

space preservation. “Olmsted is part of a continuum. It’s part of a story that we continue to be able to reveal today, so we can understand how to manage this landscape in the future.” Urban green spaces evolve with the cities that surround them. And while Olmsted’s imprint on Palmer Park was confirmed, the park has always been a sum of more than just what Olmsted envisioned. Even its heart, the Merrill Plaisance, was an idea of Olmsted and design partner Charles Eliot. “Your estate will, we feel for sure, possess no rival in Michigan so far as beauty and general attractiveness are concerned,” Olmsted wrote to the park’s namesake, Sen. Thomas Witherell Palmer, in 1895 when he proposed the large central green space and a wooded knoll that became the Witherell Woods. In addition, though, the adjacent Palmer Woods Historic District was designed by Ossian Simonds, a founding member of the American Society of Landscape Architects. And other designers made their own contributions to the landscape, which includes a public golf course, during the 1900s. People for Palmer Park President Rochelle Lento says the master restoration, which is about one-third complete, aims to “make sure that anything we do respects the integrity of how the park was laid out and what the original design was, particularly with the way the streets are curved and the green space and natural elements like the lake that’s to the south end of the park,” Lento says. “We’ve just tried to honor the existing design.” Among the projects undertaken so far: An ornamental lighthouse is being refurbished for $55,000, and renovations to the playground and a 135-year-old log cabin that was once a summer refuge for the Palmer family have taken place in recent years. The group also has a $300,000 grant from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to restore the natural habitats of Lake Frances and Witherell Woods, work that is ongoing. Future goals include restoring the park’s long-shuttered Merrill Fountain, repairing native landscaping, and even adding outdoor cafes, according to the master plan. A historic band shell is expected to be moved to Palmer Park soon from the old State Fairgrounds, where it served as a stage for the likes of Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington. Birnbaum is impressed by the local enthusiasm for restoring the park. Since People for Palmer Park was formally established in 2011, the group has raised money, personally worked the land, and pressed the city to bring the property back to its past glory. “To see such an engaged grassroots community of engagement, it’s the best of all worlds,” Birnbaum says, noting another way that the Olmsted connection can bolster the effort. “The more discoveries that are made that are shared with the community, the more empowering it is. We need to understand where we come from to understand where we’re going.”

“ This will help encourage people and institutions to restore historic buildings rather than tear them down.” —ROBERT GIBBS

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precocious Cranbrook student whose curiosity often led him to rebel against the institution’s regimented ways. Bigelow, now 76 and writing a book called Our Work about his and Holmes’ body of font work, talked to Hour Detroit about his Michigan roots, how his love of writing and science led him to typography, and what qualities make a great font.

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FATHER OF FONTS Someone has to design typefaces. Chuck Bigelow, Troy born and Cranbrook educated, is behind one of the oldest and most widely used. BY LINDSAY KA LTER ILLUSTRATION BY RACHE L I D ZER DA

MOST FONT FANATICS — yes, they exist — know Chuck Bigelow is the man behind one of the oldest typeface families still in use: Lucida. Or, as you probably are more familiar, Lucida Sans, Lucida Bright, and Lucida Sans Unicode. He and his partner in typography, Kris Holmes, released the font in 1984. The name is intended to evoke the typeface’s lucidity; it’s known for clear lines and legibility as well as tall lowercase letters. The duo’s goal was to make text easy to read in a lower-tech era of printing. At the time he co-designed Lucida and several other font families, Bigelow was a typography professor at Stanford University and a recent recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, aka the Genius Grant. But before he rose to prominence as a type historian, educator, and creator, Bigelow was a native of Troy and a

Until I was 3, my parents and I lived on my grandparents’ farm on Wattles Road in Troy. That area was all farms then. My first memories are of the countryside. In the wintertime, we’d go on sleigh rides pulled by my grandpa’s dappled white and gray horses. In a way, it was an introduction to a world that was on its way out. After that, we moved to a small neighborhood in Beverly Hills. My parents sent me to Cranbrook because I loved science. I thought maybe I’d become a biologist. What I remember with most pleasure about growing up were two nearby museums, the Cranbrook Institute of Science and the Cranbrook Art Museum. My dad was an amateur artist and would take me to the art museum, and we would look at paintings and other works together. At home, my parents gave me Little Golden nature books, and because I read through them so fast, they gave me a junior membership to the Institute of Science.

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When I was a sophomore in high school, I became rebellious. I was on probation for some misdeeds. I learned a lot, but Cranbrook was very restrictive and I wasn’t learning the way I liked. I used writing as an outlet. The Detroit News had a writing contest for high school students, and I won the grand prize: a typewriter. I went to Reed College in Oregon, which was sort of the opposite of CranCO N T I N U E D O N PAG E 160

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Intriguing findings from researchers across Michigan By Steve Friess FICTIONAL GUNPLAY TAKES A TOLL ON KIDS: The entertainment industry has long pushed back against the notion that children are desensitized to violence by what they see in video games, on TV, and in movies. Yet a study co-authored by University of Michigan psychology researcher

L. Rowell Huesmann and published in the journal Aggressive Behavior found that exposure to both real and fictional gun violence “predicts more gun use or threatening to use weapons, and normative beliefs that gun use is acceptable.” The research followed second, fourth, and ninth graders in Flint for 10 years. NAPS DON’T REALLY HELP AFTER ALL: Taking a siesta can be immediately restorative or a good way to put off

pressing tasks. What it’s not, according to Michigan State University researchers, is an effective way to make up for a lack of proper sleep at night. The study, published in the journal Sleep, found that 30- or 60-minute snoozes “did not show any measurable effects” on overall sleep deprivation, says study author Kimberly Fenn, director of MSU’s Sleep and Learning Lab. That’s because nappers don’t stay down long enough to get adequate slow-wave sleep, the type

THE STUDY FOUND THAT 30OR 60-MINUTE SNOOZES “DID NOT SHOW ANY MEASURABLE EFFECTS” ON OVERALL SLEEP DEPRIVATION.

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Up Front  Kate Maglothin of Waterford says her 7-year-old with cerebral palsy "suffered tremendously" during remote schooling when he lost the support he had been receiving in person.

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Some Kids Have Lost More Than Others Students with disabilities didn't get needed support during remote learning. How can schools make that up? BY ASHLEY WINN | PHOTOS BY JACOB LEWKOW

THAT ONE MORNING LAST FALL when the internet connection went down nearly broke Kate Maglothin. Once again, her five kids were adrift without a way to log on for their virtual classes while she attempted to tend to her small business, an ongoing hazard of pandemic life but one that on this day was one problem too many. The most distressing part: It meant yet another day of uneven, disrupted schooling for Finn, her 7-year-old with a form of cerebral palsy that involves a developmental delay and a severe speech impediment. After the Waterford School District shifted to online class to start the 2020-21 school year, Finn lost a range of support services and personalized lessons he typically received in person. The sudden lack of the assistance he was due meant Maglothin had to step in as teacher and tech support. Sometimes, the stress of it all was too much, she says. So, when the district decided to resume inperson instruction for some kids requiring special education services, it came as a relief — until Maglothin was told Finn “wasn’t delayed enough” to be one of them. Like many parents of neurodivergent kids left adrift during the pandemic, she began seeking a fix. She filed complaints with both the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) and the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, contending that her school district failed to provide the services legally required and, as a result, Finn lost valuable developmental time and experience. “From an academic standpoint, Finn suffered tremendously,” she says. Indeed, if neurotypical students struggled through the bizarre COVID-19 school year, kids like Finn suffered even more and in more devastating ways, says Michigan Alliance for Families Policy Coordinator Michelle Driscoll. “The instruction lost over the last year has created a learning lag among typically developing students, and that impact is more pronounced for students with disabilities,” she says. Maglothin’s complaint was not a lawsuit — it

asked an administrative body to respond with a solution — but many parents are, in fact, going directly to court. In Ann Arbor, most notably, families of four Ann Arbor Public Schools (AAPS) students are suing the district and the MDE, alleging AAPS failed to provide lessons and support services required under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. That lawsuit also accuses district administrators of misusing federal special education funds for unrelated purposes and of altering the students’ Individualized Education Plans without notification — specifically by switching to remote instruction. The result, they say, was skill loss and academic regression.

The Ann Arbor lawsuit, which seeks class action status to provide relief for students across the state, is similar to others around the country. One class action filed in New York City against “every school district in the U.S.” includes an assertion that school closings amounted to an inherent denial of appropriate education to students with disabilities. Brian Hagler of Lansing, like Maglothin, filed a complaint with the MDE. His 10-year-old son, Christopher, who has cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol syndrome, and a severe vision impairment, attended only about seven hours of virtual instruction each week. Worse yet, he went without in-person physical therapy for nearly an entire

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'JUST STOP THE GASLIGHTING' A Critical Race Theory expert baffles over how something so benign became so toxic BY DR. DORINDA J. CARTER ANDREWS

TO ANYONE WHO knew of and studied Critical Race Theory (CRT) before, say, 2020, the current hysteria over the concept in American political and educational circles is

both astounding and odd. Race relations, racial inequality, and racial injustice have been part of mainstream discourse in the U.S. for centuries, and yet suddenly CRT

— which is nothing more than a lens through which to study and explain America’s racial past and present — has become a political catch-all and cudgel used to allege

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 Kate Maglothin served as teacher and tech support for her son, Finn, throughout much of the pandemic.

 Finn Maglothin, 7, has a form of cerebral palsy that involves a developmental delay and severe speech impediment. His mother says the lack of in-person class during the COVID-19 pandemic set him back significantly.

school year, causing his muscles to seize up. Hagler ended up taking his son for therapy at Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital in Grand Rapids, creating a long commute that required him to take frequent, sometimes unpaid family medical leave. The difficulty for parents seeking legal redress is that the pandemic is a once-in-a-lifetime event that couldn’t be anticipated and that resulted in vast unanticipated and unprecedented disruptions, legal analysts say. “Such cases will presumably be found to lack merit due to the unique circumstances of the pandemic,” Detroit education law attorney Mel Souraya writes on her blog. A similar argument was deployed when AAPS responded to the lawsuit in July. “This action is nothing more than a veiled attempt to contest the temporary closure of schools … due to a global pandemic,” the brief says. “The tremendous efforts CON T IN U E D ON PAG E 16 0

that “lefty academic elitists” want to teach white people to hate themselves, their ancestors, and their country. Can we just stop the gaslighting? In reality, no CRT theorist has any interest in such outcomes. Those who promulgate this mischaracterization of CRT, on the other hand, really do have a damaging agenda — to silence discussion about the oppression of marginalized groups of people from

 Parents line up at a lectern in Grand Ledge, Michigan, in June to express their views on whether Critical Race Theory should be taught in schools. Michigan State's Dr. Dorinda J. Carter Andrews contends the current furor over CRT is rooted in a misrepresentation of what it actually is.

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any perspective that doesn’t align with Eurocentrism. Actual CRT is mainly a theoretical framework for university-level social, legal, and historical analysis, but Fox News personalities and many conservative politicians now cry “CRT” every time a less-than-sterling element of U.S. history is included in public school curricula. As a parent, a consultant to many school districts across Michigan, and a lifelong educator, I know of no K-12 classroom where any teacher is explicitly teaching CRT. Further, one would be hard-pressed to find a classroom or school anywhere where educators tell students that one racial group is superior to another or that students with a specific racial identification should feel guilty about their heritage. Instead, thousands of teachers across the U.S. are striving to instill in young people the ability to engage in productive, congenial, crosscultural interpersonal and working relationships and to bring those skills — and a broadened awareness — to bear in a world where inequalities and inequities are a fact of life. How else can we hope to prepare young people of all cultural backgrounds to enter the labor market and participate in the global economy? I went to grade school from the late 1970s to the early 1990s CO N T I N U E D O N PAG E 160

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DETROIT DIGITS: CENSUS EDITION BOOK REVIEW

THE GOOD NEWS RIVER RATS John U. Bacon’s tenure coaching high school hockey offers surprising, compelling insights for other leadership pursuits BY JENNIFER McKEE

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WE LIVE IN THE AGE of the Coach. We now seek out guidance from life coaches, writing coaches, career coaches, spiritual coaches, video game coaches, health coaches. So perhaps it’s not surprising that in recent decades, the “original” coaches — which is to say, those from the world of sports — have become go-to gurus for corporate America too. Why? Because organizing and inspiring a team of people to achieve something difficult seems, at first blush, like it should translate perfectly from sports to, say, sporting goods. This notion is the driving force behind John U. Bacon’s newest book, Let Them Lead: Unexpected Lessons in Leadership from America’s Worst High School Hockey Team — which pushes against the trend of providing quirky employee perks and instead recommends clear, ambitious expectations; power-sharing; consistent structure; and human connection. You may recognize Bacon from his radio commentaries focused on sports or his bestselling books about Michigan football (Three and Out, Endzone, and Overtime) — not to mention his early entry into the sports/business crossover market in 2007, Bo’s Lasting Lessons, co-written with Bo Schembechler. But Let Them Lead may be Bacon’s most personal work to date. In it, he chronicles his 2000 return — as a single, 35-year-old freelance journalist — to his alma mater, Ann Arbor’s Huron High School, to coach the boys’ hockey team, which had just endured a winless season. Bacon had played hockey at Huron as a teen and scored zero goals during that tenure. That made him a peculiar — perhaps even desperate — choice to lead a change-the-culture-of-losing venture. Bacon writes about implementing two simple rules — play hard and support your teammates — and then presiding over both a predictably cringey first team meeting and a summer workout meet-up that went so badly he required three 90-minute training sessions per week after that. As usual in a Bad News Bears-style narrative, Huron’s hockey squad starts out rough and chaotic and, slowly but surely, the kids start to believe in themselves and each other. Bacon’s voice is polished, thoughtful, and quite often funny. Although the shifts between the book’s engaging sports narrative and its business lesson takeaways — bullet-point lists begin and end each chapter — can sometimes feel forced, Bacon wisely never goes too far afield from the work’s beating heart: his reinvigorated River Rats. Bacon doesn’t hold back, either, on his view of effective teaching. Some educators resent the idea that people think it’s their job to “entertain” students; Bacon responds to this notion: “Actually, it is — and the best teachers always do. … That’s why, whenever I

Michigan’s population gain since the 2010 census. There are now 10.08 million Michiganders.

The number of decennial U.S. censuses in a row in which the city of Detroit has lost population. Motown now officially has 639,111 residents, down 10.5 percent from the count in the 2010 census.

 Bestselling author John U. Bacon, who turned around a hapless team, shares what he learned from that crazy ride.

could, I swapped lectures for stories. … I expressed my ambitions for the program through stories about Michigan football, the ‘Miracle on Ice’ U.S. Olympic hockey team, Muhammad Ali and George Foreman’s ‘Rumble in the Jungle,’ and the time I finally managed to punch my big brother square in the nose.” Inevitably, there are limits to connecting sports stories with business practices. When the team’s two best goalies keep squabbling, Bacon decides to put in the third-stringer, and that player, to everyone’s astonishment, plays the game of his life. It’s a gratifying, classic underdog narrative, and Bacon’s takeaway is that if you expect more from people, they can surprise you and themselves. In practice, it’s hard to imagine managers regularly rolling the dice on their weakest links in high-stakes situations. Regardless, Bacon — who righted the River Rats’ ship in a few seasons before leaving the program — tells his story so skillfully that Let Them Lead achieves rare status for a business book: It’s actually hard to put down. It made me cry a little, and it often got me thinking about parenting choices, too. I dropped my two daughters off at camp recently with two simplebut-not-easy rules: Be good to each other, and when you need space, the code word is “Apollo.” They came home days later in good spirits, so perhaps some of the lessons in Let Them Lead may have even broader implications than Bacon knows.

The increase in population in Washtenaw County, the largest bump in southeast Michigan. Macomb (4.8 percent), Oakland (6 percent), and Livingston (7.1 percent) all showed robust growth, although none was as impressive as the boom in western Michigan. There, Kent County is up 9.2 percent, Allegan is up 8.2 percent, and Ottawa is up 12.3 percent.

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SOME HED TO SCARE TACTICS GO RIGHT HERE Want to kick your costume up a notch this year? A local special effects makeup pro offers her tips for a DIY look that kills. p. 36

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 Well-strung: Cindy Schiano, pictured with husband Dominick and their dog, Moose, found a rustic iron-and-rope chandelier at Home & Garden in Troy.

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AN AREA OF GROWTH Cindy Schiano saw a photo — and the seeds were planted for what would be a very special garden shed BY M EG AN SWOYE R P H O T O BY JOE TIANO

CINDY SCHIANO OF FRANKLIN had been pondering the idea of creating a unique structure on her property for the past four or five years. “We have an apple orchard, and I was thinking of having a big barn built there, but then my husband [Dominick] and I were like, ‘Hmm, do I need a barn? No,’” Schiano says. So the avid gardener and top-notch home cook envisioned a pergola-style structure where she could grow herbs and vegetables. “My inspiration came from Patina Farm in California,” she says. “The couple who owns it have published several books, and the one I love is called Patina Farm. I kept seeing it in my mind. I imagined a pergola with raised gardens and beds, but I couldn’t find anyone to build it.” Schiano then learned about Jason Cornish, who has a workshop (Crooked Tree Fine Woodworking) on the Goldner Walsh Garden & Home site in Pontiac. He specializes in everything from decks to pavilions to privacy fencing. “So, Jason comes over, and I show him the photo,” Schiano explains. “And I told him I like imperfection; I don’t like perfect. He came back with a drawing, and I found my person.” Charlie Lemaire of CJ Lemaire Custom Renovation and Building in White Lake created a cedar roof with a copper cupola. With that copper detailing inside and out, the beautiful outbuilding, situated in the couple’s apple orchard about 50 feet off their driveway, is a constant source of enchantment. Friends often join the Schianos there for birthday gatherings or other special occasions. “We’ll have apps there and then go to the house for dinner, and then, of course, back to the shed for dessert.” Here, the suburban farmer provides details on everything from copper appointments to weatherresistant furnishings.

 Growing gains: Schiano harvests goodies through much of the year, including zucchini, tomatoes, broccoli, cucumbers, arugula, lettuce, oregano, pineapple sage, orange thyme, basil, rosemary, parsley, mint, dill, cilantro, fennel, eggplant, green beans peppers, pumpkins, squash, kale, flowers, and more.

 Making the beds: In addition to building the structure, Jason Cornish constructed seven raised beds whose sides are made of wood and zinc. Part of the shed is covered by the roof and part (the garden part) is open to the elements. “We’re older, and it’s great to have raised beds versus getting on the ground,” Schiano says with a laugh. “You can stand or sit while tending or harvesting the beds.”

 Sweeten the pot(s): Schiano grows roses, olives, figs, and lemons in various pots near the beds. “The wonderful staff at Personal Touch Gardening [in Royal Oak] helps me with maintenance and planting pots,” Schiano says.

 Set in stone: The flooring is all pea gravel, which is popular in European gardens and patios and is resilient to the elements. With its smooth, rounded texture, the gravel provides an appealing look.

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 Her happy place: “It’s a charming place,” Schiano says. “You feel like you’re in Italy or Napa Valley. Often, our day starts with coffee out there. We harvest and cut up items. We love to cook, so we plan what we’ll have for dinner. We absolutely live in the shed now. Growing our own food is so fun. We laugh every day when we go out; it’s so rewarding.”

 Table talk: Schiano found a long wood table at Sylvan Lake’s Detroit Garden Works. It was created by the company’s Branch Studio and is made of ipe (Brazilian walnut) wood. “It’s so exposed out there,” Schiano says, “so I wanted something that will wear well over time. I wanted that worn look.”

Material girl: A copper sink and a copper pot-filler faucet are from Wayfair. The copper countertops were made by Lemaire. 

 Barn again: The cabinets and shelves were made from salvaged barn wood. Cabinetry hardware features old railroad spikes.

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HALLOWEEN

You Go, Ghoul! Special effects makeup artist Alexandria Bishop dissects one of her next-level transformations

Wax on …:

She used Ben Nye Nose & Scar Wax along the edge of the prosthetic face so it would better blend into her skin.

Don’t try this at home:

Since she didn’t have a bald cap, Bishop pinned her hair back and made a makeshift cap using blue painter’s tape. “I ripped out so many hairs,” she says of the removal process. So, she highly recommends using a bald cap.

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WHEN IT COMES TO Halloween getups, anyone can dab on a bit of clown paint. Not everyone can transform into a terrifyingly believable Pennywise. Or a zombie. Or an imagined alien creature. Alexandria Bishop can do all that and more. The self-taught, Waterfordbased special effects makeup artist excels at creating macabre looks both on herself and on clients for short films, music videos, plays, and photo shoots. Bishop’s nearly 55,000 Instagram followers rave over her gory creations (in one, she has a metal stake through her heart and blood spattered on her face; in another, she’s Stephen King’s murderous clown, with those awful rows of bloody fangs) as well as her cuter and more playful beauty looks (think Harley Quinn in Birds of Prey). With Halloween approaching, we asked this makeup master to explain how she pulled off one of her killer creations. Here, she deconstructs the alien creature she dreamed up in 2018 for the first makeup challenge of the international NYX FACE Awards, in which she was a finalist. Find more of Bishop’s work on her Instagram, @aalexandriabishop, and at alexandriabishop.carrd.co.

Look a Fright Alexandria Bishop’s tips for pulling off one of her killer creations — or one of your own — at home this Halloween

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Go for the glam:

All in a day’s work:

For the exposed side of her face, Bishop used all NYX products, including Angel Veil Skin Perfecting Primer, Total Control Drop Foundation, Liquid Suede Cream Lipstick, and various eyeshadow palettes.

It took five hours for Bishop to complete the look — and three hours to remove it.

Not your average E.T.:

The better to hear you with, my dear:

To begin, Bishop ordered a full-face, foam latex prosthetic from mostlydead. com, which she cut in half. “I thought it’d be more fun to look like my face is peeling away and showing an alien,” she says. She applied the prosthetic using Pros-Aide Cream Adhesive.

The ear was a separate prosthetic, also from mostlydead.com.

Color theory:

Since the prosthetic came in a nude color, Bishop used water-based paints from the brand Mehron to achieve the shades she wanted, including three different blues, white, and black. She used a stipple sponge to achieve the textured look on her neck and the prosthetic’s head.

Prep your skin! Before you apply any makeup, you need to do your usual skincare routine. “Wash your face and moisturize before,” Bishop says. Once you’re ready to take off your makeup, repeat the process. “Exfoliate, and then I would moisturize again. These [makeup products] can make your skin really dry.”

painting from Mehron, a New York-based cosmetics company that sells makeup specifically for special effects, Halloween, cosplay, drag, theater, and other creative uses. She loves the brand’s Paradise Makeup AQ palettes, which come with eight colors and are vegan and paraben-, gluten-, and cruelty-free.

Check out these paints. Bishop swears by waterbased paints for body

A skeleton look doesn’t have to be boring. While it’s probably up there

with bunnies and vampires in the not-so-original costume category, Bishop says a skeleton is still a great beginner’s look that can easily be elevated. She suggests adding jewels you can buy from craft stores like Michaels for a glam look, or fake blood to keep it scary. (She recommends making your own blood — YouTube is your friend!) And instead of the usual black-and-white color scheme, try different colors or even glow-in-the-dark paints.

Here’s where to go for the best prosthetics. If you’re looking for full face masks, body parts, and more, Bishop recommends ordering from actual special effects shops. “When it comes to Spirit Halloween and the normal Halloween stores,” she says, “don’t get discouraged if you can’t make their prosthetics look good, because it’s really hard to make them look good.” For budget-friendly prosthetics, head to mostlydead.com.

If you’re willing to spend big bucks, check out immortalmasks.com. Invest in setting spray. It’s essential for your makeup to last — you don’t want all your hard work to go to waste! For a regular beauty look, Bishop’s goto is KVD Beauty’s LockIt Makeup Setting Mist. If you’re doing a special effects look, try Cinema Secrets’ Super Sealer Mattifying Setting Spray. —RT

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FA S H I O N

‘A Voice on the World Stage’ Detroit has been positioning itself to become a fashion player with a soul all its own BY R AC H A EL TH OMAS

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“THERE IS SOMETHING special happening in Detroit, and people can feel that.” So says Cassidy Tucker, co-founder of the Detroit-based apparel brand Deviate, one of a growing cadre of unabashedly community-oriented creatives who are shaping the city’s increasingly dynamic fashion industry. The Motor City, though not often recognized among the world’s fashion hotspots, is uniquely positioned, Tucker says, to bring to the industry something it has long lacked and that consumers are demanding. “There has been a shift in the industry to move toward more inclusive and sustainable growth,” she says. “Detroit represents an opportunity to provide a fresh, diverse, and sustainable alternative to a status quo that has become unwelcome among consumers.” And the world is taking notice of Detroit’s potential. Earlier this year, Gucci teamed up with Tommey Walker of Detroit Vs Everybody for a capsule collection of T-shirts for the Gucci Changemakers social impact initiative. And this month, another world-renowned label will nod to the city’s importance as a fashion player when Italy’s Bottega Veneta presents its exclusive Salon 03 show here on Oct. 21. But as Detroit enjoys some welldeserved attention, creatives here want to make sure that the big-brand validation doesn’t overshadow their own efforts to build a uniquely Detroit fashion industry, one that both reflects the city’s signature style and brings real, tangible benefits to the city itself. “Detroit offers national brands an opportunity to do something nontraditional and fresh,” Tucker says. “While this is great for our city, we also have to recognize what that means. Are these national brands really supporting the growth of Detroit’s fashion industry? Or are they looking to profit off Detroit’s ‘cool factor’? There is no doubt that we need national brands to invest in Detroit in order to grow our ecosystem, but the responsibility is on us to choose the right 1 Sketches from Deviate’s latest collection, Stomping Grounds 2 ISAIC manufactures garments for national clients 3 Items from K. Walker Collective’s summer/pre-fall 2021 line 4 Tony Stovall, co-owner and CEO of Hot Sam’s Detroit 5 Designs from K. Walker Collective 6 Dress from Tracy Reese’s Hope for Flowers fall 2021 collection 7 Deviate’s co-founders Kelsey and Cassidy Tucker 8 Dress form featuring a garment in progress by Donovan Dewberry

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partners who truly believe in the city.” That ethos is central to what’s happening here right now. The city’s burgeoning fashion industry is organically different from the often-criticized global fashion machine. The designers, retailers, and entrepreneurs here speak frequently of their mutual goal of creating a sustainable and equitable future — in a city that’s home to one of the largest Black populations in America — for an industry that has a history of overshadowing and downright excluding creatives of color.

People-Driven

To that end, many local businesses and organizations have been working to promote Detroit’s homegrown fashion, retail, and garment manufacturing industries as economic catalysts for the city. Détroit Is the New Black (DITNB) has become one of the city’s best-known brands over the past decade with its popular merchandise repping the city. And owner Roslyn Karamoko is leveraging that success to help up-andcomers take their talents and brands to the next level. She provides space inside her downtown flagship store for other Detroit-based apparel, accessory, and beauty startups to test their wares in a brick-and-mortar space through a brand accelerator partnership with Pure Michigan Business Connect. DITNB also partners with the Boys and Girls Clubs of Southeastern Michigan (BGCSM) and the Detroit coworking space Ponyride to present Industry Club, an after-school program created by BGCSM for young people who are interested in retail or fashion merchandising careers. “Detroit’s always been known as a city that’s producing looks, sounds, and symbols of American culture,” says Kiana Wenzell, who, as director of culture and community at the nonprofit Design Core Detroit, is helping to keep that history alive and moving forward. Founded in 2010, Design Core Detroit is a nonprofit that aims to provide access to capital for design-driven businesses, position Detroit as an international leader of design, and honor the city’s 2015 designation as a UNESCO City

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of Design, a recognition the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization bestows to celebrate the unique design industries of select cities around the world. Detroit is the only U.S. city to have earned the distinction. Design Core’s annual Detroit Month of Design festival in September attracts hundreds of participating designers and thousands of attendees with its installations, workshops, tours, and open studios. “All designers — from emerging to established, formally trained and not formally trained — can come together to showcase the best of our city,” Wenzell says. “That’s an inclusive message, and no other city is doing that.” Another way the organization has furthered its goal of bolstering the city’s designers is through its Design in the City program. The program was held last year and powered by a $45,000 grant from Gucci’s Changemakers North America Impact Fund. Organizers of the program focused on providing opportunities for fashion and accessory designers, particularly women and people of color. Each designer received a stipend to create an installation and was paired with local commercial

 A masterful creation Donovan Dewberry (pictured above) designed this gown for his installation, Atelier Detroit, presented at WeWork’s downtown Detroit office. Dewberry was one of seven creatives who participated in last year’s Design in the City program.

Lauren’s corporate office. “I had a real budget to really make some nice things, and I worked with so many great people that were so willing to support you throughout the process on a creative level and business level.”

True to This spaces to host their work. Donovan Dewberry, an apparel and accessory designer and fashion illustrator, was one of the seven people chosen to participate. His exhibit, Atelier Detroit, explored his design process from illustrations to final concept. Sketches of his designs lined the walls of WeWork’s downtown Detroit office, where his installation was hosted. Unfinished garments draped and pinned on mannequins symbolized his works in progress. And a sequined, chocolatecolored gown with a voluminous train represented a completed Donovan Dewberry masterpiece. “That was the largest platform I had at that point to display my work,” says Dewberry, who is a College for Creative Studies graduate and now works remotely in Detroit as a women’s footwear designer for Ralph

As co-owner and CEO of Hot Sam’s Detroit, the city’s oldest men’s clothing store, Tony Stovall has a vantage like no other on both the history and the current state of Detroit fashion. The downtown store opened in 1921 and celebrated its centennial anniversary in July with a showcase of 25 Blackowned businesses, a fashion show, and live entertainment. Stovall and Cliff G. Green bought Hot Sam’s in 1994 after working 20 years together at the shop. He credits their community involvement — along with keeping up with the times by setting up an online store — for the store’s longevity. “When we bought the place, I wanted people to know that we want to have a relationship with you — not just at the cash register, but whenever you need anything,” he says. But it’s the classic Detroit flair of the store’s selection that keeps Hot Sam’s hopping. “What Detroit does: You get a suit — we might put a pocket square DONOVAN DEWBERRY, DRESS PAUL TAYLOR FILMS

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in there. We might put a boutonniere in there. And you’ll know it’s from Detroit,” Stovall says. “We might wear a two-tone shoe versus a solid-colored shoe. We’re going to tastefully give you that swag — that’s the difference in Hot Sam’s [and in] Detroit.” Tracy Reese knows all about that Detroit flair. “There’s a flavor to Detroit that doesn’t leave you if you’re a native,” says Reese, who has made a name for herself designing womenswear with unique prints and bold colorways. Reese went off to New York in the early 1980s to pursue a career in the industry. When she left, she says, she never foresaw herself having a fashion career back in her hometown. But since then, her priorities have changed. She found she simply no longer wanted to participate in the industry’s grind and instead chose to pivot to a slower, more sustainable business approach. She knew she could do that in Detroit. In 2019, Reese bought studio space in Detroit’s Rivertown Warehouse District and has since made the city her permanent residence. That same year, she launched her brand Hope for Flowers, which comprises garments made with ethically sourced textiles and in keeping with her signature flair for daring colors and prints. “The more I learned about the fashion industry’s footprint, the more I knew I had to take responsibility for how I’m working,” Reese says. It was also important to her to see more Black people and people of color participating in the city’s resurgence.

“I knew that I wanted to be a part of creating something right here in Detroit, having a great team of creative Detroiters working alongside me and being able to collaborate with some really cool artisans and craftspeople and other designers here in the city.”

The Vanguard

Just as telling as Reese’s return to the city is the fact that many talented Detroiters are never leaving in the first place. No longer is it an assumption that to succeed in fashion you have to leave for either New York or Los Angeles. Ken Walker was a few years into his marketing career when he thought about heading to one of those cities for fashion school. But the Detroit native remembers the nudge that compelled him to stay here. He was speaking with fashion designer and Project Runway veteran Nick Verreos at his book launch at New York’s Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in 2016. “He was like, ‘Wait, you’re from Detroit?’ And he just spoke so highly of our city and our culture,” Walker says. “And he kind of looked at me and told me, ‘I don’t think you need school to validate you as a designer. Go be a big fish in a small pond in

Behind the scenes Ken Walker reviews sketches with design and logistics assistant Kendal Shorter. A Central Michigan University student, Shorter became K. Walker Collective’s first employee in July after interning for two years. 

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that city. Stand out and take what you know but also provide opportunity.’” And Walker has done just that. He launched K. Walker Collective in 2018, a line of classic hoodies, tees, shorts, jackets, and accessories that he hopes evoke a sense of power and effortless confidence in the wearer. Walker is now building a team of local creatives to work with and learn from his company. “At [Detroit’s] core is that grittiness, that hustle mentality — it’s something that can’t be taken away,” Walker says. “To see so many emerging designers, creators, so many stylists, producers, photographers that love fashion that stayed here — that spirit can never be taken away.” Deviate’s Cassidy and Kelsey Tucker also knew their brand couldn’t exist anywhere else. The sisters and Plymouth natives founded their unisex apparel and accessory brand in 2018 and immediately got to work making a name for themselves in the city while supporting other local talents. Deviate was among the businesses that partnered with the nonprofit Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center (ISAIC) last year to produce personal protective equipment, and it offers paid apprenticeships through BGCSM’s Industry Club. The brand also has its own program at its atelier that gives creative talents a chance to work with the Deviate team. Deviate’s latest collection, Stomping Grounds, pays homage to Detroit’s creative entrepreneurs who are participating in the city’s resurgence while respecting its rich history. “Detroit has an incredibly talented community of fashion and creative businesses who are also dedicated to a shared mission,” Cassidy Tucker says. Whatever is next for Detroit’s fashion scene, Reese believes the future is filled with promise. “I see opportunities for young people to be able to actually stay in Detroit and contribute some of their talent to this industry instead of having to move to New York or another fashion capital to find work and grow within their profession. So that’s going to be beautiful,” she says. “I just want Detroit to have a voice on the world stage and for it to be a really strong, unique, soulful voice.”

Made in Detroit ISAIC builds a model of ethical, domestic garment production The fashion industry has a long and ongoing history of relying on overseas garment production in developing countries, where labor and overhead costs are low and worker exploitation is widespread. The Industrial Sewing and Innovation Center (ISAIC) is positioning Detroit to be a counter to that as a domestic resource for garment production that’s part of a growing effort to bring manufacturing back to the States. Founded in 2017, the nonprofit manufactures garments for local and national brands and also serves as a training center. “Manufacturing in general is in our DNA [in Detroit],” says Jen Guarino, CEO of ISAIC. “We understand the general principles of manufacturing, logistics, and distribution. We understand that manufacturing has to constantly be innovative. There’s not very many regions where you see that.” From its Midtown factory above Carhartt’s flagship store, ISAIC provides eight-week courses and paid apprenticeships that train people in industrial sewing techniques. From there, students can join the ISAIC team as a full-time sewing specialist or machine technician specialist. And ISAIC has been put to the test. Last year, it worked with its company partners to produce nearly 100,000 isolation gowns and other personal protective equipment for the Michigan Economic Development Corp. and some of the state’s biggest health systems. ISAIC uses an on-demand manufacturing model, rather than the usual mass-production approach, steering away from traditional wholesale manufacturing, which can result in significant waste. ISAIC’s own line of T-shirts are made in-house using 100 percent organic cotton sourced in the U.S. The tag on each shirt bears a QR code linking to tips for keeping the garment out of landfills. “We really believe that the industry has been irresponsible in its lack of investment in people — the people that make the product,” Guarino says. “We can create that bridge that makes on-demand manufacturing more viable. On-demand manufacturing is the future of apparel.” —RT

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“The Detroit flavor is always going to be somewhere, you know? I’m not afraid of color. I’m not afraid of pattern.” —NELSON SANDERS JR.

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IT SUITS HIM Made-to-measure clothier Nelson Sanders Jr. pulls out all the stops for his sartorial brand, Dandy Detroit — and for his own timeless attire BY RACH A EL TH O MAS | PH O T O BY JO E A L I SA

 Sanders, standing in the Detroit neighborhood where he grew up, wears a blazer, shirt, and trousers from his brand, Dandy Detroit, Ralph Lauren loafers, vintage Cartier glasses, and jewelry from Lost and Found Vintage.

NINE TIMES OUT OF 10, when you run across Nelson Sanders Jr., he’ll be wearing a suit. He says he hates the idea of reserving suits for special occasions. The 36-year-old native Detroiter credits his upbringing — particularly his father’s tailored style (a simple grocery store run warranted a collared shirt, gabardine slacks, and hard-bottom shoes) — for inspiring his career in the clothing industry and shaping his distinctive look. Sanders started his custom suiting and lifestyle brand, Dandy Detroit, in 2019 after working more than 10 years in luxury retail and four years at a local custom clothing company. As a made-to-measure clothier, Sanders meets with clients at his shop inside Détroit Is the New Black to discuss their needs, review sample suits, and take their measurements. Eight weeks and three fittings later, clients receive their handcrafted suit made overseas with fine Italian or English fabrics and tailored in Detroit. To date, Sanders has outfitted local artist Sheefy McFly, former Pistons shooting guard Langston Galloway, and former Lions defensive tackle Caraun Reid. Here, Sanders takes a break from dressing the town to explain what’s behind his own unique look.

My style is … Classic and timeless. It’s heavily influenced by southern Italian style with some ’70s inspiration. I love the high-waisted pleated trouser, wide lapels, double-breasted jackets. But on top of that, the Detroit flavor is always going to be somewhere, you know? I’m not afraid of color. I’m not afraid of pattern. I’m always going to represent Detroit in any way I can. My all-time favorite suit is … The one I wore to Italy — a burnt orange, doublebreasted fresco. It was a bold but elegant color, and I got a lot of good reactions from it. My inspirations: I just nerd out on custom clothing and made-to-measure. One guy in particular, [New York-based creative director] Angel Ramos, his personal style is very similar to mine; he does what I do. His brand is called 18th Amendment. Another guy I get a lot of inspiration from is [Italian clothier] Nicola Radano. He has an accessory brand called Spacca Neapolis. I just like his aesthetic and the way he does things. I can’t leave the house without … My Cartier aviators. My go-to fall pieces are … A double-breasted navy blazer. And a trench coat. For a night out … I like to go places where I know people and they know me. If we’re saying, “Nelson’s going out and having a drink,” it’s at Monarch Club or The Skip. If we’re saying, “Hey, I’m unbuttoning my shirt, I’m just chilling,” it’s gotta be Queens. Everybody knows your name. I’m a fan of the music and the diversity with the bar staff. My favorite bartender in the city is KaTrell Thomas. He goes by K.T. Wherever K.T. is bartending, that’s where I’m at. I also frequent San Morello. Never let the world tell you … What your inner self knows is best for you. Learn more about Dandy Detroit at dandydetroit.com.

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An innovative unit of the Wayne County prosecutor's office has exonerated 30 innocent convicts in just three years. Is Detroit law enforcement especially troubled or is the county just being more honest about miscarriages of justice than other counties across the country?

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Smith, who spent his adult life in prison, now spends much of his time since his February 2021 release advocating for other innocent convicts.

system’s most egregious wrongs, and folks like Smith don’t want to waste precious time celebrating while innocent people continue to rot in American prisons. Since 2018, investigations undertaken by the newly formed Conviction Integrity Unit, or CIU, have led to the release of 30 men whom Worthy and the Michigan courts now agree should not have been convicted for the crimes that sent them away. CIUs are special units of lawyers and detectives empowered to reinvestigate questionable convictions and provide a fast-track process to clear and liberate wrongly convicted inmates. “We weren’t the first CIU in the country, but I know now that we’re the most active,” Worthy says. Other experts concur; Maurice Possley, a researcher with the National Registry of Exonerations, told CNN earlier this year the pace of exonerations in Wayne County is “unheard of.” In total, those 30 men — almost all Black — spent 465 years in prison hoping against hope that someone one day would believe their version of events. And then, almost like a thunderbolt, someone did. “The court told me to die in prison about 90 days before they came out with this CIU,” Smith says, referring to the defeat of his final appeal of his sentence of natural life for murder. “The courts shut me down from my last shot. It was over with. It was over with. My life was over. I was gonna die in prison. And then I wasn’t.”

o give you some idea of just how long Larry Darnell Smith Jr. sat in prison for a murder he did not commit, consider that he can remember where he was — the Wayne County Jail — that night in 1994 when O.J. Simpson led police on a slowspeed chase on a Los Angeles freeway. Then, when terrorists brought the World Trade Center down on Sept. 11, 2001, he was sweeping the floors of the Saginaw Correctional Facility. And that bright 2009 morning when America inaugurated its first Black president? He was at the Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer, thinking about how under other circumstances he would’ve been in Washington, D.C., to see it while working for his uncle’s limousine service. Smith went in at 18 and came out at 45. Yet for his 46th birthday in late August — his first as a free man in his adult life — he and his longsuffering 66-year-old mother, Debra Smith, flew to Boston where, on behalf of the National Organization of Exonerees, he met with local prosecutors to talk about the Wayne County program that led to his redemption. The night before, he attended a picnic in Detroit with about 20 other exonerees where Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy praised his activism since his release in February. There’s a lot of interest these days in what Wayne County is doing to right some of the justice

THE CASE of Larry Darnell Smith Jr. is only one of 30 wrongful convictions reversed by the work of the Wayne County Conviction Integrity Unit since its inception in 2017. Smith, at 27 years, was also one of the longest-serving innocent convicts. Here is a sampling of other cases: Kenneth Nixon Convicted of firstdegree murder at age 19. Served 16 years. New evidence: An eyewitness who had not previously testified; discredited testimony from a jailhouse informant. His case was dismissed on Feb. 18, 2021.

Ray Gray Convicted of firstdegree murder at age 21. Served 47 years (22 more than sentenced). New evidence of innocence could not be corroborated by the CIU, but given conflicting information about his involvement in the shooting, he was offered a plea to second-degree murder. His case was dismissed on May 25, 2021. Darell Chancellor Convicted of possession of 450 to 999 grams of cocaine at age 31. Served 7 years. New evidence: False statements had been used to obtain a search warrant. His case was dismissed on March 24, 2020.

\ Until about 20 years ago, the world of proving and litigating wrongful convictions was the province of investigative journalists and crusading defense attorneys. Each time it was shown that an innocent convict had lost a heartbreaking chunk of his or her life to a judicial error, there would be big newspaper articles and Dateline reenactments — but most of these cases were treated by the public as unique, unfortunate mistakes and tragic curiosities. Yet as organizations like the national nonprofit Innocence Project formed and became better funded and with the advent of the use of DNA evidence to force the reconsideration of old convictions, the number of reversals kept rising. Since 2012, in fact, more than 100 convicts have been exonerated and released each year, according to the National Registry of Exonerations, which is a joint project of the Newkirk Center for Science and Society at the University of California Irvine and the law schools at the University of Michigan and Michigan State University. In all, 2,840 people had been cleared as of this spring across the U.S. of murders, rapes, robberies, drug offenses, and other crimes since 1989 — more than half of those in the past decade — accounting for more than 25,000 years of unnecessary prison service. The outrageousness of that, along with other movements to expose an American judicial process rife with systemic racism and ignominious for fostering the world’s largest inmate population, softened the public and encouraged lawmakers

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in both parties to seek reforms. It helped that so many exonerees like Smith burst out of prison with great purpose to help other innocent convicts reclaim their freedom, says Marvin Zalman, who teaches criminal justice at Wayne State University and is the author of numerous books and papers on wrongful convictions. “They’ve organized into an Innocence Network,” he says. “They interact. They have annual meetings. They have exonerated thousands of people, many of whom have become activists. Then you get more and more lawyers aware of the fact that wrongful convictions occur with some regularity, so they begin to push cases.” One such lawyer was Worthy, who began taking interest in the concept of CIUs shortly after she became Wayne County prosecutor in 2004. Around that time, she attended a meeting in Atlanta of Black elected prosecutors where Craig Watkins, then the district attorney in Dallas, talked about his idea to have his own staff reinvestigate some questionable convictions. As prosecutors of color, Worthy says, the group was empathetic to the flaws in the justice system that lead to mass incarceration of Black people, mostly men, including many whose trials might have gone differently with better legal representation and a fairer assessment by juries. “I said back then that no prosecutor should be afraid to have such a unit,” she says. “It can be scary, of course, and not easy to do. And so, basically, I had that in the back of my mind and around 2008 started really pushing for it.” It would take nearly another decade, though, for Worthy to persuade the Wayne County Commission to put up the first $750,000 needed to launch the CIU. And when she did, she shocked many by hiring as its director one of the state’s most ferocious wrongful conviction crusaders, appellate attorney Valerie Newman. “I wanted it to be someone that came in from the outside,” Worthy says. “Valerie Newman was really our biggest nemesis in a couple of cases in this area. She’d been doing the work; she was nationally recognized. People thought I was absolutely insane when I hired her.” In innocence advocate circles, however, Newman’s selection gave the effort instant credibility. Smith, skeptical of the notion that the same office that convicted him and defended that conviction would now take a new look at his case, was reassured by activist Claudia Whitman, founder of the National Capital Crime Assistance Network: “She says to me, ‘Larry, this ain’t no joke. Miss Valerie Newman is down there and she’s gonna be leading this. And she’s going to look at it.’ And at that moment, it was like, wow.” Newman made a key early decision to enhance the unit’s credibility — she would choose only lawyers who had never served as Wayne County prosecutors. That way, she says, nobody could be accused of being too close to a case or to anyone who handled it. She has two full-time and two part-time lawyers, one full-time and one part-time detective, and a part-time law student who help her

Ramon Ward Convicted of firstdegree murder at age 19. Served 25 years. New evidence: An eyewitness who had not previously testified discredited testimony from a jailhouse informant. His case was dismissed on Feb. 20, 2020. Edward Khalil Convicted of seconddegree murder at age 27. Served eight years. New evidence: testimony from a new witness who had not previously come forward and who arrived at the scene with Khalil after the victim was shot. His case was dismissed on July 13, 2020. Bernard Howard Convicted of firstdegree murder at age 18. Served 26 years. New evidence: An analysis of crime scene fingerprints, paired with a yearslong investigation into police interrogation practices in 1994, proved that Howard’s confession was false and that aspects of a co-defendant’s confession that incriminated Howard were also false. His case was dismissed on Dec. 17, 2020.

Smith's mother, 66-year-old Debra Smith, spent decades trying to secure her son's release. Now she wonders what the state owes them for its mistakes.

work through a backlog of some 40 open cases at any given moment. Each year, she receives about 500 requests from Michigan inmates convicted in Wayne County who want their cases reconsidered; she looks in their material for something obvious that the initial police investigation and prosecution missed or ignored. “For example, you’re convicted of a crime, you write to me, and you say, ‘Look, I told my lawyer I had three alibi witnesses, and my lawyer never talked to these alibi witnesses,’” Newman says. “We looked through the appeals, we read everything, we see this issue was never litigated. So that’s new.” Since Worthy created this CIU, Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, elected in 2018, has followed suit to investigate questionable convictions in other parts of the state, and prosecutors in Oakland and Macomb counties are talking about creating their own. Zalman says the movement — there are about 90 CIUs across the country —

Gerry Thomas Convicted of assault with intent to commit murder, criminal sexual conduct, and armed robbery at age 33. Served 28 years. New evidence: proof that he was misidentified. His case was dismissed on Jan. 13, 2020. George Clark Convicted of firstdegree murder at age 20. Served 17 years. New evidence: A key identifying witness gave false testimony; police misconduct. His case was dismissed on April 21, 2020. Kevin Harrington Convicted of firstdegree murder at age 20. Served 17 years. New evidence: A key identifying witness gave false testimony; police misconduct. His case was dismissed on April 21, 2020.

