2017 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Eric Prystowsky
Dr. Eric Prystowsky’s dual interests in detective work and medicine merge perfectly in his chosen field of electrophysiology, which has him doing detective work on a regular basis.
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2017 Health Care Heroes: Dr. C. William Hanke
Dr. C. William Hanke, a former president of the American Academy of Dermatology, is recognized internationally for his expertise in Mohs surgery, a precise surgical technique used to treat skin cancer.
2017 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Mary Rouse
Dr. Mary Rouse has grown and developed the Charis Center for Eating Disorders, which now treats 12,000 patients a year from Indiana and surrounding states.
2017 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Gopi Dandamudi
Dr. Gopi Dandamudi has been fascinated with the heart since high school. More than two decades later, he’s helping advance the field with his expertise in “His-bundle” pacing.
2017 Health Care Heroes: Daniel Clark
Daniel Clark has been working to improve population health in Indianapolis since 1994, with a focus on promoting wellness in low-income communities.
2017 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Michael O. Koch
Dr. Michael O. Koch has been pursuing the use of high-intensity focused ultrasound, or HIFU, for the treatment of prostate cancer since shortly after he arrived at Indiana University to chair its urology department in 1998.
2017 Health Care Heroes: Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine
Marian University College of Osteopathic Medicine will graduate its first class this year, a milestone in Marian’s bold plan, announced in 2010, to open the state’s second school of medicine.
2017 Health Care Heroes: Comprehensive Counseling Services for First Responders
In Indianapolis, all six major hospital systems came together in 2014 in a collaboration that stands ready to serve first responders with confidential, high-quality care.
2017 Health Care Heroes: NeuroHope of Indiana
NeuroHope of Indiana opened in February 2015 to keep therapy going and hope alive for people recovering from spinal cord injury, brain injury, stroke and other neurologic conditions that require rehabilitation beyond what insurers are typically willing to pay for.
2016 Health Care Heroes: William T. “Rusty” McKay II
William T. "Rusty" McKay II, a volunteer at Fairbanks Addiction Treatment Center for more than 20 years, was moved to help others after his own battle with alcohol addiction.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Sandy Cloyd and Claudia McGinness
Sandy Cloyd and Claudia McGinness, both recipients of lung transplants, said they volunteer out of gratitude to the families of the donors who gave them a chance to live.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Rhonda Berger
Rhonda Berger, volunteer and advocate for Indiana Donor Network, lost her 19-year-old daughter in a 2009 apartment fire. Now, she gets comfort from telling her daughter’s story and helping other donor families through their grief.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Jo Ann Morton
Jo Ann Morton helped launch Hendricks Regional Health's first cardiac rehabilitation unit, and the program has grown explosively under her watch.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Brittany Dorton
Brittany Dorton, a registered nurse at IU Health Ball Memorial Hospital, led a study that sought a better understanding of poor morale and job burnout among nurses.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Kristin Wikel
Kristin Wikel, supervisor of the school program at Riley Hospital for Children, is passionate about being an advocate for Riley patients and their families while they’re in the hospital and after they’ve gone home.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Linda K. Han
Dr. Linda Han, director of breast surgical oncology at the IU Health Simon Cancer Center, learned early in her career that many female patients with breast cancer wanted to have a woman perform their surgeries.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Margaret “Meg” Frazer
Dr. Margaret “Meg” Frazer is the midwest medical director for Pfizer but continues to see patients as a neurologist at Josephson Wallack Munshower Neurology PC.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Dr. Eric S. Williams
If you live in Indiana and see a heart doctor, there’s a good chance that doctor was trained by Dr. Eric Williams, a professor of medicine at IU School of Medicine.
2016 Health Care Heroes: IU Health Precision Genomics Program
The program uses an individual’s genetic code to create a personalized therapy that attacks cancer while minimizing harm to the patient.
2016 Health Care Heroes: Rock Steady Boxing
The not-for-profit, founded in Indianapolis, uses a boxing training regimen to fight Parkinson’s disease.