Top Doctors

Grand Rapids Magazine's exclusive list of Top Doctors, as chosen by their peers...

Dr. Kirk Agerson is a board certified family medicine physician who has been in independent practice in Grand Rapids for more than 40 years.

A Neurologist with Michigan ENT & Allergy Specialists, Dr. Michael Foster specializes in disorders of the ear

Dr. Richard Strabbing, a West Michigan native, is the founder and President of Michigan ENT & Allergy Specialists.

The following pages contain the doctors in adult and pediatric specialties, as voted by their peers.

The following pages contain the doctors in adult and pediatric specialties, as voted by their peers.

A native of Michigan, Dr. Adam S. Hassan has been serving the Grand Rapids area for nearly 15 years, striving to provide the highest quality of medical care to each of his patients.

With more than 20 years of serving the West Michigan community, Dr. Melissa Meldrum-Aaberg feels honored to consistently be named a top doctor in the city she calls home.

Dr. Thomas Aaberg Jr. is a board-certified ophthalmologist and a subspecialist in ocular oncology and vitreoretinal diseases and surgery.

Dr. Sutherland specializes in vitreoretinal disease and surgery, as well as inherited retinal diseases, and finds her greatest excitement in research — and what the future holds in treatment of inherited retinal diseases.

Dr. Lawrence Mallon is a Michigan native who has practiced in West Michigan for more than 20 years.

Dr. Stephen Zonca, a board-certified plastic surgeon with a background in general surgery, specializes in cosmetic and reconstructive procedures.

John F. Keller, president of Great Lakes Neurosurgery and Division Chief Neurosurgery at Metro Health University of Michigan Health System, says the world doesn’t stand still and neither does the study and advancement of neurological surgery.

Justin Clark who specializes in the surgical treatment of adult brain and spine disorders, says an important part of his job is getting to know his patients.

Bryan E. Figueroa when a patient chooses Great Lakes Neurosurgical Associates for treatment, they receive a team of providers committed to helping them through some of the most difficult challenges they can face, says Dr. Bryan E. Figueroa, a neurosurgeon at the clinic.

Dr. Erin M. Pettijohn is a hematology specialist who is board certified in hematology, internal medicine, and medical oncology.

Yuanbin Chen, Board certified in Internal Medicine and Medical Oncology and fellow of the National Institutes of Health/National Cancer Institute, Dr. Yuanbin Chen specializes in lung cancer and melanoma care, and development of new treatments though clinical trials.

Dr. Kathryn B. Alguire is a board-certified medical oncologist who received her undergraduate and medical school education from Michigan State University.

Dr. Nehal Lakhani is board certified in Internal Medicine, Medical Oncology, and Hematology and the director of clinical research at START Midwest—a global research group that helps cancer patients get access to experimental treatments and therapies.

Dr. Thomas E. Gribbin is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hematology, and specializes in malignant hematology, benign hematology, breast cancer, central nervous system, as well as head and neck cancer.