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is fueled primarily by the election of progressive prosecutors like Nessel who run on platforms of correcting systemic problems such as those created by a rush to “solve” cases, which can result in grievous mistakes. That the CIU is an internal prosecutorial unit is, in many ways, its superpower, Zalman says. Whereas defense attorneys must work through the courts to demand access to police files and evidence when trying to clear a client, the CIU “can get data without having to jump through hoops. They can get cooperation or help from the police, where defense attorneys who were handling an appeal, even if they’re not getting enormous resistance, they’re still going through procedures that take time.” The Wayne County CIU’s first exoneration, which came five months after Newman’s hire, was

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Lacino Hamilton Convicted of second-degree murder and felony firearm at age 21. Served 24 years. New evidence: DNA disproved testimony from a jailhouse informant. His case was dismissed on Sept. 30, 2020. Marvin Cotton Convicted of firstdegree murder and felony firearm at age 21. Served almost 19 years. New evidence: police misconduct. His case was dismissed on Oct. 1, 2020.

Waleed Isho Convicted of multiple counts of attempted murder in a gas station bombing at age 21. Served almost 12 years. New evidence: A key identifying witness was paid; a new witness stated Isho did not throw the bomb. His case was dismissed on Nov. 24, 2020.

Richard Phillips. Phillips was serving his 45th year in 2018 on a murder conviction when Newman brought to Worthy’s attention that a co-defendant had said during a parole hearing that he committed the crime with someone else. Without the CIU’s intervention, Phillips, who at age 73 upon his release was the nation’s longest-serving exoneree, might have tried to reengage the courts with a new appeal, but that could have taken years. This way, Worthy took Newman’s dossier directly to a judge empowered to vacate such wrongful convictions. “That one probably affected me the most because it was the first one,” Worthy says. “What if there are other people out there who have served that long for crimes they didn’t commit? I apologized to him at a press conference even though I didn’t have anything to do with convicting him, because the system failed him. This is exactly why we established the unit, to get people out of prison like him.” The expedited process for clearing cases through the court, which was a mechanism created by Michigan Supreme Court Justice Bridget McCormack along with then-Justice Stephen Markman, helps explain the impressive pace of exonerations, Newman says. “We have a variety of tools at our disposal that other states don’t have,” she says. “Especially in Wayne County, we have a committed bench. That might sound silly — like, what judge would not care about justice or wanting to do the right thing or sign an order to get an innocent person out of prison? But there are jurisdictions where judges fight these things tooth and nail.” \ “This moment you and I are having right now? It’s really not real,” says Larry Smith as he sits in a crisp new red-and-blue-striped polo shirt sipping a can of Squirt on the narrow porch of his mother’s home in Detroit’s Boynton neighborhood. His daughter, Eakira Bullard, who was a toddler when her father went to prison, sits next to him. His hunched-over mother comes and goes offering drinks and pithy observations. Bernard Howard, whose own murder conviction was cleared by Newman’s CIU in 2020 after he served 26 years, is in the front yard working a phone camera as Smith tells his story yet again, capturing footage that may eventually end up on Smith’s very active Facebook page. Smith is talking about how poorly he’s been sleeping, how he often wakes up thinking he’s still in prison and must calm and reassure himself that that nightmare has passed. It’s mid-June, so he’s been free for about five months and is trying very hard to believe that. “This is a dream. I’ve had this dream before over 27 years, that I will be free and have opportunities like this. So if it’s real, if it’s not real, I don’t want to do anything to mess it up.” The tedium and frustration of being wrongly jailed for decades is hard to comprehend, but this may provide a sense of how that yawning gap of time was filled. Here is Smith’s account of

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a quarter-century tour of Michigan nobody ever wants to go on: “I went from the Wayne County Jail to Riverside quarantine to Riverside general population. Riverside sent me to the Michigan Reformatory in Ionia. Michigan Reformatory sent me to Chippewa, which is in the Upper Peninsula. Chippewa sent me to the Muskegon facility. Muskegon sent me to the Macomb facility. The Macomb facility sent me to the Mound Road facility in Detroit. Mound Road sent me to the Saginaw Correctional Facility. Saginaw sent me to Thumb Correctional Facility in Lapeer. Lapeer sent me to the Cotton Correctional Facility. The Cotton Correctional Facility sent me to Carson City Correctional Facility in Jackson. Carson City sent me to the Adrian Correctional Facility. Adrian sent me to the Michigan State Prison in Jackson. Jackson sent me to Coldwater Correctional Facility. Coldwater sent me back to Adrian. Adrian sent me back to Lapeer. Lapeer sent me back to Mound. Mound sent me back to the Michigan Reformatory. Michigan Reformatory sent me back to Mound. Mound sent me to Macomb. Macomb sent me to Brooks in Muskegon Heights. Brooks would then send me to Ionia. Ionia sent me to St. Louis. St. Louis sent me to Kinross. Kinross sent me to Chippewa. Chippewa sent me to Cotton. Cotton sent me to Adrian. I would go home from Adrian.”

Danny Burton Convicted of firstdegree murder at age 20. Served 32 years. New evidence: Multiple new witnesses placed Burton at a motel miles from the crime scene when the incident occurred. His case was dismissed on Dec. 6, 2019.

Richard Phillips Convicted of firstdegree murder at age 31. Served more than 45 years. New evidence: His co-defendant said he committed the crime with someone else. His case was dismissed on March 28, 2018.

Eric Anderson Convicted of armed robbery and assault at age 20. Served nine years. New evidence: A new witness, who was also the perpetrator; video evidence showing Anderson had earlier been shot and could not have committed this crime. His case was dismissed on April 30, 2019.

Tazell Cash Convicted of armed robbery and carjacking at age 18. Served two years. New evidence: Phone and other records from electronic devices as well as a witness all placed Cash out of town at the time of the crime. His case was dismissed on May 28, 2019.

Before all that, Smith was a teenager with a 1978 Monte Carlo, a job in Southfield delivering oxygen tanks, and some plans. Butter, as his mother still calls him because he had jaundice as a chubby kid, was making such good grades that he’d traveled to East Lansing to check out Michigan State. He expected to go to school to become a respiratory therapist en route, perhaps, to medical school to be an anesthesiologist. Debra Smith says he was careful not to get mixed up in the street partly because his own father, Larry Sr., was shot to death in 1984. Yet in March 1994, months before he would have graduated from high school, police arrested Smith in connection with the slaying of a 20-year-old drug dealer named Kenneth Hayes in the early morning hours near the Smiths’ house. An eyewitness claimed to have seen someone of Smith’s build running from the scene, the police said they found bullet casings in Smith’s laundry hamper, and a jailhouse informant testified Smith confessed to the crime. Smith’s mother maintains her son was in his basement bedroom all night while she worked into the wee hours on a presentation for a class that was part of the master’s degree in psychology that she was pursuing. Her son was convicted that November. Smith lost appeal after appeal throughout his decades in prison — often on grounds that had nothing to do with whether the “evidence” or testimony was legitimate. In 2017, for instance, U.S. District Judge Bernard Friedman shut his case down in large part because the claims had been filed too late. Later that year, though, the Detroit Metro Times ran a damning investigative report that called into question the Detroit Police Department’s questionable use of jailhouse informants and the enticements they received that encouraged them to provide testimony alleging that other inmates had confessed. Newman knew all about such sketchy police work, having spent her pre-CIU career litigating other wrongful convictions in Wayne County. She entered the job with experience and a skepticism that has proven invaluable, Zalman says. “I can answer the question as to why the Wayne County CIU is so successful in two words: Valerie Newman,” he says. “The literature shows that the most successful conviction integrity units are those that hire effective defense lawyers to be their directors. Detroit probably has a high number of exonerations simply because we have excellent lawyers in CIU who are looking for them. If you dug down in other places, you’d also get a lot.” Although Smith is in the National Registry as an exoneree and Worthy herself has referred to him as one from time to time, technically he was not proven innocent so much as ordered a new trial that Worthy elided by dropping his charges and setting him free. Between the expose on the use of informants and the fact that the bullet casings supposedly found in Smith’s hamper had been O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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"He has to live now." —DEBRA SMITH

his incarceration. “Remember when the prosecutor offered me the zero-to-five … when I told you I didn’t know who did the crime and they wanted me to lie?” he wrote. “You looked me in the eyes, said take it in stride, like a man, don’t go against what’s right.”

The Smiths continue to lean on one another as they adjust to the new reality that Larry is, at long last, vindicated and free.

destroyed years ago for unknown reasons, there was no point to another trial. That’s how 17 of the 30 men got their liberty. Often, Worthy says, that’s the best the CIU can do for people because “we have the evidence to say that their trial was so compromised that if the jury had known all the evidence that we were able to uncover, they might have found that they didn’t do it.” It took Smith’s case three years to lead to his release in part because Newman was so overwhelmed with other cases, ones that would be easier to clear with less investigation. During that time, Smith’s mother would meet Worthy at public events and remind her of her son’s plight. Larry Smith recalls: “I was hopeful. I had three interviews with them. One by video, two by phone. And man, I was nervous. Any time you’re in a room with people who have the power to let you go, you got to be

nervous. But I was thinking, ‘These people have to know that I didn’t do this because they wouldn’t be talking to me like this right now.’” Worthy issued a statement upon Smith’s release. “After a thorough review of the investigation and evidence in this case we have determined that Mr. Smith certainly is entitled to a new trial,” she wrote. “We found that the Detroit Police Department’s informant was unreliable as well as the testimony of a key witness. There were other issues as well.” The Smiths are still adjusting to their new reality. Debra Smith’s home overflows with notes, cards, and mementos her son sent her over the years from prison. “You know, 27 years of birthdays and Mother’s Days and ‘I love you’ days, they accumulate,” she says as she shuffles through the living room. Perhaps the most gut-wrenching artifact is an undated letter he wrote her early in

\ Debra Smith insists she’s determined “not to worry about nothing no more” — but she’s still angry. Her son is living with her and hustling for a few dollars by selling decorative candles while he waits for the state to decide whether to compensate him for his lost years. In 2016, the Michigan Legislature created the Wrongful Imprisonment Compensation Fund with guidance that folks like Smith should receive $50,000 per year in prison, so Smith eventually could receive more than $1 million. “What he might get later on has nothing to do with what he has got now,” Debra Smith says, her voice rising. “He has to live now. They have done nothing financially to help him. He should have his own place. He should have money to go in his pocket because he’s a man. He shouldn’t have to look for his mother or maybe a relative to throw him a couple dollars. They should have something in place for these people that’s coming out of prison that you exonerating because you know that they didn’t do it. It’s your fault that it took them that long to figure that out, because it was there all the time.” There are efforts underway, both from the nonprofit sector and by Worthy’s office. Worthy is pushing for local community colleges to provide free tuition for those released and is talking with private employers in the region about how they can help. Another Wayne County CIU exoneree, Aaron Salter, has raised money to renovate a house with two beds for exonerees to stay at after their release. His organization, Innocence Maintained, helps newly released people obtain “IDs, birth certificates, basically whatever they need to get back to society and get them to their compensation without people exploiting them, without them having to be in places where you know they feel uncomfortable,” Salter says. “Basically, just hold their hands.” In the meantime, Smith is running all over the state and country singing Newman’s praises and pushing for more funding to help her get more people freed faster. “They’re understaffed, they’re underfunded. How can three people, three investigators, maybe five, move to these cases effectively and efficiently?” Smith asks. “Yeah, they have a system. It’s a great system. Know how I know? I’m sitting here talking to you now. I have friends that are exonerees who I walked the yard with. … Now we’re in society, and we’re working to help other innocent people, medically frail people, oversentenced people. We work together as a unit to do this. But if it wasn’t for the CIU, we wouldn’t have had this opportunity. So it’s clear. They need more funding, because you get to produce more people like me.”

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The Advent of Long-Haul

COVID Clinics A holistic approach to treating patients suffering a variety of often-baffling symptoms could have applications for other complex chronic conditions

In August, a new 2,300-square-foot Beaumont Hospital facility opened in Farmington with an unusual name: The Life and Relief Clinic. Inside, instead of uncomfortable examining room tables, patients recline on soft settees. Murano glass fixtures, rather than florescent lights, cast calm hues over the space. On site are a psychologist, nutritionist, pulmonologist, and cardiologist as well as Dr. Annas Aljassem, the physician behind the clinic. “I want patients to leave here feeling energized, so they can pursue their purpose in life,” Aljassem says of the clinic, which offers allencompassing care for COVID-19 long-haulers — those who continue to suffer often-baffling symptoms long after the typical course of the disease — as well as for patients coping with cancer, chronic pain, addiction, and other longterm health conditions. The Farmington clinic is just one of many medical programs opening across the state and country to care for long-haul COVID-19 patients who are experiencing myriad symptoms ranging from extreme fatigue to cognitive impairments to respiratory difficulties. The goal among doctors now is to coordinate treatment for these patients, whose ailments still have no proven therapies. While this new front of medicine is an outgrowth of the pandemic, it may also have implications for

other existing diseases with perplexing symptoms. As a physician trained in pain management, hospice, palliative care, and addiction, Aljassem remembers feeling helpless when the pandemic hit in March 2020. “I have a unique perspective on patients and thought, ‘There must be something I can do,’” he says. By May 2020, he and Dr. Matthew Sims, an infectious disease physician and Aljassem’s colleague at Beaumont in Royal Oak, were overseeing a clinical trial. Their research centered on treating adult COVID-19 patients using two common drugs, naltrexone and ketamine, to see if the drugs could reduce early and later side effects of the virus. “I lived in the intensive care unit, focusing on helping people on ventilators for months with pain and sedation and started to realize the psychological warfare they go through,” Aljassem says. “They are isolated, not able to see their families, and treated by people wearing alien suits. I had patients with post-traumatic stress disorder who wanted to just give up. We gave them the hope to live.” Though the trial ended this past spring and the data still need to be collected and analyzed, the feedback Aljassem received from the patients was encouraging. “Many told me they felt like they could breathe again after the treatment,” he says,

explaining that the drug ketamine appeared to help alleviate “air hunger” in COVID patients, a sensation he likens to “struggling to breathe through a straw while running a marathon.” While Aljassem hopes to resume the study at some point, for now he’s caring for his long-haul COVID patients in the clinic by adopting a more holistic approach. “I have patients in their 30s and 40s wondering if they will ever be able to play with their kids again,” he says, describing how one patient who was finally recovering his lung function suddenly experienced heart problems. “We’re seeing all these peculiar presentations with COVID and wondering if there may still be some kind of indwelling inflammatory pest that lives on.” His clinic not only will make it easier for patients to see a variety of specialists as new symptoms develop, but it also will position Aljassem to help patients and their families find any needed resources, whether that means therapy, medication, or an exercise/diet regime — whatever the patient needs to get back to a semblance of normal life. “If they have pain, they can’t achieve what they need to achieve,” he says. As medical director of COVID recovery care, Dr. Eunice Yu of Henry Ford Health System is also spearheading a program to help long-haul COVID patients, whom she breaks into three groups: those who had complications during COVID (such as a stroke or heart attack), those who had a chronic disease before COVID (such as arthritis or diabetes), and those with new conditions after COVID (brain fog, shortness of breath, fatigue). “We want to focus in particular on how we get the quality of life back for this third group of folks

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even if our testing cannot yet truly reveal one condition we can point to,” she explains, adding that it will likely be years before the syndrome is fully defined and treatments established. To that end, Yu has helped set up educational sessions and resources at Henry Ford to help primary care physicians whose patients come to them with long-haul COVID symptoms. “Managing long COVID is going to take a team, and you need a good primary care doctor to be the quarterback for that team,” she says. Physicians can also participate in a multidisciplinary case program, where more than 10 specialists are available to help discuss and develop care plans for patients with complex conditions related to long COVID. Informed by its experience with long-haulers, Henry Ford is now partnering with specialists treating patients suffering from myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), otherwise known as chronic fatigue syndrome. ME/CFS patients also experience unexplained symptoms, many similar to long COVID. “The silver lining might be more attention to an underlying mechanism for both ME/CFS and long-haul COVID,” Yu says. One concern among those in the emerging field of long COVID care is to ensure that people of color are also referred to these facilities. Dr. Denise White Perkins, director of HFHS healthcare equity initiatives, wants to advance Yu’s program by researching whether there are notable differences in the experiences and outcomes for patients who are in social or ethnic/ racial categories that have been marginalized or oppressed by society. “The COVID-19 pandemic really shined a huge light on how societal inequities in income, access to technology, transportation, occupational exposure, etc. can really impact one’s risk for infection, severity of disease, and experience of illness,” White Perkins says, explaining that those segments of society also tend to have limited opportunity to buffer that risk (like choosing to work from home) and limited resources to deal with the consequences of getting sick (like lost wages). Add to that longterm chronic symptoms and complications from COVID, and the likelihood is even worse outcomes for this group. Yu, meanwhile, is starting a patient advisory council so those suffering from long-haul COVID can directly educate physicians about their symptoms and needs. She hopes patients in metro Detroit will reach out to Henry Ford to join the council, whether they are current Henry Ford patients or not. “We want patients to help us understand and design care,” she says. “What is really remarkable is that long COVID patients and patient advocates have really taken the forefront and helped the medical community understand that this is a real condition.”

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for the helpers The pandemic has brought a heightened recognition that medical professionals’ mental health sometimes needs tending to as well

Carolyn Fascetti, a critical care nursing specialist at Henry Ford Medical Center, is responsible for teaching proper pandemic protocol to bedside nurses. Her lesson units have corresponded to the severity of the outbreak: First, she taught her team how to use protective gear. Eventually she moved on to new treatments, sedation practices in the ICU, and putting COVID-19 patients in prone position — lying face down — to help them breathe. The day she created the module on ventilators and end-of-life, she wept — for the patients and for her staff. “I knew what that meant for our patients and for our colleagues,” says Fascetti, who has been a nurse at Henry Ford for 37 years. “I was sad for the patients whose lives were ending sooner than they ever expected, their families suffering excruciating emotional turmoil, and sad for our nurses who needed to be the sole support for suffering patients.” Fascetti decided to sign up for the Stronger Together Buddy Program — an initiative at Henry Ford to help medical workers cope with the emotional weight of the pandemic — which pairs up nurses, doctors, and other staff members, who then provide comfort and inspiration to one another on their toughest days. It’s just one of a suite of mental health offerings that make up an overall wellness effort. Henry Ford also offers oneon-one peer support, drop-in Zoom calls, grief support groups, and a “care cart” full of healthy snacks for workers. When Fascetti signed up for a buddy, she hoped to help someone else. Then she realized how much she needed emotional support, too. “Never in my 37-year nursing career had there been such a prolonged need for our staff to be intensely focused,” she says. “My heart ached for the nurses and the intellectual, physical, mental, and emotional work required of them. As the days went on, I realized the uplifting messages I was getting from my buddy were energizing me at a

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time I didn’t realize I needed it.” The pandemic has taken an incredible toll on healthcare workers. They not only have been stretched to the limit with overflowing ICUs, but they also run the risk of contracting a lifethreatening disease and bringing it home to their families. A May study published in the journal EClinicalMedicine found that out of nearly 21,000 U.S. healthcare workers surveyed, 61 percent had significant fear of exposing themselves or their families to COVID-19. Nearly half the workers suffered from burnout, and 38 percent said they were dealing with anxiety or depression. And the mental health of healthcare personnel was already in jeopardy even before the pandemic. A study from University of Michigan researchers found that, according to data from 2007 to 2018, female nurses in particular were at twice the risk of dying by suicide as women outside of healthcare. Then came COVID. The death of New York emergency department physician Dr. Lorna Breen by suicide made headlines in April 2020. “She tried to do her job, and it killed her,” her father told reporters. Medical professionals were scrambling to draft wills and staying in hotels to protect their families, says Dr. Lisa MacLean, since 2007 the chief clinical wellness officer at Henry Ford. PreCOVID, she helped lead monthly wellness rounds, which included talks on topics related to provider well-being while attendees enjoyed a free lunch. MacLean ramped up more of those efforts in March 2020 when critically ill patients began overwhelming hospitals across the country. “There was always a need for this program, but the pandemic really highlighted that,” says MacLean, who personally brings the care cart of snacks to each unit. “You’ve prepaid for these in blood, sweat, and tears,” she says she tells the staff. The effort includes contributions from a wide range of Henry Ford mental health professionals including Dr. Doree Ann Espiritu, supervisor of residents on their geriatric psychiatry rotations. MacLean hopes the pandemic has paved the way for greater focus on mental well-being among providers. “I think one thing that could potentially change is that healthcare organizations will take more initiative in mental health support of their employees,” MacLean says. “I’m hopeful those services will grow more widely.” Fascetti says the program helps normalize mental health assistance for healthcare staff. Having established resources in place will allow workers to get help anytime they feel worn down — not just in times of crisis — she says. “We’re used to being the helpers. We’re used to people coming to us to receive the support,” Fascetti says. “Yes, we’re resilient, but that resilience sometimes requires replenishment. We need to refill our tanks.” O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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By Jennifer Conlin

learning Experience with Legs

How the all-hands-on-deck scramble to cope with COVID-19 could reshape the way medical students are taught and trained

Dr. Kimberly Baker-Genaw, the director of medical education at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, remembers the moment in early March 2020 when Gov. Gretchen Whitmer temporarily closed all surgical clinics and shut down all elective hospital procedures in Michigan. “All our medical education activities ceased that day as we shifted to COVID care,” says Baker-Genaw, who oversees some 700 medical residents (most in their mid-to-late 20s) in 83 different programs at the downtown hospital. “It was all hands on deck.” For teaching hospitals across the country, particularly those in urban areas, the start of the pandemic in March 2020 was also the beginning of an intense period of innovation. Many of the solutions and strategies medical educators adopted — increased virtual learning, collaboration, and wellness resources — they feel are sure to affect medical training in the future. For the medical faculty at Henry Ford, the 60

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biggest initial challenge of the pandemic was how to care for the onslaught of COVID-19 patients in metro Detroit while also continuing to train residents with all clinics and surgical procedures shut down. Fortunately, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education — the nonprofit organization that sets standards for U.S. graduate medical education for residents — accepted Henry Ford’s request for Pandemic Emergency Status and waived all curriculum requirements for 30 days. Baker-Genaw was then able to quickly pull roughly 200 surgery and anesthesia residents into the intensive care unit and emergency rooms to help doctors — many of whom would normally be doing elective procedures — care for COVID-19 patients. “Every bed was filled. We had over 500 COVID patients,” she recalls of that first wave. Knowing a second wave would eventually happen, Baker-Genaw put a structure in place. “Our residents had a lot of educational concerns, so we created a very organized plan for the next wave,” she recalls, explaining that they looked at every resident’s level of training to see who could be of help with COVID patients in the future, while also making sure all residents would continue to be carefully supervised by medical faculty. Residents with little ICU and ER experience, such as ENT and dermatology residents, could help with COVID nasal swabbing, as most had done during the first wave. “We continue to pull up our plan and update it, as we are doing now, expecting yet another wave of the unvaccinated,” she said in August. Dr. Eric Scher, the chair of medicine, who runs the Internal Medicine Residency program at Henry Ford, thinks the medical field may see a shift in career choices due to the pandemic. “Students might gravitate into different residencies, and residents might choose different fellowships depending on the impact this has had O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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on their personal and professional lives,” he says. The pandemic also forced a new kind of teaching for the likes of Dr. Bob Rabbani, who runs Henry Ford’s cardiology fellowship program. While a doctor might normally teach residents a body of knowledge already in existence, residents instead witnessed attendees trying to learn, battle, and treat a brand-new disease. Dr. Geneva Tatem, director of the Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine Fellowship, supervised teams of up to six residents and two fellows in the ICU from the beginning of the pandemic, when little was still known about the disease. “We doubled the beds we normally have in the ICU to about 150 within a week and a half,” she says. “Everyone had COVID, but not everyone was presenting the same way or having the same clinical course or outcome, and we did not know how to manage the disease.” Tatem recalls suffering from “information

overload” from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and from other hospitals offering best practices. “There was no time to critically think,” she says. “We were learning about COVID at the same time as the residents. We were just working and collaborating together but recognizing there is a way to come up with good answers and be solution-oriented even if you don’t know if it’s the right answer.” Adds Tatem, “Collaboration through science and education across healthcare systems and academic medical centers has had substantial positive change in medical education that I hope continues in the future.” Medical faculty at Henry Ford also expanded the hospital’s mental health resources to help support their youngest providers. Behavioral health experts offered check-ins, referrals, support groups, and even an internal website (called the COVID Diaries) where everyone could

share experiences. “We worry about their mental health as much as their physical health,” Scher says. “Think about what you’re supposed to be doing in your mid20s: going out, hanging out with friends, dating. None of them could do any of that in the prime of their youth. Instead, they’d come here every day to take care of sick patients and then go home to be alone.” Worse yet, that cycle is not ending. “We hear ‘hero to zero’ from the frontline staff who are discouraged by the ongoing pandemic despite vaccines, increased knowledge of the disease, and ineffective/unused personal and public prevention strategies,” Baker-Genaw says, noting how community support for medical professionals has dwindled. She has, however, been impressed by how residents have coped. “Many adopted or found personal wellness and resilience strategies. I suspect this focus will likely bring increased awareness/attention to work-life balance to future physicians and increased resources for personal and emotional health for providers.” In the late spring of 2020, as soon as it was possible, Baker-Genaw resumed the residents’ normal curriculum. “We spent a lot of time and resources pivoting into virtual telehealth and didactic virtual experiences,” she says, adding, “I think that there will be continued pressures to increase virtual learning in both undergraduate and graduate medical education with new educational strategies to provide the required skills and knowledge to transition to and from virtual to in-person patient care.” All three doctors are quick to point out that situational learning — in-person care that takes place at the bedside — must continue to be a priority. “That knowledge cannot be replicated in a virtual environment,” Tatem says. “It impacts how residents and fellows continue to develop the behaviors that demonstrate care, kindness, and emotional connection with patients. Cultivating interpersonal and communication skills along with medical knowledge is essential for excellent patient care and vital for the growth and development of today’s trainees into committed, compassionate physicians of the future.” In June, Scher attended the in-person graduation of 36 internal medical residents. In his commencement speech, he told them he could not be “prouder of how they responded to the greatest crisis of our lifetime.” He also knew his job was done. “I always tell them at the start that residency is about more than just learning a set of skills and fund of knowledge,” he says. “It is about forming a professional identity. Not just acting like a doctor but feeling like a doctor. If there is a silver lining to this pandemic, I think it truly reaffirmed why they went into this profession.”

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kids Aren’t Alright

A Detroit study of COVID-19 in children highlights the need to tackle health inequities

During Michigan’s first COVID-19 wave, Dr. Jocelyn Ang set out to study a population that was largely overlooked at the time: COVIDpositive children in Detroit. The city was a pandemic hotspot, and researchers were increasingly seeing a disproportionate impact on minority communities, but most of the focus was on adults because the virus was seen as particularly dangerous to older people with underlying conditions. Ang, an infectious disease expert at Detroit Medical Center Children’s Hospital of Michigan, looked in a different direction — and that curiosity paved the way for a landmark study showing that children of color are significantly more vulnerable to severe illness from the coronavirus than other children. Ang’s findings join a growing body of research that doctors and scientists believe could help end generations of healthcare disparities in the U.S. “We’re seeing a lot of reports like ours highlighting disparities that we hope will lead to more actions from the public health sector about this,” Ang says. “As physicians, we can make sure everyone gets proper medical attention. But regarding public health and social inequities, there’s still a lot to be done.” The alarming numbers that Ang and her colleagues reported could be a catalyst for this process. Ang found that of 78 COVID-19 patients in Detroit ages 18 and under, 82 percent required hospitalization. That’s 10 times the national rate of coronavirus hospital admissions among kids.

Of those who were hospitalized, 37 percent were admitted to the intensive care unit. Seventythree percent of the kids in the study, which was published in May in the journal Global Pediatric Health, were Black; 13 percent were Hispanic. “It became clear that COVID-19 was disproportionately impacting Black and Hispanic communities due to structural racism increasing their risk of exposure to the virus,” Ang says. Similar racial disparities were already evident among adults — while Black people make up 14 percent of Michigan’s population, they’ve accounted for 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths, according to the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. But the disparities had not yet been highlighted so clearly in children. While researchers have been studying racial disparities in healthcare for decades, the scale of the problem has never been so clear — nor so widely recognized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that COVID-19 hospitalization rates nationwide are 2.8 times higher in the Hispanic or Latino and Black populations compared to the general population. Black people who contract COVID-19 are twice as likely to die than the general patient population; Hispanic patients are 2.3 times more likely. Ang’s study did not look at the causes of the higher hospital admissions it uncovered, but she points to the well-known disparities in healthcare access and a higher prevalence of underlying health conditions among communities of color as contributing factors. Some 44 percent of the

children in the study had conditions such as asthma and obesity. “These groups have more crowded environments, multigenerational households, and parents who are more likely to be employed in places like factories and grocery stores, where transmission rates are high,” Ang says. These populations are also more likely to live in areas with higher exposure to air pollution, which studies find correlates to higher COVID-19 mortality rates. Understanding why certain populations experience worse outcomes will hopefully lead to more targeted interventions for those groups, Ang says. Inequities exposed by the pandemic — like those underscored in Ang’s study — may already be prompting change, according to Dr. Herbert C. Smitherman, vice dean of diversity and community affairs at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. The Biden administration’s Build Back Better plan, for example, which aims to mitigate some of the damage caused by the pandemic, focuses heavily on strengthening infrastructure, both physical and social, in Black and brown communities. “The pandemic has simply exposed a long history of institutional race-based policies that have tied people of color to the bottom of the economic ladder,” Smitherman says. “It didn’t create the disparity — it simply exposed it to the country. The question is, What’s the catalyst that’s going to transition us from discussing this issue to taking action and implementing policy to change it?” In April 2020, leading physician groups — having noticed high COVID-19 case rates among communities of color — called for the release of racial demographic data about infection rates, hospitalizations, and deaths from COVID-19. Putting a spotlight on the disproportionate effect on minority communities has led to numerous articles in prestigious medical publications, like The New England Journal of Medicine, urging policymakers to think big when it comes to finding solutions. Smitherman and Ang say more research is needed to fully understand health inequities and to bolster policies to combat them. For now, Ang says, the best antidote for disparities related to COVID-19 is to get everyone, including children who are eligible, vaccinated. “It is of utmost importance to vaccinate eligible children with comorbidities and from vulnerable racial and ethnic populations,” she says. “If parents choose not to vaccinate children in the vulnerable population, this could leave their children unprotected against the infection, with a potentially fatal outcome.” O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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A New Use for Old

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A little-used breathing machine becomes an in-demand lifesaver for some COVID-19 patients

Frankenmuth resident Paul Morris, 47, DR. JAYNA GARDNER-GRAY Critical Care Medicine

woke to several surprises when he was roused from a five-week drug-induced coma in May at Henry Ford Hospital. The previously healthy father of four was now a near-death COVID-19 survivor with a new set of transplanted lungs who had been kept alive by a contraption called an ECMO. In the time he was unconscious, his lungs had become so severely damaged that his survival depended entirely on an ECMO machine — a device pioneered by Michigan scientists that artificially breathes and pumps blood so the heart and lungs can rest. “My lungs just became stiff, fibrous, and dense,” Morris says. “I don’t know what would have happened without the ECMO machine. ECMO kept me going until the transplant.” Indeed, though ventilators have been regarded as the Hail Mary of efforts to keep COVID-19 patients alive, the previously seldom-used ECMO machines have been the MVPs when even last-ditch breathing assistance is no longer effective. Unlike a ventilator, which just helps the patient breathe, the ECMO machine — short for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation — also supplies blood with oxygen outside the body. Henry Ford is among the less than 10 percent of hospitals in the U.S. that have ECMO machines. There are two types of ECMO machine: The VA ECMO is connected to both a vein and an artery and is used when there are problems with both the heart and the lungs. The VV ECMO is connected to one or more veins and is used only for critical lung dysfunction. Before the pandemic,

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the technology — developed by University of Michigan surgeon Dr. Robert Bartlett in the 1960s — was used occasionally for lung failure patients as a bridge to transplantation. Now, it is a lifeline for COVID-19 patients who have no other options. “What COVID has done is tell us how crucial this technology is that we previously thought we didn’t have much need for,” says Dr. Marwan Abouljoud, director of the Henry Ford Transplant Institute. Transplant hospitals in the U.S. reported performing 185 COVID-related lung transplants through early August, according to the United Network for Organ Sharing, a nonprofit that manages the organ transplant system. “For folks who get to a point where they are beyond standard management, ECMO is a lifesaving event,” says Dr. Hassan Nemeh, section head of cardiac surgery and surgical director of heart and lung transplant at Henry Ford, who was Morris’ surgeon. “For those who progress to full lung destruction, we are able to get them to transplant, because otherwise there is no way to help them.” The machine — manufactured by Swedish medical technology company Getinge — is in scarce supply in the U.S., but it has been a staple at Henry Ford Hospital since the early 2000s, where several doctors including Dr. Jayna Gardner-Gray and Dr. Jackie Pflaum-Carlson have become proficient and experienced, Nemeh says. So far, it has been used to assist with six transplants at the facility that were precipitated by COVID-19. Many other COVID patients who did not receive transplants were also placed on the machine. The machine is complex and costly to use — on average, $10,000 to $14,000 per use, Nemeh says. It can be used for multiple types of heart or lung

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damage. That includes a small subset of patients with lung failure caused by the flu. But now that COVID-19 has given ECMO a broader use, more hospitals will likely feel the need to shift resources and capacity to accommodate more ECMO patients, Abouljoud says. “On one end, we say, ‘Great, we have the technology and we’ve found yet another use for it and we’ve proven we can save lives,’” he says. “But we also have to put the resources in to make it more accessible.” Indeed, many critically ill COVID-19 patients across the country are forced to go out of state to find facilities equipped with ECMO technology. Most hospitals in Florida, for instance, have run out of ECMO capacity, according to news reports. Morris feels fortunate to have had access to

the machine, he says. He was placed on ECMO April 23, and on May 4 his name was added to the national lung registry. His wife, Laura, got a call May 6 that lungs were available for her husband. “Without the machine,” she says, “I would have had to be in the most awful position to pull the plug on my husband. ECMO was the path to transplant.” Since his surgery, Morris has successfully undergone pulmonary therapy and is fully vaccinated. The tracheostomy he had at the hospital left his vocal cords damaged, and he laments the loss of his singing voice and his ability to use sarcasm with just a slight shift in vocal pitch. But he’s thankful he survived. “Without these lungs,” he says, “I just wouldn’t be alive.” O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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Addiction Medicine * Aharonov, Julia, D.O. Beaumont Aljassem, Annas, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Berland, Daniel, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Bulat, Elizabeth, M.D. Henry Ford Health Christensen, Carl, M.D, P.hD Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Coffman, Eric, D.O. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Fox, Michael, D.O. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Hopper, John, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy King, Andrew, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Saad, Abdulhassan, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Schoeps, Peter, D.O. Beaumont Smith, Joshua, M.D. Henry Ford Health Vervaeke, Rudy, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Weiner, Mark, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Adolescent Medicine Pediatric Alton, Karen, M.D. Ascension Michigan Backos, Alcesa, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan * Forman, Seth, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Gendelman, Brian, M.D. Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Marshall, Sharon, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Taylor, Jaime, D.O. Beaumont

Allergies & Immune Disorders Pediatric

DISCLAIMER Top doctors are nominated exclusively by M.D.s and D.O.s in Wayne, Oakland, Macomb, Washtenaw, and Livingston counties. Winning physicians are not selected by any member of the Hour Detroit staff. Doctors’ names and specialties are taken from an online peer-review survey submitted by physicians. Hour Detroit tabulates the votes and fact-checks names and affiliations of winners. Please note: Hospitals listed after winners’ names do not indicate, in most cases, physicians’ primary affiliations. Most doctors practice out of one hospital/health system, but have admitting rights/ attending privileges at other locations. Affiliations are listed alphabetically. Also: Doctors’ names are typically listed in association with one or more umbrella healthcare providers but they may work out of a specific hospital within that system.

Bathija, Malathi, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Doshi, Devang, M.D. Beaumont Kado, Rachel, M.D. Henry Ford Health Leo, Harvey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Patel, Pulin, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, McLaren Health Care Poowuttikul, Pavadee, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Salazar, Reina, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Secord, Elizabeth, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Seth, Divya, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center * Stryk, Steven, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Allergy & Immunology

Bahrainwala, Abdul, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Marks, Amy, D.O. Beaumont

Nageotte, Christian, M.D. Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy

Abraham, Tina, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, McLaren Health Care

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

Appleyard, Jennifer, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Bahrainwala, Abdul, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Bassirpour, Gillian, M.D. Henry Ford Health Bathija, Malathi, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Daher, Roula, M.D. Beaumont Dass, Kathleen, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Doshi, Devang, M.D. Beaumont Kado, Rachel, M.D. Henry Ford Health Kasmikha, Nena, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Krasnick, Jane, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Lauter, Carl, M.D. Beaumont Nageotte, Christian, M.D. Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Patel, Bhavin, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, McLaren, St. Joseph Mercy

Alzheimer’s * Novikova, Marina, D.O. Henry Ford Health

Anesthesiology Arbit, Philip, M.D. Armstrong-Browder, Lavonda, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Bernard, Michael, M.D. Chhina, Anoop, M.D. Henry Ford Health Galusca, Dragos, M.D. Henry Ford Health Grossi, Alexander, M.D. Guruswamy, Jayakar,M.D. Henry Ford Health Heskett, Luke, M.D. Henry Ford Health Lewis, Michael, M.D. Henry Ford Health Magidenko, Roman, M.D. Beaumont

Patel, Pulin, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, McLaren Health Care

Neff, Kevin, M.D. Ascension Michigan, McLaren Health Care

Savliwala, Mohammedi, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Shalhoub, Alexander, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

* Stryk, Steven, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Szymanski, Trevor, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Tawila, Mohamad, M.D. Beaumont

Yeldo, Nicholas, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Zoratti, Edward, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Osta, Walid, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Anesthesiology Pediatric Aslani, Kaveh, M.D. Beaumont

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Choromanski, Dominik, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Breast Surgery * Bensenhaver, Jessica, M.D. Henry Ford Health Bland, Keiva, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Durgham, Nasser, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Brown, Eric, M.D. Beaumont, Karmanos Cancer Center, Michigan Medicine

Forrest, Maria, M.D. Han, Richard, M.D. * Smith, Christopher, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, Michigan Medicine

Choi, Lydia, M.D. Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Costellic, Corinne, D.O. Beaumont

Snell, Jamey, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Dekhne, Nayana, M.D. Beaumont Desai, Amita, M.D. Beaumont

Zestos, Maria, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Falk, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan Johnson, Pamela, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center

Bariatric Surgery Bacal, Daniel, M.D. Beaumont

Kimball, Beth, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Carlin, Arthur, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Kiran, Sayee, M.D. Beaumont

* Genaw, Jeffrey, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Kuwajerwala, Nafisa, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Hawasli, Abdelkader, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Rizk, Natalie, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Laker, Scott, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Wesen, Cheryl, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Cullen, Marc, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Patel, Puraj, D.O. Henry Ford Health

Shanti, Christina, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Pesta, Carl, D.O. McLaren Health Care Sousa, Nicholas, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Wang, Stewart, M.D. Michigan Medicine

Varban, Oliver, M.D. Michigan Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Webber, John, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Affiliation: Detroit Medical Center Years practicing: 10 About: As an emergency physician and medical toxicologist, Dr. King created the Detroit Medical Center’s Crisis Addiction Response Transportation program, which aims to decrease opioid deaths by offering addicts a ride from the hospital to a treatment facility. King is also an associate professor at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine and boasts a lengthy resume of peer-reviewed research articles. The patient who changed his life: “The patient who first taught me that a person may have a condition but that condition does not define them.”

* White, Michael, M.D.

Cardiology

Ziegler, Kathryn, M.D. Beaumont

KING COURTESY OF DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER

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Shannon, Francis, M.D. Beaumont

Trivax, Justin, M.D. Beaumont Tucciarone, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Zarghami, Jamal, M.D. Ascension Michigan Zweig, Bryan, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Cardiology Pediatric Anne, Premchand, M.D. Ascension Michigan Covi, Stuart, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Best vacation ever: His honeymoon in Kauai. Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “Can you tell me if these magnets will help with my blood pressure?”

* Forbes, Thomas, M.D. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy

If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … “If I were more talented, I would have been a high school band director.”

Humes, Richard, M.D. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Ross, Robert, M.D. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy

Ananthasubramaniam, Karthikeyan, M.D. Henry Ford Health

David, Shukri, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Elder, Mahir, M.D. Ascension Michigan Feldman, Dustin, D.O. Ascension Michigan * Gowman, David, D.O. Beaumont Greenberg, Eric, D.O. Ascension Michigan Halabi, Abdul, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Abdul-Malek, Michael, D.O. Abdul-Nour, Khaled, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Sobh, Mohamad, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Cutler, Nancy, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Asfour, Abedelrahim, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Burn Treatment

Schwartz, Charles, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Timmis, Steven, M.D.

Petersen, Lindsay, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Krause, Kevin, M.D. Beaumont

Meguid, Ahmed, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Addiction Medicine

Nathanson, S., M.D. Henry Ford Health

Katz, Gary, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Mavashev, Edward, M.D. Beaumont

DR. ANDREW KING

Saba, Souheil, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Kado, Herman, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Kaki, Amir, M.D Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Kim, Henry, M.D. Henry Ford Health Koneru, Srinivas, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Lingam, Natesh, M.D. Henry Ford Health Marcotte, Robert, D.O. Ascension Michigan Mohamad, Tamam, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Turner, Daniel, M.D. Beaumont

Cardiovascular Surgery

Tanaka, Daizo, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Cardiovascular Surgery Pediatric * Ohye, Richard, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Romano, Jennifer, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Si, Ming-Sing, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

Child Abuse Pediatrician Pediatric Ball, Allison, M.D. Beaumont * DeGraw, Marcus, M.D. Ascension Michigan Nazer, Dena, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Colon & Rectal Surgery Adeyemo, Adewunmi, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Alnajjar, Raed, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Alame, Amer, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Apostolou, Dimitrios, M.D. Henry Ford Health, Detroit Medical Center

Bark, Kenneth, M.D. Beaumont

Baciewicz, Frank, Jr. , M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care, St. Joseph Mercy Batra, Sanjay, M.D. Ascension Michigan

O’Neill, William, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lee, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Rabbani, Bobak, M.D. Henry Ford Health

* Nemeh, Hassan, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Ravi, Srihari, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Pruitt, Andrew, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Bauman, John, M.D. Beaumont Cleary, Robert, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy * Damadi, Amir, M.D. Ascension Michigan Drelichman, Ernesto, M.D. Ascension Michigan Eggenberger, John, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Gerken, Jeffrey, D.O. Ascension Michigan

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Witkowski, Alina, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Glenn, Alexandria, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Hain, Jon, M.D. Beaumont Mosed-Vogel, Lynda, M.D. Beaumont Nalamati, Surya, M.D. Henry Ford Health Peeples, Claire, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Rebock, Michael, D.O. Ascension Michigan Reickert, Craig, M.D. Henry Ford Health Sacksner, Jordy, M.D St. Joseph Mercy Shellnut, Jason, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Stefanou, Amalia, M.D. Henry Ford Health Szilagy, Eric, M.D. Henry Ford Health Turfah, Fuad, M.D. Beaumont Wasvary, Harry, M.D. Beaumont Webb, Shawn, M.D. Henry Ford Health Ziegler, Matthew, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Critical Care Medicine Allen, Samuel, D.O. Beaumont * Galens, Stephen, M.D. Beaumont Gardner-Gray, Jayna, M.D. Henry Ford Health

DR. JENNIFER ROMANO Pediatric Cardiovascular Surgery Affiliation: Michigan Medicine Years practicing: 15 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2015, 2018-2020 About: One of only about a dozen female pediatric heart surgeons in the country, Dr. Romano is the surgical director of the Pediatric Cardiothoracic Unit at C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital. She’s also the Herbert Sloan collegiate professor of cardiac surgery at the University of Michigan Medical School and serves as a director for both the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the Society of Thoracic Surgeons. What gets her excited about medicine? “The chance to put a child with a significant heart defect back onto the path of a full and healthy life through a single operation.” The patient who changed her life: “My most challenging patient. She kept throwing me curveballs, but I never gave up on her and she never gave up on me. Despite tremendous odds, she is now living a full life. She taught me to believe.” Fun fact: She originally wanted to be a veterinarian. Best vacation ever: “Any vacation spent on the water with my family. We spend much of our time in Harbor Springs, sailing in the summer and skiing in the winter.” Weirdest medical question she’s been asked in a social setting: “How do doctors erase tattoos?” If she weren’t a doctor, she’d be … An interior designer.

Hurst, Gina, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Soubani, Ayman, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Tatem, Geneva, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Critical Care Medicine Pediatric Cashen, Katherine, D.O. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan * Clark, Jeff, M.D. Ascension Michigan El-Wiher, Nidal, M.D. Beaumont Gebara, Bassam, M.D. Beaumont

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Abrou, A., M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health, McLaren Health Care, St. Joseph Mercy Altman, David, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Atanasovski, Mariana, M.D. Ascension Michigan Balle, David, M.D. Ascension Michigan Berry, Ali, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Bichakjian, Christopher, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Caretti, Katherine, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Carter-Snell, Brittany, D.O. Cetner, Leonard, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Cukrowski, Tiffany, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, McLaren Health Care, St. Joseph Mercy Daveluy, Steven, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Desai, Snehal, M.D. Beaumont Diggs, Shauna, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Dorman, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Kinni, Vijaya, M.D. Ascension Michigan Miles, Steven, M.D. Ascension Michigan Pflaum-Carlson, Jacqueline, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Dermatology

Khandhar, Paras, M.D. Beaumont Mata, Angela, M.D. Ascension Michigan Meert, Kathleen, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Sarnaik, Ajit, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Ernst, Alexander, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Ferrara, Richard, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Gildenberg, Stuart, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Gottam, Chethana, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

DR. OLIVER VARBAN Bariatric Surgery Affiliation: Michigan Medicine Years practicing: 10 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2017, 2018 About: It’s Dr. Varban’s bedside manner that elevates his care to the highest level, his colleagues say. Patients often comment that he is professional and knowledgeable, while also being kind and caring. What gets him excited about medicine? The opportunity to transform lives in a positive way. “I love giving patients the opportunity to become the best versions of themselves.” The patient who changed his life: “It’s hard to choose, but I’m really honored when I see patients who are healthcare workers themselves. It means they really put their trust in our team, and I’m grateful for that.” Fun fact: He loves theater. “Since coming to Michigan, I haven’t missed a single production at the Purple Rose Theatre in Chelsea.” Best vacation ever: “The best vacation memories are usually about the journey and not the destination.” Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “As a general surgeon, it seems no question is out of bounds. I have many examples, but I’m not sure they’re fit for print!” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … A chef. “Food not only nourishes us, but also brings people together, reminds us of past traditions, and allows us to explore new cultures. Plus, cooking is kind of like surgery, in that it’s both an art and a science.”

Tilford, Bradley, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

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Hamzavi, Iltefat, M.D. Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy

Dermatology Pediatric Jahnke, Marla, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Kado, Jessica, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

* Shwayder, Tor, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Karimipour, Darius, M.D Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Kerwin, Leonard, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Kerwin, Ronald, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Zarbo, Allison, M.D.

DevelopmentalBehavioral Pediatrics * Felt, Barbara, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Kohen, Laurie, M.D. Henry Ford Health Krach, Kent, M.D. Ascension Michigan, McLaren, St. Joseph Mercy

Hines, Stefani, M.D. Beaumont

Legacy, Michelle, D.O. Beaumont Levin, Emily, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Michigan Medicine

Johnson, Tisa, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Diagnostic Radiology

Lim, Henry, M.D.

