Tag: Top Doctors

It wasn’t lost on me that on that fateful July evening, I was able to quickly drive to one of the world’s top children’s hospitals and know that my child was truly receiving the best care possible. I had trusted these doctors with his life, and they had gone lengths to ensure that trust wasn’t misplaced.

Atlanta’s top doctors tell us about their inspirations, most memorable patients, and the greatest challenges they face in medicine. They all agree that no two days on the job are the same—and they wouldn’t have it any other way.

We asked nearly two dozen doctors to tell us about their professional lives: Their inspirations, their best advice, and their most memorable cases. One doctor told us about meeting her namesake, a 16-year-old girl she had delivered as a premature baby. Another doctor was climbing Machu Picchu when a patient’s wife messaged with gratitude, moving him to tears.

For most of my life, I had somewhat problematic relationships with doctors. Mainly, I avoided them, operating on the youthful theory that I was young and indestructible. I was foolishly proud of the fact that I once went nearly a decade without seeing a doctor.

We asked several of Atlanta's Top Doctors to tell their own stories about their journey as a doctor. Several said they decided to enter the profession because one or both of their parents were doctors; one mentioned that as a child, she went on weekend hospital rounds with her father. One of our favorite responses came from a neurosurgeon, Dr. Tyler J. Kenning, who said that being a physician and caring for patients embodies Theodore Roosevelt’s sentiment that “the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.”

Every July, we present our annual list of Top Doctors, as selected by licensed physicians in the metro area. As we started 2024, we asked the primary care physicians on our list to share their advice for New Year’s resolutions.

"There are fewer than 20 pediatric ophthalmologists left in the state to serve a large population of children who need our help to see," says Shivani Sethi. "That means I’m busy, but I find it even more rewarding to work with children throughout my day. I’ve never met a pediatric ophthalmologist who isn’t happy doing their job. Every single day we help tiny babies see and experience the world."

If we’ve learned anything over the last few years, it’s that working in a hospital is never routine. We asked the metro’s most respected physicians to share stories of unexpected, inspiring, and memorable cases.

Every specialty has been affected by Covid-19. We talked with six of our Top Doctors about how the healthcare system should or will change as the world starts back up.