We find ourselves in a cultural moment when distrust or fear of science is promoted openly. Some people benefit politically by encouraging us to rely on beliefs over facts, while others create chaos and make money by scaring us into doubting breakthrough technologies like clean energy and artificial intelligence. It’s almost as if science deniers are more interested in their own political or financial gain than humanity’s overall benefit; that couldn’t possibly be true, right?
Even the most strident fearmonger, though, would be thrilled to read this issue’s Top Doctors stories and discover so many medical professionals using novel approaches to treat sick and injured Cincinnatians. One doctor is using knee replacements with sensors that track a patient’s post-surgery step count and stride length. Another is perfecting a kidney dialysis machine for tiny newborn babies. A third is leading clinical trials for an experimental therapy that separates a patient’s healthy white blood cells from cancer cells to allow the cancer cells to be targeted.
We’re fortunate to live in a city where so many top-notch medical institutions invest time and funds in entrepreneurial doctors and researchers. Not every new technology improves outcomes, but there’s only one way to find out—and that’s to try. The sheer number of Cincinnati professionals trying to help us is impressive and comforting.
Speaking of numbers, this version of our Top Doctors list features 935 physicians in 68 different medical specialties. Some doctors appear in more than one specialty. The process starts with a survey of every M.D. and D.O. in the region asking them who they’d turn to for medical services, other than themselves, and vetting the highest vote-getters with medical boards in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana.
Another step in our process is choosing one of those top doctors to appear on the cover, and this year we received some outside help. Imran Naqvi, M.D., e-mailed to recommend his wife, Maryam Ahmed-Naqvi, M.D. “Her patients love her,” he wrote. “She’s also an incredible mother and wife. She obviously doesn’t know I’m asking.” She does now.
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