Brown, Manuel, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Merkle, Suzanne, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Doshi, Shashin, M.D. Beaumont

Mohammadi, Tarana, M.D. Beaumont

Griffith, Brent, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Moiin, Ali, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Gross, Martin, M.D. Beaumont Kado, Karl, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Ozog, David, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Mendiratta-Lala, Mishal, M.D. Michigan Medicine

Price, Meredith, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Metz, Terrence, M.D. Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

* Singer, Craig, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

DR. MATTHEW WASCO Pathology Affiliation: St. Joseph Mercy Years practicing: 12 About: Dr. Wasco uses his expertise as a leading physician in the field of pathology to advise hundreds of doctors and ensure optimal care for thousands of southeast Michigan patients. What gets him excited about medicine? “The numerous variations on common disorders never fail to remind me how unique each patient is.” The patient who changed his life: “I helped diagnose sarcoma in a young girl during a fellowship, and on a pediatrics rotation a year later I was assigned to that same patient. She was receiving chemotherapy for a recurrence. In pathology, there are few opportunities to truly connect with patients, so the time spent with her and her parents will always stick with me. It impressed upon me the importance of an accurate and timely diagnosis and affirmed my career choice.” Fun fact: “I believe film scores contain some of the best music of the last 50 years and own a large collection of instrumental soundtracks.” Best vacation ever: “I spent a recent Christmas with my family, at my parents’ home in New Hampshire. For a week, we did very little but spend time together in the most beautiful place I know.” Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “I honestly don’t think any medical question is weird — nothing surprises me anymore.” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … “Something in the chemistry field.”

Myers, Daniel, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Singer, Robert, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Sklar, Lindsay, M.D. Beaumont

* Trivax, Cory, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Spurlin, David, M.D. Beaumont

van Holsbeeck, Marnix, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Stein Gold, Linda, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Yusaf, Nadia, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Watnick, Kay, M.D. Beaumont

Emergency Pediatric Levasseur, Kelly, D.O. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

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Bhan, Arti, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Takla, Robert, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Blank, Howard, M.D. Beaumont

Vieder, Sanford, D.O. Beaumont

Brennan, Michael, D.O. Beaumont

Vohra, Taher, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Dawood-Farah, Farah, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Endocrine Surgery * Czako, Peter, M.D. Gauger, Paul, M.D. Hughes, David, M.D Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St, Joseph Mercy Kimball, Beth, M.D St. Joseph Mercy Nagar, Sapna, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Singer, Michael, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Endocrinology Pediatric * Bishop, Jacalyn, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Buggs-Saxton, Colleen, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Degnan, Bernard, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Dekelbab, M., M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Gerrits, Peter, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Surhigh, Julie, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Nandalur, Kiran, M.D. Beaumont Siegal, Daniel, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rocco, Vito, M.D. Beaumont

Sills, Robert, D.O. Ascension Michigan

* Edwards, Robert, M.D. Ascension Michigan

* Stankovic, Curt, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

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

Emergency Medicine Deledda, John, M.D. Henry Ford Health Dimitrijevski, Trifun, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Donaldson, David, D.O. Beaumont

Goyal, Nikhil, M.D. Henry Ford Health Lewandowski, Christopher, M.D. Henry Ford Health Mendiratta, Varsha, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Taha, Doris, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Edelson, Gary, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Honasoge, Mahalakshmi, M.D. Henry Ford Health Krakauer, Jesse, M.D. Beaumont Lahiri, Sharon, M.D. Henry Ford Health Levy, Shiri, M.D. Henry Ford Health Rao, Sudhaker, M.D. Henry Ford Health Samantray, Julie, M.D., M.P.H. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Sanfield, Jeffrey, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Schmeltz, Lowell, M.D. Beaumont Shill, Jessica, M.D. Henry Ford Health Verma, Ashish, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Family Medicine Bloch, Nathan, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Bryce, Richard, D.O. Henry Ford Health Burgess, Jennifer, D.O. Henry Ford Health Elder, Badrea, M.D. Beaumont

Endocrinology & Metabolism Al-Kassab, Abdul, M.D., Ph.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Ali, Sablaa, D.O. Detroit Medical Center * Berris, Karen, M.D. Beaumont

Eldirani, Mike, M.D. Erickson, Martin, D.O. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Hollander, Gary, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Jackson, Paul, D.O. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy

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Khaneja-Sharrow, Rita, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Norwood, Earlexia, M.D. Henry Ford Health Passerman, Daniel, D.O. Henry Ford Health Perkins, Denise, M.D., Ph.D. Henry Ford Health Postula-Stein, Jason, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Provizer, Jeffrey, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health * Rosenfeld, Sherri, D.O. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Sanghvi, Kirti, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Lazarczyk, Dariusz, M.D. Beaumont Piper, Marc, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Piper, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Piraka, Cyrus, M.D. Henry Ford Health Polidori, Gregg, M.D. Beaumont Pompa, Robert, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Raphael, Michael, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Salgia, Reena, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Sanghvi, Prakash, M.D. Stern, Sheldon, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Wayne, Michael, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Yalldo, Bashar, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Gastroenterology Alsheik, Eva, M.D. Henry Ford Health Arman, Mohammed, M.D. Azrak, M., M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Bakken, Anezi, M.D. Beaumont

Singla, Sumit, M.D. Henry Ford Health Sorser, Serge, M.D. Ascension Michigan Weber, John, M.D. Beaumont Zuchelli, Tobias, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Gastroenterology Pediatric Cares, Kristen, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan * El-Baba, Mohammad, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Fatima, Ayesha, M.D. Beaumont

Albaran, Renato, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health, McLaren Health Care, St. Joseph Mercy Edelman, David, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Elkus, Robert, M.D. Henry Ford Health Falvo, Anthony, D.O. Henry Ford Health Franco, Marianne, M.D. Henry Ford Health Frikker, Mark, M.D. Beaumont * Gerken, Jeffrey, D.O. Ascension Michigan Gupta, Arielle, M.D. Henry Ford Health Hinshaw, Keith, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Ivascu, Felicia, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Jacobs, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Kolbe, Nina, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy McIntosh, Bruce, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy McKany, Malik, M.D. Rebock, Michael, D.O. Ascension Michigan Robbins, James, M.D. Beaumont

Gebara, Souheil, M.D. Beaumont

Bhan, Amit, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Kumar, Sanjay, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Brown, Kimberly, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Lyons, Hernando, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Weaver, Donald, M.D Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Madani, Shailender, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Webber, John, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Mitsuya, Jennifer, D.O. Beaumont Zoubi, Najeeb, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Woodward, Ann, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Catanzaro, Andrew, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Gamarra, Roberto, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Jarbou, Reem, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

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Kennedy, Nicole, M.D. Long, Graham, M.D. Beaumont

DR. NEENA MARUPUDI

Lorelli, David, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Pediatric Neurosurgery Affiliation: Detroit Medical Center

Nypaver, Timothy, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Years practicing: 5 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2019, 2020 About: In addition to her work as a pediatric neurosurgeon, Dr. Marupudi trains the next generation as an assistant professor at Wayne State University’s School of Medicine. In her practice, Marupudi takes extra care to listen to and thoroughly explain complex medical conditions to both her patients and their families in a way that empowers them. What gets her excited about medicine: “Translating new scientific research and technology to patient care. Neurosurgery is evolving at an unbelievable pace, with creative minds working to develop new treatments. I’m excited to bring cutting-edge care to local children.” Fun fact: As a child, she studied six styles of dance, including two South Indian classical dance forms. Best vacation ever: “After completing my training, I took a trip to Australia and New Zealand with my mother. I then went on to Fiji, where I had an incredible scuba diving experience, diving with sharks and exploring the underwater beauty.” Weirdest medical question she’s been asked in a social setting: “‘If you have to cut out brain during surgery, does it grow back?’ The answer is ‘No, the brain does not grow back.’” If she weren’t a doctor, she’d be … an oceanographer.

Sousa, Nicholas, D.O. Ascension Michigan

General Vascular Surgery Aziz, Abdulhameed, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Oppat, William, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Patel, Bipinchandra, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Pensler, Elizabeth, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Reddy, Pritham, M.D. Rimar, Steven, M.D. Beaumont Rits, Yevgeniy, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Rizk, Youssef, D.O. Henry Ford Health Shepard, Alexander, M.D. Henry Ford Health Silver, Scott, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Weaver, Mitchell, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Genetics Ahsan, Samira, M.D. Ascension Michigan Aughton, David, M.D. Beaumont Jay, Allison, M.D. Roberson, Jacquelyn, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Zakalik, Dana, M.D. Beaumont

Siegel, David, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Barawi, Mohammed, M.D Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Cannon, Michael, M.D Beaumont

Schairer, Jason, M.D. Henry Ford Health

General Surgery

Bazzi, Mazen, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Boules, Tamer, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Bove, Paul, M.D. Beaumont Coleman, Dawn, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Eliason, Jonathan, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

* Fertel, David, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Hans, Sachinder, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Haouilou, Jimmy, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Henke, Peter, M.D. Michigan Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Iljas, John, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Genetics Pediatric

* Aughton, David, M.D. Beaumont Flore, Leigh, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Misra, Vinod, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Stockton, David, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Kabbani, Loay, M.D. Henry Ford Health

MARUPUDI COURTESY OF DETROIT MEDICAL CENTER

9/10/21 10:56 AM

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Gynecologic Oncology

Al-Wahab, Zaid, M.D. Beaumont

Hand Surgery * Arora, Avery, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Buekers, Thomas, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Dimitrova, Irina, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Bush, Ara, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Hicks, Michael, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, McLaren Health Care, St. Joseph Mercy

Ciullo, Jeremy, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Morris, Robert, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Cleland, Kirk, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Munkarah, Adnan, M.D. Henry Ford Health

DeSilva, Stephen, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rasool, Nabila, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Dietz, James, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Rosen, Barry, M.D Sakr, Sharif, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Gorski, John, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

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

Guiboux, Jean-Paul, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Gynecology

King, Elizabeth, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Bark, Soyoun, M.D. Beaumont

Placzek, Jeff, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Bartholomew, Frederick, M.D. Beaumont

Rohde, Rachel, M.D.

Davidson, Brent, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Samona, Scott, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Joshi, Chandrika, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Singer, Richard, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

McBride, James, M.D. Beaumont

Sobol, Gregory, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Morgan, Sandra, M.D. Beaumont * Newman, Alan, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Waljee, Jennifer, M.D. Michigan Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy

Paladino, Paige, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Wiater, Brett, M.D. Beaumont

Peng, Jennifer, M.D. Beaumont Simmerman, Neil, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Hand Surgery Pediatric

Speier-Schafer, Carrie, D.O. Yoon, Young, D.O. Beaumont

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Chung, Kevin, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

* Kuriakose, Philip, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lewandowski, Jeanne, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Margolis, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Bohm, Kyle, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

* Gadzinski, Jill, M.D. Beaumont

Kontos, Natalie, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Mackler, Niklas, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Babushkina, Anna, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Chobanian, Nishan, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Kafri, Zyad, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Musa, Faisal, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

DR. JUSTIN TRIVAX Cardiology Affiliation: Beaumont Years practicing: 10 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2012-2020 About: Interventional cardiologist Justin Trivax’s first priority is being a patient advocate. On top of performing the most advanced cardiology techniques available, he works with local police and fire departments to screen first responders for potentially deadly blood-vessel buildup. What gets him excited about medicine? “The continuously evolving technology in structural heart disease. In this field, we’re constantly pushing to develop less invasive techniques that help to reduce recovery times.” The patient who changed his life: “The first cardiac arrest patient I resuscitated … and every single one since.” Fun fact: “Growing up with a doctor for a father, I knew I was going to go into the profession as far back as I can remember. I also have two brothers who became physicians.” Best vacation ever: “Any vacation with my wife and children is the best vacation ever.” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … “Unemployed. If you ask my wife, it’s the only thing I know how to do!”

Vakhariya, Cynthia, D.O. Ascension Michigan Zonder, Jeffrey, M.D Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Hematology Pediatric * Bell, Danielle, M.D. Ascension Michigan Berman, Brian, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Callaghan, Michael, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Chitlur, Meera, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Gowans, L., M.D. Beaumont

Chisti, Mohammad, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Hypertension * Yee, Jerry, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Infectious Diseases Abreu Lanfranco, Odaliz, M.D. Henry Ford Health Alangaden, George, M.D. Henry Ford Health Brar, Indira, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Chen, Anne, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rajpurkar, Madhvi, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Chittick, Paul, M.D. Beaumont

Taub, Jeffrey, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Hospice & Palliative Medicine

Clary-Lantis, L., D.O. St. Joseph Mercy

Donthireddy, Vijayalakshmi, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Crader, Christine, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Garg, Sandeep, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Tremonti, Nadia, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Lorenzana, Adonis, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Cotant, Matthew, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Forman, Adam, M.D. Ascension Michigan

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

Kitchen, Brenda, M.D. Beaumont

Chmielewski, Angela, M.D. Beaumont

Hematology

Schwartzenfeld, David, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

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

Chasteen, Kristen, M.D. Henry Ford Health

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

Newman, Elisheva, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Grech, Anthony, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Katzman, Steven, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Cohn, Jonathan, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Drelichman, Vilma, M.D. Ascension Michigan Fishbain, Joel, M.D Beaumont Gilpin, Nicholas, D.O. Beaumont Gordon, James, M.D Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Gowda, Sachi, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Hanna, Michel, M.D. Beaumont Herc, Erica, M.D. Henry Ford Health Jiddou-Yaldoo, Renee, M.D. Beaumont

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Carion, William, M.D. Beaumont, Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Johnson, Leonard, M.D. Ascension Michigan Kalyan, Shamla, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Kaul, Daniel, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Kirsch, Denise, M.D. Beaumont Lauter, Carl, M.D Beaumont Levine, Miriam, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Little, Tania, D.O. Ascension Michigan Malani, Anurag, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Moudgal, Varsha, M.D St. Joseph Mercy Ramesh, Mayur, M.D. Henry Ford Health Sharma, Mamta, M.D. Ascension Michigan Silverman, Jan, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health, McLaren Health Care * Wahiduzzaman, Md, M.D. Ascension Michigan Weinmann, Allison, M.D. Henry Ford Health Zervos, Marcus, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Infectious Diseases Pediatric Abdulnour-Farjo, Rand, M.D. Ascension Michigan Abu-Khdeir, Maha, M.D. Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

DR. DAMANPREET BEDI Organ Transplant Surgery Affiliation: Beaumont Years practicing: 10 About: Transplant and hepatobiliary surgeon Daman Bedi is the director of Beaumont’s transplant program, which boasts some of the best outcome data in the state for liver and kidney transplants. He led the team in developing cutting-edge management techniques for hepatitis C, hepatocellular carcinoma, and alcohol-induced liver injury, which have helped provide transplants for patients who would otherwise have been overlooked. What gets him excited about medicine: “The ability to help turn around the lives of people who have been suffering, as well as the kindness and altruism of other health care providers.” The patient who changed his life: His first kidney transplant patient. “It was the moment I saw that new kidney begin functioning, in a patient who had been on dialysis for years, that put me on the path to where I am today.” Fun fact: He was an avid member of the University of Rochester bhangra team. “To this day, the traditional Punjabi folk dance holds a special place in my heart.”

* Freij, Bishara, M.D. Beaumont Krasan, Graham, M.D. Beaumont McGrath, Eric, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

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Feldman, Barry, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Garg, Manisha, M.D. Ascension Michigan Gierer, Jacqueline, D.O. Beaumont Grewal, Rajinder, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Hazin, Ribhi, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Heidemann, Danielle, M.D. Henry Ford Health Hull, Adam, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center * Katzman, Steven, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Keimig, William, M.D. Henry Ford Health Krol, Gregory, M.D. Henry Ford Health Lee, Ben, D.O. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy

Best vacation ever: “Stargazing over an inland lake Up North, with my daughters.”

Levine, Diane, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “I was once asked by a neighbor — whom I didn’t know — to administer fertility shots for her, in the lobby of our apartment complex, because she was afraid of needles. I had to politely decline.”

Lewis, Scott, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … “Very sad. It’s what I’ve always aspired to be.”

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

Cassidy, Bruce, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Thirumoorthi, Muthayipalayam, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Internal Medicine Abreu Lanfranco, Odaliz, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Asbahi, Redwan, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Baker-Genaw, Kimberly, M.D. Henry Ford Health Batah, Fouad, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Lubera, Richard, M.D. Ascension Michigan Maddens, Michael, M.D. Henry Ford Health Mahesh, Shyam, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Trivax, Geoffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Xavier, Angela, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Yacoub, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Interventional Radiology Critchfield, Jeffrey, M.D, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Ezhuthachan, Sudhakar, M.D. Henry Ford Health

* Pappas, Athina, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Jain, Nitin, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Patel, Deepak, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Kakos, Roger, M.D. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Marin, Horia, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Miller, Jeffrey, M.D Osher, Matthew, M.D. Rubin, Joshua, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy * Schwartz, Scott, M.D. Henry Ford Health Zayat, Pierre, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Nephrology Abuhmaid, Fadi, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Bellovich, Keith, D.O. Beaumont Dancik, Jerry, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Gold, Jeffrey, M.D. Ismail, Kal, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Margolis, Kim, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Novak, James, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lipid Disorders * Doyle, Michael, M.D. Beaumont

Liver Specialist * Brown, Kimberly, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Scher, Eric, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Chawla, Sanjay, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Getzen, Todd, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Najor, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Sabin, Bradley, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Adams, John, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Fallucca, John, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Al Sibae, Mohamad, M.D. Beaumont

Rocco, Nicole, M.D. Beaumont

Neonatology

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

Meloelain, Jamil, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Panush, Daniel, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Venkat, Deepak, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Fontana, Robert, M.D. Michigan Medicine Gordon, Stuart, M.D. Henry Ford Health Moonka, Dilip, M.D. Henry Ford Health Salgia, Reena, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Ramamurthi, Kalyana, M.D. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Rankin, Steven, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Rehman, Iram, M.D. Ascension Michigan,St. Joseph Mercy Rossi, Noreen, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Soman, Sandeep, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Yee, Jerry, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Nephrology Pediatric Baracco Maggi, Rossana, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

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DOcs

Newman, Daniel, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Gregory, Melissa, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy

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

Gregory, Amrish, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Turner, Isaac, M.D. Henry Ford Health

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

Verma, Narayan, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Lombel, Rebecca, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Mattoo, Tej, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Neurology Pediatric

Allarakhia, Iqbal, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Valentini, Rudolph, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Arndt, Daniel, M.D. Beaumont Constantinou, Jules, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Pediatric

Leber, Steven, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

* Johnson, Tisa, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Leleszi, Elizabeth, M.D. Beaumont

Neurology

Luat, Aimee, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Arcila-Londono, Ximena, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Ruprecht, Beata, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Barkley, Gregory, M.D. Henry Ford Health

* Sivaswamy, Lalitha, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Boudouris, William, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Voci, J., M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Emmer, Anthony, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Fellows, Jonathan, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Williams, Mitchel, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Neurosurgery

Hickenbottom, Susan, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Jamwal, Neena, M.D. Jolly, Surindar, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Kole, Bruce, M.D. Ascension Michigan Kresch, Jodi, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Miller, Daniel, M.D. Henry Ford Health Moudgil, Shyam, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Abdulhak, Muwaffak, M.D. Henry Ford Health Air, Ellen, M.D. Henry Ford Health Chamiraju, Partha, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Chedid, Mokbel, M.D. Henry Ford Health Dashnaw, Matthew, M.D. Beaumont Fahim, Daniel, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Carr, Daniel, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

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Neurosurgery Pediatric

Guthikonda, Murali, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Garton, Hugh, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Houseman, Clifford, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Ham, Steven, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Johnson, Robert, II, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Junn, Fredrick, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Kalkanis, Steven, M.D. Henry Ford Health Kelkar, Prashant, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Kole, Max, M.D. Henry Ford Health Kornblum, Martin, M.D. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Lee, Ian, M.D. Henry Ford Health Malik, Ghaus, M.D. Mehra, Ratnesh, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Moisi, Marc, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care, St. Joseph Mercy Pannu, Tejpaul, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Perez-Cruet, Miguelangelo, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Richards, Boyd, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Robin, Adam, M.D. Henry Ford Health Rock, Jack, M.D. Henry Ford Health Schwalb, Jason, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Setty, Pradeep, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Soo, Teck, M.D. Staudt, Michael, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Maher, Cormac, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

DR. LAMONT JONES Otolaryngology Affiliation: Henry Ford Health System Years practicing: 13 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2012-2020 About: Otolaryngologist LaMont Jones has received National Institute of Health funding for his novel translational research on keloids and regularly works with Kenya Relief. But what patients most admire is his near-familial approach. Many even contact him on his personal line, with health concerns or requests for medical school application advice. What gets him excited about medicine: “As both a surgeon and a physician scientist, the ability to change lives in both the operating room and the laboratory is exciting.” The patient who changed his life: “Two months after I started, a baby was born premature, with Pierre Robin syndrome. Due to a small jaw, he was unable to breathe or eat on his own, until we performed the first distraction osteogenesis at Henry Ford Hospital. Two weeks later, he could breathe and eat, and was discharged. The change in his life was obvious and it solidified my reputation as a well-trained and competent surgeon.” Fun fact: He makes a mean steak. Best vacation ever: Spending New Year’s Eve 2019 on a boat in Sydney Harbor with his wife and two daughters. Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “‘Do your ears and nose continue to grow as you get older?’ The answer is no.” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … A food critic.

Marupudi, Neena, M.D. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan * Sood, Sandeep, M.D. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Obstetrics Bark, Soyoun, M.D. Beaumont Bartholomew, Frederick, M.D. Beaumont * Brickman, Neil, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Goyert, Gregory, M.D. Henry Ford Health Hopkins, Staci, M.D. Beaumont Katz, Lon, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Kmak, David, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Knapp, John, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Lingam, Deepthi, M.D. Beaumont Paladino, Paige, D.O. Ascension Michigan Peng, Jennifer, M.D. Beaumont Poisson, Christine, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Reinke-Young, Michelle, D.O. Ascension Michigan Wallace, Elise, M.D. Beaumont

Occupational Medicine * Metropoulos, George, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

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* Metropoulos, Peter, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Oncology

Kitchen, Brenda, M.D. Beaumont

Imami, Nauman, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lorenzana, Adonis, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Juzych, Mark, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Beekman, Kathleen, M.D St. Joseph Mercy

Martin, Alissa, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Cotant, Matthew, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Savasan, Sureyya, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Donthireddy, Vijayalakshmi, M.D. Henry Ford Health

* Taub, Jeffrey, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Flaherty, Lawrence, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Forman, Adam, M.D. Ascension Michigan Garg, Sandeep, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Heath, Elisabeth, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Howard, George, M.D. Beaumont Jaiyesimi, Ishmael, D.O. Beaumont Kafri, Zyad, M.D. Ascension Michigan Loutfi, Randa, M.D. Henry Ford Health Margolis, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Musa, Faisal, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Ophthalmology Adelson, Howard, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Adelson, Todd, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Aggarwal, Himanshu, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Amirikia, Arezo, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Bergman, Ronald, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Clune, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Desai, Uday, M.D. Henry Ford Health Dhaliwal, Avindar, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Dilly, Jason, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Nadeau, Laura, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Edwards, Paul, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rybkin, Igor, M.D., Ph.D. Henry Ford Health

Everett, Kevin, M.D. Henry Ford Health

* Vakhariya, Cynthia, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Farjo, Ayad, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Wollner, Ira, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Goldman, David, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Zekman, Richard, D.O.

Oncology Pediatric Bell, Danielle, M.D. Ascension Michigan Chu, Roland, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Gowans, L., M.D. Beaumont

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Goyal, Anju, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Granadier, Robert, M.D. Beaumont Grant, Joshua, M.D. Beaumont Hart, John, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Holm, Holly, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

DR. JEFFREY KOZLOW Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Affiliation: Michigan Medicine Years practicing: 10 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2015 About: Reconstructive surgeon Jeffrey Kozlow works to correct complex oncological and other traumatic defects, frequently thinking outside the box to devise innovative surgical solutions. He also serves as a clinical associate professor of plastic and reconstructive surgery at the University of Michigan School of Medicine. What gets him excited about medicine: “I typically meet patients when they’re at their most vulnerable, and as a reconstructive surgeon, it’s my job to ‘put them back together’ — no matter how challenging or complicated that may be. Having patients put that trust into me is incredibly powerful and motivating.” The patient who changed his life: “As a third-year medical student, I helped care for a 5-year-old girl with a leg injury from a lawnmower. It was after this that I made up my mind to become a plastic and reconstructive surgeon. There are many patients who have helped me grow, but no other case has impacted the trajectory of my life quite so sharply.” Fun fact: “I was a part of a two-time state champion pompom team in high school. Also, I still cry at weddings.” Best vacation ever: Still to come. “I have four young kids — 5 and under — so I’m looking forward to sharing the excitement of a vacation with them, after the pandemic is over.” Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “It’s not so much the questions that I am surprised by as it is what people will sometimes try and show me in a public setting.” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … “A stay-at-home dad — but that job would be tougher than being a reconstructive surgeon.”

Rao, Rajesh, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Michigan Health, St. Joseph Mercy

Kahana, Alon, M.D., Ph.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Kumar, Nitin, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Lupovitch, Jeffrey, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Murad-Kejbou, Sally, D.O. Beaumont

* Roarty, John, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, McLaren Health Care Rotberg, Leemor, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Page, Timothy, M.D.

Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery

Patel, Anu, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Salter, Amanda, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

* Barbetta, Benjamin, M.D., D.M.D. Henry Ford Health

Shanbom, Steven, M.D. Beaumont

Edwards, Sean, M.D., D.D.S. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

Siegel, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Ramirez-Neyra, Carlos, M.D., D.D.S. Ascension Michigan

Sklar, Robert, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Ward, Brent, M.D., D.D.S. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

Stec, Lori, M.D. Beaumont

Ophthalmology - Pediatric Apkarian, Alexandra, M.D. Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Bohra, Lisa, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, McLaren Health Care Dennehy, Patrick, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Oral And Maxillofacial Surgery Pediatric * Edwards, Sean, M.D., D.D.S. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

Organ Transplant

Gappy, Christopher, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

* Abouljoud, Marwan, M.D DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Gappy, Shawn, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Bedi, Damanpreet, M.D. Beaumont

Gianfermi, Elena, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Collins, Kelly, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Granger, Darla, M.D. Ascension Michigan Kim, Dean, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

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DOcs

Nagai, Shunji, M.D. Henry Ford Health Rizzari, Michael, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Kornblum, Martin, M.D. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Lasater, Peter, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Sonnenday, Christopher, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Mackey, Mark, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Yoshida, Atsushi, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Marshall, Nathan, M.D. Ascension Michigan Mendelson, David, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Orthopedic Surgery Acker, Steven, D.O. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Acker, William, II, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Afsari, Alan, M.D. Ascension Michigan Bak, Sean, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Bono, Peter, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Charters, Michael, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Makhni, Eric, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Mendelson, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Mendelson, Stephen, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Michaelson, Jefferey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

North, W., M.D. Henry Ford Health

Dekker, Robert, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Perry, Richard, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Frisch, Nicholas, M.D. Ascension Michigan Greene, Perry, M.D. Guthrie, Stuart, M.D. Henry Ford Health Hakeos, William, M.D. Henry Ford Health Hill, Derek, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Knesek, David, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Kohen, Robert, M.D. Beaumont

Yassir, Walid, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan * Zaltz, Ira, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Otolaryngology Aronovitz, James, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Davis, Jason, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Farjo, Laith, M.D. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy

Minnock, Christopher, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Settecerri, Jeffrey, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

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

Munk, Andres, M.D. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy

* Prieskorn, David, D.O. Detroit Medical Center Ren, Emily, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Saad, Mohamed, M.D. Sidhu, Kanwaldeep, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Vaidya, Rahul, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Weir, Robb, M.D. Henry Ford Health Zingas, Christopher, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Bahu, Sam, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Bojrab, Dennis, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Carron, Michael, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Chang, Steven, M.D. Henry Ford Health Craig, John, M.D. Henry Ford Health Dickson, C., M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Farrugia, Matthew, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Folbe, Adam, M.D., M.S. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Fozo, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Gardner, Glendon, M.D. Henry Ford Health Ghanem, Tamer, M.D. Henry Ford Health Hoff, Paul, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

ZARBO COURTESY OF HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM

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Jones, Lamont, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Kewson, Danny, M.D. Beaumont

Caird, Michelle, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Akervall, Jan, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Moutzouros, Vasilios, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Hotaling, Jeffrey, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center

Bazzi, Ahmed, D.O. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Milia, Marc, M.D. Beaumont

Cooke, Christopher, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

El-Yussif, Eddie, D.O. Henry Ford Health

Orthopedic Surgery Pediatric

Ko, Alvin, M.D. Henry Ford Health

DR. RICHARD ZARBO Pathology Affiliation: Henry Ford Health System Years practicing: 36 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2005-2020 About: In addition to his contributions to research in the field of surgical pathology, Dr. Zarbo has chaired Henry Ford’s Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine for 21 years, leading work on lab testing innovations and the development of Michigan’s first same-day COVID-19 test. What gets him excited about medicine? “The constant evolution and personal growth that accompany the lifelong pursuit of knowledge. They are what motivate me to rise at 4:30 each morning and embrace another day of challenges.” The patient who changed his life: “As a pathologist, I don’t see patients directly, but I often receive numerous letters from patients whose lives I’ve impacted. I receive a card each year from one, whom I spared a major resection of her maxilla by changing her initial diagnosis.” Fun fact: “I enjoy competing in Concours d’Elegance with old cars that made a big impression on me in my youth.” Best vacation ever: “My most memorable vacation was a weeklong leisurely, Italian-style hike in the Dolomites, with fine dining at strategically placed alpine huts. No wonder I gained weight.” Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “Is this lice?” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … “I used to think college English professor would be high on my list, but with age and experience, I’ve morphed into CEO of a large, complex business.”

* Korkigian, Shant, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Kubek, Douglas, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Lepoudre, Christine, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Lin, Ho-Sheng, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Mayerhoff, Ross, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Momin, Suhael, M.D. Henry Ford Health Prince, Mark, M.D. Michigan Medicine Reddy, Pavan, M.D. Henry Ford Health, Michigan Medicine Rubin, Adam, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health Seel, David, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Standring, Robert, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Stern, Noah, D.O. Detroit Medical Center Succar, Eric, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Toma, Mark, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Toma, Roger, M.D. Beaumont Varjabedian, Gregory, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Weingarten, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Yaremchuk, Kathleen, M.D. Henry Ford Health Yerman, Howard, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

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Yoo, George, M.D. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Honet, James, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

DR. MICHAEL DOMINELLO Radiation Oncology

Otolaryngology - Pediatric Bohm, Lauren, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Darrat, Ilaaf, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health * Gonik, Nathan, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Green, Glenn, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Haupert, Michael, D.O. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Helwig, Cecilia, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan O’Niel, Mallory, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Siegel, Bianca, M.D DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Thorne, Marc, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Thottam, Prasad, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Pain Management Aljassem, Annas, M.D Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Deogun, Kuldip, M.D. Ascension Michigan, McLaren Health Care * Feldman, Daniel, M.D. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Freydl, Karl, D.O. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Glisky, Natalia, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Haddad, Roger, D.O. Henry Ford Health

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Affiliation: Karmanos Cancer Institute Years practicing: 6 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2020 About: As medical director of Gamma Knife radiosurgery at Karmanos, Dr. Dominello leads the team performing the most cutting-edge brain cancer procedure available. What gets him excited about medicine? “The unique opportunity to listen to and be there for patients when they need help the most is what drove me toward the field of oncology and what gets me excited about medicine.” The patient who changed his life: “In 2019, a physicist from the makers of Gamma Knife came to oversee our first day using the new device. When our second patient that day suffered severe anxiety, a 74-minute treatment became nearly four hours. Not until two physicians began a continuous conversation with him from the console microphone could he relax enough to get through it. Afterward, the physicist said, ‘Wow. We never would’ve finished this treatment at our hospital.’ That patient changed the way I think about our team and the way they deliver care every day.” Fun facts: He plays multiple instruments, has a black belt in Tae Kwon Do, and has climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Best vacation ever: “In my 20s, I planned to run with the bulls in Pamplona, Spain. But upon leaving Barcelona, my bus broke down. As everything else was booked, I missed running with the bulls. Instead, I spent extra time relaxing on the beach. It was probably for the best.” Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “It’s always skin questions! ‘Can you look at this?’ ‘Is this mole OK?’ ‘What do you think about this rash I’ve had for two weeks? It really itches!’” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … A chef. “My specialty would be eggplant parmesan — fresh mozzarella, fresh parsley!”

Icaza, Eduardo, M.D. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Kole, William, M.D. Lee, Kevin, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Lininger, Todd, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Minott, Sharon, M.D. Ascension Michigan Mulawa, Jason, M.D. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy

Sakr, Wael, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center Stone, Chad, M.D. Henry Ford Health Walters, Laura, M.D., Ph.D. Beaumont Wasco, Matthew, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Zarbo, Richard, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Pediatrics Pediatric Allen, Nakia, M.D. Henry Ford Health, Detroit Medical Center

Oddo, Anthony, D.O. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy

Barone, Charles, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Osta, Walid, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Church, Sage, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Peter, Jason, D.O. Ascension Michigan

Clark, Laura, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Pollina, Ryan, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Faber, Seth, M.D. Beaumont

Sabbagh, Mahmoud, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

* Forman, Seth, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Sibai, Nabil, M.D. Henry Ford Health Siddiqi, Shad, D.O. Ascension Michigan Sikorsky, Michael, D.O. Ascension Michigan Thomas, Suresh, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health Tong, Henry, M.D. Ascension Michigan Upadhyay, Aman, M.D. McLaren Vakhariya, Rakesh, D.O. Ascension Michigan Wiener, Steven, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Pathology Allo, Ghassan, M.D. Henry Ford Health Chitale, Dhananjay, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Lauter, Jonathan, M.D. Beaumont Petroff, Christy, M.D. Ascension Michigan Raza, Saleem, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Smitherman, Lynn, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Pediatrics Pediatric (Pediatric Infectious Disease) Abu-Khdeir, Maha, M.D Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Achtman, Shawn, D.O. Detroit Medical Center Aljassem, Annas, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy * Arbit, Steven, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Bauer, Raymond, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Belen, Jack, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Femminineo, Anthony, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Hall, M., D.O. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Hysni, Craig, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Kovan, Eric, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Marshall, John, M.D. Ascension Michigan Michaels, Jenny, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Nwagwu, Chijioke, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Oddo, Anthony, D.O. Ascension Michigan, St. Joseph Mercy Pelshaw, Charles, M.D. Ascension Michigan, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Peter, Jason, D.O. Ascension Michigan Riutta, Justin, M.D. Beaumont

PerinatalNeonatal Medicine

* Green, Alex, M.D.

* Alpay-Savasan, Zeynep, M.D. Beaumont

Keller, Christian, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Pappas, Athina, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Kupsky, William, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Sood, Beena, M.D.

Pansare, Vaishali, M.D. Beaumont

Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation

Roth, Brian, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Sesi, Timothy, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Zacharias, Ritu, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Whitten, Amy, M.D. Beaumont

DOMINELLO TIMOTHY HAUNERT

9/10/21 10:56 AM

Top

DOcs

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery

Moquin, Kenneth, M.D. Henry Ford Health Nava, Guillermina, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

(Not Cosmetic) Ali, M. Azhar, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Almufarrej, Faisal, M.D. Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center

Oliver, Lauren, D.O. Beaumont Puri, Pravin, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Atisha, Dunya, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Reisin, Elan, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Beil, Richard, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Sayal, Navdeep, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

* Black, Evan, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Busuito, Christina, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Busuito, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Cederna, Paul, M.D. Michigan Medicine, St. Joseph Mercy Chaiyasate, Kongkrit, M.D. Beaumont

Darian, Vigen, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Frank, Cathrine, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Sosa, Julio, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

* Gupta, Bal, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Stefani, William, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Hollander, Debra, M.D. Ascension Michigan Kakar, Davinder, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Williams, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Hajjar, Raymond, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Janetzke, Ellen, M.D Beaumont

Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Pediatric (Not Cosmetic)

Kozlow, Jeffrey, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Lofman, Andrew, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health, St. Joseph Mercy Lumley, Christopher, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Meininger, Michael, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Buchman, Steven, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Chaiyasate, Kongkrit, M.D. Beaumont Kasten, Steven, M.D. Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy, Michigan Medicine * Rozzelle, Arlene, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Momoh, Adeyiza, M.D. Michigan Medicine

VERCLER COURTESY OF MICHIGAN MEDICINE

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Psychiatry

Siddiqui, Aamir, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Evangelista, Maristella, M.D. Henry Ford Health Griffin, DeLorean, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Metropoulos, Peter, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Espiritu, Doree Ann, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Elswick, Sarah, M.D. Beaumont

Chen, Peter, M.D. Beaumont Chuba, Paul, M.D., Ph.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Metropoulos, George, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Sherbert, Daniel, M.D. Beaumont

Tepper, Donna, M.D Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Chan, June, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

* Lee, Alison, M.D.

Akinyemi, Esther, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Tanzman, Barak, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Boike, Thomas, M.D. Beaumont

Preventive Medicine

Shaheen, Kenneth, M.D. Beaumont

Studinger, Rebecca, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Chau, Bruce, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Vercler, Christian, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott’s Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

MacLean, Lisa, M.D. Henry Ford Health Morreale, Mary, M.D. Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Patel, Hetal, M.D. Sivananthan, Mauran, D.O. Henry Ford Health Zamaria, Abdallah, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Psychiatry Pediatric Hendriks, Melissa, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Kakar, Davinder, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Weingarden, Brooke, D.O.

Radiation Oncology Abu-Isa, Eyad, M.D. Ascension Michigan Ajlouni, Munther, M.D. Henry Ford Health Antonucci, John, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

DR. CHRISTIAN VERCLER Pediatric Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Affiliation: Michigan Medicine Years practicing: 9 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2015, 2017, 2019 About: Plastic surgeon Christian Vercler has made notable research contributions in the areas of vascular and craniofacial anomalies. He’s also dedicated much of his career to upholding medical ethics. He currently chairs the C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Pediatric Ethics Committee, the Michigan Medicine Adult Ethics Committee, and the Michigan State Medical Society Ethics Committee.

Dominello, Michael, D.O. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Elshaikh, Mohamed, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Ezz, Ahmed, M.D. Beaumont, McLaren Health Care Ghilezan, Michael, M.D. Beaumont, McLaren Health Care, St. Joseph Mercy Hart, Kimberly, M.D. Detroit Medical Center Jawad, Maha, M.D. Beaumont Kestin, Larry, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

What gets him excited about medicine? “I’m able to improve people’s lives by helping them put their best face forward — literally.”

Kress, Marie-Adele, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

The patient who changed his life: “One patient came to me with one of the most severe forms of craniofacial clefting. Despite having five operations as a baby, she always covered her face with her hands and cowered in the corner of the room. I’ve operated on her a few times over the years, and she is now a confident, outgoing, spunky grade-schooler.”

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

Fun facts: “I’m married to Top Doc Kate H. Kraft, who is a world-famous pediatric urologist. I played in rock bands up until I started dating her.” Best vacation ever: A trip to Maui with his wife and three daughters. Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “Women have asked me to guess what cosmetic operations they’ve had, or even worse, to tell them what procedures I think they need. There’s no safe way to answer either of those questions!” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … “I’d like to get back on track to being a rock star.”

Lee, Kuei, M.D., Ph.D.

Martinez, Alvaro, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Miller, Kay, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Movsas, Benjamin, M.D Beaumont, Henry Ford Health * Nandalur, Sirisha, M.D. Beaumont Parikh, Parag, M.D. Sahijdak, Walter, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Shah, Mira, M.D. Henry Ford Health Siddiqui, Farzan, M.D., Ph.D. Henry Ford Health Siddiqui, M. Salim, M.D., Ph.D. Henry Ford Health Vicini, Frank, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Aref, Amr, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

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9/10/21 10:56 AM

Sazgari, Reza, M.D. Siegal, Daniel, M.D. Henry Ford Health

DR. DAVID KWON Surgical Oncology Affiliation: Henry Ford Health System Years practicing: 11 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2013-2020 About: Surgical oncologist David Kwon leads the new state-of-the-art Brigitte Harris Cancer Pavilion, which he helped to open in January. He’s also pioneering novel methods of early identification and treatment for pancreatic cancer. What gets him excited about medicine? “Advancements are rapidly transforming cancer treatment methods and outcomes. It’s exhilarating to be a part of this change.” Fun fact: In college, he hosted a classical music radio show, broadcasting to the New York tri-state area, and worked as house DJ at local bar. Best vacation ever: “I enjoyed traveling with my family to Vancouver and Whistler during the summer of 2018. The food, hiking, and views are forever etched in my mind.” Weirdest medical question he’s been asked in a social setting: “I’ve had the good fortune to speak with many children about my passion for surgery. A young girl once asked whether, next time I cut out ‘a cancer,’ I could put it in a bag and bring it to her house to show her. Needless to say, I was unable to heed her request.” If he weren’t a doctor, he’d be … “An executive chef. I’d love to lead a wonderfully trained team that delivers sublime culinary experiences.”

Trivax, Cory, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy van Holsbeeck, Marnix, M.D. Henry Ford Health Yusaf, Nadia, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Radiology Pediatric * Altinok, Deniz, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Bloom, David, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Collins, Denise, M.D. Henry Ford Health Gibson, Donald, M.D. Beaumont Metz, Terrence, M.D. Beaumont, DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Mody, Swati, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Saleem, Sheena, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Reproductive Endocrinology/ Infertility Gago, Laura, M.D Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Hammoud, Ahmad, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Brown, Manuel, M.D. Henry Ford Health

* Kado, Karl, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Griffith, Brent, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Nandalur, Kiran, M.D. Beaumont

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Diaz Mendoza, Javier, M.D. Henry Ford Health * Dogra, Sanjay, M.D. Beaumont Ehtesham, Muhammad, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Farra, M., M.D. Ascension Michigan Galens, Stephen, M.D. Beaumont * Simoff, Michael, M.D. Henry Ford Health Sinha, Prabhat, D.O. Ascension Michigan Soubani, Ayman, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care Trunsky, Matthew, M.D. Beaumont

Respiratory/ Pulmonary Care Pediatric

* Abdulhamid, Ibrahim, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Srivastava, Ruma, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Rheumatology Alkhatib, Ayad, M.D. Henry Ford Health Bateman, Judith, M.D. Beaumont Bishnoi-Singh, Amita, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Mersol-Barg, Michael, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Dhar, Josephine, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center

Moskovitz, Brenda, M.D. Beaumont Helmer, Sharon, M.D.

Allen, Samuel, D.O. Beaumont

Kowalczyk, Carole, M.D. Ascension, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Miller, Bradley, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Radiology

Respiratory/ Pulmonary Care

* Wheeler, Karen, M.D. Beaumont Wolf, Lynda, M.D. Beaumont

Kado, Ruba, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Maksimowicz-McKinnon, Kathleen, D.O. Henry Ford Health Marri-Gottam, Reshma, M.D. Ascension Michigan Meysami, Alireza, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Pevzner, Martin, M.D. Beaumont

Cooke, Christopher, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Qazi, Parveen, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

* Ellenberg, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health

Qazi, Sabrina, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

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

Sagar, Harpreet, M.D. Detroit Medical Center

Jaskulka, Bradley, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Silverman, Larry, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Kolowich, Patricia, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Skender, Joseph, M.D. Beaumont * Stewart, Shironda, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Rheumatology - Pediatric * Adams, Matthew, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan Fathalla, Basil, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Sleep Disorders Badr, M., M.D Detroit Medical Center * Bazan, Luisa, M.D. Henry Ford Health Dogra, Sanjay, M.D. Beaumont Jayakar, Arunima, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Lasater, Peter, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Lock, Terrence, M.D. Henry Ford Health Makhni, Eric, M.D., M.B.A. Henry Ford Health Marshall, Nathan, M.D. Ascension Michigan Mendelson, David, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Mendelson, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Mendelson, Stephen, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Moeller, James, M.D. Henry Ford Health Moore, Nicholas, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center Moutzouros, Vasilios, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Ranganathan, Chakrapani, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Owczarek, Laura, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rowley, James, M.D Detroit Medical Center

Schoch, Nicholas, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Singh, Meeta, M.D. Henry Ford Health Skiba, Virginia, M.D. Henry Ford Health Yaremchuk, Kathleen, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Rill, Brian, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Shehab, Ramsey, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Surgery Pediatric Akay, Begum, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Sports Medicine Acker, William, II, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health Bergin, Mark, M.D. Beaumont, Henry Ford Health

Brahmamdam, Pavan, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Cullen, Marc, M.D. Ascension Michigan Donoghue, Lydia, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health

KWON COURTESY OF HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM

9/10/21 3:26 PM

Top

DOcs

Ehrlich, Peter, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Hirschl, Ronald, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

* Langenburg, Scott, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry F ord Health

Eliya, Fadi, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

* Kwon, David, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Gudziak, Marko, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

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

Haddad, Joseph, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Shah, Rupen, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Jarboe, Marcus, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy Klein, Justin, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan

Kim, Steve, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Weaver, Donald, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Thoracic Surgery Adams, Kumari, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy Chang, Andrew, M.D. Michigan Medicine

Lelli, Joseph, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Coello, Michael, M.D. Beaumont

Morden, Robert, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Edwards, Melanie, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Mychaliska, George, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott’s Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

Fertel, David, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center

Novotny, Nathan, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

Hilu, John, M.D.

Hammoud, Zane, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Jamil, Kevin, M.D. Beaumont

Shanti, Christina, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Kim, Sang, M.D. Lin, Jules, M.D. Michigan Medicine

Speck, K., M.D. Ascension Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott’s Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

Minanov, Oktavijan, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, McLaren Health Care

Stallion, Anthony, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy

* Popoff, Andrew, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Thirumoorthi, Arul, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, St. Joseph Mercy

Reddy, Rishindra, M.D. Michigan Medicine Welsh, Robert, M.D.

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Surgical Oncology Berri, Richard, M.D. Ascension Michigan Dossett, Lesly, M.D. Michigan Medicine Jacobs, Michael, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

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Atiemo, Humphrey, M.D. Henry Ford Health Burks, Frank, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Cher, Michael, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

Hafez, Khaled, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

DR. KATE KRAFT Pediatric Urology

Hafron, Jason, M.D. Beaumont

Affiliation: Michigan Medicine

Hurley, Patrick, M.D. Ascension Michigan

Years practicing: 10 Previous years as a Top Doc: 2016 About: Dr. Kraft is a nationally recognized pediatric urologist who has shared her highly sought-after expertise in panel lectures at both national and international conferences. She is also a national innovation leader in education of future urologists. What gets her excited about medicine? “My absolute favorite part of working in medicine is the ability to heal children, providing them with the gift of a life free from suffering.” The patient who changed her life: “My youngest daughter. She had to have surgery — albeit a minor one — last year. Everything went great, but I walked away from the experience better understanding the anxiety my patients and their families experience, which in turn has made me a better surgeon.” Fun fact: Her husband, Dr. Christian Vercler, is also an Hour Detroit Top Doctor. Best vacation ever: Her honeymoon in Belize. “I went on many new adventures with my new husband, including swimming with sharks and scuba diving for the first time!” Weirdest medical question she’s been asked in a social setting: “‘Does it look OK?’ I’ve been pulled aside at more than one cocktail party to look at a baby’s circumcision.” If she weren’t a doctor, she’d be … “A teacher, hands down. I’m so fortunate to get to teach residents and medical students every day!”

