Life-Changing Decisions

Meet metro Detroit’s best physicians, as selected in online balloting by their fellow M.D.s and D.O.s. The accompanying stories focus on overcoming adversity, including a dermatologist-led tattoo-removal program for gang members, an artist’s perseverance after losing his sight, and a cystic fibrosis patient running for her life. Plus, we highlight the choices women face regarding breast cancer, look at how Wayne State University’s Body Bequest Program is helping med students, and explore how end-of-life-care issues are part of a national dialogue.

	The 2015 Top Docs List and Hospital Directory The list containing the winners of our 15th annual Top Docs survey, as selected in online balloting by their fellow M.D.s and D.O.s.
	From a Dark Place After losing his sight, an artist’s journey to reinvent his life is a lesson in overcoming obstacles
	Extremely Personal Choices More women opt for a double mastectomy, but does it really prevent anything?
	Erasing the Past In Southwest Detroit, a tattoo removal program helps former gang members leave stigma behind
	Running For Her Life Founder of Rock CF nonprofit fights back against genetic lung disease
	Having ‘The Conversation’ End-of-Life care issues are becoming part of the national dialogue
	Life in the Cadaver Lab For future doctors, Wayne State University’s Body Bequest Program isn’t all about death — it’s about learning the science of healing