Kernen, Kenneth, M.D. Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Kleer, Eduardo, M.D St. Joseph Mercy

Shalhoub, Philip, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont Sobol, Jennifer, D.O. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Stricker, Hans, M.D. Henry Ford Health

Urology Pediatric Feber, Kevin, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center Kraft, Kate, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital Lakshmanan, Yegappan, M.D DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health

Lucas, Steven, M.D. Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, Karmanos Cancer Center, McLaren Health Care

* Liss, Zachary, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy

Maralani, Shiva, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont

Park, John, M.D. Michigan Medicine, Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Menon, Mani, M.D. Henry Ford Health Nagaraju, Pradeep, M.D. Beaumont O’Connor, Jeffrey, M.D. Ascension Michigan Oldford, Gregory, M.D. Detroit Medical Center, St. Joseph Mercy Peabody, James, M.D. Henry Ford Health Relle, James, M.D. Beaumont

Preece, Janae, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health Schober, Megan, M.D., Ph.D. Beaumont Suson, Kristina, M.D. DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Henry Ford Health Wan, Julian, M.D. Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital

Rivers, Kandis, M.D. Henry Ford Health Rogers, Craig, M.D. Henry Ford Health Rosenberg, Bradley, M.D. Beaumont Schervish, Edward, M.D. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, Henry Ford Health * Schock, Jeffrey, D.O. Ascension Michigan, Beaumont, St. Joseph Mercy Seifman, Brian, M.D. Beaumont Semerjian, Alice, M.D. St. Joseph Mercy

Dabaja, Ali, M.D. Henry Ford Health

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Ascension Michigan Ascension Brighton Center for Recovery, Brighton; 888-215-2700, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Madison Heights Campus; 248-967-7000, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hospital, Warren Campus; 586-573-5000, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Providence Hospital, Novi Campus; 248-465-4100, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Providence Hospital, Southfield Campus; 248-849-3000, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Crittenton Hospital, Rochester; 248-652-5000,ascension.org/michigan Ascension River District Hospital, East China; 810-329-7111, ascension.org/michigan Ascension St. John Hospital, Detroit; 313-343-4000, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Borgess Hospital, Kalamazoo; 269-226-7000, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Borgess-Pipp Hospital, Plainwell; 269-685-0700, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Borgess-Lee Hospital, Dowagiac; 269-782-8681, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Genesys Hospital, Grand Blanc; 810-606-5000, ascension.org/michigan Ascension Standish Hospital, Standish; 989-846-4521, ascension.org/michigan Ascension St. Mary’s Hospital, Saginaw; 989-907-8000, ascension.org/michigan Ascension St. Joseph Hospital, Tawas City; 989-362-3411, ascension.org/michigan

Beaumont Health System Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn; 313-593-7000, beaumont.org Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills; 248-471-8000, beaumont.org Beaumont Hospital, Grosse Pointe; 313-473-1000, beaumont.org Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak; 248-898-5000, beaumont.org Beaumont Hospital, Taylor; 313-295-5000, beaumont.org Beaumont Hospital, Trenton; 734-671-3800, beaumont.org Beaumont Hospital, Troy; 248-964-5000, beaumont.org Beaumont Hospital, Wayne; 734-467-4000, beaumont.org

Detroit Medical Center DMC Call Center, 888-362-2500, dmc.org (to schedule appointments or find a doctor) DMC Cardiovascular Institute, Detroit; 313-832-0650, dmccvi.org DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Detroit; 313-745-KIDS, childrensdmc.org DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, Troy; 248-524-7180, childrensdmc.org/troy DMC Detroit Receiving Hospital, Detroit; 313-745-3000, dmc.org DMC Harper University Hospital, Detroit; 313-745-8040, dmc.org DMC Heart Hospital, Detroit; 313-832-0400, dmc.org/heart DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital, Commerce Twp.; 248-937-3300, hvsh.org DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital, Detroit; 313-745-3000, dmc.org DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan, Detroit; 313-745-1203, rimrehab.org DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital, Detroit; 313-966-3300, sinaigrace.org

Henry Ford Health System Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; 313-916-2600, henryford.com Henry Ford Kingswood Hospital, Ferndale; 248-398-3200, henryford.com Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Clinton Township; 586-263-2300, henryford.com Henry Ford Macomb Hospital, Mt. Clemens; 586-466-9300, henryford.com Henry Ford Maplegrove Center, West Bloomfield Twp.; 248-661-6100, henryford.com/maplegrove Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, West Bloomfield Twp.; 248-325-1000, henryford.com Henry Ford Wyandotte, Wyandotte; 734-246-6000, henryfordwyandotte.com

McLaren Health Care Corp.

St. Joseph Mercy Health System St. Joseph Mercy Ann Arbor, Ypsilanti; 734-712-3456, stjoesannarbor.org St. Joseph Mercy Chelsea, Chelsea; 734-593-6000, stjoeshealth.org St. Joseph Mercy Livingston, Howell; 517-545-6000, stjoeslivingston.org St. Mary Mercy Livonia, Livonia; 734-655-4800, stmarymercy.org St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, Pontiac; 248-858-3000, stjoesoakland.org

University of Michigan Health System Michigan Medicine C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann Arbor; 734-936-4000, mottchildren.org Michigan Medicine University Hospital, Ann Arbor; 734-936-4000, uofmhealth.org

Other Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Center, Detroit; 800-527-6266, karmanos.org Garden City Hospital, Garden City; 734-458-3300, gch.org John D. Dingell VA Medical Center, Detroit; 313-576-1000, detroit.va.gov Kresge Eye Institute, Southfield; 248-594-6782, Detroit; 313-577-8900, Taylor; 734-287-8000, Troy; 586-573-0248, kresgeeye.org Surgeons Choice Medical Center, Southfield; 248-423-5100, surgeonschoice.com Surgeons Choice Macomb Center, Warren; 586-751-9800, surgeonschoice.com Surgeons Choice Dearborn Center, Dearborn; 313-359-9540, surgeonschoice.com Pontiac General Hospital, Pontiac; 248-857-7200, pontiacgeneral.com Straith Hospital, Southfield; 248-357-3360, straithhospital.org VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor; 734-769-7100, annarbor.va.gov

McLaren Macomb, Mt. Clemens; 586-493-8000, mclaren.org/macomb McLaren Oakland, Pontiac; 248-338-5000, mclaren.org/oakland

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Alvaro Martinez, MD, FACR, FABS, FASTRO

Kay Miller, MD

Frank Vicini, MD, FACR, FABS, FASTRO

Ahmed Ezz, MD, MBBCh, FRCP-C

We’re proud to be among the best of the best. Managed byRadiation GenesisCare, MHP Radiation Oncology Institute is a highly specialized group of radiation Oncologist oncologists who are part of a uniﬁed team of multidisciplinary specialists delivering world-class integrated cancer care for the greatest possible outcome. We are proud to work with a group of Frank Vicini at Michigan Healthcare Professionals (MHP) and are honored to be recognized by leading physicians MD, FACR, FABS, FASTRO our peers as the best of the best on Hour Detroit’s “Top Docs” list. Together, we use our experience and advanced technology to design the best personalized treatment to care for you.

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Dr. Mune Gowda Top Award Winning Plastic Surgeon Frequently designated as one of Hour Detroit’s “Top Docs,” Dr. Gowda’s awards also include: America's Best Plastic Surgeons, Facelift 2021 – Newsweek

Top Doctor 2020-2021-MI Top Docs

Top 10 Plastic Surgeon 2020 – National Academy of Plastic Surgeons

10 Best Plastic Surgeons Awards 20182021 – American Institute of Plastic Surgeons Best Doctors 2001-2018 – Best Doctors, Inc.

Top Doctor – 2018 Top Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons

Top Plastic Surgeon Reviews 2018

Top Plastic Surgeon 2017 – Leading Physicians of the World

America’s Top Surgeons, Consumers Research Council of America

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The modern approach to the face and neck lift has changed over the years. Dr. Gowda’s Modern Face Lift addresses the layers beneath the skin. In complement, With Over 35 Years of Experience the Modern Neck Lift uses dual plane reduction, skillgowdamd.com fully contouring deeper tissues and muscle, as well as glands that over time drop into the neck and create a 3270 W. Big Beaver 26850 Providence Pky. sagging appearance. This modern approach has opened Suite 415 Suite 125 the door for younger patients to have a single incision Troy, MI 48084 Novi, MI 48374 neck lift with excellent results. 248-530-0000 248-305-8400 Micro fat grafting is practically standard in face & neck BOARD CERTIFIED PLASTIC SURGEON

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lifts today. This process is used to enhance the shape of the face and provides a more youthful appearance. Dr. Gowda calls micro fat grafting “the best thing to happen to face lifts in more than a decade”. Dr. Gowda is an award winning, board-certified plastic surgeon who provides cosmetic surgery of the face and the body to patients across Michigan and beyond. Pinpoint precision and flawless results are Dr. Gowda’s trademark. Dr. Gowda approaches each treatment with a confident hand and artist’s eye.

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Jeffrey H. Miller, M.D. Miller Vein’s founder and owner, Jeffrey H. Miller, M.D., says he’s always “dreamed about changing and creating a better model for health care.” Today he’s not only living the dream; he’s sharing it with his “amazing” staff and grateful and satisfied patients. “I believe it all starts with humble service, which means treating patients and employees like friends and family,” he says. It also starts with building a team that shares his dream and passion for the work. Miller Vein’s physicians are highly trained and specialize in one thing: veins. This degree of specialization ensures patients have access to faster, safer, and more cost-effective care. “I also need to brag about our staff,” Dr. Miller says. “From the front desk to our medical assistants, nurses, vascular sonographers, and the back office, we have a very special group of people working here. I think that’s because we’re a company based on values. Everyone loves their job, and it shows.” Because of their core values and philosophy, Miller Vein has been recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of the “Coolest Places to Work in Michigan” multiple times. Dr. Miller graduated from Michigan State University with a degree in physiology (with high honors) and graduated from the Wayne State University School of Medicine with high distinction. Among his many honors and awards, Dr. Miller is a multiyear Hour Detroit Top Doc. He was chief resident–diagnostic radiology at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. Dr. Miller also has been named the Faculty Teacher of the Year and received the Research Mentor Award at Oakwood Hospital and Medical Center (now Beaumont Health). Additionally, he serves on the editorial board at Vein Therapy News. Miller Vein’s personal, customized approach is why more than 1,500 physicians (and counting) trust and recommend Miller Vein to their own patients, families, and friends. “When you make the decision to visit Miller Vein, you’ll have confidence that you’ll be talking to a friendly and happy board-certified vein specialist who has the talent and expertise to provide the individualized care you deserve,” Dr. Miller says. ■

Miller Vein 32000 Northwestern Hwy, Ste. 215 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-773-3584 millervein.com

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Krista M. Bannon, M.D. Miller Vein has been recognized by Crain’s Detroit Business as one of the “Coolest Places to Work in Michigan” multiple times. The reason why may sound simple, because it really is simple: They love what they do, and it shows. Miller Vein’s founder and owner, Jeffrey H. Miller, M.D., takes great pride in many things, but at the top of his list is the quality of people he hires. “It’s simple — happy employees make happy customers (a.k.a. patients),” Dr. Miller says. “There are plenty of statistics and facts to back this up. The minute you walk into a Miller Vein facility, you’ll notice the difference.” Krista M. Bannon, M.D., joined the Miller Vein family in November 2020 and, in less than a year, she’s clearly made a difference. “It’s amazing to see how people respond to Krista,” Dr. Miller says. “She really connects. Her patients absolutely love her and, equally important, they love the results she gets for them.” Dr. Bannon, who earned her Bachelor of Liberal Arts and Science degree from the University of Illinois, received her medical degree from Meharry Medical College in Nashville. A board-certified surgeon, she has received prominent awards for her skills both as a surgeon and researcher. “It’s my mission to not only deliver excellent medical and aesthetic venous treatment results, but to make my patients feel like they’re well-informed every step of the way, from the front desk to the treatment room,” she says. Dr. Bannon’s specialties include venous and lymphatic medicine and general surgery. She earned both the Chief Administrative Award and Surgical Research Forum Award from Providence Hospital General Surgery. She also served as a legislative intern in United States Senate, focused on health care. Dr. Miller says Dr. Bannon is “kind, caring, and compassionate.” “Krista was part of a medical mission trip to the Dominican Republic that provided and strengthened local health care services,” he says. “She has remained active in the community, volunteering her expertise in teaching, health care screenings, and philanthropy efforts.” ■

Miller Vein 17900 23 Mile Rd., Ste. 406 Macomb, MI 48044 248-773-3584 millervein.com

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Synergy Health Partners & Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedics and Spine Specialists

Excellence and innovation in musculoskeletal care is what Mendelson Kornblum Orthopedics, Spine and Pain Specialists has been delivering to the people of SE Michigan for over 50 years. Their expansion and development into Synergy Health Partners has allowed them to grow and become a vertically integrated care system comprised of multiple physician clinics, MRI imaging centers, ambulatory surgery centers, and physical and occupational therapy clinics. This comprehensive and coordinated approach to patient care results in high quality, cost effective, patient-centered care for individuals with bone and joint, spine, tendon, ligament, and muscular injuries and/or pain. “Our mission is to provide a patient journey, inspired by healing and driven by innovation and the

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highest quality healthcare to the communities we serve” says Synergy Health Partners CEO Dan Cresco. Whether the pain or injury has been caused by work, sports, everyday life, or simply from the aging process, the physicians and other healthcare experts at Mendelson Kornblum/ Synergy Health Partners use time tested techniques and procedures as well as the newest technologies to get you back in action…and they do so with the same compassionate and family friendly dedication that founder Herbert Mendelson created over 50 years ago. “When people are in pain or have an orthopedic issue, we want them to get the fastest and most convenient care possible, so they can get back to their normal activities. Patients can go directly to our website (mendelsonortho.com) and pick the

day and time that is best for them in their schedule. Our patients love the control and flexibility” Cresco stated. The team of physicians at Mendelson Kornblum/Synergy Health Partners are recognized as leaders in specialties that include: sports medicine, total joint replacement, spine care, pain management, and headache care. Cresco says “Mendelson Kornblum/Synergy Health Partners is growing, and we hope to be the provider of choice for anyone in need of help with their orthopedic, spine, or pain concerns. We are both pleased and honored to have nearly all of our physicians voted and recognized as Top Docs by the Hour Detroit”. ■

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Mendelson Kornblum Warren Orthopedics 11900 East 12 Mile Rd., Ste. 110 Warren, MI 48093 586-261-1960

Livonia Orthopedics 36622 Five Mile Rd., Ste. 101 Livonia, MI 48154 734-542-0200 mendelsonortho.com

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Dr. Thomas Nabity Jr. Dr. John Santa Ana

Most people believe that to treat pain, whether it’s knee, back, shoulder, neck, or other joints, they need prescription drugs or surgeries. Or, they may feel that to their manage pain, they simply have to slow down and lessen their activity levels, which can have adverse effects on physical and mental health. Thomas Nabity Jr., M.D. and John Santa Ana, DO want the community to know that there are other options; ones that don’t just mask pain or require joint replacements or lifestyle changes, but that actually regenerate the damaged tissue. As partners at Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine, both doctors are board-certified, fellowship-trained interventional pain physicians specializing in a number of regenerative medicine procedures, most notably stem cell and platelet rich plasma therapies. These techniques are coming more into the mainstream, and they offer promising — and safer — alternatives to treating disorders of connective tissues such as bones, cartilage, tendons, ligaments, or muscles. The most successful treatment option is a stem cell

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procedure, which uses the patient’s own stem cells — not umbilical or donor cells. Bone marrow is extracted, aspirated, and concentrated, then injected with precision into the affected tissue, signaling it to regenerate. Platelet rich plasma therapy is an option that uses the same process, but with a blood draw instead of a bone marrow aspiration. Both extractions are processed in an onsite lab managed by Greyledge Technologies, which also serves the highly accredited Steadman Clinic in Colorado. Typically, in three to six months, the tissue will have regenerated sufficiently, allowing the patient to be free from injection cycles, opioid painkillers, and potential surgery. Is regenerative medicine right for you? The team at Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine is focused on positive outcomes and therefore carefully selects patients they believe can be helped by their treatments. Call 248-846-1466 today to speak with a knowledgeable representative who can answer questions and schedule a consultation. ■

Michigan Center for Regenerative Medicine 109 S. Main St. Rochester, MI 48307 248-846-1466 regenerativemedicinemichigan.com

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Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery, PC

When it comes to cosmetic and reconstructive surgery around the eyes, it’s best to consult the experts. Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery, PC, consists of seven doctors with advanced training in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery. Each doctor specializes in procedures of the eyelids, brow, and forehead, which is why they’re called The Eyelid Experts. The doctors — Frank Nesi, Geoffrey Gladstone, Evan Black, Francesca Nesi-Eloff, Dianne Schlachter, Alon Kahana, and Robert Beaulieu — treat patients for a variety of concerns related to the eyelid and face. These issues can involve eyelid tumors including cancer, and upper and lower eyelid malpositions that affect a patient’s day-to-day activities. Surgical treatments can impact not just a patient’s quality of life, but also their confidence and appearance. Each doctor takes the time to develop a unique plan that considers a patient’s appearance, functionality, and individual needs. Ophthalmic plastic surgery is a subspecialty of ophthalmology involving extensive training in the delicate areas around the eyes. “This is essential because the eyelids are not only important aesthetically, but their proper functioning is crucial to the health and performance of the eyes,” says Dr. Black, who, along with his colleagues, has completed fellowships in ophthalmic plastic and reconstructive surgery as part of his medical training. In addition to cosmetic procedures, Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery offers nonsurgical interventions such as Botox and fillers that reduce the signs of aging. Patients may also be recommended for IPL or ResurFx treatments, which can

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improve dry eye, skin texture, and rosacea. Deciding between surgical and nonsurgical treatment requires a great deal of thought and discussion between the patient and doctor. “It’s a balance between what the patient would like to do, what their expectations are, and what the physician is able to accomplish with nonsurgical, surgical, or combination techniques,” Dr. Black says. Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery, PC, has 10 locations across mid and southeast Michigan, and performs thousands of successful procedures each year. All physicians hold affiliations with only the top-accredited hospitals, and all are experts in the field of oculoplastics. ■

Consultants in Ophthalmic & Facial Plastic Surgery, PC 800-245-8075 theeyelidexperts.com

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Jeffrey Margolis, M.D. Jeffrey Margolis, M.D., board-certified in medical oncology and part of the Oakland Medical Group division of Michigan Healthcare Professionals, says there have been challenges for cancer patients over

the past two years because of the COVID-19 pandemic. “People being treated for cancer are particularly at risk, and there also have been delays in diagnosis because things have been shut down as a result of the

pandemic,” Dr. Margolis says. “At MHP, we’ve taken a number of precautions and steps to help keep our patients safe and make sure they’re receiving important and timely treatments.” Michigan Healthcare Professionals — the largest private practice in Michigan, with multiple specialties including medical oncology, surgical oncology, and radiation oncology — now provides concierge service, requires patients and staff to wear masks, and is making sure staff members are getting vaccinated. Because cancer patients are more susceptible to becoming very sick with COVID, MHP doctors participated in clinical trials for early treatments of the disease. “We’re making more personal phone calls and following up with patients to make sure they’re having diagnostic testing done in an expeditious fashion, and we’re doing more tele-medical visits when possible, so people don’t have to come into the office when it’s not totally necessary,” Dr. Margolis says. There also have been plenty of positive changes in cancer treatments during Dr. Margolis’ 24 years in medicine. “What continues to change in oncology is what we call next-generation sequencing,” says Dr. Margolis, who earned his medical degree from the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland. “This is a process that we use to look at the cancer genome, and we try to customize and target each patient’s treatment. We’re finding more effective and efficient treatments, and we’re seeing better results. We now identify very specific types of cancers; with these types of cancers come their own specific treatments — and it’s making a huge difference.” Dr. Margolis is also a professor at Oakland University’s William Beaumont Medical School. ■

Oakland Medical Group/Michigan Healthcare Professionals Specialty: Hematology, Oncology 32255 Northwestern Highway, Ste. 150, Farmington Hills, MI 48334 Phone: (248) 419-3456 | Fax: (248) 419-3455 3577 West Thirteen Mile Road, Ste. 204, Royal Oak, MI 48073 Phone: (248) 551-2446 | Fax: (248) 551-1094 jmargolis@mhpdoctor.com mhpdoctor.com

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Dr. Ellen Janetzke

Shaping confidence are two words that define Dr. Ellen Janetzke. “Our personalized approach is designed to ensure our patients achieve the best possible outcome,” says Dr. Ellen, founder of Dr. Ellen Janetzke in Bloomfield Hills. “When considering plastic surgery, it’s essential to be comfortable with your surgeon and staff, to feel fully educated, and to have your goals completely understood. Our mission is to gain our patients’ trust and guide them through every step, starting with their very first phone call.” Dr. Ellen has been in practice for more than two decades and has committed herself to patient education, safety, and service. She studied as an undergrad at the University of Michigan and graduated with a medical degree from Wayne State University’s School of Medicine in 1994. Dr. Ellen is associated with several hospitals in Michigan, including UnaSource Surgical Center, William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, and William Beaumont Hospital in Troy. Prior to obtaining her plastic surgery training in

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Philadelphia, Dr. Ellen achieved a fellowship at Detroit Medical Center in hand surgery and completed her general surgery requirements at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak. These opportunities led to well-established relationships within her discipline, making her invaluable to patients and the community. Dr. Ellen’s ability to understand, anticipate, and fulfill patient expectations honestly and realistically has gained her a reputation as both a gifted surgeon and a caring doctor. She says her “amazing” team members take great pride in their roles. “The staff has been hand-picked based on their professionalism, level of compassion, overall intelligence, and knowledge of our industry,” Dr. Ellen says. “They’re specifically trained for their position, and acclimated to our practice culture and our professional expectations.” Dr. Ellen Janetzke’s practice offers a wide range of services for men and women, including tummy tucks; breast reduction; gynecomastia; liposuction; arm-lifts, thigh-lifts, and back-lifts for body-contour-

ing; and face, eyelid, and neck-lift procedures. Dr. Ellen specializes in breast procedures for women such as breast augmentation and breast-lifts. Her MedSpa services include a variety of skincare solutions and injectables. ■

60 West Big Beaver Rd., Ste. 100 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304 248-220-6760 drellen.com info@drellen.com

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Superior outcomes, proven results, and a world-class team that cares about each and every patient. That’s what makes The CORE Institute one of Michigan’s leading orthopedic practices, and it’s why it has five stars— the top rating—from The Physician Alliance. Its physicians are recognized nationally as leaders in specialties ranging from orthopedics to joint replacement, sports medicine, spine care, pain management, podiatry, and rehabilitation. The CORE Institute was established with a mission to change the way orthopedic care is offered to the community, and, today, is driven to continually define the standard of patient care. They offer the latest in evidence-based treatments and are built on

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a foundation of pioneering research, academics, community service, and a passion for excellence. Its physicians and specialists are selected from the top tier of their classes, to ensure the highest standards of care are offered to each patient. This team of experts has developed and documented treatment plans that deliver superior patient outcomes that are rigorously ensured by a dedicated Quality Department. Together, the team is setting the benchmark in orthopedic care through fully researched medicine and standardized protocols. Patients know The CORE Institute delivers quality care and one-on-one attention, with a focus on helping them get back to the life and activities they love. That’s why they choose The CORE

Institute when they want to Keep Life In Motion®. Visit one of four convenient locations: Novi, Brighton, Howell, or Southfield. ■

The CORE Institute 26750 Providence Pkwy., Ste. 200 Novi, MI 48374 248-349-7015 TheCOREInstitute.com

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M. Azhar Ali, M.D. Certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, Dr. M. Azhar Ali started his practice in 1999. Since then, he has performed thousands of surgical procedures with very high patient satisfaction scores, as evidenced by his Google five-star ratings. Dr Ali is highly respected among his peers and has been named an Hour Detroit magazine Top Doc for the last seven consecutive years. When Dr. Ali sees patients, he listens to their concerns and tries to understand their needs and expectations. Then he discusses what type of procedure will best suit their needs. “My main goal is to listen to my patients, educate them, and formulate a well-thought-out plan to meet their needs,” he says. He follows this with excellent surgical techniques and compassionate care. Dr. Ali leaves no stone unturned when it comes to delivering the best care to his patients and, as a result, many patients travel across state lines to see him. “We treat our patients as we would our family members,” Dr. Ali says, adding that his greatest joy is to see a smile on a patient’s face after their surgery. Dr. Ali has also devoted his time and talents to humanitarian causes near and far, including the SaveSmile cleft lip repair program in Africa, which he has been involved with for several years. He helped earthquake victims in Kashmir and Haiti, and had the honor of working in MASH units. His advice for those seeking plastic surgery is simple: Do your homework. “My advice is always don’t be afraid to ask about your surgeon’s credentials,” he says, noting that not all physicians who perform cosmetic procedures carry the gold standard of being board-certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery. “You need to decide who makes you feel comfortable and who you feel you can trust,” he says. Most often, that trusted choice is Dr. Ali. ■

M. Azhar Ali, M.D. 353 S. Old Woodward Ave. Birmingham, MI 48009 248-335-7200 drali.com

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Dr. Carole Kowalczyk

MI Fertility Clinic 4700 E 13 Mile Rd Warren 4190 Telegraph Road, Ste. 1500, Bloomfield Hills, MI 1455 S Lapeer Rd #111, Orion Charter Township, MI 9365 Haggerty Rd. Plymouth, MI mifertility.com. “Love Dr. Kowalczyk and her staff at the Bloomfield and Warren locations! Dr. Kowalczyk helped us complete our family with our sweet baby boy who is now 3 weeks old. Thank you for everything you have done; we cannot thank you enough.” A.K. Coping with infertility is hard, but Dr. Carole Kowalczyk and her staff at The Michigan Center for Fertility & Women’s Health (MCFWH) help make it more manageable. The practice excels at treating the whole person — body, mind, and spirit — with the latest advances in fertility treatment coupled with services that help couples successfully achieve pregnancy. A consistent Top Doc winner, Dr. Kowalczyk prides herself on making the fertility journey a positive one. “We customize treatment to meet our patients’ needs,” she explains. “We take into account ethical, financial, emotional, and religious beliefs, along with their medical situation, and devise a plan that will work.” Her offices provide the latest fertility treatment including IVF, PGT-A, PGT-M, sperm donor, egg donor, and male/female fertility preservation. MCFWH is one of the only offices in Michigan to offer INVOcell. Dr.

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Kowalczyk supports fertility treatments with complementary medicine to help patients manage stress and support the mind-body experience. Services may include acupuncture, counseling, fitness, massage, nutrition, support groups, and yoga through the wellness center she founded, in Harmony. Dr. Kowalczyk is also a teaching voice in the community, committed to education. She trains future doctors from community hospitals about the workups and treatment in infertility. She’s co-host of WJR radio’s Healthy Women, publisher of Wisdom & Wellness (a fertility and health guide), and she narrates a podcast called Dr. C in the D. MCFWH has four locations — Bloomfield Hills, Lake Orion, Plymouth, and Warren — and offers in-person or telemedicine appointments. They also have an extensive staff, including reproductive endocrinologist Dr. Nicole Budrys and physician assistants Alexa Karbowski, Emily Schroeder, and Mandi Johnson. “I was referred to Dr. Kowalczyk by my OB physician. After two egg retrievals and two embryo transfers, we welcomed our miracle IVF baby boy on Aug. 2, 2021. I can’t thank Dr. Kowalczyk and her staff enough for all the

outstanding care they give every day.” H.K. “Just when I was about to give up, Dr. Kowalczyk and her team brought us hope. I was very afraid to try fertility treatments but MCFWH made me feel comfortable and supported. The experience we had here was amazing. The nurses and office staff are so supportive and because of their encouragement and kind words, I knew this was going to work. Our baby girl is almost 8 months old, healthy and couldn’t be more cute! We love her so much, she has made our lives full. Thank you so you much!” “I can’t say enough about how amazing Dr. Kowalczyk & her staff are. We went through 4 IUI treatments with her & on our 4th round, it worked. We were blessed with our sweet boy, who is now 2 years old. I am so incredibly grateful for Dr. Kowalczyk & I highly recommend her office! “ A.F. Learn more at mifertility.com. ■

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Surgeons Choice Medical Center

Front left to right Marc Milia, M.D. – Orthopedic Surgery: Sports Medicine, Robert Kohen, M.D. – Orthopedic Surgery: Sports Medicine, Back left to right Scott Laker, M.D. – General Surgery/Laparoscopic Surgery/ Bariatric, Jeremy Ciullo, M.D. – Hand Surgery, Daniel Fahim, M.D. – Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery, Ara Bush, M.D. – Hand Surgery, Richard Singer, M.D. – Hand Surgery Surgeons Choice offers an experience that is unlike any typical hospital in the state of Michigan in every way. As part of a wave of change in health care, this innovative hospital provides high-quality, private, concierge service to surgical patients, with a unique, personalized touch that puts them at ease — and in the best hands. A physician-owned destination of care focusing on hand, joint, orthopedic, and sports medicine, Surgeons Choice sets itself apart from the larger, almost monolithic facilities that are difficult to navigate, highly impersonal, and characteristically time consuming. In contrast, Surgeons Choice patients get in and out of routine surgeries in an efficient manner and have access to the top surgeons in the Metro Detroit. Seven of their surgeons have been honored as Hour Detroit Top Docs. They are

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medical doctors Ara Bush, Jeremy Ciullo, Daniel Fahim, Robert Kohen, Scott Laker, Marc Milia, and Richard Singer. All of the surgeons are board-certified physicians and have their own, separate private practices — and co-owners of Surgeons Choice. Surgeons typically hand select the patients that are appropriate for the facility, though prospective patients can also visit the Surgeons Choice website and request an appointment and evaluation. Whether a patient is a fit for Surgeons Choice is less about a particular ailment they may have, and more about the experience they want. The ideal candidate is someone who is looking for a different experience in medicine; someone who doesn’t want to be part of a big system and feel like a number. ■

Surgeons Choice Medical Center 22401 Foster Winter Dr. Southfield, MI 48075 248-423-5100 surgeonschoice.com

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Dr. Elizabeth Pensler & Dr. Derek L. Hill

Two amazing practices are now located in one brand-new, spacious, state-of-the art facility conveniently located just off I-696 and Woodward in Ferndale. The modern Ferndale Medical Building is the new home of husband-and-wife team Dr. Derek L. Hill, D.O., and Dr. Elizabeth Pensler, D.O.; The project required more than two years of planning, renovation, and hard work. “We’re thrilled to provide superior, quality care for our patients in such a beautiful new space,” Dr. Pensler says. The office building is also home to other medical practices, including Dr. Hill’s AZ Solutions (a research lab) and Dr. Pensler’s Elizabeth Face & Body Med Spa. Dr. Hill is an orthopedic surgeon who is fellowship-trained in the hip and knee. He also treats a wide array of sports and trauma injuries. Dr. Hill is a clinical associate professor in the Department of Surgery at Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine. Board-certified by the American Osteopathic Board of Orthopedic Surgeons, Dr. Hill is also an

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author and lecturer who graduated from the University of Michigan and attended medical school at the Midwestern University–Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. Dr. Pensler is a double-board-certified surgeon in general and vascular surgery. She’s the founder of the Pensler Vein & Vascular Surgical Institute, a recognized leader in providing first-rate patient care and satisfaction. She has mastered the latest in minimally-invasive, endovascular procedures that offer less pain, lower risk, and a faster return to normal daily life for the patient. She treats a broad variety of vascular problems, with special attention to venous disorders. Vein and vascular treatments at the Pensler Vein & Vascular Surgical Institute include aortic aneurysm surgery, blood clot treatment, carotid artery surgery, pelvic congestion syndrome, hardening of the arteries, renal dialysis access, and spider and varicose veins. ■

Pensler Vein and Vascular Surgical Institute | Hill Orthopedics: Knee & Hip Orthopedic Specialties Ferndale Medical Building 928 E. 10 Mile Rd., Ste. 400 Ferndale, MI, 48220 248-268-4299 drpensler.com | drhill.com

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Jeffrey H. DeClaire, M.D., FAAOS Orthopaedic Knee Specialist

Dr. Jeffrey H. DeClaire’s orthopaedic training and experience in medicine began at the University of Michigan, where he graduated from medical school and then continued on with his orthopaedic residency training. While doing a sports medicine fellowship at Penn State University, Dr. DeClaire was able to work with elite athletes as their team physician. During this time, he developed a passion for knee surgery. “I wanted to create a specialty focus limiting my practice to just knee surgery and knee disorders, which I’ve been doing for more than 25 years,” says Dr. DeClaire, a board-certified and fellowship-trained orthopaedic surgeon at Michigan Knee Institute in Rochester Hills. “As knee surgery has evolved, I’ve become more involved in minimally-invasive partial and total knee replacement,” he says. “Our first goal is to preserve or restore the normal cartilage. If degeneration of the cartilage progresses, then partial or total knee replacement can be performed using methods that minimize the trauma to the tissue, resulting in a more

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rapid recovery. Robotic technology, combined with minimally-invasive techniques, has allowed the majority of knee replacement procedures to be performed on an outpatient basis.” Dr. DeClaire and his medical team at the Michigan Knee Institute use the latest medical technology in their state-of-the-art medical facility to provide patients with the best possible outcomes for injured and damaged knees. The practice provides full-service treatments, including minimally invasive partial and total knee replacements, robotic knee surgery, outpatient knee replacement, cartilage restoration, and arthroscopy to help get patients back on their feet and back to their active lives. “At Michigan Knee Institute, we strive to be the industry leader in minimally-invasive orthopaedic knee replacement surgery,” says Dr. DeClaire, who is a clinical assistant professor at Oakland University. “Our focus is to repair, rebuild, and restore musculoskeletal strength and flexibility in the knee with a progressive approach to orthopaedic medicine and personalized patient care.” ■

Michigan Knee Institute 1135 West University Dr., Ste. 450 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 248-650-2400 michiganknee.com hello@michigankneeinstitute.com

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Dr. A. Edward Abrou, M.D.

Beacon Skin & Surgeries offers a wide range of skin treatments that best suit the needs of its patients, including surgical dermatology and Mohs surgery. The experienced and dedicated team at Beacon Skin & Surgeries also focuses on cosmetic dermatology and overall skincare. The professional, passionate, and friendly staff answers any questions, alleviate any fears, and create a plan that best matches a patient’s situation and needs. Dr. A. Edward Abrou specializes in dermatology, with a special interest in skin cancer, dermato-oncology, and Mohs micrographic skin cancer surgery. He’s one of the few Mohs surgeons in the nation who has the experience and skills needed to perform such a meticulous surgery. Mohs surgery involves precisely identifying and removing the entire tumor, layer by layer, while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue intact and unharmed. As the most exact and precise method of tumor removal, Mohs micrographic surgery lessens the chance of regrowth and the potential for disfigurement. It also offers the highest success

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rate of all treatments for skin cancer — it’s up to 99 percent effective. Dr. Abrou is a fellowship-trained Mohs micrographic surgeon from the Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston. He performed his internship and residency at Henry Ford Hospital’s Department of Dermatology, and received his medical degree from the Wayne State University School of Medicine. Dr. Abrou, who is board-certified with the American Board of Dermatology, holds privileges at many hospitals in the greater Detroit area including William Beaumont, Henry Ford Health System, Ascension Health System, St. Joseph Hospital, and Garden City Hospital. He’s also division head of dermatology at Troy Beaumont. Dr. Abrou is a fellow of the American College of Mohs Surgery, and a fellow of the American Society for Dermatologic Surgery. He lectures to many medical professionals and community members on skin cancer prevention and treatment. One of his greatest joys is seeing the smile on a

patient’s face following a successful laser treatment procedure treating acne scars. “There’s no greater joy than exceeding the high expectations of my patients when they look into the mirror and see the final results,” he says. ■

Beacon Skin & Surgeries Rochester Hills Office 110 W. South Blvd. Ste. 100, Rochester Hills, MI 48307 Dearborn Office 25101 Ford Rd. Dearborn, MI 48128 248-852-1900 beaconskin.com

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Michael P. Donahue, D.O.

Dr. Michael Donahue is a board-certified, fellowship-trained orthopedic surgeon with a practice devoted to spine surgery. He has more than 20 years of experience in orthopedic surgery, and is dedicated to maximizing conservative care and exploring less invasive options prior to offering surgical alternatives. These less invasive options may include physical therapy, bracing, chiropractic care, and injections. If surgery is necessary, he has vast experience in all aspects of spinal surgery, from minimally-invasive to complex reconstruction. Dr. Donahue continues to be active in continuing medical education by holding national speaking roles at the Orthopedic Academy as well as by being an integral part of the MSU orthopedic residency program. Dr. Donahue earned his medical degree from Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1995, graduating with honors. After his residency, he completed his fellowship at the prestigious Scoliosis and Spine Surgery of Maryland, under the chairman of Johns Hopkins University. He practiced as an orthopedic trauma surgeon at a level 1

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trauma center in Las Vegas, and also served in the United States Navy as a senior medical group officer with the U.S. Marine Corps. He returned to Michigan and has been working for more than 15 years with the Center for Advanced Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, where he currently holds the position of president. Additional roles include associate clinical professor at Michigan State University and chief of surgery at Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital. Dr. Donahue’s areas of expertise include minimally-invasive spinal surgery, anterior cervical disc replacement, robotic-assisted spinal surgery, posterior minimally-invasive cervical fusion, revision spinal surgery, anterior lumbar interbody fusion (ALIF), minimally-invasive xtreme lateral interbody spinal fusion (XLIF), transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion (TLIF), lumbar disc replacement and fusion, lumbar and cervical disc microdiskectomy, and sacroiliac fusion. He is always available for a second opinion. ■

Center for Advanced Orthopedic and Sports Medicine 3100 Cross Creek Pkwy., Ste. 200 Auburn Hills, MI 48326 248-377-8000 centerforao.com

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Laura April Gago, M.D. Dr. Roula H. Daher their reproductive journey. Dr. Gago also has a nonprofit organization called Laura’s Hope, which offers grants for fertility treatments to couples who have experienced pregnancy loss, neonatal loss, or recurrent pregnancy loss. Natalie Clark Stentz, M.D., MSCE, a boardcertified OB/GYN and board-eligible reproductive endocrinologist and infertility specialist, joined the Gago Center for Fertility in July 2020. ■

The Gago Center for Fertility, with locations in Ann Arbor, Brighton, and Lansing, helps Michigan couples realize their dreams of starting a family. The Gago Center is an obstetrics & gynecology and reproductive endocrinology facility that’s equipped with state-of-the-art technology and the most advanced fertility treatments available. Services include assisted reproductive

technology such as in vitro fertilization, preimplantation genetic testing for monogenic/ single gene defects, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, intrauterine insemination, and ovulation induction. Launched in 2007 by Laura April Gago, M.D., the practice’s sole purpose is providing personalized, compassionate fertility care to couples throughout

Gago Center for Fertility Brighton Office 2250 Genoa Business Park Dr., Ste. 110 Brighton, MI 48114 810-315-6865 gagofertility.com

Nicholas B. Frisch, M.D.|MBA For someone who is relatively new to her practice, having finished her allergy and immunology fellowship in 2017 and opening her own private practice in 2018, Roula H. Daher, M.D. has already made a name for herself in the Dearborn area and beyond. She’s twice earned Hour Detroit’s Top Docs designation—almost entirely from word of mouth and referrals from physicians as well as patients. Dr. Daher credits this success to many factors; the most important being the care she provides to her patients. At her practice, Allergy Associates of Dearborn, she’s known for her patience, allotting time to assure a thorough, personalized, un-rushed experience that patients typically cannot get at their primary physician’s office. Her small, tight-knit team also makes every visitor feel comfortable and welcomed— and knows everyone by name. Add in a completely renovated office that’s beautiful and professional, and patients truly feel at home. Double-board certified by the American Board of

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Tufts University School of Medicine. Nicholas B. Frisch, M.D., MBA, is a He completed his fellowship in adult board-certified orthopedic surgeon reconstruction at Rush University in who specializes in hip and knee Chicago, and is a fellow of the replacement. He practices in American Academy of Orthopaedic Rochester, whereBoard he focuses Allergy and Immunology and the American of on Surgeons. He was selected as a Top minimally invasive joint replacement, Pediatrics, Dr. Daher is qualified to care for both Doc 2020 in metro Detroit by Hour and complex primary adults and children in her practice. She finds thatand revision hip Detroit and DBusiness magazines. ■ andtaking knee replacement. parents especially appreciate their child to a Dr. Frischin utilizes efficient pain physician specialist with a background pediatrics. management pathways Within her allergy and immunology specialty, Dr. that allow for rapidinrecovery Daher has a particular interest asthma, and fooda faster return to normalpatients activity.a Select patients may allergies, and eczema. She offers number of qualify outpatient joint options for their treatments. Fromfor prescription replacement, are able to go home medications, to trigger avoidance tactics,and to allergy same day as surgery. Dr. Frisch immunotherapy, she worksthe with every patient to uses anWith anterior create an optimal treatment plan. eachor mini-posterior Allergy Associates of Dearborn approach for total hip individual, Dr. Daher focuses on collaboration andreplacement, 751 S. Military andthem robotic technology for total and communication, empowering to make informed Dearborn, MI 48124 Rochester Ascension Providence partial knee replacement. decisions regarding their healthcare. 313-274-3311 Dr. Frisch received his bachelor’s Allergy Associates of Dearborn recently celebrated 1135 W. University Dr., Ste. 450 degree from the University of the grand opening of its newly renovated clinic. Dr. allergyad.com Rochester, MI 48307 Vermont; attended Daher and her team are eager to welcome newLoyola University 248-957-0300 patients into their care. ■ Chicago, where he completed a frischortho.com master’s in medical science; and earned his M.D. and MBA in Healthcare Management from the

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Dr. Roula H. Daher

For someone who is relatively new to her practice, having finished her allergy and immunology fellowship in 2017 and opening her own private practice in 2018, Roula H. Daher, M.D. has already made a name for herself in the Dearborn area and beyond. She’s twice earned Hour Detroit’s Top Docs designation—almost entirely from word of mouth and referrals from physicians as well as patients. Dr. Daher credits this success to many factors; the most important being the care she provides to her patients. At her practice, Allergy Associates of Dearborn, she’s known for her patience, allotting time to assure a thorough, personalized, un-rushed experience that patients typically cannot get at their primary physician’s office. Her small, tight-knit team also makes every visitor feel comfortable and welcomed— and knows everyone by name. Add in a completely renovated office that’s beautiful and professional, and patients truly feel at home. Double-board certified by the American Board of

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Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Pediatrics, Dr. Daher is qualified to care for both adults and children in her practice. She finds that parents especially appreciate taking their child to a physician specialist with a background in pediatrics. Within her allergy and immunology specialty, Dr. Daher has a particular interest in asthma, food allergies, and eczema. She offers patients a number of options for their treatments. From prescription medications, to trigger avoidance tactics, to allergy immunotherapy, she works with every patient to create an optimal treatment plan. With each individual, Dr. Daher focuses on collaboration and communication, empowering them to make informed decisions regarding their healthcare. Allergy Associates of Dearborn recently celebrated the grand opening of its newly renovated clinic. Dr. Daher and her team are eager to welcome new patients into their care. ■

Allergy Associates of Dearborn 751 S. Military Dearborn, MI 48124 313-274-3311 allergyad.com

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Pravin Puri, M.D., F.A.C.S. Dr.P.Roula H. Daher Plastic, Reconstructive and Cosmetic Surgery | 1080 Kirts Blvd., Ste. 700, Troy, MI 48084 248-362-2300 | www.eplasticsurgeon.net Raised in the Detroit area and a graduate of the University of Michigan Medical School, Pravin Puri is a double board-certified plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgeon, and an assistant professor at the Oakland University School of Medicine. During his general surgery residency, Dr. Puri realized his interest in the creative and restorative process of reconstruction, and became certified by both the American Board of Surgery and the American Board of Plastic Surgery. He limits his current practice to plastic, reconstructive, and cosmetic surgery. In private practice for more than 21 years, Dr. Puri is a fellow of the American College of Surgeons and a member of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. He has been voted as an Hour Detroit Top Doc in 5 out of the past 7 years including this year. Dr. Puri performs minor procedures in the office and major ones at his affiliate hospitals, including Beaumont and Ascension. He performs breast surgery including augmentation, reduction, lift, post-

mastectomy reconstruction, and male breast reduction. He does body-contouring including abdominoplasty, liposuction, and excision of redundant skin after weight loss, as well as facial surgery procedures such as blepharoplasties, otoplasty, and face-lifts. He also performs nonsurgical procedures such as Botox and dermal fillers. ■

Dr. Anu Patel M.D.

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After practicing for many years in another clinic, Anu Patel, M.D., ophthalmologist and retina specialist, opened her own practice. Through The Retina Institute of Michigan, Dr. says she the patient ForPatel someone whooptimizes is relatively new tocare her experience provides her patients with a practice, havingand finished her allergy and immunology better understanding of their fellowship in 2017 and opening her condition. own privateWhile thereinis2018, no shortage eye specialists in the practice Roula H.ofDaher, M.D. has already Metro Detroit, what in Dr.the Patel offers, area she says, made a name for herself Dearborn and is different: moreearned streamlined process,Top a calmer, beyond. She’s atwice Hour Detroit’s Docs less factory-driven approach medicine, andand a designation—almost entirely fromtoword of mouth more from personalized touch. referrals physicians as well as patients. Dr. aresuccess referred Thefactors; Retina the Institute Daher Patients credits this to to many most of Michigan careto physician, important beingby thetheir careprimary she provides her patients. optometrist, ophthalmologist At her practice,orAllergy Associates to of address Dearborn, complex andher difficult eye allotting health problems. Dr. she’s known for patience, time to assure Patel andpersonalized, her team offer comprehensive services, a thorough, un-rushed experience that including screening monitoring of retinal patients typically cannotand get at their primary disease,office. diabetic care, treatment foralso flashes physician’s Hereye small, tight-knit team andevery floaters, care forcomfortable macular disorders and makes visitor feel and welcomed— vitreoretinal surgery, intravitreal anddegeneration, knows everyone by name. Add in a completely injections, laser surgery, and more. Dr. Pateland says renovated office that’s beautiful and professional, patients in home. to The Retina Institute of patients trulycome feel at Michigan with serious, vision threatening Double-board certified byoften the American Board of issues, and leave feeling they’ve been listened to and treated with empathy and compassion. ■

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The Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders (MIND)

The Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders (MIND) is Michigan’s leading provider of comprehensive neurological care for the full range of disorders of the brain, spine, and nervous system. MIND provides cutting-edge diagnosis, treatment, management, and research of neurological disorders. Patients receive individualized care to help improve their symptoms and quality of life. MIND is staffed by a team of 28 providers who are experts in their field and offer compassionate, comprehensive care for neurological disorders. On-site diagnostics including two open MRIs, electrodiagnostics (EEGs, EMGs, OCT), infusion services, and pain management are available. Specialists treat multiple sclerosis, headaches/facial pain, stroke, memory disorders/Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinsonism/movement disorders, muscular dystrophies, and epilepsy, along with other neurological conditions. Founded in 1969, MIND has become the largest

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and most comprehensive private neurological practice in Michigan. While times and technologies have changed in the past 50 years, MIND hasn’t compromised its core set of values, which focus on providing first-rate care. MIND’s Multiple Sclerosis Center was recently recognized by the National Multiple Sclerosis Society as a Center for Comprehensive MS Care. This center is one of the largest private MS centers in the country, caring for more than 2,700 patients per year. The MS center was developed to provide diagnostic, therapeutic, and supportive services to multiple sclerosis patients and their families. To help address one of the most common disorders of the central nervous system, MIND established its Headache & Facial Pain Center, which helps identify and treat frequent headache and facial pain that often results in the loss of productivity, disability, and poor quality of life. Providing care closer to home for patients and

making expert treatment easier and more accessible, MIND’s full-service headquarters is conveniently located in Farmington Hills with a satellite practice in Dearborn Heights and a new 10,000 square-foot state-of-the-art Roseville facility. ■

Michigan Institute for Neurological Disorders (MIND) 28595 Orchard Lake Rd., Ste. 200 Farmington Hills, MI 48334 248-553-0010 mindonline.com

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Dr. Mavashev, Dr. Bacal and Dr. LaFayette

Patients from Dearborn to Canton and throughout the region have access to some of the most advanced surgical solutions available through Beaumont General and Bariatric Surgery and Beaumont Bariatric Associates. The two practices are staffed by a team of experts committed to providing the best possible treatments to meet all the surgical needs of their patients. Doctors Daniel Bacal, M.D., FACS, FASMBS; Edward Mavashev, M.D., FACS, FASMBS, and Nathan LaFayette, M.D., FACS, FASMBS, specialize in minimally invasive procedures and are fellowship-trained, board certified general surgeons, as well as active members in the American College of Surgeons, American Society of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgeons, and Society of American Gastroenterology and Endoscopic Surgeons. Dr. Bacal has been in practice for nearly 20 years and serves as the program director for bariatric surgery at Beaumont Hospital, Dearborn. He has earned the Hour Detroit Top Docs designation for several years, and has numerous publications in peer reviewed journals and presentations in national

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medical conferences. Dr. Mavashev is the program director for bariatric surgery and is chief of surgery at Beaumont Hospital, Wayne. He has been in practice for more than 10 years, has done multiple presentations at local and national conferences and is a multi-year Hour Detroit Top Doc. Dr. LaFayette has practiced for five years and has published several articles in peer-reviewed journals, as well as chapters in a variety of surgical textbooks. They are among the early adaptors of the da Vinci robotic-assisted platform in general surgery and have served as proctors in robotic surgery. They have expertise in advanced, minimally invasive general and bariatric surgery, including weight loss procedures such as gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and revisional bariatric surgery. Those interested in bariatric surgery are encouraged to attend a free weekly seminar or call their office. Visit beaumont.org/gbsd to learn more. For those patients interested in discussing minimally invasive approaches to general surgical needs, call 313-251-6341. ■

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Mahir Elder, M.D.

Dr. Tamam Mohamad, knows that when it comes to matters of the heart, seconds count. Along with his colleagues at the Heart & Vascular Institute, Dr. Mohamad makes it his mission to be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to serve patients and their loved ones in a cardiac emergency. Dr. Mohamad works within the three offices of

Dr. Mahir Elder, is a world-renowned interventional cardiology expert in coronary arterial disease, peripheral arterial disease, and pulmonary embolism (PE), and has helped pioneer treatment for these life-threatening disorders. Dr. Elder holds multiple board certifications in internal medicine, cardiovascular disease, endovascular

Dr. Amir Kaki, is known for his pioneering heart and vascular techniques. A renowned heart and vascular specialist, Dr. Kaki serves as director, Mechanical Circulatory Support; director of High-Risk Complex Coronary Interventions; and associate director of the Interventional Cardiology Section for Ascension St. John Hospital.

the Heart & Vascular Institute, has several hospital affiliations, and is an associate clinical professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. He’s also a highly respected researcher, and has published dozens of articles in prestigious peer-reviewed journals. Dr. Mohamad is also known for being the first cardiologist in Michigan to use the narrowest stent available to treat patients with coronary disease. He teaches patients not to ignore the symptoms of a heart attack, including chest pain, shortness of breath, dizziness, and palpitations. Board-certified by the American Board of Venous & Lymphatic Medicine, and certified in interventional cardiology, vascular and endovascular medicine, and internal medicine by the American Board of Internal Medicine, Dr. Mohamad also has numerous certifications in diagnostic procedures. Always willing to broaden his knowledge, Dr. Mohamad is a dedicated physician who puts patients first. ■

disease, vascular interpretation, and nuclear cardiology. He specializes in peripheral arterial disease, intracoronary and carotid stenting, vein disease, and complex cardiovascular disease, and has developed numerous clinical trials and research on endovascular procedures and complex vascular cases. At the Heart & Vascular Institute, Dr. Elder has had success with a minimally invasive method to target cardiovascular disease and PE. He is also highly regarded as the “go-to” physician for limb salvage, and is credited with having one of the highest success rates when it comes to sparing a patient with peripheral arterial disease from amputation. As an educator, Dr. Elder is a clinical professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine and Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine. He’s a faculty speaker at national and international cardiology conferences, with articles in numerous publications to his credit. ■

Dr. Kaki is currently a clinical assistant professor at the Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is board-certified in internal medicine, cardiovascular medicine, interventional cardiology, endovascular medicine, nuclear cardiology, echocardiography, and vascular medicine. A dedicated professional, Dr. Kaki makes an impact on cardiovascular health both as an interventional cardiologist and by training the next generation of heart physicians. His area of expertise is complex coronary disease, percutaneous heart pumps, and large-bore access procedures. Dr. Kaki has pioneered and innovated new techniques that have impacted cardiology and resulted in life-saving procedures. In 2020, Dr. Kaki was the first physician in the world to successfully implant the world’s smallest heart pump in a patient. He continues to lead innovation in his field and to advance cardiovascular medicine for patients. His clinical research activities have been published in peer-reviewed journals, and he is frequently a speaker at numerous national and international meetings. . ■

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Dr. DeLorean Griffin is an award-winning plastic surgeon who has serviced metro Detroit for more than six years. He focuses primarily on the breast and body, and has extensive experience in body-contouring following weight-loss procedures in particular. He’s a visual artist and utilizes this artistic eye in his approach to each patient. Dr. Griffin maintains the highest of safety and ethical standards, and is well known for his compassionate nature and excellent bedside manner. He’s certified by the American Board of Plastic Surgery and is an active member in the ForAmerican someoneSociety who is new of relatively Plastic Surgery. ■ to her

practice, having finished her allergy and immunology fellowship in 2017 and opening her own private practice in 2018, Roula H. Daher, M.D. has already made a name for herself in the Dearborn area and beyond. She’s twice earned Hour Detroit’s Top Docs designation—almost entirely from word of mouth and referrals from physicians as well as patients. Dr. Daher credits this success to many factors; the most important being the care she provides to her patients. At her practice, Allergy Associates of Dearborn, she’s known for her patience, allotting time to assure a thorough, personalized, un-rushed experience that patients typically cannot get at their primary physician’s office. Her small, tight-knit team also makes every visitor feel comfortable and welcomed— and knows everyone by name. Add in a completely renovated office that’s beautiful and professional, and Griffin Plastic Surgery, PLLC patients truly feel at home. 6900 Orchard Lake Rd., Ste. 105 Double-board certified by the American Board of West Bloomfield Twp., MI 48322 248-557-7788

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As a board-certified internal medicine specialist, Dr. Katzman recognizes importance AsSteven a board-certified internalthe medicine hospice/palliative care specialist, Dr. equipped Steven of theand doctor-patient relationship. He’s to Katzman recognizes the importance of the deal with whatever problem a patient brings, no doctor-patient relationship, takes pride in matter how common or rare,and orhe how simple or caring for his patients and managing their health. complex. Dr. Katzman is specially trained and able Named an Hour Detroit Top Doc 13 times, Dr. to solve confusing diagnostic problems, and can Katzman spends a lot of time training the next handle severe chronic conditions as well asBoard of Allergy and Immunology andwas therecently American generation of doctors. He honored situations several different occur at Pediatrics, Dr. Daher is qualified toillnesses care for both by thewhen American College of Osteopathic adults and children in her complex practice. She finds that the same time. today’s medical Internists asInthe Internist of the Year. He’s parents especially appreciate taking to afor active in multiple clinical trials, ispride atheir clinical environment, Dr. Katzman takes inchild caring physician specialist with aMichigan background in pediatrics. associate professor at State his patients and managing their health. Within her allergy serves and immunology the boardspecialty, of the Dr. Dr.University, Katzman,and who hason been named a Top Doc Daher has a particular interest in asthma, food American Diabetes Association of Michigan. eleven times in Hour Detroit, spends a great amount allergies, eczema. patients a number of Dr. and Katzman is onShe staffoffers at Beaumont Hospital ofoptions time training the next generation of doctors and their treatments. From prescription and for is the national medical director of Heart to was recently honored by the American College medications, to trigger avoidance to allergyof Heart Hospice. His associates aretactics, Drs. Korkigian, immunotherapy, she works with every patient Osteopathic Internists as the 2017 Internist of the Haroutunian, Rudy, Noroyan and Drobot. Dr. to create an optimal treatment plan. With each Katzman is also Michigan’s Principal Year. He’s active in multiple clinical trials and is a individual, Dr. Daher focuses onMichigan collaboration and Investigator for the Pfizerat Covid 19 Vaccine. ■ clinical associate professor State communication, empowering them to make informed University. Recently, he became a board member of decisions regarding their healthcare. theAllergy American Diabetes Association, Michigan Associates of Dearborn recently celebrated Chapter. In addition, he performs quality reviews the grand opening of its newly renovated clinic. Dr. of Progressive Health Care hospitals and and is staff atnew William Daher and herphysicians team are eager to on welcome Six patients into their29911 care. ■ Mile Beaumont Hospital in Royal OakRd. and Farmington MI 48152 in internal Hills. Dr. KatzmanLivonia, is board-certified 734-513-1600 medicine and hospice/palliative care medicine. Currently, he is the director of Palliative Care at William Beaumont Hospital, Farmington Hills. He’s also the national medical director of Heart to Heart Hospice. His associates are Dr. Armen Korkigian, Dr. Michael Haroutunian, Dr. William Rudy, and Dr. Justin Noroyan. ■

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Independent Emergency Physicians

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Independent Emergency Physicians (IEP) was formed more than two decades ago on the belief that happy, satisfied providers make for happy, satisfied patients. “We’re the largest local physician-owned-and-operated providers of acute care medicine in metro Detroit. Our core purpose is to take care of the patient by taking care of the provider,” says David Hall, M.D., president and CEO of IEP. “We’re business owners, but we are, first and foremost, doctors. We all work clinically, taking care of patients, in addition to leading a company that began as emergency medicine and has grown into hospital medicine, observation medicine, and, most recently, our expansion into urgent care medicine services.” How does IEP improve health and health care? By partnering with hospitals to deliver acute care services and a seamless, coordinated patient journey. “Many providers refer to patient care transitions as the ‘provider handoff,’ but we refer to it as the ‘IEP

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handshake,’ ” Dr. Hall adds. “This handshake represents the teamwork and coordination among our emergency medicine, observation medicine, and hospital medicine provider teams, all taking place at the patient’s bedside, so they see a coordinated team taking care of them at every step.” With IEP’s five new urgent care clinics in Novi, Southfield, Bloomfield Hills, Brighton, and Jackson, its seamless, coordinated patient journey can begin directly in the community, between urgent care and emergency medicine provider teams. IEP’s success is a direct result of its culture of ownership. Named one of Modern Healthcare’s Top Five Best Places to Work in 2019, IEP providers touch more than 325,000 patient lives annually at Ascension, Henry Ford, and Trinity Health hospitals, and have an amazing 97 percent physician retention. “We live by our values and think big with our vision,” Dr. Hall says. “We want every hospital to benefit from our service and operational model of

high-quality, compassionate patient care, excellent physician wellness, expert clinical performance, and outstanding operational leadership and management.” It’s a big goal, but one IEP is well on its way to achieving as the business continues to grow while remaining true to its local, cultural, and physicianowned roots. ■

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Dr.Roula Nadia Dr. H.Yusaf Daher Dr. Nadia Yusaf has been with Diagnostic Radiology Consultants (DRC) at Ascension Macomb Oakland since 2016. She joined Advanced Radiology Services, PC in 2020 which is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Advanced Radiology Services, PC (ARS) is one of the largest wholly physician-owned radiology practices in the country with 175 radiologists and 38 advanced practice providers. ARS provides services to multiple hospital sites throughout the state of Michigan and is excited to provide the highest quality diagnostic and interventional radiology services at Ascension Macomb Oakland. Dr. Yusaf specializes in breast imaging and intervention. This includes digital mammography, tomosynthesis (3D screening), and breast ultrasound. She also performs stereotactic and ultrasound-guided biopsies. In addition to breast imaging, she reads neuro, body, and musculoskeletal MRI. Dr. Yusaf completed her radiology residency at the University of Rochester in Rochester, New York. She completed an

MRI fellowship at University Medical Imaging in Rochester, New York. She achieved her MD from Michigan State University College of Human Medicine and her Bachelor’s degree from Michigan State as well. ■

Specialty: Breast and Body Imaging Advanced Radiology Services/Ascension Macomb Oakland 11800 Twelve Mile Rd Warren, MI 48093 586-582-7908 www.advancedrad.com

Dr. Nitin Jain For someone who is relatively new to her practice, having finished her allergy and immunology fellowship in 2017 and opening her own private practice in 2018, Roula H. Daher, M.D. has already made a name for herself in the Dearborn area and beyond. She’s twice earned Hour Detroit’s Top Docs designation—almost entirely from word of mouth and referrals from physicians as well as patients. Dr. Daher credits this success to many factors; the most important being the care she provides to her patients. At her practice, Allergy Associates of Dearborn, she’s known for her patience, allotting time to assure a thorough, personalized, un-rushed experience that patients typically cannot get at their primary physician’s office. Her small, tight-knit team also makes every visitor feel comfortable and welcomed— and knows everyone by name. Add in a completely renovated office that’s beautiful and professional, and patients truly feel at home. Double-board certified by the American Board of

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Dr. Nitin Jain has been practicing interventional radiology since 2015. He has been with Diagnostic Radiology Consultants (DRC) at Ascension Macomb Oakland since 2016. He currently serves as the Section Allergy and Immunology and the American Board of Radiology. Pediatrics, Dr. Chief Daherfor is Interventional qualified to care for both He joined Advanced Services, adults and children in herRadiology practice. She finds PC thatin 2020. Advanced Radiology Services, parents especially appreciate taking their child toPC a (ARS) is onewith of the largest wholly physicianphysician specialist a background in pediatrics. owned practices in the Within her allergy andradiology immunology specialty, Dr.country with 175 interest radiologists and 38food advanced Daher has a particular in asthma, practiceShe providers. ARS provides allergies, and eczema. offers patients a numberservices of to treatments. multiple hospital sites throughout the options for their From prescription of Michigan is excited to provide medications, tostate trigger avoidanceand tactics, to allergy theshe highest diagnostic immunotherapy, worksquality with every patientand to interventional radiology services at create an optimal treatment plan. With each Macomb Oakland. and individual, Dr. Ascension Daher focuses on collaboration Dr. Jain’s practice a wide spectrum communication, empowering them covers to make informed of inpatient and outpatient interventional decisions regarding their healthcare. procedures, including interventional Allergy Associates of Dearborn recently celebrated oncology, augmentation, TIPS, the grand opening of its vertebral newly renovated clinic. Dr. trauma Daher and herablations, team are eager toembolization, welcome newGIB embolization, patients into their care. ■ venous intervention, central venous access including implanted ports, biopsies, uterine fibroid embolization, prostatic artery embolization, pain

management procedures, and diagnosis and treatment of vascular malformations. Dr. Jain completed his medical school and general surgery training in New Delhi, India. He completed his radiology residency and fellowship in vascular and interventional radiology at the Detroit Medical Center/ Wayne State University. ■

Allergy Associates of Dearborn 751 S. Interventional Military Specialty: Dearborn, MI 48124 Radiology 313-274-3311 Advanced Radiology Services/Ascension allergyad.com Macomb Oakland 11800 Twelve Mile Rd Warren, MI 48093 586-573-5627 www.advancedrad.com

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Dr. Shauna Ryder Diggs Dr. Shauna Ryder Diggs, of Cosmedic Dermatology, practices general, cosmetic, and laser dermatology. She specializes in using the latest advancements in dermatology for skin rejuvenation and has created CosmedicDerm Professional Skin Care, which offers products for sensitive, acne-prone, and photodamaged skin. Dr. Diggs is a graduate of the University of Michigan Inteflex Program, and completed an internal medicine internship at the U-M Medical Center in Ann Arbor. Her specialty training took place in the University of Michigan’s dermatology residency program. She developed expertise in autoimmune, infectious, benign, and malignant dermatoses. Dr. Diggs is a board-certified dermatologist of the American Board of Dermatology, a fellow of the American Academy of Dermatology and the American Society of Dermatologic Surgeons, and a member of the Michigan Dermatological Society. She has been a lecturer at the University of Michigan Medical School and Dental School. Prior to opening Cosmedic Dermatology in Grosse Pointe, Dr. Diggs practiced in the Oakland Aesthetic Dermatology group in Farmington Hills. She then served as the medical director of the Laser Treatment Center at the Detroit Medical Center’s Sinai-Grace Hospital, specializing in cosmetic and laser dermatology. She uses lasers for hair removal, facial and leg vein therapy, tattoo removal, birthmark removal, and skin rejuvenation. For skin rejuvenation, she also utilizes neuromodulators, filler injections, and topical anti-photoaging treatments. In addition to procedural dermatology, Dr. Diggs lectures on the use of advanced topical therapies for dermatoses. She is on the staff of St. John Medical Center, Sinai-Grace Hospital, and Beaumont-Grosse Pointe Hospital. Dr. Diggs is personally and professionally involved in her community. She is a regent of the University of Michigan, chair of the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation, and chair of the Association of Governing Boards of Colleges and Universities. Dr. Diggs has also served on the boards of the Michigan Opera Theatre, the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Detroit Zoological Society, and Forgotten Harvest. She was married to the late Douglass J. Diggs and has two daughters. ■

Dr. Shauna Ryder Diggs 17000 Kercheval Ave., Ste. 215 Grosse Pointe, MI 48230 313-882-5777 drshaunadiggs.com

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Srinivas Koneru M.D., FACC, FSCAI Dr. Roula H. Daher Srinivas Koneru M.D., FACC, FSCAI, is an interventional cardiologist who has been providing patient care in the Metro Detroit for more than 25 years. Dr. Koneru says he has gained not only the respect of his peers, but adoration from patients and says his commitment to the community and patient care is second to none. Dr. Koneru also says he has a passion to help and educate others in

the medical field and has worked to gain the skills and knowledge needed to make him a leader in the cardiology field. He says K Heart & Vascular Institute’s state of the art facility offers patients all their cardiac needs with the newest and best cardiovascular techniques along with the latest interventional procedures and cardiovascular medicine. ■

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Robert Marcotte DO, FACC, FACOI For someone who is relatively new to her practice, having finished her allergy and immunology fellowship in 2017 and opening her own private practice in 2018, Roula H. Daher, M.D. has already made a name for herself in the Dearborn area and beyond. She’s twice earned Hour Detroit’s Top Docs designation—almost entirely from word of mouth and referrals from physicians as well as patients. Dr. Daher credits this success to many factors; the most important being the care she provides to her patients. At her practice, Allergy Associates of Dearborn, she’s known for her patience, allotting time to assure a thorough, personalized, un-rushed experience that patients typically cannot get at their primary physician’s office. Her small, tight-knit team also makes every visitor feel comfortable and welcomed— and knows everyone by name. Add in a completely renovated office that’s beautiful and professional, and patients truly feel at home. Double-board certified by the American Board of

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Robert Marcotte D.O., FACC, FACOI is a cardiovascular disease specialist practicing in Sterling Heights, Southfield, and Livonia. He says he wasthe inspired to pursue Allergy and Immunology and American Boardaofcareer in medicine by the Pediatrics, Dr. Daher is qualified to care for ethical both values instilled in him byShe his finds parents adults and children in her practice. thatwho practice pediatrics in Grand parents especially appreciate taking their childRapids. to a Dr. Marcotte graduated with physician specialist with a background in pediatrics. honors from Michigan Within her allergy and immunology specialty, Dr. State University College Daher has a particular interest in asthma, foodof Osteopathic Medicine in 2011 and held allergies, and eczema. She offers patients a number of his residency and fellowship at options for their treatments. From prescription Beaumont Farmington medications, to trigger avoidance tactics, to allergyHills.

Having more than 10 years of diverse experiences, Dr. Marcotte is board certified in general cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and non-invasive vascular imaging. He says he prides himself in a caring and personal experience. K Heart & Vascular Institute’s state of the art facility provides onsite testing and outpatient procedures and Dr. Marcotte says he provides patients with personalized, high-quality care to improve and maintain their cardiovascular system. ■

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Dr. Joseph Nemeth, a world-renowned periodontist who has remained committed to providing exceptional care locally for over 25 years, and Dr. Amar Katranji, one of the Metro area’s top experts in handling complex dental implant procedures, want to keep not only your mouth, but your whole body in the best of health! “The goal of our practice is to help our patients achieve a ‘Healthy Mouth, Healthier Body’ via the most state-of-the-art periodontal treatments available,” says Dr. Nemeth. “Our entire periodontal staff is dedicated to maximizing the health of our patients’ teeth and gums through individualized treatments and personalized care.”

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Dr. Nicole M. Jane, D.D.S., M.S. The Big Smile Orthodontics | 33627 7 Mile Rd. Livonia, MI 48152 | 248-471-1555 | thebigsmile.com

The Big Smile Orthodontics has been transforming smiles for decades by creating an “Over the Top” experience for each individual who walks through the door, providing personal and customized treatment. “When I have a patient come to The Big Smile Orthodontics, I can’t wait to wow them,” says Dr. Nicole M. Jane, D.D.S., M.S. “The confidence a person exhibits when they have a beautiful smile is an amazing thing, and I enjoy helping each of my patients achieve this. Our doctors and team work hard to provide the highest quality of orthodontic care possible, and we treat each patient with compassion and respect while delivering the best treatment and experience around.” Dr. Jane and the team at The Big Smile Orthodontics have been “wowing” patients since the family-owned practice opened in 1961. Dr. Andrei D. Taut, another orthodontist at The

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Big Smile, says he loves witnessing the joy patients experience when they see their post-braces smile for the first time. “When patients come to The Big Smile, they should expect to be treated like family,” he says. “We’re able to combine the latest technology with the most up-to-date techniques in a welcoming atmosphere.” In 2005, Dr. Jane adopted SureSmile technology, a 3-D system that allows for optimal treatment planning and efficiency. Cone Beam Computed Tomography (CBCT) radiography is also used, allowing the doctor to see the actual bones and skeleton of a patient, and improving the accuracy of a diagnosis. The combination of this technology allows for very accurate and efficient treatment while providing optimal aesthetics, as well as dental and bone health. The Big Smile specializes in treatment for all ages, including young children, teens, and adults.

Clear aligners as well as traditional braces are offered, pleasing those who demand the most aesthetic treatment style. Many team members at The Big Smile have been with the practice for more than 20 years. “We’re all driven by the happiness and self-confidence a new smile creates in our patients, and want to give everyone who walks through our door that life-changing experience,” Dr. Jane says.■

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Faircourt Dental Smile Enhancement Center Mary Sue Stonisch, D.D.S. | 20040 Mack Ave. Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 | 313-882-2000 | faircourtdental.com

It reveals emotions, and communicates health and overall well-being. In other words, a smile is powerful. What does yours say? For more than 35 years, Dr. Mary Sue Stonisch has worked hand-inhand with her patients to answer this question positively. She’s earned numerous accolades for her work, including recognition from prominent organizations like the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry and the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. From her Faircourt Dental Smile Studio and Dental Implant Center, located in Grosse Pointe Woods, Dr. Stonisch provides services ranging from general dentistry to fillings and crowns,

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basic cleanings, extensive gum care, drill-less veneers, securing dentures with implants, and so much more. Her health-centered approach to dentistry leads to whole-body wellness. Specific treatment plans are tailored to meet each patient’s goals, and their overall health is prioritized every step of the way. More than 30 years ago, Dr. Stonisch was the first dentist in the tri-county area to be fully accredited in the practice of cosmetic dentistry, making her a true pioneer. She’s a lecturer, author, key opinion leader for firms such as Kettenbach Dental products, and an innovator who holds three dental patents. Dr. Stonisch utilizes the XNAV

dental implant system, which aids in the placement of implants with precise robotic guidance. Always top of mind for Dr. Stonisch is providing her patients with the best care possible. Schedule a free, personal, digital consultation with Dr. Stonisch today at faircourtdental.com, and experience the difference modern dentistry can make! ■

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Dr. Dolores Baran, D.D.S. Royal Oak Smiles, 1103 N. Main St., Ste. A Royal Oak, MI 48067 | 248-548-1440 | royaloaksmiles.com

Dr. Dolores Baran is a nationally respected dentist, and for good reason. While her educational credentials and professional accomplishments are quite remarkable, it’s the care she offers and the results she achieves that really make her stand out. A graduate of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Dr. Baran is a highly skilled dentist with more than 35 years of experience. She has earned recognition and accolades throughout her career not only by being a highly skilled dentist, but also a warm and caring person whom many of her patients call a friend, even seeing 3rd and some 4th generation families. She places great emphasis on getting to know her patients and their likes and dislikes . Dr. Baran has been active with charities over

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the years. She 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 has been, and continues to be, involved with the Judson Center of Royal Oak, helping children with special needs. Royal Oak Smiles is a full-service, comprehensive dental spa that’s committed to meeting patients’ oral health needs and providing a comfortable, serene dental experience. Dr. Baran and the entire team provide excellent general and family dentistry, and state-of-the-art cosmetic and restorative dentistry services to give patients a healthy, dazzling smile. “Our dentists and team utilize advanced dental technology and fully customized care to provide

a comfortable dental experience with highquality results,” Dr. Baran says. “We enjoy caring for our patients, and it shows through the level of service we provide.” Royal Oak Smiles offers a full line of services including cosmetics such as Botox and veneers, Invisalign, restorative work, tooth gems, sameday crowns, implants, wisdom teeth removal, and sedation. They provide spa-like, high-quality dental care servicing Oakland & Macomb Counties, and patients who live out of state and out of the country. ■

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Karen P. Meyers, D.D.S. 1875 Southfield Rd., Birmingham, MI 48009 248-646-2450 | kmeyersdds@gmail.com | karenmeyersdds.com Dr. Karen P. Meyers has been practicing dentistry for 39 years. Dr. Meyers takes a practical approach to her patients’ oral health and care. The practice’s philosophy is built around a straightforward outlook that always aims for what’s best for the patient in the short and long term.She is an experienced dentist that can effectively diagnose and treat all of your dental and oral health conditions. Dr. Meyers is a friendly dentist who counsels you on the best ways to maintain and improve your health. It’s her belief that informed patients are better prepared to make decisions regarding their health and well-being. Dr. Meyers is always available to consult, educate, and advise you about your oral health decisions. ■

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Amanda M. Sheehan, D.D.S., DICOI, MAGD, D. ABDSM 4626 W. Walton Blvd., Waterford, MI 48329 | 248-674-0384 | oaklandfamilydental.com

Dr. Amanda M. Sheehan takes great pride and satisfaction when one of her patients walks out the door of Oakland Family Dental with a life-chang life-chang-ing smile. “I’m proud to help patients regain their confidence,” she says. Dr. Sheehan, who opened Oakland Family Dental in Waterford in 2016, has made it her mission to treat patients with care and compassion from the time they first walk in the door until they flash that new, confident smile. “I feel we owe it to our patients to offer them the best treatment options out there,” she says. Oakland Family Dental offers life-changing, patient-centered dental health care that includes a full slate of services such as general dentistry, cosmetic dentistry, orthodonorthodontics, and dental implants. Dr. Sheehan is known for her dedication to educaeducation; she graduated summa cum laude from Franklin Pierce College and received her doctorate from

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SUNY at Buffalo. She went on to earn her certificate in dental oncology from the Roswell Park Cancer Institute in 2012. She believes in continuing her education and constantly improving her knowledge in an ever-changing and evolving field. She’s earned nearly 3,000 hours of continuing education, and is the recipient of a diplomate in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and a diplomate in the American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine. A diplomate holds the highest standards of competencompetency in diagnosis and treatment in a field of dentistry. Dr. Sheehan, one of only 2 percent of dentists in North America to achieve a mastership in the Academy of General Dentistry, also is a faculty member at the Misch Resnik Implant Institute, where she mentors colleagues on implant surgery and prosthetics. Dr. Sheehan and her team at Oakland Family Dental are known throughout Oakland County for their

charitable efforts, donating smiles to local veterans and other members of the community. A WJR Women Who Lead honoree in 2018, Dr. Sheehan believes there’s nothing more rewarding than helping others and giving them the confidence to smile again. “I love that I get to come to work, enjoy what I’m doing, and give patients smiles they can wear proudly,” she says. ■

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TRUSTED ADVISERS Q&A

Q: Am I a good candidate for full or partial knee-replacement surgery?

A: When knee arthritis progresses to the point that normal daily activities become challenging, partial or total knee replacement can be an excellent method for restoring normal function. Patients can return to their everyday lifestyle, including athletic activities. Frequently, arthritic changes in the knee are limited to only one of the three compartments of the knee. Often, partial knee replacement can correct arthritic changes, which allows for the ability to preserve almost 75 percent of the normal knee and all ligament structures, including the

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anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). If the arthritic process involves more than one compartment, a total knee replacement is required. Computer navigation and robotic technology have contributed significantly to preserving the knee’s normal ligament stability and ligament balance. This technology makes it possible to perform the procedure with a high degree of accuracy and precision. It improves patient satisfaction to nearly 99 percent, which is drastically improved compared to traditional methods of knee surgery.

Both partial knee and total knee replacement surgery are performed with minimally invasive methods on an outpatient basis, allowing for a rapid recovery of knee function with minimal pain. With new advances in surgical techniques, pain management protocols, and anesthesia techniques, patients are able to walk on their knee immediately after their procedure, with the ability to recover in their own home and return to their normal activities in a short period of time.

Jeffrey H. DeClaire, M.D., F.A.A.O.S. Michigan Knee Institute 1135 West University Dr., Ste. 450 Rochester Hills, MI 48307 hello@michigankneeinstitute.com michiganknee.com

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TRUSTED ADVISERS Q&A Q: What are the latest innovations in rhinoplasty?

A: The most impressive innovations for rhinoplasty are Piezo and Preservation rhinoplasty. These techniques have changed the game by providing patients with rhinoplasty procedures that are less invasive, require less downtime, and reduce the risk of collapse or breathing problems after surgery. Piezo rhinoplasty uses a highfrequency oscillating tool that creates ultrasonic vibrations for more refined nasal contours. This facilitates greater accuracy and precision than traditional rhinoplasty techniques. With Piezo, nasal bones are shaved and

sculpted, not chiseled, reducing the risk of trauma to soft tissues or from splintering the bone. This results in less postoperative pain, bruising, and swelling. Patients benefit from a faster downtime and enjoy a superior outcome. Results from Piezo at two months post-op are similar to what is seen one year post-op with traditional approaches. Preservation rhinoplasty can be explained simply as “preserve and reshape.” The procedure offers less invasive techniques to preserve the nose structure whenever possible. Soft tissues in the nose aren’t disrupted, so

patients have significantly less swelling and bruising, allowing for a quicker recovery. There’s also less risk of compromised breathing after surgery, as nasal structures are preserved — so there’s no need for reconstruction. Board-certified plastic surgeon Dr. Mune Gowda has performed many rhinoplasty procedures — all natural-looking, unique, and tailored to each patient. He’s proud to offer the Piezo and Preservation rhinoplasty techniques to his patients.

Mune Gowda, M.D., F.A.C.S. Board-certified Plastic Surgeon 26850 Providence Pkwy, Ste. 125 Novi, MI 48374 248-305-8400 3270 W. Big Beaver Rd., Ste. 415 Troy, MI 48084 248-530-0000 info@gowdamd.com gowdamd.com

Q: What questions should I ask when searching for a senior living community?

A: There are many types of senior living communities available for older adults, so it’s difficult to know where to start looking. The first step is to analyze your needs and make a checklist of your desires. Ask yourself these questions: How is the appearance of the community? Is the setting attractive? Could you envision yourself living here? What level of care is offered? From independent and assisted living to memory care, the community will provide features that meet specific health care needs. Work with your

physician, family, and the community professionals to determine which care is best suited to you. What amenities and programs are offered? At Anthology Senior Living, each community is thoughtfully designed with topof-the-line amenities specifically created with seniors in mind. Are menus available? In addition to offering luxurious surroundings, Anthology Senior Living communities prepare gourmet cuisine that’s inspired by the latest trends and served in a variety of dining venues, from

casual to fine dining to bistro-style. What are the distinguishing features? Anthology Senior Living communities are located in highly desirable areas and offer uncompromising care, and most are boutique-style communities. They recognize that the needs of each resident are unique, and customize support around each resident’s lifestyle. Learn more at anthologymichigan.com.

Ellen Byrne Executive Director Anthology of Farmington Hills 248-382-8766

Q: Can I determine how much my home is worth from internet websites such as Zillow and Trulia?

A: The answer is no! It’s not possible for a third-party website headquartered in California or New York to provide an accurate value for a home located in metro Detroit. Websites like Zillow and Trulia use computer-generated home

values based on calculations and algorithms. They don’t consider what’s going on in your area (neighborhood preference, school districts, etc.). By providing inaccurate estimates, these websites can create a false sense of hope that

leads to frustration. It’s critical that when you’re selling a home, the value is determined by a top Realtor in your area who knows the market — not an internet website.

Tushar Vakhariya KW Domain Luxury Homes International 248-289-0660 tushar@tvahomes.com tusharvakhariya.com

Q: When selecting art and garden ornaments for outdoor spaces, what should be considered in the design?

“Garden spaces and terraces should reflect the owner’s personality,” says Phillip Morici, of fleurdetroit. “I take this into consideration, and also rely on my design aesthetics for such projects. A ‘collected space’ comprised of larger-scaled art and garden ornaments automatically draws you in, and gives one a sense of comfortable drama. “Although we design spaces that span the design spectrum — modern, traditional, and classic — I tend to be drawn toward those

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spaces that have the appearance of generational assemblage, using the best objects from each of the multiple periods,” he adds. Morici explains that the collected feel of objects from different eras makes spaces feel more authentic and comfortable — not only for the eye, but also for the spirit. Morici says he likes the juxtaposition of very contemporary sculpture in a classic space. “A garden space with a classical design can be monotonous when paired with traditional objects,” he says.

“Anyone can reproduce a pastiche of a bygone garden. In good design, one can knit several eras together to feel current, yet not overtly defiant or disrespectful to the senses.” Fleurdetroit specializes in sourcing beautiful outdoor furniture, statuary, and objects in various styles from different eras, ranging from modern and contemporary to vintage and antique. The result should be a space that’s uniquely yours.

Phillip Morici fleurdetroit 1507 Old S. Telegraph Rd. Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 248-953-3840 fleurdetroit.com

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TRUSTED ADVISERS Q&A Q: What’s the worst thing you can do when listing your home for sale?

A: There are four pillars to reference when listing your home. The most important and critical pillar is making sure you’re never overpriced. If you over-price, your listing will become stale. Buyers will wonder why no one wants it, and they’ll always assume the worst; it will take substantially longer to attract a buyer; and you’ll eventually sell your home for

less than you would if it had been priced correctly to begin with. Never fear underpricing a home. Underpricing will lead to multiple offers and more action, because that’s what the market will dictate. Depending on the property, underpricing can be a good strategy, but your agent must go “highest and best” and strategically pull the strings of the

buyer’s agent to net you the highest possible dollar amount for your home. To read about the other three pillars in a real estate transaction, visit jdaluxury.com.

James Danley & Associates 210 S. Old Woodward, Ste. 200 Birmingham, MI 48009 248-671-3092 james@jdaluxury.com jdaluxury.com

Q. In light of COVID-19, I’m considering accelerating my retirement. What are some things I need to consider? A: If you are considering early retirement, you’re not alone. Since February, the number of employed workers over age 55 has dropped 7 percent, signaling an uptick in people who have decided to retire early. However, the shortened savings runway that comes with accelerating retirement holds many monetary implications, even for those who are financially

well-off. If you’re weighing the option of early retirement, keep these five financial tips in mind: 1. Match expenses to income 2. Evaluate your retirement accounts 3. Protect your investment portfolio 4. Think strategically about Social Security benefits 5. Consider your health insurance options

You should also meet with your wealth management team to review your overall financial picture. They can help you assess your options and answer any questions you may have.

Key Private Bank Vito P. Gioia Michigan Market Manager & SVP 248-204-6561 Vito_Gioia@keybank.com key.com/getthere.

Q: How are the 3Rs (recruitment, retention, and recognition) used at Advantage Living Centers?

A: Employers are facing challenges in all three of these areas — recruitment, retention, and recognition. At Advantage Living Centers, they use a two-pronged solution that’s focused on potential and current team members. When Advantage recruits new people, they look for applicants with a compassionate spirit. The skills needed to perform a job can be taught, but a compassionate attitude comes from the heart. Once the right applicant is hired, the company shifts its focus to retaining

the individual through activities and weekly events that are engaging and fun, such as chili cook-offs, motivation Mondays, Team Spirit days, potato bars, and potlucks. Team member engagement committees are implemented at each facility, which leads to improved morale and energy among both team members and residents. Advantage Living Centers recognizes team members through perfect attendance bonuses, employee of the month celebrations, flexible hours, and gift cards. They

celebrate employees for their career achievements, such as receiving their nurse assistant certification and nursing licenses. Staff meetings are designed to be fun, and might feature music, dancing, or trivia, just to name a few. Advantage Living Centers is striving to become an employer that recruits, retains, and recognizes its team members. They’re blessed to have owners who lead by example and are an integral part of a team that not only cares about the residents, but values team members, as well.

Doris Portis/Director of HR Advantage Living Centers 25800 Northwestern Hwy., Ste. 720 Southfield, MI 48075 contact@advantageliving.net advantageliving.net

Q: Why is restoring the Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit important for the city and community?

A: The Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit, a masterpiece in the heart of Detroit, serves as a symbol of the city’s rich past and a beacon for its future. Founded in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac and his band of French explorers, Ste. Anne is the second-oldest parish in the United States and the only basilica in Detroit. Its architectural significance and historical importance make it worthy of preservation. The Basilica of Ste. Anne is a towering neo-Gothic work of art on the city skyline. It holds the oldest stained glass windows in the city and is the final resting place of “Detroit’s

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Second Founder,” Fr. Gabriel Richard, who coined the city’s motto and co-founded the University of Michigan. Past benefactors have included some of the most wellknown families of Detroit, such as the Beaubiens and Groesbecks. The current $26 million capital campaign is solely dedicated to the restoration of the structure of the basilica. It will ensure that this Detroit icon remains a vibrant symbol of perseverance for years to come. “I’m passionate and devoted to the causes I go to bat for, and this is obviously a home run when it comes to fostering the growth and vitality

of our great city,” says Patrick A. Rugiero. “I want to inspire individuals, corporations, and the entire community of southeast Michigan to get involved, to donate, and to join us in what we believe is an important investment in our region.” Rugiero, a Detroit-area philanthropic fundraiser, is well known in the city for his philanthropic work. He sits on the boards of the National Kidney Foundation, Beaumont Hospital, Life Directions, and Beyond Basics, and has a long history of fundraising for good causes.

Patrick A. Rugiero Capital Campaign Chairman Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit 1000 Sainte Anne St. Detroit, MI 48216 313-539-5000 ste-anne.org

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TRUSTED ADVISERS Q&A Q: I just had a Mohs surgery procedure. What’s next?

A: Mohs surgery is an extremely precise and specialized skin cancer treatment in which the surgeon removes a thin layer of tissue at a time, examining each layer under the microscope to ensure all the cancer cells have been removed. “After I completely remove your skin cancer during Mohs surgery, I’ll discuss reconstruction options for the closure,” explains Dr. A. Edward Abrou, of Beacon Skin & Surgeries. “The focus of

Mohs and reconstructive surgery is to provide you with the best functional and cosmetic results.” Following the procedure, patients return for suture removal a week or two later. They’re given instructions on how to take proper care of the wound, to ensure the best cosmetic results. Patients are also brought back for a wound check, to be sure they heal completely. In rare cases, surgical sites do not heal as expected. If this

happens, Dr. Abrou will discuss cosmetic treatment options to improve the appearance of scarring. Patients are advised to schedule a full skin check, to evaluate for any other skin cancers or abnormal lesions. Dr. A. Edward Abrou specializes in Mohs micrographic skin cancer surgery. He’s one of the few Mohs surgeons in the nation who has the experience and skills needed to perform such a meticulous surgery.

Beacon Skin & Surgeries Dr. A. Edward Abrou, M.D. Rochester Hills Office: 110 W. South Blvd. Rochester Hills, MI 48307 Dearborn Office: 25101 Ford Rd. Dearborn, MI 48128 248-852-1900 beaconskin.com

Q: Why would I utilize a multi-client lobbying firm?

A: For better or worse, government impacts almost every aspect of your daily life. Businesses, municipalities, associations, schools, nonprofits, and individuals are subject to taxes, rules, and regulations that can impact your desired goals. In this ever-changing political environment, you may have an opportunity to alter your operating landscape or be made aware of

potential government-initiated proposals that could affect you. You could even consider pursuing existing or new incentives to better chart your organization’s future path for success. Engaging government can be daunting, time-consuming, and frustrating to people who have other demands on their time. Governmental Consultant Services Inc. has an award-winning

team of professional advocates ready to work on your behalf. Their premier team understands the mechanics of government, the political waters that must be navigated, and the policymakers who need to know how their actions may impact you. Why not utilize the No. 1-ranked lobbying team to help you pursue your goals?

Governmental Consultant Services Inc. Michael Hawks, CEO 120 N. Washington Square, Ste. 110 Lansing, MI 48933 517-484-6216 Hawks.M@gcsionline.com gcsionline.com

Q: Why should I see a dermatologist first for my medical and cosmetic skin concerns?

A: A dermatologist is a medical doctor who’s educated and knowledgeable when it comes to examining, diagnosing, and treating skin, hair, and nail conditions. The most qualified and accredited dermatologist is one who has completed four years of college, four years of medical school, and four years of a dermatology residency training at an accredited American Board of Dermatology program.

From complete skin exams to treating skin cancer, psoriasis, acne, and warts, your dermatologist knows best. Today’s dermatologists are the most experienced individuals for addressing all of your cosmetic needs — whether it’s recommending the best skincare products or sharing their knowledge about everything from injectable fillers and Botox to skin rejuvenation procedures like

microneedling and lasers, and body-contouring devices. New technology in dermatology is always evolving. As a physician, Dr. David S. Balle, of Grosse Pointe Dermatology, says it’s his job to diagnose and properly treat disorders of the skin, and help patients maintain the healthiest skin possible.

David S. Balle, M.D., F.A.A.D. Grosse Pointe Dermatology 16815 E. Jefferson, Ste. 260 Grosse Pointe, MI 48230 313-886-2600 dsballe@comcast.net grossepointedermatology.com

Q: How do you naturally treat the “brain fog” associated with menopause?

A: Menopause “brain fog” is a common physical symptom of the hormone transition of perimenopause and menopause. If you’re a woman over 40, you’ve probably noticed that it’s becoming more difficult to remember little things in daily life, or you find you have to stop and search for a word in the middle of a sentence more than you did just a few years ago. It’s OK. In fact, it’s normal. And there are several things you can do to improve your memory and ability to think without “the fog,” both now and into the future. Some of those

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include increasing your aerobic exercise, reducing stress, and drinking more water to stay hydrated. Memory Health®, a natural brain health supplement, is an important piece in solving the menopause brain fog puzzle. It provides the nutrition and support your brain needs. Recent clinical research confirmed that cognitive performance can be improved in individuals following daily supplementation with Memory Health. The patented formula delivers key targeted nutrients directly to the brain. These powerful antioxidants

and anti-inflammatories nourish, protect, and improve brain health. Your brain thrives on a varied diet of fruits, vegetables, high-fat fish, and lean protein with the fat-based nutrients it needs — specifically Omega-3 fatty acids like DHA and EPA, along with the antioxidants and carotenoids (lutein, zeaxanthin, mesozeaxanthin) found in Memory Health. The benefits of the Memory Health supplement have been found to include reduction in brain fog and mental fatigue, and improvement in focus, clarity, and mood.

Edward Shehab, Managing Partner Memory Health 401 S. Old Woodward Ave., Ste. 308 Birmingham, MI 48009 833-863-6679 info@memoryhealth.com memoryhealth.com

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TRUSTED ADVISERS Q&A Q: The tax environment for certain individuals and businesses may be changing soon. What’s the best advice for enduring potential changes?

A: First, you shouldn’t make rash decisions, particularly if you’re at a younger age and have a longer-term strategy in place for growing wealth. Concerning taxes, a lot can change in a short amount of time — but with the current tax environment looking less certain, and considering that proposed federal legislation could affect wealthier families and businesses, the best advice is to meet with your wealth team, or contact Renee Kitchens at Waldron Private

Wealth to map out your next steps. “We integrate all aspects of wealth management to bring our clients focused advice that simplifies their decisions and simplifies their life,” Kitchens says. “We can help identify your wealth and life goals, and establish a solid plan that will continually evolve with evidence-based strategies to prepare you for any upcoming tax changes. Our team of experts is dedicated and experienced in

various areas, including business sales, business succession planning, tax planning, gifting strategies, and wealth transfers, and we bring a vast knowledge of the markets and estate planning strategies.” As an independent boutique firm, Waldron Private Wealth strives to work uniquely with each client and their family to prepare for and achieve their goals, resulting in a long-term sustainable impact for generations.

Renee Kitchens Senior Wealth Adviser, Detroit Market Waldron Private Wealth 44 Abele Rd., Ste. 400 Bridgeville, PA 15017 314-408-0855

Q: What’s the main difference between mid-level, semi-custom cabinets and high-end cabinet lines?

A: One of the most important differences is the fit and finish of the cabinet. The finish makes a difference in terms of the longevity of the cabinet, as well as the overall appearance. In the first few years, cabinets will most likely look the same; however, in about five to 20 years, you’ll notice your cabinetry has aged. Renovation by Design ensures that the cabinet manufacturer runs their finished parts through an oven, creating a baked-on finish — and, therefore, a more durable

finish. For cabinets that are being stained or painted, there should be a two- or three-step process. Higher-end cabinets might have a seven- to 11-step process for a better, long-lasting finish. Another difference in topquality products is the hardware, especially the cabinetry hinges. For example, mid-level cabinet lines typically have a larger gap between the doors than Renovation by Design’s signature lines. In other words, when you’re opening a cabinet door, the hinge pushes

the door out a small amount; therefore, mid-level lines require a larger gap between the doors, to prevent the cabinet doors from rubbing against each other. On their high-end cabinetry lines, the hinges open with what is called “zero clearance,” so they can have tighter reveals between the doors. Visually, the doors sit right next to each other, and the cabinet has a beautiful, custom fit.

Renovation by Design Tom Inger, Jon Ropes, Owners 2516 S. Adams Rd. Rochester Hills, MI 48309 248-260-7639 info@renovationbydesign.org renovationbydesign.org

Q: What should someone interested in remodeling expect in these challenging times?

A: The sooner you do it, the better! Much has been learned over the past 18 months. Companies have learned how to operate safely and efficiently, making the safety of their most valuable asset — their employees — their highest priority. Homeowners, meanwhile, have learned a lot about what is typically their most valuable asset: their home. Lockdowns and the dawn of working from home have required people to spend far more time in their homes than they may have

before. This time at home has allowed homeowners to identify areas that need to be repaired or replaced to make them safe and efficient. Its also given people time to get creative and reshape the look of their homes. As a result, the home improvement industry has seen a boom in sales, which has presented some challenges. Shortages in raw materials and labor have caused manufacturers to continually increase prices and extend lead times on some

projects to almost nine months. If you want to save yourself time, money, and aggravation, the answer is: The sooner you start your project, the better! Performance Remodeling in Shelby Township is an A+ rated home remodeling company that specializes in siding, windows, entry doors, garage doors, and roofing. With 14-plus years in business, the company offers an iron-clad lifetime guarantee that covers both products and workmanship.

Jason Sawinski, General Manager Performance Remodeling 14017 23 Mile Rd. Shelby Township, MI 48315 586-991-8861 windowsroofingsiding.com

Q: What have been the largest impacts of the pandemic on the interior design industry?

A: Renovating and rethinking spaces in the home has become a top priority, and budgets for doing so have grown. Finishing unfinished basements, creating offices in “lost” rooms, and refreshing and glamorizing master bedroom suites have become core projects. Dana Vagnetti, of Valia Design, says she’s finding clients are making quicker decisions and are more eager than ever

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to see their homes transformed. “People need and want their spaces lightened, brightened, and minimized,” she says. The problem, Vagnetti says, is that timelines and delivery dates have stretched, resources have dwindled, and contractors are booked. “Being in a services industry, it’s challenging working with these restrictions. Although it can be frustrating for the client,

it’s actually more frustrating for interior designers,” she says. “We want to see the transformations happen quickly, as well, but our hands are often tied.” Vagnetti says she’s grateful for the relationships the team at Valia Design has developed over the past decade, as they’re reliant on their partners “to work with us to give our best service possible during these challenging times.”

Dana Vagnetti President, Interior Designer Valia Design 21155 Mack Ave. Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236 248-205-6690 dana@valiadesign.com valiadesign.com

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 The Grand Rapids duo Trauna (Liz Freel and Connor Robertson).

A selective survey of the month in arts and entertainment BY RYA N PATRICK HOOPE R

COMING TO TOWN  John Kørner’s “Supermarket Fruit” is part of the exhibit Intercontinental Super Fruits at MOCAD.

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MOCAD brings Denmark to Detroit

The Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit is unveiling four new shows this season, each highlighting an artist from or currently based in Copenhagen, Denmark. John Kørner is bringing his largescale, multisensory exhibit Intercontinental Super Fruits, which explores grocery stores as the ultimate cultural exchange. Artist Jeannette Ehlers will bring the site-specific installation Take Root to MOCAD, collaborating with Detroit artist Halima Cassells along

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the way. Take Root explores, through visual art and film, how Black women have built networks of support “while also revealing how haircare is embedded into various cultures across the world, specifically within the global African diaspora,” a release about the exhibit explains. South Korea-born, Denmark-based interdisciplinary artist Jane Jin Kaisen will bring her lens-based work (think photography, experimental film) to the museum. The schedule is rounded out by the first museum solo exhibition of work by the artist Hannah Toticki, who explores how our

workwear can reflect, as MOCAD puts it, “how capitalism affects social relations and personal identity.” The exhibits open Oct. 21 and run through Jan. 9. See mocadetroit.org for more info.

Two must-see shows at the Majestic

The Majestic Theatre is set to welcome a duo of on-the-rise acts you’ll want to catch before they start playing larger venues. First up is Jungle (Oct. 15), the U.K. production duo that makes an insanely slick version of modern disco. Their Loving in Stereo album, released earlier this year, was a perfect soundtrack for the summer, and it’s aging like fine wine into the autumn. For indie music fans out there, I highly recommend Bahamas (Oct. 24), the stage name of Canadian musician Afie Jurvanen, who has worked with the likes of Feist and Jason Collett. As a solo act, Jurvanen has parlayed his lyrical wit and catchy indie hooks into an awardwinning career and will surely have Canadian fans crossing the border (COVID willing) to see him stateside. For tickets and entry requirements, visit majesticdetroit.com.

 Catch Bahamas, aka Afie Jurvanen, at the Majestic on Oct. 24.

On My Playlist Trauna arrives on the scene With just a handful of singles to their name, the young, upstart two-piece band Trauna (Liz Freel and Connor Robertson) out of Grand Rapids has stolen my heart and, more important, my ears (which are connected, at least indirectly, to my heart). They’re like west Michigan’s answer to The Cardigans, the Swedish pop-rock band that merged disco with a dreamy sensibility. It’s a refreshing new sound on the Michigan scene, which was missing guitar-based pop that sounds straight out of the ’90s. While only a two-piece, the full-band sound they achieve by teaming up with collaborators is impressive. The faux-retro feel of their promo pics just adds to the vibe. “Feel a Little” and “Talk to Me” (those horns!) are must-listens. Stream music from Trauna wherever you listen to music, including Spotify and Apple Music.

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On Love & Data: a multimedia art show for our times

The artist Stephanie Dinkins has been at the forefront of exploring artificial intelligence through transmedia (read: an overarching narrative told through multiple mediums), exploring race, gender, aging, and our future histories. Her artwork has included everything from gorgeous sculptures to artificially intelligent robots that you can interact with. Her work arrives at the Stamps Gallery in Ann Arbor at a time when communities of color, including here in Detroit, are confronting and largely rejecting artificial intelligence that uses

facial recognition to regulate and police them. For this survey, Dinkins will debut new and interactive installations and workshops that build on her concept of “Afronow-ism,” a play on the idea of Afrofuturism, a decades-old philosophy and cultural aesthetic that explores Blackness and technology. This unique show merges the future with the now, bringing context to themes we’ll surely see in more galleries as time marches on. Stamps Gallery, 201 S. Division St., Ann Arbor, through Saturday, Oct. 23. The exhibition is free and open to all ages. Ryan Patrick Hooper is the host of CultureShift on 101.9 WDET Detroit’s NPR station (weekdays from noon to 2 p.m.).

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 “Man Smoking in a Ballroom,” shot in Harlem in 1962.

A stirring exhibition at the DIA celebrates photographer Kwame Brathwaite’s impact on the Black Is Beautiful movement BY MEGAN SWOYER

ABOUT T WO AND A HALF years ago, the Detroit Institute of Arts’ Nancy Barr was reviewing traveling photography exhibition proposals when one in particular caught her eye. It stood out for its beauty and insightfulness. She sensed she’d have to work quickly if she was to bring it to the DIA. Thanks to Barr’s swift action, Black Is Beautiful: The Photography of Kwame Brathwaite opens in the museum’s de Salle Gallery Oct. 8 and runs through Jan. 16. The stirring collection showcases more than 40 large-scale color and black-and-white photos. “I knew we’d have to scramble to secure a slot,” says Barr, the DIA’s James Pearson Duffy curator of photography. “This exhibit is getting a lot of buzz.” Brathwaite, now 83, played a crucial role in the Black Is Beautiful cultural movement of the 1960s. That movement embraced Black culture and identity and called for an appreciation of the Black past as a worthy legacy. It also inspired cultural pride in contemporary Black achievements. Inspired by the movement, Brathwaite set out to document

“This is the first exhibit of its kind. No one’s ever done a major survey of his work.”

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Black models, Harlem jazz clubs, Black-owned businesses, and other elements of the Black experience. “This is the first exhibit of its kind,” Barr says. “No one’s ever done a major survey of his work.” Motivated by the writings of activist and Black nationalist Marcus Garvey, Brathwaite and his older brother, Elombe Brath, founded the African Jazz-Art Society & Studios (AJASS) and the Grandassa Models. AJASS was a collective of artists, playwrights, designers, and dancers. The Grandassa Models — the focus of much of this exhibition — was a modeling troupe for Black women, founded to challenge white beauty standards. The exhibition includes stunning studio portraits as well as fashion work and behind-the-scenes images of Harlem’s artistic and jazz communities. “I’ve brought many exhibitions to the DIA and look for opportunities to showcase new voices and give space to artists of color in the museum’s galleries, so when I saw this, I fell in love with the story of its pieces and the story of Kwame,” Barr says. The exhibition was organized by the New York-based Aperture Foundation and Brathwaite’s son, Kwame S. Brathwaite, a Californiabased attorney and director of the Kwame Brathwaite Archive in Pasadena. As the exhibit’s curator, Barr says she’d be hard pressed to choose a favorite photo. “There are a lot of gems in the exhibit,” she says. “I do love his jazz photography. There’s one of a man smoking in a ballroom in Harlem. He’s kicking back, smoking a pipe. I just love that one.” (She’s referring to “Man Smoking in a Ballroom,” shot in 1962.) “And I also love the Grandassa models, all in a car. That’s a great one.” (That would be “Grandassa Models at Garvey Day Parade,” taken in Harlem in 1965.) Brathwaite shot most of his work on a Hasselblad mediumformat camera, which, Barr notes, lends a particular magic to his photos. “When you’re shooting with a larger format you get that sense of real — like an analog moment,” an experience that digital photography can’t quite match, she says. “It’s like the difference between listening to music on vinyl and a digital —NANCY BARR recording. With vinyl, there’s that whole idea of fidelity and being in the room.” As a result, viewers of Brathwaite’s photography will feel an overwhelming sense of time and place. “When you look at the works, you feel like you’re right there,” Barr says. “It’s like you’re in a time machine, in the streets of Harlem watching this stuff happen.” For more information, visit dia.org/blackisbeautiful. O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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A LOT OF KIDS growing up on Detroit’s west side in the ’90s worshipped artists like Mos Def, Biggie, and Busta Rhymes — and Charles Wilson III was no exception. But alongside those hip-hop icons, he revered classical greats like Debussy, Mozart, and Bach. So much so that when his peers started adopting rapper names, Wilson took on the moniker “BLKBOK” (pronounced “Black Bach”). Born into a family of entertainers — tap-dancing cousins, saxophone-playing uncles, and even a Memphis jazz legend grandfather who has his own brass note on the Beale Street Walk of Fame — Wilson grew up in the jazz clubs of Detroit. It was never a question of whether he would exhibit musical talent, but how that talent would manifest. The affinity revealed itself when 4-year-old Wilson gravitated toward the family’s keyboard. His parents promptly hired an instructor and swapped the small instrument for a real piano. “It was the biggest piano I’ve ever seen in my life,” Wilson says. “But it was cheap, so my parents bought it and got it tuned, and my dad painted it.” Like most students of the keys, Wilson began his instruction by learning the foundation of technique through classical music. But unlike many young pupils, Wilson fell instantly in love with the genre. He’d go on to study jazz, blues, and eventually even pop and hip-hop, but he maintained a particular fondness for classical. By age 8 he was recognized as a piano prodigy, regularly winning statewide accolades and collegiate-level tournaments. Wilson’s mother foretold early on that her son would pursue music professionally, telling him, “If you’re not doing music for a living, you’re going to be a very unhappy man.” Wilson says he took her words to heart. “At that time, I understood the depth of my love for performing.” His big professional break came in 2001 at age 21, when Justin Timberlake’s musical director, Kevin Antunes — whom Wilson had befriended while rehearsing alongside ’NSync’s band a few years earlier — offered him a job as Timberlake’s new keyboard player. Two weeks later, Wilson appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, and before long, he was performing with musical heavy hitters including Rihanna, John Mayer, and Demi Lovato. As he puts it, “It all just kind of happened.” Still, Wilson says he’d had no plans to record a solo album and only minimal composing experience before the pandemic wiped a slate of gigs off his calendar. When his label suggested he spend this newfound free time penning an album, he was hesitant. But once he sat at his piano, he stayed put for 121 consecutive days. The result was his first album, Black Book, which was released in June.

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Life in the Key of ‘D’ Detroit piano phenom BLKBOK channels his experiences into neoclassical poetry BY ASHLEY WINN

The name is an homage to the 2018 biographical drama Green Book and its subject, Don Shirley — a Black pianist who braved the Deep South in 1962 to share classical music with Black audiences. Wilson was inspired by the idea of forging connections through music, and he references the theme throughout the album. Wilson describes Black Book as “a collection of neoclassical musical poems that reflect the world I’m in as an artist and as a Black man in the 2020s through the piano.” Its 12 tracks are auditory illustrations of Wilson’s experiences — both personal and collective — which coalesce to create an almost stream-of-consciousness effect. The piece “George Floyd and the Struggle for Equality,” for instance, was a real-time expression of the emotions he felt in response to the May 2020 police killing in Minneapolis that sparked a nationwide racial justice reckoning: “The beginning of the piece is just anger — just banging on the keyboard, to get out these emotions.”

“My vision is to use music as a way of connecting people. That’s the most imperative thing for the human race right now.” —BLKBOK

Wilson says he hopes his background as a Black, hip-hopinfused pianist from Detroit will act as a bridge to classical music for audiences who might not typically identify with the genre. “My vision is to use music as a way of connecting people,” he says. “That’s the most imperative thing for the human race right now.” And he’s wasting no time. Just weeks after Black Book’s release, Wilson was already contemplating his next endeavors. New music is a certainty in the coming year, he says, hinting at a mixtape and potential collaboration with opera singer Lawrence Brownlee. Plus, he plans to delve deeper into his interest in film scores. “I’m a fan of film and TV composers like Danny Elfman, John Williams, Ramin Djawadi, Bear McCreary, so that’s where I’ve always pictured myself.” But nothing is out of the question. When asked what’s next, Wilson’s answer is always the same: “I turn nothing down but my collar.” BLKBOK SPENCER HEYFRON

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Lions defensive end Romeo Okwara, below, reveals depth off the field through his photography. At left, his brother — fellow Lion Julian — runs a drill. At bottom, firefighters with Brooklyn’s Rescue 2 firehouse catch their breath. 

Hour Detroit spoke with Okwara before the start of the season about his experience behind the camera and the sense of identity the arts have given him on and off the field.

When did you first start thinking about photography as an artistic outlet for yourself ?

When I went to New York to play for the Giants, I got exposed to this whole world of art photography. I bought a film camera and started that practice, figuring out the technical aspects of photography, and started snapping away. It grew into this passion that I enjoy doing obviously during my free time when I’m away from work — and being able to bring that film practice to my day job. It’s been pretty cool documenting teammates and this incredible journey we’re all on together.

Have your teammates been cool with you taking photos of them?

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A LION BEHIND THE LENS With a keen eye and a pair of Leicas, Detroit star Romeo Okwara captures life in the NFL and beyond BY RYAN PATRICK HOOPER PHOTOS BY ROMEO OKWARA

DETROIT LIONS DEFENSIVE END Romeo Okwara has a view of the NFL experience few fans will ever see. But through the lens of his camera, he’s sharing glimpses of it with the rest of us. Consider him a 6-foot-4, roughly 260-pound street photographer with a knack for portraits — of family, of fellow football players, of strangers he meets during his travels. That eye for capturing likeness stems from “going to Mass as a kid with my family,” says Okwara, who spent early childhood in Nigeria before moving to Charlotte, North Carolina, when he was 10. “There would always be photographers outside taking portraits of family members as they came out of Mass.” He remembers digging through shoeboxes of family photos as a kid, holding negatives up to the light, and being fascinated by the process of film photography (Okwara shoots with both a 35 mm Leica M6 film camera and a sleek, digital Leica Q2 Monochrom). Okwara played at the University of Notre Dame before signing with the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent, in 2016. While in New York, he documented the firefighters at the legendary Rescue Company 2 firehouse in Brooklyn, building a portfolio along the way, and eventually exhibited his images at the Leica Store SoHo’s gallery to mark the 2019 anniversary of 9/11. He landed in Detroit when he signed with the Lions in 2018, becoming a bona fide star. He signed a three-year, $39 million extension earlier this year. His brother Julian is hoping for a similar career trajectory. He followed in his brother’s footsteps by also playing ball at Notre Dame and was drafted by the Lions in 2020.

Yeah, definitely. Most of the time people pose. It’s not common in general to see a camera nowadays. Usually, they take a picture with their phone and snap away. But seeing a real camera looking antique and old, people react to them positively for the most part.

It often feels like major league professional athletes get put into a box where they’re expected to do one thing well on the field but little else. Do you think sharing your photography helps show a more multidimensional side to NFL players?

At the end of the day, we’re all people. We’re all humans. We all have feelings. I think sometimes people from the outside looking in can get a little misguided about that. We’re on TV and we’re out in the community doing stuff and we’re glorified — at least in American culture — to be celebrities and these great athletes, which is great for a lot of aspects. … At the same time, we all have other hobbies and passions and interests outside of our day job, even though that day job can be all-encompassing.

Are you able to capture something that the rest of us aren’t normally able to see?

Yeah. I mean, the people that really know us are family members or close friends. Those are people we are sharing our true experiences with outside of the football field. Being able to document that from my perspective is my way of owning my voice, and using that visual language through photography has been very important for me. It’s done a lot for me when talking about identity and being able to separate that from sports. You can follow Romeo Okwara’s photographic journey on Instagram (@romeokwara). O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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FROM THE TIME I started preschool to the day I left for college (and even beyond that), I had a standing 11 a.m. Saturday morning date with Bugs Bunny. Other cartoons came and went (Captain Caveman, anyone?) — as did friends, ruffle shirts, and Ace of Base. But this one thing in my life remained constant, to the point where I could (and often still can) recite the lines to each animated short by heart. So, when I heard that the Detroit Symphony Orchestra will present a 30th-anniversary performance of Bugs Bunny at the Symphony this month — with conductor George Daugherty leading the DSO in timeless favorites including “What’s Opera, Doc?” “The Rabbit of Seville,” and others while the original cartoons play on the big screen — I started reflecting on why a Bronx-y wiseacre of a rabbit struck such a chord with me. Like kids everywhere, I identified hard with a creature who had no real power but invariably found a way to gain the upper hand nonetheless. That was the Bugs blueprint from the start. Though an unnamed rabbit character (behaviorally and vocally more akin to Woody Woodpecker) began appearing in Warner Bros.’ Merrie Melodies animated shorts in the late ’30s, the version that hewed closest to the Bugs we know today debuted in 1940’s “A Wild Hare.” In that cartoon, Elmer Fudd hunts Bugs, and not only does the unarmed prey not panic or try to escape but, using only his wit, manages to turn the tables on his pursuer. This upending of conventional power structures is an overarching theme in classic Warner Bros. cartoons: A coyote also gets foiled, again and again, by a speedy, elusive Road Runner, and a talented song-and-dance frog drives a man nuts by performing for him — but only when no one else is looking. And because I didn’t, as a kid, get to choose what I ate, or where I went, or when I went to bed and got up in the morning, the appeal of a bottom-of-the-food-chain character who refuses to accept his predetermined role of impotence felt downright irresistible. On top of that, Bugs regularly thumbed his nose at pretentiousness (a purely adult trait), which also likely spoke to me. In “Baton Bunny” (1959), he appears as an orchestra conductor, physically dictating the music being performed to an absurd degree. The performance goes off the rails completely as Bugs struggles with his cuffs, does an impromptu pantomime of a Western’s chase sequence, and engages in an epic battle with a fly. Similarly, in the cartoon we fans have come to think of as “the Leopold one” (“Long-Haired Hare,” 1949), a rehearsing opera singer whom Bugs keeps distracting with more upbeat songs silences Bugs, causing the rabbit to declare, famously, “Of course you know, this means war.” Bugs then torments the tenor with extreme pranks at that evening’s performance, but in the end, it’s the rabbit’s dramatic entrance as the esteemed conductor Leopold that we remember. To this day, 70-plus years later, when a director

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FROM HARE TO ETERNITY Bugs Bunny at the Symphony turns 30, proving the enduring appeal of a pesky rabbit who knocked the highbrow down a peg BY JENN McKEE

 Expect all the classics as the DSO celebrates the 30th anniversary of Bugs Bunny at the Symphony.

takes the podium at a symphony concert, you’re likely to hear someone in the crowd whisper, “Leopold!” That’s staying power. What’s perhaps most impressive, though, is the way these cartoons lovingly punctured the puffery of “high art.” while also still making the music feel accessible to old and young alike. Aesthetes may shudder knowing that most of us can’t hear the bold, ascending swirls of Wagner’s The Valkyrie without singing, “Kill the wab-bit,” thanks to “What’s Opera, Doc?” (1957), or listen to music from Rossini’s The Barber of Seville without remembering Bugs rhythmically flapping his ears on Elmer Fudd’s bald head and singing, “Don’t look so perplexed / Why must you be next / Can’t you see you’re next? / Yes, you’re next! / Yoooooou’re so next!” But despite their goofiness, these cartoon forays into classical music provided space for a fun kids’ table at high culture’s party. Plus, watching what Warner Bros.’ animators imagined as they translated orchestral music into cartoon farce was like being given permission to do the same, thus being freed to see where both the pieces and my thoughts could take me. I went on to play trombone in concert, symphony, and marching bands for decades, getting a more formalized view of all those notes on the page while never forgetting one of the most important things Bugs Bunny taught me: Music can be the soundtrack for just about anything you can dream up. Performances run Oct. 22-24. See dso.org for more information. ORCHESTRA, LOONEY TUNES COURTESY OF THE DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA

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STRONGER TOGETHER Celebrating 30 years of AFP’s National Philanthropy Day 2 0 2 1 A N N U A L N AT I O N A L P H I L A N T H R O P Y D AY Each year, the Association of Fundraising Professionals Greater Detroit Chapter throws one of the nation’s largest local celebrations of National Philanthropy Day. This November, National Philanthropy Day will once again be a broadcast and digital celebration of Detroit-area philanthropy; achievements and success from individuals, organizations, and foundations. Produced in partnership with Detroit Public Television, the hosted event will include the presentation of AFP’s annual awards and will honor Detroit’s philanthropic heroes. The program will showcase 30 years of philanthropy’s impact on our community. Please visit www.npddet.org for more information about the program, becoming a sponsor, or submitting your distinguished volunteers.

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TIME FOR PRESSED It’s cider season, and Michigan abounds in tasty options both sweet and spiked BY TAMMY COXEN | PHOTO BY JOE VAUGHN

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FALL IS HERE. The nights are getting cooler, the leaves are changing, there’s a hint of woodsmoke in the air, and more importantly, the cider is flowing! Michigan is the nation’s third-largest apple producer, harvesting over a billion pounds per year. More than half of those apples are transformed into other products, including both fresh-pressed sweet cider and a wide array of alcoholic hard ciders. Metro Detroiters don’t need to travel far for a fun cider mill outing. The Franklin Cider Mill, for example, has been operating for more than a century. Visitors can watch the cider being pressed as well as purchase cider, apples, and a range of other products including donuts, which the mill has been making from the same German spice donut recipe for 80 years. Other great destinations for sweet cider in metro Detroit include Parmenter’s Northville Cider Mill and Yates Cider Mill in Rochester Hills.

 A local standout is Blackgrass Ciderworks, the cidermaking arm of Griffin Claw Brewing Co., which offers several options at all times.

Want a destination that will delight adults and kids alike? Travel a bit farther north to Blake’s Orchard & Cider Mill in Armada, which includes a full-service restaurant, a kids’ play area, evening campfires, and an artisan market. There, you’ll find both fresh-pressed apple cider and its grown-up sibling, hard cider. Blake’s makes about a dozen ciders at any given time, including core favorites like its classic Flannel Mouth, a blend of late-season table and dessert apples, as well as spicy El Chavo, with mango and habanero. Hard apple cider is a classic American beverage and has been with us since our earliest days. All those apples Johnny Appleseed planted? Those bitter and sour apples were for making hard cider, which at the time was safer to drink than water. Prohibition killed off the hard cider industry, and today hard ciders still make up only about 1 percent of the beverage market. It’s one of the fastest growing beverage categories, however, and metro Detroit offers many great destinations to enjoy it. Most breweries will have one or two ciders on tap to cater to gluten-intolerant customers and those who just don’t care for beer. Most cidermaking happens alongside other beverage production. Take, for instance, Fieldstone Winery and Hard Cider Co. in downtown Rochester, which makes cider from apples grown in Macomb and Oakland counties. With cinnamon and vanilla, the Cinnilla brew could be your next fall fave. Mead and cider also go hand in hand, and both B. Nektar Meadery in Ferndale and Bløm Meadworks in Ann Arbor offer extensive cider selections to round out their mead offerings. B. Nektar’s cherry- and honey-flavored Zombie Killer is its most popular, but The Dude’s Rug features black tea and fall-friendly chai spices. The apple ciders at Bløm Meadworks are great, but don’t overlook the pears, which are featured in both a Pear Ginger Cider and a Perry Saison. Whether you go for fresh-pressed sweet cider from the mill or bubbly hard cider in cans or on tap — or mix them together for a Michigan mimosa — is up to you. Just don’t forget the donuts.

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 Verdant herbs and pungent capers punch up a Roasted Trout at Barda.

Rising Stars A new designation signifies a restaurant’s commitment to the betterment of Detroit’s food industry

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A New Old Flame

For years, the criteria for a restaurant to earn an Hour Detroit review have been simple. Newly opened fullservice eateries must meet impeccable standards for ambience, service, and, of course, food. Events of the past year and a half, however, have made it clear that there are other factors that contribute to a restaurant’s overall excellence as well. Workplace culture, diversity, community engagement, philanthropic efforts, a focus on sustainability, and innovation all play a role in culinary merit. Commitments to these values — though often invisible to diners — help to strengthen the food economy in metro Detroit and beyond and, we believe, are deserving of recognition. As we relaunch our monthly restaurant reviews after an extended hiatus during the pandemic, we’re introducing a designation to recognize restaurants that are going the extra mile. Watch for the symbol above along with our reviews in coming months to learn more about the steps restaurants are taking to propel the industry forward.

In appearance, Barda looks a lot like Magnet, the former wood-fired restaurant concept. The cuisine, though, is entirely its own. BY LYNDSAY GREEN | PH OT OS BY H AY D EN STI NEBAUG H

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SEATED AT ONE END of the sunken bar at Barda on a balmy night in July, I was transported back to evenings spent at Magnet. The trendy but short-lived venture transformed a Core City auto radiator repair shop into a contemporary restaurant with a direct sight line to a woodburning oven and grill. At first, I straddled disappointment and nostalgia. The unchanged space left little room for first impressions — after all, half the allure of a new restaurant is just that, its newness. The better part of me, though, was happy to see new life in a place gone too soon. Nevertheless, the space’s afterlife as an Argentinian restaurant makes perfect sense. Fireside gatherings typify Argentine dinners. “That’s why I was thinking, ‘Bring the fire here,’” Barda chef and owner Javier Bardauil told The Detroit News earlier this year. “Well, somebody already built it for me.” When he first visited Magnet in 2019, the Argentina native discovered an open-kitchen concept powered by an open-fire grill, ideal for searing hearty meats and charring locally sourced vegetables. “I wouldn’t change anything,” he told The News. Bardauil kept his promise. Today, Barda maintains the same blue-tiled walls and countertops of the original buildout. Ceramic plateware still tops wooden tables, and neon red lighting continues to bounce off the blue walls, casting a majestic purple glow upon diners’ faces in the same way stage lighting reflects on the crowd at a buzzing concert. It’s rare, if not unheard of, to inherit a turnkey space so beautifully designed, let alone one perfectly suited to the craft of wood-fired cooking. When he did, Bardauil took it and used the opportunity to pour his own identity into the food. Barda brings a new cuisine to metro Detroit. A first of its kind, the Argentinian restaurant diversifies a landscape where Mexican eateries dominate the Latino market. The concept is authentic, not inspired, and it’s helmed by Bardauil, whose experience in Argentinian cooking spans decades. He’s worked in the kitchens of acclaimed Buenos Aires restaurants such as Patagonia Sur and Happening. He’s even taken his skill to television as host of Cine y Cena, a cooking series broadcast in Latin America in the early 2000s. Bardauil is joined by co-owner Ignacio Gerson and Chef Michael Goldberg, former chef at Israeli-inspired lunch spot Allenby, as chef de cuisine. Whereas the menu at Magnet was veggie-forward, Barda, true to Argentinian culture, celebrates traditional meat dishes. For starters, Carne y Hueso, meaning Flesh and Bone, features a mold of finely chopped beef tartare topped with spicy horseradish alongside a dense bone filled to the brim with buttery marrow. Sourdough toast, etched with smoky grill marks and glistening with rendered beef fat, serves as a rich utensil for the app.

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 Carne y Hueso, a trifecta of bone marrow, beef tartare, and griddled sourdough brushed with rendered beef fat, showcases Barda’s skill in beef preparation. Employee Alessandro Uribe stokes the fire in the wood-burning oven at the back of Barda’s open kitchen. 

A first of its kind, the Argentinian restaurant diversifies a landscape where Mexican eateries dominate the Latino market.

 Proof in Prints, a bold blended cocktail, features artichoke amaro, orange liqueur, orgeat, lemon, ginger, and peated scotch for a smoky note.

 Tira de Asado is a traditional Argentine preparation of short rib. At Barda, the meat is fork-tender, coated in a coriander crust, and served on a bed of charred ramps.

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Food&Drink  Victoria Vittori sears halved zucchini for the Zucchini Ceviche, which is later cured in leche de tigre — a citrusy marinade — and fresh mint. “Rhino and the Bull,” a piece by visual artist Nic Silva, accents the entrance wall in Barda’s dining room. 

The concept is authentic, not inspired, and it’s helmed by Bardauil, whose experience in Argentinian cooking spans decades. Tira de Asado, a classic Argentinian short rib dish, arrives on a plate in a coriander-pepper crust. The steak knife here is merely a formality, as the meat is fork-tender and easily slips right off the bone. Inch-thick slices of rare Bife, or strip loin steak, lie on a bed of melted butter infused with chimichurri. Bardauil’s level of mastery on the grill extends beyond the red meat specialty here. There’s fish — a whole roasted trout is served in a phenomenal jus of capers and herbs with a warm halved lemon, its pulp caramelized by a flash in the open fire — and charred vegetables, too. Fans of Magnet’s popular Smashed Beets or whole roasted cauliflower can take comfort in knowing that Barda is carrying the torch with fresh but familiar takes on each. Thin slices of vibrant beets, artisanally manipulated into the shape of a rosette, are glazed, dusted in pulverized dehydrated raspberries, and served with a puddle of ajoblanco. A filling cauliflower steak is fire-roasted and coated in creamy bagna càuda and crunchy house-made breadcrumbs for a medley of flavors and textures. Roger James Fruin and Robert Wilson, alumni of Bad Luck Bar and Kiesling, respectively, head up the beverage program, where Patagonian wines and flavors shine. At the bartender’s suggestion, I turned away my usual Malbec for the El Enemigo, a dry Argentinian Cabernet Franc that hit all the right notes. Meanwhile, a yerba mate-infused house rum, Fernet — the spicy, aromatic spirit and unofficial drink of Argentina — and Bolivian brandy make appearances as the South American stars of the cocktail menu. As I sat at the bar that summer night, feeling the heat of the kitchen and the warming sensation from a few glasses of fine wine, I could confidently say, Barda is deserving of hotspot status. O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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Mildly sweet and nutty in flavor, squash — in all varieties — adds interest to baked goods, desserts, soups, and more. 

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Flavor of the Month

From pumpkin pie to pumpkin spice lattes, we all know the unofficial fruit of fall. This season, consider squash — pumpkin’s more sophisticated sibling that’s making its way into sweet and savory recipes all across town. BY LYN DS AY GREEN PH O T O BY G ER A R D + B EL EV EN D ER

From the Ground Up Sea Salt Butternut Squash Crackers

They might resemble CheezIts, but these plant-based snacks are nothing like the savory, cheese-flavored crackers of your childhood. Made with butternut squash, whole grain rice, cassava, and a blend of other vegetables and herbs, this elevated take on a nostalgic treat will satisfy your craving for a crunch. From the Ground Up Sea Salt Butternut Squash Crackers, $25 for pack of six, at Plum Market; plummarket.com for locations

Germack Jumbo Squash Seeds

By now, you’ve already mastered the art of roasting pumpkin seeds. Take your skills to the next level with squash seeds dusted with a light coating of salt — or, turn to a local brand to do the work for you. Germack is one of the few retailers that bag and sell roasted squash seeds in the U.S., and they’re based right here in Detroit. Germack Jumbo Squash Seeds, $6, at Germack, 2509 Russell St., Detroit; 313-784-9484; germack.com

Indulge by Jenn Squash Scones

Baker Jennifer Tilton’s freshly baked scones fly off the shelves at local hotspots such as The Congregation, Milwaukee Caffè, and The Gathering Coffee Co. This season, she gives the classic scone a savory twist for the perfect complement to soups and salads. Try the

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Fall Ratatouille, featuring acorn squash, onion, potatoes, and zucchini, or the Squash Gratin, made with butternut squash, garlic, and Parmesan cheese. There’s also the Brown Sugar Butternut, a flaky scone blended with brown sugar, cinnamon, and cranberries for a subtly sweet bite. Indulge by Jenn Squash Scones, $12 for 6, indulgebyjenn.square.site

Walter Pat’s Brown Butter Sage Butternut Squash Coffee Cake This Black-owned bakery specializes in spinning locally sourced herbs and produce into unexpected sweet treats. Brown butter lends a nuttiness to the coffee cake, while sage offers an earthy note. Sweet-and-salty chunks of squash sourced from Eastern Market round out this decadent dessert. Walter Pat’s Brown Butter Sage Butternut Squash Coffee Cake, $3.50 for one or $35 for an 8-inch round cake, at walterpats.com

Bon Bon Bon Squish Squash

True to the chocolatier’s whimsical nature, this fall confection features a medley of complex flavors to create one sweet-andsavory bite. A molten dark chocolate shell encases layers of delicata squash confiture and pepita gianduja. Crushed pepitas top the bon for an added crunch. Bon Bon Bon Squish Squash, $3.50 each at Bon Bon Bon; bonbonbon.com for locations

Ochre Bakery Squash Coconut Soup

Different variations of squash show up on the fall menu at Ochre, from the Core City bakery’s vegan sandwiches to its daily grain salads. A favorite is this velvety squash soup blended with creamy coconut milk. Call ahead before stopping in, though: The bakery’s general manager says there is no set menu at Ochre, so every day is different — just like life! Ochre Bakery Squash Coconut Soup, $7.50 for a 12 oz. cup, at Ochre Bakery, 4884 Grand River Ave., Unit 1B, Detroit; 313-686-5694; ochrebakery.com

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WHEN I THINK OF my happiest childhood memories, they all start in the kitchen. Helping Grandma June stuff manicotti on Thanksgiving morning. My mom swatting my hand away as I notso-stealthily sneaked the pizza toppings she was prepping. Eating more frosting than made it onto the cookies each Christmas. I’m now fully enmeshed in middle age, and one thing is certain — somehow, I always end up back in the kitchen. As passionate as I’ve always been about food, it never occurred to me to cook for a living. Despite jumping in to cook when my single mom worked late. Despite my first job serving at a diner in my west Michigan hometown. Despite getting a thrill out of checking cookbooks out from the library and hosting friends for dinner parties — that was my idea of a good time as a student at Michigan State. Instead, I embarked on a career in journalism. (Naturally though, I was sure to bring in a buffet of home-cooked goodness for my co-workers on election night at the newspaper where I worked in Wisconsin, and I started a cooking blog called I Eat Veg as I worked in news radio in Chicago.)

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Kitchen Is Where the Heart Is

Through cancer, career changes, and the challenges of parenthood, still, I cooked BY KIRSTEN JOHNSON ILLUSTRATION BY SARAH McMENEMY

As fate would have it, my older sister and I both married Detroiters, and not long after I moved here, she coaxed me away from journalism to care for my nephews and cook for her family while she was on bed rest for baby No. 3. Through my time as their caretaker, I got a taste of what life looked like feeding people for a living. I loved sifting through her

cookbooks to find dishes her family might enjoy. When it was time to move on, I had a do-whatyou-love moment and decided to launch my in-home personal chef business, Fresh Chef Detroit, in 2011. As someone who had become interested in a healthier way of living in the previous few years, I conceived of Fresh Chef Detroit as a source of healthy, balanced meals for busy families. Today, many of my clients are doctors at local health systems and other busy professionals looking for nutritious, home-cooked meals to eat amid crammed schedules. I didn’t see the oncoming Mack truck that would derail everything. In 2016, I was diagnosed with stage 3b breast cancer, and life as I knew it came to a halt. When I asked if I was going to be able to keep working, my oncologist’s short answer was, “Cancer is your job now.” Soon, I lost my appetite and the will and energy to prepare food. Cooking, which had always been a highlight of my day, became a chore. I was determined to make Christmas dinner that year despite being four weeks out from a double mastectomy. I cried as I cut vegetables, my husband trying to convince me to order pizza instead. I’m no hero, just stubborn. For me, cooking meant normalcy. It meant I had value. It meant I was alive. While I survived cancer, my marriage didn’t make it. Within months of finishing treatment, I found myself a single mom with a mountain of bills but a hopeful heart. I’d also found myself right back in the kitchen. I slowly built Fresh Chef Detroit back up and fell in love with cooking all over again. I also had another do-what-you-love moment. After an incredible birthing experience at the Ascension Providence Hospital’s Alternative Birthing Center supported by a midwife and doula back in 2014, I felt pulled to birth work. For years, I ignored the interest and kept cooking. I told myself that I couldn’t change my career yet again, but cancer has a way of telling you to do whatever the hell you want. I began training to become a birth and postpartum doula and tried to balance being on call with cooking (and being a single mom) to no avail. In 2019, my doula classmate Alex Idziak and I partnered to launch Detroit Doulas and I found a way to do it all. I was busier than ever with cooking and Alex and I were scheduling our first births as a duo when COVID-19 hit. I took those early days of lockdown off to spend the quality time with my daughter that I felt I’d missed in previous years. My 7-yearold sous chef constantly underfoot created a new appreciation for my own mother, a single parent who also raised a precocious daughter who insisted on helping in the kitchen. I relished having the time for introspection, and when it came time to get back to work, I was ready to charge full speed ahead with both Fresh Chef Detroit and Detroit Doulas. After all, people are always going to have babies and will always need food. It seems I’m right where I should be. O C TO B E R 2 0 2 1

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Restaurant Guide Wayne Al Ameer $$ LEBANESE • This Lebanese restaurant is a recipient of the prestigious James Beard America’s Classics Award. The Al Ameer platter is perfect for sharing: two grape leaves, two fried kibbeh, chicken shawarma, tawook, kabob, kafta,and falafel. 12710 W. Warren Ave., Dearborn;313-582-8185. 27346 Ford Road, Dearborn Heights; 313-565-9600 L,D Mon.-Sun. Amore da Roma $$ ITALIAN • Guy Pelino, Roma Café’s chef, took over the ownership reins of this restaurant on the edge of the Eastern Market. He retained the menu, adding a charcuterie board and updating the wine list, and didn’t change the character of the old-school restaurant, known for its steaks and pastas. 3401 Riopelle St., Detroit; 313-831-5940. L,D Tue.-Sat. Antonio’s Cucina Italiana $$ ITALIAN • The Rugieros have impressed restaurant guests for decades with authentic cuisine. Signature dishes include Gnocchi Rita and Chicken Antonio. There’s a full bar and a very extensive wine list. 2220 N. Canton Center Road, Canton; 734-981-9800. 26356 Ford Road, Dearborn Heights; 313-278-6000. 37646 W. 12 Mile Road, Farmington Hills; 248-994-4000. L,D daily.

COVID-19 UPDATE Many establishments are still adjusting to the latest changes in safety protocols. Please call the numbers listed here to verify hours and space availability.

Apparatus Room $$$$ NEW AMERICAN • The Foundation Hotel’s restaurant, the Apparatus Room, once housed the Detroit Fire Department headquarters. The cooking of chef Thomas Lents, who earned two Michelin stars while at Chicago’s Sixteen, is refined and highly skilled. A separate Chef’s Table restaurant offers a pricey but delicious option. 250 W. Larned St., Detroit; 313-8005600. D Wed.-Sun. Atwater in the Park $ GERMAN • At this casual spot, traditional Germanstyle beer is the beverage of choice. Chef Chris Franz’ noteworthy menu is compatible with such additions as a platter of local bratwurst and other sausages teamed with housemade red cabbage and sauerkraut, plus amazing potato pancakes and daily soups. 1175 Lakepointe St., Grosse Pointe Park; 313-344-5104. L,D daily. Avalon Café and Bakery $$ ORGANIC BAKERY • The bakery’s mini-empire includes a café on Woodward Avenue in Detroit. Its bread is also the basis for dishes such as Avocado Toast with tahini, thinly curled cucumbers, lime, and chili flakes. Vegetarian fare includes a grilled veggie sandwich with portobello mushrooms, zucchini, and goat cheese. Meatier highlights include a turkey and gouda sandwich, and BLTA with cider house bacon. 1049 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-285-8006. B,L daily. Babo $ NEW AMERICAN • This café settled into the Midtown Park Shelton building in July 2019, serving elevated comfort food made from local, small-batch producers. The self-described gourmet diner offers espresso drinks and such dishes as Avocado Toast, Kimchi Pata-

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tas Bravas, and the Babo Burger. 15 E. Kirby St., Ste. 115, Detroit; 313-974-6159. B,L,D daily.

chicken shawarma wrap sandwiches in town. We’re serious. See bucharestgrill.com for locations and hours.

Baker’s Keyboard Lounge $$ SOUL FOOD • This iconic lounge serves soul food: beef short ribs with gravy, creamy mac and cheese, collard greens, and sweet cornbread muffins. 20510 Livernois Ave., Detroit; 313-345-6300. L, D Tue.-Fri.

Cadieux Café $$ BELGIAN • This institution was like a slice of home for early Belgian immigrants. They serve up four varieties of mussels, and a wide range of hearty dishes such as Belgian Rabbit, but there also are classic sandwiches. 4300 Cadieux Road, Detroit; 313-882-8560. D daily.

Baobab Fare $$ AFRICAN • With his New Center restaurant, Mamba Hamissi urges diners to venture into culinary territories they’d otherwise evade, like the Mbuzi starring a goat shank that is slow-roasted until the meat is so tender that it slides off the bone with ease. 6568 Woodward Ave., Ste. 100, Detroit; 313-265-3093. L,D Tue.-Sun. Bash Original Izakaya $$ JAPANESE • From the proprietor of Canton’s popular Izakaya Sanpei, comes a Japanese pub located in Woodbridge. Occupying the former home of Katsu, Bash maintains much of that eatery’s Asian-inspired décor, such as hanging lanterns and bamboo shades. Bash’s drink menu focuses on Japanese craft beer, while the food menu of small plates and sashimi includes Gyoza, Tempura Udon, and fried octopus balls called Tako Yaki. 5069 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; 313-7887208; L Wed.-Sat. D Tue.-Sun.

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Café Nini $$$ ITALIAN • This intimate spot offers well-prepared food that includes eight appetizers, a dozen pasta dishes, and 11 main plates, notable among which are tournedos di vitello — medallions of veal filet in a fresh mushroom sauce. The wine list is impressive as well. 98 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Farms; 313-308-3120. D daily. Cantoro Italian Market and Trattoria $$ ITALIAN • A restaurant inside the market serves great traditional Italian food. Do not miss the tagliatelle alla Bolognese: wide pasta with a meat sauce made of ground veal, beef, sausage, and pancetta. A delicious Italian feast you can conveniently pick up on your way home. 15550 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth; 734-4201100. L,D Tues.-Sat., L Sun.

Besa $$$ EUROPEAN-INSPIRED • This modern fine-dining eatery takes its name from Albania — where the owners trace their heritage — and means “pledge of honor.” Choose from starters such as roasted olives, fried calamari, and double-cut lamb chops. 600 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-315-3000. D Mon.-Sat.

Capers $$ STEAKHOUSE • This is the type of place longtime Detroit natives describe like an old friend. On Gratiot Avenue between Seven and Eight Mile roads, this place has been packing them in for nearly 40 years. There’s a massive a-la-carte menu items such as BBQ babyback ribs and potato skins, but the main draw is steak by the ounce, at market price. 14726 Gratiot Ave., Detroit; 313527-2100. L,D daily.

Bobcat Bonnie’s $ GASTROPUB • The menu is eclectic, with fried goat cheese, Buddha bowl, vegan tacos, and BBQ bacon meatloaf. The weekend brunch with a Bloody Mary bar and all the classics is a hit. See bobcatbonnies.com for locations and hours.

Caucus Club $$$ TRADITIONAL AMERICAN • The reborn spot emphasizes service and a traditional steak and seafood theme, with such tasty signature dishes as wood-grilled ribs, prime rib, and steaks.150 W. Congress, Detroit; 313-9654970. D daily.

Brome Modern Eatery $$ BURGERS • This healthy spin on a classic serves neverfrozen, grass-fed, antibiotic-free, organic burgers. There’s beef, chicken, haddock, and vegetarian dishes — but no pork, as the restaurant is halal. There’s also a cold-pressed juice bar. 22062 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-996-5050. L,D Mon.-Sun.

Central Kitchen & Bar $$ CREATIVE COMFORT • The space facing Campus Martius is done up in gray and white under industrial light fixtures. Crowd-pleasers include buttermilk fried chicken, filet and frites, burgers, and salads. 660 Woodward Ave., Ste. 4A, Detroit; 313-963-9000. D Thu.-Sat., BR Sat.-Sun.

Brooklyn Street Local $$ BREAKFAST/BRUNCH • This Corktown spot serves breakfast, lunch, and brunch with fresh, locally grown, and organic ingredients. It lists its sources on a chalkboard and offers plenty of dishes that are vegan and vegetarian-friendly. Poutine — hand-cut fries, cheese curds, and mushroom or beef gravy — is the tip-off that the proprietors are from Canada. 1266 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-262-6547. B,L Thu.-Fri., BR Sat.-Sun.

Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails $$ NEW AMERICAN • While the menu rotates, there are generally five “cold” starters, five offerings from the “vegetables”category, and six “hot” items that could be considered main dishes, including duck confit and Lake Superior whitefish. The wine list is brief and esoteric. 15 E. Kirby St., Detroit; 313-818-3915. D Tue.-Sun.

Bucharest Grill $ MEDITERRANEAN-AMERICAN • This bustling casual sandwich shop, now with five locations, is a cult favorite with its fresh Mediterranean fare, notably the best

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Chili Mustard Onions $ VEGAN • This is Detroit’s only Coney Island with a vegan menu. Choose from traditional favorites including the Coney Dog, Southwest Nachos, and chili fries, complete with owner Pete LaCombe’s secret vegan “cheeze” sauce. 3411 Brush St., Detroit; 313-462-4949. L Wed.-Sat.

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City Kitchen $$ AMERICAN • The emphasis is on fresh fish and seafood here, but also on the locals — especially lake perch. There are also such dishes as Cajun tenderloin tips and a few good angus burgers. 16844 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe; 313-882-6667. L Mon.-Fri., D nightly.

from the Caribbean-fusion dishes at Coop to Thai fare from Bangkok 96 and more. 474 Peterboro St., Detroit; 313-462-4973. L Sat.-Sun., D daily. Detroit Soul $ SOUL FOOD• A hidden gem on the city’s East Side. Detroit Soul serves its namesake with a healthy twist. Owners Sam Van Buren and Jerome Brown draw from the recipes of their grandparents, who relocated to Detroit from Alabama in the 1940s. The turkey and collard greens are savory standouts and yams are a sweet treat. This is the kind of place that every soul-food lover must visit. 2900 E. Eight Mile Road, Detroit; 313-3665600. L,D Tue.-Sun.

Cliff Bell’s $$ EUROPEAN-INSPIRED • This restored Art Deco hotspot offers small plates such as oysters with cava granita and a salmon croquette. Large plates include sesame soy glazed shiitakes and summer stir fried vegetables with coconut rice. Jazz prevails on the bandstand. 2030 Park Ave., Detroit; 313-961-2543. D Wed.-Sun.

Detroit Vegan Soul $ VEGAN • The popular spot offers your classic soul food favorites but with plant-based twists — mac and cheese, maple-glazed yams, collard greens, and interpretations of catfish and pepper steak. 8029 Agnes St., Detroit; 313-649-2759. L,D Tue.-Sat., L,D Wed.-Sat. 19614 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313-766-5728.

Common Pub $ GASTROPUB • Fans of Atlas Global Bistro, which shuttered in 2013, should be happy to learn that some of the principals may be found at this spot in the Belcrest Apartments. The well-edited menu includes duck rangoon and a burger. 5440 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-285-8849. L Tue.-Sat.

Dime Store $ BREAKFAST/BRUNCH • This popular breakfast and lunch spot adds just the right retro touch to a contemporary American menu typified by fresh, hearty omelets and Benedicts early in the day. 719 Griswold St., Ste. 180, Detroit; 313-962-9106. B,L Mon.-Sun.

Coriander Kitchen and Farm $$ GASTROPUB • At this Jefferson Chalmers eatery, guests can rent fire pits and roast housemade marshmallows to make s’mores, or sip mugs of Hot Buttered Rum. By day, grab a picnic table and dip hunks of grilled flatbread into creamy fish dip made with smoked white fish and lake trout and seasoned with herbs from the farm. 14601 Riverside Blvd., Detroit; 313-822-4434. D Fri.-Sun. Cork & Gabel $$$ EUROPEAN-INSPIRED • This Corktown eatery takes the form of a 4,450-square-foot renovated beer hall and is an ode to filling European staples. Try the chicken marsala, featuring a pan-seared 7-oz. chicken breast, sauteed wild mushroom blend, wild rice, seasonal grilled vegetables, cooked in a Lombardo Ambra Sweet Marsala wine sauce. Simply delicious! 2415 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-638-2261. D daily. Cuisine $$$ EUROPEAN-INSPIRED • Cuisine offers a romantic, white-linen experience with the level of food, service, and ambience one might call more “timeless” than “trendy.” Examples of the expertly prepared fare include the Alaskan halibut as well as the Diver Scallops featuring corn risotto, creamed leeks, and citrus butter. 670 Lothrop Rd., Detroit; 313-872-5110. D Tue.-Sun. (Note: not wheelchair accessible.) Dakota Inn Rathskeller $ EUROPEAN-INSPIRED • The sausages are the kind that snap when you cut them. The combo plate features one bratwurst and one knack-wurst, served with hot German potato salad and sauerkraut. And yes, sing along with the schnitzelbank song. 17324 John R St., Detroit; 313-867-9722. D Thu.-Sat. Detroit Club $$$$ FRENCH-AMERICAN • The formerly shuttered Detroit Club was magnificently restored before reopening in 2018 — and now, the public is invited. It now operates as a boutique hotel, serving a light breakfast and full lunch and dinner. The old dining room, known as the Grille Room, looks very much as it did more than three decades ago. The food is excellent, as is the service. 712 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-338-3222. D Wed.-Sat. Detroit Shipping Company $ FUSION • This bi-level destination, created out of shipping containers, offers a variety of food options ranging

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El Asador Steakhouse

MEXICAN A concentrated cuisine with little modern flairs that also stays faithful to traditional Mexican cooking. Don’t miss the Camarones en Salsa de Langosta: breaded shrimp stuffed with cheese, fried to a golden dark brown, and topped with a lobster cream sauce. It’s a delicious dinner spot you don’t want to miss and an unassuming Latin-American find in Detroit’s Springwells Village. 1312 Springwells St., Detroit; 313-297-2360. L, Fri.-Sun., D Tue.Sun. $$

Dirty Dog Jazz Cafe $$$ GASTROPUB • A jazz club with top guest musicians and an American bistro menu in a traditional interior. Starters include shrimp pico and pan-fried calamari. Main entries include a beef short rib. 97 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Farms; 313-882-5299. L Tue.-Fri., D Tue.-Sat. Eatori Market $-$$ SPECIALTY GROCERY • This stylish spot overlooking downtown’s Capitol Park. The menu has steamed mussels with leeks, garlic, and fresh oysters. International flourishes abound with truffle aioli for the burger. 1215 Griswold St., Detroit; 313-395-3030. L,D daily. El Barzon $ MEXICAN-ITALIAN • Norberto Garita prepares Italian and Mexican cuisines alongside his wife, Silvia Rosario Garita. Authentic Mexican entrees include enchiladas with a homeade green sauce made with tomatillo, jalapeños, and roasted poblano pepper, while the Italian influence takes the form of spaghetti carbonara and Suppa di pesce (seafood soup). 3710 Junction Ave., Detroit; 313-894-2070. D Tue.-Sun. Evie’s Tamales $$ MEXICAN • This Mexicantown restaurant makes some of the best tamales around. Pork or chicken is jacketed with sturdy masa, a dough of ground corn, and then wrapped in a corn husk and steamed. Eat in or order a dozen for later. 3454 Bagley St., Detroit; 313-843-5056. B,L daily. Fishbone’s Rhythm Kitchen Café $$ NEW ORLEANIAN • New Orleans dishes including jambalaya, and fried catfish beignets. Come for breakfast, lunch, dinner, happy hour, or carry-out. 400 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-965-4600. 29244 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield; 248-351-2925. 23722 Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores; 586-498-3000. L,D (downtown), B, L,D Southfield and St. Clair Shores. BR at all three. Flowers of Vietnam $$ VIETNAMESE • Chef and owner George Azar transformed a former Coney Island into an industrial-cool destination, but the neighborhood joint vibe remains. The menu is shaped around Azar’s appreciation of Viet-

namese food, with a very personal twist. 4440 Vernor Hwy., Detroit; 313-554-2085. D Thu.-Sun. Folk $ AUSTRALIAN • A charming Corktown storefront dishing up an all-day brunch menu. It’s an offshoot of the Farmer’s Hand grocery and farmers market. The menu focuses on beautifully plated dishes like salads, quiche, and sandwiches, all beautifully plated and nutritious. Infused milks and frothy lattes are well sought after, too. 1701 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; 313-7422672. BR Wed-Mon. Ford’s Garage $$ BURGERS • Henry Ford’s legacy is celebrated on Dearborn’s main thoroughfare. There are at least 12 variations on the classic American burger here. Try the Ford’s Signature, featuring a half-pound of grilled black angus beef, aged sharp cheddar, applewood-smoked bacon, and bourbon BBQ sauce. Other appealing dishes include shrimp mac and cheese, and chicken wings. 21367 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-752-3673. L,D daily. Giovanni’s Ristorante $$$ ITALIAN • This old-school Italian restaurant offers housemade pastas, including an outstanding lasagna. Elaborate veal and seafood dishes and desserts like orange Creamsicle cheesecake round out the delicious menu. 330 Oakwood Blvd., Detroit; 313-841-0122. L,D Tue.-Fri., D Sat. Grandma Bob’s $ PIZZA • If you’re wondering what that psychedelic building on Corktown’s Michigan Avenue is, it’s a pizzeria known as Grandma Bob’s. Chef Dan De Wall, previously of Wright and Co., offers a small, delicious menu of pies, including sausage and pistachio with ricotta cheese and thyme. Or try the Big Mack — the vegan pizza version of the popular burger. 2135 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-315-3177. L,D Fri.-Sun. Grand Trunk Pub $ NEW AMERICAN • Breads from Avalon Bakery and meats from Eastern Market anchor the hearty fare, which pairs well with a selection of Michigan beers. Staples include a reuben with Poet Stout Kraut and the Ghettoblaster beer-battered fish and chips. 612 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-961-3043.; BR, L, D, Fri.-Sun. The Greek $ GREEK • Plaka Café was a presence on Monroe Avenue for years, and now its space is in the hands of the founders’ children. Notable dishes include spinach pie, lamb chops, and New York strip steak. 535 Monroe Ave., Detroit; 313-209-6667. L,D daily. Green Dot Stables $ NEW AMERICAN • The menu of sliders — with 20-plus eclectic bun toppings, including Cuban, Korean, and “mystery meat” — packs in fans. Local beers are spotlighted along with chicken paprika soup, a nod to the neighborhood’s Hungarian origins. 2200 W. Lafayette Blvd., Detroit; 313-962-5588. L,D daily. Grey Ghost $$ NEW AMERICAN • The cuisine at this Brush Park hotspot isn’t easily defined, but the results are original and well-prepared. For example, the duck breast with cheese grits and fried shallots and pork tenderloin with gruyere spaetzle and dill pickle mojo. 47 Watson St., Detroit; 313-262-6534. D daily. BR Sun. Highlands $$$ STEAKHOUSE/NEW AMERICAN • Occupying the top two floors of the Renaissance Center, Highlands comprises three separate concepts. A steakhouse of the

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same name provides a high-end dining experience, while the more casual Hearth 71 serves locally sourced dishes cooked over an open fire. The third concept within the space is the appropriately named High Bar, where guests can choose from a vast collection of spirits and decadent desserts. 400 Renaissance Center, Floors 71 and 72, Detroit; 313-877-9090; D Tue.-Sat. The Hudson Cafe $ BREAKFAST/BRUNCH • The fresh, well-prepared fare from the kitchen of this breakfast/lunch spot has creative takes on the eggs Benedict theme, red velvet pancakes, and apple-walnut stuffed French toast, as well as lunchtime sandwiches and salads. 1241 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-237-1000. B,L daily. Hungarian Rhapsody $$ HUNGARIAN • This Downriver restaurant offers authentic Hungarian dishes, such as chicken and veal paprikas, beef goulash, and palacsinta (crêpes). 14315 Northline Road, Southgate; 734-283-9622. L & D Tue.-Sun. Ima $ JAPANESE-INSPIRED • Japanese-inspired fare with a Midwest emphasis. Ima tacos trade the traditional shell for a slice of jicama-stuffed spicy shrimp, roasted tofu, or garlic chicken. Appetizers include edamame, dumplings, and clams. 2015 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-502-5959. 4870 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-883-9788. 32203 John R Road, Madison Heights; 248-781-0131. L&D Daily Ivy Kitchen and Cocktails $$$ NEW AMERICAN • This Black-owned restaurant was founded by Nya Marshall to bring fine dining to the East Jefferson Corridor where she grew up. The spot serves New American fare with international influences in a modern, elevated space bathed in neutral tones. The Mezcal Wings with pickled jalapeño and cilantro bring a Mexican kick, while dishes like the Shrimp Linguine Pomodoro contribute European flavors. 9215 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit; 313-332-0607; L Fri.-Sat., D Wed.-Sun.

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2012

Joe Muer Seafood $$$$ SEAFOOD • This reborn Detroit legend is stellar for a romantic evening or a quiet business lunch or dinner. Located on the main floor of the GMRenCen, it has sweeping views of the Detroit River and a menu that walks the line between old-time favorites and hipper Asian-influenced seafood, sushi and raw bar. There’s also a Bloomfield Hills location. There are reminders of the past as well: white-bean stew, smoked fish spread, creamed spinach, and stewed tomatoes. A true Detroit classic. 400 Renaissance Center, Ste. 1404, Detroit; 313567-6837. L, D daily, BR Sun. 39475 Woodward Ave., Bloomfield Hills; 248-792-9609. L,D daily. Johnny Noodle King $ JAPANESE-INSPIRED • This noodle shop offers bowls topped with pork belly, confit chicken, and tofu as well as seaweed salad and gyoza. There are several fusion bowls as well like the Southwest topped with shredded chicken and housemade crema. 2601 W. Fort St., Detroit; 313-309-7946. L,D daily. Jolly Pumpkin $$ BREWERY • Jolly Pumpkin’s brews rule the offerings, along with other Northern United Brewing Co. beverages, such as North Peak and Jolly Pumpkin artisan ales. Pizzas with creative toppings abound. 441 W. Canfield St., Detroit; 313-262-6115. 419 S. Main St., Ste. 9, Royal Oak; 248-544-6250. D daily. Karl’s $$ AMERICAN • The luncheonette is part two of the Siren

Lumen Detroit $$ NEW AMERICAN • A contemporary American menu and a Victor Saroki setting make the restaurant overlooking downtown’s Beacon Park one of the best of recent entrants onto the scene. Appetizers such as freshly made pretzels prelude main courses such as salmon with chimichurri herb sauce. 1903 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313-626-5005. L Fri.-Sun., D. Wed.-Sun.

Hotel’s partnership with Lady of the House Executive Chef Kate Williams. Inspired by the East Side bakery of the same name that Williams’ great-great grandparents once owned, the menu features diner staples. 1509 Broadway St., Detroit; 313-855-2757. B,L,D daily. Karl’s Cabin $$ AMERICAN • Dishes from their currently rotating drive-through menu such as pecan crust walleye and beef tenderloin tips with sautéed shrimp and bearnaise sauce surpass typical roadhouse food. 6005 Gotfredson Rd., Plymouth; 734-455-8450. L,D daily.

SPOTLIGHT The Kitchen by Cooking with Que $$ VEGAN • This eatery created by Detroit-based cooking blogger Quiana Broden serves lunches of smoothies, salads, and sandwiches. Broden also often offers live cooking demonstrations. 6529 Woodward Ave., Ste. A, Detroit; 313-462-4184. L Tue.-Sat., D Fri. Kuzzo’s Chicken and Waffles $ SOUTHERN COMFORT • Several recipes, including a signature thin waffle, are family-owned at ex-NFL player Ron Bartell’s spot. Think comfort food kicked up a notch: fried catfish, salmon croquettes, shrimp and grits, and biscuits. Drink the Kool-Aid, too. 19345 Livernois Ave., Detroit; 313-861-0229. B,L,D Tue.-Sat., B,L Sun. La Dolce Vita $$$ ITALIAN • Traditional Italian cuisine is key at this Palmer Park hideaway. Recommended is the lake perch in white wine sauce, the veal scaloppine with artichokes, and the lasagna. 17546 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313865-0331. D Tue.-Sun., BR Sun. La Lanterna $$ ITALIAN • The founder of Da Edoardo, the first Edoardo Barbieri, started it all in 1956 with a restaurant called La Lanterna. Now his grandchildren have revived it. Although the white and red pizzas — like Margherita, Liguria, and Da Edorado — dominate, there’s more, including a number of elegant pastas like the Lasagna Alla Bolognese. 1224 Griswold St., Detroit; 313-9628821. L Wed.-Sun. Le Culture Cafe $$ SOUL • Eastern Market’s Le Culture Cafe is bridging fine-dining with comfort food. Start with the Maryland crab cakes, then the Mamba Chicken Pasta or the Catfish Po-Boy. 1452 Brush St., Detroit; 313-285-8137. L Sun., D Fri.-Sun. London Chop House $$ STEAKHOUSE • The kitchen turns out classics like oysters Rockefeller, French onion soup, and sautéed perch. This is the place to come when you need to satisfy a craving for steak in elegant surroundings with hospitable service. 155 W. Congress St., Detroit; 313-9620277. L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat. Lovers Only $ BURGERS • The star at Lovers Only, located in downtown Detroit’s Capitol Park, is pasture-raised beef from Ferndale’s Farm Field Table, used to make its standout burgers. Other key ingredients, including baked goods, are local as well. There’s also craft cocktails and beer. 34 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313-986-1174. L,D daily. Lucy & the Wolf $$ SPANISH • This Anglo-sounding restaurant offers very good Spanish-inspired tapas dining. Standouts include a fire-roasted jalapeño cheese spread, shrimp tacos, and a grilled flank steak in chimichurri sauce. 102 E. Main St., Northville; 248-308-3057. L Sat.-Sun., D Thu.-Sun.

Leila

LEBANESE • The restaurant from the proprietors of Birmingham’s Phoenicia is named after the owner’s mother — just one facet of the establishment that pays homage to family traditions and heritage. The menu includes various Lebanese dishes, from falafel to the grilled branzino with chickpeas, tomatos, and jalapeños. Other menu items include sujuk — a spicy Armenian sausage — and tabbouleh made of parsley, cracked wheat, and spices. The beer and wine lists offer plenty of options to accompany any meal. 1245 Griswold St., Detroit; 313-816-8100; D Sun., L&D Mon.Sat. $$

Mario’s $$$ ITALIAN • This Midtown Detroit classic dates to 1948. Linen-covered tables, framed paintings on wood-paneled walls, expert waiters clad in black tie, and tableside preparation survive here. Italian dinners always begin with an antipasto tray and continue through soup, salad, pasta, and entree. 4222 Second Ave., Detroit; 313832-1616. L,D daily. Marrow $$ NEW AMERICAN • This West Village restaurant and butcher shop hybrid is an ode to meat, especially unusual cuts. Diners must walk through the butcher shop, bypassing cases of pastrami and sausage, before entering the restaurant. Offerings include seasonal pork yakitori and local duck breast as well Mapo Mushroom. 8044 Kercheval Ave., Detroit; 313-652-0200. D Thu.-Sun. Maty’s African Cuisine $$ WEST AFRICAN • A small storefront in the Detroit Old Redford neighborhood is decidedly Senegalese. Fataya, a deep-fried pastry with savory fillings, are reminiscent of an empanada. The star of the show is the whole chicken with yassa. 21611 Grand River Ave., Detroit; 313472-5885. L,D daily. M Cantina $ MEXICAN • Nuevo Latino street food is the premise at this surprising spot where everything from the tortilla chips to the salsas are made in-house in the open kitchen. Juices are freshly squeezed and the menu of tortas, tacos, tapas, and salads from the kitchen of Heidi and Junior Merino from Hawaii and Mexico is distinctive. 13214 Michigan Ave., Dearborn; 313-3999117. L,D Tue.-Sun. Mercury Burger & Bar $ BURGERS • This Corktown joint seats 70 around the zinc-covered bar set with Mercury (Liberty) dimes. The burger is available in a variety of iterations, such as Southwest Detroit with a chorizo slider, jalapeno, Müenster cheese, tortilla strips, and avocado. 2163 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-964-5000. L,D daily. Michigan & Trumbull $$ ITALIAN-AMERICAN • After a successful four-month run at Fort Street Galley, Michigan and Trumbull left the nest in January, making it one of the latest in a long line of Detroit-style pizza joints to open in the area. Not your traditional carryout joint, Michigan and Trumbull is housed in a sleek, refurbished car-repair garage. The menu features square, deep-dish pies with Detroitinspired names, such as Packard Pepperoni and Woodward White. 1441 W. Elizabeth St., Detroit; 313-637-4992; L,D Wed-Sat. Mi Lindo San Blas $$$ MEXICAN • Heaping platters of seafood such as shrimp, octopus, and scallops, tell the story at this spot that brings a corner of Mexico’s seaside Nayarit region to southwest Detroit. On weekends when live music is added, the tables are often pushed back to create a dance floor. 1807 Livernois Ave., Detroit; 313-789-5100. L,D daily. Monarch Club $$$ NEW AMERICAN • At the 14th floor of the revamped Element Detroit Hotel located at the Metropolitan is the

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HAZEL, R A VINES, AND DOWNTOWN’S

ALASKAN CRAB ROLL

Try your hand at a house favorite on the Birmingham restaurant’s Pacific Northwest Seafood menu

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Ingredients:

20 oz. king crab meat, pulled from shell 4 split-top brioche buns 4 oz. clarified butter 1 cup mayonnaise (Duke’s recommended) 2 Tbsp. lemon juice 1 tsp. salt 1/2 tsp. pepper

Directions:

Brush both sides of brioche bun with clarified butter and toast on a griddle or cast iron skillet on medium heat about 1 minute per side, or until golden brown. Mix mayonnaise, lemon, salt, and pepper in a medium-sized bowl. Taste for seasoning and adjust to your liking. Gently fold in crab meat until meat is coated, keeping the pieces as intact as possible. For a hot buttered crab roll, skip the mayonnaise altogether and poach crab meat in 12 oz. of hot — but not boiling — clarified butter. Poach until meat is warm, about 3 minutes. Gently spoon 1/4 of the mixture into the top of the brioche. Serve with fresh lemon.

Monarch Club. It’s one of the most recent rooftop bars to open in metro Detroit and serves a variety of delicious small plates along with classic cocktails. 33 John R St., Detroit; 313-306-2380. L Sun., D Mon.-Thurs. Mootz Pizzeria & Bar $$ ITALIAN-AMERICAN • Bruno DiFabio, a six-time World Pizza Games champ, rejects the label New Yorkstyle for his fare. “It’s authentic New York pizza,” he says. In a hurry? Grab a slice from Side Hustle, Mootz’s by-the-slice counter next door. 1230 Library St., Detroit; 313-243-1230. L Fri.-Sun., D Mon-Thu. Motor City Brewing Works $ BREWERY • Just 15 mostly nontraditional pizzas on excellent, chewy crust, and the option to build your own pie with various toppings. Plus, salads from locally grown greens to accompany the house-brewed beers. 470 W. Canfield St., Detroit; 313-832-2700. L,D daily. Mudgie’s Deli $ DELI • Seats are often filled in search of the O’Leary (pastrami, Swiss, and greens) or the Brooklyn (beef brisket, bacon, and beer cheese). The dinner menu features meat and cheese boards as well as build-yourown sandwich options. It’s a delicious place for a meal any time 1413 Brooklyn St., Detroit; 313-961-2000. L,D Mon.-Sat., BR Sun. Nico & Vali $$ ITALIAN • This eatery offers favorites with unexpected twists. The artichokes and chilies appetizer boasts battered and fried artichokes with Fresno and jalapeno peppers, tossed with fresh basil in white wine. Popular choices include the Whitefish Filet. It’s a classic Italian spot with an update that’s worth a visit. 744 Wing St., Plymouth; 734-207-7880. L Thu.-Sat., D Tue.-Sun. Norma G’s $ CARIBBEAN • Lester Gouvia, the Trinidadian chef who brought us the famed food truck, opened a full-service restaurant under the same name. Stop in for a plate of Chicken Pelau: a tasty blend of rice, diced chicken, squash, peppers, and golden-brown baked chicken. 14628 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit; 313-290-2938. D Tue.-Sat. Nosh Pit $ VEGAN • This vegan staple has been dishing up delicious plant-based takes on classic deli sandwiches for years. Try the latkes with banana jam, the housemade Coney Carrot Dog with all the traditional toppings, like diced onion and yellow mustard. It just might best the original! A new location opened in Royal Oak in May. noshpitdetroit.com for locations. L,D Thu.-Sun. Ottava Via $$ ITALIAN Chef Ariel Millan sends out great thin-crusted pizzas as well as interesting small plates typified by bruschetta, calamari, roasted garlic, and whipped goat cheese to be spread on paper-thin crostini. 1400 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-962-5500. L,D daily. Pao Detroit $$$ FUSION • Visit this upscale Pan-Asian fusion restaurant for Asian-themed cocktails and dishes, such as creamy rock shrimp, charred octopus, filet mignon, and orange sesame salmon. Based in the former Michigan Oriental Theater, the interior combines new and old. 114 W. Adams Ave., Ste. 200, Detroit; 313-816-0000. L Sun., D Wed.-Sun.

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 

2018

Parc $$$ NEW AMERICAN • Excellent food, exceptional service, and a crisp and formal but distinctly unstuffy atmosphere set this Campus Martius gem apart. Appetizer

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major shot of glamour with this over-the-top steak and seafood emporium on the corner of Griswold and State streets. Although red meat, from prime dry-aged Tomahawk ribeye to Wagyu strip is the focus — and yes, there’s a burger made with a dry-aged butcher’s blend — oysters, king crab, and caviar are not far behind. An elegant white and gold setting backgrounds it all. The niceties are maintained by an impeccably dressed staff. 1145 Griswold St., Detroit; 313-636-3100. D TueSun., BR Sun.

highlights include a bright and fresh tuna tartare and wood-roasted oysters. Creamy roasted garlic butter and lemon add a zippy touch to the roasted oysters. Main courses are exceptional, including an interesting blend of Italian food, wood-grilled whole fish, and organic Scottish salmon. There’s also a large selection of dryaged gourmet steaks, wood-grilled and served tableside. The wine selection is impressive and caters to a diverse set of price ranges and wine drinkers, so you won’t be disappointed with any bottle here. 800 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-922-7272. L,D daily. BR Sat.-Sun.

Prism $$$ NEW AMERICAN • Greektown Casino-Hotel’s renamed eatery is located off the main casino. ,The menu features local ingredients, steaks, and fresh seafood. 555 E. Lafayette St., Detroit; 313-309-2499. D Wed.-Sun.

Park Grill $$ MEDITERRANEAN • Mediterranean fare gets a Balkan spin. The menu offers tasting plates, pita-wrapped sandwiches, and salads, as well as entrees including chicken and beef shawarma, beef and pork kafta, lemon-pepper pork tenderloin, and lamb chops. Service is friendly and informal. 15102 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Park; 313-264-1997. L,D daily.

Rattlesnake Club $$$$ NEW AMERICAN • This restaurant on the river remains one of the most appealing spots in town. The casually elegant space offers a range of appetizers, entrees, and desserts. Dishes that typify its style include seared diver sea scallops, an 8-ounce filet, and a 16-ounce porterhouse. 300 River Place, Detroit; 313567-4400. L,D Tue.-Sat.

Pegasus Taverna $$ GREEK • The cry of “opa!” resounds in St. Clair Shores at the second edition of the longstanding Greektown restaurant. The resturant boasts an extensive menu, from moussaka and spinach pie to gyros and roast lamb. 24935 Jefferson Ave., St. Clair Shores; 586-772-3200. 558 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-964-6800. L,D Tue-Sun.

Red Dunn Kitchen $$ NEW AMERICAN • The Trumbull and Porter hotel’s spiffy restaurant is an ambitious undertaking, offering three meals a day. Chef Jay Gundy’s style is best experienced at dinner, with a la carte offerings such as foie gras-stuffed quail, smoked and marinated salmon collars, braised lamb leg, and bacon-wrapped duck breast with polenta. 1331 Trumbull Ave., Detroit; 313-887-9477. B,L,D daily.

The Peterboro $$ ASIAN-FUSION • A contemporary take on AmericanChinese fare gives new life to the cuisine with robustly spiced dishes, including an “absurdly delicious” cheeseburger spring roll and a take on almond boneless chicken. 420 Peterboro St., Detroit; 313-833-1111. D Mon.-Sat. Pho Lucky $ VIETNAMESE • This charming Midtown Vietnamese spot serves authentic fare emphasizing pho. Bowls of spicy broth with noodles, round steak, and meatballs come in several variations. Other noteworthy dishes here include summer rolls and crisp spring rolls. Look for Asian beers and robust Vietnamese coffee. 3111 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-338-3895. L,D daily except Tue. when it’s L only. PizzaPlex $ ITALIAN • This pizza isn’t just authentic, it’s certified. PizzaPlex earned the title of Vera Pizza Napoletana, or real Neapolitan pizza, from Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana in Naples. Try the Margherita. Topped with mozzarella, basil, and EVOO, there’s nothing like a classic. 4458 Vernor Highway, Detroit; 313-757-4992. L Sun., D Wed.-Sun. Polish Village Café $ POLISH • The “Polish plate” includes stuffed cabbage, pierogi, kielbasa, sauerkraut, and mashed potatoes and gravy. The dill pickle soup and city chicken are standouts, too. A Polish staple in Detroit, where there aren’t too many. 2990 Yemans St., Hamtramck; 313-874-5726. L,D daily. Not wheelchair accessible. Portofino $ ITALIAN • This big waterfront spot in Wyandotte is both a local hangout and a restaurant with a menu that’s surprisingly ambitious. It offers a number of fish and seafood dishes, from lake perch to coconut shrimp and fried calamari, as well as steaks. Nearly every table in the restaurant has a river view. 3455 Biddle Ave., Wyandotte; 734-281-6700. L,D Tues.-Sun.

RESTAURANT OF THE YEAR 

Savannah Blue

SOUL FOOD Highlights at this upscale soul food restaurant include the twice-dredged fried chicken and the shrimp and grits. Accompaniments and appetizers include warm crab, catfish fritters, and a Georgian Hummus that substitutes black-eyed peas for chickpeas. There’s also a great bar. 1431 Times Square, Detroit; 313-926-0783. D Tues.-Sun. $$.

Red Smoke Barbeque $$ BARBEQUE • At Red Smoke, hickory and applewoodsmoked ribs, pulled pork, apple-smoked, all-natural chicken, and an array of classic sides are served out of one of the most attractive two-story buildings that are still standing on Monroe Street. 573 Monroe St., Detroit; 313-962-2100. L,D daily. Roast $$$ STEAKHOUSE • Meat is the main focus at chef Michael Symon’s restaurant at the famous Westin Book Cadillac Hotel, as underscored by the rotisserie slowly roasting the “beast of the day.” 1128 Washington Blvd., Detroit; 313-961-2500. D Tue.-Sat. Rocky’s of Northville $$ NEW AMERICAN • Menu includes shrimp cocktail, salmon pate, and broiled Great Lakes whitefish. Also look for chipotle honey-glazed salmon. 41122 W. Seven Mile Road, Northville; 248-349-4434. L Mon.-Fri. Roman Village $ ITALIAN • The Rugiero family has been serving authentic Italian cuisine since 1964. They’ve launched three additional Antonio’s Cucina Italiana locations. Roman Village is the original and features their signature gnocchi Rita. 9924 Dix Ave., Dearborn; 313-842-2100. L,D daily. Rose’s Fine Food $ BREAKFAST/BRUNCH • The menu is straightforward, based mainly on fresh ingredients and from-scratch preparation. Breakfast eaters can choose from a variety of egg dishes, such as the ESD (egg sandwich of the day). For lunch, there’s a selection of creative sandwiches. 10551 E. Jefferson Ave., Detroit; 313-8222729. L Mon, Wed-Sun.

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with caper aioli sit alongside spinach artichoke dip. Craft cocktails utilize house spirits. Try the Rosemary’s Baby, made with Detroit Steam vodka and ginger beer. 78 W. Adams Ave., Detroit; 313-782-4751. L Sat.-Sun., D Tue.-Sun. San Morello $$$ ITALIAN • This Italian gem serves pizzas, pastas, and wood-fired dishes that draw inspiration from the coastal towns of Southern Italy and Sicily out of the Shinola Hotel. Think Tartufi Pizza with fontina and black truffle, handcrafted by James Beard Award-winning chef Andrew Carmellini. 1400 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313209-4700. D daily. The Sardine Room $$$ SEAFOOD • A seafood restaurant and raw bar, The Sardine Room is fresh, fun, and energetic, with a cleanline décor and a menu full of surprises. For starters, there is a Seafood Louie featuring jumbo lump crab, shrimp, egg, avocado, tomato, and bibb lettuce. Worthwhile is a grouper sandwich that’s available seared, pan-fried, or blackened. 340 S. Main St., Plymouth; 734-416-0261. D daily, BR Sun. Savant $$$ FRENCH • In a cozy-yet-upscale interior with leather couches and an open kitchen, Jordan Whitmore and Rebecca Wurster, formerly of Apparatus room, serve up rotating European-inspired menu items, including Champagne Chicken, an Apple and Arugula Heirloom Salad, Calamari, and — for vegan diners — Ratatouille Confit. 51 W. Forest Ave., Detroit; 313-285-9294. D Fri.-Sun. Scotty Simpson’s Fish & Chips $ SEAFOOD • Head to this Brightmoor spot for perfectly prepared fish and chips. The key to Scotty’s longevity is the batter that coats the cod, perch, shrimp, chicken, onion rings, and frog legs. 22200 Fenkell St., Detroit; 313-533-0950. L,D Tue.-Sat. Second Best $ RETRO AMERICAN • The talents behind nearby Grey Ghost have unveiled a second, more casual spot with a retro spin in Brush Park. The menu of lighter dishes includes the Yogi Gyro with roasted root vegetable and coconut tzatziki, and fried chicken sandwiches that accompany drinks that were popular more than a few years back. 42 Watson St., Detroit; 313-315-3077. L Sat.Sun., D nightly.

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RECIPE

K A R L’ S

LEMON MERINGUE PIE

Recreate a tangy-sweet treat from the Siren Hotel’s swanky diner R ECI P E F ROM K ARL’S | PHOT O BY HAYDEN STI NEBAUG H

Ingredients:

Pie Dough 12 Tbsp. (1 1/2 sticks) very cold unsalted butter 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 tsp. kosher salt 1 Tbsp. sugar 1/3 cup very cold vegetable shortening 6-8 Tbsp. (about 1/2 cup) ice water

Directions:

Pie Dough Dice butter and return to refrigerator while you prepare the flour mixture. Place flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a food processor fitted with a steel blade and pulse a few times to mix. Add butter and shortening. Pulse 8 to 12 times, until butter is the size of peas. Filling With the machine running, pour ice 1 14-oz. can sweetened condensed milk water down the feed tube and pulse 1/2 cup lemon juice machine until dough begins to form 1 tsp. grated lemon zest a ball. Dump out on a floured board 3 egg yolks and roll into a ball. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Meringue Cut dough in half. Roll each piece 3 egg whites on a well-floured board into a circle, 1/4 tsp. cream of tartar rolling from the center to the edge, 1/4 cup sugar turning and flouring the dough to

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make sure it doesn’t stick to the board. Fold the dough in half, place in a pie pan, and unfold to fit the pan. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a frozen pie shell with aluminum foil so that the foil extends over the edges (will make convenient handles). Fill two-thirds of the way with pie weights or dry beans. Bake for 20 minutes, then remove the foil and the pie weights. Poke the bottom of the crust in several places with the tines of a fork to help prevent the bottom from bubbling. Place the crust back in oven and bake for 15 minutes more, or until lightly browned. Remove from oven and set aside.

Filling & Meringue Preheat oven to 325 degrees. In a medium-sized bowl, combine milk, lemon juice, and lemon zest. Add egg yolks and blend, then pour mixture into cooled pie crust. Beat egg whites with cream of tartar until soft peaks form. Gradually add sugar and beat until stiff. Spread meringue over pie filling with a spoon, making peaks and valleys for texture. Spread to edge of the pie shell. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until meringue is golden brown. Transfer pie to a wire rack and let cool completely to room temperature. Best eaten the same day.

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housemade to a new level with this Midtown restaurant that serves only dinner from a menu inspired by Italian cooking specific to Rome. Milling all of his own flour for his pastas, breads, and polenta in house, Lombardo, well known as the former executive chef at Bacco, serves a selection of simple but elegant regional Italian dishes. 438 Selden St., Detroit; 313-315-3992. L Wed. Thu., & Sun., D Wed.-Sun. Slows Bar BQ $$ BARBEQUE • The brick-and-wood original in Corktown gained a following for its pulled pork, ribs, and chicken. They expanded with a “to go” spot in Midtown, as well. This is a true Detroit classic in every sense of the term. Corktown location: 2138 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313962-9828. D Wed.-Sun. Slows To Go in Midtown: 4107 Cass Ave., Detroit; 313-309-7560. L,D Wed.-Sun.

RECIPE

BESA’S

GRILLED HALLOUMI

Delight in a sweet-savory dish that makes the perfect starter to any meal R ECI P E F ROM BE SA | PHOT O BY K AILEY H OWEL L

Ingredients:

3 red onions 3 cups sugar 1/2 Tbsp. salt 1/4 tsp. red chili flakes 1 tsp. fennel seeds 3 qt. red wine vinegar 2 sprigs fresh thyme (chopped) Canola oil 3/4-in. slices halloumi Fresh figs, sliced 1 tsp. olive oil

Directions:

Small-dice red onions and place in a 2-qt. sauce pot along with sugar, salt, red chili flakes, fennel seeds, red wine vinegar, and thyme. Bring mixture to a simmer and reduce on medium-low heat until thickened (the liquid should coat the back of a spoon). Allow marmalade to cool at room temperature for 1 hour before serving. Heat a cast iron pan on medium heat until hot and add a drizzle of canola oil. Sear halloumi slices on both sides for 1-2 minutes. Remove from pan and lightly season with salt. Place seared cheese on a plate and top each slice with marmalade. Place fig slices on top and drizzle with olive oil.

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Smith & Co. $$$ NEW AMERICAN • This Cass Corridor bar and restaurant is housed in the old Smith Welding Supply & Equipment Company building — hence cement ceilings and exposed brick that evoke an industrial vibe. The menu features small plates, sandwiches, and entrees such as Mushroom Toast; Braised Lamb Shank; the Fried Chicken Bowl with sweet sesame sauce and kimchi; and the Smith Burger, soy-ginger marinated and topped with a fried egg. Beverage options include craft beer, wine, and fresh takes on classic cocktails. 644 Selden St, Detroit; 313-974-7100. D daily, B,L,&D Sun. Standby $$ NEW AMERICAN • The libation menu — categorized by spirit — is longer than the food menu, but both food and drinks are equally emphasized. The fare ranges from small plates of marinated olives and tamari eggs to entrees such as pork skewers and their house cheeseburger. 225 Gratiot Ave., Detroit; 313-241-5719. D Thu.-Sun. Not wheelchair accessible. Street Beet $ VEGAN • The popular vegan pop-up Street Beet has landed a permanent spot at Midtown’s 3rd Street Bar, serving up plant-based riffs on quintessential fast foods. Try the Kentucky Fake Chicken sandwich, with fried tofu, pickles, and spicy mayo, or the Taco Hell Crunchywrap, with walnut chorizo and cashew nacho cheese. These faves and additions like the BBQ Fake Chicken are available via counter service, carryout, and online ordering. 4626 Third Ave., Detroit; 313-6381480; D Wed.-Sun. Supino Pizzeria $$ ITALIAN • Relax with one of the town’s best thin-crust pizzas — they come in more than a dozen variations, with or without red sauce. A few dishes from the La Rondinella menu made the list as well, such as paninis, salads, and small plates such as polpette and three delicious salads. Beer, wine, and cocktails add to the appeal. 2457 Russell St., Detroit; 313-567-7879. L,D Tue.-Sun. Sweet Soul Bistro $ SOUL FOOD • The large menu includes homages to Detroit musicians, from Stevie Wonder Wonderful Wings to Aretha Franklin Catfish Bites. Also notable are the crab cakes. In the evening, the bistro transforms into a club. 13741 W. McNichols Road, Detroit; 313- 8627685. L,D daily. Takoi $$ THAI • Thai-Laotian fare might seem out of place in Corktown, but virtually everything on the menu has dis-

tinction. There’s a depth, concentration, and balance between heat and coolness, the range of spices, the delight of moving from one superb bite to the next. 2520 Michigan Ave., Detroit; 313-855-2864. D Mon.-Sat. Tap at MGM Grand $ SPORTS BAR • More than 40 HD flatscreen TVs for sports fans, plus sports memorabilia. The menu features comfort food and pub classics: burgers, wings, and house nachos. Pizza and more upscale entrees are also available, as are more than 50 beers. Bring your family and friends for a very entertaining night on the town. 1777 Third St., Detroit; 313-465-1234. D daily. Traffic Jam & Snug $ GASTROPUB • Michigan’s first officially designated brewpub is fresh and eccentric. Though limited, the menu is diverse, with options like chicken and basil egg rolls for a starter, black bean burrito, roasted and shaved spiced lamb, and deep fried fillets 511 W. Canfield St., Detroit; 313-831-9470. L Sat.-Sun., D Fri.-Sun. Trattoria Serventi $$ ITALIAN • The brick pizza oven turns out an array of thin-crust pizzas and there’s an interesting daytime menu that offers a real bargain. In the evening, such dishes as Scallopini Style veal, and Gnocchi alla Palmina, recalling chef Aldo Ottaviani — who was instrumental in setting up the original Andiamo menu — typify the style. 20930 Mack Ave., Grosse Pointe Woods; 313-886-9933. L,D daily. Union Street $$ NEW AMERICAN • The extensive dinner menu includes such tasty highlights as fried calamari, pistachio-encrusted salmon, a J.L. Hudson Maurice salad, filet mignon, fish and chips, “dragon eggs,” chicken wings, and several vegetarian options. 4145 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-831-3965. L,D daily. Urban Ramen $$ JAPANESE-INSPIRED • Urban Ramen serves bowls of steaming broth filled with house-made, springy ramen noodles topped with fixings like bamboo, egg, pork chashu, and sesame seeds. The menu also includes poke, salads, and sides such as garlic edamame and Japanese fried chicken. 4206 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-285-9869. L,D Mon.-Sun. Vertical Detroit $$$ WINE BAR • This wine-centric restaurant puts the focus on pairing Chef Alex Knezevic’s innovative cuisine with owners James and Rémy Lutfy’s nationally recognized wine program. The menu emphasizes locally sourced protein, seafood, and produce. A must-try for any wine enthusiast. 1538 Centre St., Detroit; 313-7329463. D Wed.-Sat. Not wheelchair accessible. Vicente’s Cuban Cuisine $$ CUBAN • An evening at this lively spot is more than just Cuban and Spanish dining. Appetizers and tapas include the outstanding Tapa de la Casa, pork leg marinated in mojo; a Spanish chorizo and fresh mushrooms concoction with garlic lemon sauce; and empanadas, a Cuban turnover filled with ground beef or chicken. 1250 Library St., Detroit; 313-962-8800. L,D daily. Vivio’s Food & Spirits $ SANDWICH/DELI • This Eastern Market classic has been run by the Vivio family for more than 40 years. Sandwiches and burgers are mainstays, but diners also appreciate the steamed mussels. 2460 Market St., Detroit; 313-393-1711. L,D Mon.-Fri., BR,L,D Sat., L Sun.

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The Whitney $$$$ NEW AMERICAN • The historic 1890s mansion is still going strong. The menu is typified by classic beef Wellington, wrapped in spinach, prosciutto, and pastry; and pan-roasted Scottish salmon. Tableside cooking, by reservation only, is an optional feature. Don’t forget The Katherine McGregor Dessert Parlor for a sweet treat.4421 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-832-5700. D Thu.-Sun and high tea Sat.-Sun.

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stage — on barbecue grills, on which meat and seafood are grilled to order. Or come for the restaurant’s namesake. 43155 Main St., Novi; 248-348-6800. L,D daily.

Andiamo Restaurants $$ ITALIAN • Steak and Italian pasta are the focus, but dessert is also impeccable. The more casual but as just delicious spots are known as Trattorias. See website for hours and locations; andiamoitalia.com

Bigalora: Wood Fired Cucina $$ ITALIAN • The pizza concept from chef Luciano Del Signore, a four-time James Beard Award nominee, features small plates, fresh pastas, wood-roasted meats, and a range of distinctive Neopolitan pizzas. See website for locations; bigalora.com

Wine Dotte Bistro $$ WINE BAR • This interesting wine bar and restaurant offers a view of the Detroit River. The menu includes coconut shrimp, lobster tails, tenderloin medallions, and lamb chops. The wine is displayed in a cabinet across one wall and it’s the main focus. 2910 Van Alstyne St., Wyandotte; 734-556-3195. L,D Tue.-Sun.

Anita’s Kitchen $ LEBANESE • With pita pizzas and lamb chops, the Lebanese food here is some of the best around. And there’s vegetarian and gluten-free fare, too. Healthy, nutritious, and delicious. See website for locations; anitaskitchen.com

Wright & Co. $$ NEW AMERICAN • The collaboration between chef Marc Djozlija and Dave Kwiatkowski of the popular Corktown craft cocktail bar Sugar House gives new life to the second-floor space in the Wright Kay building. Small plates such as tuna tartare with pickled pears, and pork belly sliders with tomato jam and sriracha aioli are the focus. 1500 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-9627711. D Mon.-Sat., BR Sun. Yum Village $ AFRO-CARIBBEAN • The former food truck opened a full-service restaurant in the North End in 2019. The space is bright and fun with wooden tables, mismatched chairs, and a colorful, geometric paint job. And the food is just as bold. The restaurant serves up piquant dishes like Lemon Pepper Jerk Chicken. 6500 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313-334-6099. L,D Mon.-Sat.

Oakland 168 KTV Bistro $$ PAN-ASIAN • Don’t judge by 168 KTV Bistro’s unassuming strip mall location. It’s a unique experience that meshes food, karaoke, and pop party culture into a one-stop destination. The dining room offers dishes blurring the lines. Standouts include stir-fried snow pea leaves with garlic and stir-fried udon. The traditional Korean noodle dish chap chae is a strong option. 32415 John R Road, Madison Heights; 248616-0168. D daily. 220 Merrill $$$ NEW AMERICAN • The menu includes apps and small plates as well as crispy Key West shrimp, pan-roasted sea bass, and fried calamari. There are heartier entrees as well, like the braised beef short ribs. 220 Merrill St., Birmingham; 248-646-2220. L,D Mon.-Sat. BR Sun. Adachi $$$ JAPANESE-INSPIRED • Heading the kitchen is Lloyd Roberts, who has trained in the kitchens of celebrity chefs such as Jean-Georges Vongerichten and Nobu Matsuhisa. Here, soy truffle broth is ladled over pork dumplings reminiscent of coin purses, and miniature tacos are filled with lobster, tuna, or vegetable pickings. 325 S. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham. D daily, L Mon.-Fri. Ale Mary’s $$ GASTROPUB • The name of the game here is beer, and the bartenders can help with narrowing down the options. There’s a separate vegan menu, plus such highlights as Cajun shrimp tacos, Southern fried chicken, creative burger options such as one with a mac-and-cheese bun, and a lot of whiskey. Come

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Antihero $$ JAPANESE-INSPIRED • This Izakaya — a Japanese pub-style bar or eatery — opened in fall 2018. Its food is focused on small plates along with an endless array of craft cocktails, beers, and more. 231 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale; 248-307-7383. D Wed.-Sun. Assaggi Bistro $$$ ITALIAN • Seasonal offers encompassing rustic Italian, country French, and authentic Lebanese are all created in the open kitchen. Standouts include Moroccan duck legs, porcini-dusted day boat sea scallops, and cioppino (seafood stew). 330 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale; 248584-3499 D Tue.-Sun. Bacco $$$ ITALIAN • Chef-owner Luciano Del Signore’s pastas are like pure art. Try the Strozzapreti Norcina: Italian sausage, truffles, tomato, and white wine, tossed in hand-rolled pasta. From local grass-fed beef to sustainably farmraised sea bass to a fresh caprese, the ingredients are top-end. Based in the heart of Southfield, Bacco is a true Italian gem in the suburbs. And the desserts, are not to be missed. 29410 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield; 248356-6600.L Mon.-Fri., D Mon.-Sat. Beans & Cornbread $$ SOUL • Upscale soul food is the premise at Beans & Cornbread: wings, Hoppin’ John, catfish, and a gravysmothered pork chop. Tempura-battered fried shrimp comes with a choice of cocktail or spicy BBQ sauce, and there’s a notable Louisiana-style gumbo to boot. 29508 Northwestern Hwy., Southfield; 248-208-1680. L,D Tue.-Fri., D Sat.-Sun. BR Sun. Bella Piatti $$ ITALIAN • The location right across from the Townsend Hotel has inspired a number of visiting celebrities, professional athletes, and film crews who stay there to check out the Italian fare at this restaurant. The menu of such dishes as Gemelli pasta with fresh tomato sauce, salmon baked with spinach, kalamata olives, white wine, and tomatoes, and tagliatelle Bolognese stands on its own. It’s one of our true favorites in the area in terms of Italian restaurants. 167 Townsend St., Birmingham; 248-494-7110. L,D Tue.-Fri., D Sat. Beverly Hills Grill $$$ NEW AMERICAN • Breakfast near noon is compatible with the Grill’s dawn-to-dark schedule. Fare includes crab cake Benedict, corned beef hash with poached eggs, and omelet du jour. There are plenty of lunch and dinner options, typified by black bean chili, Caesar and spinach salads, and a notable burger. 31471 Southfield Road, Beverly Hills; 248-642-2355. B,L,D daily. Bi Bim Bab $$ KOREAN • Though sushi and a small selection of Japanese entrees share the bill here, it’s Korean food at center

Big Rock Chophouse $$$ STEAKHOUSE • This old railroad station is a great setting. Portions range from a dainty filet to a huge porterhouse. There are also a variety of small plates to choose from, including tuna tartare, crab cakes, mac and cheese, and more. 245 S. Eton, Birmingham; 248647-7774. L,D Mon.-Sat.

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NEW AMERICAN This Ferndale favorite reopened in May 2019 under the ownership of Peas & Carrots Hospitality with a trendier, fresher look. The warm, homey feel is still intact, but it’s ditched the old menu for — among other things — chef Zack Skylar’s square, deep-dish, Detroit-style pizza that’s leavened from a sourdough starter as opposed to commercial yeast. 22812 Woodward Ave., Unit 100., Ferndale; 248-677-4439. L,D daily. $$

Bistro Joe’s $$$ GLOBAL • Part of Papa Joe’s Gourmet Market, Bistro Joe’s is in a mezzanine overlooking the open kitchen and market. There is an eclectic list of dishes like Spicy Tuna “tacushi,” steamed mussels, and tasty flatbread pizzas. 34244 Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-5940984. L,D Tue.-Sun., BR Sat.-Sun. Café Cortina $$$ ITALIAN • Selections include prosciutto di Parma stuffed with greens and mozzarella; squid sautéed with fresh pomodori; gnocchi with porcini mushrooms; and meaty prawns finished with lemon, white wine, and herbs. For dessert, try the crepes 30715 W. 10 Mile Road, Farmington Hills; 248-474-3033. L,D Mon.-Fri., D Sat. Café ML $$ NEW AMERICAN • Café ML is contemporary, both in décor and its “globally inspired food.” Such dishes as short rib steamed buns, Chinese chicken salad, Singapore street noodles, and Korean fried chicken share the menu with burgers, steak frites, and fresh seafood. Garage door-style windows open onto the patio on warm days. 3607 W. Maple Road, Bloomfield Township; 248-642-4000. D daily. Capital Grille $$$ STEAKHOUSE • Hand-cut, dry-aged steaks and fresh seafood dishes are the stars at Capital Grille. The restaurant’s outstanding wine list features over 350 labels. The setting is appropriate for both business lunches and social events and includes well-appointed private dining rooms. 2800 W. Big Beaver Road, Troy; 248-6495300. L,D Mon.-Sat., D Sun. Casa Pernoi $$$$ ITALIAN • Three months after its grand opening, what once was a multi-hyphenate concept, blending French, Asian, and Italian cuisine, soon defaulted simply to a cuisine most familiar to chef Luciano DelSignore: Italian. Housemade pastas rolled by hand, chicken parmesan, and a meaty branzino typify the menu. A cannoli cake layers sweet ricotta atop a spongy cake and a base of dark chocolate reminiscent of a Nestle Crunch Bar. 310 E. Maple Road, Birmingham; 248-940-0000 Churchill’s Bistro & Cigar Bar $$$ TRADITIONAL • You can buy your cigar and smoke it, too. Plus, there are dry-aged steaks, pan-roasted sea bass, seasonal East Coast oysters, and lamb chops, among other options. A full bar boasts a large selection of whiskey, scotch, and bourbon — and plenty of wine. 116 S. Old Woodward, Birmingham; 248-647-4555. L Mon.-Sat. D daily. Crispelli’s Bakery Pizzeria $ ITALIAN-INSPIRED • This hybrid offers artisanal piz-

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delightful Mandilli pasta with pistachio pesto and Tuscan kale, and the understated “Farm Egg.” 735 Forest Ave., Birmingham; 248-258-9400. D Mon.-Sat. BR Sat.

Culantro $$ PERUVIAN • Native Peruvian Betty Shuell brings a taste of her home to Ferndale. The casual, homey, seatyourself establishment is named after an herb that is often used in preparation with the more familiar cilantro. An especially notable dish is Pollo a la Brasa, marinated chicken served with French fries, rice, and a variety of Peruvian dipping sauces. 22939 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248-632-1055. L,D daily.

Garage Grill & Fuel Bar $$ NEW AMERICAN • The car-themed rooms of a former 1940s gas station are as fresh and appealing as the dishes themselves. The kitchen serves up a variety of seafood starters and “full-size sedan” entrees, as well as pizzas. 202 W. Main St., Northville, 248-924-3367. L,D nightly, BR Sat.-Sun. Gran Castor $$ LATIN STREET • From the duo behind hit spots like Vinsetta Garage and Union Woodshop comes this vibrant Latin-American café and restaurant.Diners can choose to sit behind one of the two bars, a cozy café, or in the 245-seat dining room all decked in colorful textiles. At Gran Castor, the dining room is equally as decadent as the food and drinks served. Grab a $5 margarita between 4 p.m.-6 p.m. daily. 2950 Rochester Road, Troy; 248-278-7777. D Mon-Sun.

Diamond’s Steak & Seafood $$$ STEAKHOUSE • Now with a second location in Royal Oak, this Howell-based restaurant is the perfect location for New York strip steak, fresh gulf shrimp, or a classic cheeseburger. The Royal Oak location also sports the highly anticipated lush rooftop bar called Pinky’s that opened this spring. Aptly named, it’s painted in rosy hues and features a whimsical floral mural. There’s a buffet-style brunch at both Diamonds locations on weekends. 100 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-291-5201. D daily; 101 W. Grand River Ave., Howell; 517-548-5500. D daily. Due Venti $$ ITALIAN • Everything is precise and balanced at this northern Italian gem: food, service, and atmosphere. Try the “fritelle” of sliced cauliflower fried in olive oil or the gnocchi with 14-hour braised lamb shank ragu. Desserts include affogato, a flourless torta with chocolate cake and raspberry mousse, and biscotti — everything is completely delicious. 220 S. Main St., Clawson; 248288-0220. D Tue.-Sat. Eddie’s Gourmet $$ NEW AMERICAN • Chef Eddie Hanna’s gourmet diner is a simple concept that works to perfection. The menu offers standard selection of breakfast items, burgers, sandwiches, and lunch specials, but the real draw is the counter-side gourmet and pasta specials. Offerings include Veal Marsala and Chicken Milano 25920 Greenfield Road, Oak Park; 248-968-4060. L,D Mon-Sat. Elie’s Mediterranean Grill/Bar $$ LEBANESE • The lamb and chicken shawarma, shish kafta, kibbee nyeh, and other Lebanese dishes are emphasized by the décor, including photomurals of old Beirut and strings of blue beads cascading from the ceiling. A fun place to frequent for a quick lunch or a night out with friends. 263 Pierce St., Birmingham; 248647-2420. L,D Mon.-Sat. The Fed $$ GASTROPUB • An attractive restaurant with great food and a delightfully refreshing atmosphere. The menu crosses boundaries, from tacos and wood-fired dishes to assorted flatbreads and fresh sushi rolls. The bright and airy bohemian-chic interior is also Instagrammably beautiful. 15 S. Main St., Clarkston; 248297-5833. D daily, BR Sat.-Sun. The Fly Trap $ ECLECTIC AMERICAN • This “finer diner” typifies fashionable Ferndale with its tin ceiling, red-topped tables, and counter with swivel stools. It offers sandwiches, salads, pastas, and omelets. 22950 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248-399-5150. B,L Tue.-Sun., D Tue.-Fri. Forest $$$ EUROPEAN-INSPIRED • The menu is brief but designed to let the kitchen assemble sharp flavors from various farm and market ingredients. Try the

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Hazel, Ravines & Downtown $$ ECLECTIC • This is an inventive, casual and fine-dining eatery, grab-and-go market, and bar all in a 10,000-square-foot space in downtown Birmingham. The restaurant itself offers three menus. Hazel focuses on comfort food. Ravines is for the seasoned traveler. While Downtown appeals to food-trend-followers. HRD is the ultimate neighborhood hangout. 1 Peabody St., Birmingham; 248-671-1714. B,L,D daily.

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SEAFOOD The menu features seafood — lobster and shrimp in saffron cream — and pastas, pizzas, and sandwiches. There’s also beef, chicken, and a children’s menu. See kruseandmuer restaurants.com for locations and hours. $$

Honcho $ LATIN FUSION • From the owners of Vinsetta Garage and Union Woodshop, this restaurant can be described as “Latin food that speaks with an Asian accent.” Menu items include a chicken burrito fried and tossed in a soy fish sauce and Korean pork tacos, featuring Woodshop pulled pork tossed in Korean BBQ sauce and topped with toasted sesame seeds and Malay radish slaw. 3 E. Church St., Clarkston; 248-707-3793. L,D daily. Hong Hua $ CHINESE • One of the best area restaurants dedicated to Asian food offers some rare delicacies — shark’s fin and bird’s nest soups, fresh abalone — as well as more customary items. One signature dish is stir-fried yellow grouper fillet with vegetables. 27925 Orchard Lake Road, Farmington Hills; 248-489-2280. L,D daily. Hyde Park Prime Steakhouse $$$$ STEAKHOUSE • This plush modern steakhouse offers dry-aged prime and Kobe-style wagyu beef in a fun, clubby setting. An extensive wine list accompanies the restaurant menu that also features platters of chilled fresh seafood. 201 S. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-594-4369. D daily. 17107 Haggerty Road, Northville Twp.; 248-679-0007. D Tue.-Sat.

Kaizen Ramen $ JAPANESE • A downtown Royal Oak space with exposed ductwork, orange booths, and a lively, floor-toceiling, black-and-white robot mural may not seem like the obvious choice for authentic Asian noodles. But this casual spot offers a variety of vegan and meat-based ramen dishes, as well as gyoza, poke, spring rolls, and karaage — Japanese-style fried chicken. Don’t skip out on desserts like mochi ice cream and cheesecake tempura. 411 S. Washington Ave., Royal Oak; 248-677-1236. L,D Mon.-Sat. Lao Pot $$$ CHINESE • In early December, the owners of Madison Heights’ international market 168 Asian Mart opened Lao Pot, which specializes in Chinese Hot Pot cuisine. Hot Pot is a traditional method of cooking, using a pot of simmering broth, which sits in the center of the dining table. Lao Pot allows diners to customize and cook their meals right at their tables, combining great food and a memorable experience. 32707 John R. Road, Madison Heights; 248-689-9888. L,D daily. La Strada Dolci e Caffé $ ITALIAN • A slice of European elegance offers an impeccable little menu of Italian dishes and rich coffees and espresso. Paninis, delicious fresh green salads, hearty minestrone soup, pastas, pizzas, and decadent and artistically crafted pastries are prettily served and very tasty. 243 E. Merrill St., Birmingham; 248-4800492. B,L,D Tue.-Sat., L,D Sun. Lelli’s Inn $$ ITALIAN • Dinners begin with an antipasto tray, creamy minestrone, salad, side dish of spaghetti, and then — nine times out of 10 — a filet mignon with zip sauce. 885 N. Opdyke Road, Auburn Hills; 248-3734440. L Mon.-Fri. D daily. Loccino Italian Grill $$ ITALIAN • Loccino is a “family-friendly” yet upscale Italian restaurant. Choose from fresh seafood, steak, chicken, and veal dishes, plus traditional pastas, pizzas, salads, and more. They also offer happy hour specials from 3-7 p.m. weekdays. A great special occassion place or delicious workday lunch spot for whevener you need a break from the office. 5600 Crooks Road, Troy; 248-813-0700. L Mon.-Fri., D daily. Lockhart’s BBQ $$ BARBEQUE • The heart of this joint’s authentic barbecue is the dry-rubbed meat smoker, which can smoke up to 800 pounds of meat at a time. Choices such as pork ribs, pulled pork, beef brisket, burnt ends, and chicken are served atop butcher paper on metal trays for the true experience. 202 E. Third St., Royal Oak; 248584-4227. L,D daily. BR Sun.

Imperial $ MEXICAN-INSPIRED • The menu offers Californiastyle tacos on soft tortillas, including lime-grilled chicken, carnitas, and marinated pork, as well as slow-roasted pork tortas, and guacamole. 22828 Woodward Ave., Ferndale, 248-850-8060. L,D daily, BR Sun.

Loui’s Pizza $ ITALIAN • Sure, you can now get a Michigan craft beer, but not much else has changed. And that’s a good thing. Parties dine on square pizzas with crisp crust that’s faintly charred around the edges. Hailed by food critics and Detroiters alike as arguably one of the most classic Detroit style pizzas in the city — so it’s well worth a trip. 23141 Dequindre Road, Hazel Park; 248547-1711. L, D Wed.-Sun.

J-Bird Smoked Meats $$ BARBEQUE • Offering wood-smoked meats served with the traditional sides of cornbread, buttermilk slaw, and mac and cheese, popular dishes include the Three Meat Sampler and JBird Gumbo, as well as St. Louis Ribs and old-fashioned JBurgers. If you love meat, this is your place. 1978 Cass Lake Road, Keego Harbor; 248681-2124. D daily. BR Sat.-Sun.

Luxe Bar & Grill $$ NEW AMERICAN • The simple menu at this Grosse Pointe Farms joint offers burgers on brioche buns and interesting salads and sides, as well as entrees typified by wild-caught salmon, prime filet, and Greek-style lamb chops. 525 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-792-6051. 115 Kercheval Ave., Grosse Pointe Farms; 313-924-5459. L,D daily.

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Mabel Gray $$$ NEW AMERICAN • Chef James Rigato produces some masterful dishes on this tiny menu, which does not miss a beat. The menu includes a multi-course tasting option, as well as a daily listing of changing items that never disappoint. It’s a fine dining experience that is certainly worth a visit. 23825 John R Road, Hazel Park; 248-398-4300. D Tue.-Sat.

Ocean Prime $$$$ SEAFOOD • An upper-end steak-and-fish place and a popular business lunch site. The menu features naturally harvested fresh fish and prime aged beef. Don’t miss the chocolate peanut butter pie or the carrot cake. A tried-and-true metro Detroit spot. 2915 Coolidge Hwy., Troy; 248-458-0500. L Mon.-Fri., D daily. One-Eyed Betty’s $$ ECLECTIC AMERICAN • Picnic-style tables and blackboards lettered with scores of brew choices add a beer-hall sensibility to this popular spot. The kitchen delivers New Orleans-themed dishes such as po’boy sandwiches and Cajun chicken and sausage as well as a mouth-watering bacon burger. Weekend brunch features delicious housemade doughnuts. 175 W. Troy St., Ferndale; 248-808-6633. D daily, BR Sat.-Sun.

Mad Hatter Bistro, Bar & Tea Room $$ ECLECTIC AMERICAN • The whimsical setting inspired by Alice in Wonderland welcomes far more than the tea-sipping set with burgers and sandwiches, rabbit Porchetta, truffle risotto bites, and baked brie with pistachio, honey, and pomegranate. There are also pastries, of course. 185 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-540-0000. L,D daily, BR Sat.-Sun. Tea by reservation. Lower level not wheelchair accessible.

Otus Supply $ NEW AMERICAN • This Ferndale stunner has delightful food, superb service, and one wild look. The menu offers eight main courses and shared plates, as well as pizza and sandwiches. Can’t-miss: The housemade rigatoni made with Italian sausage and shredded boar. There’s also a concert venue called The Parliament Room. 345 E. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale; 248-291-6160. D Mon.-Sat.

Market North End $$ AMERICAN • Joe and Kristin Bongiovanni opened this eatery just across the street from the family’s other two restaurants, Salvatore Scallopini and Luxe Bar & Grill. It represents a younger, casual alternative with a serious kitchen that offers American dishes with hints of global influences. 474 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-712-4953. L,D daily. The Meeting House $$ ECLECTIC AMERICAN • This eclectic American menu includes lobster fettuccini, steak frites remarkably close to those at Paris bistros, and housemade potato chips with a hot Jarlsberg dip. Or, try the roasted carrot risotto made with house labneh, pistachio, pomegranate gastrique, and Za’atar. 301 S. Main St., Rochester; 248-759-4825. D daily, BR Sat.-Sun. Mesa Tacos And Tequila $ MEXICAN-AMERICAN • The two-story setting includes balcony seating in a big, open room where the bar gets equal time with the kitchen. The pop-Mexican menu — which includes guacamole, burritos, and the titular tacos — is backed up with an array of tequilas. 312 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-545-1940. L & D daily.

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Mon Jin Lau $$ ASIAN-FUSION • Explore such dishes as Singapore noodles, combining chicken, shrimp, chilies, and curry with angel-hair pasta; Mongolian beef; or seared scallops with corn chili sauce and a side of fried taro. The patio opens up and the dining room transforms into a dance floor for weekly events. 1515 E. Maple Road, Troy; 248-689-2332. L Mon.-Fri., D daily. The Morrie $$ NEW AMERICAN • Music and munchies can be a great combination when served in the right proportions. Such offerings as the smoked chicken wings, Teriyaki salmon and Baja sweet potato tots, as well as the requisite burger and steak, appeal to a wide demographic. The rock’n’roll-themed eatery also brought its much-loved American dishes and cocktails to Birmingham in 2019. 511 S. Main St., Royal Oak; 248-216-1112. D daily. 260 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-940-3260. L,D Mon.-Fri., B,L,D Sat.-Sun. BR Sat.-Sun. Oak City Grille $ NEW AMERICAN • This downtown Royal Oak spot bridges the gap between bar food and upscale dining. Order a dressed-up sandwich or burger, or elevate your dining experience with an 8-ounce filet mignon or lamb chops. The friendly price range makes anything possible. 212 W. Sixth St., Royal Oak; 248-5560947. D daily.

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MEXICANAMERICAN This Royal Oak spot offers 24 hours of sustenance. Step up to the counter and order from the letterboard menu before grabbing a stool at the counter or along the window ledge. Dishes here include such diner musts as eggs, sausage and potato hash, burgers, and chicken wings as well as tacos and nachos served from the open kitchen. 27302 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak; 248-808-6244. B,L,D daily. $

Park 600 Bar + Kitchen $$ EUROPEAN INSPIRED • Seating includes the central bar, in front of the blazing pizza oven, at a communal table and conventional tables, and on the terrace overlooking Paint Creek Trail. The menu has an array of small plates and sandwiches at lunch along with intriguing dinner entrees. Royal Park Hotel, 600 E. University Drive, Rochester; 248-453-8732. B,L,D daily and afternoon tea ($39 per person) Thurs.-Sun. by reservation. Phoenicia $$$ LEBANESE • This long-standing upscale Lebanese eatery has clean, contemporary lines that complement the French door-style windows. Don’t miss the morel mushrooms or roasted garlic cloves with tomato and basil as an appetizer. The menu expands to unexpected items such as baby back ribs and single-serving-sized local whitefish. 588 S. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-644-3122. L Mon.-Fri., D daily. Polka Restaurant & Beer Café $$ POLISH • Servers in traditional garb greet you near original murals, and light woodwork is enhanced with painted floral panels. Try the dill pickle soup, city chicken, and beef short rib, plus other favorites like pierogis, schnitzel, stuffed cabbages, and several kielbasa styles. 2908 E. Maple Road, Troy; 248-817-2601. D Tue.-Sun. Pop’s For Italian $$ ITALIAN • It doesn’t sound fancy, but this Ferndale restaurant serves well-prepared, Italian dishes paired with an ambitious wine program. The fairly brief menu starts with a list of Neapolitan pizzas, then moves to pastas, but has all the classics to hit the spot. There are charcuterie boards and Italian desserts, too. 280 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale; 248-268-4806. D Tue.-Sun. Prime29 Steakhouse $$$$ STEAKHOUSE • The 29-day aged prime beef, including the 24-ounce tomahawk bone-in rib-eye, still stars here. There’s also Chilean sea bass, Loch Duart salmon, and lamb chops with lobster fried rice. The service is notable, as is the Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator. 6545 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield; 248-737-7463. D daily. Public House $$ SMALL PLATES • This Ferndale classic once known for its sliders recently received a menu update courtesy of executive chef Nick Erven and head chef Jasmine

Hughes. While old favorites like deviled eggs are still present, they’ve been updated with pork rind, and the restaurant now offers “Fancy Ass Hash Browns” with caviar and fried chicken with spicy tomato ranch. The desserts are really worth a try. 241 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale; 248-850-7420. L,D Mon.-Fri, B,L,D Sat.-Sun. Quán Ngon Vietnamese Bistro $ VIETNAMESE • This gem of a bistro in a hand-some space adds to the local Vietnamese offerings. Dishes such as cha gio (elegant little eggrolls), bun bo nuong sa (grilled steak atop angel-hair rice noodles), and banh mi made with fresh ingredients. 30701 Dequindre Road, Madison Heights; 248-268-4310. L,D daily. Redcoat Tavern $ BURGERS • The half-pound choice beef hamburger is always atop the list of local favorites. But a low-fat, highflavor Piedmontese beef one is tastier than the original. This is the place for your burger craving. 31542 Woodward Ave., Royal Oak; 248-549-0300. 6745 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield Township; 248-865-0500. L,D Mon.-Sat. Rochester Chop House $$ NEW AMERICAN • Two restaurants in one; Kabin Kruser’s and the Chop House. There’s a throwback roadhouse-style feeling about the Chop House, which has a menu divided between red meat and fresh fish and seafood. Signature dishes include calamari, Maryland jumbo lump crabcakes, and a large selection of aged steaks, rack of lamb, and steak/seafood combinations. 306 S. Main St., Rochester; 248-6512266. L Mon.-Fri., D daily Ronin $$ JAPANESE • The sushi menu, ranging from spicy tuna rolls to yellowtail and salmon eggs and well beyond, is augmented by a concise menu of cooked fare. Front windows open onto the sidewalk, making the cocktail lounge open-air during the warm months. 326 W. Fourth St., Royal Oak; 248-546-0888. D daily. Rugby Grille $$$$ NEW AMERICAN • At the Townsend Hotel’s upscale restaurant, the classics remain, including boned-atthe-table Dover sole and hefty steaks. The eatery also introduced a new menu last year. Michigan-produced ingredients from local farmers and ranchers are still a focus here. 100 Townsend St., Birmingham; 248-6425999. B,L,D daily. Sal’s $$ ITALIAN • Formerly known as Salvatore Scallopini, this Italian eatery in Birmingham has long been known for its handmade pastas. Still, more recent menu additions — bold seafood dishes that reflect the Bongiovanni family’s Sicilian heritage —hold up just as well. 505 N. Old Woodward Ave., Birmingham; 248-644-8799. L,D daily. Silver Spoon $$ ITALIAN • This quintessential slice of Italy features excellent food, knowledgeable staff, and friendly service. Try the bucatini made with pancetta, onion, red wine, and fresh tomato sauce. Also worth trying: saltimbocca alla Romana, or veal scaloppini sautéed in white wine. A truly delicious place for any kind of outing. 543 N. Main St., Rochester; 248-652-4500. D daily. Social Kitchen & Bar $$$ NEW AMERICAN • The energetic Birmingham spot allows guests a view of the kitchen action. It has a creative and varied menu typified by falafel lettuce wraps, fried chicken sandwiches, crispy Brussels sprouts, and salmon with braised lentils, crispy kale, and a mustard vinagrette. 225 E. Maple Road, Birmingham; 248-5944200. L Mon.-Fri., D daily, BR Sat.-Sun.

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Streetside Seafood $$ SEAFOOD • Small and cozy yet sophisticated, the restaurant has a pared-down menu of fresh fish and seafood on a seasonal menu. There are always two soups: a bisque and a chowder. Favorites include the smoked whitefish melt at lunch. A delicious restaurant for all palates to enjoy and feel comfortable in. 273 Pierce St.Birmingham; 248-645-9123. L Mon.-Fri., D daily. Take Sushi $$ JAPANESE • Crisp salads, miso soup garnished with the tiniest dice of tofu, sashimi and sushi, oversize bowls of soba or udon noodles, and all the familiar — and some not-so-familiar — entrees, combine together to make this spot special. 1366 Walton Blvd., Rochester Hills; 248-652-7800. L Mon.-Sat., D daily. Tallulah Wine Bar & Bistro $$ WINE BAR • Understated décor and a pared-down menu of seasonal dishes make this spot a Birmingham classic. The kitchen turns out dishes like Lamb Belly Ragu with housemade pasta; and Alaskan Halibut with mushroom ragu and asparagus. Wine is served by the glass, the pitcher, or bottle. 155 S. Bates St., Birmingham; 248-731-7066. D Mon.-Sat. Three Cats Restaurant $ BREAKFAST/BRUNCH • Formerly a small café serving customers of the boutique Leon & Lulu, Three Cats is now a full-fledged restaurant and bar. Located in the former Clawson movie theater next door to the shop, the spot serves small, simple plates, including vegetarian and vegan options for brunch, lunch, and dinner. The beverage menu features local selections, such as vodka from Ferndale’s Valentine’s Distilling Co. and wines from grapes grown on the Leelanau Peninsula. Patrons can even take home the colorful, quirky chairs or tables they’re dining at, as most of the furniture at Three Cats Restaurant is available for purchase. 116 W. 14 Mile Road, Clawson; 248-288-4858. L,D Mon.-Fri., B,L,D Sat.-Sun.

RECIPE Toast, A Breakfast & Lunch Joint $ BREAKFAST/BRUNCH • It’s fun, it’s breezy, and the food at Toast, A Breakfast & Lunch Joint is very, very good. The house specialty smothered burrito has plenty of fans, as does huevos rancheros: fried eggs upon corn tortillas, pintos, and cheese. Toast, a Neighborhood Joint, the spinoff of the Ferndale original has a more elaborate setting pairing ’50s retro with sleek contemporary in a pair of rooms. The new menu features twists to comfort food. 23144 Woodward Ave., Ferndale; 248-398-0444. L daily, B Sat.-Sun. 203 Pierce St., Birmingham; 248-258-6278. B,L Mon.-Sat., B,L Sun.

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Toasted Oak $$$ BRASSERIE • The menu revolves around the charcuterie sold in the market next door and a list of hot grill items, such as grilled steaks with béarnaise sauce. In 2019, the restaurant earned a Wine Spectator magazine award for its outstanding wine program. Plus, just across the lot is Twelve Oaks Mall, should you fancy an evening of shopping and dinner. 27790 Novi Road, Novi; 248-277-6000. B,D daily, L Mon.-Fri. Townhouse $$$ NEW AMERICAN • This popular Birmingham spot has several exceptional offerings on its menu, such as the specialty 10 ounces of 28-day dry-aged beef hamburger on brioche. 180 Pierce St., Birmingham; 248-792-5241. L,D daily, BR Sat.-Sun. 500 Woodward Ave., Detroit; 313723-1000. L,D Mon.-Sun. BR Sun. Union Woodshop $$ BARBEQUE • Part of the ever-growing Union Joints res-

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taurant group, this is a self-described wood-fired joint, where pulled pork, ribs, chicken, and beef brisket come from the smoker, and Neapolitan-style crisp-crusted pizzas from the wood-burning oven. And definitely check out the mac and cheese. There’s also a delicious kid’s menu for any youngsters in your party. 18 S. Main St., Clarkston; 248-625-5660. D Mon.-Fri., L,D Sat.-Sun. Vinsetta Garage $$ NEW AMERICAN • This restaurant in a vintage carrepair shop offers well-prepared comfort-food classics such as burgers on pretzel buns, macaroni and cheese, spaghetti and meatballs, pizzas, and roast chicken. A restaurant that pays true homage to Detroit. 27799 Woodward Ave., Berkley; 248-548-7711. L,D daily. Voyager $$ SEAFOOD • Fresh seafood with emphasis on oysters is the premise in this hard-to-find location. The space entails convivially close quarters for such dishes as peel-n’-eat shrimp, chili crab spaghetti and grilled swordfish. The premium bar offers short but notable lists of beer and wine as well as craft cocktails. 600 Vester St., Ferndale; 248-658-4999. D Tue.-Sat. Yotsuba Japanese Restaurant & Bar $$ JAPANESE • The semi-circular sushi bar is the center of this restaurant. Sushi chef Bobby Suzuki has a loyal following for his precise nigiri rolls. There are also tatami rooms and conventional seating. 7365 Orchard Lake Road, West Bloomfield Township; 248-737-8282. 2222 Hogback Road, Ann Arbor; 734-971-5168. L,D daily. Zao Jun $$ ASIAN FUSION • Adachi chef Lloyd Roberts has brought his refined yet imaginative Pan-Asian cuisine to Bloomfield Township. More casual than Roberts’ first local outpost, Zao Jun boasts an eclectic menu, influenced by traditional East Asian traditions as well as New Age techniques. Alongside an extensive drink menu of wine, beer, sake, and Asian-inspired cocktails, Zao Jun offers creative dishes such as Duck Macao, Kani Crab and Green Apple salad, and Mongolian Beef. 6608 Telegraph Road., Bloomfield Twp.; 248-9499999. D daily.

Macomb Butter Run Saloon $ GASTROPUB • Solid American fare that’s beyond bar food (although their burgers are certainly noteworthy). There’s escargot, perch, steaks, and a huge whiskey selection — 900 at last count. 27626 Harper Ave., St. Clair Shores; 586-675-2115. L,D daily. Da Francesco’s Ristorante & Bar $$ ITALIAN • Da Francesco’s has been around for more than 15 years, but its massive new facility is packing in the crowds offering an upbeat modern twist to traditional Italian dining. 49521 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township; 586-731-7544. L,D Tue.-Fri., D Sat., L,D Sun.

offers imported pastas and sauces, plus a butcher counter with sausages and a wine assortment. The menu offers pasta and pizza, salads, and entrees, including a Chicken Milanese. 27919 Harper Ave., St. Clair Shores; 586-879-6764. L,D Tue.-Sun. Isla $$ FILIPINO • Dishes at this Filipino restaurant, formerly sheltered at Fort Street Galley, are reflective of the culinary traditions of the founders’ Iloilo City hometown. Annatto is used to punch up the color of Chicken Adobo, the unofficial dish of the Philippines, and juicy mangoes complement sweet and savory dishes. 2496 Metro Pkwy, Sterling Heights; 586-883-7526. D Tue.Sat., BR Sun.

Washtenaw Bellflower $$$ NEW AMERICAN • TA restaurant housed in a former exchange of the Michigan Bell Telephone Company, Bellflower answers Ypsilanti’s call for fine dining with an adventurous flair. Boudin sausage with roasted okra, baked oysters, and ginger ale or Coca-Cola-roasted beets showed up on early menus as chef Dan Klenotic’s way of straddling the line of creole tradition and an imaginative style that is entirely his own. 209 Pearl St., Ypsilanti. L,D Mon.-Sat., L Sun.

J. Baldwin’s Restaurant $$$ NEW AMERICAN • The menu showcases talented chef Jeff Baldwin’s contemporary American food: cedar-planked salmon, chicken fettuccini alfredo with pesto, and herb-crusted chicken, with housemade breads. The desserts include chocolate bumpy cake, spiced carrot cake, apple cobbler, chocolate mousse layer cake, and banana foster bread pudding. 16981 18 Mile Road, Clinton Township; 586-416-3500. L,D daily, BR Sun.

Black Pearl $$ SEAFOOD • This seafood and martini bar is especially popular during patio season. But step inside for a host of craft cocktails, then stay for dinner. A seafood-dominated menu includes a notable roasted scallop dish. The Pasta Gone Bayou is also worth a try, with shrimp, chicken, andouille sausage, and a Cajun cream sauce. And make sure to order dessert. 302 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-222-0400. D daily.

Mr. Paul’s Chophouse $$$ STEAKHOUSE • This bastion of red meat as well as classic dishes is still going strong. Try old-school tableside presentations such as Chateaubriand and Caesar salad. There’s a solid selection of fresh seafood and pasta, too. The founding family still runs the place and emphasizes great hospitality and a heckuva good time. 29850 Groesbeck Hwy., Roseville; 586-777-7770. L,D Mon.-Fri., D Sat. Sherwood Brewing Co. $ GASTROPUB • Quality local ingredients raise Sherwood’s fare to well above “elevated pub grub.” Some notable choices include the hearty House Beer Chili, savory Better Made-crusted fish and chips, and spicy Buffalo Mac. Homemade extends to dessert, including Cashew Outside Cookies. This isn’t just bar food,it’s elevated bar food. 45689 Hayes Road, Shelby Township; 586-532-9669. L,D daily. Steakhouse 22 $$ STEAKHOUSE • The late Nick Andreopoulos once spent time as a “broiler man” at London Chop House. His family stays true to those roots at this American steakhouse with a casual, neighborhood feel. They offer an array of well-prepared angus steaks, plus seafood and pasta dishes. With the sizable lunch and portions offered at Steakhouse 22, good luck saving room for dessert! 48900 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township; 586731-3900. L,D daily. Twisted Rooster $$ SPORTS BAR • This “Michigan-centric” chain (Chesterfield Township, Grand Rapids, and Belleville) has takes on classics, with mac & cheese variations and steaks with “zip” sauce. 45225 Marketplace Blvd., Chesterfield; 586-949-1470. L,D daily.

Detroit Fish House $$ SEAFOOD • This restaurant feels like a true coastal eatery, serving an extensive menu of fresh fish and seafood in a well-designed setting. Choose from a wide variety of fresh fish and meaty seafood, ranging from salmon to Lake Superior whitefish. 51195 Schoenherr Road, Shelby Charter Township; 586-739-5400. L,D Mon.-Sat., D Sun.

Vast Kitchen and Bar $$ NEW AMERICAN • Chef Nicole Justman heads the kitchen at this fresh spot that brings a touch of Birmingham to Shelby Township. A contemporary menu at Vast Kitchen and Bar includes ginger-crusted salmon and filet mignon. 52969 Van Dyke Ave., Shelby Township; 586-991-6104. L,D Mon.-Sat.

Gaudino’s $$ ITALIAN • The trend toward combining a food market with a restaurant has a good example at this spot. It

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ITALIAN The newest spot from talented chef and restaurateur Jeffrey Baldwin and his wife, RoseMarie, offers modern Italian fare in a lively, upbeat setting. Pastas are made in-house. 48824 Romeo Plank Road, Macomb Township; 586-4340100. D nightly D Tue.-Sun. $$

Blue LLama Jazz Club $$ CREATIVE AMERICAN • Come to this swanky jazz club for the music, which includes headliners such as the Grammy-nominated Ravi Coltrane Quartet, but stay for Chef Louis Goral’s delicious food. Try the crispy foie gras PB&J with Marcona almonds and strawberry jam. There is also a delicious Sunday brunch with decadent orange blossom beignets and strawberry pancakes. 314 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734372-3200. D Wed.-Sat., BR Sun. The Blue Nile $$ ETHIOPIAN • The real treat of the meal at this Ferndale restaurant is that it’s scooped up with a spongy bread called injera, and all the lentils, often seasoned with an Ethiopian spice mixture known as Berber, and vegetables are equally delicious. 221 E. Washington St., Ann Arbor; 734-998-4746. D Tue.-Sun.545 W. Nine Mile Road, Ferndale; 248-547-6699. D daily. Cardamom $$ INDIAN • Check out the Hyderabadi Biryani — chicken, goat, and vegetable dishes, in which the rice is first cooked then baked. All the Indian favorites are available at Cardamom, such as Chicken Tikka Masala, Lamb Rogan Josh, and warm, fluffy, made-fresh garlic naan. It’s the ideal spot for when you’re craving the classics. 1739 Plymouth Road, Ann Arbor; 734-662-2877. L,D Tue.-Sun. The Common Grill $$ SEAFOOD • Owner and chef Craig Common’s skilled work has drawn the attention of the now shuttered Gourmet magazine and the James Beard House — as well as the Purple Rose Theatre crowd. This mainstay is best known for fresh oysters and seafood, but all the fare at The Common Grill is expertly prepared. A triedand-true foodie destination with a range of desserts, including coconut cream pie, lemon pudding cake, and cherry cobbler. 112 S. Main St.,Chelsea; 734-475-0470. L,D Tue.-Sun., BR Sun. Grange Kitchen and Bar $$$ NEW AMERICAN • If the charm of the brownstone

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storefront brought you in, regionally sourced ingredients will make you stay. From fried pig head to pig-ear salad, every scrap of the hog is used, reflecting a philosophy of sustainability. 118 W. Liberty St., Ann Arbor; 734995-2107. D Mon.-Sat., BR Sun.

SPOTLIGHT KouZina Greek Steet Food $ GREEK • The Greek “street food” at this Ann Arbor spot comes in lamb and beef, and chicken. Try the lentil soup for a delicious lunch or go for something more filling like falafel. Either way, you can’t go wrong with this excellent spot. 332 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-9975155. L,D daily. Mani Osteria & Bar $$ ITALIAN • This popular casual restaurant infuses freshness with lower prices than most osterias. It’s a wellrounded blend of modern, eclectic Italian with classic standbys. The pizzas are hot, fresh and perfectly executed to suit your tastes. 341 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor; 734-769-6700. L Tue.-Fri., D Tue.-Sun., BR Sun. Miss Kim $$ KOREAN • This spinoff from the Zingerman’s mini empire comes courtesy of chef Ji Hye Kim and is a goto spot for healthy Asian eats. Kim often incorporates ancient Korean culinary traditions, such as rice syrup and plum extracts, into her dishes. Some of the restaurant’s standouts include the Wasabi Sugar Snap Peas and Korean BBQ Ssam Plate — just to name a few of

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INDIAN Offering North Indian, Tandoori, and Mughlai dishes, Shalimar is suitable for carnivores and herbivores alike. Standouts include the Tandoori Lamb Chops marinated in yogurt, ginger, and garlic, which is best eaten with the restaurant’s flavorful garlic naan served fresh and hot. 307 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-6631500. L, D daily.$$

Paesano $$ ITALIAN • With a friendly waitstaff and decked in vibrant colors, this lively restaurant is not to be missed. The innovative menu changes seasonally. Must-tries have included the pasta carbonara, featuring shrimp, duck bacon, and Italian greens, as well as beet and ricotta gnocchi with brown butter. 3411 Washtenaw Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-971-0484. L,D daily.

Vinology $$$ ECLECTIC • Natural brick walls blended with darkwood booths and tables lend warmth to the dining room at Vinology, while tall ceilings contribute to the restaurant’s spacious feel. The menu draws on assorted cuisines to produce dishes such as Vegan Dumplings, Short Rib Tacos, Fig and Gorgonzola Flatbread, and Filet Mignon with black truffle garlic butter and burgundy reduction. As implied by the name of the venue, the wine list here is incredible. Try a bottle off of its New or Old World Cellared Collection. 110 S. Main St., Ann Arbor; 734-222-9841.L Mon.Fri. D daily.

Seva Ann Arbor $$ VEGAN • Seva offers such dishes as black bean and sweet potato quesadillas, gluten-free options, and colorful stir-fries — some vegan as well as vegetarian. There’s also a full bar as well as a juice bar serving smoothies and shakes, fresh-squeezed juices, and mocktails. Choose from one of the most extensive vegetarian menus in the area. 2541 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-662-1111. L,D daily.

Zingerman’s Delicatessen $ SANDWICH/DELI • Zingerman’s Delicatessen is a must-try staple in Ann Arbor. The temptations at Zingerman’s are endless: fresh breads and a menu of filling sandwiches, olive oils and housemade balsamic vinegars, chilies, and mustards. 422 Detroit St., Ann Arbor; 734-663-3354. B,L,D daily.

Slurping Turtle $ JAPANESE • This fun, casual Ann Arbor restaurant owned by celebrity chef Takashi Yagihashi offers plenty of shareable dishes, such as hamachi tacos and duck fat fried chicken. But the star at Slurping Turtle is the noodle (Yagihashi’s “soul food”), which is made inhouse daily on a machine imported from Japan. 608 E. Liberty St., Ann Arbor; 734-887-6868. L,D daily.

Zingerman’s Roadhouse $$$ CLASSIC COMFORT • This eatery celebrates American food from various cities. From fresh Maryland crab cakes to the delicious delicacies of New Orleans, every last bite of the country is represented here. The buttermilk biscuits are beyond-this-world. 2501 Jackson Ave., Ann Arbor; 734-663-3663. B,L, D daily.

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brook — it was noted for its liberal nature — and I had a graphic arts teacher, Lloyd Reynolds, who was a calligrapher. To him, writing beautifully was part of civilization. People had spent thousands of years working out different ways to write. It wasn’t just about how to use a pen. My love of science always made me ask, Why? Why do we think one thing is more beautiful than another? So, I began to study that. Later, when I taught at the Rhode Island School of Design, I took summer night classes at Harvard to study computing. I thought, “This is the future.”

Tell me about developing Lucida. What were you and Kris hoping to achieve?

ly it’s fashion, partly it’s technology, and partly it’s the function. What is it supposed to do? A font on a laundry detergent needs to be bold to look like it’ll beat the dirt right out of your clothes. In a novel, you don’t want the font to tell you anything other than what the writer is trying to tell you. It has to be modest. Generally, to me, a great font is easy to read. If it’s used a lot and endures for years, then there must be some good qualities. It must have polish, rhythm, and shapes that are pleasing to the eye.

Some fonts are controversial and others seem to die out. What’s in store for Lucida?

There are great fonts for different purposes. Part-

When Lucida Sans came out, it was darker than expected. The little bit of extra darkness was just right. We’d see variants of Lucida on junk food wrappers and in Paris on awnings of restaurants or on menus. It’s interesting — before digital type, no one cared about fonts. Now the public has strong opinions on it. They’re a little bit like public figures or rock stars or actors. Like Comic Sans — people either love it or hate it. I kind of like it. It looks like a comic book caption face. Lucida continues to generate interest because it keeps changing and attracting us to new design ideas. We’re happy with it. Every 25 to 30 years, some font companies renew their fonts. I think, eventually, we’ll come out with a new one.

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by school officials in Michigan and elsewhere to adapt amidst the pandemic should be applauded — not attacked as ‘racketeering.’” The problem, Driscoll says, is that school districts have now had more than a year to come up with solutions to help make up for the missed instruction and developmental damage. “State guidelines haven’t changed during COVID,” she says. “Schools still have to provide students with a free and appropriate public education, and the gap that remains in services and instruction needs to be made up.” Some states have, in fact, offered solutions. The Pennsylvania Legislature, for instance, passed a measure offering students with individualized education plans an optional additional year of school. New York, Illinois, and New Jersey have passed similar bills. Plenty of parents, meanwhile — including Hagler — are still fighting to get their children’s needs met. But Maglothin’s story has reached a happy ending. After filing her complaints, she was invited to a meeting with school officials, where the school agreed — without administrative intervention — to bring Finn back to the classroom. He returned partway through the school year and has been thriving, Maglothin says: “Since the moment he was back in person, he’s been making incredible progress.”

in a mostly white suburb of Atlanta where few of my teachers looked like me and the textbooks seldom showed people of color as anything other than inferior stereotypes. The curriculum also led most children consciously or unconsciously to perceive that white people, men, and the wealthy were superior to people of color, women, and those living in poverty. Additionally, the narratives about U.S. history and world history were told from a Eurocentric perspective that lacked any serious effort to explain the roots of social injustices experienced by women, Blacks, Indigenous peoples, and the economically disadvantaged. I had to wait until college to gain a more complete understanding of the ways social policy and practices perpetuate marginalization. Postsecondary education afforded space for critical dialogue and debate with people who did and did not share my cultural identities and worldviews. Such conversations should have occurred sooner and in developmentally appropriate ways. As a mother of three Black daughters, I want more for them. They should be able to engage in conversations with culturally diverse peers that push their thinking and allow them to be open to a range of perspectives. Don’t we want our children to live their full humanity, think critically for

It was not easy. It’s like publishing — you design a type, and a company may or may not license it and sell it. A lot of them weren’t interested in it. Kris and I designed a typeface in 1977 called Leviathan for a special edition of Moby Dick, but our first digital type was Lucida, released in September of 1984, when I was 39. We thought the old types never looked right for printing on low-resolution laser printers. We called our font “Lucida” to suggest it was made out of light and clear. “Lucida” comes from the Latin word lux for light and clarity.

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Some font bloggers hate on Lucida. What do you say to those critics?

Understandably, some people say, “What’s so great about that? It’s kind of plain.” To those people I have to say, “Well, you’re right.” It was designed for a certain era and a certain mode of expression. I don’t object to criticisms. When the telephone company was designing the range of signals that could be transmitted over the wires, they measured the frequency of human speech, and they came up with a bandwidth that was enough to capture the speaking voice. But it wouldn’t have been able to capture opera singers or Whitney Houston. In a way, we were trying to do that — limit the complexity.

Is there big money in designing a popular font? Do you get some sort of royalty? Do you even have to work?

It has changed over the years. There is money, but there’s not enough money to reward all of the people who do wonderful work. There’s maybe 100 times more people designing fonts than there were 50 years ago, so there’s more supply and the buyers of fonts have more to choose from. Sometimes you get royalties and those are great, because those last for years. For example, from several firms we receive royalties every quarter usually. It’s sort of like the residuals if you write a script for a TV show.

themselves, and build a stronger democracy? If so, why do we want to shield them from the full truth of U.S. history, seen from a variety of perspectives? Public education exists to teach children the skills they need to be productive members of a democratic society. As such, we must empower teachers to create learning environments where collaboration, creativity, critical thinking, flexibility, and global and cultural awareness are assets to be cherished. Can’t there be more than one perspective through which we explore the facts of historical and contemporary events? How else can we explain the vast differences in experience and fortunes for some groups in American society versus others? How can teachers explain Black Lives Matter or the murder of George Floyd without putting them into a historical context? Today’s political right, it seems, would prefer that we just don’t. We need to move beyond the smokescreen created by this CRT debate and redirect our focus to helping our children consider multiple perspectives on racial justice and other critical issues that develop their capacity to be real thought leaders and change agents of the future. Dorinda J. Carter Andrews is the chair for the Department of Teacher Education at Michigan State University and a professor of race, culture, and equity.

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While there are many reasons for knee pain, three conditions commonly occur. The first is a meniscus tear, which can happen with something as simple as a sudden twist or turn that causes the knee cartilage to tear. This type of injury is more common in older adults. Another common condition is a torn ligament. There are four major ligaments in the knee that connect the thigh bone to the lower leg bones and keep the knee stable. Torn ligaments are more often seen in athletes or people who are very active. The third most common reason for knee pain is arthritis, and there are different types of arthritis. Osteoarthritis is the progressive wearing of the cartilage in the knee joint. It occurs more frequently in people over the age of 50, but can also be caused by weight, genetics, previous injuries, infections, and illness. With rheumatoid arthritis, the tissue around the joint becomes thick and inflamed. Posttraumatic arthritis can result after a serious knee

injury such as a bone fracture or ligament tear. Whatever the reason for your knee surgery, Pilates before surgery is a safe and effective way to prepare your body for surgery and can lend to the overall success of the procedure. Many Pilates exercises focus on maintaining range of motion in the knee to strengthen the surrounding tissue. In addition, core-strengthening exercises will improve your balance to increase stability postsurgery. Once your doctor gives you the go-ahead, practicing Pilates will make a big difference in your recovery. Working on machines such as the Reformer, an instructor can increase or decrease resistance and range of movement to ensure safety in knee flexion and extension exercises. “Bridging on the Reformer will strengthen the gluteal muscles and hamstrings while stabilizing the back of the knee,” says Ron Jegadeesh, Pilates instructor, physical therapist, and owner of Pilates Fitness & Physical Therapy Center in Southfield. The initial focus during rehab will be on working from the core with slow and controlled movements that incorporate proper breathing, he says. As you continue to heal, additional exercises will be added that target range of motion in the knees, as well as strength and muscle memory development, and the improvement of knee flexors and extensors. Finally, you’ll develop and establish a long-term regime so you can continue your rehabilitation while fostering optimal health and fitness. Plenty of research shows that using Pilates as a rehabilitative exercise post-knee surgery is highly effective. In one study, orthopedic surgeons worked alongside a trained Pilates instructor to create a specific protocol for 38 patients. The patients performed a series of Pilates exercises for at least one hour, three to four times per week. After one year, all 38 of the patients reported they were satisfied — 25 of them said they were extremely satisfied — with the exercise protocol. Not a single patient reported dissatisfaction. Seventy-three percent of them went on to practice Pilates on a regular basis. If knee surgery is in your future, now’s the time to get connected with a qualified Pilates instructor who can get you started on presurgical exercises. If you’re currently recovering from knee surgery and would like to explore Pilates for rehabilitation, you can do so at any time. You’ll be glad you did.

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